Her name is Savannah Joy…

In a story that is both heart-warming and heart-wrenching, an Air Force article documents the story of Senior Airman Joshua Hurtley and his wife, Rebecca, and the upcoming birth of their first child:

Her name is Savannah Joy. Her date of birth and date of death are expected to be one and the same – Oct. 7, 2013…

Savannah has a congenital defect that is fatal “nearly 100 percent” of the time.

The article is an amazing testimony to the faith of the couple, though the article is jilted by unnecessary comments on the “decision to continue” the pregnancy — something the Hurtley’s seemingly never questioned:

Yet despite the diagnosis of the second opinion being exactly the same as the first, the husband and wife took it as a blessing…

“It was at that moment that despite our devastation, we started to focus on what Savannah had, rather than what she didn’t have. God has given her life, and it is our job as parents to help her live it.”

The Hurtleys don’t have all the answers, but they know the One who does:

“A lot of people will ask me, ‘How on earth to you prepare for something like that?’ and all I can honestly say is we still aren’t sure,” said Josh. “What we are sure of, though, is that we have put our faith in God and we trust Him completely. He’s taken us this far, and we know that He’ll never leave us nor forsake us. And my Air Force family has been absolutely amazing as well. They’ve been so understanding with all the appointments we’ve had, and their thoughts and prayers have been enormous and uplifting. Even people who aren’t even in my chain of command or from my directorate have made a point to ask how we’ve been doing, and ask if there’s anything we need. It’s been an incredible outpouring of support.”

You need to read more, and you can read the blog of Sweet Savannah Joy here.

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