
"Well, it doesn't sound like you'll need us within the hour" After 20 hours of labor with Marin I was inclined to agree with my midwife, Shelley. With an hour to drive from her house to the campus, that's what we hoped anyway! However, Ava had other plans. Shelley arrived at five minutes to one in the morning and Ava arrived 20 minutes later! We were all very relieved: for myself that Ava came in only 3 hours and for Josh that Shelley arrived just in time to deliver her!Ava Pearl arrived at 1:15am on November 6. She was 7lb and 12oz, 19 1/2" long. She's gained 3lb already, smiles at mommy, only gets up once at night, and has charmed everyone here at the YWAM campus. Marin is adjusting well to being a big sister and likes to give Ava kisses and thumps on the head.
We are so grateful this year for our two beautiful little girls, a successful DTS lecture phase completed, and the opportunity to travel to North Africa as a family for our DTS outreach. We depart on the 29th of December and will be gone until the end of February. We're both excited and nervous, traveling will be a bit different with two babies in tow!
We would appreciate your prayers as we continue to raise money for our trip as well as your prayers throughout our outreach, that we would be a blessing to all those we come across in the country where we will be ministering.
Merry Christmas!!!





