it sounds as if he has never acepted christ in his life. GOD hears the prayers of christians interceding for him, but the most important prayer will come from him asking christ into his heart. my prayer to you is the strenght and boldness to talk to him about his salvation. i'm in a situation myself where i have a family member that has prostate cancer that has gone into his bones now. i keep saying i need to go talk to him, my excuses have been, he is 76, set in his ways and won't listen to me, to my sister in-law (his girl friend) was saved 3 years ago, went to church 1 year and stopped going, (possibly from pressure from him), and maybe GOD wants her to return and talk to him. GOD can sure talk to a heart, while i'm sitting hear typing this i heard his holy spirit say, maybe he wants you to talk to them both. i just realized the only and possibly the last people our freinds will hear the plan of salvation from is us. the worst thing they can do is reject christ, how awsome it will be if they acepted him. seems we both need prayer for strenght and boldness, for GOD to speak through us the words he would have us to say. my friends time is certainly running out, and i don't want to see him lost. GOD LOVES YOU AND SO DO WE!