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A pregnant woman (age uncertain) came from afar, looking for a place to lay her head. A compassionate family in Soddo (southern Ethiopia) offered their outdoor kitchen where she could lay her tired body to rest. A short time later, she gave birth to a baby girl, and then the birth mother disappeared into the night!
The family contacted the local police, who brought the baby to a Christian World Adoption child-care facility the very next morning. She still had her umbilical cord attached, afterbirth and straw sticking to her body. Her hands, feet and legs where blueish in color, so she was hospitalized immediately. A doctor examined her, cut the cord, and later brought into a home to begin feeding with a dropper. Initially she could not suck, but later that same night, her reflexes responded and she started sucking! A compassionate family took turns in the feeding routine for hours. After a second cleansing bath, she was massaged with lotion to increase her blood circulation.
After two long nights, they discovered the baby was septic. Antibiotic treatments were started immediately. She was admitted to the hospital, carefully observed, and later returned to the orphanage for ongoing care.
This baby girl is a little survivor. She regained her strength and her body functions normalized. Like a typical newborn, she responded to the attention, care, and love given by the orphanage staff. We know that she will be placed with a permanent, loving family soon.
This is not a dramatization, but a true story. It’s just one of several similar stories we could tell every week—stories we’d like to change for thousands more children in Ethiopia.
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