Natotela Africa!: Will you be my valentine?

WHAT HAS HAPPEND SINCE ...

"NATOTELA Africa" = "THANK YOU Africa"

WHAT HAS HAPPENED SINCE...

2007 -2009-- The majority of these two years I lived in Africa as a career missionary.

March 2009-- Following furlough to the 'states’, we discovered mom needed another major foot reconstructive operation so I remained in the states to assist my family.

June 2010 --Following a choice of sin with an African man I loved (Mwenya), I lost my first child in a miscarriage. Mwenya and I feel a void, yet we believe God is the one who "gives" and "takes away" and we rest in peace knowing our son (Buanda) is in the arms of the Almighty God. Praise Jesus for His forgiveness and grace which continues to redeemed and restored me.

2011 -- I remained state side with my parents to assist my father who struggles with many health conditions and pursue Therapeutic Massage -my career prior to moving to Africa 2007.

January 2012- August 2012-- I graduated from D.T.S '[Discipleship Training School ] in Livingstone, Zambia. The D.T.S. is a prerequisite course for the 1 year [B.A.S Birth Attendant School], a High Risk Midwifery School with University of the Nations.

September 2012-June 2013 -- My Midwifery class completed our clinical application midwifery training in India, Tanzania and Zambia. I am honored to offer the first prayer over newborns as they enter the world into my warm hands.

June 2013 - Current --I began IPHC (Introduction to Primary Healthcare) in Worcester, South Africa through University of the Nations. This course will allow me to basic medical skills to serve an entire village, not only mother and child.

... And someday operator a Medical/Maternity clinic in the depth of Africa or other developing lands among the Unreached People Groups.

Thursday, February 14, 2013

Will you be my valentine?

"Yes, I'll be your valentine!"

February 14, 2013 I was privileged to welcome a tiny valentines into my world, and I'll be her (Rose) valentine forever ... admiring, praying, and dreaming of what her life will become :)

Proud Mama, Midwife and well tiny Rose is trying to say something as well :)

She was ready to eat. The birthing process gave her a real appetite

Starting to suffice herself while I got mamas vital, showered and cleaned up for Postnatal

Now it's time for tiny Rose's exam [Head to toe] she was A-okay

Satisfied !

I couldn't be more proud of 'my' mama's. Job well done!

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Amy @ Fig Milkshakes (Home and DIY)February 16, 2013 at 5:13 PM
What a sweet story. Thank you for sharing. I fought back tears when you explained you get to say these child's first prayer as they come into the world. I'll be praying for you as the Spirit reminds me.
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My PRAYER Requests

** SENSATIVIITY to the CULTURE in which I'm LIVING
** LONLINESS to be CHASED away by the HOLY SPIRIT daily while living abroad
** PEACE as Mwenya and I Know Jesus now HOLDS our BABY boy in Heaven and we'll meet Baunda someday
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** May Jesus grow a great HARVEST through ME, one soul at a time
** God grant me KNOWLEDGE, DISCERNMENT, UNDERSTANDING, and SENSITIVITY to what HIS SPIRIT is doing
** TRUST God & HIS Timing in ALL circumstances
** BLOOM where I'm PLANTED and allow JESUS to PRUNE me along the way
**Continued HEALTH
** Dependence ONLY on JESUS, not others
** Wisdom, PATIENCE, Meekness DAILY
** Un-conditional Love
** I'll become MORE RELATIONAL with those I encounter
** I'll SHARE JESUS in WORD & DEED to ALL I meet
** RESTORATION

MIDWIFERY STATS

"Girls younger than 15 are five times more likely to die in Childbirth than women in their 20's. Pregnancy is the leading cause of death worldwide for women ages 15 to 19." (International Center for Research on Women. 2011)

"About 1000 women and almost 10 000 newborns die every day due to largely preventable complications during pregnancy, childbirth and the immediate postnatal period " (WHO 2011)

"According to recent estimates, countries require a minimum of six health workers with midwifery skills per 1 000 births to make sure that 95% of women are attended during childbirth and to accelerate the reduction of maternal and newborn" mortality.(WHO 2012)