Over the course of our lives, we encounter some form of adversity at one point or another, with some obstacles proving to be more difficult than others.
For Oakland Raiders linebacker Andy Mulumba, his family encountered what some would consider extreme adversity while he was a young man, but that adversity has helped him develop into the person he is today.
Mulumba was born in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and lived there for seven years with his family until civil war broke out in the countryside, forcing them to move to the city. Both of Andy’s parents worked for the United Nations, but his father, Martin, wanted to provide his wife and six children with a better opportunity for sustainable life than the one afforded to them in the Congo.