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It was about one year ago and Masters Commission was in the full swing of things. Life was good. My family was good. Everything was going well, except for one thing that had been troubling me. For the last seven years, I had a pimple under my left eye. Most people wouldn’t let a small pimple on their face trouble them, but this little pimple would crack, bleed, and then get larger. Eventually this small pimple just became a part of my face. I was talking to my dad about it one day and he wanted me to get it checked out. Without having insurance it was tough to just go and do, because anything these days cost money. My dad agreed to help me pay for it, so I agreed to get it checked out. My wife then began to get in touch with some dermatologist and made me the appointment. On Feb 28th I went to the doctor’s office at 1:45. After they examined my face, they didn’t even have to do a biopsy or any tests on the cells. They could tell by looking at my skin, that it was basal cell skin cancer. There were a few minutes that I was alone in the exam room and I decided to call my hot wife and I could tell she was nervous for me. I remember that she did her best to console me and she asked me how I felt. Inside of me hadn’t changed and this little pimple that had been a part of me for so long, now had a name. All I knew was that God was faithful and it wasn’t a sentence of death, although it was a situation in my life that I would have to deal with. After I got out of the appointment, I called my dad and he asked me very directly how I was feeling on the inside. I remember thinking to myself how should I feel? Should I feel numb, should I want to escape, should I be angry, upset, hurt, fearful, discouraged or what? What I did feel was the reality that Jesus is faithful and won’t ever leave me or forsake me. One month later, life was extremely busy. My schedule was very full with a mission trip to the Philippines, moving into my new house, and now surgery on my face. This surgery was not the scariest thing I have ever faced; but it was definitely scary to think that if anything went wrong, the left side of my face could end up drooping and not heal correctly. Now, I have been through the surgery, and everything turned out just fine. The pictures that you see are before and after shots of the skin they removed. Although I am advised to stay out of the sun and always wear hats, I am so grateful to God that I get the awesome chance to love God, cherish my wife, raise my kids, and serve in the capacity as a Master’s Commission Director and as a Pastor here at Crossfire World Outreach Ministries.