Our purpose here in Malawi is to open our home to babies, 0 to 18 months of age, who are in crisis and provide food and loving care for them until a longer range solution for them can be found. We provide this care until the child is old enough to eat solid food and can be returned to their family. If their family is unable to care for them, then we have to look at placing them in a foster or adoptive home. This is not easy because most Malawians struggle to feed their own families and many are already providing for extended family members. Adoption is also a new idea here and so far most people that adopt are expatriates that are working in Malawi for a period of time. Unlike Madonna, you have to live in Malawi to be able to adopt a child.
Five of our seven babies will need to have homes found for them. We are unsure about the other two. We received a call from a family in Blantyre (southern Malawi) that wants to adopt a baby girl. We have Leya who is 5 weeks old, but her relatives must first agree to the adoption. This is not always easy because you first have to locate them and that requires that the social worker tracks them down. The social workers never have transport money so if we want this to happen we have to drive them to the villages. Please pray that this adoption will happen and little Leya will have a permanent home.
Today Mphatso’s father came to the social welfare office and asked to see him. I took him there and was sure that the father would want him back because he is so healthy now and has begun to eat solid food. The father was very happy to see him so healthy but instead of wanting him back he said that we could keep him for 18 years. I always assumed that he would return to his father, so now we need to find a permanent home for him too.
Please pray that we can find homes for Bridget, Blessings, Mphatso, Leya and Jacob. If we find homes for these babies then we will have room to save more babies.
p.s. My children think we should adopt a few but this mom is feeling older every day. I wish international adoptions were allowed here as I’m sure I would have many takers for these babies.
Lisa
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Our adoption journey began when we became aware of the issues in Lesotho. Same problem there though; no international adoption laws. The good news is that a change is in the air. A few Dutch families have been allowed to adopt now, and there is talk of possiblities opening up with other countries. I hope and pray everyday that the "right" thing will happen when it comes to these regulations. I am SOOO sad that some nations cannot take care of their children, but I am even more heart broken that no one else is allowed to either.
Your ministry is a true blessing in the interim. The babies are flourishing in an environment of love, care and Godliness. Thank you SOO much for answering His call.
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