Editor’s note: This is part 2 of a two part series:
As you will remember from last month, it wouldn’t be a good idea to change the name of the Miriam Infant Home. At the peak of the housing boom we had 23 children in the house and 5 children 2 and under (6 with Daniel, house mom Odete’s new baby). The majority of the children came from three families; and it was precious that 11 children from those three homes spent Christmas with extended family members who really wanted to receive them. Two of the home situations appear to be promising; the third is more questionable, but we are praying and visiting!
Two of our latest arrivals in 2012 have a special place in my heart. On Sunday, the 16th Pr. Altair preached on prayer and God spoke very directly to me about being proactive; praying for the children that He would bring to the Miriam Home before they arrived. The next day Vilma arrived. She is sixteen years old, and Odete and I already knew her. She was Odete’s roommate when she had Daniel and I had visited her when I went to see Odete and baby. Suddenly, this young mom was on our doorstep, with her four month old baby, Alex. He was so thin and so weak, he barely cried or kicked—it seemed like he only had enough strength to lay there and breath. Vilma and her baby came to us because she was overwhelmed. She wanted to take care of her baby but didn’t know how. Her mother had been helping 
