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and we lose it for not being conscious for what we have.
Now, I am 22 years old and every day I try to do my best,
and I always give thanks to God for everything that he gives
me.
Mariam J. Acosta is a student at The English Center.
A Personal Story
I was born in Haiti in a Christian family. My father
passed away when I was eighteen years old but my mother
is still living. I was the only child in my family. I eventually
got married and my husband at that time was a pastor of a
church in Haiti. After my marriage, I had a dream of having
a baby. After waiting a very long time we saved enough
money to see a doctor to see what the problem was for not
having a child. We waited for seven years and finally I
became pregnant. I was very excited at this time. I couldn’t
wait to see the baby born. Every day I thanked God for the
pregnancy. After eight and a half months the doctor told me
it was time to deliver the baby, because he was so big and
he was in the wrong position. I had a C-section. I remember
the date, it was August 16, 2007. I lost my baby after two
days. I can’t tell you my sadness. I was crying. Every day, I
couldn’t handle the loss, but one day my husband comes to
me and says, “Honey, do you remember the promises of
God? Do you know the Lord is good? He knows everything.
It is true”. It helped and life continued.
Pastor Monfiston, a friend of my husband, heard about
my health situation and invited my husband to come to
America. I could get better medical care and my husband
could apply for Divinity School. Applications were made
and visas granted in January 2008. My husband went and
was starting his Master’s Degree in Divinity at the
Pensacola Christian College in Florida. I went in March and
became pregnant a second time but this baby had a very
serious birth defect. I lost this baby too. But this time I was
not afraid, I heard God had a plan for me. I soon became
pregnant again and God gave me a baby boy on September
17, 2009. His name is Nathanael “Gift of God.” By
December 2010 God gave me a baby girl. Her name is