Baby is Here!

After a full day of inducements, our precious Kezia Faith Thompson emerged on September 19th at 11:55pm, officially weighing in at 3.65 kg (just over 8 lbs) and 50 cm's in length. Though it took a long time to get going, once the time came it only took a couple of pushes. Lucy and baby have both been healthy and fine, but tired and sore from the big day. Doctors and nurses were exceptionally friendly and helpful. The biggest challenge here has been paperwork and red tape. Lucy left the hospital after three nights, which was the soonest possible in order to get all doctors and nurses to sign off on everything. We needed a lot of documents to get the hospital birth certificate completed, which was needed in order to get the official Indonesian birth certificate, which is needed to get Kezi a passport. On top of that we needed to get an Indonesian marriage certificate (and pay a late fee cause we were married 5 yrs ago) to complete the process.

Fortunately, Lucy and baby were able to make it home for Sammy's birthday, which we celebrated yesterday with toys, games, and McDonald's feast. You may not think of McDonalds as a feast, but Sammy certainly did. He does enjoy his daily rice and tofu, but cheeseburgers, fries, soda, and ice cream will not be surpassed in the mind of our now 4 yr old boy. Not to be outdone, Livi nearly finished a whole burger by herself.

Heading Back

Once we finish our paperwork process and Lucy her "confinement" period for recovery, we will be heading back to Ohio. We hope to make the journey on October 17th. Our further job searching has also begun. We are leaning toward a move back to S. Cal, but are open to anywhere God leads. Please let us know if you hear of any church ministry openings in your area. We appreciate your prayers too.

For those of you calling for pictures, we apologize as we have no functional camera here. We do have a camera on a cell phone, but the phone is not activated and we don't have the usb cable needed to transfer to the computer. Thus, pictures will have to come later...

Prayer Points

1. Praise to God for a safe delivery and beautiful baby
2. Timely recovery for Lucy and baby Kezia
3. Smooth processing of our official documents needed for travel
4. Discernment and guidance for our continued job search
5. Safe and smooth travel back to the States