Rebecca's Baby is Here

Last night at dinner Stephanie told me Rebecca (the girl we had been meeting with in prison) had arrived in labor. She was still in the early stages and because this was her first delivery, Stephanie expected the birth in the middle of the night. She asked if I wanted to be woken up and I said, absolutely. Around 9:30pm, one of our guards called me to the clinic. I went over there and Stephanie said Rebecca was fully dialated and the baby was on it's way. My job was to record the events as they happened so I waited for Stephanie to call out items for me to write down and also encouraged Rebecca to push (Chol!). Rebecca did an amazing job. She was really tough and delivered her baby after only 30 minutes of pushing. By 10:03, her son arrived. As soon as he came out, she looked down and started to smile and laugh. He was covered in white stuff and she looked like she was confused about his color. So I asked kawaja (white person) or jinubi (person from South Sudan)? Both she and Mary (her mom) laughed. We reassured her he would indeed darken up.

It was such a privilege to be there and see her through this process. I think she is coming back on Friday so I will try to post a picture then. I praise the Lord for bringing her here and giving her a smooth delivery.