We’ve been “in the baby cave” for a
few weeks now. At the end of March
things got really busy all of a sudden!
On
March 30th around 3:00 in the morning, Amy woke me up and told me
that it was time to go to the hospital.
We spent most of the day there, and at 9:36pm Caleb Charles Culp was
born. He was 10lbs 3oz and 22 inches
long. I (Justin) keep saying “That’s my
boy” because, although most babies take a week or more to get back to their
birth weight, Caleb had gained a pound before his 2 week checkup! Everyone is doing fine, for now we’re all
just trying to sneak in naps until Caleb decides to make sleep a priority!
On April 3, Amy was discharged from
the hospital, but on April 3rd I also had my first speaking
engagement at a church. I drove to
Hillsboro, MO that morning and visited our friends there while Amy was
discharged from the hospital, and I picked her and Caleb up on the way
home! Since then I’ve been speaking in
churches 3 times or more per week, and Amy has been working on her new routine
with Ezekiel and now Caleb!
A few weeks ago Ezekiel and I spent
a week in Corinth, Mississippi visiting some of our friends and ministry
partners there. Ezekiel got to do fun
things like ride horses and go exploring in the woods, and we got to make a lot
of new connections with people who are interested in South Sudan.
Our
schedule is pretty full with places to visit and speak. If you get our prayer calendars, you’ll see
that I’ve listed on each Sunday and Wednesday the churches where I will be
speaking. If you’re not sure whether
you’ll see us, or would like to get together while we’re home, give me a call
or write an email and I’m sure we can work something out!
Currently we are trying to add to
our monthly support, and get some one-time gifts to finish out our house. If you’ve already seen the presentation, you
know what our goals are. Please pray
that God will provide new monthly partners to help us meet our budget and get
back!
Thanks!
Justin, Amy, Ezekiel and Caleb
