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attention from Sweden also perhaps
to find out what might be wrong,
because if there was nothing wrong
then why was I not getting
pregnant? We went to the best
European fertility clinic in Sweden
and there too, they found nothing
wrong with us after running all the
tests. We were given an option to
have an IVF, since there was
nothing medically wrong with us. I
immediately
jumped
with
excitement at the idea, only for my
husband to say that we had to seek
the face of God before we took this
decision. On one occasion, he told
me that if it was the will of God to
give us a child through IVF, God
would surely speak. I told myself
that I would pursue this option no
matter what. I tried to help God
when He didn’t need my help at all.
We moved from Sweden to UK
because I had to further my
education there. We looked for a
church to attend and we came into
contact with a Ghanaian who
introduced us to a Ghanaian church.
The sermon that was preached the
day we attended was “Calling the
things that are not as though they
were”. After church I told the Pastor
that the sermon was meant for me.
This is because I had put all my
hopes in the IVF I wanted to do that
I forgot there is a God who can do
all things and that there is nothing
impossible for Him. From that day,
I told myself every day that "I am
pregnant in Jesus’ name". Despite
the renewal of my faith, I still
decided to pursue the IVF option in
Sweden. I called the hospital that
was allocated to me for the IVF and
booked an appointment to start the
process. I was given a date to come
in and start the process. The
appointment day came and we went
to the hospital as planned. After all
the paper work was done, the doctor
said he had to do a scan to check if
my ovaries were producing eggs.
As soon as the doctor started the
scan, he said, “Can you see the
heartbeat?” My husband and I both
responded, “What heartbeat?” It
was then that he broke the news to
us -- the news we had been praying
and yearning to hear over the past
five years -- I was pregnant!
Perhaps you are thinking that I
jumped for joy and shouted on top
of my voice, but it was rather the
opposite. I was dumbfounded. I did
not know what to do or say. When
you need something desperately
and you never stop praying and then
you wake up one day and what you
have been praying about is right at
your doorstep, it can be greatly
astonishing. For about five to ten
minutes, my husband and I sat
without saying a word. God had
surprised me - He turned my sorrow
into joy, He wiped all my tears from
my eyes and He left me
dumbfounded. Oh what a mighty
and awesome God we serve! I
called the things that were not as
though they were and I held on to it.
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