"True worship, acceptable to the Father, is that we care for orphans and widows in their distress...." James 1:27
© Lily of the Valley AIDS Foundation, Inc. 2011
Lily of the Valley Children's Village (Where It All Started)
Lily is a unique facility situated in KwaZulu, South Africa where one house mother lives with six children in a wonderful little cottage. They receive good nutrition, education, medication, nurturing and motherly care.
However ‘normal’ these children look, they all arrive at Lily in desperate condition; abandoned, malnourished and over 90% of them test HIV+ on arrival. The individual case histories are tragic, but.............once at Lily, they find hope and happiness along with their basic needs being met. Their lives are filled with singing, dancing and much love.
A nursery provides care for children through three years of age to allow housemothers to attend to household chores. There is a preschool on the premises, and the older children attend local schools.
Miracles happen at Lily and many of the children who tested HIV+ on arrival, test negative after a few years. The % is far higher at Lily than the international rate for this phenomenonLily of the Valley.
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