November
30, 2013
Dear Friends,
I am writing to you today, one for a status update on
Chinyere, my late brother Jude's wife, and another for a new development of need. This is pretty urgent and
requires your prayers and thought and listening to God even if you are unable
to give.
We want to thank you all who have remained committed to helping
assist the children that were just left behind in the passing of my brother.
Your contribution and help has helped them to stay in school. It has helped
provide them food, clothing and medical assistance.
Last year we spent 5,200 USD towards the above mentioned need
categories. As the end of year approaches, we want to thank you for your
ongoing giving and encourage you to continue to fulfill your pledges towards
this project.
Urgent Need for Rose:
Many of you have been following the recent updates on Rose.
There are three types of expected miracles for Rose: 1 is finally diagnosing
her condition, 2 is raising the needed money to treat the condition,
and 3 success in the procedure needed for her restoration.
After over 8 yrs of her suffering, we have finally realized
what Rose has been suffering from. She has a tumor in her spine between c5 and
c7. She needs a surgery as soon as possible. We are thankful for Dr. Camazine, an
American doctor, who two months ago finally diagnosed Rose after almost 10
years of back and forth from the local clinic. The sad story on Rose is that her
condition has deteriorated. We have to take advantage of the time we have to
help restore Rose. She’s pretty much paralyzed and can neither use any of
hands. Nor can she walk. The pictures below will tell the whole story. The
tumor is in a very delicate place (the spine), yes, but the worst of the
situation is the late diagnoses due to lack of normal medical care and
in-experienced doctors.
During the time of
this picture, the tumor was gradually growing inside Rose’s body. She was not
walking normal. They said she had a stroke, but that was not the case.
Psalm 119:153 “Look on my suffering and
deliver me, for I have not forgotten your law”
When I look at my sister, I wonder how many people die in
Nigeria because of conditions that would otherwise be simple in other
countries. The truth is there are thousands of such cases. Had it not happen so
close to me, I would not know. As you
know I have already lost a brother (Jude Agwuocha) due to an abscessed tooth. Could
the Lord be trying to use my family to raise the awareness of this sad and unnecessary
suffering? I would like to know. Meanwhile, I have no enemies. But if I did, I
would not wish this kind of suffering on my worst enemy. This is nothing short
of hell in its mild form.
As I said earlier, Rose needs 3 different stages of
miracles to realize her restoration in a very short period of time.
Miracle #1
What you are looking at is the tumor that is taking over a
huge portion of Rose’s spinal cord. It has been 8 years in the making, and must
be a benign type. Even the doctors say that if we had caught this about two
years ago, that Rose will be walking today.
Miracle# 2
The reason I said that life in Nigeria for the most part is
the closest any one can get to a “mild hell” is that this situation could have
been resolved, but it is almost impossible when healthcare is set at a huge
price that only the rich can reach, like it is in everything else. In fact,
there is no place for the poor in the Nigerian healthcare system. To add salt
to the injury, if you are sick and uneducated, you might as well prepare to
meet your Savior.
The cost to do the surgery is about $10,000 USD. That is
true. I have spoken to the doctors myself, and they won’t even begin the surgery
unless we have 75% of that cost. Will we realize this second miracle in enough
time? The doctors also said to me that if we do not do the surgery between 6
months and 1 year, she will most likely die.
Miracle# 3
Successful surgery procedure: The fear that technology is
still in its most remote state in Nigeria worries me, but given the time and
other constraints, we have no other choice but to have this surgery in Nigeria.
However, we need your most fervent prayer during the surgery. I believe
miracles still happen and will in her case by God’s grace. The verse that gives me confidence in this is
Phil 1:6 “being confident of this, that
he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion…” Rose
needs your prayers. Please pray for God’s grace and wisdom on the doctors and
for God himself to do the surgery through the doctors.
What the $10,000
covers:
It will cover the operation, physical therapy and hospital
stay at the hospital. Two months ago we started to do a fundraiser after Dr.
Camazine diagnosed Rose with a tumor. The fundraiser focused on the MRI diagnosis. It was estimated at $2,000,
but we managed get the MRI done for the price of $1,000. We raised $2,500
through Paypal and Facebook from our friends. At this point, we have $1,500
left from the last MRI fund raiser. With this $1,500, we have $8,500 to go. Can
you help Rose?
Matt 5:16: 13 “You
are the salt of the earth”
How to realize the second miracle: Jacobs Well Foundation, a
nonprofit which has partnered with us, is the available vehicle.
We have partnered with Jacobs Well Foundation to raise these
funds for a tax-deductible contribution for restoring Rose. Please help us realize
the second miracle by sending your tax deductible
contribution to Jacob’s Well
Foundation.
You can make
a tax deductable donation in these ways:
By Check:
1. Checks made payable to: "Jacob's
Well Foundation"
(You can attach a sticky note with
the name Agwuocha on it to designate your donation)
Mail checks to:
Jacob's Well Foundation
177 Hausman Road
Lenhartsville, PA 19534
2. Wire Money Transfer
To wire money
into the Jacob's Well account;
Account Number: 8033254249
Routing Number: 031207607
Account Holder: Jacob's Well Foundation
Bank Name: PNC NA
Bank Address: 431 County Road 513, Califon, NJ
07830
3. Online Donation
Available on our Blog: www.agwuochafamily.blogspot.com
click on Donate Button on the right side of the screen. You will need to have a Paypal account or set one up easily to be able to donate online.
Jacob’s Well Foundation is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization
established to provide support for the families of terminally ill or recently
deceased providers. The organization was
begun in 2006 in response to the needs of a family of eight children who were
losing their father to malignant melanoma.
Since then JWF has continued to provide support for this family as well
as a number of other deserving and needy families. Our administrative needs and expenses are met
by volunteers allowing us to send one hundred percent of donations to the
supported families. As a 501(c)(3)
organization we provide year end donation receipts for tax purposes.
Gratefully Yours,
The Agwuocha’s
