Our Life in Sweden – Page 10 – Jonathan & Sofia Morgan

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November 4, 2012 / 0 Comments

Wall Street Journal feature on baby dumping in South Africa

On the 22nd of August The Wall Street Journal published an interesting article on baby abandonment in South Africa. Here’s some of what was written:

” When police in Port Elizabeth confirmed earlier this month that they had retrieved a newborn boy, alive in a shoe box inside a plastic bag, it added to accounts of infants abandoned by mothers in toilets, flowerpots, railroad tracks, rubbish bins, sidewalks and city parks. Many perish. Others are left to hospitals, acquaintances or charities, as mothers seek ways to give better lives to children they can’t support.”

In the early days of Baby Safe (2008), Bethany and I took an exploratory trip to Door of Hope, the charity mentioned in the article. The work they’re doing inspired us and played a part in shaping Baby Safe as an organisation.

Read the full article HERE!

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Den 22 Augusti publicerade The Wall Street Journal en intressant artikel om baby dumpning i Sydafrika.

När Baby Safe ännu var i ett uppstartnings skede (2008) åkte jag och Bethany på en fältstudie till Door of Hope, frivillig organisationen som nämns i artikeln. Det var en mycket intressant och inspirerande studieresa som utgjorde en viktig del i att utveckla och forma Baby Safe som organisation.

Läs hela artikeln HÄR!

October 30, 2012 / 0 Comments

Baby Safe starts micro-business!

Baby Safe’s micro-business, Hope-tions, was started to offer mothers from disadvantaged communities an income.

Hope-tions products include decorative bunting, baby onsies, seat cushions and surgical hats.

The products are sewn by mothers participating in our Motherhood is Beautiful program, a holistic program that incorporates health, nutrition, performing arts, with micro-business and spiritual transformation for women in Masiphumelele and Ocean View.

Go ahead and place an order online at Etsy!

Want to meet one of the women of hope-tions? Have a look HERE!

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Baby Safe har startat ett småföretag!

Företaget går under namnet Hope-tions och startades för att ge mammor från utsatta bostadsområden möjlighet till att försörja sig själva och sitt barn.

Hope-tions produkter består bland annat av dekorativa flaggspel, baby bodys’, kuddar och kuddfodral.

Sugen på att köpa flaggspel i julklapp? Shoppa online HÄR!

Mer information on Hope-tions hittar du HÄR!

October 20, 2012 / 0 Comments

Baby dumping around the world: South Korea

Baby dumping isn’t just a South African problem, but happens in many other parts of the world. Here’s a story of what’s happening in South Korea;

September 12, 2012 / 0 Comments

Buy an EP, support Baby Safe!

Our friends at Cardiff Vineyard have released a new EP of worship music!

Receive Our Song documents the songwriting and worship in their community over the past few years.

Here’s a little video intro to the project:

As if that wasn’t enough to get you placing your order, they’ve decided that 50% of all profits from the sale of the EP will go towards the work of Baby Safe!

Take a listen to the EP and place your order here

August 11, 2012 / 0 Comments

A crazy week

Last week was particularly eventful. Here’s why:

A stabbing

On Monday (30th) our friend Lucas was stabbed three times, in the side and back, by a guy who wanted his phone. An x-ray showed that his lung was punctured, but during the night, while he waited for an operation, it healed up. This meant that he could avoid having surgery and recovered quicker than expected! He was released on Friday (3rd) and is healing up at home.

A car accident

Last Saturday (4th) we went on a day trip with some friends from the states. On our way back I was driving and I slowed down and stopped for some traffic lights that were turning red. A few seconds after a stopped there was a big crunching sound, as a lorry drove into the back of the car!

Fortunately everyone in the car was fine, escaping with just the stiffness and aching of whiplash. Unfortunately our friend’s car was damaged really badly at the back.

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Förra veckan var riktigt händelserik;

En kompis blev knivhuggen

Förra måndagen blev vår kompis Lucas knivhuggen tre gånger, först i nacken och sen i ryggen. Gärningsmannen var en gammal kompis till honom som ville åt hans mobiltelefon! Röntgen visade att han hade en punkterad lunga men under natten, i väntan på operation, läkte lungan ihop sig själv. Detta innebar att han inte behövde opereras och återhämtade sig fortare än väntat! Senare samma vecka, på fredagen, blev han hemskickad och ligger nu hemma och vilar upp sig.

En bilolycka

I lördags gjorde vi en liten utflykt tillsammans med några vänner från USA. På vägen tillbaka var det Jonathans tur att köra. Han stannade vid ett rödljus och några sekunder senare hörde vi en rejäl smäll från bakre delen av bilen samtidigt som bilen sköts ut i mitten av vägen. En lastbil hade kört på oss bakifrån!

Som tur var är vi alla oskadda, förutom stela muskler och mindre whiplash skador. Dessvärre är bakre delen på bilen vi körde, vår kompis bil, ganska förstörd.