Tom Maxwell returns home to Cebu, Philippines after 4.5 months in the US receiving medical treatment. He had severe infections in his leg from diabetes that doctors said would require amputations. However, through hyperbaric oxygen therapy and prayer, God healed Tom's leg and he kept all toes but one. The church in Cebu is growing with more people attending. Tom provides updates on the ministry and requests prayer in various areas including health, finances, growth of the church, and salvation of friends and family.

1. July 2011 Cebu 2 You
Greetings from Cebu.
FINALLY, I am back. It is
great to be writing to you
from my home, with my
family, the flock God has
entrusted to me and my
babies (3 dogs).
My homecoming was great as
my family, the Youth and the
Young adults from the church
met me at the airport after
midnight and escorted me
home.
The next day I was summoned
to the church where many of the
members and children greeted
me with songs, dance and
personal comments on how
much they missed me and how
much they love me.
My wife sang to me and almost
all were brought to tears at this
sweet time of fellowship. I am
blessed.

2. SPECIAL EDITION
I want this to be a special edition where I will mention a few church updates but I want to give
God the glory for the healing that took place in my body over the last 4 and ½ months.
On February 6 I arrived in the states ready to hit the ground running with speaking
engagements, ready to build support for our church and for our sponsorship program, but as
always, “God’s plans are not our plans and our plans are not His plans”.
Upon arrival I visited my longtime doctor, Doctor Kyan and was told I needed immediate
medical attention for my diabetic ulcers and as it turned out, for infections in the bones of my
left foot.
Dr. Kyan sent me to UCLA Medical Center emergency for analysis of my condition. Many
doctors examined me and most concluded that I would lose at least 2 toes and probably my leg.
I prayed and asked the Lord to save my leg but whatever had to be, I was ready. My prayer
was to do whatever and return me to my wife and ministry ASAP.
The Lord brought me a vascular surgeon who was different. She looked at my leg, my reports,
my MRI and said she would like a chance to clean up the “ugliness” that was my leg and to try
to improve circulation enough to save my leg and “maybe” take only 1 toe.
She began by scraping a lot of dead skin off the leg and running tests on my circulation. After a
couple of days she scheduled me for an angiogram at St. Johns Hospital in Santa Monica. While
doing this surgery she felt I had a vein that could be widened to improve blood flow and did and
Angioplasty which was successful. The next day she decided to amputate my “great” toe and
when I inquired why not both toes that had bone infections, she said she felt she could save one.
In a follow-up visit to her office she introduced me to Walter, the program director for
Hyperbaric treatments at UCLA and he said I was a good candidate for the program.
In the next 7 weeks I went to UCLA five days a week to be in a Hyperbaric Chamber for 2 hours
a day. After 21 treatments I had a new MRI and the OstrioMilitias (spelling) was gone. No more
infection. During all of this time my 9 diabetic ulcers that I had became 3 and are at this time
over90% closed.
The doctor was great, Walter did a great job along with others at UCLA in wound care but the
ultimate fact is God healed me. The bone infection was supposed to be almost incurable
according to medical reports. The ulcers were too far gone to heal and almost every doctor I saw
in the Philippines and the States said I would lose at least 2 toes and probably my leg. They
said once the infection I had was set in, “there was NO HOPE”.
My hope was in Jesus and my Savior healed me. Share with me in giving the Praise, Glory and
Honor to our King. Medicine is great but Jesus is better.
I still have my leg and 4 of my toes. The next time someone says miracles are not for today tell
them my story. I still have my leg, It’s a Miracle. Thank you Jesus!

3. Church Update
We are doing well, the past
four weeks we have had more
people than chairs. We bought
20 more adult chairs and more
children’s chairs and at
communion this past Sunday we
were full. God is good. More
Hyperbaric treatments at UCLA ministry reports next month.
To support this ministry in the
Philippines, send your donations
to:
Calvary Chapel of Downey, 12808 Prayer Requests
Woodruff Avenue, Downey, CA 90242
ATTN: Missions Support for Tom Maxwell Pray for the CC Downey team. Pray for the
upcoming Missionary Conference in Dumaguete
If your donation is for a specific purpose in
at the end of August and for finances to attend.
Cebu, please designate the purpose, ie:
sponsorship for HS/Elementary, etc. Pray for wisdom and discernment in all things,
for Finances ( low), for controlled growth as
All donations are tax deductible
the Lord leads, for health, my personal time
Contact us at with the Lord, our spiritual growth, the
shepherds_heart04@yahoo.com look at church’s spiritual growth, children’s ministries
our web page, @ cebu2you.com as they continue to grow, salvation for over 30
unbelievers that attend our services, salvation
Call us from the USA @ 011-63-32-268- for Krysta (daughter) and Austin (grandson),
6280 or text us @ +639179445222 future plans for us (Sheilani and I), for our
new location, and for additional supporters..
Please return this coupon with your
donation and thanks for being our partner
in fulfilling God’s purpose in Cebu. (Please
send support to reach CC Downey by the
10th of the month.) Thanks.
Check us out We are on @
Shepherds Heart Calvary Chapel, my personal account
is facebook.com/tom.maxwell3 and we are on
@
http://ptrtom@multiply.com, and I am on Twitter, or check Phone Number
out our Web Site @ cebu2you.com. 001-63-32-268-6280 from the States and
32-268-6280 from the Philippines.
We’d love to hear from you or have you visit us Write to us @ #45
individually or with a team. We can arrange San Antonio Village II,
Camp Lapu-Lapu Road, Apas,
discounted accommodations and assist in many
Cebu City 6000
other ways. Philippines
Ptr. Tom and Sheilani