First off, how can you resist a face like this?? 
Simple answer... you can't. Everyone loves a baby- from child to grandparent, there is just something about babies that take us all captive. I recently had the opportunity to escort a team and some of our LCH kids to St. Kizito's Baby Home. I have written about it before, but as a recap: This home is under the Catholic church and is run by some wonderful sisters and staff members who take in abandoned babies or those whose parents are in extreme poverty and cannot manage to care for the baby. There are currently around 50 babies, ages newborn to 4 years old living at St. Kizito. Truely, God's hand is upon these children because without the care receive here, they would likely not make it through their first days or weeks of life.
Simple answer... you can't. Everyone loves a baby- from child to grandparent, there is just something about babies that take us all captive. I recently had the opportunity to escort a team and some of our LCH kids to St. Kizito's Baby Home. I have written about it before, but as a recap: This home is under the Catholic church and is run by some wonderful sisters and staff members who take in abandoned babies or those whose parents are in extreme poverty and cannot manage to care for the baby. There are currently around 50 babies, ages newborn to 4 years old living at St. Kizito. Truely, God's hand is upon these children because without the care receive here, they would likely not make it through their first days or weeks of life.
One of the first children we met at the home was wearing a shirt that our LCH kids had donated to the home. They were surprised and happy to see that although they too are orphans, they were making a difference in other orphans' lives.
Mary playing with Sebastian
Mukasa and Derrick pushing scooters around with their new friends.
Again, everyone loves a baby. These girls (Florence, Mary, and Peace) could not get enough of this little one.
Derrick and his new friend.
Who can stick their tounge out the farthest?
Peace and Mary giving some love to these little one.
The bright little girl with the beautiful smile is Nakito. She was my favorite little one. As soon as she saw me enter the room she would waddle over with her arms wide open for a hug. Ibelieve the Sisters said these two are twins.
Florence pushing the baby on the swing.
more swinging
Florence and Peace
All the LCH kids with Sister Mary.
(Mary, Florence, Mike, Mukasa, Derrick, and Peace)We pray that the Lord would continue to strengthen these babies and the workers who tirelessly effort to give them more than they would have in "the real world". We also pray that as the babies are in the home, their parents (if they are there) would be wise and responsible with their money that they may become financially stable and ready to recieve their child back into the home once they reach the age of four.
Jesus loves the little children. All the children of the world. Red and yellow, black and white. They are precious in his sight. Jesus loves the little children of the world.
4 comments:
my favorite blog yet!! g.
seriously those pics made my heart melt...LOVED seeing your kids loving on those little ones!!
thanks for sharing Nat. I'm working at a similar type of place in my hometown in the u.s. wish i could be overseas, but love that you can let me get a window's view into what's going on through your blog.
Natalie, how beautiful and how powerful to see the children loving the babies in this home! Thank you for sharing and for shepherding their little hearts.
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