BABY ROSILDA, 4 MONTHS OLD, HAS SERIOUS MALARIA For 3 weeks, we have battled Rosilda’s malaria. First, with 2 different kinds of oral malaria meds, then finally taking her to the hospital for IV treatment on Wednesday. She awoke that day from her mid-day nap crying, and wouldn’t take a bottle. Her temperature was 38C under the arm, about 101F. She was one sick little baby,
REGGIE MAKES SINGING DEBUT! This little lady is Reginalda, the infant who had the bone TB given to her by her mother while she was in utero. For a whole year, Reggie underwent treatment and did very little growing. But after she was free of the bone TB, she grew fast and is now 3 years old! She attends our Little Disciples pre-school classes and loves to sing. Reggie
JUMAIDA HOME AFTER BOUT WITH PNEUMONIA! Jumaida is finally home after developing pneumonia with a severe cough over last weekend. Her last blood tests shows her Hemoglobin is up to 11, which means her body is making red blood cells, PTL! Her weight is down to 6.3kg/14 lbs. and she is now 2 years and 9 months old. Yes, she is skeleton skinny, but playing in
JUMAIDA WITH COMPLICATIONS On Monday, Jumaida needed an emergency blood transfusion. The malaria she had just defeated caused her hemoglobin to drop dangerously low (8.4 down to 6.4 in 5 days)! That’s a true emergency! The call came at 3pm as the hospital staff needed permission for the transfusion. I was impressed as the hospital staff had her transfusion completed by 6:30pm! To accomplish this, they had to
JUMAIDA IN HOSPITAL Jumaida was taken in last Tuesday for her follow up lab test to make sure all her malaria was gone. The malaria was gone, but the Dr. didn’t like her other lab results. Due to her lack of appetite after completing her malaria treatment, her blood sugar was down, and she just didn’t have much energy. The Dr. decided to admit her for
JUMAIDA SUFFERS SETBACK Monday this week, Jumaida’s body began to swell in all limbs plus her face. This usually means anemia, but her lab work showed a Hemoglobin of 9.9. The culprit proved to be a mild case of malaria causing a protein deficiency. She was placed on medication, and sent home with orders for a high protein diet of eggs, Hypo cereal, and several vitamins. Baby Jumaida
3 ORPHANS ADMITTED TO FOOD PROGRAM These 3 little girls, ages 4, 5, and 6, and their grandmother walked into our mission station on Tuesday this week. The girl’s mother had just passed away from a longtime illness. The father left them over 3 years ago just before the mother became ill. It was obvious the granny needed all the help she could get. We started
TRULY A LIFE SAVING RESCUE On Thursday, a father who’d lost his wife 3 weeks ago, brought his malnourished 6‑month-old son named Denisio (Dee-knees-ee-oh) for his 2nd weigh in for infant formula. After 7 days in his Father’s care, Denisio’s weight had dropped 200 grams from the previous week, which he couldn’t afford to lose since he is the size of a 4‑month-old. The milk in
BABY SOPHIA IS WITH JESUS Sophia fought hard, overcoming the diarrhea, but developed pneumonia on Saturday. Even with the best antibiotics available, her little body couldn’t fight off this killer illness. She went into severe respiratory distress on Monday afternoon, and passed away a few hours later. Thank you for your prayers for her, as she was such a sweet little girl. Our only comfort is knowing that she
BABY SOPHIA, FIRST BABY TO JOIN US IN 2026 Baby Sophia’s Grandmother presented this infant to us on Thursday morning weighing only 4kg/8.8 lbs. at 4 MONTHS of age. Director Anna and I immediately whisked the infant off to the hospital. She is very weak and in critical condition due to dehydration and diarrhea, as she barely consumed a small amount of formula. The hospital staff placed an