Update on Baby saved from abortion

One day this summer Samuel, a former Lemuel soccer player, called Elysee and said he needed the equivalent of $20 US because he had a “problem”. His girlfriend, Shirley, was pregnant, and they wanted to get an abortion. Elysee took time out of his busy schedule (He works full time and has started a restaurant on the side) to counsel the couple. He patiently explained to them the moral and physical dangers (especially in Haiti) of abortion and reminded them that Jesus died to forgive our sins. Praise God, the couple listened to his counsel and the young lady decided to have the baby.

Now, the baby is due before the end of November and Elysee has been in touch with Samuel & Shirley again. Unfortunately, Shirley has not been living at home because her Father is an alcoholic and her Mom is afraid he might hit her and harm the baby. Both her parents were very upset when they heard the news she was pregnant because she is too young to have a child and they did not agree with her dating Samuel. So Shirley was living with a friend, but then the friend told her she had to leave because she had no money to pay for rent and food.

So now her Mom is looking for a place for Shirley to stay for a while until the baby is born. She and her Mom were not talking for a while, but Elysee got them together to work things out and now her mother is going to take Shirley to a free clinic this week for a pre-natal checkup. She also knows of a hospital where Shirley and give birth for free.

Elysee just met with the couple yesterday and they told him they would like to put the baby up for adoption, so we have hooked them up with a reliable orphanage we know about. We also gave Elysee some money to give them for transportation and food until the baby is born.

Please pray for Samuel and Shirley as they go through the process of the birth and giving up the baby for adoption. Neither one is finished high school and they have no way to take care for the baby financially, nor do their parents. That is why they wanted to get an abortion. Pray also for Elysee as he counsels them and their parents, that there would be a full reconciliation between the families involved and that God would provide a good Christian home for the baby, or whatever His will is. Thanks!