A Liberty University student, along with the help from an NBA star and an LU alumnus, held an event that raised $10,000 and gathered 20,000 shoes that have helped thousands in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Almost 20 years ago, Emmanuel Ntibonera, now an M.B.A. student at LU, was a refugee from the Congo, which was in the middle of a bloody war that left 5.4 million dead. He eventually emigrated to the U.S. with his parents and eight younger siblings.
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