Pauline, assisted by her husband, Rosa, who is the pastor in a local church, was inspired some years ago to start this home in the face of the need to care for orphaned and abandoned children. Pauline has a large heart for disadvantaged children and her leadership is clearly seen in the warm and loving atmosphere within the home and in the obvious care that the children show for each other, with the older children in their teens carefully supporting the younger children, some of whom are only babies.
A key factor in Pauline’s vision to establish a children’s home was the culture in the south of the island which affirms that twins and babies whose birth has resulted in the loss of the mother are cursed and abandoned at birth. She established links with friends in the south who advised her of the birth of twins and of babies whose mothers did not survive. Half of the children in the home fall into the above two categories and would not be alive today were it not for Pauline’s initiative. The home cares for almost 40 children including nine sets of twins and one little child whose mother died in childbirth. The cost of food has recently doubled and, consequently, finding the finance to feed the children and staff is a real challenge.
