“Grace and peace to you. I am Gloria from Zambia. I would like to testify to the Lord’s goodness in my life. I am a regular Interactive Prayer participant since November 2023. As such, I have been blessed in many ways – both spiritually and physically. My testimony goes like this! On May 2, after my usual antenatal visit and scan, my baby was discovered to have a nuchal cord (when the umbilical cord becomes wrapped around the foetal neck). My doctor at a private clinic feared that this could be dangerous to the baby since it could tighten and cause the baby various complications or even death. So, he suggested I sign for an elective c-section. Since I was not in agreement with this, I was referred to a General Hospital where I could get a second opinion and more specialist doctors in case of any complication.
“One of the requests I sent to God’s Heart TV was for God to grant me a safe, normal delivery and for a healthy baby. Note that through all this, I kept my faith by meditation on God’s Word and keeping my thoughts positive. I also sent a prayer request to God’s Heart TV on the same day the nuchal cord was discovered, which was May 2, 2024. I went to the General Hospital the day after and I had to do another fresh scan to confirm what the report from the previous clinic said. After the scan, it was confirmed the baby had a cord around the neck. This situation gave me fear as the doctor at the General Hospital also suggested I opt for a c-section as opposed to a normal delivery, which could be a danger to the baby.
“I kept my faith and remembered that I had asked God for a safe, normal delivery. So, I believed He had answered my prayer. I was booked for a membrane sweep to kick start labour in the 40th week. A day before this was done, I was privileged to be prayed for Brother Chris on a phone call. He told me before and after prayer that God is always one step ahead of us. As he prayed, I could feel the baby moving inside me. I thought the cord was now off the neck but as the Bible says, ‘His thoughts are not our thoughts and His ways are not our ways’. The day after this, I went to the hospital as scheduled and the membrane sweep was done. After this, labour is expected to start quickly – but not in my case. This was a cause for worry for the doctor but I believed this too happened so that when all was said and done, I would know God is the final authority!
“I had no worries actually. I assured the doctor that we would meet at the postnatal ward because by the day he scheduled another visit, my baby would be with me. He affirmed and said he liked my kind of faith! That was on Friday May 17, 2024. On Tuesday May 21, 2024, I gave birth to a healthy baby girl after some contractions that were not very intense – to the midwives’ surprise and my own surprise. Since the report said to check for a cord around the neck, the nurses attending to me in the delivery room did just that and discovered it was there but loose, so it was removed and did not cause any complication. To God be the glory! I would like to thank the God’s Heart TV Family and Brother Chris for standing with me in prayer throughout my pregnancy journey. May God continue to move this ministry from glory to glory, in Jesus’ name!”