Monday, February 1, 2010

More mums and babies!

On Friday we went to a project which runs a Child Survival Program (CSP). As we stepped out of the car we were greeted by about thirty mums with their babies on their backs, singing welcome songs to us and dancing. It was beautiful!!!

Once inside, we were grabbed one by one to dance with them - Ben had to be the funniest 'dancer' there - I took video footage, so stay tuned for a youtube video upload!!!

We got play with the little ones in their playroom - it was so much fun! They are all so adorable, I can't wait for our own little bundle of joy :) We also got to spend some time chatting with older students too and learning lots of Swahili from them - although I don't know how much we will remember in a few days.


The women had amazing testimonies. One lady had experienced three miscarriages before she joined the CSP program, and then she was able to learn how to take care of herself during pregnancy through pre-natal classes and regular health check-ups - and now she has a beautiful healthy baby boy named Samuel. Another women's husband claimed the baby was not his when he found out his wife was pregnant for the third time and he tried to get his mother to perform an abortion. But after he saw the pregnancy kit and supplies provided by the CSP and the support his wife was receiving, he changed his mind and they now have a gorgeous daughter. It was a very inspiring and uplifting day.

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