It has been an adventurous two weeks for the Oshkosh Sanderlin family. I left July 5 giving specific instructions to our unborn baby girl to wait to be born until I returned from the Wings as Eagles trip to Texas. The Wings as Eagles plane took off with four Wyldewood men including myself for Michigan to pick up four men from Sheridan Road Baptist Church. We left Michigan for Amarillo, Texas to erect the steel beams of Central Baptist Church, a growing soulwinning church. However, when I arrived, Abby called to inform me that the midwife found her ready to go into labor anytime. I flew commercially to get home, and arrived three days before our baby girl was born. Elena Lynn was born at 3:31 am Monday, July 10. She weighed 6 lbs. 12 oz. and was 20 1/2 inches long. She has beautiful reddish blonde hair and is a very beautiful baby. Both Elena and Abby are doing well today.
I flew back for Texas the following Wednesday and was able to work for one day on the steel structure. The guys did a great job and were able to start on the roof and siding as well. On Thursday night I was able to spend a long time with Abby's Uncle Bill Gilmore and saw her Aunt Mary as well. The plane had a problem on Friday when we arrived at the airport, and after Terry Rushing located a new part and replaced it, we were able to leave on Saturday. I was able to co-pilot both ways and flew the whole leg from Saginaw, MI to Oshkosh, WI.
The Lord truly blessed us with safety in two round trips to Texas. We are grateful for the blessing of a healthy mom and baby and thank you all for your prayers and support for us as we continue our journey to ultimately get to Africa. We currently have four supporting churches and praying for eleven more before we leave.
