Anna Arrives

Anna arrived on August 31st from Pastor Dan Betzer's church in Florida. She will be working with the shelter until the end of December. She has come with a servant's heart and a willingness to help out wherever she is needed. We appreciate her all ready, and know that she is a wonderful addition to our team here at the shelter. It is amazing to see how God has brought her here at just the right time. From the time the idea of working at the shelter was presented to her, to the time she arrived was about 1 month. God has already done some amazing things in her life to get her here in such a short amount of time, and we look forward to seeing what else he has planned.

Baby Goes to His Forever Family

We recently took baby Lesego to be adopted. Here is a picture* of him with his new mom, dad, and older brother who was also adopted from the Lighthouse shelter about a year and a half ago. Lesego had been abandoned right before Christmas last year on the street near a clinic when he was about 2 weeks old. He was found by a security guard and after spending a few days in the hospital he was brought here to the shelter. Lesego went happily to his new family. He was completely at ease and smiled almost continually. He seemed to fit in completely, like he was being reunited with his true family after a short absence instead of just meeting them for the very first time.
We see so many unhappy and tragic things here, it is wonderful to be a part of these joyous adoptions and see that there truly is hope for each of our children.
*Picture used with permission by Lesego's new parents.