After a round of chemotherapy, transplants, and what seemed like the road to recovery, Trevecca’s associate provost and dean of enrollment management, Sam Green, has received word a year later that his cancer has returned.
About 40 students sat on the pavement outside of the McClurkan building Thursday night, September 30, to pray for Sam Green after receiving news that his leukemia has returned after X months of being in remission.
Students of all majors prayed together for about thirty minutes, calling for healing and peace for Sam Green, who found out that he had leukemia a little over a year ago.
“What was humbling to me was seeing all the diverse people here tonight,” sophomore James Thurman said.
Thurman welcomed students and read an update from Sam Green’s blog, “A Journey with the Green Family.”
“We are thankful that he has had time to rebuild some strength and that his heart is strong going into this. He will need every bit of his strength to get well,” Keli Green, wife of Sam Green, said in the blog post titled “a sad day.”
Soon after, Benji Bussell, student body chaplain, began the informal prayer asking God to touch Sam Green. There were moments of silence and tears throughout the night as students prayed for healing and peace for the Green family while still praising God in the midst of suffering.
“This is the body of Christ,” student Kayla McMahon said, “and God is so good.”
Tim Green, brother of Sam Green and university chaplain, said someone posted information about the prayer service on his Facebook wall.
“It is great to be a part of a community like this,” he said.
Tim Green said that the family is really appreciative of the student support.
“We can say, ‘God is with us,’ and He is, but to see ‘God is with us’ through all the students—that means the world,” Tim Green said.
According to Tim Green, the family is remaining positive and faithful.
“[Sam] knows the reality and his faith is amazingly strong,” Tim Green said. “All the love of the students is the greatest. It means the world to both of us,” Tim Green said.
According to the blog, doctors want to move quickly. They will treat with chemotherapy and a T-cell transplant. Sam Green was checked into the hospital on October 1 to begin the chemo immediately, Tim Green said.
“He is my best friend, and even when trusting in God, our hearts still break,” he said.
Be sure to follow Sam’s journey on his blog, SamandtheGreens.wordpress.com.
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