Michael Burkhardt

by Caren Gibbs
(Olympia, Washington)

I am very pleased to say that I have an awesome pastor. Last year, I was diagnosed with Stage II Breast Cancer. I had undergone a lumpectomy and then completed 6 chemotherapy and 33 radiation treatments. This has been a long and difficult year. The emotional challenges my family and I have encountered have been many and he has been there for us to help us through it. We belong to a small but very powerful church. I am very thankful for Pastor Mike and for all that he has done. To say that he is my friend is an understatement--he is truly my brother in Christ.