Abandoned Baby Rescued by Audio Adrenaline's Hands and Feet Project
Posted by: Denelle
The Hands & Feet Project in Haiti is now the home of 18-day-old Christela Belle, an unwanted newborn baby girl thrown down a 28-foot outhouse hole by her 15-year-old mother and left for dead shortly after she was born on Sunday, July 8, 2007.
What an awe inspiring story.
The Hands & Feet Project in Haiti is now the home of 18-day-old Christela Belle, an unwanted newborn baby girl thrown down a 28-foot outhouse hole by her 15-year-old mother and left for dead shortly after she was born on Sunday, July 8, 2007.Toussaint, a 15 year old classmate of the mother, who had denied being pregnant, became suspicious when she left school with a "smaller stomach and blood on her legs". He followed her to the outhouse behind the school where he heard the baby crying so he called police and attempted to put a lasso around the baby and pull her out before they arrived.
A U.S. UN soldier stationed nearby arrived next 
on the scene to find Toussaint trying to chip away at the concrete so that he could get into the hole to reach the baby. The U.N. soldier, Darry "DJ" Williams, called for additional help from Sri Lankan UN soldiers and the team immediately set to work or breaking apart two of the concrete stalls and lowering a soldier into the pit to rescue the baby. The nearest hospital was poorly staffed so Williams called an American friend, Drex Stuart, director of the
Hands and Feet Project, and asked him to contact a nearby private hospital and tell them of their situation. Without waiting for a reply Williams and the medics headed for the private hospital.
on the scene to find Toussaint trying to chip away at the concrete so that he could get into the hole to reach the baby. The U.N. soldier, Darry "DJ" Williams, called for additional help from Sri Lankan UN soldiers and the team immediately set to work or breaking apart two of the concrete stalls and lowering a soldier into the pit to rescue the baby. The nearest hospital was poorly staffed so Williams called an American friend, Drex Stuart, director of the Hands and Feet Project, and asked him to contact a nearby private hospital and tell them of their situation. Without waiting for a reply Williams and the medics headed for the private hospital.Amazingly, despite the 28 foot drop into the pit, the tiny infant had no bruises, no broken bones and was perfectly healthy. The medical staff, UN soldiers and the staff from Hands and Feet knew they had witnessed a miracle. The Hands and Feet Project offered to cover all medical expenses for the baby and to take her i
nto their home when she was released. One of the original officers on the scene had named the tiny little girl Christela, which in Creole means "Christ is here" because Christ must have been there for her.
nto their home when she was released. One of the original officers on the scene had named the tiny little girl Christela, which in Creole means "Christ is here" because Christ must have been there for her.What an awe inspiring story.
Video of Christela's rescue.
