In February of 1988, my wife and I were ordained with Christian International Ministries. At our ordination, we received a prophesy that we would have a daughter who would be a “dancer in the house of the Lord.” We rejoiced in the prophetic word because my wife was desirous of another child. At the time, we only had our oldest son, Joshua. However, because of financial situations at the time, I was still hesitant concerning having another baby.
The following month, we were participating in a Holy Spirit conference. Before the conference began, my wife prayed that we would receive another prophetic confirmation concerning having another child. There were three different times within that conference that participants could share with others what they sensed the Holy Spirit was saying. My wife never received any prophetic word concerning a baby. However, on three separate occasions from three different people I received a word concerning having a baby.
At the end of that month (March 1988) we discovered that my wife was pregnant. We were very thrilled and excited. However, the thrill and excitement turned to alarm and concern quickly. Shortly after we found out my wife was pregnant, she began to bleed heavily. She went to the doctor who conducted numerous tests. The results were that she had a “blighted ovum”. Basically, they could see a sac present where pregnancy had taken place, but the embryo had died. There was no heartbeat or sign of life. The doctor recommended a D&C procedure.
My wife and I discussed these findings as she wept aloud wondering what to do. Should we heed the doctor’s recommendation or do something different? I said, “We are going to stand and believe the word of the Lord.” We had received numerous prophetic words concerning having a baby (one even saying that it would happen before the end of the year). I told my wife, “We are going to war a good warfare with the prophecies that have come over our lives.”
Our church body began to pray and intercede. Daily I would lay my hands on her stomach and declare, “You will live and not die.” She continued to bleed for another month despite the prayers and declarations. Finally, all the bleeding stopped. She then went to see the doctor once again where he performed another sonogram. As he began to listen, he literally jumped back in astonishment as the sound of a baby’s heartbeat echoed through the examination room. Once again, we rejoiced! God had performed a miracle and brought forth a resurrection in her womb.
Later that year, on December 6th, our daughter, Kayla Denise Gay was born. She became a “dancer in the house of the Lord.” Today, she is our arts team director and is a dance instructor at Audience of One dance studio. God is faithful and He will perform what He has promised!