Caring for a Congolese Girl’s Golden Heart
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Twenty-one-year-old Grace Somana knows the concept of loss in a way that few can imagine. She grew up in the Democratic Republic of the Congo without a mother, a father, or any family to call her own. As a toddler, security agents brought her to a children’s center after Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) rebels in Kakalali killed her parents. Left with no trace of her origins, Somana entered life with only God’s guidance and the care of “Mama Marie,” one of the few who remembered her earliest days. Even in the face of such hardship, Somana discovered her calling early.
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