THE STORY OF MEREDITH - UZBEKISTAN

 I am going to be off line tomorrow so I thought I would post the story of little Meredith from Uzbekistan.

When Celeste and Dan were "field workers" in Central Asia they were always interested in the children of the country.

They made many visits to hospitals to be friends with the patients.  They happened to go to the indigent ward where the orphans and "undesirables" were kept.  One little baby caught their attention.  She was poorly clothed, and wasn't cared for.  Her head was lopsided from being ignored and not turned or picked up and cuddled or fed.  Celeste and Dan wanted to find out why.  The baby had a severe cleft palate.

She was difficult to feed so the nurses mostly ignored her.  Apparently she had no parents or anybody that wanted her.  This sweet baby just worked her way into this families hearts and they tried to help her every day.  Finally with a whole lot of red tape (Dan and Celeste (being foreign) were considered to be suspicious and were constantly under scrutiny for this "strange " behavior,)  they were able to take her into their home.

Little Meredith thrived under the love and care in their home.  They knew she would need surgery  but didn't feel they could get good care in Uzbekistan.

I sure loved this sweet little girl and enjoyed playing with her.

How could anyone choose to ignore a precious life such as this?

When Dan and Celeste had to leave the country, they were able to officially adopt her and she came back to the States with them.  Lots more Red Tape and lots of prayer.

I don't have any photos of her results of surgery but she is a beautiful young lady now and has a whole new life with family and friends.

I feel so blessed to have been a part of her life too.  When we went into the mountains to do our kids program, I went in Dan and Celeste's car as the Grandma (Nanny)  there were no questions as we crossed the border.  

God is Good

Always be Grateful

Always be Kind.