Saturday June 7, 2014, will remain the happiest day in the life of Mercy James. Reason? That was the day she miraculously gave birth to a baby girl after 14 years of being pregnant.
The baby was promptly and aptly christined Miracle. And why not? If the mother had delivered at the expected time the child would have been a teenager by now and possibly in secondary school at the JSS 3 level.
Mercy, a single parent, said of her ordeal during
the 14 years she was pregnant but could not give birth: “When I first took in,
I knew that I was pregnant with signs and test that confirmed that I was. Four
months later, I went to hospital for another test, the result showed that I
wasn’t pregnant, but had fibroid.
Subsequently, I began to experience bleeding, at
least once a day. Sometimes, my tummy would protrude in the semblance of
pregnancy. I went to different hospitals, and I kept on receiving the same
result that nothing was wrong with me. But deep down inside , I knew that all
was not well with me.
Churches
and native doctors
“So I was taken aback when a midwife told me I was
pregnant. But considering the test which showed I had fibroid, I was angry with
the midwife for giving me what I felt was a false prophecy of hope. Thereafter,
I started going from one church to another and from one native doctor to the
other. The results that I got from them all remained the same. I became more
feeble and confused that I prayed for death to come.
“I went again to the midwife two years after and
complained to her about the pains that I was going through, she told me again
that it was not fibroid but pregnancy; she advised me to be more prayerful so
that God will deliver me from the hands of the devil. I kept on praying and at
the same time asking myself that if truly I’m pregnant, why is it that the baby
was not kicking?
“I bought many concoctions that they said could cure
fibroid and drank them. I even drank 12 bottles of a local cleanser but to no
avail. This went on for years. Then God took pity on me and decided to wipe my
tears.
On the day I gave birth to my baby girl, I
initially thought that worms were trying to come out of my body not knowing
that it was a baby. This was what I told the midwife when we came to her. But
after examining me she told me to push.
I ignored her. I became unconscious for about 15
minutes and when I regained consciousness, I heard the cry of a baby. I was
surprised and confused seeing my baby. I couldn’t believe my eyes. Hmm,I thank
God for my life and that of my baby Miracle. I named her Miracle because she is
truly a miraculous child”.
Woow, all glory to God
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