New Admits to the Rescue Center

 DAPHNEE She is 26 months old and weighs 20 pounds.  She has kwashiorkor, fever, cough and worms.   She had been following in the outpatient feeding program for several weeks but has not had much change in her weight and her kwash was getting worse.  Her parents decided to admit

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New admits

DIEUVENSKLY He is 17 months old and weighs 14 pounds.  His mother left him with his grandma (her mother) when he was 10 months old.  Grandma says the mom went to find work in the DR and she has not heard from her since then.   She also left 4

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A peek into the ICU today….

Healing…..   silly brothers continuing to heal… healing after 1 month…… Praying this little guy pulls through…..he is really sick…but I really love him…a lot   praising God she is begining to eat… 2 months old and has kwashiorkor…and is very sick.. Jeslua fighting of fevers this week… Continued prayers

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New children admitted to the Rescue Center

FRANCESCA She is 17 months old and weighs 16 pounds.  She had been following in an outpatient medika mamba program ran by Bread to the Nations  in Carrfour but was not gaining weight well or improving.  She is the only child.  Her mother buys items in bulk and resells them

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New Admits to the Rescue Center

GUERLANDE She is 6 months old and weighs 6 pounds.  She is a twin (see picture below).  Her parents had both lost their spouses over the years and had this set of twins late in life.  They carried the kids down from their village, which was a 5 hourwalk, one

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Sponsorship needed for abandoned children

This need has been met!!!!  Thank you!! Over the years here at RHFH we have had several children that have been abandoned in front of our gate or left inside the clinic yard.  When this happens we contact the local authorities  and let them decide the best steps to take

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