About Chris Horwood
Chris Horwood has been in full-time Christian ministry for 35 years — pastoring and overseeing churches, teaching in Bible Schools, and helping communities navigate some of their most difficult seasons. He’s no stranger to suffering. A decade ago, his first wife died of cancer, leaving him to wrestle with questions of faith, God’s goodness, and how to trust Him when answers don’t come easily.
Now, facing his own prostate cancer diagnosis, Chris finds himself in familiar and yet entirely new territory.
A Pastor’s Honest Journey Through Cancer and Faith
Chris made a deliberate decision: to write The Waiting and Not Knowing before he knows the outcome. Not as a polished reflection from the other side, but from inside the waiting — while the fears are still real, the questions still raw, and the silence of God still something to navigate rather than explain away.
‘Many people facing cancer tell me that one of the worst things is the waiting and not knowing,’ Chris says. ‘That is why I had to write this book now, while those things are still very real to me.’
Why This Christian Cancer Book Is Different
For Christians facing cancer, finding resources that speak honestly into that experience — before the testimony and resolution — can feel almost impossible. Most books about faith and cancer are written looking back. This one is written from inside the storm, bringing a unique perspective.
With 45 years of faith and a lifetime of biblical study, plus the experience of losing his first wife to cancer, Chris writes not as a detached theologian but as a fellow traveller — honest about the struggle of trusting God through a cancer journey, and quietly pointing the way to the God who meets us in it.
A Companion for Your Cancer Journey
The Waiting and Not Knowing is a companion for the season nobody asks for. Short chapters and honest pages written for Christians navigating a cancer journey, for those who love them, and for anyone in church leadership wanting to better understand what this experience really feels like from the inside. It is also accessible enough for non-believers and includes a gospel call for those who haven’t met Jesus yet.
Whether you’re waiting for results, processing a diagnosis, or simply trying to hold onto faith in the middle of suffering, this book was written for you.
How You Can Help
Chris would love you to come alongside him as The Waiting and Not Knowing makes its way into the hands of those who need it most. Please pray for Chris and for us! Please also consider supporting this project financially. You can do so below:
Your support will help cover publication costs and contribute towards getting this book into the hands of the readers who need it most, even if they can’t afford it.
Pre-Order Now
You can also support Chris by pre-ordering the book, which releases in June 2026. Pre-ordering helps us determine the size of the print run and pay for it.