“Assuredly, I say to you,
whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on
earth will be loosed in heaven. Again I say to you that if two of you agree on
earth concerning anything that they ask, it will be done for them by My Father
in heaven. For where two or three are gathered together in My name, I am there
in the midst of them.” Matthew 18:18-20
We
met with my parents later on the 18th July, 2015. Now we discussed the issue of
the G.O first (See the story of the G.O. in Episodes 10-12 of Season 2) and
when that was out of the way, we discussed the Doctor’s report (See Episode 13
of Season 2) and another nagging issue: when and how do we tell Justina’s
parents about the current situation of things?
Now
Justina’s parents are wonderful people. However, being Catholics, they had a
different understanding of faith and the miraculous. I really didn’t know how
the story of our challenge with infertility would affect them. Would they
handle it well?
My
parents counselled us and advised that it was important for us to remain
steadfast in our faith and continue pushing in prayer.
Daddy
performed a spiritual exercise…he told me to lift up all the test results
before God in prayer. My younger sister Lemechi joined us in my parents’ bedroom
as my parents, Justina and I prayed…
“And Hezekiah received the
letter from the hand of the messengers, and read it; and Hezekiah went up to
the house of the Lord, and spread it before the Lord. Then Hezekiah prayed
before the Lord, and said: “O Lord God of Israel, the One who dwells between
the cherubim, You are God, You alone, of all the kingdoms of the earth. You
have made heaven and earth. Incline Your ear, O Lord, and hear; open Your eyes,
O Lord, and see; and hear the words of Sennacherib, which he has sent to
reproach the living God. Truly, Lord, the kings of Assyria have laid waste the
nations and their lands, and have cast their gods into the fire; for they were
not gods, but the work of men’s hands—wood and stone. Therefore they destroyed
them. Now therefore, O Lord our God, I pray, save us from his hand, that all
the kingdoms of the earth may know that You are the Lord God, You alone.” 2 Kings
19:14-19
In
the same manner as King Hezekiah, I lifted before God the medical reports put
together by mortal men and I petitioned heaven to come into our situation. And
together we all called out to God.
We
needed to settle some issues with God. Should I go ahead with the surgery? And
how best should we inform Sola’s parents about the situation? These issues we
presented before God for direction and wisdom. We asked God for a sign to
confirm his decisions concerning these issues.
As
a family, we agreed that I would consult with Dr Chioma Onyekwere for a second
opinion concerning the surgery. Dr Onyekwere is the head of the Medical
Department of the Latter Rain Assembly and a Gynaecologist in the Lagos State
University Teaching Hospital.
We
also agreed that Justina and I would meet with Mr and Mrs Adeleke and Mr and
Mrs Adeniyi. The Adelekes are the hosts of our weekend In-house church
fellowship program of the Latter Rain Assembly “Church in-the-House”. They are
also the conveners of the Fruitful Club which is a gathering of couples in the
Latter Rain Assembly who are looking up to God for the fruit of the womb.
Mr
Adeniyi was the Chairman at our wedding and his family had really been a
blessing to us. They are also members of the Latter Rain Assembly. We planned
to meet the Adelekes and the Adeniyis to request that they join us in prayers.
Apart
from these people, Justina and I further agreed to share the situation with
other men and women of faith whom we trust so they could join us even as we
petition heaven for the miraculous.
God
is faithful.
“As for me, I will call upon
God, and the Lord shall save me. Psalm 55:16
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