10/14/2026
SHE PRAYED FOR ONE MORE MOMENT
A pregnancy test led to a conversation about something much bigger.
Emily came to the AXIA Center for a pregnancy test and consultation. During her appointment, our advocate felt led to encourage her, telling her she was a strong, persevering woman who had been carrying a lot. When asked how we could pray for her, Emily opened up.
Her three children were staying with their father in Houston when Emily went to pick them up and he refused to let her take them home. Concerned for her children, she contacted the police. Officers confirmed that the children were safe inside the home, but because Emily did not have a formal custody agreement, there was nothing they could do to remove the children from their father’s care. Emily had to leave Houston without them.
A friend told her to go home, kneel, and pray. So she did. "God, please let me see my children one more time, even if in just a dream."
Three days later, she dreamed all three ran into her arms in a courtroom.
After two more court dates, Emily was granted full custody of all three children.
Emily was also carrying a healthy pregnancy, bringing even more hope into a season that had been so difficult.
Today, Emily and her children pray together every night. đź’›
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