A Miracle Named David
Beating the Odds
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When Shonna arrived at the hospital, the doctor on duty wanted to immediately terminate the pregnancy. She was told that complications could set in, including fever and infection, and the baby wouldn’t survive anyway. Shonna has faith and comes from a Christian background; after much prayer, she made the decision to go forward with the pregnancy. Neither Shonna nor the baby were in a life-threatening stage at this time; the fever and infection had not set in, and the baby was still alive in the womb. The heart was beating normally, so Shonna was sent home and placed on strict bed rest. All the diagnoses we were hearing seemed so hopeless, but we had to have faith to believe the word. I remember when she delivered the baby, his eyes were open and the nurse carried the baby and placed him into an incubator. When the nurse started checking him out, he had stopped breathing. Alarms went off, and the call was heard over the loudspeakers: “Code Blue,” which is when someone’s heart has stopped and he or she needs help breathing After Shonna was released from the hospital, David stayed in NICU for a total of six weeks; she would go every day and spend time bonding with him. Some days it was difficult for me to go see him during the most critical days of his life. He was so tiny and so sick. But for every challenge, the prayer groups were notified and kept on praying. David made it through every hurdle and obstacle. The story of A Miracle Named David is just that: a story of a miracle.
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Giving birth to a child is one of the greatest gifts a family can have, "the gift of life." A Miracle Named David is a book filled with tears and laughter, as this compassionate grandmother shares her heart and testimony concerning her special grandchildren. She shares the births, health problems and triumphs. This book celebrates the way her faith helped her to deal with the health challenges that beset the newborns. She informs the readers of the ins and outs of neonatal intensive care, better known as NICU. A Miracle Named David is a heart-warming true story of the unanticipated journey during the mother's pregnancy and premature delivery of her newborn. During the pregnancy she was given the odds that her baby had a one percent chance of survival and everything looked hopeless in the beginning, but the story did not end there. Dorothy also shares how NICU would be revisited in the next few years by three other grandbabies. Anyone reading this book will release doubt and know that miracles really do happen. The experience gives us a fresh awareness of God’s presence and his healing power. It was through unity in prayer by family, friends and strangers that changed the circumstances in the lives of all four newborns. Miracles do happen and this book is truly the story of "A Miracle Named David".
About the Author
Dorothy is a bible teacher, intercessor, author, speaker, mother, grandmother, works full time in the corporate world and ministers in the marketplace. She has published three faith-based inspirational books that relate to day-to-day life challenges. In 2001, she founded the Run to the Water Ministries, which was formerly based in Southern California, but moved to the Dallas/Ft. Worth area in 2006. The ministry reaches out to the lost and helps hurting people. She teaches the power of prayer and sound biblical principles which has transformed the lives of many laymen and leaders. Dorothy resides in Irving, Texas and is a loving mother and grandmother who loves to spend time with her family, all while putting God first.