(Watch) The Night Song: One-Year Remission
One year of remission! One year of no leukemic cells! One year of God’s grace!
What a faith journey it has been! From the time I was diagnosed with leukemia and the other complications that come with it to this day that I am free from all of the challenging and hard treatments. I often find myself in deep awe of how that came to pass. When my doctor told me that I can now live a normal life, I felt so free! I felt an overwhelming joy and yet at the same time a feeling of disbelief. How can this be possible? There is no better explanation other than it is God’s miracle work!
(Left) Photo from the day I found out that I am leukemia-free. (Right) Photo of the day I preached and shared my testimony at my home church, UECLegazpi.
As I started going back to work and doing ministry, many have come to tell how my story has made an impact on their lives. They would say that they are inspired by how strong my faith was. And often I would not know how to respond and just give them a big smile and a “Praise God.” Because I know that it wasn’t my own doing. It was all God’s. Because in reality, my faith in Him would also get shaky. Just like any of us, I would also doubt and be weak.
And so as I was nearing my one-year celebration of remission, I found myself contemplating the hard times that I went through in the hospital. You see, there were nights in the hospital where I would wake up in the dark and feel pain, where I would hear emergency codes announced on the PA system, where I would have a hard time going back to sleep, and where I feel like the night is so long. In those times, I would feel fear cripple in, worry, and feel helpless. The hospital room was dark and it can be scary.
Yet on those nights, I know that it was God who is building my faith in Him. Because I would feel God’s closeness and security. I would be reminded of the littlest and biggest miracles God has shown me in the past few days. I would remember that God, who is mighty and maker of everything, is on my side and His hand will always hold mine. And in that moment I would feel His comfort, His peace, and His light even in the darkest of nights. All I needed to do was to trust and believe that He knows best and all these are for my good and His glory.
I remember listening to this song after I was discharged from the hospital after my transplant. The lyrics have spoken and reminded me of how God keeps me close to himself. The song was so relatable to my own experience that it touched my heart and brought tears to my eyes. So, I would like to share “my night song.” In hopes of pointing others to the light and to the One who can hold you through the longest and most painful nights. Because believe me, there is no other place that is safer and more secure than in the presence of God.
“Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me.”
Psalm 23:4
The Night Song by CityAlight
Verse 1
In the darkness God will keep me
He will stay and never sleep
In the darkness God is brighter
Though the night is long and deep
Chorus
All this day Your hand has held me
God of Heaven, by my side
Thank you, Father, for Your goodness
You will hold me through the night
Verse 2
In the shadows You are with me
And you know my every fear
In the shadows none can harm me
For the mighty King is here
Verse 3
So I find my rest in Jesus
He who came to rescue me
Jesus saved me from the darkness
I will rise to life with him
HEALTH UPDATE (please pray for the following):
- Leukemia-free, on remission!
- Cured of Pure Red Cell Aplasia
- Experiencing Mild Graft-Versus-Host Disease of the Liver and Mouth
- On daily TKI Medication called Ponatinib that prevents leukemic cell growth
- Quartely Intrathecal Chemotherapy until July 2024
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