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New Life Home: A Legacy of Life
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Hope for Abandoned Babies of Kenya
"Then he said to them, 'Whoever welcomes this little child in my name welcomes me; and whoever welcomes me welcomes the one who sent me. For he who is least among you all—he is the greatest.'" Luke 9:48
Kenya, like many poor countries is devastated by HIV/AIDS. This immunity-killing disease is responsible for the deaths of 200,000 mothers, fathers, grandparents and children in Kenya each year. The cost of Kenya's AIDS epidemic is greatest for babies who are dependent on their families for development and protection. Some infected and dying mothers make the unthinable choice of abandoning their baby knowing they cannot support the child. The infants are often dropped at clinics or secretly discarded to die. Those who are found are quickly rushed to hospitals or rural clinics where they are stabilized and then brought to their new home, the New Life Home.
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 The New Life Home in Nairobi, Kenya, stands as a beacon of hope in the midst of this painful disaster. The Home's mission is to care for abandoned and orphaned babies and nurture them into normal, healthy children. The Home provides compassionate care and strives to meet the spiritual and emotional needs of the infants as well.
Pip, pictured here, was found in a paper bag on a rubbish heap in the shantytowns around Nairobi. The women who found her wrapped her in three shawls, but she was still so cold that she did not register any temperature. A doctor estimated that she had been born prematurely, at about 28 weeks and was now about four days old. She weighed 2 lbs., 3 oz.
Workers held her as much as possible to let Pip feel loved and to give her the will to live. By December 31, she was gaining weight, a sign she was recovering . On January 9, she smiled! One month later Pip weighed 5.5 lbs and had regained her strength and vitality. With the attention from the staff of New Life Home, she continues on a path toward full recovery and health.
Like Pip's story, the New Life Homes has seen remarkable success by caring for infants reguardless of condition or background. The impact on the communities they serve is clear:
-caring for approximately 160 children throughout 6 regions of Kenya at any one time
-housing, feeding, and caring for approximately 1000 abandoned babies over 12 years
-releasing 675 babies to adoption in loving families
-reversing a positive HIV test in 90% of all infected babies
Donations to the New Life Home provide medications, supplements, nutrition, daily necessities and care-giving professionals. The New Life Home is an example of the incredible impact that modern medicine, dedicated staff, financial support and prayer can have in overcoming the worst plagues faced by humankind.
There are two ways you can help:
1. Make a monthly commitment to help with the ongoing needs of this critical ministry. You will receive regular reports and stories of the lives you are saving.
Make a Monthly Commitment to the New Life Home Project
2. Make a one time donation. You gift will help with immediate needs.
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