I am so humbled and actually overwhelmed by so many notes, cards, and emails asking me how I am, how my heart is, what actually is my heart condition and how I am coping with this. So many have told me that they are praying for me, and for this I am truly grateful.
So I would like to try to briefly answer your questions and give you an update. I know that my heart condition is very serious. For my medical friends, these are the conditions of my heart.
1. Coronary Artery Disease. LAD 100% Circ 90% RCA 80% with EF of 15-20%.
2. STEMI myocardial infarction.
3. Ischemic cardiomyopathy
4. Chronic systolic congestive heart failure

For those of us who are not medically trained, simply stated, my heart is seriously ill. But so many of you have prayed, and I want to tell you how the Lord is answering your prayers. I could write a very long list of answers to prayer, but let me just share several.

First, I had the joy of finishing the “Lifelines” manuscript about three weeks before my heart attacks. The Lord allowed me the privilege of signing off on the final edits as I recovered at home. That book is now available through Baptist Church Planters.

Second, the wonderful medical teams at the Cleveland Clinic continue to adjust my many, many medications with truly remarkable results. A new medication has been added to my treatment, and I cannot tell you how much it has helped me to better breathe and sleep at night.

Third, the ministry that the Lord has entrusted to me has actually expanded with more people than ever regularly visiting my website www.michaelpeck.org. I am finding great joy in writing, but the Lord has also allowed me to return to preaching once again. When it became apparent that the Lord was keeping me here for now, it has been my personal goal to return to preaching. He has allowed me to do this. Much to the delight of my listeners, I am not able to preach as long as I did before!

Last, I have such complete peace and rest about my situation. I am living carefully and cautiously but not in fear and fretting. I am willing to stay, serve the Lord and enjoy my family, but I am totally ready to go! The Apostle Paul wrote, “According to my earnest expectation and hope that in nothing I shall be ashamed, but with all boldness, as always, so now also Christ will be magnified in my body, whether by life or by death. For to me, to live is Christ, and to die is gain. But if I live on in the flesh, this will mean fruit from my labor; yet what I shall choose I cannot tell. For I am hard-pressed between the two, having a desire to depart and be with Christ, which is far better. Nevertheless to remain in the flesh is more needful for you” (Philippians 1:20-24). Because I know the Lord Jesus as my personal Savior, this truly describes my situation.

Thank you so much for your prayers and friendship. The Lord has blessed me with you dear friends. At this point I am feeling better than expected, and I am blessed much more than deserved.