I had been waiting for a baby for the eight years since we got married. I got pregnant in the seventh year but I went into premature labour in the fifth month of my pregnancy so the baby slept in the Lord.

This created a deeper longing in me to see my baby. The Lord assured me through Jeremiah 31:15-17 that my children would return to their border and that’s what I kept confessing.

During one of the church’s anointing services, I looked to the Lord to confirm if I was pregnant because my period was due but hadn’t come. Then Pastor Taiwo gave an express word saying “someone that has been married for eight years is now pregnant”.

Immediately, there was a confirmation within me. I knew that the Lord was responding to me. I rejoiced and told my husband that I was pregnant. He urged me to go for a test but I kept telling him I was because God has confirmed it Himself.

Eventually, I started feeling nauseous and went to the hospital to get some medication but I was told to do a pregnancy test. I was sure it would be positive but alas, the lab result came out negative. I rejected this within me. The doctor told me I had probably had a “phantom pregnancy” maybe I was psychologically convinced but not physically pregnant.

She also urged me to take other tests to rule out possible illnesses. They were negative. She then advised me on other fertility options, stressing that because of my age I shouldn’t be wasting time. However, I kept insisting I felt pregnant and my husband strongly shared the belief. The doctor told us to go for a scan sometime later.

At the scan, I put all my hope in the Lord and I was so glad when the radiologist said to me  “see your baby”. Our God is awesome! I was advised to be on bed rest due to my previous history. Fortunately I had already decided to take it easy. I had to be on bed rest to be able to carry the pregnancy through but if we had believed the initial doctors report that I was not pregnant, I would have returned to my normal hectic routine we would have lost our baby. The position of the first doctor was actually a strategic attack of the devil.

I had also been diagnosed of having fibroids and my previous gynaecologist had suggested having surgery to remove them but I didn’t feel convinced in my spirit to do it. Besides, I never for once believed that fibroids could stop my pregnancy. So I didn’t go down the route of having surgery. God proved Himself as the Way-maker: I kept making confessions (the married women’s compilation and some audio CDs) on safe pregnancy throughout, every single day.

The Lord saw us through the pregnancy, I had no complications whatsoever, none! Not even the pains I had during the last pregnancy. The Lord was with us and worked through the competent care provided by the medical team.

I had my baby delivered through a caesarean section and I was told that the position of the fibroid was such that I couldn’t be closed up where I was cut. In such cases, medically a patient is would not normally operated upon for fibroid removal during a caesarean section but God gave me one of the best hands in the country. A highly recommended doctor confirmed by Pastor, otherwise I would have bled to death..God Forbid!

The delivery team started with prayers and I was surprised to hear Head Surgeon himself lead the team in praise and worship while they operated on me. Halleluiah!

The best part of this testimony is that my husband had been diagnosed as having low sperm count (but of course, he never allowed this diagnosis to stop him believing what God would do for us). He would say if God can allow madmen on the streets to have children, he was sure that as a child of God his case was settled.

Our precious baby Olakunle David Oluwajomiloju Soriyan was conceived on the night my husband celebrated his 40^th birthday! Our God is awesome!

(A small misunderstanding almost forestalled this, but God gave me grace to persist, as we had been encouraged to have a honeymoon by a dear friend at the celebration)

I encourage those waiting to see their babies to expect God to speak to them, they should hold that word faithfully, position themselves mentally and physically in preparation for their babies.

(I kept the married women’s compilation confession everyday before I got pregnant; I also took folic acid tablets everyday in anticipation of my pregnancy because I believed my baby would come).

They should never joke with the vessels God is using work through, for if we believe His prophets, we will prosper. In my case, Pastor Taiwo is God’s prophet to me and always speaks through the office of my pastors. God can speak at any service, once we are expecting to hear from Him and He will perfect every good work that He starts in our lives.