Would you believe that a baby can be mortgaged too?  Hard to believe but yes it happened.

Several years ago, the mistress of the house where I conducted a Bible study told me of a baby mortgaged by her mother. I was so shock of the news that fury rises over me. But as she narrated the story further my fury turned to pity.  The mother due to poverty was forced to mortgage the baby just to save her. When the baby was so ill she went to her neighbor to borrow money needed for confinement and medicines.  However, the neighbor demanded a collateral for their loan.  Since they don't have any valuables it was agreed that the child be endorsed to her after discharging from the hospital. Hard it may seem to the parents but they agreed just to save their baby trusting that the child will be well taken care of since their neighbor was childless.

Upon hearing this, I talked to the parents of the child to confirm the situation and later asked the church's elders to help the family.  And I was not disappointed, the church redeemed the child and gave it back to them.

Yesterday, I learned that this baby is already a lady and is doing so well. I don't know if she is aware of what happened to her but if not much better.  The church helped not to merit by such act but it helped because it was necessary.