63-year-old Mrs Margaret Davou of Zawan in Jos South local government
area of Plateau State who endured childlessness for the 38 years of her
marriage is celebrating the arrival of a baby girl last Monday.
The couple’s prayers were answered through a successful assisted
reproduction technology popularly known as IVF treatment given to the
woman by a team of doctors at GynaeVille Specialist Hospital, Jos where
she delivered her baby through a Cesarean section.
Narrating her ordeal in the 38 years of childlessness, Mrs. Margaret
Davou attributed the peace in her home to the support she got from her
husband, prayers as well as favour from God. According to her,
“I have been married for 38 years without a child but at 63 years,
having looked for this baby for many years, God decided to answer my
prayer, I am very happy having her. I give all glory to God because He
is the one who did it. She told Vanguard
“My husband and I have been praying, trusting God, and I have gone
through many types of operations, all in the quest to get pregnant and
at last, I thank God that He did not disappoint us, God helped my
husband and I because we did not stop trusting Him”.
Advising families who are going through such travail, she said,
“It is a pity that some families get into a lot of problems because of
childlessness but I appeal to husbands to be patient. I thank God for my
husband because he has the fear of God. Throughout the period of
waiting, he did not threaten me, he did not give me ultimatum, and he
was not talking about another wife but was always supporting me. “He was
praying with me, believing God and because we were always staying at
his various stations, there was no much pressure from extended family. I
want to advice people going through the challenge to give their lives
to Jesus, trust and serve God, depend on prayer and medical treatment. I
am not talking about native doctors or prayer houses because throughout
the years, I did not visit those places, only hospitals, my trust in
God and prayer worked. “Families and friends of such women should
support them in prayer not adding burden or stress to them. If you give
your life to Christ with your spouse, you will pray together and God
will answer you. Doctors did theirs but all glory goes to God.”