Here is the rest of his story. It's quite long but worth the read!
After I became a Christian, as a teenager I came back
from school one day and met an old couple who were visiting our house. My Mum
said to them, “This is the boy you prayed for when he was born.” I had no idea
what was going on. The couple hugged me, full of tears in their eyes saying,
“Thank you Lord.”
Then I asked, “Could you explain what’s going on
here?” The old lady replied; “Didn’t your mother tell you?” I asked, “About
what?” She said “When you were about to be born, your mother was in great pain.
She was struggling all by herself. At the same time, I was praying at home and
God gave me a vision about your family and the trouble your mother was facing
on her own. So I came round to your house and found your mother almost
unconscious. “I started to pray and to help her however I could. Your father
had warned her that if she didn’t give birth to a son, he would leave her and
get a second wife.
She was in great pain and had no idea what to do. I
prayed and shared the scripture with your mother and told her to trust in the Lord
because he would take care of everything. As we prayed, you were born but I was
troubled to give the news to your mother. I said to her, ‘You’ve got both good
and bad news. The good news is, you have a son and the bad news is, he is stillborn.’
She cried loudly and could not control herself. She was so afraid of your
father. I said to her, ‘If God will, He can give life to your son. You just
need to believe from your heart and trust in Him. I asked her, 'If God gives
life to your son, will you dedicate him for God’s work?' She was full of tears
and said, ‘I will give him for God’s work and I won’t stop him serving God for
any reason.’
I shared from the scripture about all the healing
that God did among the people and told her that there was nothing impossible
for Him, we just needed a little faith to let Him do His work. We were praying
with a lot of hope that God might bless you with new life. After nearly half an
hour of prayer, you suddenly started crying. Your mum and I started thanking
God for answering our prayers immediately. The joy came in your family and your
father was happy too. God gave you a new life that day. And I am happy that I
am still alive to see today that God has guided you till now.”
Then I said to my mother, “Why didn’t you tell me
before?” She replied, “I wanted you to find your God who
gave you this life and follow him. You had to discover for yourself.” Then I
recalled everything that was going on in my mind about the closeness that I was
getting with God. I remembered the scripture that was preached in the church
from Jeremiah 1:5. Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, before you were
born I set you apart; I appointed you as a prophet to the nation.
My heart was filled with joy because I found the
answer and my eyes were full of tears. From then on, I have served God
whole-heartedly.
Read part one of David's story
