“Is God punishing us?” wondered Carol as she looked at her newborn baby. After years of trying to have a child, their son was born with clubbed feet. Everyone knew that Carol and Brian were having difficulties in their marriage even though they were leaders in a church, and now their son was born with a significant birth defect. Former Soviets often think that deformities of any kind are because of God’s judgment on their lives. A bad marriage, challenged by a newborn baby with health concerns, can often result in a broken family. Thankfully, the church is working to help Brian and Carol financially, by helping to pay for surgeries for their son, and emotionally, as they process all that has happened in their lives. Pray for Brian and Carol to love each other through forgiveness and learning from their mistakes. Ask that they’ll know from Scripture that God has not punished them, but rather has taken their punishment on Himself. Pray for their son’s legs to heal from treatment and for the local church not to grow weary in ministering to them. May the Father allow the testimony of a healed marriage and a healthy son bring others to know Him.