04/11/2026
Meet Florence.
The first photo is hard to look at. Florence was 10 years old with a tumor the size of a cantaloupe on her face. She had Burkitt lymphoma — the most common childhood cancer in sub-Saharan Africa, and Uganda has one of the highest rates in the world.
Her parents watched their daughter suffer with no money for treatment and nowhere to turn.
With the help of generous donors, Rehema Health Foundation was able to fund Florence’s surgery in March 2024, followed by months of chemotherapy and radiation. Between treatments, we brought her home to her family — even though home is a mud hut. Because being surrounded by the people who love you gives you the courage to keep fighting.
The second photo was taken in August 2025 when I visited Florence in her village. She’s healthy. She’s smiling. And she’s living her dream — going to school for the first time in a long time.
Florence’s story goes even further. She used to walk a long distance every day to collect water from a muddy, contaminated ground source — the only water her village had. Through a generous donor, we dug a well in her village. Now Florence and hundreds of her neighbors have clean, safe water.
This is what your donations do. This is what’s possible when people care.
People talk about being a good person like it’s something you are. It’s not. It’s something you do. And there is no greater joy than doing something for someone who has no way to repay you.
There are more children like Florence waiting for help. If her story moves you, please consider donating. Even $50 covers a month of transportation to chemotherapy.
www.rehemahealthfoundation.org
