God Bless , Jay and Jane

Jay and Jane Wilber oversee the North Central Region as

National Evangelist .

was diagnosed with Stage 4 double-hit Lymphoma on December 18 , 2021 . I wasn ’ t feeling well about a week before , with severe abdominal pain ultimately landing me in the emergency room . After an abdominal CT scan , a large mass was found along the centerline of my abdomen . Another CT of my chest revealed a secondary mass . At first , I was devastated . I have a bride of almost 16 years and three young children . This is not the kind of news that we would ever expect . Christmas 2021 was a season of contemplation , anger , confusion , and frustration , diving deeper into what the Lord has done for my family and me .

As a family , we discussed what would happen as time progressed . It is difficult , to say the least , to speak with your children about the possibility of your death . However , my kids understand that as Christians , we are rewarded with a place in Heaven with Jesus . A scripture verse we shared with them is John 14:2-4 ( NLT ); “ My Father ’ s house has many rooms ; if that were not so , would I have told you that I am going there to prepare a place for you ? And if I go and prepare a place for you , I will come back and take you to be with me that you also may be where I am . You know the way to the place where I am going .” If we believe that Jesus died for our sins and the only way to the Father is through a relationship with His Son , then we have a place in Heaven with our Lord and Savior when we die . We also discussed that I would be doing whatever treatment is necessary to fight any progression of the disease .

Due to the extent of cancer involvement , my oncologist scheduled six rounds of highly aggressive chemotherapy . I would undergo six days inpatient at the hospital with 24 / 7 infusion of chemotherapy drugs for each round . Due to the potency and danger of these drugs , I was to have two weeks for recovery between treatments . In addition to chemotherapy infusions , I had to have four intrathecal injections into my spine of similar drugs to prevent cancer from advancing to my brain . Double-hit Lymphoma is prone to affect the brain and cognitive ability .

I went into the first two rounds of chemotherapy fearless . I knew that with God , ALL things are possible . I had a very positive attitude and shared my faith with the nurses and staff I encountered in the hospital . During my daily walks , I would talk with other patients and staff in the halls . However , this fearless mentality slowly faded as the rounds of chemotherapy continued . My body was getting weaker . I could not go on my daily walks any longer . I could barely stay awake to hold a conversation with the nurses . I still had no fear of death because I knew that my healing would come , whether I would be delivered from this horrible disease or called home .

There were nights when I couldn ’ t sleep due to the high steroid doses . I was calling out to the Lord in desperation to heal me . I kept thinking of the woman that