Between the end of May and the beginning of July, the global Hands at Work family battled in prayer for a boy named Promise from Luhonga, DRC. He had a septic wound in his hip which needed urgent attention from a doctor in Goma. However, there were many, serious obstacles, which made this a race against time:
It was during lockdown in DRC
The military proved obstructive and wouldn’t allow Bindu, his Care Worker, through road blocks to get Promise to and from the hospital in Goma
Promise’s mother was initially reluctant to let Bindu take him to hospital
Once these hurdles were overcome, the doctor in Goma needed to agree to treat Promise quickly, which he did, but Hands at Work had to buy the tools needed for the operation
After the operation, Promise needed to be in hospital for three days
He then stayed with Bindu and his family (in a hut with two rooms) so that Bindu could take him to the hospital regularly to have the wound cleaned and drained
There was severe illness in Bindu’s household at the same time (his wife contracted malaria and typhoid).
On 1st July we received the message that Promise had finally gone back home! This story is not just one of prayer warfare and overcoming so many obstacles. As George said, “this is much bigger than Promise. It could potentially bring a paradigm shift in the thinking in Luhonga, which could benefit our children tremendously”. Let’s continue praying fervently for that outcome.