Gabriel’s Heart Project

Dear friends,

Many of you have heard me tell the story of 10-year old Gabriel (See A Day in the Life of Humanity), a boy in the D.R.Congo with a severe heart condition called ‘tetralogy of fallot.’  I recently received an e-mail from the Congo alerting me that he has not been doing well and has been in and out of the hospital incurring expenses that his father, who is a painter with 8 other children, simply cannot afford.  While this news was weighing heavily on me, I received a call that there is a surgeon in India who is willing and able to perform the necessary, life-giving surgery that Gabriel needs.  All I need to do is raise $10,000 for the medical supplies and medicine needed for the surgery, along with the airfare to send Gabriel and his father to India.  An anonymous donor has already agreed to match all donations up to $5,000, so we are already half-way there!

A situation I once wrote off as impossible now seems to be filled with hope, and I am excited at the possibility of standing with others to not only save Gabriel’s life but to make a statement that life is precious and valuable in a country where so many have lost their lives due to war and disease.  If you would like to join me in this effort to send Gabriel to India for surgery, to intertwine your own life with the life of a precious child across the world, please PRAY and contact me, kmenglund@gmail.com, for details on how you can give to “Gabriel’s Heart Project”.  I will be sure to keep you updated as Gabriel’s story moves forward.

Thank you!