Fighting Cancer in D.R. Congo

A non-traditional family full of love. Kalumba is in the middle surrounded by brothers. (circa 2019)

Please pray for Kalumba. Right now it looks like we are losing. At Motoskate Foundation and at Congo for Christ it's mostly very positive vibes. We have so many reasons to be hopeful.

Maybe we understate the incredible challenges faced by our community in Eastern Congo because we get so many wins. 

You, our donors, stepped up to fight this cancer in a place where there would normally be few resources. From the leadership in Uvira, in their own words....

"We are giving him our support and encouragement where necessary and this makes him feel loved and cared for."

Every effort we have made has been 100% worth it. A kid whose parents could not be there for him still has an amazing non-traditional family fighting for him and providing for him. 

Please pray. We are asking for prayer. Kalumba is not a superstitious kid. He has seen God answer prayer to the degree where he can trust and take comfort in the fact that God is bigger than his cancer. He knows the love of God and family. And he is suffering right now in a world that is disconnected from God. He is also living a life that helps others reconnect because he knows that love. 

So, when you pray, please be serious and undistracted. Do not pray to some 'vending machine god' who is only there to give us what we ask. Pray to reconnect to the God that showed us that love is the power by which he will heal. Miracles are evidence. How much more do we need? I won't disagree if you ask God for miracles. It's His love that heals. 

We need more people who are serious about prayer on this team. The mysterious thing about prayer is that it is not a tool to get what we want or solve problems. You will never get the satisfaction of explaining the unexplainable from prayer but you will see amazing things.

Please start, continue, or grow in the discovery that comes from seeking truth and dialogue with the author of all observable order and beauty on Earth and in the cosmos. Please ask Him to send Kalumba more comfort.