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Help support William Kanyike & our Ugandan family

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As many of you may recall Lauren and I helped to bring a special family  to the U.S. from Africa 10 years ago.  We have known this family for 20 years and they have become family to us.  William was rushed to the hospital on November 30th, 2020 and things escalated quickly to a grave situation.  His body was producing blood clots so quickly that his legs began to harden with little to no blood flow along with the shutting down of his kidneys and intestines.  The doctors called our family together and shared that William would not survive or leave the hospital alive.  He was placed on dialysis and told that his only option was the amputation of both legs.  One leg was amputated at the hip and the other at the thigh, leaving him without either of his legs.  It was touch and go through out his many months in the hospital.  The family was called in numerous times to say their good-byes to William.  As the doctors and medical staff befriended him, he was nicknamed “The Miracle Man” and commended for his hunger  to live and his love for others!  I am writing all this today to plead with our friends and family for financial support.  After being told he would not live, he is now beginning physical therapy  and continues to receive dialysis each week, and will be going home next month.  In the past both he and his wife worked as caretakers for the elderly, now with the amputation of both William's legs he will be disabled and unable to work.  They live on the 3rd floor of an apartment and must move to a more handicap accessible home.  He is a passionate speaker and aspires to go back to preaching after his body heals.  It is my hope that you will join me in helping them financially with not only the move but also with funds to make up for the lack of money until William can find work as a pastor.  They are in a very critical place, please help me by coming together and be the village they need to survive.
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    Organizer and beneficiary

    Sherry Jaquess Welch
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    Graford, TX
    William Kanyike
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