Daniella & Queen -- Our New-Born Babies

Daniel is holding Daniella while Naomi is holding Queen. Both born to un-wed mothers within the last two weeks while the mothers were both living in Connor's House. With the help of our donors, we hope to give both girls a better life through Christian education, love and care. We have received several inquiries lately from other families about leaving other children with us. We are sometimes limited by our lack of funds. Donations can be sent to KOI - Kids of Indonesia, P. O. Box 1881, Fremont, NE 68026. We are a 501 (c)3 tax free foundation. For more information about the foundation and its work please copy and paste our web address. www.KOI-kidsofindonesia.org

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15 year-old gives birth to Queen

The 15 year-old pregnant girl was received at Connor's House Saturday about 4 o clock. She attended worship services on Sunday then was taken to the hospital on Monday for a general health check up. The Doctor said that she would probably give birth within the next week. Tuesday morning about 7 o’clock, while Daniel was returning home on the train, Daniel's wife called him to say that the girl had been feeling pain every 15 minutes since 5 o’clock. He immediately made arrangements to take her to the hospital where the doctor checked her and said that because the baby was premature he would give some medicine to delay the birth as long as possible. By Wednesday noon, Jakarta time, they could delay the birth no longer so the doctor used suction and other means to aid delivery. Finally around noon, the baby girl was born and weighed 2.86 kilograms (6.3 pounds). It appears that she is normal but is being kept in an incubator and treated as a prenatal baby. Both mother and daughter seem to be doing fine. The baby's name is Queen.

15 Year-old unwed mother to be....

MG - a 15 year-old girl born 13 Oct 1999, is now living in Connor's House. She will continue her high school studies at Connor's House even after the baby is born. Her father is a single parent having been divorced from his wife when MG was 8 years old. She has been living with her father and her grandmother. If you would like to know more about Kids of Indonesia and the work that we do through that organization please see our web site at www.KOI-kidsofindonesia.org

It looks like our "family" will continue to grow....

It looks almost certain that we will receive two more children in the next few days and weeks. One is a 9 day old boy who will arrive this coming Saturday. His unwed mother and her family are unable or unwilling to support the child. The other is a child to be born (probably in the next 2 weeks) from a 15 year old unwed mother. Again there is no support from family members. Both babies will be left for us to care for and eventually educate. Because this last mother is still a child herself, her delivery may have to be Cesarean Section. This adds $1500 to the cost of a normal birth. We care for all of the children in Connor's House as we would for our own. We provide the best quality medical care, formula, and other needs and when they are old enough we send them to private schools for the finest education possible. You can read more about our work at http://www.koi-kidsofindonesia.org Thanks.

We have a new baby....!

Daniella was born by Cesarean Section last Friday. She weighed almost 8 pounds and appears to be in perfect health. Both mother and baby are doing fine. I mentioned in a previous post that we had an unwed mother that we were taking care of in Connor's House. This is her baby. She has returned to Connor's House from the hospital and will nurse the baby for a few days and recover from her surgery, then she plans to leave the baby in our care because she is unable and the family is unwilling to provide for her and the baby. We will treat the baby as one of our own, providing the very best possible care for her and later send her to private schools for the best possible education. If you would like to help provide funds for Daniella, please contact us. Thanks.