'God is so good.'
Those were the words Radio Maisha presenter Anthony Ndiema used to reveal the birth of his fourth child. Taking to his social media, Ndiema could not hide his joy as he welcomed baby Eliana Nelel Ndiema.
"It's with lots of joy that we welcome our 4th born baby, Eliana Nelel Ndiema. Psalms 127:5. Glory to God," said Ndiema.
Anthony and his wife Nenoh Ndiema have been an inspiration to many when it comes to parenthood. From his firstborn child's birth, Anthony's journey has been filed with a roller coaster of emotions and constant learning. Speaking during an interview on the Malezi Bora show, Ndiema narrated his wife's complications while pregnant with their first child.
"I remember that time I was doing an early morning show, my wife was 37 weeks. So I left around 3 am and at that time she had started complaining of pain. When I got to the office I called her and she said the contractions were getting intense but by that time she had spoken to her gynaecologist who prescribed a drug for her.
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"Coming back home the pain was unbearable and I had to rush her to hospital and at this time, I was so tensed because of the morning hour traffic so I broke all the traffic rules. I was saying if any police officer dared to stop me at that time I would have run him over. So we got to the hospital and the doctor said the baby's oxygen level was too low because the placenta had detached, therefore cutting off the oxygen supply. My wife was then wheeled to theatre for an emergency caesarian section. The doctor told me to pray," narrated Ndiema.
God answered Ndeima's prayers, and they welcomed baby Joshua Kalya Ndiema. Everything seemed to go well until four years later when they realized Joshua hadn't uttered a word since birth. Worried with the situation, Ndiema and his wife took their baby to various hospitals where doctors said Joshua might not speak again.
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"I got very interesting reports. One of the reports was, you need to start learning sign language for Joshua's sake because he might not talk ever," said Ndiema.
However, the father of four did not give up. Ndeima says they started speech therapy for Joshua and even gathered with friends to pray for his son. It was yet again, another miracle when Joshua began speaking. Ndeima says the birth of his second-born child helped Joshua build interactions and communicate even better.
