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“My doctor’s office is right there,” she said. “The pain in my side is getting worse. Let’s go see if they can work me in.” The physician assistant examined Diane, pressing on her side. “It feels like you’ve got something going on with your appendix. I’m sending you for a CT scan.” The scan revealed a hot appendix. Diane was admitted to the hospital and taken to surgery. Afterward, the surgeon said, “Your appendix fell apart in my hands. It was full of gangrene. I’m going to keep you in the hospital and treat the infection with antibiotics.” Five days later, on Aug. 6, 2019, Diane’s birthday, she was discharged. At home that afternoon, her doctor called. “The pathology report came back,” he said. “There is cancer in your appendix.” A Word From God “I was surprised by the diagnosis, but I wasn’t scared,” Diane remembers. “As Partners with Kenneth Copeland Ministries for more than 20 years , we’ve been well taught. We’ve also been members of Eagle Mountain International Church since 1995. “Charlie started out volunteering to run cameras at EMIC,” Diane explained, “then later took early retirement from Delta and went to work for KCM. Today, he produces the ministry’s daily TV broadcast. “We immerse ourselves in the Word of God,” Diane said. “We had no question that I was healed. It was a done deal. “The following week, my doctor ordered a PET scan, which didn’t look good. He referred me to an oncologist. Before I could see her, on Aug. 19, I was part of the audience for a taping with Brother Copeland and Ms. Gloria. As they were leaving, Gloria stopped and asked, ‘Is there someone here who has something serious trying to latch onto their lives?’ “Three of us answered. I was the third one they prayed for. Brother Copeland asked me, ‘What’s going on?’ I explained that I’d just received a diagnosis of cancer, but that I believed I was healed. “He put his hand on my head, and Ms. Gloria put her hand on my chest. Brother Copeland said, ‘I curse the spirit of life that is in the cancer that has attached itself to my sister’s body. You die! You fall out of this body! You leave! You go! We thank You, LORD Jesus, for granting us this notable miracle. As quickly as it was diagnosed, just as quickly they will say that it is gone. We have no evidence. It has gone, dematerialized in the Name of Jesus!’ “He paused, listening to the Lord. ‘I just heard this,’ Brother Copeland continued. ‘It’s not time for you to die. It’s absolutely not time. Your book of destiny does not mention anything about you dying of cancer. It says you will live out your life and give praise to God. You will finish your course with joy in the Name, the Name, the Name of Jesus! Glory to God!’” The next day, she saw the oncologist. “You have stage four cancer,” the doctor explained. “It’s in your colon, your liver and your lymphatic system. We need to begin chemotherapy right away.” “Doctor, I believe Jesus is my Healer.” “Without treatment, you’ll be dead in six months.” Searching Out Hidden Doubt Back home, Diane settled down with her Bible. She believed she had already won the victory over cancer. She had all the promises of God, including 1 Peter 2:24: “‘He himself bore our sins’ in his body on the cross, so that we might die to sins and live for righteousness; ‘by his wounds you have been healed’” ("New International Version"). 14 : BVOV

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