The Sweerin's

We come to you with saddened hearts as we have had a rough past couple of days. For some reason God decided to take our baby home to be with Him. On Saturday evening Melanie started having some mild contractions. We assumed it was braxton hicks or a false labor and decided to wait it out a bit as they weren’t getting stronger. After waking up around 5:30-6 in the morning we could tell they were getting stronger and we would need to make a plan. By 7:30am on Sunday the baby was born and had only a few breaths before going home to be with Jesus. The helicopter arrived  around 8:30 and the paramedic attempted to resuscitate him but his lungs were filled with fluid and collapsed. It just wasn’t time for Elijah Dale Sweerin. Our hearts are broken as we question why this happened to us but we are trusting in God’s perfect plan. He knows exactly why this happened and what our families future will hold. Please pray for us as we try to heal. Melanie has been checked by several doctors and a hig

  Well, the first and most exciting news for our family here in Zambia is that we are having another baby! Most of you likely saw this a couple months ago on facebook, but we knew some of you haven’t  heard yet.  Due to various reasons that other mothers would understand, we didn’t know we were pregnant until we were 18 weeks along. And, yes, it answered a lot of questions we both were having during that 18 weeks.   God is soo good. We had an ultrasound done and Melanie and the baby both seem to be doing well. We have decided to go to South Africa for the delivery (due date is Dec 17) around the end of November and then return to Zambia at the beginning of January. We are very grateful as Jako and Amber have allowed us to use there vehicle for transportation and have helped us find accommodations. Melanie and I have decided we were not going to let another month slip by without updating all of you on how things are going here. In the month of July we were busy working on projects in