Solomon and Perpetue are the proud parents of new born son

Maybe Solomon knew something we didn't .... that the birth of his son was only four days away. This shot was taken on Valentine's Day.

Dear friends,

Sophia phoned Marianne this afternoon to confirm that Perpetue had given birth to a son a month ahead of schedule at 14h00 at Johannesburg Hospital.  Mother and son are reportedly fit and healthy and Perpetue is currently resting.

Liz sent a mail a short while ago also celebrating this fantastic event in the life of St Mark's.She writes, " Thanks be to God for a safe delivery."

This has thrown the Women's Association into a bit of a spin as the Baby Shower was scheduled for the 27th of February. But on the other hand the birth cuts down on the confusion as blue will be the colour of the day An added bonus is that both the Men for the Master, who have a clean up day braai on Saturday, and the ladies of the WA, will be celebrating with the proud parents over the next two weekends.. Let's party!!!!!

Perpetue and Solomon were all smiles on Valentine's Day and there was no hint that a birth was imminent.The Lord is indeed great as there were all kinds of concerns about whether a hospital could be found at this late stage.

On the day God took control and Solomon will now approach our Focus on the Family forum next month with the Rev Amon Kasambala with some experience of fatherhood under the keel. The working title of the seminar is, "So who is the head of your family?" I think the new head has just arrived. We'll have more details on the birth as they come in.

PS: Solomon in fact sms'd me this morning. I only noticed it now, so much for my space age phone that I cannot work. He said Perpetue had a bad night and he rushing off to the emergency room. He asked us to uphold them in prayer. I may have missed the call, but the Lord didn't. God is great.

The St Mark's Editorial Team