In 1992, Clive and Mary were living in Nairobi when they read about HIV-positive babies abandoned in local hospitals, left to die because no one outside the hospital setting was medically trained to care for them. Mary was a nurse and midwife. Clive was a building engineer and pastor. They had exactly what was needed.

In 1994, they opened their first rescue centre in a rented house in Loresho with three babies. By year-end, eighteen children were in their care.

What followed was remarkable. With good nutrition, medicine, and consistent care, babies who were expected to die began to survive. An 80% seroconversion rate was recorded. KEMRI studied the phenomenon and confirmed it. What began as a hospice became a permanent home.