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December 5, 2006 Dear Friends, Last week was an exciting week for me. I was able to go on the monthly food drop to the area where Phila is from, (quite a distance from here). While there, I was able to visit with Phila at the hospital for 4 hours...needless to say I was in heaven. Phila, no longer speaks or understands English. My heart melted as he did recognize me, he was sleeping in a crib with another child when I woke him up...He giggled and smiled and after a little while whispered "Mama Mauweeeen". As you will see in the attached picture Phila is doing very well, has gained all his weight back plus some! I got permission to take him outside and have a picnic with him, you will see him sharing some fruit with me. I did get to meet with two social workers and the head of nursing about what will happen to Phila now that he is well. He can not continue to live at the hospital, this child has spent 2 1/2 years of his life in this hospital. As you know from the past I have major concerns about Phila going back home, if he does he will surely die, he came very close on the last time he went home for seven weeks. The meeting went very well, the hospital has agreed to set up a meeting on Dec 19 at the hospital. they agreed to get his Gogo, (grandmother) , their staff and myself will meet to see if she will agree to let him be put in a place of safety. God willing, it will be where I am at or someplace close by ... there are no homes for children in the area he comes from. Please keep him in your prayers and pray for God's hand in this. We know He will do what is best for Phila. I have attached pictures of what a monthly food parcel looks like and also a picture of a local woman from the market area where Phila is from. She and I became friends last year when I made many trips to the hospital to see Phila. Every time she sees me she motions for me to give her my necklace,yes, I give it to her every time. Very unchristian of me, but I now wear necklaces that are not my favorite when visiting that area! I know you will enjoy the picture of Phila, it is such a miracle to see him looking so healthy after the ordeal of last year. Thank you for all your encouraging e-mails! I am truly blessed! Love, |
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-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Christmas Greetings! The children are now out of school for their summer vacation, the new school year will begin in
mid January. The last two weeks have been truly amazing. I had the privilege and opportunity to visit
a very small rural clinic located in a very isolated village. The clinic is situated in the middle
of a valley where no other services are available. Last week I visited the head nurse there and asked
for permission to come this week and hand out baby clothes to mothers in dire need. Mothers walked
quite a distance carrying their babies on their back and then waited in line for three hours before
I was due to pass out the baby clothes. I wish you could have witnessed the joy on the mother's
faces when they saw this was not only baby clothes, but top of the line baby clothes sent by my friend
Sandra, she designs them for her company.
December 21, 2006 Dear Friends, Happy Holidays! |