It's been a long 5 years. Five years ago much of what I valued was ripped away from me savagely. People I thought I could trust and had long experiences with made decisions that left deep wounds; for myself and for my family. God was gracious. When everything inside me screamed to quit, He said no. He fought both for me and with me. Where the Bible says, "I will never leave you or forsake you" became something especially real to me. It continues to be real these past few months. In May I received word that my heart disease had improved and my heart function had doubled. This was not supposed to happen. It had been 23% for 5 years, but all the sudden, tests came back at 46%. I was convinced of a screw up. I was dead wrong (no pun intended). God has restored what Satan tried to steal. I can say "It is well with my soul." In June I had the opportunity to go home again. God opened the door for me to speak at a camp near my previous church. As part