This is Nellie and Naledi. Nellie runs an orphanage. Naledi is the newest member of the "family."Nellie found Naledi at the dump - the landfill - on top of a heap of rubbish, thrown away like a piece of trash. I cannot imagine what the mother's circumstances were to do such a thing, but surely her heart is filled with pain and hopelessness.
Naledi means "star" in Zulu. Nellie gave her that name and thinks she's about four months old. It is amazing how babies grow and thrive with a little love, how much we all grow and thrive with a little love.
Nellie doesn't get much help from the government; every time they come to see her they want her to build another addition, add a few toilets, do something to the facilities before they'll give her a grant to help fund the orphanage. And every time Nellie does these things, they come up with a new requirement. But that never seems to stop Nellie. She has over twenty kids that she cares for now, and her arms are always open for more.
Nellie is a beautiful woman of God who lives each day by faith, relying on God to provide for her needs and that of the orphans. If the world is looking for heroes, it has no further to look.
2 comments:
Beautiful, they're both so beautiful!
It's good to see Nellie... that seems like forever ago that we were there. Praying for you guys!
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