Please help Charmone! A miracle premature baby.

Time does have a way of helping one to forget pain. Last night Megan and I sat in our study crying our eyes out! It has been 20 months since Liam was born (follow the story here and here), and we have been blessed so richly by his health and development!

We still continue to pray and fast every Friday, giving thanks, but also remembering those who still continue to struggle with the memory of lost children, and those who struggle with children who have health concerns as a result of premature birth.

When Liam was born at 27 weeks in the Pretoria East hospital we met a lovely lady, Dianne, herself a nursing sister. Dianne had given birth to her daughter Charmone at 26 weeks. Charmone weighed just 800 grams or so at birth and faced a number of severe challenges. Whilst Liam was in ICU for the three months we spent a lot of time talking with and praying with Charmone, Dianne and their family. We rejoiced when she was released to go home, and wept when she was re-admitted to hospital. We stayed in contact and followed the story of her development, the discovery that she was blind and deaf, the doctors' suggestion that due to severe epilepsy she would not survive... It was such a painful journey to watch. We cried many, many times.

Last night we received an email from a mutual friend telling us of Charmone's progress, and that she has the possibility to get implants that will allow her to hear! As we watched the youtube video of her story Megan and I wept, and wept!



Please would you consider helping if you are able to? You can go to Charmone's website at http://www.charmone.info

Or you can donate directly:

If you are able to help anyway, please contact us on 072 275 3246

Account details:

Charmone Foord Trust (IT1969/08)
Acc no 134546946
Branch code 012645 ( Standard bank Centurion)
SMS the word POP to 39055 (SMS costs R15)


Please spare a prayer for Charmone, Dianne, and the rest of their family. Please continue to pray for her healing and for strength and blessing for her parents and her siblings. Please could you also give thanks, with us, for Liam and his remarkable development? We realise each day that things could have been so different for him and for us.
Here's a picture of little Liam in pajamas riding his little truck!

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