Our kids are the extension of ourselves that we didn’t even know we needed until the moment they were born—so it becomes basic parental instinct to put the lives of our babies above our own.
Nothing has brought that truth to light quite like the recent Hurricane Harvey disaster, as one mom even sacrificed her own life to ensure her daughter was not engulfed by the raging flood waters.
Dajauh Zhane Henix’s dedication to her own daughter’s safety was no less heroic.
And this time, the story has a happy ending, through the aid of the social media giant that is Facebook and the all-powerful miracle worker that is our God.
Earlier this week, Dajauh found herself stranded in neck-deep waters with her little girl in Harris County, Texas, as they awaited a rescue boat to retrieve them. When help finally came, the concerned mother wanted to make sure her baby got out of harm’s way first, so she handed her to a police officer who immediately drove off. Though pained to be separated from her daughter, Dajauh was just happy that she was in safe hands.
Thankfully, another officer from the Harris County Police Department was able to come to her rescue shortly after.
But the moment Dajauh reached the boat, her heart plummeted into her stomach. She realized that her boat was headed in one direction, and her little girl was heading the OPPOSITE way.
Her initial feeling of comfort quickly turned into panick.
With no clue how to track her baby down amidst the hurricane chaos, she decided to go out on a limb and post a plea on social media.
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What she DIDN’T know is that she wasn’t the only one on the hunt!
The man who rescued her, Constable Christopher E. Diaz, also took to Facebook in an effort to reunite the pair.
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“We are trying to find the mother to this baby,” he wrote. “The mother was last seen wearing a purple shirt on South Lake Houston parkway.”
To Dajauh’s surprise, the social media cries for help paid off!
Hundreds of kind strangers collaborated to get her baby girl safely back in her arms.
