some things we cannot do on our
own, no matter how intelligent we
think we are, how rich we think
we are, how influential we think
we are, there are so many things
we cannot do on our own. Why?
So that God will have a place in our
hearts and our lives. I have come
out of all these experiences very
strong. I have come out trusting
God more. I have come out relaxed,
knowing that at the end of it all, no
matter how difficult or impossible
that challenge seems, it will pass.
So, I think I am a stronger person
today, I am a better Christian
today, and a better minister today,
because of all these trials that I’ve
been through.
When you finally became
pregnant, what was that like
for you? And what was your
reaction once you knew you
were expecting twins? Please
take us on that journey.
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ell, I can’t forget sitting in
front of the nurse, after
taking a pregnancy blood test and
waiting for the results from the
lab. And I was trying to be calm.
I sat down with my husband;
we were just waiting. The nurse
had been with us on this journey,
and when the results came in, I
looked at her face, and she broke
out in a smile, and she said you’re
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pregnant. Then she just broke
out into songs of praise, while I
sank to my knees in tears, tears
of amazement, relief, joy. That’s
the first time I would be pregnant
for a very long time. And then,
about three weeks later, we were
told they were twins. It was such
a joy. It was such a joy; when God
gives you double for the years of
waiting. I can’t really find the right
words to describe it.
What was the pregnancy like
for you? How did it change your
life? Were there challenges? If
so, how did you overcome them?
Can you talk us through that?
A
lright. Get ready for this.
Three days after I was
confirmed pregnant, I went into
the bathroom to ease myself, and
then I saw blood. And it was in the
middle of the night. I fretted and
cried out in panic. My husband
jumped out of bed, and when he
realised what was happening, he
told me to relax. He said, just relax,
just relax, don’t fret, don’t worry,
the miracle is permanent. I tried
to put myself together, we prayed
together and then he went right
back to sleep. I didn’t know how he
did that, but the truth is, I couldn’t
sleep. So, I started praying; I was
praying in tongues for a long time
because I was so distressed. I just
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needed God to assure me. And
after a while, I heard the Holy
Spirit whisper into my heart, all
is well, go to sleep. And right after
that, I slept soundly. I continued
to spot blood on and off for four
and a half months, but God`s
promises kept me together. I kept
meditating on His promises, and
when I go for a scan, the doctors
will tell me the babies were fine,
just make sure you are resting.
And then one Sunday we came
back from church and I was just
trying to do one or two things in
the house when, boom, blood. I
started bleeding profusely and
uncontrollably. We got to the
hospital; they did everything they
could; they couldn’t stop the blood.
And I was just five months and
two weeks gone. So, the doctors
said, let’s bring them out. They
were monitoring their heartbeat
and the heartbeat of one of them
was already getting very faint. So,
they said let’s bring them out, and
we will put them in incubators.
So, we gave our consent and they
delivered me of the twins through
CS. And the first one they brought
out, of course, the weak one, was
so weak, they put her straight on
oxygen, and her birth weight was
0.9, while the second one was
1.1 kg. So even while the crowd
was in the hospital, rejoicing,
they didn’t know that the babies
were hanging in the balance -
their lives were hanging in the
balance, everybody was rejoicing
and congratulating us. And after
everybody had gone, I told God,
people cannot come and rejoice -
they came they praised you, they
sang songs of praises the whole
town is agog, and they will hear
that these children are gone. We
continued to pray, and we enjoyed
tremendous support from our
spiritual parents, our mentors,
family members, church members,
and our friends. You know, the
battle is easier when you’re not
fighting it alone. We spent a little
over two months in the incubator,
there were issues, but God took