Here is a story about Justine from Uganda. 

Topista stands in the doorway of her home, watching her 4-year-old daughter, Justine, play with her siblings. Although she knows she needs to get dinner started, she lingers just a bit longer to say a prayer of thanks for the life God has given to her daughter.

Topista wasn’t always this happy. Back in 2005, the contented life she had known as a wife and mom living in eastern Uganda had completely fallen apart.

Ironically, her troubles started with a happy event: the birth of a seemingly healthy Justine. After two months, however, Topista noticed her daughter’s head appeared to be bigger than it should be.

Topista and her husband took Justine to doctors and traditional healers, but they didn’t offer much hope. Meanwhile, Justine’s head kept getting bigger. Read the rest of this entry »