Routine

Moriah has been home for awhile now and we are finally settling into a little bit of a routine. She had to go back to the hospital for a couple of days of phototherapy because of her jaundice but now we are all home and enjoying our new family life together. God truly has blessed us with this healthy, beautiful little girl. Sometimes during the pregnancy and in the last two weeks I have worried about little Moriah's saftey here in India but God has so blessed me with peace about our home and life here. God has shown me that He is the One that protected Moriah in the womb and helped me to have a safe delivery. God is the One who planned her birth here and has destined her to be a part of our mission. He is the One that is more than able to protect her in the US or in India.
Moriah is a great baby. She sleeps and eats and that is about it. She hardly ever cries and is as sweet as can be. We have had several of the pastors come and visit and pray for Moriah. It has been good for me to see the pastors and their wives care so much for this little girl and her safety. They always say that it is by God's grace that she is here. It always makes me smile when they praise the Lord with us for our little one. It is a cultural practice here to keep a newborn in the home for the first month of her life. We are going to follow that practice as well. It gives me time to adjust to motherhood and Moriah time to get a little stronger before taking on the world. At first I did not like the idea of staying in the house that month but now I am grateful for the opportunity to have her all to myself. We are able to pray for her and the work here and to take things slow. Rob is still attending classes and participating in services. He acctually went to class the Monday after she was born and the professor stopped the class and gave a ten minute break so Rob could wake up. I guess being a dad wore him out pretty good and the professor could see he needed a break:) Maybe being a new dad will be the thing that actually makes Rob tired:)
Meanwhile, please pray for Neil Armstrong. He is one of the Indian pastors we work with. He recently moved to Malaysia to work as a missionary in a very difficult area of unreached peoples. He had some success there but had to leave due to visa problems. Now it looks as though he will not be able to get back to Malaysia unless the Lord truly opens the door somehow. We know that God is able to provide the finances and the visa but it is difficult to wait. Also, pray for his wife Jansi because she is pregnant with their second child and experiencing some difficulty. This couple is very dear to our hearts and we believe God wants to bless them for their faith and willingness to abandon all for Him.