On Monday, April 7th, Todd Smith (a member of the Christian singing group "Selah") and his wife Angie will be delivering their 4th child, a baby girl they have named Audrey Caroline. They have been told by numerous specialists that Audrey will not survive, and they have been leaning on God to help them through their inevitable loss after Audrey's birth.
Todd & Angie have chronicled Audrey's story on a blog named "Bring the Rain"...their writing is beautiful, heartwrenchingly open and vulnerable. Please take the time to read their blog and be blessed by their faith, and join me in praying that the Lord will comfort and strengthen them as they walk through this difficult journey of welcoming and saying goodbye to their precious little girl.
Here is a short excerpt from their latest post:
After all of the anguish of the past few days, and from what we consider very sound medical advice, we have made the decision to move Audrey's due date forward one week. She is now scheduled to be born at 4pm on Monday April
7th.We beg for your prayers. We need you, warriors.
We are desperate for peace, for unexpected joy, for as much time with her as God would allow, and enough grace for the time that He won't.
We long for her. We long to know the next page in this chapter...to His glory, whatever it may be.
4 Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say rejoice! 5 Let your gentle spirit be known to all men. The Lord is near. 6 Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. 7 And the peace of God, which surpasses all comprehension, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. (Philippians 4:4-7)
Philippians 4:7 has been quoted to us so many times as we have walked this journey. I looked it up today to write down and was struck by the fact that Audrey will be born on 4/7. We trust that this was for us to find refuge in, and we do.
Good night, sweet friends. And deepest gratitude.
Angie
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