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”.
Miraculous child
The
midwife at the Celestial Church of Christ, Kadoso Parish, Ajegunle
where Mercy gave birth confirmed the development, especially the role
she played.
The
woman who simply gave her name as Mrs Ajetima informed thus: “She was
pregnant for 14 years and was unable to give birth during this period.
Then on Saturday around 6:30am I saw two persons carrying her to this
place. When she came inside, I laid her down and asked one of my
daughters to examine her, after the examination, I found out that it was
a baby that was about coming out and not worms. I asked her to push and
she refused. My daughter gave her a hard slap on her laps since she
refused to push.
Behold
a baby with placenta came out! I started shouting, calling on people to
come and see for themselves that Mercy was truly pregnant, because if
not, people will start to say that that Celestial woman has given Mercy a
baby. Within a twinkle of an eye, the whole place was filled with
people. God is wonderful”.
Also
affirming the happy development, Mercy’s closest friend, Odunayo
Odeyemi had this to say: “I have known mercy for over nine years now. I
met her with the pregnancy . In fact, she did not know that she was
pregnant. I followed her to many places but her problems kept on
increasing. Merely looking at Mercy then before she gave birth, you will
notice that she wasn’t okay. I kept advising her to have faith in God
because I had experienced the same thing. I was pregnant for three years
and three months and God delivered me.
“Mercy
came to me on that fateful day around 4am begging me to give her a pain
reliever, that she was having pains all over her body. I dressed up and
took her to a man that sells drugs. After taking the drug, on our way
home, she started having serious pains. I called her brother and we both
took her to the midwife. Hours later, she gave birth to a bouncing baby
girl. We all were surprised because we never expected such a miracle to
happen. She had a complete baby.”
Robert
Davidson, one of Mercy’s friends, said that he concluded after seeing
Mercy with a protruded tummy for three years that she had fibroid. So,
“it came to me as a shock to learn that she delivered a bouncing baby
girl.”
For
Chidimma Ibe, a neighbour: “She always complained to me that she had
stomach pains all these period. She told me that she had fibroid and
sometime, she will complain of different things. She was totally
confused as to what her condition was. I’m very much surprised and happy
she gave birth to a complete baby girl. It was truly a miracle. God was
on her side. God is wonderful because all the concoctions she took were
enough to kill the baby.”
On
the father of Baby Miracle, Mercy informed that they got separated on
account of the ordeal that attended her pregnancy. “Friday is the name
of my baby’s father. Actually, we are not married. He just proposed to
me and I became pregnant for him. He knew about the pregnancy. He always
gave me money for tests and scans but he got tired and left me after
waiting for me for over a year without seeing any sign of a baby. I have
no option than to go my own way,” she informed.
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