Below is a song of joy by Steve Israel, just click: See Nanette at 1 year! Click:
Nanette was born in a location of Chamanculo in Maputo, Mozambique. It was exactly at 09h30 when I received the news that Nanette has arrived. By that time I was already on my way to Chamanculo hospital. “Thank God!” I said on my arrival at the hospital seeing a beautiful baby girl lying beside her mom.
“Welcome to the world Nanette.” I said as I lifted up my third baby girl, and I thanked my wife for such a wonderful gift.
“Her name is Nanette.” I said with pride, “… and her other name is Sarah.” We gave our new baby girl love because we had nothing else to give her. We had no money for a welcoming party and we had no friends. But we were so glad to have baby Nanette, and her presence could be felt.
7 days after she was born, I had to allocate to Swaziland with my family. In Swaziland, after 3 months Nanette became very, very sick. The last day we took her to hospital in Mbabane, the Doctor gave us no hope as he said, “This child will not see the next day.”
My wife could not control herself. She broke into tears. She couldn’t even hold the baby because Nanette was just like a dead child. The top of her skull had a big hole. I came closer to my wife and said, “Do you believe in God?” She did not respond. I said to her, “My God sees our situation. Lift up your eyes to the mountains because that’s where our help come from.” Holding my baby girl in my arms, I looked into the sky and I said, “God, if you have borrowed us this child for just a little while please take her now. We are not ready to see her going through such pains. But if you will keep her for us until she sees her great granchildren, let it be so; let your will be done. In Jesus name.”
We went home with my wife given only the mixture of sugar and water; and we were instructed to boil 2 litres of water and pour the powder inside and stir. We were told to feed her each and every second.
We did as instructed. The whole night we couldn’t sleep as we gave her that only medication. She had a running stomach. She did not cry but she was making a funny noise when breathing; breathing with difficulty. Her body turned pale. She was going! I was loosing faith, but we kept on feeding her the mixture they gave us.
I sang a song the whole night, “I know the Lord will make a way for me.” Even when I saw that there was no hope, I knew God is watching. I made a vow, “God. No matter what happens, I will never move away from you. It was not easy.
Nanette is a fighter; Nanette is a soldier! In the morning hours of the next day, she looked well. Her skull was normal; her complexion became the original one and I saw a smile for the first time in 3 days on both Nanette and my wife.
I went down on my knees, “Thankyou Lord, she is well.” We took her back to the hospital as the Doctor instructed in the early hours of that morning. As we arrived, the Doctor told us, “She is well.” “Praise be to God!!!” I said. We were given more medicines to give her, but the same Doctor who gave us no hope the day before, assured us that “she is well”.
I went down on my knees, “Thankyou Lord, she is well.” We took her back to the hospital as the Doctor instructed in the early hours of that morning. As we arrived, the Doctor told us, “She is well.” “Praise be to God!!!” I said. We were given more medicines to give her, but the same Doctor who gave us no hope the day before, assured us that “she is well”.
“Thankyou Lord for Nanette. Thankyou Lord that she is a living testimony. Thankyou Lord that you will use her as a vessel of change in this world, for she was born for a reason; and the reason is to serve you. Thankyou Lord! Bless her as she grow. Be the provider; the protector; and guide her through her ways. Let her be a blessing wherever she goes, In Jesus name.”
Nanette is turning 2 years on 30th April 2010. Her birthday party will celebrated at Silahliwe Squatter camp on a Saturday. There are two other kids who are catered under the Benjamin Dube Children’s Foundation (www.benjamindubefoundation.blogspot.com or www.benjamindube.net) who are celebrating their birthdays the same month of April. We have decided to have one joint birthday celebration.
I thank God for my Nanette!!!
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