The Best Breakfast Yet

Monday morning it was time for one last breakfast with our brothers and sisters. We got to visit more with our bus captain Pete and his wife Deborah. They are in the circuit work in a rural part of North Carolina. One night,5 years ago, Pete was eating and his food wouldn’t go down his throat. The doctor told him he had esophageal cancer. With the painful surgery and chemo, he had a 5% chance of surviving. Those who do survive, end up dying of malnutrition because the pain of eating is too much to bear. Despite this, Pete had no doubt that he was going to be in that 5% who live. The organization gave him 2 months off to take care of his health, otherwise he would be taken out of the circuit work.

With a positive mind, and reliance on Jehovah, he was back in 2 months. His doctor said it’s a miracle that he is alive and in the good condition he is all because of his positive mindset. He says focusing on the ministry and the congregation is the reason he’s still alive and continues as a circuit overseer. He still continues to be in pain, but you would never know it. We had no idea up until now. He’s always cracking jokes (funny ones at that) and smiling. We will miss seeing him and his wife every morning.

Here's Pete doing the bus captain thing- sorry I don't have a better picture!