Esther is her name. How appropriate.
I finally was able to go check on Baby Precious the other day. Of the 8 babies that our team had a hand in delivering only one was a boy. Precious. He is doing well and his mother, Esther is recovering from her C-Section. I found out that when Esther realized she was pregnant she told the baby's father. Not wanting to be a parent, the Father left. Esther is afraid and alone and now has a son to raise in a country with no welfare, WIC or aid to dependent families. Life is already difficult here, being a single mother only ups the degree of difficulty. She is not interested in raising a son alone and who could blame her.
There was another Esther, taken to live at a young age to the king's court, far away from her home. Her uncle Mordecai watched over her as best he could, but he didn't have much influence. The bible tells the story of her fears which needed to be overcome to save herself and her people.
Esther and her son have a very hard road ahead. It's my prayer that she will learn to love her son and see him as a blessing, as the precious gift that he is. May he grow up knowing that he is loved by God.
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