A Child's Cry!

This week we have been so busy with the South Tampa Fellowship Medical Team that came to serve with us in two villages; Nuevo Progreso and Santa Catalina. They have been touching so many lives with the love of Christ through the medical attention, free medicines and time of fun, games and even polaroid pictures some patients even got to keep. The pictures were a real treat since most of the villagers have never had access to a camera before let alone printed pictures.
Monday morning Lily Marilu came for a doctor visit.  Some of you may recall our picture of her last year.  Lily is a 16 year old mentally retarded girl being raised by her 70 plus year old grandparents.  Monday it appeared that her mother was with her which was surprising since we didn't realize she even lived in Nuevo Progreso.  Well sadly, Lily Marilu became the rape victim of a young man who has since disappeared and she became pregnant giving birth to a little girl.  Her baby is 2 months old but Lily has not been breast feeding her regularly and the poor baby is starving.  One of our nurses, Jenny, took the time and patiently showed Lily how to feed the baby. Lily's mother was right there. She told Angel that Lily isn't producing enough milk for the baby. Jenny explained that the more Lily breast feeds the more milk will be produced.  Angel shared with Lily's mother that if the baby isn't getting the breast milk she would need to buy the baby formula to give her to which she responded that the canned formula was too expensive. Angel looked her in the eye and shared with her that in the way they buy other things this needs to be a priority or the baby will die.  Lily's mom shrugged her shoulders as if to say ,'then she dies'.
We believe since it was a rape, they could care less if the baby lives or dies.  We ask that you intercede for ,this baby's life, for Lily Marilu that someone will take her under their wing to care for that baby, and for her family that they will be convicted of this blatant abuse.

The team arrives from the villages today!  Will be updating pictures soon.