Welcome Maizy!!
We are looking forward to the adoption of NT'seliseng (pronounced E - see - d- sang) Maizy to the Brett Mackay family. She was born June 23, 2010 in Lesotho, a land locked country in South Africa. Her mother passed away the day after she was born and her grandmother took care of her for about two months. This was difficult for the grandmother as she is blind. A neighbor took her to the orphanage. She was matched with Brett and Jinni in December 2010. During the winter, Maizy came down with pneumonia and she was hospitalized for a time. After getting out of the hospital, she was placed in foster care with a missionary there who helped nurse her back to health. It is not known at this time exactly when Maizy will be united with her family as the pace of the situation seems to be very slow in this third world country.
Recently, Jinni was able to spend some time with Amber in New York City and was able to meet some other families who are working with the same adoption agency. One family had their adopted child with them. She met a co-worker of Amber's who had worked in the Peace Corp in Lesotho and a women native to the country who was familiar with the area that Maizy is from. She also taught Jinni how to pronounce her African name. It was definitely a highlight of her trip as she was strengthened by getting to meet and learn from these new friends.
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