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Tim and Vicki Dyck
From Tim and Vicki Dyck:
Short update on this story...
I am scheduled to start chemo on Monday, June 24th, as long as there is no known health deterioration in the next 5 days. All the other prep is now in place.
Thankyou for the many prayers, visits, and other items of support over the last number of months. Vicki and I acknowledge, and are very grateful, for the love you've shown to us.
Your continued prayer for us in this part of the journey is also appreciated.
Bless you all,
Tim, and Vicki Dyck
Received: June 19, 2024
Tim and Vicki Dyck
Received from Tim and Vicki Dyck:
On Tuesday morning we had a follow-up appointment with Tim's surgeon. He stated that despite the longer and more complex than expected surgery, he felt all went well. He stated that the tumor was larger in size than we thought, measuring approximately 4.2 x 4.2 x 3.1 cm. The margins they took were clear of cancer but 5 of 28 lymph nodes were cancerous. The cancer is diagnosed as stage 3.
Wednesday morning we met with the oncologist who confirmed stage 3 pancreatic cancer. Chemo is scheduled to start in 4-6 weeks time to allow for increased strength and recovery from surgery. The chemo schedule is every 2 weeks for 6 months. Prep for chemo includes the insertion of a portacath, blood work and another CT scan.
We appreciate your prayers and support as we continue this difficult journey.
Received: May 24, 2024
Doug Friesen - on behalf of Lyndell - Part 9
Hello Everyone,
Just a quick update to ask you to continue praying that the rains will stop and that the rivers around us will not rise too significantly. The neighbourhood where our church is located is on alert and the people are constantly in our thoughts. Paulo and I had planned to make the trip there today, not sure how we would go or how long it would take but the heavier rains stopped us.
We found out that Samaritan's Purse is coming. One plane left the USA yesterday and one today, on their way to us. We are hopeful we can connect with them and I have offered to be an interpreter if they need them.
Once again, we are so grateful for your prayers!
Lyndell
Received: May 12, 2024
Doug - on behalf of Lyndell - Part 8
Yesterday, the semi truck sent by the Brazilian Baptist Convention from Rio de Janeiro arrived! Praise the Lord! Today we found out Samaritan's Purse is on their way. Praise the Lord! So many answered prayers! God time and time again is proving his faithfulness and goodness to us!
I continue helping people from our Baptist churches and other circles find needed items. And so far, I have had the joy of helping get everything from potable water, food baskets, mattresses to a wheelchair, sewing machine, and the specialized formulas etc. We have also financially supported pastors and churches sheltering and feeding people. I have also been supporting our Seminary student and church planter, Ricardo, who has literally been our hands and feet on the ground
We praise the Lord for answered prayers and are so grateful for such wonderful prayer warriors!
Lyndell
Received: May 11, 2024
Doug - on behalf of Lyndell - Part 7
Hello Everyone,
It continues to rain today, but, except for a few minutes, we have had power all day! Thank you, Lord for answered prayers! Up until now, we have received 12 containers of the specialized formula and have funds to buy even more. Praise the Lord!
Yesterday, we received news that the main water pump that brings water in from the lagoon and sends it to the treatment plants is now working. It had been flooded but the water dropped low enough that they were able to remove the rest and then waterproof and seal it. Out of the 23 treatment plants, 6 are working and water is slowly being restored in a large part of our city. Praise the Lord! I am sure you can imagine the chaos when a city of 1.5 million has no water! But another great thing about restoring the water system is that it is taking water out of the lagoon and even with the rain, the level has dropped to 4.57 meters! Praise the Lord!
Received: May 11, 2024
Doug Friesen - on behalf of Lyndell - Part 5
Hello Everyone,
With my last update I forgot to ask you to pray that when the rain comes, we don't lose power. That typically happens when it rains. But if I lose power, I will lose the internet and won't be able to do the work I have been doing all week, connecting people with resources. It is thundering and raining hard outside right now. May the Lord have mercy!
During the night, we received more donations of containers of the special formulas we need for the 2 families - praise the Lord, he is already responding to your prayers for this! And we are receiving monetary donations from doctors to buy more! Thank you, Lord!
Lyndell
Received: May 10, 2024
Doug Friesen - on behalf of Lyndell Campbell-Requia (Brazil) - Part 6
This is just one example of many of what I have spent my days doing since we got our power and internet back at home. For Paulo and I, it has been very complicated to access these areas ourselves. So I have been coordinating our relief efforts from home by connecting people in need with our Baptist pastors and churches in those areas.
Paulo and I have also turned our church into a distribution centre.
I feel privileged to be a witness to what the Lord is doing. Links of people I would never typically put together are becoming a life-line to help those in need.
One of our prayer requests is that everyone in our area would have access to potable water.
The initial shock of the flood is wearing off and people are starting to think about what they have lost and wonder what the future looks like. While our immediate focus is on the most basic of needs, we pray that God would also minister to the hearts of people in this time of suffering and loss.
I can't even begin to express how very grateful I am for your messages and offers to help.
Received: May 9, 2024
Doug Friesen - on behalf of Lyndell Campbell-Requia (Brazil) - Part 5
Hello Everyone!
Today a mother and her adult daughter from our church put a prayer request on our Whatsapp group saying they were almost out of food and water and they hadn't had power for days. They are staying in their apartment complex even though the only access in or out is by boat. While they had been using the boat to get to local grocery stores, the grocery stores had run out of almost everything. To get messages out by cell phone, they were having to get into long lines at the apartment complex to access the only plug-in that had power to charge up their phones for a bit. When I saw their prayer request, I immediately contact one of the Chain of Love Homes coordinators. I have known her for years and I know she goes to the First Baptist Church in that city. She put me in touch with her brother-in-law, the pastor, and a student of mine from many years ago. I sent him funds to buy groceries and water and their address and he went right away. While he couldn't get a hold of this mother in daughter because they had no cell phone service, he was able to reach out to another friend of his who lives in the same complex who was able to get the food and water to them.
Received: May 9, 2024
Tim and Vicki Dyck
Tim Dyck is now home from the hospital following the surgery that he had on April 26. Praise God that he is home - let us continue to pray as Tim continues to recover and also as next steps are discerned.
Church family will soon be receiving an email with opportunity to take part in a meal train for Tim and Vicki at this time.
Received: May 7, 2024
Doug Friesen - on behalf of Lyndell Campbell-Requia (Brazil) - Part 4
- We have received several messages on our whatsapp groups about children who are at shelters and don't know where their parents are.
- Our field has been financially helping churches who are receiving people to shelter or making meals to hand out.
- Paulo and I are hosting our friends' brother-in-law who was trapped downtown and has no way of reaching his city. Thankfully, his family is safe with relatives because their city is under water.
- The intercity/interstate bus depot and airport are under water. We can see the runway from our apartment and it looks like a lake.
- There are only 2 water treatment centers working in our whole area. They are completely overwhelmed.
For those of you who have asked about Chain of Love, they are safe. They are not near any of the flooded areas.
We are lifting our eyes up because our help comes from the Lord! Even in the midst of the storm, he is our ever-present help and we are so grateful for his protection for those we love and serve and for you, partnering with us in prayers!
Lyndell
Received: May 5, 2024
Doug Friesen - on behalf of Lyndell Campbell-Requia (Brazil) - Part 3
Hello Everyone,
The power has returned to our apartment building so I can now send out another update. We still don't know how much time we will have water, but we have bought drinking water just in case.
As we woke up this morning, the situation was worse than the night before. The water levels had risen even higher which meant more people needed rescuing and shelter. BUT the rain stopped and the sun came out!
-The secretary from our Seminary, Sandra, and her family were rescued and were headed to a shelter when I was able to contact her. Her city is now 100% covered in water.
-The water has been spreading in the neighborhood where our church is, so the families staying there were forced to leave. We are very grateful that a pastor in another neighborhood gave them refuge and our church member with dengue was able to receive medical attention.
- There are 2 people from the Ballet school at our church who are missing.
Received: May 5, 2024
Doug Friesen - on behalf of Lyndell Campbell-Requia (Brazil)
Part 2
Currently, we are hosting a man who is the brother-in-law of friends of ours. He was trapped downtown at his work for the night. His family lives in another city about 40 minutes away and he has no way of reaching them.
We are blessed to be in a safe place and still have power and water, but have been warned that our water may run out soon.
There are people who have been waiting on their roofs for hours to be rescued. Access is extemely difficult.
We are very grateful for your continued prayers.
Lyndell
Received: May 4, 2024
Doug Friesen - on behalf of Lyndell Campbell-Requia (Brazil)
Part 1
Hello Everyone,
Thank you for praying. Over night, the situation in our church's city became much worse. An elderly couple from our church phoned and asked to stay at our church. They walked out of their neighborhood in water until they could find a dry spot and call an Uber. Another family was already staying at the church. One of my Seminary students and his family had to evacuate their brother-in-law's home. (Earlier this same family had to evacuate their own home which has now been flooded They went to our church but were warned that the dyke could burst anytime. They helped the elderly couple get to another safer city. My Seminary student is now staying at a shelter. Paulo and I live in the city next to the city where our church is located. Our access has been cut off.
Received: May 4, 2024
Doug Friesen - on behalf of Lyndell Campbell-Requia (Brazil)
Hello Everyone,
There has been major flooding here in our state in Brazil and we are asking for prayers.
The Jones family and Paulo and I are well and we still have power and water for the time being. However, our hearts are breaking for the suffering of the people around us. Just this morning, the Good News Baptist Church (that the Bayers helped plant and where Chain of Love congregated for many years) is about to receive a number of families who have had to evacuate their homes and will probably lose everything. One of our Seminary students is in the process of evacuating his family. The caretaker of the apartment building where we live, who is a sister in Christ, has moved into our building because her house is completely covered in water. The death toll is rising along with the list of missing people. And more rain is in the forecast.
We ask you to pray along with us for God's mercies, for the rains to subside and for no more lives to be lost.
Thank you so much! In Christ,
Lyndell
Received: May 3, 2024
Tim and Vicki Dyck
This is an update from Vicki Dyck yesterday regarding Tim's surgery:
Today started early and had been a long one. We were up just after 4 am to have Tim at the hospital by 5:30 am. Surgery started at 7:30 am and lasted until 6:15 pm. The surgeon said it was more difficult than anticipated and therefore also longer. The medical team was able to pull the tumor away from the artery and remove it. The tumor will be sent to pathology for evaluation as to stage and spread of cancer. The Whipple procedure was done at the same time and a section of the portal vein was removed and rebuilt. Tim will be in hospital (HSC) for 7-10 days. After sufficient healing has occurred Tim will likely start chemo.
Received: April 26, 2024
Anonymous
Please pray for me as I recover from a long trial the Lord allowed me to walk through with Him.
Please pray for: my healing,
God's will to be done in the lives He had me witness to (salvation needed),
reconciliation based on honesty if it is His will, and
thanksgiving for a door of opportunity He is opening up for me. Praise God!
Received: April 10, 2024
John Dyck
Many of you will remember John and Ann Dyck, who attended at Whyte Ridge for many years. This past Saturday John passed away unexpectedly and entered into the glory of Christ.
The funeral service for John will be held at Whyte Ridge on Tuesday, March 12th at 2 pm.
Please pray for Ann and for their family during this time.
Received: March 5, 2024
Pat Janke
The following is an update from Pastor Terry. Let us continue to lift Pat up in prayer:
It was confirmed today that Pat has Stage 4 colon cancer. It is treatable but first they must deal with the abscess.
She was admitted to Grace Hospital for surgery in the next few days, a diversion of her bowel to stop the bacteria from feeding the infection (loop ileostomy). They will also attempt to drain the infection.
She will likely be in the hospital up to two weeks. Please pray that this procedure could happen soon and be successful.
Received: February 27, 2024
Tim Dyck
From Tim Dyck: Yesterday we got part of the plan. The tumor is presenting a bit more difficulty in that it is touching the main artery, but is still thought to be Borderline Resectable. Biopsy, chemo, surgery, and then more chemo is the plan. Your prayers for us, and conversations with us are appreciated. Thank you.
Received: February 23, 2024
Celebration of Life for George Betcher
A Celebration of Life for George Betcher will be held at Whyte Ridge Baptist Church on Monday, February 12th at 10 am.
Please continue to hold Lorna and family in prayer during this time.
Received: February 7, 2024
George Betcher
February 5th: This evening, George Betcher passed away and has entered into the glory of Christ. Please pray for Lorna and their family during this very difficult time of loss. Their daughter Colleen (and John) Siderius and their son Mark (and Tammy) Betcher attend WRBC as well.
There will be more information to follow.
Received: February 5, 2024
Emmie Dryjski
Please pray for Andrew and Courtney Joy Friesen and their children.
Please pray for their two children, Khi and Emilia.
Last week Khi had a fever of 103.4.
Both Khi and Emilia were hospitalized for three days.
Both had pneumonia and double ear infection.
Please pray for God's healing and for relief of any pain their little ones are enduring.
Also please pray for peace and comfort for Andrew and Courtney Joy as they struggle with Khi's and Emilia's illness.
Received: January 29, 2024
JD Hawk
Lost for many years and now I see how God has been there for me. I'm reaching out to God with sincere gratitude and asking (begging) for His guidance....I'm lost but trying.
Received: January 28, 2024
Tim Dick
Follow-up to my prayer request of Jan 18th. The doctor writes that the ERCP results of Jan 18th suggested that this is a tumor of the head of the pancreas. Results from my MRI on Jan 21st are pending. The doctor-consult is being postponed from today (Jan 23) to Feb 8th to allow for doctor's review of MRI results and other colleague input.
I’d also like to share the following thoughts in this: I'm not disturbed about the delay for the consult, it's more that I'd just like to know what the tests are showing. I've been feeling better yesterday and today, and many of the symptoms are starting to decrease in severity and frequency. I am at peace with God in my circumstances, He owes me nothing, but He gives me grace that is enough as always. Your prayers, and those of many others, are deeply felt. I don't take for granted the fact that, though people pray, still some live and some die (and eventually we all die). But what I never want to lose is the knowledge that God is good, even when I don't understand. A couple of phrases that have been on my mind are 1) "To everything there is a season..." (Ecclesiastes 3), 2) God's grace is sufficient for me.
Received: January 25, 2024
Tim Dyck
Prayer Request for Tim and Vicki Dyck
In December, Tim had a CT scan done showing gall and kidney stones that are causing blockage issues.
Another CT scan on Jan 14 showed high level of liver enzymes, indicating blockage; enlargement of the bile duct and of the pancreatic duct, also indicating blockage; and a "small subtle mass in the pancreas". There is a chance that the mass could be cancer.
Today, Tim has an ERCP for a bit of fluid release, and analysis of the blockage areas and of the pancreas, so the doctor(s) can assess the next steps, if any, that would be appropriate in his case.
Currently, he has many symptoms, including: severe fatigue, whole-body itching, nausea and weight loss.
Please keep Tim and Vicki in prayer as they journey through these health concerns. Prayer for their overall well-being, wisdom, peace, and restoration are appreciated.
