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Hello Again!
As I was saying....
I am heading back to Summit Pacific College this fall where I will be entering into my second year. I am currently in the Pastoral Theology program. My dream is to one day find myself working in a local church as a Community Pastor. I truly believe that the local church is the hope of the world and that we can provide for not only spiritual needs of our community, but the practical needs as well. I am passionate about seeing people come to know Jesus, finding their identity, redemption and hope in Him. After all, I think we could all use a little HOPE in this crazy world that we live in!
More about this kidney situation...
About a year and a half ago I began having kidney issues. With my first diagnosis being kidney stones, it did not seem like a huge deal. I had a laparoscopic surgery last summer to remove the stone. However, they could not find a stone! They sent me for some more tests.
After that, I ended up going to Summit and completing a year of bible school. This past January, I found myself in severe pain again. I knew I needed to get to a doctor ASAP and was very fortunate to find a great urologist who took my pain seriously. After some tests, they explained that my left kidney had gone from 24% to 8% since the last scan. Wow! I had no idea what any of this meant. Long story short, the doctor said that we might need to remove the kidney. All I could think was, how did it come to this? He wanted to do one last scan just to be safe before moving forward. We would meet again in two weeks. In our next meeting, the doctor confirmed that I would indeed need to have my kidney removed. I was lucky to get a surgery date three weeks later!
With that being said, my plans to work this summer were interrupted! I was fortunate to work at Relate Church for a few weeks prior to surgery. After a successful surgery, I was instructed to rest and take at least six weeks off.
Six weeks later I am recovered and feeeling great, praise God! As school is just around the corner, I am looking to raise some funds that I would have otherwise made working this summer. This money will go towards moving expenses, tuition & books.
Ways you can support me:
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- FINANCIAL CONTRIBUTIONS
Thanks so much for taking the time to read my story! Any contributions you can make will be such a blessing and help me towards my goal of continuing my education this fall!
Be Blessed,
Caitlyn
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