Help 60 Vulnerable Children Stay in Their Families

Season's Greetings from the St Andrews Baby Unit. We hope you have had a very Merry Christmas.

There was no Angel in the Baby Unit this Christmas. As we mentioned in our last report, little Angel found an adoptive family and we were delighted that she joined them in time for Christmas. After spending time with her at the unit, her new parents and older sisters took her home and we wish them a lifetime of happiness together.

For Emmanuel there were very happy times on Christmas Eve as he celebrated his fifth birthday. Emmanuel was brought in at about two weeks old. Born to a young girl who was an orphan herself with no family to support her, he was a tiny little baby. He suffered badly from reflux and struggled to gain any weight. One day, a supporter from the UK visited the unit and made the suggestion that his formula should be doubled by adding extra feeds so that he retained some of the calories and nutrients. She then offered to fund the additional formula. Emmanuel went from strength to strength and once he was eventually weaned he started to get on track with his health and weight gain. For his birthday, the lady who had supported him sent funds so that he could have a cake and fruits to celebrate and share with all the other children. He was overwhelmed and loved his little party!

Another group of supporters gave cause for celebration when they provided new toys in time for Christmas. There were tricycles, a rocking snail and shape sorters...all of which were immediately put to use as the children were excited to have them.

So all in all, it has been a great Christmas at the St Andrews Baby Unit. We give thanks to all our supporters through Global Giving for ensuring that the unit has stayed open another year and has helped so many young children.

We wish all our supporters a proseperous New Year.