Baby Update

Many prayers have gone up in recent days on behalf of many little ones. Here is the latest on some of them:

Erin Kirby-



was in church last Sunday with her parents- truly a miracle! Team members Kristen & Jared learned upon return to US that their 2 year old daughter was hospitalized and doctors believed she had either lymphoma or leukemia. Testing ruled out lymphoma and the type of leukemia was being investigated. The next day her test results showed no leukemia- only a viral infection- Praise God for changing the diagnosis!!




Lydia Livesay-


is finally recuperating at home with her family! She is the 3 month old daugher of Tara & Troy, fellow missionaries serving with Children's Lifeline at LaDigue. Lydia was hospitalized for 7 days in PAP after contracting bacterial meningitis. Her test results & CAT scans are excellent now, and after another week of antibiotic injections, she'll be good to go. Praising God for his healing & provision of pediatrician Jen and a wonderful hospital to aid in Lydia's care.

Emily Marie-


continues to improve under Dorothy & Tasha's care. She weighed 5 1/2 lbs on the day we received her and had gained up to 7 1/2 by arrival at Dorothy's Infant Rescue. Thank you Lord for providing knowledgable, skillful & loving hands to hold & care for this sweet angel. Thank you also Lord for providing a mother to share her life giving milk with E-Marie.

I received the following update on E-Marie from Dorothy since this was written:

"Good guests often bring gifts when they come. Tasha has great manners and brought very special gift: a baby girl! She was abandoned somewhere near Cabaret, up the coast from Port au Prince. The police, a judge, and UN soldiers brought the baby to the JBA orphanage. They asked us to keep her here for a while because we specialize in malnourished infants. She will return to the JBA orphanage when she is stronger. She is negative for HIV, TB and syphilis.

They named the baby Emily Marie Francois. If she were an American baby we would guess her age at 7 months. With a Haitian child abandoned out in the countryside it’s anybody’s guess. I doubt that she is more than 12 months and probably not that. She ‘talks’ to us, tries to take away the spoon to feed herself, and ‘dances’ to music. She cannot sit up without help and can only turn from stomach to back. Her thin, wispy orange hair and her hemoglobin of 8.1 confirm long term malnutrition. She weighs 7 lbs 10 oz. and is 22 ½ inches long. Tasha has fallen in love with her and is her primary caregiver."

Jack-Jack (Peanut)-

at 23 months old and 15 lbs he was weak and lethargic on arrival at the clinic, but with Cristina's loving mommy skills, he discovered peanut butter & other yummy things & even soon learned to have preferences- Praise God for his returning strength & playful spirit! He now crawls around everywhere trying to keep up with the other toddlers. He isn't walking yet, but doesn't let that slow him down! His aunt and grandmother have each visited him sporatically, sometimes willing to touch him or hold him- other times unwilling. He will remain at the orphanage where his progress can be closely monitored until he is much stronger.

Ethan-

our 2 year old grandson has recovered from his latest round of ear infections and is not taking any antibiotics for the first time since Sept. A visit to the ENT to discuss & possibly schedule further surgery was encouraging, with the Dr. wanting to wait & see after Ethan's recent improvements! Thank you sweet Jesus!

Reilly, Laney, & Landon-

the other grandchildren are recovering from Coxsackie, a mild virus sometimes called hand, foot & mouth- because of the irritation & blisters there. We are praising God that it is nothing serious. After Reilly's Kawasaki illness a couple of years ago, it's always a test of faith as well as a reminder of God's goodness whenever these little ones are ill.

Thanks to all of you who have prayed ad continue to bring these children and their families before the Lord.

Thank you Lord

You who hold these children dear, you Lord who created them & love them even more than we do,

Lord, that's hard for us to understand or imagine,

yet we know it's true.

Thank you Lord for your perfect way,

your perfect plan.

We praise you Lord for you are perfection.

Amen.