James Benedict

Some of you who have been a clockster blog follower for a while might say..."hmmm...James Benedict....sounds familiar." Well, 3 years ago I delivered James Benedict (lovingly known as JB) while I was interning at a clinic in the Philippines. I visited him and his mom several times in their home, and they became very special to me. His mom, Eljoy, even asked me to be his godmother.

Since I left the Philippines, I have not had any contact with Eljoy, except that another midwife told me she was coming for prenatals with her second baby. There was no way to get in contact with her, as she lived in a small home up in the hills with no street address.

Well, somehow, some way, she recently got my email address and emailed me from a friend's computer. She sent this new picture of JB and his little sister. Hearing from her and seeing little JB made my week...no, it made my whole month. I am praying that she continues to be able to correspond with me over that email address. This makes my desire to go back even stronger!