Two weeks ago an administrator and the head doctor at a local hospital contacted the police about an abandoned baby. Praises that she was left at the hospital and not somewhere outside. The police know Mama Arlene Brown and recommended the administrator and physician bring this 6 1/2 lb week old baby to the home, a safe haven. But it is so much more than a home. It is a family of 46 brothers and sisters and many mamas that share their love. And nourishment not only for her stomach but food for her soul.... spiritual nourishment. She is now called Jenny. Jenny has a chance in life like many of the other children at the Urukundo Home.
A chance like Lucie. She arrived as an 11 year old in 2006. She came from a family of 5. Her mother died young as well as her her brother and sister. Then her father died in a road accident. Her grandmother was a widow and loved her. But she worried what would become of Lucie if she died. Lucie is now a beautiful girl of 18 and still keeps in touch with her grandmother. She has a sense of humor that we all love and wants to be a pastor. WE KNOW WHAT SHE HAS BECOME!!!
Dada, her real name is Pacifica, lived in a neighborhood where the first location of the Urukundo Home was located. She was a child of laborers that had died and lived only with her grandmother. At 11 years old, in 2006, she would go to school with Lucie and others from the Urukundo Home. Soon she was sleeping at the home and eating meals there. Slowly she became a part of the Urukundo family. When the home moved to it's current location, Dada and her grandmother asked if she could come with the other children. Mama Arlene said yes but told her she must stay in contact with her grandmother, her only family. Dada is wonderful with the children, is creative and wants to make a difference. WE KNOW WHAT SHE HAS BECOME!!!
The reason I mention Lucie and Dada is the fact that in September they were a part of a social event at Gasogi Secondary School where they attend. The school has a Worship Center and the two girls were chosen as leaders in the worship service. It is an honor for both girls to have been chosen by their classmates. WE KNOW WHAT THEY HAVE BECOME!!!
Let's celebrate the JOY of life, knowing that children with hope, love and faith can become someone special.
*Jenny being delivered to Mama Arlene
*Vestine, one of our loving mamas, holding Jenny
*Dada, Mama Arlene, Lucie
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