by Belinda Vega 

At the beginning of August, Belinda tested positive for COVID. Kike began to have the same symptoms, so the training planned for their work had to be postponed. Belinda’s pregnancy is going well, and she and the baby are in good health. Belinda writes: 

“The news of my pregnancy is exciting! The Lord is the one who renews my strength every day. Baby Vega is growing well, and Henry, our son, is so excited about the arrival of his little brother or sister. He often kisses my tummy and says, ‘I love you little brother.” It is our prayer that he continues to be sweet and affectionate with this new addition to our family.”

Considering my own pregnancy, I put on pause my role as a doula – helping mothers in childbirth and giving classes. I was, however, able to give prenatal talks to our friends Cindy and Hugo. Hugo is an ASCENSO volunteer, the group we work with. They both received the prenatal and breastfeeding talk, and it was very good to be able to clarify their doubts and fears, encouraging them with advice and recommendations.

Hugo had received training, so he was a good support to Cindy during labor and delivery. She ultimately had an emergency caesarean section, but we thank God that all went well with mom and baby. I have continued to support them in my role as doula, by providing Cindy with all the necessary items that are not available in our city but that we have available for new moms.

I also organized, through their church, and with the help of the pastor’s wife, a team of women and families along with some of our Ascenso volunteers. We provided meals for two weeks to help make those first few days less overwhelming for them. 

“They worshiped together in the temple each day, gathered in homes for the Lord’s Supper, and shared their meals with great joy and generosity.” (Acts 2:46 NLT)

I could see again the support of the Lord uniting the church to take care of one of His own through the provision of food, and I watched them serving as the church of Acts did with its members. In Honduras it is not a common practice to provide that kind of support, so it is difficult for many to commit to or understand the purpose of doing so. But before doing anything, I pray to the Lord that He will touch the hearts of the people who will be involved, and in the end, it is always like that. He does according to His purpose and His care for each family. 

The Romero family is very grateful for all the support provided. They have mentioned that they would not know what pre-natal care would have been like without the support they have received from both their church and our family. For my part, I expressed to them that the privilege and happiness is mine to be able to serve them in this chaotic but beautiful time in her life. And the glory will always be to the Lord because it is He who cares for his children.