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YWAM Founder Loren Cunningham Diagnosed with Stage 4 Cancer

Steve Warren

Benjamin Gill

Loren and Darlene Cunningham. (Image credit: CBN News)

Loren Cunningham, co-founder of Youth With a Mission and International Chancellor of YWAM’s University of the Nations, has been diagnosed with Stage 4 cancer. But the 87-year-old global evangelist has no plans to slow down his ministry efforts.

The news was shared by Loren’s wife Darlene in a Facebook post on Friday.

“Thank you so much for your prayers for Loren and his health. As you know, the doctors did a biopsy on some very slow-growing nodules in his lungs earlier this month, when they got large enough to biopsy. They turned out to be cancerous, which led us back to Honolulu for a full body scan on February 22nd,” she wrote. 

“The results from that scan have just come in, revealing that there is extensive cancer in Loren’s lungs, bones, and lymph system (stage 4 cancer),” Darlene shared. 

“One miracle is, the cancer cells have not spread to his brain. Another is that Loren is able to be quite active at this time!” she explained.

“We believe with all our hearts that these miracles are an answer to the prayers of the Saints. Everything about this case has been unusual. The oncologist said that usually, lesions in the lungs grow very quickly; Loren’s have grown very slowly. We don’t know whether that will be characteristic of the growth of the other lesions as well. But what we DO know is that he is in God’s hands,” she continued. 

“We have already decided as a family to prioritize Loren’s QUALITY of life over trying to extend the length of time, through chemo or other treatments that could reduce his energy and productiveness. He has Jesus, family, friends, and vision. Who could ask for more?” she wrote. 

Darlene also shared that her husband is overwhelmed with the volume of love and prayers via texts and emails being sent to him in this season. Please send your comments and responses to LnD.GLT@gmail.com

Andy Beach, Cunningham’s former assistant said despite the diagnosis Loren continues to work on his ministry goal of getting the Bible orally into every mother tongue on earth. 

“That passion fuels him every day, all day!” Beach told CBN News in an email. 

Franklin Graham stopped by to see Loren and shared his visit to the YWAM campus in Kona, Hawaii on Facebook. 

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