There are many complex and often interwoven reasons.

The high rate of HIV Infection in adults means there are many parents who are not able to look after the children and have no family to help. Some times there are health concerns and the mother knows that the only hope is with someone who can afford treatment.

Rape is common and some mothers can't accept the resulting baby.

Any child resulting from incest is a taboo child and traditionally would be murdered along with their parents.

Desperate poverty sometimes causes parents to abandon children especially at the "hungry" times of year.

Hope for the Helpless

There are several children's homes in Western Kenya but none in the area accepting babies. There are no homes within a 2 hour drive who are accepting HIV babies. We currently have 1 HIV baby and 3 that we do not have the test results for. Many of the babies that we get come from the hospital where they are bathed and fed but get little attention other than that. They often suffer from malaria, pneumonia and malnutrition.

Ian states: "I knew that we were making a huge difference in the lives of the children but just how much really hit home in June 2008. I returned to Kenya intending to receive more children. When I walked into the hospital I found that 4 out of 11 babies had died in 1 month and 6 out of 13 in 3 months."

You can make a difference in the lives of these children whose photos you see on this page.

It costs about $175 per month to look after each child. You can choose a smaller gift to better fit your budget from $35 and upward ($35-$70-$105-$140-$175).

We are also grateful for special gifts to cover things like formula which costs about $2.50 a day. It is vital in bringing malnourished babies back to health. Special gifts also help to cover the cost of staffing for so many small children. We have 14 ladies to cover all the shifts for our home.

You can honor your family on birthdays, mother's day and Christmas by helping a child in need in Africa with a one time or an on-going gift. You will not only be giving them a better home or a new start, you will be saving their lives.

Thanks for your prayers and gifts!
Emily was diagnosed with cerebral palsy but now moves much more freely.
We need more miracles:
Brian (at left) needs healing from severe swelling of the arms and hands.
Tabitha has hearing loss.
Kevin has HIV.