update on Rob's dad

Some of you may not know this, but we learned Wednesday that Rob's dad has a tumor on one of his kidney's. Rob left this morning for San Antonio. My brother in law, Mark, has being putting updates on his facebook page. I have pasted what his last update was below so that my blog readers can know how to pray for Mr. Jim.

We received the results of the CT scan from the surgeon around 7pm. We have good news, the cancer has not spread anywhere else it seems. We were worried about it spreading to the lungs, liver, and the other kidney but it does not appear to have. The cancer appears to have stayed on the kidney and has not spread to the inferior vena cava which was a big concern before. The surgery is scheduled for Monday at 1pm and the doctor said it would take roughly 3-4 hours. After the surgery is done he will be in the ICU for 2 days. During this time we will be focusing on him getting better. We are confident that the Lord will guide the hand of the surgeon and this will be a smooth operation. The constant stream of people and calls to uplift my father has been a great help. He really appreciates all the love and prayers that everyone is giving him. I am sure many people will come by this weekend to see him but please try to limit your visit to around 15 mins. So many people have come and at times we barely have enough room for everyone to fit comfortably. Thank you all again for your support and prayers and know we appreciate you all.