Hello, this is pastor gary from first baptist church of laplata. I am staunchly pro-life; I believe that every child is a precious gift from God made in the image of God regardless of the circumstances of that child’s conception; however, I don’t know what I would do if I were Gosiame Thamara Sithole from South Africa. Gosiame gave birth last Wednesday to ten babies…all at the same time: seven boys and three girls! This is a new world record. I think both congratulations and condolences are in order. According to Old Testament tradition, this is the perfect family since 3, 7, and 10 symbolize perfection, or completion; Job had 7 sons and 3 daughters; but the Bible doesn’t say that he got his perfect family all in one fell swoop! The Bible declares that children are a blessing from God; comparing children to arrows, Psalm 127:5 says, “Happy is the man that hath his quiver full of them.” I would say that this new father’s quiver is full to overflowing! The overwhelmed dad declared, “I am happy. I am emotional. I can’t talk much.” I’m sure at times, this couple may see God’s blessing as a curse, but we wish them the best and applaud them for preserving the lives of all ten of their little arrows from God!
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