Mama Musa received a call one day from a lady who claimed she has found a baby boy on the side of the road. We were all at the market but dropped everything to meet up with her. She took us to Tengeru, a village about 15 minutes outside of Arusha. Her neighbor presented us with a healthy, happy baby boy. She said that she had found him by the side of the road on Sunday. She kept him for 2 days believing the mother would come back but she never did. Unfortunately to find a happy, healthy well taken care of baby on the side of the road is too common here. We always wonder what life circumstances could have drove a mother who obviously loved her child to abandon them. We rarely find out because the mothers usually never come back. I suggested the name Michael, after the director of Neema House. Every one agreed that it fit our new little family member. Michael didn't fuss or cry the whole way home. He did change his tone once the nanny's tried to bathe him but it was short lived. He is settling in nicely and if a relative does not come forward than he will be up for adoption in 3 months.
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