| A Young Pastor's Battle With Leukemia | | | | and experiencing the miracles in his own life, David |
| "Hope Beyond Reason" is Pastor Dave Hess's | | | | has been called to a ministry of pointing others to |
| testimony. It is a story of his and battle against | | | | the open door of hope offered by the Lord Jesus |
| death as a result of Leukemia. David tells his | | | | Christ. |
| story of being embraced by God's presence | | | | The final chapter and the reunion with his individual |
| during the toughest of times after being | | | | family members were very tender, |
| diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia. This was | | | | heartwarming, and packed with emotion. They |
| the beginning of Dave's desperate battle against | | | | revealed how having "dad" home affected each |
| death. | | | | family member differently as they faced the |
| David's church, his loving family, and a firm trust in | | | | prospect of losing their father. |
| the promises of a miracle working God all worked | | | | A section titled "My Personal Journal of Hope" was |
| together to give him the hope that took him | | | | included in each chapter. This section provided |
| through the darkest hours of chemotherapy, | | | | insights and probing questions which provided me |
| blood transfusions, platelet transfusions, delirious | | | | with material for my personal journal. I was |
| fevers, infections, pneumonia, and a ruptured | | | | challenged to step out of my comfort zone, to |
| appendix. | | | | develop a new dependence on Christ, and to |
| David's faith encouraged hospital staff, other | | | | make a difference in someone else's life. |
| patients, and the members of his church | | | | David's writing is heart-wrenching and inspirational. |
| throughout his hospitalization. Seeing the miracles | | | | David offers an open door of hope to everyone |
| of healing in other patients, their changed lives, | | | | during their desperate hour of crisis. |