Literal Exegetical Announcement

by Jul 28, 2009Personal4 comments

To echo the words of Matthew 1:18, Μy wife “has been found in stomach having” (εὑρέθη ἐν γαστρὶ ἔχουσα ἐκ ἀνδρὸς αὐτῆς).

Just yesterday we saw our baby for the first time. We witnessed an on-screen dance sponsored by General Electric, and we were both amazed how well-formed our baby is after just nine weeks gestation!

We’ve been praying daily that our child would be regenerated early and that he or she would be physically healthy.

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4 Comments
  1. Ping Ngian

    Congratulations, Mark. We will be expecting our very own child in 8 weeks’ time and from what I heard, our lives will be changed forever.

  2. Dustin Battles

    Praise the Lord! I am so excited for you!

  3. J Bolin

    Congrats, my friend

    Michelle and I are very happy for the three of you