Deborah had another special birth last night. Emmanuel, rightly named ('God-with-us'), was born two years ago on the day before Christmas. And his little sister, Grace, was born last night to Decha and Panasda, theology students here from Thailand.

No signs of a long labor in Panasda's smile, right after the birth, when she was sharing the good news with friends on the cell phone. They gave birth in our birthing home (Emmanuel was actually born in another missionary's home, where they were house sitting at the time), in a small pool. It's the same way that Deborah birthed Auden and we are big advocates of water births.

Here's the proud papa (also about to graduate with an Masters of Divinity at the Asian Pacific Nazareen Theological Seminary) with his new-born daughter.