Family Split By Violence Reunited In Lexington

Posted: Feb 10, 2010 9:08 AM
Updated: Feb 10, 2010 9:27 AM

After nine years, a family separated by violence in the Congo was reunited with their mother in Lexington.

Christine Lumumba's three sons and husband now live in Lexington. They moved to the states after Christine was taken from their home in the Congo in 2001. The family had been told she was killed, but in 2008 they got word that she was alive.

The family enjoyed a tearful reunion at the Blue Grass Airport on Tuesday night.

Mapendo International, a humanitarian organization that rescues refugees and reunites families, reunited this Congolese family. For more information on the organization, visit www.mapendo.org .

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    nastiakazadi at Feb 10th 2010 1:10 PM

    I knew Jonathan's family since they came here about 5 years ago. We leaved next door foe a while. Everyone would tell Jonathan that he should look for another woman to marry but he believed that one day he will see his wife again. And then he got a news from one of the Mapendo International that they had found his wife in on of the refugee camps. I saw how this family's straggles through these years and I am so happy that they have found each other. God bless them.

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    Nancy Uwera at Feb 17th 2010 6:54 PM

    I know christine she is so kind and helpful we were together in the plane from Nairobi to Chicago she told me about her family i,m glad finaly they came to meet we are proud of Mapendo international and greatful too for helping us my God bless them abundantly we still have hope even those who are still straggling never loose your hope we have better days!!!!we pray that peace may fill the earth.Africa there is hope!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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    Etienne ngenda at Apr 16th 2010 6:06 PM

    I knew Jonathan when i got here in Lexington Ky in 2008 also by the effort of Mapendo International, it was really sad to see Jonathan's kids and they father livin by them selves straggling with double minded that may be my wife died or she is still alive!!!!
    but the day christine got at Blue grass Air port here in Lexington Ky, it was like she only missed one day because of joy and shadding tears of happness , i was realy happy and more couregious that one day i will meet my wife and kids whom we separeted for so long coze of same situation of our country congo.
    Mapendo international u so great organization Your name mean what you do Mapendo is a SWAHILI name means "Great Love" your Love has been shown to us.
    God bless and expound your territories.

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