Another quiet hero...RIP Manute Bol

RIP Manute Bol....an immigrant from Sudan...the largest country in Africa, and one that has been oppressed by war and strife for decades.

Just some highlights from this article which cannot give justice to the unselfish life that he lived:

Bol, a Christian Sudanese immigrant, believed his life was a gift from God to be used in the service of others. As he put it to Sports Illustrated in 2004 'God guided me to America and gave me a good job. But he also gave me a heart so I would look back.'


Bol reportedly gave most of his fortune, estimated at $6 million, to aid Sudanese refugees. As one twitter feed aptly put it: 'Most NBA cats go broke on cars, jewelry & groupies. Manute Bol went broke building hospitals.'


When his fortune dried up, Bol raised more money for charity by doing what most athletes would find humiliating: He turned himself into a humorous spectacle..


Bol agreed to be a clown. But he was not willing to be mocked for his own personal gain as so many reality-television stars are. Bol let himself be ridiculed on behalf of suffering strangers in the Sudan; he was a fool for Christ.


During his final years, Bol suffered more than mere mockery in the service of others. While he was doing relief work in the Sudan, he contracted a painful skin disease that ultimately contributed to his death.


 Bol reminds us, the Christian understanding of redemption has always involved lowering and humbling oneself. It leads to suffering and even death.

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704853404575323043046894012.html?mod=googlenews_wsj