DAY 39

Sara Janssen | Re:Hope West End

In late 2024, I was diagnosed with an advanced cancer. Much of 2025 was spent undergoing chemotherapy before eventually having major surgery. Although I grew up in a Christian household, I had walked away from practising my faith as a teenager. I still believed in God but I wasn’t seeking Him for myself.

Throughout my cancer journey, I always had a sense that God was with me. There were so many moments of kindness and protection. I tolerated chemotherapy incredibly well,and after surgery my blood results were so good that doctors said it was as though I had never undergone such a major operation. I was eventually told I was cancer-free.

Then, around October, I was told the cancer had returned much sooner than expected. That was when I truly cried out to God.

I didn’t know exactly what I was looking for but I knew I wanted to grow in my faith, know God for myself, and genuinely learn to trust Him. I bought a Bible and began reading it and searched online for ways to understand my faith. This eventually led me to the Revelation Room and a Re:Hope Church.

While visiting family in Germany in December, a family friend who is a pastor prayed with me. During that prayer, we prayed together that I would accept Jesus Christ as my Lord and Saviour. It was a significant moment for me, and from then on I felt a strong desire to know God more. I began attending a Re:Hope Church while undergoing chemotherapy again. Though I’m a private person, I found myself wanting to learn and grow.

In April, I received the news that I was cancer-free again. My most recent scan is also clear.

I am incredibly grateful for my healing, but even more grateful that God used such a difficult season to draw me back to Him. I praise God for His faithfulness, answered prayer, everyone who prayed for me, and for bringing me to Re:Hope Church. I pray that I continue to grow in faith and know Him more.