I've been receiving and posting e-mails from The Prayer Warrior, Ken Hutcherson, for a long time. Feels like more than two or three years at this point. His physical health has been a recurring theme throughout—a horse stepping on his foot and breaking it, an unfortunate altercation with a propane tank that cracked his ribs, mentions of his "blood counts" being down—and I've often wondered whether Hutcherson is a singularly unlucky pastor or one of those egomaniacs who, when he's worn people out on all his other tricks to gain attention and adulation, resorts to ploys for sympathy.

Maybe it's neither. Maybe it's both. All I know is that the "blood counts" theme of e-mailed lament and call for prayer has always been very, very vague. Until now.

Now it sounds like Hutcherson may have cancer. I'm currently out of the country, otherwise I'd call him to find out what the prognosis is. I've sent him an email asking how he's doing. I'm not generally the praying type, but I'm thinking of him and wishing him well during his treatment.

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Friday, 23 January 2009

Next Monday I will be having a follow up medical appointment and blood test. Once the results are in, I will find out when I will be starting chemotherapy. Please pray that the Lord provides a miracle and I won't need chemo! Thank you!

Pastor Hutch