A New Baby Arrives at Treasures of Africa!
In the midst of all the tragedy and bad news on the airwaves, we are thrilled to share the GOOD NEWS of another abandoned baby RESCUED and brought to Treasures of Africa to receive loving care and a new lease on life.
This 6 week old infant, was found abandoned a few weeks ago and left in a plastic bag like trash. After several weeks of recuperation at the local hospital, he was brought to Treasures of Africa Children's Home where he was welcomed with joy and love.
We are naming this new baby - John - which means "Jehovah has been gracious; has shown favor." And we feel like he has been favored of God and so have we - to have him join the Treasures of Africa family! Such joy he has already brought to the house!
Like all our children, baby John will need a sponsor (or a few) to help cover the costs of formula, diapers and staff to care for an infant 24 hours a day.
If you would like to become a monthly child sponsor for Baby John - you can choose your level of sponsorship - $30, $50, $100 or $120 per month which is the full sponsorship. Or consider getting 3 of your friends or family members to join you by each sponsoring at the $30 level and together you can share the joy of covering this precious "treasure" with loving care at Treasures of Africa Children's Home. What a beautiful Christmas gift - being part of rescuing an abandoned baby and helping him start his new year surrounded with loving care and security! Welcome and Merry Christmas baby John!
By Rita Langeland
We can only imagine the anguish of a young mother in Africa who feels she cannot adequately care for her newborn son. Her desperation must have been overwhelming to do what she did on that day. Perhaps she was a single mother with no money and no extended family to help her. We don’t know for sure. All we do know, is that she bravely carried her bundled child to a local church in Moshi, Tanzania and stood in a prayer line. After waiting for a while, as a visiting Bishop prayed for those who patiently stood in line, she asked a nearby woman if she would hold her baby for a moment. Then she disappeared, leaving a bag of baby clothes and her child, in the arms of a stranger.