After eight years of moving about with pregnancy, Helen Oluwatoyin, 33, eventually gave birth to a baby girl recently at Christ Apostolic Church, CAC.When the news was heard, people trooped to CAC, a.k.a Oluwayamilenu at Kolawole Asade, Iju-Ishaga, Lagos.

Until she gave birth on November 8, 2008, she slept inside the church for four years expecting a miracle to be delivered of her baby. For eight years Helen was pregnant and all efforts to deliver her of her baby proved abortive.

Family members, relations, and those who saw her big stomach all these years thought it could be fibroid. Within the period the pregnancy lasted, Helen had undergone series of medical tests, and scan tests could not prove she was pregnant. Native health practitioners also failed her until she gave birth at Christ Apostolic Church .

On the day of the naming ceremony when Saturday Vanguard got to the church, she was inside one the mission's rooms where some women helped to tie her hair gear. She looked blissful, and the expression on the faces of those around was enough to tell the story.

Speaking to Saturday Vanguard she said : "My life was full of bitterness, but I thank God that today, it is celebration on my behalf. After my marriage, I had several miscarriages until year 2000, when the pregnancy finally stayed . I'm happy that my effort was not in vain.

Unfortunately, it was another problem. The pregnancy that I thought would bring joy to me became a thorn in my flesh.
After nine months, I couldn't deliver the baby.

On the 15th month, I planned to wash my stomach since tests did not show the baby, but I was advised not to do so. At times, I noticed that something was moving in my womb. The doctors could notice that the baby was breathing, yet they couldn't see it from scan.

All the places I went to confirmed that a baby was in my womb, but how it could be delivered was the problem. According to them, "this baby cannot come out easily except for God's intervention". And each time, God confirmed that He will perform his miracle, but I have to be patient, so I kept on waiting and believing God for His promises. In 2005, I finally got to Christ Apostolic Church, and the pregnancy was already five years old, but with patience and much perseverance, God perfected His promises in 2008 "

Narrating one of her past experiences, she said, "before now, I had one Alfa whom, my husband introduced to me and for three year, the man could not do anything. After using all his strength and knowledge on the case, he gave up and told me that, he saw one Baba Agba (old man) who told him that he wouldn't be able to do the work.

The man also took me to one Iya Adua (Prophetess), but there was no positive result.
Although my husband stood by me, at the end of the third year, he left. He told me, he couldn't continue, so he left the home for me".

"This time, I felt rejected. We both struggled before I took in. We spent so much money, but it was a pity that he was discouraged. So, in year 2005, I left his house. God revealed to me that he had married another woman who was also pregnant for him, so all I could do was to leave his house."

At this time, "My health had deteriorated and I was uncomfortable. Sometimes I had to call people for help since I found it very difficult even pick up something from the next table. It was so terrible, the stomach was abnormal ( much bigger compare to a normal pregnancy).

There were times that I felt it was better to die than to live and continue to go through the horrible experience.
"But, when I got to this church and was told that I would deliver my baby without any problem, I believed.

Today, I thank God that it has become a testimony. the baby came out exactly 8.40pm on November 8,2 008.
On how God delivered her she said, "On April, God revealed that the baby was hidden , but that He (God) was going to bring it out,

So, on May 25, I did another scan test at one hospital at Latona in Abeokuta. There I was told that the baby was in my womb.

Today, I'm happy that my baby is healthy, he is alright. Everybody is testifying to the glory of God that this is the Lord's doing. My parents are in Benue State. My father retired few years back. They all knew about the case, and they tried their best but all to no avail".

For Evangelist Michael Ogunleye, the General Overseer of Christ Apostolic Church, Oluwayamilenu, the testimony was awesome.

Sharing his testimony with Saturday Vanguard, he said, "On the day Helen gave birth to her child, a man, by name Alhaji Asore of Asore Area of Akute, who claimed to have managed her pregnancy came to my church and confessed that, he had managed the woman's pregnancy for three years. But according to him, he said, "one Baba Agba appeared to me and said that I couldn't manage the pregnancy, rather she could be delivered of the baby in the church", that was in 2004.

" One Aladua who also thought, she could manage her condition tried her best to no avail. "This man still came to me the second time and said, Baba Agba, came to me again and said that, the baby will not be delivered by any man."

On why, his church members took the responsibility to accommodate her, he said, "in 2005, the Holy Spirit spoke to us through a prophesy and said, "a woman with long time pregnancy would be coming to the church, that she must be accepted by the church. That we should be patient with her as the glory of God will come upon the church through her".

"Barely two months after, she surfaced and she told me that she was just passing by when she heard an unfamiliar voice that, she should come to my church, but that she was not pleased with the building and the environment generally". Probably, she was expecting a mighty building and well-furnished church, he added.

According to her, "The voice kept saying that I should go to the church, but I refused. For two weeks, I struggled with my spirit. I kept having different dreams about the church and why God wanted me to go there until I finally succumbed, she added".

When she came, I told her what the Holy Spirit had said concerning her and the prophesy of her unborn child, and how positively it would affect the church.

"But I also made her know that, there was no accommodation in the church. We were just building the church then, ( no window, door, ceiling, even the ground was not cemented). Describing the church he said, "it is about 15ft by 105ft, and not up to half a plot. "But she told me, "there was no problem, I know, the Holy Spirit was the one who brought me here".

Nobody, not even her husband accompanied her to this place, the Evangelist said. "I asked after her husband but she said, "my husband left me when he saw that the condition was not improving. I accommodated her based on Holy Spirit's directive. Since that time till November 8, 2008, when she delivered she has been sleeping on the bare floor because there was no room available in the mission house.

"I remember vividly that I got a lot of confrontation from people especially the landlords in the community. Some even told me, "we will arrest you if this woman eventually dies", they continued, "Can you defend yourself or is there section in the Nigerian constitution that approves of a pastor to be doing the work of a doctor ?"

"Then I suggested that, she should bring her parents or any of her relations at all cost but I'm happy today that her mother came all the way from Benue State to rejoice with her daughter after eight years of pregnancy", he added.

"For her husband, he was nowhere to be found until 2006, when he finally came to the church in the night. He was also around on November 9, but, as I'm talking with you, the man has not shown up.

"Unfortunately, Oluwatoyin could not wait for God's time, the pastor continued. Probably, he did not have the supernatural strength to sustain the situation. "I would not blame him because there is always a limit to what human beings can endure.

If he endured for three years and could not persist, that is how far he could go because he is a young man". May be, he was afraid of what people would say he added. But, I tell you that, the baby is alive, not deformed, hail and hearty, not even with a single tooth. It is very difficult to believe.

Confirming God's work, he said, "She had gone through series of tests but the result she got from the Abeokuta hospital, revealed that she was pregnant. She brought the copy of the result in one big envelop, but I told her not to open it. So I addressed the envelop to the Almighty God until November 8, after the birth of the baby that the envelop was opened.

At about 7pm that day, she vomited, so we felt she was under labour and we started praying. Around 8pm, she was tensed, we took her to a nearby faith clinic. On getting there, just by the door, the baby came out. Even before then the placenta and the baby came freely, nobody mid-wived her, but Jesus Christ himself.

When asked to explain what could have resulted in the delay, the Evangelist said, it was to the glory of God.

"Today, some of the people who had mocked her in the past are now witnesses to this great miracle".
For Mrs. Joy Ogunleye, wife of the Evangelist, the miracle was God's confirmation to bring glory to the church. "I'm full
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of joy that such miracle took place in my husband's church.

"What I could remember was God's confirmation that the woman would deliver safely. Today, everybody is happy that she had delivered.

For Evangelist Efe Vigo, assistant pastor of the church, the miracle was to the glory of God. According to him, "there are certain things that Christians should accept. When God is ready to manifest His glory, number of years do not arise. What is important is seeing the hand of God and that is what we are experiencing today. This is a confirmation that God resides in this place."

Some of the neighbours also spoke to Saturday Vanguard on their relationship with the Evangelist. Engr. Attah Abubakar, one of the landlords in the community, said, "I'm a Muslim. I don't allow any Christian programme to hold in front of my house but today because of what has happened, I allowed them.

The case was a complicated one but today, it turned out to be a miracle.

For me, this man is a genuine servant of God. I have known him for four years and all he has been doing is prayers. At times, he disturbed me and denied me of my sleep because of his prayer but today, I'm happy with his testimony. If God was not by his side, I don't think he would have gone this far".

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Great news.

I just hope she doesnt allow the stupid ingrate to come back.

This calls for celebration

Couldn't they have done a C-Section all these years? Carve the thing out of her and ease her the suffering?

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rubbish!

they gave her juju to carry go but God too much

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~~~8 Years~~~Is this a Joke!!!

Who the heck carries a baby for 8 Years.

This is Pure WitchCraft!!

8years can this be Truth?

great news God is wonderful there is nothing he cant do,its obvious that they have used diabolic means on that woman not to give birth and proberly wanted her to die during her pregnancy, that also explains the reason for all her miscarriages in the past.

i have seen a woman in nigeria last year that came to my church that she was pregnant for 15 months and no doctors could help her and they told her she will die with the pregnancy etc but my pastor and the church prayed for her,alots of fasting and prayers and she slept in the church through out those days and 2 months later she gave birth to a healthy baby,so God is the greatest but 8 yrs is alot

After eight years?!!

I know I just smoked some very good weed, but Gosh!! I feel insulted after reading this thread.

8 Years??

Are y'all joking or what??

This is some serious bullshit.
Even her supposed doctor, probably got his degree from Convenant University.

Now I am freaking pissed. 8 whole years?? By now that baby should be walking, talking and be approaching puberty.
This is just another religious propaganda.

I have heard some serious religious bull before but this ranks up there with the guy who was raised from the dead story.

Absolute rubbish.

Even Sarah sef no carry Isaac for up to 8 years.

What ever happened to a C-section, or even an Induced labour.

I need pictures of the scan for the entire 8 years with proof that it was the same featus that was there all these while.

It is only in under-developed countries like mine that we can actually hear of this kind of crap.

8 years my ass, even elephant sef no dey go through 8 years gestation period.






Where are those admins when we need them.

blood of Jesus I can't believe it

Okija_juju:

I know I just smoked some very good weed, but Gosh!! I feel insulted after reading this thread.

8 Years??

Are y'all joking or what??

This is some serious bullshit.
Even her supposed doctor, probably got his degree from Convenant University.

Now I am freaking pissed. 8 whole years?? By now that baby should be walking, talking and be approaching puberty.
This is just another religious propaganda.

I have heard some serious religious bull before but this ranks up there with the guy who was raised from the dead story.

Absolute rubbish.

Even Sarah sef no carry Isaac for up to 8 years.

What ever happened to a C-section, or even an Induced labour.

I need pictures of the scan for the entire 8 years with proof that it was the same featus that was there all these while.

It is only in under-developed countries like mine that we can actually hear of this kind of crap.

8 years my ass, even elephant sef no dey go through 8 years gestation period.






Where are those admins when we need them.

The reporter that filled in this story should be fired and stripped of his qualifications. . . . what nonsense. . .8 years my butt. . . . infact this story cries of lies and myth. . . its an urban legend. . . .but hey what do you expect from a society where majority of the people believe in talking snakes, donkeys, flying people, witches , wizards, talking trees etc. . . . .

I have a feeling this story is dodgy!