Rose (Success)

Rose (Success)

Even though Malaria is easily treatable, the mosquito still affects many people in Africa.  Rose’s husband became ill with malaria and became mentally unstable and physically abusive to his young wife, even after she became pregnant with their first baby.  Rose was living in the slum area where we visit often from Neema Village to bless new moms on Sunday afternoons.  Last year the chairperson from this area called us about a young woman whose husband was beating her.  Kim, Neema’s director, went to the home to check on the 20-year-old woman with a newborn baby.

Kim knew she was not safe and brought Rose and the baby to Neema Village where she has been living for a year and half.  Rose became a Christian at Neema Village and when she was baptized, she chose a new name for herself.  She wanted to be called Success.  Kim talked many hours with Success and soon realized she had a lot of dreams of a better life. Success wanted to become a teacher.  Success is now in college and will graduate soon and then she will look for a job to become a teacher.  In the near future she will be able to support herself and her little boy Jayden.

Success has finally come to Success!