Continuing our review of some of our special "That One Persons" in Uganda.
Jamil is a 10 year old boy from Palissa Uganda. He had been written off by his family and it
was assumed that his massive eye tumor would end in his death. Jamil had a tumor behind his right eye that
caused his eye to swell and severely bulge out of the socket. He had lost his vision in that eye about 2
years before and, because of this problem, people in his village were scared of
him because they thought that he was cursed. At 10 years old, and very smart,
he had not been allowed to start school because of the problems this eye issue
caused. His parents had abandoned him,
so he lived with his grandparents and uncle’s family. Jamil had been seen by an ophthalmologist in
September of 2011. When it was found out
that his surgery and care would cost $700 usd, the family felt that that could
not come up with the money. The family had
lost much of their hope. They did,
however, continue to pray.
After hearing of Jamil in March, then getting to meet him in
early April, the Due Unto Others medical team, from Duncan Oklahoma, felt God
calling them to go above and beyond for Jamil, showing God’s love to Jamil and
his family. A repeat CT scan showed that
his tumor had grown by 50% in 6 months. After
visiting the eye surgeon to schedule the surgery, the Due Unto Others team was
stuck in traffic, with Jamil in the van.
A street preacher was excitedly telling those in traffic, in the Luganda
language, about Jesus. As he was fervently
preaching and spit was flying everywhere, he suddenly stopped, turned, and
looked straight at Jamil and pronounced for all to hear, in perfect English, that
“God is going to heal that boy”!
Through funding of generous Christian people, from many
churches around Oklahoma, Jamil was able to have the operation to remove his
tumor. Our God did “Heal that Boy”! The love shown to Jamil and his family made a
ripple through the village. After
healing from his surgery, Jamil was allowed to start school. Once shunned and considered an outcast that
was sure to die, Jamil is now big man on campus, as God has shown him special
attention, healing and mercy. Again,
through generous giving of caring Christians, Jamil has his school paid for.
One in five Ugandan children dies before there 5th
birthday. What if we could reach THAT
one person?
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