Meet Emily…

Emily Grace was a shocking-wonderful-unexpected gift from God! Odir was leading a youth camp when he was talking to a friend about how he felt God had led his life to be a father of just one child. He was absolutely convinced (and too comfortable) that it would be just David.

But a couple months later, Cynthia did a pregnancy test, and it was positive! Odir could not believe it was serious. He made her take 2 more tests to be sure. After the first ultra-sound, the one you can hear the heartbeat for the first time, Odir went home and crashed in bed with a high fever. Not that he didn't want a child, but he was facing the "traumas” from the first pregnancy – after David came, Cynthia got hospitalized and almost died. Could all this happen again?

To make the story short, we learned so many lessons from God during this second pregnancy! We learned to trust more and we learned to not let fear paralize us. We saw God’s love, care and provision fall graciously on us during the entire pregnancy and delivery. Because it was high-risk for Cynthia, she had a specialized doctor to take care of her in a very special way – and the delivery was much better than the first one, with absolutely no complications this time! We praise the Lord!

So here we have Emily! She was born in October 2024 in Sao Paulo. She is our joy and grace. Our little princess. The only trouble she gives to us is to sleep at night – can't be all too easy, right?! We are just thankful and overwhelmed to watch her grow.

Favorite food:
Mommy's milk, for sure! But also starting to enjoy avocados, peaches, and bananas.

Favorite toys:
She loves butterflies. But also starting to discover all the joys of messing with her big brother toys and driving him crazy.