Baby Arrived!

Dr Steven & Sarah Ibbotson are praising our Amazing and Gracious God for the safe delivery of a baby boy, Caleb John Ibbotson, born on Saturday, March 8, 2008 at 7:00 pm (MST) in Three Hills, Alberta. He measures 46 cm long and weighed in at 8lb 9 oz. Proud grandparents are Marlowe & Dorothy Hunt and John & Wendy Ibbotson, along with a number of proud uncles, aunts, cousins and four great grandparents. Thank you to all of you, literally around the world, who have prayed recently for baby’s safe arrival. Mother and baby are both doing well… daddy is still taking oxygen (though he’s well too!)

About our baby’s name: We chose the name Caleb because both Sarah and I both liked the name and because of the biblical character. Caleb means “loyal” and “courageous” and we trust that these two qualities will mark his life. Caleb is also special name as Sarah had a cousin, Caleb, who only lived a few minutes after birth. Our desire and prayer is that the little boy God has entrusted to us, like the biblical Caleb will see God’s hand of blessing upon his life “because he followed the Lord whole-heartedly” (Deuteronomy 1:36).

His middle name, John, honours Steve’s dad, and yet also is chosen because of the NT character (actually the cousin of Jesus) who points the way not to himself, but to Jesus Christ, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world. By God’s grace, we trust that this too will characterize Caleb John Ibbotson’s life.