Sam Conquered A.L.L.

Update Fall 2010 - October 30, 2010

Sam is continuing to do very, very well through his treatment. 321 days of chemotherapy to go!! We had a great summer and the fall was beautiful in Prince George. He stripped out his oil pan plug on his RM 125 dirt bike but with some help, he re-drilled and tapped out the threads, replacing it with a new fitting. Then he JB welded it back together by himself. He missed a bit of the fall season of riding but he learned a lot about fixing bikes. Sam and I have had many wonderful hours riding together on our dirt bikes.

This past weekend Sam's Junior B (grade 10) volleyball team came 5th in a tournament in Prince George. Sam was chosen as an all-star for this tournament (top 10 players) and received a big trophy. It was his second trophy (last year he received all star at the district grade 8 bball tournament) so he was mighty excited to be honoured with this recognition.

Debbie is back in her kindergarten classroom this year and is loving the return to the classroom. Her 25 students keep her mighty busy 2 days a week. She also was part of the planning team for NLBC's 160 person Women's Retreat this fall. We have had our plates full in Sept and Oct.

Katelyn has started her first year of Nursing at UNBC. She has enjoyed the change in pace and environment as she switched high school to an independent college student. The fall was also very busy with trips (Karly visited camp friends in Seattle) to SALTS, principal's conferences, Thanksgiving in Vancouver and volleyball tournaments in northern BC. Everyone is healthy and doing well.

Karly had an incredible experience at Camp this summer. She joined a Christian Leadership Class on Tuesday evenings and is looking forward to a missions trip to Mexico in the spring.

Thank you all for your continued prayers for Sam. His treatment is a marathon, not a sprint, and so far we are running it well. It is amazing that the finish line is just starting to come into view now for our family. We continue to pray that this rigorous treatment plan will be Sam's cure from ALL. Conquering ALL is a difficult journey. We are always reminded of God's faithfulness to us through this experience. He has never left our side, not for one moment, as we have walked this road.

Love from the Goertzens...

Ger