Jala and Wade have been married for 10 ½ years and during
Wade truly struggled with giving up
that time they have been blessed with not 1, not 2, not 4, but
complete control to God but eventually
8 beautiful children: Isa, aged 9; Hannah, 8; Seth, 7; Luke,
rested in God’s will. Theoretically, he
6; Grace, 4;Nailah, 3; Samuel, 20 months; and 2-month-old
says, he always knew he didn’t belong
daughter, Hope. Today’s modern family oftentimes wouldn’t
to himself but to God and therefore had
willingly have more than 2 or 3 children, much more 8, but the
to obey what he believes the Lord had
Ridgards maintain that their lives are ‘not their own’ but rather
called him and Jala to do. Ultimately
are submitted and surrendered to Christ, even as it concerns
Wade started to learn that living what
the very personal and sensitive subject of reproduction.
you believe takes real courage.
Jala, who is from Kingston, and