Rescued From the Pit
“I went down to the land whose bars closed upon me forever; yet you brought me up from the pit, O Lord my God.” Jonah 2:6
A woman usi
ng the new pit toilet hears a baby crying. It sounds near. Can it be? The crying is coming from the men’s side.!! She looks down but can see nothing because of the darkness and depth. She runs to get the village headman.
As the crying persisted the villagers tore down the brick walls of the latrine and put a ladder down the hole. A tiny baby was discovered there at the bottom of the non functioning pit latrine – 10 feet down. Dumped by her mother, she was left to die. Amazingly, she s
urvived her 10 foot drop and was taken to Central Hospital for observation. The nurses named her Chindikani, which means praise to God (for saving her from the pit). No one knew where she came from or if she had any family. Social Welfare called the crisis nursery – there was no other place to turn. Our staff went to rescue her and she is now snug in her new home. Babies like this have nowhere else to go. Abandoned, or in a situation where care cannot be given, they would die without the crisis nursery intervention
.
Chindikani is a beautiful baby who eats well and sleeps even better. Calm and easy going, it is hard to imagine someone throwing her away. With loving care and lots of feeding she is now doing very well. Meanwhile, her mother has been caught by the police and is being charged with attempted murder. She is 18 years old, and has another child who is about 3. The father is not known. Because she has no family,(the mother will not be allowed to keep her) Chidikani will probably be put up for fostering and later, adoption.
A woman usi
ng the new pit toilet hears a baby crying. It sounds near. Can it be? The crying is coming from the men’s side.!! She looks down but can see nothing because of the darkness and depth. She runs to get the village headman.As the crying persisted the villagers tore down the brick walls of the latrine and put a ladder down the hole. A tiny baby was discovered there at the bottom of the non functioning pit latrine – 10 feet down. Dumped by her mother, she was left to die. Amazingly, she s
urvived her 10 foot drop and was taken to Central Hospital for observation. The nurses named her Chindikani, which means praise to God (for saving her from the pit). No one knew where she came from or if she had any family. Social Welfare called the crisis nursery – there was no other place to turn. Our staff went to rescue her and she is now snug in her new home. Babies like this have nowhere else to go. Abandoned, or in a situation where care cannot be given, they would die without the crisis nursery intervention
.Chindikani is a beautiful baby who eats well and sleeps even better. Calm and easy going, it is hard to imagine someone throwing her away. With loving care and lots of feeding she is now doing very well. Meanwhile, her mother has been caught by the police and is being charged with attempted murder. She is 18 years old, and has another child who is about 3. The father is not known. Because she has no family,(the mother will not be allowed to keep her) Chidikani will probably be put up for fostering and later, adoption.
Chindikani
A plea from the pit.
A bleat from the black.
A cry from the crap hole.
Life calling to life.
Listen with your life.
Hear with your heart.
Answer with your arms.
Life answering life.
Paul Heller
A plea from the pit.
A bleat from the black.
A cry from the crap hole.
Life calling to life.
Listen with your life.
Hear with your heart.
Answer with your arms.
Life answering life.
Paul Heller
posted by Paul and Darlene Heller at 12:24 PM
3 Comments:
This is an amazing story and speaks to the wonderful role the Crisis Nursery is playing as a loving and caring safety net for a people in need.
Sending thoughts of gratitude,
Jim and Deb Schumaker
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Your story pulls at my heart. Your babies are absolutley beautiful. I so hope they can find good loving homes like the one you are providing. It makes me wish I had the funds to adopt a child. May God protect and provide for you and yours on this most wonderful journey. Hope to hear more about your stories while your in the Plattsburgh area.
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