I recorded this video on Tuesday morning – I continue to gain strength following treatment. I want you to know that Becca and I read every comment that you post – it’s such an encouragement to us to read how you are following and praying for us on our journey.
Our God is greater,
Our God is stronger.
God, You are higher than any other!
Our God is healer,
Awesome in power–
Our God, Our God!
Chris Tomlin
Chris and Becca, so great to walk this journey with you as you share it with us. We’re rejoicing with you and continuing to pray for complete healing!
Wow, this is God’s doing and it is marvelous in our eyes
Thank you Lord!
Glad you are able to enjoy God’s great outdoors!
Thank you so much Chris and Becca. It is so wonderful to hear and see you doing so well. I am going to update our neighbors on this amazing answer to prayer. Praise God!! Diane and Gerry.
Hi Chris- my name is Matt Koupal and it’s been my privilege to serve with your dad in BSF for many years. I respect him immensely and it’s clear you are following in his large footsteps.
This may sound weird but you’ve been granted a huge blessing through your illness. You will never again take for granted the ability to walk without pain, or ride a bike, or enjoy a paddle boarding ride. Ten years ago I was blessed with Guillain Barre syndrome, a neurological meltdown. After losing 25 pounds in a week and a half and living in excruciating pain that prevented me from climbing our stairs more than once a day, I felt I was dying. God had other plans. I recovered more or less and can walk stairs and ride my bike and golf and attend BFS and give your dad a hard time. I never do any of those things without appreciating God’s goodness and healing.
Once you think you’re dying life becomes all the sweeter- each day a gift. Enjoy your blessings in disguise brother.
Isaiah 12:2
Behold, God is my salvation; I will trust, and not be afraid: for the Lord Jehovah is my strength and my song; he also is become my salvation.
The Lion of Judah loves us, knows us, and has mighty plans for each of us……we are Praising Him; He planned from forever that we would be able to know you and pray for you! His Glory is like no other………..
So glad to see this update!! Have lifted you in prayer, may you rest in the love and power of the Great Healer💙. Yeah! You got out in His creation that is so good for the soul.
You and yours are always welcome to come hang out at the lake!
That’s such fantastic news, Chris! We are definitely praising God for your quick recovery.
Love the video. Thanks for Sharing. Our LORD is a healer!
Anne and I continue in prayer
Wayne (coach) & Anne Gordon
Thank you for this reminder of how good God is. We praise him with you, Chris!
Awesome Awesome is our God. Keep paddling and biking, resting and rejoicing. Maybe each cycle of treatment will be like one of your long bike rides in the mountains, some hard work along the way but you will be stronger in the end. It looks like I had a different lymphoma than yours. I went back and looked at some of my labs. My platelets dropped but it was mostly due to the chemo cycle. So proud of you Chris and Becca. Your testimony is great!
Love that view of you in the outdoor therapy. Rejoicing with you.
Chris & Becca, WOW! This is an awesome update! We are Bryan Linn’s parents and we’ve been praying for you both and following your blog but God is GOOD to give you a great day today! Thank you for giving him credit for healing and praise! We are too! Prayers continue through your journey. God knows what he’s doing in your life and ours too!
Kathy & Ted Linn, Fort Wayne, IN
Praising the Lord with you for the fact that you have gone from wheelchair to a paddle board in this short time.
I had to take my fuzzy little girl (cat) to the vet today & I shared this journey you are on.
He is a Christian (in fact one of their daughters & her husband are missionaries in Europe).
I ask him to add you to his prayer list & he wrote down your name. We discussed the fact that many times the Lord puts us in a place where He wants us to share our faith. I told him there obviously is some of you medical care group that need to hear your testimony.
You are on my daily prayer list.
Treasure
We follow your updates and keep you in prayer here in Collinsville, Il. Our God is able and powerful. Mike and Barbara Brown
I praise Him right with you and Becca. You are so right, God does see us. He sees us at our worst and at our very best. And no matter the outcome, He’s never caught off-guard. He is always in control. “But God….”
Your video collections will bring hope to thousands who will watch your journey years from now. Our Lord is a Lord of hope.
“Our God is an Awesome…”
We are so glad you are doing so well right now — continuing to think of you and pray for you daily mate. We do thank God for His boundless goodness and how he has carried you in His arms through this journey so far. Looking forward to riding with you again “soon”!
Joy! Praising God with you! Continuing with you on the journey.
Amen!
Wow! What an encouraging update, and a testament to the power of prayer!
Praise God from whom all blessings flow! So amazing that you are able to enjoy God’s beauty in the outdoors!
Wonderful blessings! We enjoy you enjoying Him and praising him together with you all! Praying you through Chris.
Praise God! So glad to see you up and enjoying God’s creation on the water and impressed with your SUP board skills! 🙂 Continued prayers for your upcoming treatment and for complete healing! “Taste and see that the LORD is good; blessed is the one who takes refuge in him.” Psalm 34:8
Thanks for that update Chris. So good to see you enjoying outdoor therapy. May God continue to bless you as you heal and recover.
We are praising God with you and continuing to pray for you, Chris and Becca, and kids!
So glad you are able to enjoy some Michigan beauty with joy and energy! Thanking the Lord for his goodness, for answered prayer. Continuing in prayer for you, Becca and the kids.
We’re following your updates and rejoicing with you at the Lord’s goodness.
So glad to hear these encouraging words. God is good, and we praise Him along with you. Prayers for continued healing and peace!
FBC Collinsville IL, Ruth Circle, is praising God with you. Absolutely astounding are the works of God.
Praising the Lord with you. Are God is good and caring, healer, loving, awesome God.
Your blogs are actually an encouragement for my faith. Thank your for your testimony.
It’s wonderful to see your improvement… I continue to pray for complete healing and the the touch of God that you need.
Hallelujah!!! He deserves the praise for such a miraculous change in your health and strength, not to mention you’ve been “pain free” for about two weeks! Correct me if I’m wrong on that, please!
It even looks like you’ve gained back some of the weight you had lost – I’ve been specifically praying for your appetite and for you to eat even if you don’t have an appetite!
I eagerly read/watch all your updates. You and Becca, Luis, Lucas and Emalene are on my heart and in my heart.
Love ya’ll so much!
Aunt Shelley
So good to see you on the paddle board, Chris! We are praying for you and your family. God is so Good, so mighty and powerful, merciful and know every single need that we have.
Thank you for encouraging us spiritually by your testimony of God’s goodness. It is such a precious truth that our God sees us so intimately and individually.
We are so happy for your recovery! Glad to see all physical activities you can participate in!
Wow! what a journey God has you on! Praising God with you for His faithfulness, His goodness & His healing power! What an amazing work God has done in these past 2 weeks. Praying on for God’s best in all as you start more chemo on 26th & that Satan will be bound in your life & the life of your family! May God be glorified!,
So great!! I got tears in my eyes seeing you on that paddle board. rejoicing with you. Continuing to hold you in prayer.
love wendy
Praising God’s goodness to you! May your family continue to move forward in faith!!
My prayer partner of 35 years Barb Luginbill and myself prayed for you on Tuesday. We will continue to do so. Over the years, we have seen so much goodness of God. So glad you are seeing it today also!
Thank you for these videos. You look happy with God’s creation around you and your body moving.
Thank you, Lord!
Chris, awesome to see you up and out and about! Continuing to pray for you and your family in many contexts and with many people.
It’s so encouraging to hear your testimony Chris! May God continue to strengthen and encourage you and Rebecca. Your intentional praise in the midst of hardship and suffering reminds me of Paul and Barnabas singing in jail. Makes all of us want to join the chorus….to the praise of his glorious name!!
Oh Chris, what an inspiration you are to me daily! Praising God for His care of you! As I travail 2x a day to rehab to care for my husband, who has dementia and sustained multiple falls, complicating his recovery and return to home, I’m reminded that God is in control. Praying for more positive outcomes for you Chris, according to God’s plan for you and my husband. Keep enjoying the great outdoors, I find that very therapeutic as well!
Wendy
Thank you, Lord for answering prayers!
Glad you are doing better, Chris. Hope to get a snail mail letter to you next week.
God took you from a serious ‘you should not be here’ accident in Thailand to the great bike ride you did. He’s now taken you from wheel chair to bicycle to paddle board.
May these awesome stories of God’s goodness remain an integral part of your children’s life’s that when they face difficulties, they will remember how good, trustworthy and faithful our God is. To Him be all glory.
Goodbye wheelchair, hello paddle board and bike! 🙂 How wonderful! Thanking Jesus with you for the healing work that He is doing in your body. I continue to pray.
Praising God with you, Chris, and Becca. He is the God who heals!!
So wonderful to see you on my favourite summer pastime! Paddle boarding! Praising God with you! Praying for the next round — grace and peace!
Love your spirit Chris, and how you come alive in the outdoor activities, that is really good therapy. But your attitude towards God is clearly what marks you out as the champion that you are. Thanks for the updates. We continue to pray for your healing, and for your family as you navigate this journey together.