March 2012 NLHT News New Life Home Trust
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In 1994, New Life Home Trust began with three babies, when missionaries Clive and Mary Beckenham became aware of the high number of abandoned and vulnerable babies in Kenya. Now, having rescued and cared for more than 2,000 babies at 4 locations in Kenya, NLHT is a bright light in dark places. When you sponsor a cot, it allows us to keep cots open for many abandoned babies across Kenya.
New Life Home Trust was founded in 1994 to provide a compassionate Christian response to the plight of abandoned and other extremely vulnerable babies, with priority given to those who are infected or affected by HIV/AIDS. To date and through our 4 locations nationwide, we have rescued and cared for more than 2200 children since inception. NewLife Home Trust was founded in 1994 to provide a compassionate Christian response to the plight of abandoned and other extremely vulnerable babies, with priority given to those who are infected or affected by HIV/AIDS. Recognizing the shared vision and mission to rescue and care for children in desperate need, OneChild began partnering with NLHT over 20 years ago. New Life Home Trust seeks to provide a "compassionate Christian response" to the plight of abandoned and other extremely vulnerable babies, with priority given to those who are infected or affected by HIV/AIDS.
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They have made great strides in overcoming the challenges these conditions present. New Life Home Trust rescues and cares for abandoned babies in Kenya some of whom are HIV positive. We aim to find loving homes for them through adoption, where possible in Kenya, but also internationally. Babies and children at each New Life Home are cared for holistically, with attention to their physical, emotional and spiritual well-being. The Kenya and Kisumu homes are both dual licensed as children’s homes and medical centers, staffed by childcare providers, nurses and volunteer doctors.
Your donations help to cover the costs of all the babies’ physical and emotional requirements, including care, food, clothes, toys and medicine. The Home was established in 2000 and has the capacity to host 70 babies and children. Please join with us in prayer for these girls that they transition well in every way.
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The girls are settling well into their new lives at Carmel House and there are plans for one of their fellow sisters, also aged 10 to come and join them at the end of the school term, just in time for Christmas. Well for those children who aren’t adopted, New Life does their best to place them in a suitable home environment to help them thrive into young adults. Sponsor a crib is a programme that supports the day to day needs of a child. In the summer three girls moved from our home in Kisumu, Amani Cottage to Carmel House in Nakuru, over 100 miles southeast of Kisumu. Nearly all the babies have left New Life Home Trust before their 3rd birthday.
Each week the girls have one-hour life skills sessions discussing topics such as respect, the value of education, spiritual development, basic etiquette, etc. This home was established in 2005 and has the capacity to host 35 children. The Nairobi home was the first to be established, and can host 55 babies and children.
March 2012 NLHT News - New Life Home Trust
This home was established in 2006 and has the capacity to host 25 babies. If children have not managed to be adopted by the time they are 5 we move them to “family homes” where they will grow up in groups as brothers and sisters in a family unit. New Life was there at the beginning and will be there until the children no longer need us. Send the little ones smiles with a contribution to enable us celebrate the children’s birthdays. These homes were set up to provide a suitable home for the older teenage children who haven’t been adopted. It was decided that this would be the best home for the three girls, aged 10 – 14 who were living in Kisumu.
Established in 1994, the organisation provides shelter for abandoned babies, and operates a children’s home for children up to 5 years while seeking reintegration and adoption for them. For more than 20 years, OneChild has partnered with New Life Home Trust in Kenya to rescue, care for and find loving adoptive homes for abandoned and vulnerable babies, including those affected by HIV/AIDS. Many of the children come to the home in need of medical intervention and are lovingly nursed back to health in the special care unit. Amani Cottage in Kisumu caters for children with complex disabilities, most of whom will need care for the rest of their lives. These girls, who were rescued by New Life as babies, were placed at Amani Cottage as they all had obvious physical disabilities. Two have been diagnosed with cerebral palsy while the third one has speech impairment and mild autism.
Many newborn babies are left in market places, public parks, hospitals, and sometimes even latrines and trash collection centers. New Life Home partners with the Kenyan government to take in babies that are abandoned. Social workers and good Samaritans bring abandoned babies to the homes for critical care. The girls at Carmel House, many of whom attend boarding school, are quite active in their involvement at the home, while also engaging in local activities. The girls who have moved from Amani Cottage will have opportunities to take part therefore expanding their experiences in life.
That as they go into their teenage years, they will benefit from being with their fellow sisters and develop positive relationships with one another. Adjustments and adaptations will need to be made to the home to support the girls ongoing physical needs as well as equipment such as walking aids will need to be sourced. If you feel you can contribute towards the additional costs that the home will be faced with then please do contact us by emailing or make a donation via the website. You could also choose to get involved in the sponsor our children programme which helps to cover the costs of education and living expenses. New Life Home Trust UK works to financially support the rescue, care and nurture of abandoned and orphaned babies in Kenya, housing the children until they can be adopted or reunited with family.
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