God's Wonderful Gift
"I waited patiently
for the Lord,
he inclined to
me and heard my cry" (Ps 40:1).
Reggie and I were married
in 1990 and for six years we kept longing for a child. We met many doctors
but no one could find anything wrong in either of us, which was very frustrating.
Eventually they put me on to fertility tablets. Reggie and I accepted Jesus
in our lives as our very own personal Saviour and Lord. My treatment continued;
there was a risk that prolonged treatment of more than ten months could
lead to ovarian cancer. As time went by, the risk increased and each month
brought no success. At the end of eight months of treatment I thought God
had abandoned me and I lost hope. I shed hot tears in despair but in my
heart I knew that Jesus would bless us in his own good time. After nine
months of treatment the doctor asked me to stop the fertility pills as
that did not have any effect and fixed an appointment for August 15th,
to discuss the second level of treatment which involved 14 injections with
additional blood tests each month until I conceived. There was a month
to August 15th. I had reached the limit of endurance and could not go on
any more. I packed up my temperature chart and thermometer and just surrenderd
everything unto the Lord. I cried out from within my heart to give me the
strength to face life and to accept whatever God desired for me. I told
Jesus how I feared all those injections and to please deliver me. I stopped
asking and compelling Jesus for a baby, but prayed for the wisdom and strength
to live out God's plan for us. I felt at peace.
God heard our prayers and
blessed us. I was pregnant and was ecstatic. On August 15th I kept my appointment
with the doctor, but I was already blessed. A blood test showed the count
had increased.
The next thing I was asked
to do was to go for a sonogram to confirm if it was a viable pregnancy,
but the ultrasound did not show anything and the doctor was puzzled. I
refused to cry as that would seem I did not trust in my God and I kept
praying for a miracle. As I lay on the bed anxious, yet at peace, I suddenly
heard a thud, and was told it was the baby's heartbeat and every thing
was normal. I was five and a half weeks pregnant. Praise the Lord!
On April 13th, at 11.00
am, Nancy Netanya was born, a 6 IB 6 oz, perfectly normal and healthy baby,
a perfect gift from God, our most wonderful and loving Saviour, Jesus Christ.
Praise and thanks to the Lord!
Mrs Blanche
Andres
Richmond,
British
Columbia,
V7c 3K8,
Canada