I began praying to God for healing and asked Him to cure me for the sake of His service and for His glory. And the Lord has opened me the following through His Word: “Is anyone sick? He should call for the elders of the church and they should pray over him and pour a little oil upon him, calling on the Lord to heal him. And their prayer, if offered in faith, will heal him, for the Lord will make him well; and if his sickness was caused by some sin, the Lord will forgive him.” James 5: 14,15

After Sunday sermon, our pastor Bakhriddin has called me and asked, whether I want him to pray for me. I was very much surprised and have understood that the Lord sees my need and wants my healing. By the way Bakhriddin himself knew nothing about my illness until I have testified in church about the wonderful healing from a cancer. This healing was only a part of that miracle which the Lord has planned for me. Long before that I had asked God in prayer to give me a son. But already for 14 years since I gave birth to two daughters my attempts to become pregnant have been ending with a miscarriage or resulted in medical treatment which I especially did not trust. And here, in prayer I told that if the son is born, I SHALL DEVOTE him to the Lord’s service.

Time was passing but everything remained as it was I had no hope to give birth to a son any more. Therefore I said to my Lord that it is already late for me to give birth to the third child. I am 37 and I am scared to have a baby in such an age. I have already thought about upbringing of grandsons.

And here after a missionary trip to Khojend I have gone to consult doctors due to some augmentation of my liver and have made ultrasonography where I was told that I am on the second month of pregnancy. I was shocked very much having heard this news. In fact for the last 14 years I could not bear a baby even for a month. According to all medical conclusions I was at great risk to bear a child caused by augmented liver, weak heart, and Rh-negative blood. Giving that bunch of diseases I couldn't stand it and decided to get rid of a child by drinking a tansy as it causes a miscarriage. But when I was buying a tansy in a drugstore I suddenly felt such a fear, and cold sweat spread all over my body as though someone did not allow me to make this hasty step. And I had thrown away that poison.

I registered as parturient woman in the hospital expecting the worst. But after all analyses had been taken, it was found out, that my Rh factor changed from Rh negative to Rh positive. Doctors didn't believe that they retested my blood to check my Rhesus factor and this change was confirmed. To my surprise while doctors were testing my heart with cardiogram they told me that my heart is healthy. On a background of these miracles 1,18 in. augmentation of the liver couldn't frighten me any more. And again doctors forbade me from childbirth as they told it was very dangerous and put me 17 scores of pregnancy risk. But I have already decided at any case and even at risk I shall certainly give birth and trusted myself completely to God.

Some sisters-believers frightened me by their predictions. They were foretelling me the birth of a child with disability. While doctors told that I might give birth to a seventh month child. Their predictions turned to be falsehood I even had no swellings on my feet and high pressure.

By that time I met a woman in maternity hospital who had given birth to a healthy child at her 47. Besides it good health and constitution were not her distinctive features. The Lord calmed and comforted me through an example of this woman who had shared with me her joy told that she too have been praying to God for delivery of her child. The time came for my baby to be born and one more important problem arose.

Tatiana Kozlova (missionaire from Tajikistan) with her new born daughter.

If there an operation would be needed I should pay 200 dollars. Such an amount I didn't have. I applied to the Mission and asked also other people to help me but it was in vain. A panic was my first reaction. However the Lord foresaw everything and local church "Blagodat" had gathered 50 dollars and 100 tajik somoni for me. With these finances in hands I have turned to God and passionately asked Him to allow me to keep within this sum and to deliver a baby myself. Thanks God that this sum provided by the Lord was exactly as much as was needed to pay for a child delivery.

At the moment of childbirth I was shouting that I can do everything in Jesus Christ strengthening me. Doctors laughed at me and asked how Jesus was involved in it. Then I told them He had blessed their hands. After two hours of pains I delivered a healthy girl of 4 kg. 100 gr. weight and 54 cm. height. After it they began to ask about our church, our God. Also they told how they were afraid for me and confirmed that God was really with me. Finally they asked to pray for them.

But all God's miracles have not yet finished in my life. I have asked my Lord to give a name to my daughter. I did not like any names suggested to me. Amazingly things with titles "Eve" appeared in our house but Eve with patronymic “Vladimirovna” did not sound well and again while I was praying the Lord has prompted a name Evangeline for my daughter.

In addition she was born with pierced ear as caused by an earring, and I recalled a verse from the Bible: “Then his master is to take him to the gods of the house, and at the door, or at its framework, he is to make a hole in his ear with a sharp-pointed instrument; and he will be his servant for ever.” (Exodus 21:6) My daughter‘s birth is a great miracle and gift from the Lord after all these illnesses, anxieties and fears. Therefore I often ask my Lord why he loves me so much.

I wish everyone who goes through similar difficulties to have constant hope for the Lord who will always answer and will help God's children who have sincere faith in Him. I was convinced of it myself, by my own experience. Let you have hope for the Lord and never give up.