Chief Secretary asks for prayers for healthy baby

Chief Secretary Farley Augustine, right, and his wife Ana Nedd. Photo courtesy Farley Augustine Facebook
Chief Secretary Farley Augustine, right, and his wife Ana Nedd. Photo courtesy Farley Augustine Facebook

Chief Secretary Farley Augustine has asked the nation to pray for the safe delivery of his first child with wife Ana Nedd.

In a Facebook post on Sunday, Augustine revealed that his wife is almost ready to deliver their baby.

"Ten months into marriage and it has all been a blessing. Having Ana Nedd by my side has been the greatest win," he said.

"Today as we prepare to receive our first baby (of hopefully many), we solicit your prayers more than ever. Prayers for a healthy newborn and prayers that we will figure this all out."

Augustine acknowledged that balancing the challenges of being a first-time parent and the duties as chief secretary will not be easy.

"Having a new baby in a home where we are called for an already demanding leadership portfolio will no doubt be a challenge.

"I have not yet figured out how the late nights with a baby will work; or how I will juggle giving my wife all the help and time she will need, with demanding nature of this job. There is no playbook to read from as this is the first time a Chief Secretary and his wife will welcome a new baby while in office. But I welcome the challenge. God will help us."

Augustine said he wished his mother was still alive to be part of the experience.

"I use to jokingly tell my mother that I will have my first child in time for her retirement so I will get free babysitting.

"Yesterday, on the anniversary of her death, I couldn’t help but stay in bed all day and think about the fact that she would have retired earlier this year just in time for the blessings of a new baby. But no use weeping over what could have been when there is plenty joy in embracing what is."

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