Adeola’s mother was only 16 when she became pregnant by a man in her village. When her family confronted the man, he denied the accusations and left town. Due to the stigma of teen pregnancy, the girl was no longer welcome in her school and became isolated from her peers. Her father refused to allow her to live at home, so she moved into her aunt’s house. When she gave birth in her aunt’s home alone, she soon recognized complications and called her elder brother for help. When he finally arrived, he found that his sister had already passed away. 

Her baby girl was alive and wrapped in blankets at her side.

For 3 months, baby Adeola was cared for by various family members. When a neighbor noticed her size and incessant crying, they told the grandmother about our clinic. The grandmother did not have money for transportation into the city, so she waited until she was able to find someone to loan her the cost of the ride.

Baby Adeola arrived at our clinic earlier this month at 3.5 months old and 2.8kg (or 6.1lbs). She was frail, lethargic, and severely malnourished. Her grandmother reported having bought 2 cans of formula for her since she was born, heavily watering it down. If properly nourished, she would have taken 35 cans in that amount of time.

Baby Adeola had endured such brokenness in her short life. Our hearts grieved with her as we mixed and measured her first ever complete bottle. She was too weak to suck, so we switched to a syringe and watched as she began to eagerly awake in search of nourishment. Her second meal was an hour later. She got the hang of the bottle and even gave us a smile of relief.

We admitted baby Adeola in a local clinic for a few days to be monitored and placed on I.V.

She was discharged with the diagnosis of “severe malnutrition” and the need for continuous support. We took her as a client right away. To our amazement, she has continued steadily on this path to recovery. She has gained incredible weight over the last few weeks. She is one of our most joyful clients.

God has allowed us to be in a unique position as we offer lifesaving nutritional support alongside the Hope of the Gospel to a population in crisis. We have close to 100 clients in our current care.

We need your help.

Sustainable Support for Families in Need

For our 91 current clients, we estimate our costs are $8,200 monthly. We currently have $6,600 in monthly support. Would you consider coming alongside us with a recurring donation so that we may be sustainably funded?

Our Clinic Expansion Efforts

We are fundraising for a property of our own. We currently rent a small one-bedroom apartment where we operate our clinic. We hope to buy a space we can develop to not only serve our current clients, but to accommodate the growing number of severely malnourished infants that are finding their way to us. We estimate we will need $175,000 to buy and develop that space. We have raised $52,036 so far. Help us build this ministry a permanent home.

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Did you know that 1 in 12 Nigerian infants won’t survive the first month of life? 

And that if they do, 1 in 5 of them will not survive to their 5th birthday?

There are many factors that contribute to this tragic reality but we know that starvation and malnutrition are among the main causes.

We believe God has equipped us to come alongside these communities and families with sustainable, life-saving, nutritional support. 

Just a few years ago, we started with just one severely malnourished infant and their mother. Since 2021, we have had over 540 infants and their families through our doors.

We offer lactation support, supplemental nutritional support, educational support, and emergency medical support. We ensure each child leaves our care healthier and more hopeful than when they entered.

As a team, we believe it is a great privilege of our lifetime to know, love, and serve these beautiful babies and their families. Truly, however, we could not support them if you weren’t supporting us. Thank you, for your care, concern, and partnership in this work. God is with us!

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