Update!

 

 

Kobe wrote me today to give an update on CongCong and I wanted to pass it along to all of you who are praying. Here is the update:

 

Hi,

I am all right and so is congcong. He is good. He just finished his 4th treatment and he is doing ok. We were talking about climbing the mountains 2 weeks ago, so maybe we will do that later... These were taken when he was having the 4th treatment. My gf and a friend from BMH named Emma went to see him too, Emma (on the right of the picture) brought him the flowers( the hospital didn't allow people to bring flowers inside the patient room but I said " it is for the doctor( pretend that I was visiting a doctor)", so they let us in haha. Actually it was for the doctor or the nurse, because once they found the flower, they would take it away.

CongCong is alright now, don't worry... I am really grateful!

Kobe

Letters of love and hope needed!

Do you love opening up a cheerful "get well" card when you are sick? CongCong's battle against leukemia continues. It has been several months since we first heard of this orphan's fight for his life. Wouldn't it be great if we could send a package to China filled with cards for him to open and arrange near his hospital bed? Since his cancer treatments continue, let's continue to deliver God's love and hope to CongCong.

Here is what you can do:
1. Make or buy a card. CongCong loves pictures. You can include a picture of your family or if your kids want to draw CongCong a picture that would be great too!
2. Send it to the Bring Me Hope office before Monday July 16. We will collect your cards and mail it to China!

Bring Me Hope Foundation: CongCong

2169 Green Canyon Road

Fallbrook CA 92028

After 5 days of a high fever last week, CongCong was excited to have Kobe visit the hospital on Sunday. The two friends were able to talk and open up some mail sent from the States.

Kobe said that his friend was weak, but in really good spirits and excited to recieve a picture. He loved the bright paint colors and his favorite part was a flying bird which he thought was pretty fun.

Some other news that has brightened up CongCong's life recently is that God has answered a prayer in BIG way. In a way only God can accomplish, CongCong was connected with a fellow "brother" who lives in China working with university students. This friend and the students he works with, have taken on the job of being CongCong's IN China encouragement team with gusto! They started a QQ group (Chinese instant messaging) to chat with him since his hospital days have often been a mix of lonliness and boredom.  They are praying for CongCong and they have even given him several amazing gifts that will encourage CongCong in his faith and make hospital life more comfortable, like an mp3 player with Chinese worship music. God is good! 

Psalm 9:10 Those who know your name will trust in you, for you, LORD, have never forsaken those who seek you.

Visit with CongCong

I was blessed to get to meet CongCong in person 2 weeks ago.  I saw him at the orphanage while he was briefly out of the hospital between his chemo rounds.  CongCong heard I was coming to visit the orphanage (I was there adopting my new son!) and wanted to personally thank me for all the help and support that everyone has given him.

CongCong was grateful for everyone praying for him.  Thanks to a donation that came into Bring Me Hope in honor of CongCong, I was able to personally hand deliver this blessing to him directly.  CongCong is a new christian learning about Jesus, and he is amazed that all these people across the world CARE about him and PRAY for him. 

A special thank you to YOU for praying, donating, and emailing CongCong.  We are all helping him by showing him that Jesus loves him and we are all his brothers and sisters through Christ.

Chemo and Cake

CongCong started his 2nd round of chemo last week. This "aged-out" orphan in Xi'an, China needs your prayers. The strong chemo medicine is making him feel very sick and weak. Please pray 1) for CongCong's strength and 2) the treatment would be effective against the leukemia!

Kobe and some friends went to the hospital on Friday to visit CongCong. It turns out that Friday was actually CongCong's birthday! Kobe and his buddies brought CongCong a cake and watched him blow out the candles. It is a little after the fact, but late is better than never...would you send CongCong a little birthday greeting? Let's shower him with birthday e-mails! It is hard to spend your birthday in the hospital and since this 2nd round of treatment is so rough, I bet he will enjoy some happy birthday wishes all the more!

Please e-mail: EncourageCongCong@gmail.com

Update!

I wanted to share the latest e-mail I just received about CongCong! He has finished with his first round of treatment. The orphanage director who is helping with CongCong's medical bills, has kindly offerred to let him stay at the orphanage for the time being. Kobe said he believes CongCong will be out of the hospital for about 10 days or less. Take a look at this picture of CongCong leaving the hospital for a few days "vacation". He looks pretty happy!
Please be praying for 1) CongCong's recent lab results. Pray that he will be able to start his 2nd round of treatment soon! 2) Also, please pray that he stays healthy and free from infection!



Hey Lyndsey,
CongCong is good and he came to visit me in my school this morning! We talked about his future... I just wish my friend good all the time.
CongCong will check his blood cells tomorrow and then we will see whether he can get the 2nd treatment. The orphanage put him into a dorm with other little and cute children round 10 years old and they treat him very well.
He keeps his eyes on our Father since he got treatments. So that's a good thing right?
Thank you for your kindness!
Kobe


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若有拿家中的财宝要换爱情，就全然被藐视。

WOW!

WOW! Your kindness and thoughtfulness is simply overwhelming! Thank you to each and every one of you who has taken time out of a busy schedule to send a note of encouragement to CongCong! As of this afternoon at 3:00, CongCong has received 139 emails from all over the USA, one email from the Philippines, one from Ireland and even an email from Spain!

Thank you for being James 1:27 in action! You heard of a young man who is hurting and responded! CongCong doesn't have a mom to tell him he is loved or a dad to sit with him in the hospital room and give him a hug. But, thanks to you he now has 139 letters telling him that he is NOT ALONE!

Let's keep it up! If you haven't had a chance to send an e-mail yet, please do! CongCong is still in the hospital receiving chemo treatments and his days are quite lonely. Let's keep up the encouragement!

Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress... James 1:27