Sahara Donys Broten
It’s our joy to introduce you to Sahara Donys Broten, born on February 24 at 4:41 PM local time (9:41 AM CST).
Sonja started laboring at around 9:30 am in the morning. The contractions grew in intensity and after about 7 hours of labor, we welcomed a little girl into the world. Sahara gets her name as a very obvious geographic reference that she will always carry with her…she was born in the Sahara desert. Her middle name, Donys, was given in honor of my grandmother who has and continues to walk with the LORD. In a way that we could never have planned because they don’t happen often during this time of year (and in truth it cemented her name for us), Sahara was born in the midst of a sandstorm here in Iriba this afternoon.
Sahara weighed in at 7 pounds, 13 ounces, and 19 1/4 inches long. Both she and Sonja are doing well and resting together. Here are some pictures of everyone with Sahara after the birth:
Love her name, love her! Give her a snuggle from all of us. Congratulations again. Love you all!
The Oliver Family
Congratulations, Brotens! Job well done, Sonja! I love her name, and she’s beautiful!
So very thankful for Sahara’s arrival. You all look incredibly happy and we can’t wait to meet Sahara in person. Love to you all. God is so very good!
Joy is a difficult thing to hide :-)
I wish I would’ve seen the previous post earlier. I’m pretty sure I would have voted for ‘Sahara’. It’s a beautiful name! You definitely did not mess up.
Thanks Stynsbergs!
Jacob and Sonja,
Congratulations! Blessings to you in the days to come.
Alex
Congratulations! Sahara is beautiful. Praying she starts gaining some weight!! Love you all. Love and Prayers. Uncle Mark and Auntie Cheryl
Praising God for Sahara. What a perfect and beautiful name. Congrats to you all. So happy for you.
We join you in rejoicing over the precious gift of Sahara! May she trust in the Lord and be like a tree planted by water, remaining always green and never failing to bear fruit! Bless you and your lovely family. Love, the Ryans
Congratulations on the beautiful addition of Sahara! We are so thankful she is here, and healthy! We will pray she continues to grow in strength through these days ahead! Can’t wait to meet her in person one day.
All our love (and lots of snuggles for Sahara),
Justin, Corrin, Malachi, Mathias & Simeon
Congrats!! I’m so happy for you guys! She is beautiful! <3
Everyone looks so happy and tan. :) miss you all and I want to see baby Sahara now!
It all awaits you here in Chad…happiness and a tan! I think you just helped us find our new advertising slogan Kendra :-)
What a beauty. Congratulations Brotens. Praying for her health and weight gain.
Blessed be the name of the LORD! May he prosper each of you in body and spirit, especially Sahara and mom at this time. Grace and peace be yours in our wonderful Master! May his kingdom come.
So happy for you. Praying for weight gain.
Char
Congratulations Brotens! What a beautiful family you have. God Bless!
Congratulations! She is a delight! I am so thrilled for you! Blessings to all of you! xx
Congratulations! What a beauty…