Donations

You can donate through our church or

via Papal at the bottom of this page.

Dear Friends,

Our family has been deeply moved by the generosity of friends throughout Charlotte and the world. The expressions of support through emails, cards, prayers, and gifts for John, have been far greater than we could have ever imagined. The gifts he has received from around the nation brought a smile to all of our faces. John has thoroughly enjoyed it! We sincerely appreciate all of you thinking of us in such a special way at this challenging time in our lives. Your generosity means more than you know.

Many of you have asked what we need, what John's needs are, what you can do, and offered to help. John was receiving great care here in Charlotte. However, since March we have been traveling back and forth to New York city on a monthly basis for John to have some advanced cancer treatments that are only offered at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center (MSKCC). MSKCC see's two hundred of the five hundred children that are diagnosed with Neuroblastoma (NB) each year. They see more NB patients than almost all of the other hospitals in the country combined. They have a large team of doctors and nurses that only work with Neuroblastoma cancer, they are the best of the best!

The health insurance deductibles and prescription costs for John are a significant burden on us financially. MSKCC is considered a non-preferred provider, therefore our insurance company will only pay 70% of what they deem as "reasonable and customary", the balance of which we are responsible to pay. For example, just the deductibles for insurance and prescriptions over the past four months have exceeded thirteen-thousand dollars. The costs of surgery to remove his tumor and post-operative care for John at MSKCC in March exceeded fifty-thousand dollars.

We would like to take this opportunity to make available an avenue for you to help us in a very tangible way. Anyone wanting to assist us in this effort can make a donation in one of two ways: mailing in a contribution or using PayPal's secure internet based donation system. Any size contributions is appreciated and no amount is too small, whether it be $1 or $100, we will appreciate it.

Contributions received will be used to assist with expenses for John's medical care and will be placed in a specifically designated account. In the event that contributions received through the church are greater than the financial need, the funds will be used by the church to benefit other local families in crisis.

If you are not familiar with John's diagnosis, he was diagnosed with stage IV Neuroblastoma on December 14, 2006, one day before his sixth birthday. Neuroblastoma is a rare childhood cancer. Feel free to visit http://thesumralls.org for a full update.

For those interested, our church has agreed to assist us in the fight for John's life. If you would like to assist us in an effort to help fund John's cancer treatment, please make checks payable to: New Life Church and write Benevolence Fund in the memo field. Please do not write "For the Sumrall's" directly on the check. Rather, include a short note with the check stating your desire to assist in John Sumrall's medical expenses along with your name and address. If you would like the contribution to remain anonymous, specify that on your note as well. The church will not share with us the source of any anonymous contribution. In accordance with IRS regulations for 501(c)(3) organizations, the church will issue a receipt for contributions. Receipts are normally sent out by the church in January of the year following the contribution (1/2008). If interested, please mail contributions to:

New Life Church
Attn: John Sumrall Benevolence Fund
PO Box 975
Pineville, NC 28134
(704) 541-5072

or use PayPal below to send a secure donation.

Sincerely,

Rick, Dinki, George, James and John Sumrall

The Lord Jesus is the key to John's healing. We are so grateful for his healing touch.

John Sumrall, age 9 - Neuroblastoma Cancer Survivor!