A Miracle Named David: Beating the Odds

By Dorothy Ferrell

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 Gods 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".

• Language: English
• Publisher: AuthorHouse
• Release date: Aug 2, 2011
• ISBN: 9781463427634

Dorothy Ferrell

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.

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Contents

Acknowledgments

Introduction

Chapter I

Chapter II

Chapter III

Chapter IV

Chapter V

Chapter VI

Chapter VII

Chapter VIII

Chapter IX

Chapter X

Conclusion

Words from the Author

Prayer for Salvation and

Return to Christ

About The Author

Scripture taken from the Holy Bible, Today’s New International Version. Copyright 2001, 2005 by International Bible Society. Used by permission of Zondervan. All rights reserved worldwide.

Zondervan TNIV Study Bible. Copyright 2006 by the Zondervan Corporation. All rights reserved.

Scriptures taken from the Holy Bible, New King James Version Copyright 1982 by Thomas Nelson, Inc. Used by permission. All rights reserved.

Scriptures taken from the Amplified Bible Copyright 1954, 1958, 1962, 1964, 1965, 1987 by the Lockman Foundation. Used by permission.

Scriptures marked NKJV are taken from the New King James Version.

Scriptures marked AMP are taken from the Amplified Bible.

Quote from the book Preemies by Donna Wechsler Linden, Emma Trenti Paroli and Mia Wechsler Doron, M.D.

Quote from the United Cerebral Palsy Group

Quote from Dr. Morris Cerullo’s The Healing Bible

Quote from Dr. Don Colbert’s Walking in Divine Health

Quote MCWE Evangelism plaque, God Says

Other books by Dorothy Ferrell

Workplace Survival: Maintaining Faith through Life’s Catastrophes

Epitome of a Woman: The Beauty that Comes from Within

Cover photo:

Author enjoying the tranquility and peace of the Pacific Ocean at Pebble Beach on the Monterey Peninsula in California. Photographer: Shelley Hamilton.

What key Christian leaders are saying about

Dorothy Ferrell and the book A Miracle Named David

A Miracle Named David is a book filled with tears and laughter, as this compassionate grandmother shares her heart and testimony concerning her special children. God gives special children to special families; Dorothy Ferrell is responsible and accountable for the gifts God gives her.

She is a dedicated intercessor that saw the faithfulness of God responding to her prayers and those of family, friends, and strangers. The power of unity and corporate prayer changes circumstances. This proves the purposes of God will be accomplished when people will pray and agree for his plans to come into fruition. Our children are our heritage, and Dorothy Ferrell’s true story encourages the reader to never give up on the next generations, and the hope for their futures.

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. I highly recommend this book and endorse it wholeheartedly!

Donna Bartram, D.D./M.S.

Founder and Pastor

Roses of Sharon Fellowship International

Upland, California

What key Christian leaders are saying about

Dorothy Ferrell and the book A Miracle Named David

Who would have thought that a chance encounter on one of the coldest days in February would result in the start of a new friendship? Picture this rare moment: a cold, snowy day in Texas during NBA All-Star weekend in the Dallas/Fort Worth metropolitan area. There is a knock at my door, and it is someone I have never had the pleasure of meeting before. Given the severity of the weather, I cautiously invited this person into my home.

A woman who is tightly bundled in winter attire walks through the door. She had a warm and nervous smile on her face, and after a brief introduction, I discover that she is my new neighbor. Unfortunately, she braved the wintry weather to nervously ask me to lower the volume of my music, which I was accustomed to blasting since there were no neighbors next to me. This awkward encounter was how I had the pleasure of meeting Ms. Dorothy Ferrell. It was this encounter that started the great relationship we have today.

Since our initial encounter, we have both shared stories and gained insight into each other’s lives. I was pleasantly surprised to learn that she was an author and that she was working on a new book. She began to describe the circumstances in her life that motivated her to begin writing this book. I saw the look in her eyes and the emotion in her voice as she shared her experience with me. As a pediatrician, I knew that look. I had seen it many times before and instantaneously connected with her story. During my residency, I had to share many unpleasant experiences and endure the uncertainties of modern medicine with families. It was those experiences that sharpened my awareness of that look.

A Miracle Named David is a heartfelt story of the unanticipated journey of a Christian family’s faith and trust in God during the pregnancy, delivery, and life of their family’s new addition. It is a true testament to the collective spiritual power of family and friends. This experience not