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IBITAYO (African Gospel Artist from NIGERIA) -- TEN YEARS OF MARRIAGE WITHOUT A CHILD - My Testimony.............

My husband, Pastor Ayodeji Jeje and I got married on the 8th of December 2001, a beautiful day that still long fills my memories with joy. However in the course of a decade after the wedding, we had no children, not one. Of course I had always heard people say things like 'they waited 2, 5, 10 or 20 years for the fruit of the womb', but didn't fully understand it until I experienced it personally.

Our culture, our faith, our families and friends all look towards celebrating with us when we announce that we are pregnant or have a baby, so you can imagine the amount of pressure I began to feel after the first couple of years.

Four (4) years into the marriage, we sort medical assistance, just to ascertain that everything was working physically body-wise, and so you will understand why I almost passed out (fainted) when the doctors confirmed to us that my tubes were blocked, and their was really nothing medically they could do. This I can categorically say was the worst day of my life.

My husband is the best man in the world period. Pastor Ayo reassured me with conviction, I mean serious conviction and faith, that doctors have their reports and so does God. My case, to a large extent, was a pleasant waiting experience because my husband was supportive all through, and my in-laws made life really beautiful, with no pressures whatsoever. But I started counting the years, self-inflicted pressure, depression and panic, and only could see my chances weaken of being a mother, as I grew older.

My husband had named so many babies for so many mothers and I had to challenge God that when will he allow this righteous man name our own baby too. After almost 10 years of waiting, my husband finally came to me in June 2010 to say God had given him the name of our baby and that I was going to get pregnant that year. To be honest, after waiting that long you begin to wonder about yourself and your confidence diminishes terribly, but for the fact that my husband said it, I can confirm that i had never believed liked that before. I laid down every weight and put my faith to work and God decided to give me a birthday gift in September, three months later.

As I watched my stomach grow minute by minute, day by day, month by month, standing in front of the mirror every five minutes to see what God was doing, I knew of a truth that God never sleeps nor slumbers and he definitely wasn't sleeping on my case.

Our bundle of joy finally came in May 2011 after so many battles during pregnancy, from bed rest to all sorts, and today our son, Ayomikun, Moyege, Diekolopeoluwa, Oluwapaaganmire, Kelechi, Salama...... (Let me stop here cause the names are endless) has started eating amala and ewedu. Glory be to Jehovah.

Can anyone convince me otherwise that God is still not in the business of answering prayers? I am a living witness; more so, you can't give what you don't have!

I am a Christian, a born-again Christian, but being an expectant mother, and trusting for a child or children affects women of all faiths, irrespective of culture, state of origin, tribe, skin colour, country or continent.

Please do not be deceived by thinking that I didn't pray fervently, fast, worship, and praise, inclusive of having faith and believing, but only God in his infinite mercy can make it happen in His time. If you have been waiting for years for this same miracle, it is not late, it will never be late, just keep believing.

I am starting a prayer and praise chain in July this year (2012) to encourage women who are trusting God for the fruit of the womb, for us to pray and praise together and I know God will hear all our cries and answer our prayers, the same way he did for me! This is my testimony!!!!!!

SEE MY MUSIC VIDEOS TO UNDERSTAND MY TESTIMONY AND REASONS FOR MY SONGS, NA BABA GOD -

1. E NO DEY SLUMBER - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f1QPLeWQavo&feature=related

2. YANGA FAKOSI - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTSqOyrd3Is

PLEASE CLICK TO SEE PICTURES OF MY HANDSOME HUBBY AND SON (THE TESTIMONY) - http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10150522942383337.378990.769063336&type=1

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THANK YOU