Every morning Mita waits under a tree for me to bring bottles of formula for her to carry back to her house and baby brother, Kendy. Her mom has 7 children and 'shares' a man with another woman so the result is that neither of the man's families are adequately cared for and the mom isn't sufficiently nourished to provide milk for her baby.
This is their home, a single-room dwelling with the bed in the back partitioned off with a hanging sheet. In the middle of the house is a circle of rocks, used to hold a cooking pot off the ground over a fire. The baby sleeps in the bed with his mom, the rest of the children sleep on the ground.
Several weeks ago, when Kendy was about two weeks old, his mother first brought him to us and told us about her inability to feed him. The baby had been subsiding on sugar water and was pretty pathetic looking. Over the last few weeks he has grown wonderfully and looks to be a healthy, happy baby. When we leave, we'll hire someone to be in charge of preparing the bottles, as the mom's not able to clean the bottles and prepare the formula in a manner clean enough for a newborn.
Every morning Mita waits under a tree for me to bring bottles of formula for her to carry back to her house and baby brother, Kendy. Her mom has 7 children and 'shares' a man with another woman so the result is that neither of the man's families are adequately cared for and the mom isn't sufficiently nourished to provide milk for her baby. 
This is their home, a single-room dwelling with the bed in the back partitioned off with a hanging sheet. In the middle of the house is a circle of rocks, used to hold a cooking pot off the ground over a fire. The baby sleeps in the bed with his mom, the rest of the children sleep on the ground.
Several weeks ago, when Kendy was about two weeks old, his mother first brought him to us and told us about her inability to feed him. The baby had been subsiding on sugar water and was pretty pathetic looking. Over the last few weeks he has grown wonderfully and looks to be a healthy, happy baby. When we leave, we'll hire someone to be in charge of preparing the bottles, as the mom's not able to clean the bottles and prepare the formula in a manner clean enough for a newborn.
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2 comments:
I love your pictures!
Steph, I just spent over an hour reading your entire blog. What an awesome trip you have had. I know that the emotions are many, but what you have done for the Lord's kingdom is not measurable. You are a blessing to all of us, reminding us that we could/should be doing the Lord's work in a more consistant manner. May the Lord continue to bless all that you do.
In Christ....UJ
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