February 2023 Persecution Magazine
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Your Hands and Feet<br />
ICC PROJECTS MADE POSSIBLE BY SUPPORTERS<br />
Changing<br />
the world,<br />
one life at<br />
a time.<br />
AFRICA<br />
This Changed What I<br />
Thought My Life Was<br />
Supposed to be About<br />
RESCUE: WIVES & KIDS<br />
The war disproportionately affecting Christians in the Democratic<br />
Republic of the Congo (DRC) uprooted Kavira’s family. Her father,<br />
mother, and three siblings survived an ambush from radical<br />
Muslim terrorists on April 9, 2022, and fled to Beni empty-handed<br />
after their house was set on fire.<br />
At the time, Kavira was in college when her family was forced to<br />
abandon everything they had known.<br />
Kavira was faced with no other choice but to drop out of school<br />
due to her parents’ financial situation. She hoped to continue<br />
school, but with three years of tuition ahead of her, she wasn’t<br />
sure if she’d be able to.<br />
In response to her story, ICC paid for one full year at a new<br />
university where she’ll pursue her ultimate dream of studying<br />
medicine.<br />
“I thank ICC so much for this great support that has been given to<br />
me, because as the time in DRC is very difficult, I had no hope that<br />
I can get such support to go back to school. ...Now I hope that I<br />
will be a strong person to help the suffering people in the DRC<br />
when I complete my studies,” said Kavira.<br />
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<strong>Persecution</strong> | FEBRUARY <strong>2023</strong>
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