#1: Ernesto- He arrived here the day after Fernanda did. In the midst of all the busyness I got pictures taken of him but never got to tell you about him. His paperwork says he is 15 months old. I think looking at his picture you will agree with us that he is more like 3. He is healthy and happy in our Baby House. He is quickly learning to mimic everyone because he arrived knowing no Portuguese (only his tribal language). Tracey the missionary that works in our Baby House has stole his heart, and he is now calling anyone with white skin Mana Tracey. It's quite cute! Just keep praying for his continued adjustment and that he quickly learns to communicate in Portuguese! Meet Ernesto:
#2: Graca (Grace in Portuguese)- She came to live with us on Friday. She is almost 8 months old. She only weighs 5 kg or 11 lbs at the moment. She is quite malnourished and is only the size of a 2-3 month old in weight and height. We tried her on regular baby formula first but her body couldn't tolerate it although her father did tell us that is what she was having at home. We have now started her on F75 a simple fortified formula that is better on her belly. She'll have that for a week every 3 hours around the clock, so our tias are again working extremely hard just to feed the babies on time. She has kept this down relatively well although her chest infection is causing her to not want to eat. She is very sick with malnutrition as well as other chronic infections. She has been on treatment for a month now and is still losing weight. This week we are getting her started on other medications as well. So please be praying for no side effects from either medicine, that she continues tolerating the food we give her, and that she'll begin gaining weight. We have added Graca to our daily weights and prayer time at 3:00pm! Please join us in prayer for God's amazing grace over our little Graca! Meet Graca:
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