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The update on the triplet orphans is that they are all doing well at around 5kg each. Tadala (‘we are blessed’) and Takondwa (‘we are happy’) are being fostered through the Dedza Social Welfare office by the clinical officer who delivered them. She and her husband have no children of their own and hope to officially adopt them someday. Tamanda (‘we are grateful’) is being fostered by the maternity nurse-in-charge who also has cared for the girls since birth. I have been away from them for two months and am just getting to know them again. I would say that developmentally they have caught up to normal birth weight children. They are chubby, smiley and noisy.
Christmas season at Nkhoma Hospital feels very unlike Christmas. It is hot, dry and dusty. There are no decorations and little attempt at caroling. But one thing the staff puts together is a a parcel for each patient containing rice, sugar, soap and oil. This will be presented on the 17th of December to those who are inpatients on that day.
The maternity and paediatric wards are quite full now averaging about 80 and 50 respectively. Pray for the coming month of January. Last year as the malaria season began, the children numbered over 1000 during the month.
Thank you so much for your support and prayers.
Christmas greetings to all.
Hey folks -
Paul McKeown here, the minister of Belhelvie Church in Gordon Presbytery
Just a wee line to say that our Right Christmas campaign, in support of your work at Nkhoma, has been going really well. We’ve had a quiz night, two movie showings, carol singing, coffee mornings, sales of sermon series (!), cakes, Christmas greenery and wreaths, a soup lunch and sale of work, a Christmas cake auction and lots of individual donations. Since 2007 we’ve been trying to cut back a little at Christmas to raise some funds to help a community who really need it and we’re pleased to help you with your need for Caesarean packs and medicines. I’ll pass on the final total once we get it over the weekend, but it will definitely be in excess of £5000.
Hope you are settling back into life in Malawi after what’s been a very tough year. You continue in our thoughts and prayers as a congregation.
Every Blessing
Paul
As one of the medical elective students present at the birth of the triplets (they were a big surprise!) I’m delighted to see this. My friends and I are really pleased they are doing so well. Thanks for the update and hello to everyone at Nkhoma!
So lovely to see they are doing well, wondeful news. Keep up the great work. I miss Nkhoma, what a wonderful place, Dr Morton and Mrs Morton do such a wonderful job
Victoria Wright