“I Had Nothing for My Baby, but the Lord Saw the List and Answered my Prayer!”
PHOTO: Rosa four days before the birth of her fourth child. The Baby Box was a great answered prayer for her.
By IVAN IVANOV, BULGARIA
We were handing out Baby Boxes at the church building in a village we had been frequenting. At the end of the event, one of the mothers approached me and said with tears of joy in her eyes:
“Pastor, my name is Rosa,
and I’m here to thank God
and to thank you from Mission Possible
for your love and care for us mothers.
“I grew up as an orphan and my life was very difficult. When I got married I had no mother or father to walk me down the aisle. My husband is a good man, but he has no job to support us and our four children. To put bread on the table, he collects and sells plastic bottles and metal. Life is hard but we thank God for His help.
“A few months ago when I was pregnant with our fourth child, the doctor gave me a list of items that I was required to bring to the maternity hospital for the baby. When I showed the list to my husband, he only said,
‘We simply can’t afford these items.’
He then turned his back, and left the room to hide his tears. I took the list, lifted it up, and prayed,
‘Oh, Lord, You are my living God,
and You won’t let me down!
I believe You.
I believe You will bless us and take care of this list!’
“Some time after that you came to visit our village to give out Baby Boxes. My baby was due soon so I was amongst those who received a box. You prayed for me, and then I took my box home to open with my husband. We both stood speechless. God had sent us everything we needed for the baby! He had answered my prayer!
“Four days later I went to the hospital to deliver the baby, and I had all the items from the list with me: diapers, towels, feeding bottles – everything! I could even give some diapers to another mother who didn’t have any. There were also baby clothes and a blue blanket in the box; everything necessary to take our new baby home.
“Thank you, dear friends, who prepare these boxes and think about us. And thank you to the living God who hears our prayers and helps us in our needs!”
PHOTO: Rosa's village
The Baby Box program launched in 2016 and has brought help and blessing to thousands of mothers like Rosa who don’t have what they need for their babies.
