'Hillsong Church' and 'The A21 Campaign' Christian Evangelist Christine Caine's Cancer Battle Update

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'The A21 Campaign' founder Christine Caine recently disclosed the current status regarding her battle with cancer.

"'Chris, you have cancer.' Not quite the words I was expecting to hear when I landed in Sydney, Australia, for our annual Hillsong conference on June 27 this year," said Caine in a blog post on her official website.

"It was 9 a.m. in Australia, and my doctor in the U.S. had called to give me the results of the thyroid biopsy I had done before boarding my flight to Australia. The C word. That word normally sends fear, dread and terror surging into the hearts of people. It sounds so final. Terminal. It seems like everyone, everywhere has known someone, somewhere who has, or has had, cancer."

The Australian Hillsong leader also revealed her family's history with the deadly disease.

"My own father died of lung cancer when I was 19 years old. I saw first-hand how cancer eats away a healthy body. I saw what chemotherapy and radiation therapy could do to a body. I watched my dad go from a strong independent man to a weak and frail one," said Caine, "...I saw my mum holding my dad's body after he died in her arms. I watched my distraught brothers try to process life without their hero. I felt the disorientation of the loss of the head of our family."

The Christian evangelist also talked about her recent battle with cancer, which she believes is a result of a spiritual attack caused by mankind's greatest (and longtime) enemy since the fall of Adam depicted in the book of Genesis, Satan.

"I knew a weapon had been forged against me. I don't believe that sickness comes from God, because God is good and does good; but I know that we are in a spiritual battle and that bad things can happen to good people because we live in a fallen world. The devil came for my jugular, my voice. He wanted to silence me and sent a full-on assault to bombard and overwhelm me. I had received one negative diagnosis after another. It was relentless," wrote Caine.

"His plan was to fill me with fear so that he could deactivate my faith. Fear cripples, immobilizes and paralyzes us. It causes us to pull back from God instead of pressing in to Him and His Word, to speak doubt and unbelief instead of faith. To forget His promises, instead of remembering His faithfulness. To see the facts, obstacles and giants instead of the truth of His Word. To react rather than respond. Fear simply shuts us down, and when we are shut down we cannot fight the good fight of faith."

However, Caine then expressed what happened to her after she felt God's presence even during her nearly fatal experience.

"I had a faith battle ahead of me, and the real enemy was not cancer but fear. I was blindsided by a surprise attack, but God was not. I felt many emotions and very vulnerable, but I could also feel God's Presence with me in a palpable way. This was going to be yet another chance for me to practice what I so often preached to others," wrote Caine.

"I had the growth in my throat removed during a 1-hour surgery in August. I was grateful that the pathology report came back with no cancerous or precancerous cells in that region. Praise God, it was all clear. ...They took half of my thyroid; I won't need any more medication, and there is now no trace of cancer in my body. Praise Jesus. He answered our prayers. He healed my body. And for that I am so thankful. More thankful than I have words to express right now. I also know that someone else got a very different report. God give them grace."

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