Day 42 - Life and Death

Wednesday, November 16, 2011

Today was an interesting day. I did a few consults with Nadia and Monica and a few ultrasounds with them as well! My favorite part of today was that we got to see a woman who was pregnant with twins! It was really neat. She was a sweet lady and she was so happy to find out that she was having twins, however, so were all of us, so she had a crowd of us in the room with her! The human body is so amazing; everyday it just reminds me what a smart, wonderful, loving and powerful God that we have! I was so excited and happy after seeing the twins, which made my day…at least until the next ultrasound. The next ultrasound wasn’t as happy. We found in the next ultrasound a baby that was about 30 weeks along, however, it was not moving and it had no cardiac activity. The baby was no longer alive. The mother came in having some idea that there was something wrong, but of course that doesn’t make it any easier.

Today reminded me that even though we have an amazing God who loves each one of us very much, there is still sin in the world, which is unfortunate. There is both life and death, but one thing we know for sure is that with God all things are possible and also even though there is death on earth, we will soon be joined with those we have lost and we will live forever. It is my prayer that the mother who lost her baby will not give up hope, but will continue to believe in God and know that everything happens for a reason. Today was a powerful day, and even though we saw death, we also saw life; life is so precious.

So after work today, we made tortillas and then had some people over to spend our last evening with Monica and Nadia. We had a feast for dinner and it was delicious! After dinner I was going to head to bed, but instead I decided to go out with Monica, Nadia, Nate and Walters and a few others. We hung out, danced and had a good time together as we will be missing Monica and Nadia. We also met some really sweet Cameroonians that I hope to keep in touch with. We got back super late and then called it a night.

All I need to say is....GOD IS AMAZING!