Maternity Hospital Humanitarian Project

Many of the senior missionaries try to get involved in various humanitarian projects. Several of them are helping to supply new mothers with 'newborn' kits. These kits are rather simple but very  needed. Inside a gallon size ziploc bag is a newborn outfit, cloth diaper, baby pins, cap, booties, washcloth, soap, and receiving blanket. However, this is more than most mothers have for their babies. The hospitals do the best they can with meager and archaic resources archaic but their standards leave much to the imagination. I was able to go with a few other sisters to deliver these kits. It was quite humbling but oh so worthwhile. The newborns are in the same room with other patients such as this little boy who was recovering from burns. We brought him a toy and a blanket.

Sister Petri is a wonderful humble sister who is giving all she has, which is not much, to help relieve some of the burden these people face. We try to support her with our donations. Stacie, Susannah, and Saunie are coming in the fall and bringing kits with them for us to take to the hospital. I look forward to sharing this experience with them.