{"id":6424,"date":"2024-06-11T12:50:07","date_gmt":"2024-06-11T04:50:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.watoto.asia\/?p=6424"},"modified":"2025-05-26T11:00:32","modified_gmt":"2025-05-26T03:00:32","slug":"2024-summer-baby-watoto","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.watoto.asia\/en\/2024\/06\/11\/2024-summer-baby-watoto\/","title":{"rendered":"2024 Summer &#8211; Baby Watoto"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>2024 Summer &#8211; Baby Watoto<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Meet Ella and Eli<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"740\" src=\"https:\/\/www.watoto.asia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/image-1024x740.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6084\" style=\"width:429px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.watoto.asia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/image-1024x740.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.watoto.asia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/image-300x217.png 300w, https:\/\/www.watoto.asia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/image-768x555.png 768w, https:\/\/www.watoto.asia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/image-1536x1110.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.watoto.asia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/image-202x146.png 202w, https:\/\/www.watoto.asia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/image-50x36.png 50w, https:\/\/www.watoto.asia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/image-104x75.png 104w, https:\/\/www.watoto.asia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/image.png 1831w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>We know that every baby who is abandoned and rejected by those who were supposed to love and protect them, can rest in the confidence that they are accepted by God and are precious to Him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We see this so clearly in the lives of twins Ella and Eli. Born premature, weighing just 2.4 and 2.8 lbs., as newborns they were abandoned in a bush. A Good Samaritan heard their cries and rushed them to a nearby hospital while authorities searched for their mother or any possible relatives. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:12px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Unfortunately, there was no trace of any family, so the twins were welcomed into the loving arms of their nanny at Baby Watoto. Here, they were given the care they desperately needed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Every time a baby arrives on our doorstep, we pray for their healing because we know that God\u2019s light shines brightest in the dark. So, although Ella and Eli may have begun their lives with an uncertain future, four years later they are thriving.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized is-style-rounded\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"885\" height=\"885\" src=\"https:\/\/www.watoto.asia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/image-2.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6090\" style=\"width:260px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.watoto.asia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/image-2.png 885w, https:\/\/www.watoto.asia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/image-2-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.watoto.asia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/image-2-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.watoto.asia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/image-2-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/www.watoto.asia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/image-2-146x146.png 146w, https:\/\/www.watoto.asia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/image-2-50x50.png 50w, https:\/\/www.watoto.asia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/image-2-75x75.png 75w, https:\/\/www.watoto.asia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/image-2-85x85.png 85w, https:\/\/www.watoto.asia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/image-2-80x80.png 80w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 885px) 100vw, 885px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Like many four-year-olds around the world, Eli loves riding his bike and Ella enjoys playing with her dolls. And they both love soaking up lots of cuddles from their nanny as they feel the warmth and safety of her embrace.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Abandoned as newborns, we\u2019re thrilled that in 2023 Ella and Eli were able to move into their forever home and family in our Bbira village. We can\u2019t wait to see all that God has in store for these precious children.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-style-rounded\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"885\" height=\"885\" src=\"https:\/\/www.watoto.asia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/image-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6087\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.watoto.asia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/image-1.png 885w, https:\/\/www.watoto.asia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/image-1-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.watoto.asia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/image-1-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.watoto.asia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/image-1-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/www.watoto.asia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/image-1-146x146.png 146w, https:\/\/www.watoto.asia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/image-1-50x50.png 50w, https:\/\/www.watoto.asia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/image-1-75x75.png 75w, https:\/\/www.watoto.asia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/image-1-85x85.png 85w, https:\/\/www.watoto.asia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/image-1-80x80.png 80w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 885px) 100vw, 885px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Thanks for your support that has given Ella and Eli and nearly 1,600 of Uganda&#8217;s most vulnerable babies a future full of hope.<br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.watoto.asia\/en\/give\/\" title=\"\">Click here<\/a> to get involved.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>2024 Summer &#8211; Baby Watoto Meet Ella and Eli We know that every baby who is abandoned and rejected by those who were supposed to love<span class=\"excerpt-hellip\"> [\u2026]<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[30],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6424","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-latest-news"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.watoto.asia\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6424","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.watoto.asia\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.watoto.asia\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.watoto.asia\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.watoto.asia\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6424"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/www.watoto.asia\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6424\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6600,"href":"https:\/\/www.watoto.asia\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6424\/revisions\/6600"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.watoto.asia\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6424"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.watoto.asia\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6424"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.watoto.asia\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6424"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}