After years of suffering with debilitating symptoms, Kate has just emerged from life-changing surgery with renewed health, clarity, and perspective. This deeply personal episode takes you through her journey with Stage IV endometriosis – from mysterious symptoms that doctors struggled to diagnose, to finding specialized care, to the transformative surgery that revealed just how extensively this disease had infiltrated her body.
The pathology results were staggering: endometriosis had invaded Kate's ovaries, uterus, fallopian tubes, appendix, colon, rectum, and more. Multiple organs were fused together by adhesions, explaining why even simple movements felt excruciating. Most surprising has been the dramatic improvement in her mental clarity, energy, and emotional stability since surgery – demonstrating how profoundly this chronic inflammation was affecting her brain chemistry and entire well-being.
Throughout this health battle, Kate's faith has been both tested and strengthened. Some might wonder how anyone would want to worship a God who "allowed" such suffering, and in this episode Kate answers by sharing her biblical understanding of brokenness, healing, and unconditional faith. The transformation Kate experienced hasn't just been physical – it has reinforced her conviction that even in our darkest moments, God remains present and faithful.
For anyone suffering with endometriosis or chronic illness, this episode offers both practical insights and spiritual encouragement. And for those questioning where God is in their pain, Kate's story provides a framework for understanding suffering through a lens of hope rather than despair. Join her in celebrating this new chapter and the miracle of waking up each day without chronic pain for the first time in over a decade.
If this episode encourages you, consider supporting the show or becoming an abidible+ member through Buy Me a Coffee (linked below).
Introducing abidible+
☕ Become a Member ☕
☕ Buy Me a Coffee ☕
Important Links:
Next Podcast Series: Ask Us Anything (<--Submit a question)
Next Abidible Study: "Into the Wilderness
Try our Free Demo Study
Abidible "How to Study the Bible" Course
Subscribe + Enter to Win a Free Study
----
Thanks again for listening. If you know someone who would be blessed by what you just heard, please share The Abidible Podcast with them. Help us spread the word so we can make MUCH of the Word. Be sure you are following our podcast so you’ll be notified when new episodes drop. And finally, if you’re enjoying this series, please take a moment to give us a review or become a monthly supporter.
You can:
Learn more about us at abidible.com
Follow us on social media
Email us anytime with questions: hello@abidible.com
---
"Rhodesia by Twin Musicom is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Artist: http://www.twinmusicom.org/"
