everything was complete, when we first accommodated guests there. Like this the Lord has never let us fall, till this day. Totally on the contrary, He gives more and more as times passes, without us even specifically having to ask for it. Like I said though, this is because we frequently just don't find any time to consciously think about our own needs, while we are constantly busy with serving and giving. The key for every blessing can be found in this. Transformed Births (by Anni) As soon as our firstborn Simon was born, our almost retired midwife told us about the change of births into the negative. “In the past 80% of the births went normally and 20% had complications. Today only 20% are normal births and 80% are births with complications“, she explained to us at that time, 1984. (How many will it be today?) She saw this clearly in connection to the many premature and inopportune medical interventions into the natural process of a birth: medicine, prenatal tests, inducing labour too early, etc. Her numerous negative experiences with such interventions shocked us very much at that time. This inspired the wish in us, to also put our trust in this challenging subject of births entirely into the Lord of transformation. And it was worth it! All our eleven children were healthily and naturally born at home. Each of them has an exciting birth story, which is telling once more: The Lord assists those who trust in him and lets them enjoy his faithfulness in each detail. In the meantime we have experienced many miracles in this area within the OCG! At home or in hospital – because of trusting in the Lord of transformation, many mothers of the OCG 40
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