A 60-year-old woman who got married
at
the age of 43 and had to wait on God for
another 16 years before being bless with
the fruit of the womb, has cause to
thank
God as He is never late.
Tunrayo Alagbe, against all odds, got
married on 3rd September, 1998, to
Paul
Alagbe, and when everyone, including
family members and friends had given
up
hopes of the couple ever having their
own
child, she was blessed with one on the
29th
of December, 2014.
The miraculous story of the faithfulness
of
God is carried in the Tribune Newspaper
» when the couple christened their new
baby » on the 5th of January, 2015, and
journalist cum blogger, Rita Okonoboh
goes
back memory lane and chronicles the
journey of the trials nd tribulations of
the
couple through the years in this
motivating
piece.
"I waited patiently for the LORD; he
turned
to me and heard my cry. He lifted me
out of
the slimy pit, out of the mud and mire;
he
set my feet on a rock and gave me a
firm
place to stand. He put a new song in my
mouth, a hymn of praise to our God.
Many
will see and fear the LORD and put their
trust in him (Psalm 40: 1-3).
The above Psalm verses aptly describe
Mrs
Tunrayo Alagbe’s testimony of the
Lord’s
goodness as she finally gave birth to a
daughter at a few months shy of 60
years
of age.
It was a sunny afternoon on Monday,
January 5, 2015, and the atmosphere
was
radiantly purpled by the stylish outfits of
many who had come to witness the
naming
ceremony of the lovely daughter of the
Alagbes.
The crowd was surprisingly large, even
for
the African setting, as many braced the
burning rays beating down on the
premises of the Women Missionary
Union
(WMU), headquarters of the Nigerian
Baptist
Convention (NBC), Total Garden area,
Ibadan, just to show their solidarity with
the couple.
As the President of the NBC, Reverend Dr
Supo Ayokunle, affirmed during his
address
at the naming ceremony:
'This child has, from the beginning,
started
breaking records. I have never seen a
naming ceremony that attracted this
kind of
crowd. Also, no naming ceremony has
been
conducted on the premises before now.
This goes to show that God can do
anything, anytime, anywhere and
anyhow,
pleasantly, for his own people. For those
who wait upon God, it is never over until
it
is over. This is an occasion for us to
understand that God’s ways are not our
ways.'
The Retired Executive Director, Women
Missionary Union, Nigeria, and a close
friend of the family who anchored the
naming of the baby, Reverend Mrs Yemi
Ladokun, took the audience through the
time of waiting. She showed to the
crowd
some flowers from the bouquet used
during the wedding and stated that she
had kept the flowers thinking she would
use them during the year after the
wedding
during the naming ceremony of a child
but
she was wrong as she had to wait for
almost 17 years.
The child was given close to 40 names
including, Halleluyah, Testimony,
Esther,
Jesulayomi, Ileri-Ayo-Mi, OkikiJesu,
Adepate,
Oluwatoyin, Omoronike, Ibiyemi,
Oluremi,
Motunrayo, Mo-F’Oluwa-ke, Aderonke,
Odunola, Eri-Ipe, Ewa-Iyin, Itan-iyanu-
ife,
IturaOluwa, Favour, Oluwadamilare,
Titilayomi-niwa ju-Oluwa, among other
significant names."
According to Mrs Alagbe:
"I wouldn’t say we were not worried, but
God was comforting and encouraging
us. It
was not a pleasant experience at all. We
experienced delay before marriage but
this
one was more excruciating. However,
God
sustained us.
In Africa, having children is very
important.
If you’re married and childless, it’s like
you
have no honour, no respect, no place.
You’re nobody, so to speak.
Medically, I was told my husband has
no
problem, but I was the one whose
fallopian
tubes were blocked. I felt like I was a
burden to him, like I shouldn’t have
come
his way and instead allowed him to live
his
life.
I kept hoping. I cherished my personal
relationship with God because I know
that
the day you die, this issue of having
children no longer has meaning. So, I
was
jealously guarding my personal
relationship
with God, especially in relation to
eternity.
I tried to enjoy other things God has
blessed me with. Although, I was often
disturbed by that one thing he had not
done, I tried to enjoy what he has done
and
in my own little way, I served him,
hoping
He will do it. I thought that if He doesn’t
do
it, He knows why and knows how to
sustain me.
That’s also why I didn’t visit all sort of
places because I know that if I
eventually
get a child from the wrong source and I
end up in hell, what use will it be?
Besides,
God encouraged me that He will do it
and I
trusted in His promise."
For the elated new father, Paul Alagbe:
"She would sometimes say if she had
known that it would be like this, she
would
not marry me as it seems like she is a
problem to me."
But when she learnt she was pregnant,
Mrs
Alagbe said their reaction could not be
sufficiently capture in words.
"I didn’t believe it. It didn’t have much
meaning to me. It was like I was
dreaming.
However, as time went on, I saw it
becoming a reality. I just kept thanking
God
because He said He will do it according
to
his promise in Psalm 40. I know that
this
miracle is for God’s name to be glorified
and for the hope of people to be
reawakened so that they believe that
God
still works miracles. God never comes
too
late.
I just praise God. I’m delighted that God
kept his word. In January 2013, there
was a
prophecy in our church that God will do
it.
Several people came to me and told me
to
hold on to that prophecy because it was
for
me.
In addition to what others had been
telling
me, and the support I received,
especially
from my church, El-Shaddai Baptist
Church,
Pastor Mrs Olateju and many people, I
am
happy that God has been faithful to His
word."
The couple attempted to relive the
priceless
memory of viewing the child for the first
time. For Mr Alagbe:
"There was anxiety at the time of
delivery.
But when I saw the baby, I almost cried.
I
was very happy."
For Mrs Alagbe:
"I was just happy. I don’t know the
words
to use. I was excited. I was thrilled that
the
baby had come at last. I had her
through
Caesarian section at Vine Branch
Medical
Centre and at the theatre, when they told
me ‘this is your baby; it’s a perfect
baby,’ I
wanted to scream and say ‘Wow! So
this is
what was in my womb!’ I lack words to
explain.
Even though I was in pains, I couldn’t
sleep
throughout that day. I was just looking
at
her and I kept saying to myself, ‘So this
is
you I have been waiting for. Where did
you
hide?’ I was really very happy."
For Mr Alagbe, his reception of the good
news was almost unbelievable. In his
words, “It was like a dream. I kept
asking
myself if it was true.”TIS GoD IS
wONDERFUL

congratulations

yea.....its a good example to every on looking for the favour of God, no time is too late

We don hia!
In OGUN state, all crimes are miracles!
After all the same 'CHRISTIAN' God assisted in stealing Esau's birthright. . . and GAVE URIAH'S WIFE TO DAVID AFTER KILLING BOTH FATHER AND CHILD!

For David was a 'man' after 'GOD'S HEART' abi?

if this story is true, then our scientists have a lot to research and learn from this jolting revelation because it might be the 1st provable documented story of such.

sankky:
if this story is true, then our scientists have a lot to research and learn from this jolting revelation because it might be the 1st provable documented story of such.

u sound like u don't know that there is some one up there who is d greatest scientist