At last the waiting is over - we are officially open as a registered place of safety for abandoned babies in Empangeni, Umfolozi, Zululand.

iKhaya LikaBaba received not one, but two early Christmas presents today, in the form of a four month old baby boy and a three week old girl.  He is a chubby, smiley, adorable, little boy, 

Upon arrival he enjoyed a bath and a fresh change of clothes amidst lots of excitement from his new foster brothers, Declan, Ethan and Chad.  Elinor and Jacqui were also happily distracted from their work for a while, and quickly got involved taking some photographs.

A little later, another much smaller bundle of joy arrived- our first baby girl. 

Needless to say, there was little else that followed that did not revolve around the receiving procedures that need to be followed when we take in an abandoned baby.  Inspections, photographs, a visit to the doctor for a general health check up and so on, not to mention feeding, changing diapers, playing and the sensation that the world had just turned upside down.  Our family of five had just increased to seven, and these two arrivals heralded the start of many abandoned babies that we expect to receive and place in families who adopt them.

Feel free to pop in and meet he and Rebecca for yourself.  We will post some photos on the website as soon as possible.

Thank you to everyone who has supported us in getting to this exciting point of departure. We really appreciate the community of friends, family and team members who have painted, participated, partnered and purposed to share in this ministry of caring for orphans.

Love Sean and Melanie Grant