"Not only were we praying, but we had so
much support from family and friends—even
people who didn't profess to be Christians,"
said Melinda. "They just surrounded us with
love and did everything they could to keep us
encouraged."
Meanwhile, Ben and Melinda began the
process of adoption.
"Texas is such a pro-family state that it gives
biological families many, many opportunities
to regain custody of their children," Ben
explained. "But while that's a good thing, the
process is a very lengthy one."
"We felt led to go through a state adoption
rather than a private one," says Ben. "One way
to shorten the process was to become foster
parents. We prayed about that, but neither of
us were led that way, even though once you
foster, it's more likely that the state rules in
your favor. We felt like God wanted us to stand
and pray—to go about our lives preparing for
our child. We literally put the situation into
God's hands.
"We were told that we would never get a
young child unless we became foster parents,"
Ben recalled. "We stood fi rm on our leading
from God." They also discovered that their age
was another factor that could work against
them.
"Because we were older, we didn't fi t some
criteria," Ben said. "Some people wouldn't
even call us back."
Knowing that, Ben and Melinda decided
to contact ACH Child and Family Services, a
local adoption agency.
In 2020, Ben and Melinda were licensed to
adopt.
A New Journey
In August 2021, Pastor George Pearsons was
preaching at Eagle Mountain International
Church when Brother Copeland phoned in
to share a prophetic word from God. Pastor
George put him on speakerphone. The word,
in part, said:
I see the spirits of brand-new babies who will
be born in peace, fl owing into and going down
into the earth and into the wombs of many
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women. People who have not been able to have
children will suddenly fi nd themselves pregnant
with peaceful babies. Little, peaceful babies.•And
no demon spirit will be able to abort these
children.•And they're just popping up all over the
world and they are all kinds.
The little babies are all di‚ erent colors, and they
can't be aborted. They will be born.• They have
angels protecting them. Big angels. Their lives
can't be stopped in the earth. They'll rise up in
nations. They will become apostles, prophets,
evangelists, pastors, teachers, legislators,
lawyers, doctors, medical people. They will rise
up in places and preach My WORD in the many
languages of the earth.
"One of the
most important
things we learned
through KCM was
this: No one can keep
what God has said
is yours!"
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