Lanre Jacob foundation is a Christian Public Charity or Community Foundation established for the offering of hope and encouragement to those affected by the cancer, Dermatofibrosarcoma.

                    

Vision

To offer spiritual solution and physical help to people affected by Dermatofibrosarcoma in Nigeria.

Mission

To work as a Non-profit Christian Organization, for the creation of public awareness about sarcoma cancer, and to offer spiritual, psychological and, financial assistance to people with sarcoma, thereby helping them to have victory over the disease, spiritually, and to overcome the trauma associated with sarcoma, when it is treated medically, and to live normal and productive lives.

Now, Attention for Sarcoma Patients!

In a country where the health of the people is largely neglected, Sarcoma cancer patients are totally left to themselves before, during and after treatments [which, in most cases, come through surgery].

By the grace of God, Jacob’s parents, who were peasant farmers, carried the financial burden of the surgical operations of the cancer growths, until he grew to be able to pay some of the bills. There was no help, either from any government or organization.

Many Sarcoma cancer patients die eventually, because of lack of attention. Others who survive are not provided the easy platforms for integration into the community, so they can be significantly engaged, contribute their quota, and live meaningful lives.    

Lanre Jacob Sarcoma Foundation is established to fill this gap in Nigeria.

Our Belief   

As a Christian Non-profit Organization, we believe in divine healing. We believe that God has provided healing for those who will believe through Jesus Christ. So we offer prayer of faith for those who are afflicted with Sarcoma cancer – or any form of sicknesses – and believe God for result. 

However, we also believe that God has given man the ability to tap into nature to proffer medical solutions to diverse sicknesses and diseases. However, many sicknesses defy medical solution.

Having being secured in the assurance that we are in Christ, what is important is to search the will of God through His Spirit in every situation of our life, including when sickness come, and take step of faith to locate where our healing miracle has been divinely provided – either in the church or in the hospital.

Indeed, all the eight growths in Jacob’s scalp were excised through surgery. It is however a miracle that despite the long history of the cancer on his head, there is no trace of metastasis – a situation in which the cancer cells spread to other parts of the body. Glory to God!

Sarcoma, a Rare, Silent Skin Cancer…

According to medical research, Dermato-fibro-sarcoma is a very rare cancer that appears as tumor on the skin and is usually treated through surgery. It happens to all races of people but it occurs more among the black people.

It is not known, the rate at which this cancer occur to people Nigeria, neither is it certain that there is national data on how many people are dying as a result of this cancer annually in the country. It is believed that, outside the medical circle, very little is known about sarcoma cancer in Nigeria.

Lanre Jacob, the initiator of this Foundation, himself, was hit with dermatofibrosarcoma at the age of ten, and knew nothing about the cancer until after eight surgeries had been carried out on his head!

Who is Lanre Jacob?

Lanre Oluwawomisan Jacob, a Nigerian, is an itinerant Evangelist from Ondo State. He is the President of the Shelter Ministry International. A Hero by Grace, Evangelist Jacob is surely a sign and wonder in our time. He is a true testimony of God’s mercy and grace. At a very tender age, a little growth was found on his head. Later the growth was diagnosed to be Dermato-fibro-sarcoma – a cancerous tumor. Due to its malignancy, the tumors were removed eight times by surgical operations. 

Lanre Jacob is spiritually, mentally and psychologically hail and hearty, moving from town to town, city to city, continuing his itinerant evangelism, preaching and teaching the gospel of grace and mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ.

To be alive is to work!

Apart from being a preacher of the word, Lanre Jacob, an alumnus of the University of Lagos, is also the MD/CEO of Mervellieux-Jah Concepts, a publishing and production outfit in Lagos.

As a book editor, translator, poet and playwright, Lanre has put the cancer experience behind him and courageously uses his writings and messages to inspire the people, especially the Nigerian youths, to arise and see positive opportunities in the midst of the current challenges in the country.

To be saved is to serve!

Despite his commitment to the gospel and writing, however, Lanre Jacob also decided to offer helping hands to people affected by Dermato-fibro-sarcomaprotuberans.

The Lanre Jacob Sarcoma Foundation, as a community charity, hopes to work with well meaning people in Nigeria and across the world, to provide support for those who are traumatized because of the incident of this cancer in Nigeria.

Lanre Jacob believes that with absolute trust in God, better awareness about the cancer and willingness of the society to offer helping hands, more and more people will live to tell their stories, as the Lord is giving him grace to do.

Operations

Currently, our group, under the umbrella of Shelter Ministry, visits hospitals to pray for people with sarcoma and other illnesses, and to offer helping hands as the situations demands, according to the current capacity of the Foundation. We hope to increase our activities to cover the scope of our vision and mission, as the Lord helps us to increase in human, financial and material resources.

Sources of Fund for the Foundation

The primary source of fund for the works of the Foundation will come through the Shelter Ministry and earnings from Lanre Jacob’s creative works. Lanre Jacob has given 40% of the proceeds from his works to the cause of the Sarcoma Foundation.

As a public charity, the Foundation will also receive contributions from a wide range of sources, which include individuals, Corporate Organizations, governments and other NGOs.

Invitation for Stories

Are you a sarcoma survival and will you share your story to encourage and give hope to others? Do you know any Sarcoma patient who may need our prayer, counsel or other assistance? We would like to fill this page with personal stories that offer hope and encouragement to people learning about sarcoma. Please consider sharing your story.

Are you a Medical Doctor or medical personnel?

Will you share your knowledge about dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans? 

Please enrich our page with your knowledge of sarcoma cancer, for the benefit of awareness about the sarcoma in Nigeria and across the globe. Thank you.

Please note: Lanre Jacob Sarcoma Foundation is being incorporated. Any call or letter for donation, in the meantime, should be disregarded by the public. The Foundation will inform the public of its fund raising activities as soon as the process of incorporation is completed.