A woman attending the ongoing Redeemed Christian Church of God convention at Redemption City, Ogun State, has recounted how what she described as a joke during Pastor Enoch Adeboye’s 83rd birthday celebration eventually became a testimony after she gave birth to triplets.
The woman, a worshipper from Region 12 of the church, shared the testimony during the Friday Holy Ghost Service at the ongoing convention.
She said she made the request last year when worshippers were encouraged to ask God for whatever they desired as part of activities marking Adeboye’s 83rd birthday.
According to her, she jokingly asked for triplets because she wanted the “three” in Adeboye’s 83 years.
She said, “Last year when Daddy GO, Pastor Adeboye, was celebrating his 83rd birthday, they asked us to request from God whatever we wanted.
“So I jokingly said, ‘Daddy GO is celebrating 83 years, so I want the three on it.’ I asked God for triplets.”
The woman said she later became pregnant and an initial scan showed that she was carrying two babies.
However, she said another scan conducted after seven months showed three babies, a development she found difficult to believe and which prompted her to undergo several scans.
“When I got pregnant, I did a scan and it showed two. After seven months, it showed three. I did not believe it, so I did four different scans,” she said.
She said she eventually gave birth to triplets, but the joy was followed by a frightening moment when one of the babies began bleeding from the mouth and nose.
According to her, she prayed and vowed to return to the church with the children to give a testimony if the triplets survived.
“Then I said, ‘God of Adeboye, this was not what I requested for. It was just a joke,’” she said.
“Afterwards, I delivered the triplets, then the devil wanted to take one. One of them started bleeding blood from the mouth and nose, so I took my scarf and prayed to the God of Adeboye.”
She said she subsequently made a vow concerning the survival of the children.
“I vowed not to worship God if one of those triplets died, but if they survived, I would bring them to the altar for testimony,” she said.
The woman later introduced the three children to the congregation, identifying them as Destiny, Desmond and Diamond.
She described their birth and survival as the fulfilment of the request she had initially made as a joke during the birthday celebration.
Her testimony was among the accounts shared during the Friday Holy Ghost Service at the ongoing RCCG convention, which has attracted worshippers from different parts of Nigeria and beyond.
(The Sun)