'My
Son Has Life!'
Faith Sustains a Family During
a Long Journey to Mercy
A family's trek across two African nations
left them penniless and far from home,
yet filled with gratitude for the generosity,
love, and care that healed their infant
son.
Finella recalls the reaction she faced
after the birth of her son, Tamba, whose
forehead was disfigured by a large tumor. "Throw
the child away," was the painful
advice Finella received.
Unwilling to abandon their suffering
baby, Finella and her husband, Ishaka,
took him from their village in Sierra
Leone to Freetown, the capital. They
spent their savings on useless medicines.
Still, they refused to give up hope and
were blessed with a miracle.
Dr. Sandra
Lako at the New Steps Centre, a Mercy
Ships clinic in Freetown, helped them
get to the Africa Mercy docked in Liberia,
nearly 250 miles away, where surgeons
saved the boy's life.
Today, Tamba sleeps
peacefully on his hospital bed while
his father marvels.
"I just cannot say thank you enough," he
says of Mercy Ships. "Financially
I lost everything, but now my son has
life." |
Although
they were urged to abandon
their son, faith led them hundreds
of miles from their remote
village to the Africa Mercy,
where surgeons removed the
congenital tumor from the infant’s
forehead. |
(AFTER)
"Now I truly know there
is a God who cares for me and
my family," says Ishaka
who, with his wife, Finella,
are overwhelmed by the love and
acceptance of Mercy Ships supporters,
crew, and surgeons who saved
the life of their son, Tamba. |
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