At the beginning of the year, a young lady came into our lives. Her name is Katherine. She's a beautiful 19 year old. When she came to us, she came confused, sad and unhealthy. Through some very unfortunate circumstances, she found out she was pregnant. She needed support emotionally, physically and spiritually. God laid it on our hearts to "adopt" her into our family and care for her and her baby that was growing inside of her. She has a family, but they are unable to care for her due to limited resources.
We have had the priveledge of watching her grow, not just physically, but also emotionally and spiritually. We took her to church. She comes from a Christian home, but through this tough experience she needed to experience more of God's love. We discoved she knows very little about the Bible. Gloria has a lot of time sitting on the bed talking with her and encouraging her. They prayed many times that God would give her courage as she atticipated becoming a mother.
It was exciting to see her stomach grow, knowing that there was a little one inside! Gloria was priveledged to take her to all her doctors appointments and ultrasound appointments. When we all found out it was a BOY, we cried for joy. Katherine wanted a boy and God granted her wish.
God took special care of Katherine and her baby throughout the pregnancy. He also provided clothes and other needs for Katherine and her baby. It was a miracle.
As the time came closer for her to deliver, we got more nervous and excited all at the same time! Katherine asked Gloria to accompany her in the delivery room, which Gloria was more than willing to do! When the day FINALLY arrived, Gloria, along with Katherine's parents, took her to the hospital to have her baby.
At 8:14am, August 24, 2012, Katherine delivered a beautiful baby boy, Dylan Samuel. Gloria had the JOY of seeing the miracle of childbirth. Read her personal blog as she describes her experience.
www.guatechic.blogspot.com
The next day, Dylan Samuel was brought home. It has been SO beautiful and wonderful to have him become part of our family. We have become the "adopted" grandparents and Carmelinda the "aunt" and his personal fashion designer!
Katherine and Dylan live with us. They are part of our family now and we love them very much. Some of you have asked us, if we plan to adopt Dylan. Our answer is "no." Our desire is to help Katherine raise Dylan however we can. Katherine would like to finish school and get a job. We want to help make that possible. If any of you would be interested in helping with this endevour, please contact us and let us know.
Continue to pray for Katherine and Dylan as they grow together. And we're sure you'll be hearing a lot more about them and seeing pictures of them in the future!
