To Die in Homeland Was His Last Wish
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"During the trip he didn't want to eat or drink or anything, he just wanted to get home," said Balex Kabamba of Winnipeg. The nurse volunteered to accompany the couple to Kinshasa where they were reunited with loved ones they thought they'd never live to see again.
"I'm telling him 'One more flight -- in three hours we'll be in Kinshasa'," Kabamba told [Abedi Kipala], who responded "'In Kinshasa?' He knew."People wishing to contribute to MCC's relief work in Congo can do so by mailing their donation to Mennonite Central Committee, 134 Plaza Drive, Winnipeg, MB, R3T 5K9. Donations should be made out to MCC and marked "Congo emergency assistance." They may also be made online at mcc.org/donate or by calling the nearest MCC office at 1-888-622-6337.See the full content of this document
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To Die in Homeland Was His Last Wish
After reunion in Congo his dream came true
An elderly refugee from Winnipeg has had his final dream come true -- he arrived home in Africa in time to die.Abedi Kipala, who was over 90 years old, and his wife Eveli, 82, were greeted b...See the full content of this document
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