Three new children in Amecet....

This morning, we planned to go to Soroti hospital with Topista and Nathan. So at 9.15 am Esther, Peace and I drove to the hospital. We first went to the orthopedic section. Topista has a club foot and we are going every Tuesday for new plaster around her leg.

We have been there for at least 6 times, we take the cast of at home, to safe time, and they check her foot and put new plaster on.` Today they were going to give a small cut in the tendon and than put plaster for 3 weeks.

At the same time Peace (staff) carried Nathan, he is a boy of 1 year and 10 months, he came to Amecet very malnourished and he could not sit, he gained 2 kg and now he is able to sit, but he can't hold anything in his hands, he is a bit spastic, we took him also to orthopedic before and we were referred to the physio therapy. There they said we should first work at his malnutrition and then come back. So today we went back!!!  They showed Peace the exercises we have to start doing with Nathan. They have hope that he will walk, after time...... Esther was still waiting with Topista, Peace was learning the exercises and I got some phone calls. The social worker of the hospital asked if we had space. There was a baby born with a Cesarean operation, the mother had died that night. Then I got a phone call from Simon, he had two small children in the car, Probation office referred them to us, they were abandoned by their mother, Concerned neighbours brought the children to the Probation office. Simon was on his way and asked if he could bring them to me in the hospital. So I drove home from the hospital with 3 new children, the staff was surprised, but were swinging into action.....

 Daniel and Margaret were in need of a good bath, clean clothes and food. After all that was done they could smile and they were happy. One of the staff brought them to their beds for a nap and they were so happy in their nice clean bed.... 

Baby Philip also got a bath and a bottle. They had only fed him with some sugar water. When I did the intake with the father and the grandmother, they told me that it had come very unexpected. The mother had the Cesarean operation, which went well. But after the operation she got problems with blood pressure and she died 12 hours later. They were now rushing back to the hospital to get transport to bring the body back to the village and to bury. They were very thankful that we were willing to care for the little baby. Philip looked good, but was small, his weight is 2.2 kg. Our nurse, Deborah, took the new children all to the doctor, to be checked.

So we had a busy day, suddenly 3 new children in the house. It is good that we can be there for those little one's. Amun home is getting full, but we are doing well and the renovation work in Amecet home is also going on well.     I pray God for the strength and the health to do what comes on our way....