The daughter of apologist and author Ravi Zacharias says her father’s cancer has worsened and he has returned home in Atlanta “where our family can be together for whatever time the Lord gives us.”
Sarah Davis, CEO of Ravi Zacharias International Ministries and the daughter of Zacharias, posted the update Thursday on social media and on the ministry’s website.
Zacharias was diagnosed this year with a rare form of malignant cancer on his sacrum, the triangular bone at the base of the spine. The cancer was discovered during back surgery.
“We have just learned that while the tumor in my dad’s sacrum has been responding to the chemotherapy, the area where the cancer metastasized has actually worsened,” Davis wrote. “His oncologist informed us that this cancer is very rare in its aggression and that no options for further treatment remain. Medically speaking, they have done all they are able.”
Zacharias, his wife Margie and his daughter Naomi are “returning from Houston and will remain at home in Atlanta, where our family can be together for whatever time the Lord gives us,” Davis wrote. Zacharias is 74.
“We know that God has purposed and numbered each of our days, and only He knows how many more Ravi will experience on this earth. One day, likely sooner than later, we will be serving without our beloved founder, though I know his love and legacy will…
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