Today was the day we were waiting for- no more pills and a doctor’s appointment. An American friend here recommended a doctor to us that speaks great english so after prayer with our team we ventured off to see Dr. David.
First he did another ultrasound (that is 3 in two weeks!) The baby is still healthy and doing great! We reminded the doctor that we didn’t want to know the gender. Funny story, he asks us about 5 minutes later if we have email, but we couldn’t quite understand his English so we thought he said it was a male, we looked at each other in disbelief, ‘Did he really just tell us?’ But after seeing our faces he repeated, ’email! email!’
After the ultrasound he checked to see if I was still dialated. Nothing has changed since I left the hospital last week, a tiny bit open but nothing to worry about.
So the next question was, ‘Our flight leaves on Saturday, will it be okay to fly home?’
AND THE ANSWER WAS YES!! I will stay on the pills that relax my muscles for the rest of this week and for the flight. Once I get home I will stop taking the pills, but the doctor says there is no reason I shouldn’t be able to go full term! He can’t tell me why I went into labour early, maybe it was an infection, but he didn’t think it would happen again.
So there you have it folks!! Doctor’s letter in hand, this little baby will hopefully be born in Canada with family all around and everything is back on schedule! Two weeks ago the baby started down the path to entering this world, but his/her body was just so little, it wasn’t time. Thank you to all who prayed for this little one to stay inside, God heard and answered our prayers! I especially want to thank Ben’s parents for sending Liza here. If it wasn’t for her, I’m not sure this would have had such a great ending. Every morning she gets Cassie up, changes her diaper and feeds her breakfast. This is while Ben leads the morning meeting with our team. Then she brings me breakfast in bed, and makes sure I get enough rest. She plays and takes care of Cassie all morning while Ben goes and teaches with our team. In the afternoon she puts Cassie down for her nap and we take some time to watch ‘Touched by an Angel’ (she brought the series on DVD) and cry together. Ben usually comes home in the evening and works on the schedule for the next day. If Liza wasn’t here he wouldn’t be able to continue leading this team and this teaching trip would have fallen apart- or at least would not have finished strong. Also, without her here I probably would have done some things I shouldn’t like pick Cassie up from her playpen etc. and then who knows what would have happened.
Yesterday was our final church service with the 75 or so people we have been working with the whole time we have been here. The stories they shared about how God has changed their lives touched our hearts and reminded us again why we do what we do!! We’ll share more about that soon, but just know that without everyone’s love, support and care, especially these past few weeks, many of those stories may not have been told. Thank you! All of the emails we receive, the comments on this webpage, the offers to come and help, and most importantly the prayers said have made a significant difference! Thank you! And for those in Winnipeg, hopefully we will be seeing you soon!!!!!
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