He took my feet and propped them up on the dash. That helped to stop the bleeding. Here we were in the car calling out to the Lord with my life and the baby’s hanging in the balance. There was nothing left to do but trust the Lord. We were coming from Katy and would have to take I-10 and then the Beltway and then Hwy 59 N. By this time it started to rain and we were in a full scale thunderstorm. The rain poured down and the hail was pounding the car and we could barely see! Should we pull over or keep going? We kept going and arrived at the hospital in probably record time!

When we arrived it was pouring down and they could not get me out of the car for the rain. Everyone was soaked and the stretcher was wet. I was blessed to have a couple of towels brought from home to cover myself! So in we went and straight to labor and delivery where they began getting me ready to have a c-section to deliver the baby! Thank God the bleeding had slowed way down.

The doctor on call compelled Dr Tsai to come as this was my 4th c-section and 12th child. He didn’t feel too confident entering that type of situation. Dr Tsai arrived promptly. He had been at a Benny Hinn Crusade and hadn’t wanted to leave the anointing. Stephen told him on the phone, “Dr Tsai, you already have the anointing. We need your help here! The anointing is for service now! So please come!” He arrived shortly. He is a precious Christian doctor that we met 10 years ago at Grace Chapel. He delivered all of our first C-sections, Amy Grace and two others, Mercy and John. He was scheduled to deliver this child as well. He is a spirit filled Christian Chinese doctor who is anointed for difficult situations. (Of the 12 children, 8 were born natural at home and now 4 in the hospital with c-sections with Dr Tsai’s help.)

It was decided that I would have an epidural and be awake for the delivery. Stephen went into the operating room with us and was there by my side. Both doctors were intently working on me to deliver the baby. Stephen said he could only look to the Lord, pray, and comfort me, which he did holding my hand and calling on Jesus. He said there was too much blood to look at the natural surroundings and both of the doctors looked so serious. Before long you could hear this beautiful loud strong cry! “It’s a girl! And she is perfect!”

They handed her to Stephen. What a sweet precious bundle! Before long Daddy was off to carry her to the nursery and Mom was taken to recovery. What a blessing! Then I started to think. This was Mercy’s Birthday! The baby had been born on the same day as Mercy! I had had to lay down with her too! The night Mercy was born I had just finished watching Benny Hinn on TV and began to bleed and they took me to the hospital lying on the floor of our red van. Here this evening the doctor had been to a Benny Hinn partner’s conference! Here I was in the same hospital Mercy had been born in and with the same doctor that had delivered Mercy! Wow! What a coincidence and a miracle! Praise the Lord for his blessings and miracles! What are we going to name this little bundle?

Of course several names were tossed about. The people at the hospital said that the baby had to be named by the time that we left. “Oh my, what are we going to name her?” Melody, age 8, came to the hospital and brought a letter and said, “Mom you can read this later.” So some time later I opened it to find a letter for me and one for the baby. The letter was precious. It read: Dear Baby Sister, My name is Melody. I am your big sister that really loves you. I prayed for you every night and still will. How do you like Miracle for a name? I want you to know that you are a really special baby and that God loves you. Love you much, Melody When I read the name “Miracle” something in me clicked.

A real joy flooded my heart now and I could really receive this little bundle from heaven as truly she was a “Miracle”. Now I could accept her and love her realizing that she was just that, a “miracle” and that God had done so many miracles to help us to keep her. I had even threatened miscarriage earlier in my pregnancy with her and to be truthful I had guarded my heart from accepting this child as all signs from the start seemed to indicate she might not make it. But I was able by the Spirit of the Lord to release all my fears and accept his abundant grace into my heart. I began thanking Him for my miracle! Now you understand why it meant so much to us to hear several different nurses repeat the words over our little baby, “She’s perfect!” (2 Sam 22:31) The head baby nurse held her up saying, “Why she’s a little Star!”, not knowing anything about the Star Family Singers! Her second name became “Rose”. Why Rose? Well that was a name my children, Stephen and Mother have always liked. Also, that evening looking up at the television while I was in the hospital I saw Paul and Jan Crouch pointing to a rose in a case with the words “Our Miracle Rose” above it. We had the sound down so we couldn’t hear what they were saying about the rose. But that name just shined like a neon light. “Miracle Rose!” Stephen and I both felt a witness of the spirit, but never discussed it at that time and just kept praying, “Lord you know her by name.” The Daily Light, our most cherished devotional, had this scripture in it for May 27th. “Thou hast found grace in my sight and I know thee by name.” Ex 33. So, we didn’t have to “think up” a name, but rather get into the Spirit and ask God . “Miracle Rose!” Yes that would be her name.

And to add to the drama, Miracle was given a flower while in the hospital by a precious friend named Laura. Guess what it was? That’s right! A Rose! That was the only flower that someone brought especially for the baby! Later, I by the spirit, turned on the television and lo and behold there was the rerun of the “Our Miracle Rose” segment. We listened intently to hear the story. It was a rose that a lady had given to Jan Crouch in Red Square in what is now St. Petersburg. She said in perfect English, “Thank you”. Then as Jan turned to ask someone to take a picture lo and behold, the beautiful lady was gone! How could she be gone? They were in a large square and you could have seen anyone walking away! They believed she was an angel giving them a rose and thanking them for reaching out to Russia. So we give thanks for our “Miracle Rose” and for you and for all of your fervent prayers for us! The Lord sure has answered them and honored them. We thank you from the bottom of our hearts. We don’t know what we would do without your prayers and especially the Lord’s faithfulness!

“They that know thy name will put their trust in thee, for thou Lord hast not forsaken them that seek thee!” Psalm 9:10

We love you!

Love in Jesus, Adria and Stephen The Star Family Singers
 

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