Jeb Israel Lemmond

So here is our new son, Jeb. He was an abandoned baby, brought to the House of Moses by government officials on October 30 of 2009. They estimated his age at a little over one year, although Irene, the chief nurse there, told us it was only an estimate. She told us that "Baby Jacob" came in very malnourished, and it took some time and some devoted care to get him to the point where he is today. We are very thankful that God's provision brought him to the HOM, because they do such a wonderful job here with these orphans.

His name at HOM was Jacob. We have decided to change this name, while still keeping a piece of his history. Mandi asked nurse Irene if she had any nicknames for Jacob, since she talked of how she had a special connection to him in his early days at HOM. She replied that she called him "Jeb-Jeb". Thus we named him Jeb. His middle name comes from Genesis 32:28 where God changes Jacob's name to Israel "because you have struggled with God and with men and have overcome". There is no doubt in our minds that Jeb Israel has overcome many things thus far, and God has directed us to him to be a part of His great plans (Jeremiah 29:11, Psalm 139).
He will celebrate his 2nd birthday on September 21, 2010.