What Nabeel Qureshi Revealed about His Latest Surgery and How You Can Pray for Him

Leah Marieann Klett : Aug 14, 2017
Gospel Herald

"Please do keep Nabeel and his family in your prayers, just as you have been so faithfully and generously! Pray for the Lord to give him profound peace and relief to overcome any pangs of anxiety. Pray for ease of breathing and of sitting, so that Nabeel can transition out of the ICU and eventually back into the warmth and comfort of his own home with his dear family."

[Gospel Herald] Christian apologist Nabeel Qureshi, who is battling stage IV stomach cancer, has revealed doctors had to remove his entire stomach due to "bleeding issues", but he is recovering well. (Photo: Nabeel Qureshi motions about how long the stent was that was dislodged in his throat during a video blog published on July 28, 2017/YouTube/via Gospel Herald)

On August 11, Qureshi, a Pakistani-American Muslim convert to Christianity who is an author and has also served with Ravi Zacharias International Ministries, took to Facebook to ask for prayer ahead of the surgery.

"Saints! I need your prayers," he wrote. "We have to urgently remove my stomach tonight, as it has been bleeding for weeks. Please pray for me, that God's hand would be over the surgery and outcome!"

The following day, a friend updated Qureshi's status for him, revealing the procedure went well.

"We are grateful to share that Nabeel's surgery went well, and he is now recuperating," reads the status. "As he shared yesterday, due to bleeding issues, his entire stomach had to be removed. During the surgery, it was discovered that the J-tube placement was also causing an obstruction, so it has been repositioned. His post-operative pain is now, thankfully, under control."

Overall, Qureshi's medical team is "happy with his progress", and he has "begun practicing sitting in a chair, and it is possible he could be moved from...

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