According to Vanguard...
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”.
