“When the doctor said, ‘It’s Stage 4 prostate cancer,’ my heart sank,” George Hornickel recalls. “But right away, I knew God wasn’t finished with my story.” George Hornickel is a devoted husband, father, grandfather, and lifelong Christian teacher. He spent 43 years as a teacher, coach, and school leader, including over 18 years as a head of school. George has been happily married to his wife, Holly, for more than 40 years. He enjoys playing music, writing songs, and watching his grandchildren’s sports games. But what happen in the spring of 2025 was the last thing that Mr. George expected because the doctor found out he had Stage 4 prostate cancer. Though instead of getting really upset, Mr. George used his religion as his source of strength and the encouragement from his church members to publish the details of his story so others who were going through hardship would get the same kind of hope, encouragement and help that he had.