Her grandfather and her auntie made the journey to Happy House to see the little girl they love so much but cannot care for.
Charity was a dying baby when she brought to the Happy House by her grandfather.
He had given up all hope of her surviving.
Her single mother had died in childbirth and whilst devastated at the loss of their daughter he and his wife had tried hard to care for the newborn infant.
But unable to find work in a country where if you can’t work you can’t eat, they could not afford to buy milk for the baby and were feeding her a mixture of maize flour and water. Her hair had turned ginger from malnutrition and she was limp and lifeless when, a a few months old, she arrived at the Happy House.
Too weak to cry, Charity just wanted to sleep and the house mums had to wake her and coax her to feed.
She slowly gained strength and within a few weeks she became alert and developed a huge appetite ,
Her grandparents stay in touch, visit when they can, and on his first visit, a few months after her brought her to us, her grandfather couldn’t believe she was the same child.
He told Sue: “I gave you a dying child and you have given me a beautiful granddaughter.”
Charity is now nine and thriving in our family and doing well in school.
She is a Happy House miracle.
She was thrilled to see her grandfather and her auntie. It is so important to our children to keep family ties strong where possible.
Grandfather and auntie were given welcome by all the children at Kidz Club.
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