Kiden Lillian, called “KEE-dehn”, age 16
The rate of death in childbirth in Southern Sudan is one of the highest in the world. Birth is often attended to by midwives who have few resources 
for complicated pregnancies. Her mother had died in childbirth when Kiden was born, then Kiden’s father was killed in combat in the civil war, so Kiden and her sisters were sent to their blind, widowed grandmother. The grandmother found herself unable to care for young Kiden and brought her to Amazing Grace when she was five years old. The sisters’ locations are unknown.
Kiden is one of several beautiful, smart, hard-working girls at Amazing Grace. She is industrious, both at her school work and her home responsibilities of caring for the small boys, gardening, fetching water, and cooking. She is initially shy with strangers, in the same way that many teenage girls are, but once trust is established, she displays playfulness, wit, and humor.
for complicated pregnancies. Her mother had died in childbirth when Kiden was born, then Kiden’s father was killed in combat in the civil war, so Kiden and her sisters were sent to their blind, widowed grandmother. The grandmother found herself unable to care for young Kiden and brought her to Amazing Grace when she was five years old. The sisters’ locations are unknown.Kiden is one of several beautiful, smart, hard-working girls at Amazing Grace. She is industrious, both at her school work and her home responsibilities of caring for the small boys, gardening, fetching water, and cooking. She is initially shy with strangers, in the same way that many teenage girls are, but once trust is established, she displays playfulness, wit, and humor.
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