Congratulations! (by Thom)

Our great friends, Pastor Christophe and his wife Jeanne Dembele, welcomed their 6th child into the world yesterday! Amanda, the girls, and I made a trip to Koutiala yesterday to deliver some medicine to the hospital there. About halfway through the 6 hour drive my cell phone rang. It was Pastor Christophe with news that Jeanne had a baby boy. They did need to do a c-section but the last update I had was that mother and child were doing well. He weighed in at a hefty 8 lbs 12 oz, quite heavy by standards here. I've been told that the average birth weight in Mali is around 5 pounds. Thanks to everyone for your prayers! We're returning to Bamako on Saturday and we'll see them then. Hopefully we'll be able to pass along pictures.