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“I have never felt love and care like this in my whole life...I am so grateful because I now feel better in my body.” - Saendo 26 <strong>Persecution</strong> | FEBRUARY <strong>2024</strong>
ICC’s Hope House offers more than an education lesson and a meal. It offers children the chance to learn about the Bible and grow their relationship with God. “Our intention is to get these children educated and to bring them to the knowledge of Christi Jesus because our country and continent depends on what we can do with and for these children today,” said Daniel. “We conduct our Bible study every Friday and one of our central goals is to lead them to know Christ despite the place where the situations of life have put them.” SAENDO’S MEDICAL JOURNEY One of the situations Daniel found himself in was during the beginning stages of Hope House when he met Saendo and another classmate. “We were moved by the pains and sufferings that two of our students were going through life-threatening health challenges: one with heart disease and another with a cancerous wound on his leg,” said Daniel. “We took them to the hospital. The one with the wound had a series of surgeries before being discharged.” Saendo was told that his condition had progressed too much to undergo surgery. He was treated for other health complications to make him comfortable. “He was discharged and regularly goes to get check-ups,” said Daniel. Both boys had lost their fathers and were being taken care of by their mothers who were facing their own challenges, making it impossible for the boys to receive the medical care they so desperately needed. Saendo was born with a heart condition which has deteriorated due to his family’s inability to afford medical care. “I personally could not hold back the pain when I came across the kids in these conditions, and therefore arranged for these interventions. I am still monitoring them and giving necessary support,” said Daniel. ICC has helped Saendo with monthly medical and basic care. Since then, he has begun to feel better. Our volunteers describe him as nearly a new person. “I lack the words to properly express my joy and gratitude to God and ICC for giving me life,” said Saendo. “Right now, I feel a great deal of hope. I have never felt love and care like this in my whole life. I am really surprised that people I have never seen took up my treatment and footing every single bill for me and are providing food support for me and my family. I am so grateful because I now really feel better in my body.” SHARING THE LOVE OF CHRIST This is the boy who originally described his life as being “relegated to a dark corner, laying there and waiting for death to come snatch me up with its cold arms.” Instead, Saendo, along with many of the other children at Hope House, was snatched up with the love and mercy that only comes from the Lord. “Our prayers to God are to give these children and their parents a Christ-like heart through this school. In the face of the persecution that they are going through, we hope to make them leaders after God’s heart as shining testimonies of the love and forgiveness that Christ has shown to the world by dying on the cross. We pray that God would help us make a community school after Christ’s heart,” said Daniel. *Name changed for security purposes PERSECUTION.ORG 27
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