This report and request for prayer is from a missionary we work with in a very closed country.  Due to security, all name’s and locations are removed.  Please be in prayer for this family.

Dear Friends & Family,

Thank you so much for your prayers the last 2 weeks for our family. In the last 2 weeks here is what has happened…

– With the help of wonderful friends, my husband has temporarily closed our home and got himself and the kids to big city. They have been here a week now and we are SO thankful to be together again.

– I have been going weekly to the hospital for non-stress tests to monitor the baby’s heart rate, and each week she has passed the test.

– I have also been going weekly to measure the amniotic fluid level and Hope’s growth…

– We have been praying that there would be no need to induce before 37 weeks. And I am 37 weeks TOMORROW!!

– My mom is on the plane right now, flying to the big city, and we are SO thankful she is able to come and be here!

I had an appointment this morning so that my doctor could make more decisions about the baby and when she will arrive. We looked at several factors. First was the fluid levels. They have dropped just a bit from my appointment from last week… but the doctor was amazed that even with the low fluid, the baby managed to flip. She had been head down for 2 weeks, and is now breech again. Hope’s growth last week seemed to be following her curve (2 wks behind in some parts, 4 weeks behind in other parts), but that growth slowed a bit this week. Because of the baby’s position we were unable to get a good reading on the blood flow to the placenta.

Based on all those findings, the doctor feels it is best to induce. We have scheduled the induction for Sunday, August 7th. The doctor is willing to try, as she put it “a gentle turning of the baby” to see if we can get her head down, but she is not willing to try much. She feels that the baby is not strong enough to withstand much. If the baby doesn’t turn easily, then we will quickly move to a C-Section. If she does turn we can proceed with the induction.

I am not a fan of induction or the possibility of C-section and I am continually having to just give that over to the Lord, knowing that He is the one in control!

I will be 37wks 3 days when the baby is born, although her size is smaller than that. We will not know the condition of her lungs/stomach until she is born, but we are praying hard that she will be born flighting and STRONG!

Thank you all for continuing to pray, and we will update when we know more!! We continue to give our baby girl over to the Lord, knowing and trusting that He is working His will in His timing!

Praises:
– That the baby has continued growing albeit slowly!
– That she has made it in mom until 37+ weeks
– That our family is together and more help is on the way

Pray:
– That the baby will get into the right position and STAY PUT!
– That the baby’s lungs/stomach will grow strong and healthy over the next few days
– That there will be no complications after she is born and she can start growing faster than she has thus far.
– For wisdom and peace for us as we make decisions for the baby.