When our friends Brandon and
Mandy were expecting their fifth child, Brandon had a dream a couple of months
before their baby was born. He knew it was more than just a dream.
Brandon shared it with my husband, Mark, but chose not to share the details
with Mandy in order to protect her from fear. In the dream, their baby
had just been born, he was seated in a specific spot in their bedroom, and
something was very wrong. The situation, which was not clear in the
dream, was life or death. The message in the dream was clear… “if you cry
out to Me, I will answer.”
When the time came, Mandy’s
labor went smoothly. Molly Jo was born peacefully in the water at home,
with Brandon supporting her. But quickly their midwives
noted that Molly Jo was not breathing. Hastily, they had Brandon cut the
cord, got Molly Jo, and started giving her chest compressions and oxygen in a
mask. For at least twenty minutes, they worked hard breathing for her and
removing amniotic fluid from her lungs.
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| Mandy and Molly Jo |
Right after the birth, when
it was clear Molly Jo was not breathing, Brandon found himself in the exact
same spot in the room where he had been in the dream, living what he had
envisioned. He cried out passionately to the Lord as Molly Jo was being worked on. Meanwhile, Mandy was embraced by supernatural peace and knew that the Lord would save Molly Jo.
A little side note here… the
midwives had not been told of Brandon’s dream. But as one of them cared for Molly Jo, she heard from the Lord the exact same message that Brandon
had received earlier… “if you cry out to Me, I will answer.” The midwives were certainly crying out as they worked on Molly Jo!
The Lord did answer.
After twenty minutes, He breathed life into Molly Jo, much to the joy of
everyone in the room (thus, the addition of “Jubilee” to her name)! I
love to remember this miracle whenever I gaze upon sweet Molly Jo. She is
a reminder of His tender love, in the good times and the bad. He is
faithful.
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