Jean is one of those ladies that leaves a lasting impression on your heart.  For months, I heard Jean request prayer for her niece who was in her 30's battling cancer.  The niece wasn't given any little hope of survival.  Week after week, Jean requested prayer.  Then the news came.  Her niece had been completely healed.  There were no signs of cancer.  As we rejoiced with Jean, she began losing weight, had some abdominal pain and loss of appetite.  She underwent surgery for gallstones, but didn't regain her appetite and just wasn't feeling well.  More tests revealed stage 4 small cell renal carcinoma with metastasis to the lung.  Just a few days after diagnosis, I saw this woman get up in front of the church and perform sign language for a song someone else was singing.  Her face looked heavenly as her hands sang the beautiful song, "I Can Only Imagine."  I sat there and watched her knowing that she had just found out she had cancer a few days before.  My heart will be forever blessed by this beautiful moment.

Jean has been married to Wendell for 47 years.  Jean and Wendell taught sign language and were leaders of the deaf ministry at a church in Texas. They have 3 grown children and 7 grandchildren.

Jean is now undergoing chemo and continues to have a wonderful outlook on life as she fights this disease.