Giving birth with Jesus
On a Sunday after church, Ilse, 39 weeks into her pregnancy, told us she had been feeling so much better at the same moment during her two previous pregnancies which had been very special and God-blessed.
Both times there were clear signs in advance that her body was preparing for childbirth: the softening of the neck of the womb and already a bit of dilatation.
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O Lord, you preserve both man and beast
O LORD, YOU PRESERVE BOTH MAN AND BEAST Psalm 36: 6b
Some time ago we received this testimony by Ela: "The woman next door has moved and she has left her cats behind. I have taken care of them. They are half wild, so I can only feed them but I cannot nurse them when they are in trouble, for they are very shy. One cat I allow to sleep in my basement, it is always open so that she can always get in and out. Yesterday I came home and there was a terrible stench in there.
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