Shanon's House of Compassion

Greetings from Shanon's House of Compassion,

The months of February, March and April have been very busy. There have been very few nights where the house was empty. We have had guests from Guntersville, Elkmont,

Ardmore, Muscle Shoals, Town Creek, Russellville, Killen, Scottsboro, Sheffield,
Tuscumbia, and Hartsell, Alabama.

One of our guests received the honor of staying with us the longest. Their baby was 1 lb 6 oz.when she was born. This couple really did become like family. Each night when they came in, the father would say “Mom and Dad we're home now.” They became friends with the other couple who were here. It's always encouraging to us when families will share their life stories with us. Most of the time this happens at the end of the day. After more than 80 days in the hospital, their baby got to go home. The first place they stopped by was Shanon'sHouse. This always touches my heart.

Every new mother and father are excited when they have a new baby. We witnessess

Every new mother and father are excited when they have a new baby. We witnessed a

different kind of excitement recently. We received a call about a couple adopting a baby.

When the adoptive mother called about staying here she said with excitement in her voice

“Mrs. Christy we have a baby!!!” This couple had waited 10 years for a child and they were

overjoyed. She told me how she had several babies waiting for her in heaven and how the

call from the agency had come unexpectedly. She told me how they wanted to raise this child

to give back to the community and she told me that this child would be dedicated to the Lord.

Her story reminded me of the beautiful Bible story of Hannah and Samuel. This couple

endeared themselves to us from the first time we met them. When they left they came by to

show us their little one. We were all teary eyed. Johnny and I are happy when guests get to

take their babies home but we do miss them when they leave.

Every year Huntsville Hospital has a NICU reunion for the parents and babies who were

preemies. For several years it has been held at Mayfair. This year they invited us to the

reunion. We enjoyed seeing several of our former guests and their babies. The speaker

thanked Mayfair for Shanon's House and thanked all those involved in this ministry.

Here's a note we received from the parents of triplets that stayed with us.

“We could never thank you enough for the hospitality that you provided to