{"id":135386,"date":"2023-12-28T18:54:49","date_gmt":"2023-12-28T18:54:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/12\/28\/i-was-born-blind-but-god-opened-my-eyes-chidinma-ekile\/"},"modified":"2023-12-28T18:54:49","modified_gmt":"2023-12-28T18:54:49","slug":"i-was-born-blind-but-god-opened-my-eyes-chidinma-ekile","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/12\/28\/i-was-born-blind-but-god-opened-my-eyes-chidinma-ekile\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cI Was Born Blind But God Opened My Eyes\u201d \u2013 Chidinma Ekile"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Nigerian gospel singer, Chidinma Ekile has talked candidly about how she was born blind and overcame it with fervent prayers.<\/p>\n<p>The singer disclosed that her parents had a significant hurdle when she was born without the ability to open her eyes.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1012651\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1012651\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"entered lazyloaded\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gistreel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/chidinmaekile-20231228-0002.jpg\" alt=\"Chidinma Ekile born blind\" width=\"720\" height=\"720\" data-lazy- data-lazy- data-lazy-src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/chidinmaekile-20231228-0002.jpg\" data-ll-status=\"loaded\"\/><\/figure>\n<p>Chidinma claimed that her parents made every effort to help her sight, but it was all in vain.<\/p>\n<p>Afterwards, they turned to God, and even though her mother wasn\u2019t expecting a miracle, she started a rigorous prayer and fasting routine.<\/p>\n<p>After much fasting and ardent prayer, a miracle occurred, restoring her vision.<\/p>\n<p>When Chidinma eventually opened her eyes, she noted that they were blood red.<\/p>\n<p>Chidinma claimed that during <strong>her mother\u2019s prayers<\/strong>, she made a vow to return her to God if He could grant her sight.<\/p>\n<p>\u201dI was born blind actually, I didn\u2019t open my eyes at all and ofcus it became a challenge, my parents tried all that they could to get these baby to see, everything they tried medically proved abortive and we had to resort to God\u201d she said in parts.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>READ MORE: \u201cWhy You Need To Take Lots Of Pictures Before January\u201d \u2013 AY Makun<\/p>\n<p><strong>See netizens reactions below:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Turah<\/strong> penned: <em>\u201cChidinma go rest abeg we understand the game.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Goodiestar<\/strong> wrote: <em>\u201cWhere are those that there is nothing like miracle? Hear from the horses mouth.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Vibe boy<\/strong> said: <em>\u201cThe blind she\u2019s talking about is that na God opens her eyes that she no go fall in love with flavour , coz she wakes up on the road and quickly alighted\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Guchino<\/strong> <strong>Nolan<\/strong> wrote: <em>\u201cGod do miraculous\u00a0 work for those who have no limit to worshipping him.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>SEE VIDEO:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/C1Y-bboMmqs\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:658px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\"\/>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-7\" style=\"margin: 8px auto; text-align: center; display: block; clear: both;\">\n<div data-advadstrackid=\"890536\" data-advadstrackbid=\"1\" class=\"infor-target\" id=\"infor-829421879\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/300x250b.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nigerian gospel singer, Chidinma Ekile has talked candidly about how she was born blind and overcame it with fervent prayers. 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