Meredith Wright 
Born healthy, with two strong legs, can you imagine the devastation of Shep Kpankpan Fidele at the reality of amputation due to bone cancer at the young age of 10? Yet now, 5 years later, Fidele’s hope and wholeness is renewed with a prosthesis.
In June, EastPoint, owned by Paul Sugg, partnered with EP Legacy Inc.,(Sugg’s own nonprofit organization) and 1040i for Humanity, (a nonprofit organization out of Oklahoma dedicated to providing aid in the developing world) to travel to Ivory Coast to deliver 15 prostheses. This was where they first met Fidele, but due to the size of his leg they were unable to provide a permanent prosthesis with the right fit so they made a temporary solution until arrangements could be made for Fidele to come to Kinston to receive his permanent prosthetic device!
On August 26th, Fidele, along with his Pastor and 1040i for humanity President, Mike Cousineau, arrived in Kinston for this life changing event. After several days of enjoying local restaurants and attractions, Fidele was thrilled to finally receive his own personal prosthesis with state of the art technology including the socketless socket by Martin Bionics and a Niagara foot. At 15 years old, Fidele will once again be able to go to school and work to help provided necessary financial contributions to his family.
When Fidele was given the temporary prosthesis in June, he said, “now I can really be someone,” according to Cousineau, “It gives him a sense of dignity and mobility.” While here, Fidele even got to meet Miss North Carolina, a co-Anchor for WNCT TV 9. You can see their story here: WNCT TV 9 New Article
Thank you to all who partnered in this exciting journey!
(Jimbo and Wes Perry, Woodmen Water Park, Timmy Lanier of Pizza Villa, Mike Filcher at Simply Natural Creamery, John McPhaul from Chick fil A, Rusty and Michelle Williams and family, Miss North Carolina, WNCT TV 9, EP Legacy, 1040i for humanity, Socketless Socket by Martin Bionics, Niagra Foot)
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