FAST delivery!

It’s 2:45am, and I’m stuck in the house, missing out on the excitement, while Brenda, Sharon, and Hannah are outside with Gayle Haberkam, assisting Tharamu Ehdohsay after the fast delivery of her second baby–another girl. Tharamu Ehdohsay is the wife of Thara Ehganyaw, one of our Bible teachers and my right-hand translator.

I’m told Ehdohsay’s water broke, and Ehganyaw got Gayle, who was in her hut less than a hundred yards away, to take them to the hospital about a half hour away. The walk to the truck and the bumpy ride in the truck to the end of the driveway (near our house) was about all it took, and they realized that there was no point in going to the hospital–the baby is here! My family was awakened by the sound of Gayle’s truck and her voice calling out to Brenda for a sterile knife, a pan, and a few other items. Now they’re just waiting for the delivery for the placenta.

[Update: Ehdosay and her baby are at home and doing fine. We are very happy for them.]