ARDEN — Can you imagine having no diapers or blankets to wrap your newborn in?
We take it for granted that our babies will come home from a hospital, wrapped in a clean soft blanket. Not so for the mothers of Haiti.
There is a saying in Haiti: “Hope makes life.” Parishioners of St Barnabas Church in Arden gave that hope, through donations for 275 newborn kits – way over their goal of 100. The women from the knitting group helped make hats, and the youth group packed the kits and helped deliver them to Dr. Ellen Lawson, director of International Medical Missions.
The kits included cloth diapers, diaper pins, onesies, plastic pants, receiving blanket, socks, lightweight sleepers and wipes, all packed in gallon-sized Ziploc bags. Pictured are St. Barnabas youth presenting the kits to Lawson.
“Team Mercy” is made up of volunteers who provide medical care to the people of Haiti.
For more information about the needs in Haiti, contact Lawson at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
— Suzanne Daley