REPRINT FROM SEEK MAGAZINE, Fall 2012

JAY'S STORY (excerpt) as told to Douglas Raymond Rose My wife's brother Jay lived the life many men dream of. After serving his country in the U.S. Air Force in Vietnam, he returned to his home state of Kansas and was hired for the broadcast staff of the Kansas City Chiefs, NFL football team.He traveled on the Chief's team jets wherever they went all across the U.S. He enjoyed

the perks and privileges associated with the NFL, as well as the exciting lifestyle that comes with it. All at once his world came to a screeching halt. He was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in early Sept. l998. Jay's family were told that the survival rate for this cancer was only 5 per cent.They responded by praying 24 hours a day. Jay spent over 6 weeks in the hospital. In endless hours when there seemed to be no hope for recovery, Jay remained faithful to God and God sustained him. When he finally completed cancer treatment, players and staff on the K.C. Chiefs rejoiced with him. They saw up close just what prayer and faith in God could do. A major K.C. television station sent a crew to his home to interview him. This resulted in other interviews and many opportunities for Jay to give his testimony of the power of God in his healing. He realized there was a reason for his battle with cancer. Jay saw that he could encourage others who were offered little hope of recovery. One headline read: "Faith and Prayer sill Work Today Jay said: "that even when the diagnosis was 95% negative, God used the remaining 5% to achieve His glory." Jay is till cancer free more than 14 years later. The testimony of James Copeland still encourages others who experience cancer. He had to persevere in the dark night of his soul holding onto nothing but his faith in God, because he knows for sure that God is always enough! 2012 by Douglas Raymond Rose