Nabeel Qureshi's Wife Shares the "Toughest Part" of Her Husband's Cancer Ordeal

Suzette Gutierrez-Chachila : May 30, 2017
Gospel Herald

"You cannot walk this alone. There's so much strength and so much hope that's found in the Body of Christ that really becomes a family." -Michelle Qureshi

(Houston, TX)—[Gospel Herald] Christian author and apologist Nabeel Qureshi invited his wife Michelle to speak on his video blog to share her thoughts about what her husband and family have been going through. (Photo: Facebook/Nabeel Qureshi/via Gospel Herald)

Earlier this month, Qureshi announced the sad news that, according to his scan results, the radiation didn't work and the cancer has spread to his chest.

Last week, he asked his wife to join him on his vlog to let the viewers "hear a little bit of Michelle's heart" because, as he explained, he's not the only one going through the events of the past months; she was also going through it with him.

As Michelle opened up about the experience, she admitted that one of the toughest times for her was when her husband went through radiation.

"The radiation, I think, has been one of the toughest things for me, just seeing Nabeel more laid out, hurting, having such a hard time eating, and having to continue life and continue taking care of Ayah and everything," she said.

Yet, on those very difficult times, and even with the news that the cancer has spread, Michelle said God has enabled her to have an "overwhelming peace," and it's something she has never felt before.

"Since September, I have had this just overwhelming peace about this whole situation, a peace that means this is going to lead to healing," she said, adding that she had felt the peace even before she and her husband started to receive prophetic words about healing. "So I believe it's coming from the Holy Spirit."

"When we went through that really rough time with radiation ... nothing has shaken my hope because that peace is there," she said.

Qureshi affirmed his wife's words and praised her for being "a tremendous source of encouragement," for always believing that he would come through because God has great plans for him.

"In this past year, for me to have her be the solid pillar of support and encouragement has been such a great blessing," Qureshi said. He encouraged husbands and wives "to love one another tremendously and to be a source of hope when the other one's faltering."

Michelle also talked about the impact of Scripture on her life for the past nine months. She said verses she had memorized when she was a child suddenly became "alive in totally new ways."

In October last year, Michelle suffered a miscarriage. The couple was already going through a season of sadness and uncertainty because of Qureshi's condition, and the miscarriage made the...

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