This morning a very small baby came to the Child Center. She was a little girl named Fahima. She was born early – 7 months. She only weighed 1.4 kg. (3 pounds). The baby was strong and vigorous. She was 2 weeks old; her birth weight was 1.2 kg. She is gaining weight and nursing well. If she was in the states she would probably still be in the hospital. Fahima’s mother and grandmother were very proud of the preemie clothes, hat and socks. She was so small that even the tiny preemie socks did not want to stay on her feet.
Hero, the Nestlé’s representative for our area stopped by for visit this morning after he finished his presentation at the hospital. He was the guest speaker for the nurses’ continuing education class today. He is such a nice guy; he also has his Ghanaian nursing license. He is planning on setting for his stateside nursing examine. Steve had a set of the NCLEX nursing flash cards that he gave him so he could study while he was traveling around and in his spare time. Hero brought 3 nutritional officers with him today. Hero is more proud of the Child Center and what we are doing than we are. He wanted to show the nutritional officers everything. Nestles is the company that makes the baby formula and cereal that we give the orphan children.
The people next door that tapped the waterline last week were digging again today. We thought that maybe they were going to tap another line to feed the other buildings. I stuck my head over the fence and asked what they were doing. They said they were taking out the newly laid pipe and putting in larger pipe because the water company turned the water on this morning and they did not get any water. They think that if they put in bigger pipe they will get more water. We have tried to tell everyone that the gravity fed over head water tank in Yendi does not have enough pressure to get to our area because everyone along the way have tapped the water. When the water finally gets to us; we are at the end of the line. There is no pressure or water left. A bigger pipe won’t help; but no one listens to us. That is why we have gone to harvesting our own rain water.
This morning Zorash called and said that one of the ladies in her area had made a fresh batch of shea butter. We bought 3 calabashes so we would have it when we make diaper rash ointment next time. After the harvest season is over the cost goes up. We like to buy it when the price is low. It doesn’t eat anything or cost us anything to store it so why not save a few pennies.
Thank you for the love, prayers and support.
In His Service,
Steve and Kandie
