Baby Whole And Well
My husband and I have had two miscarriages three years ago. It was a difficult time, and it was also challenging for us in hoping to be pregnant again.
The following year, Pastor Prince preached a message titled Change How You See And Change Your Life. I kept listening to it and something changed on the inside of me. The fear of miscarrying started to disappear and I stopped focusing on wanting to have a baby. Instead, I began to enjoy life. God painted a faith picture in my heart to see and believe that I would be pregnant again and be able to carry a baby to full term.
Three months later, I got pregnant and delivered a baby boy at full term! We named him Emmanuel, which means God with us.
At Emmanuel’s first check-up however, he was diagnosed with a hole in his heart. It was termed a birth defect and while it did not require surgery, the cardiologist said that the hole may or may not close by the age of five. We were told that Emmanuel could live like a normal child, except that he should avoid high intensity activities. Hearing this, we could not help but feel sad that our baby would have to live a “compromised life”.
Then, we were reminded again by Pastor Prince through his sermons, as well as our friends in church, that the promises of God are sure and true. God gave us the gift of a miracle baby, and He is continually working for Emmanuel’s good.
We began to look to the Lord and prayed for the hole in Emmanuel’s heart to close so that he would be able to lead an active life. Over the next few months, Emmanuel grew very well and it was heartening for us.
At his sixth-month check-up, the cardiologist did a heart scan and confirmed that the hole in Emmanuel’s heart had closed, and that he would officially close Emmanuel’s case! We never thought it would be this soon as the cardiologist was initially reluctant to see us this early because most holes in the heart do not close that quickly.
God is so good. All glory to Jesus!





