TBWM: Brianna who was your first child, what year
was she born and tell me what happened differently
that allowed the gift of Brianna?
Christine: Brianna was born in 2006…the change took place I
believe in April of 2005 when I went back to church and really
got involved in the church. Andrew followed suit and got
baptized also in April. I remember one Friday night, prior to
Andrew being baptized I went to a prayer meeting and one of the
ladies said to me for a reason I do not remember, that I laughed
the same way Sarah laughed. I remembered that specifically but I
didn’t realize at the time what the Holy Spirit was doing. I also
remember the Sunday evening that Andrew got baptized, one of
the ladies came up to me and said, I see that you and your
husband desire a child and she asked me what happened. I told
her about the diagnosis from the doctors and she asked - do you
believe that Jesus can heal you? I said, I believe, she then laid her
hands on my stomach and said a simple prayer. That was April
and by June I was pregnant but within eight weeks of that
pregnancy I lost my child. I remember on my way to the hospital
my sister said to me “Sophia don’t worry because you have never
been pregnant before, your body just has to be prepared for the
next pregnancy”. I don’t think she realized how God was using
her to provide me with the reassurance I needed then. I then
started having vivid recurring dreams of Andrew and this little
girl with lots of hair and he is always carrying her around and in
October of the same year (2005) I woke up one morning and
knew without a doubt that I was pregnant. I said it to Andrew and
he laughed, I did the test and sure enough I was pregnant and I
was given a beautiful gift - Brianna. Later on when Brianna
started talking, she told us in a conversation that her father came
for her in heaven, prompting me to remember my dreams. Aiyana
my second daughter said the same thing quite recently too, that
her father came and picked her. Imagine that…
TBWM: What year was Aiyana born?
Christine: Aiyana was born in 2013 and my third child Makai
insertion
to see my tubes. She did that and then told me she was recommending
me to a specialist. So, the final part was for us to see the specialist and
discuss hormone therapy and simply the IVF process.
TBWM: So after the diagnosis, what was the feeling
between both of you? Was there denial of the situation,
were you prepared to go through IVF or did you
decide that maybe you’re going to be turning to God?
Christine: We were prepared to do whatever it took, these were
al.
the experts and so we were more than willing to proceed with their
recommendations. We wanted children and so we were willing to do
what it took to achieve this. I must say they recommended us trying
the rhythm method, intercourse according to our menstrual cycle et
TBWM: So having tried, did anything happen?
Christine: Nothing happened and it was during that time as well
that we contemplated going back to school to try and improve our
lives financially but then our lives took a different turn. We both lost
our jobs and so the decision was made for us. Our focus was now on
school and having children took a back seat. This was between
1999/2000.
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T h e B e y o n d Wo m a n M a g a z i n e
was born in 2015. Do you realize all three initials together is
B.A.M. (laughter)?
TBWM: Have you and Andrew gone back into the
past and said “wow, look at that?”
Christine: When I give my testimony people are in awe to see
how God works in the lives of ordinary people - the ladies in the
church are quite amazed. I saw one of them recently, the one that
said I laughed like Sarah and I showed her Makai , she was in so
much awe and so is the lady that prayed for us.
TBWM: What words do you have for other women
who may have a similar situation, well, your initial
situation?
Christine: I tell them to trust in God. Most important is to believe
that He can do and will do what you ask of Him as long as that is
His will for your life. If it is a case like mine where He shows you
(as in me seeing my first daughter in a dream), hold on to that
because it is coming. God does not lie, so just trust him.
TBWM: On the other hand what about the women
who truly are not supposed to have children, what
would you say to them?