Baby boom!

Great news! My sister has given birth to a very cute baby girl. She is called Isla and mother and baby are doing well. Also, from this photo it seems that Joel is enjoying his new role as a big brother and is taking on the responsibility of caring for his wee sister! Maiko and I are absolutely loving being uncles and Aunties for the second time and really can't wait to meet Isla in person. Praise the Lord!

In other baby news, our friends Ben and Esther also had a baby girl... She is called Keziah and as you can see is also very cute!

One of our adult students also had a baby girl this week making it a "Baby boom" (which bizarrely is an English phrase which has made its way into Japanese where it is pronounced "beibi boomu")! Her name is Nagomi but unfortunately she has a problem with her heart and won't be able to come out of hospital until she has had an operation in a months time. I'm not sure of the details but I think that she has only 3 chambers in her heart instead of 4 so it is quite a serious problem. Its really sad but she is doing well and we continue to pray for the whole family who are kind of almost becoming Christians at the minute. We are also really grateful to God that the other babies are really healthy and well. Please pray for Nagomi's health and for her mum and dad.

Finally, check out this video of Maiko singing with the worship group in our church. It was her first time and I think she did a great job! (The video is of the practice before the service).