The Wilkersons call their son Wyatt a \u201cmiracle baby\u201d because they struggled with getting pregnant for eight years. The couple credits the Lord for the incredible blessing it was to be able to conceive Wyatt and bring him into the world.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe waited eight years for him, and today he\u2019s six weeks. God is so faithful and loving and merciful,\u201d said Wilkerson.<\/p>\n
The couple has been very open about their struggle with infertility.\u00a0 Wilkerson frequently references their journey in his sermons and the couple starred in a reality show about their lives and ministry called \u201cRich in Faith.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThe cool thing about that show was, my wife and I were so open about our journey, that a lot of people walked through it with us,\u201d Wilkerson told the Christian Post<\/em>.\u00a0 \u201cWhen a miracle did show up, people around the world were able to rejoice with us.\u201d<\/p>\n Wilkerson said that he would never take back those difficult years of struggling with infertility.\u00a0 \u201cWe learned so much about Jesus during that time . . . . We learned that we are complete with or without a child.\u00a0 I\u2019m just grateful that God decided to grant us this blessing.\u201d<\/p>\n Vous Church is one of the biggest churches in Miami. Thousands of young Florida residents attend the services every Sunday, which have to be held in the auditorium of a middle school in order to seat the mass amounts of people.<\/p>\n Rich Wilkerson shot to fame in 2014 after he officiated the celebrity wedding of Kanye West and Kim Kardashian. The Wilkersons together have more than 600,000 followers on social media.<\/p>\n “When you hold your miracle” (Photo via Instagram).<\/p><\/div>\n The celebrity value of the Wilkersons led the story of the birth of their son to be picked up across multiple media outlets, both religious and secular, such as People<\/em> magazine.<\/p>\n The People<\/em> magazine story does not mention God once.\u00a0 Instead, the focus is on the struggle with infertility and the strains it took on the couple.<\/p>\n \u201cI was told on my 25th birthday by my doctor that we would have trouble conceiving,\u201d DawnCher\u00e9 told People<\/em>.\u00a0 \u201cI honestly thought the doctor was wrong.\u00a0 I never dreamed it would take eight years before we heard the words, \u2018You\u2019re pregnant.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n The article in People<\/em> is considerably shorter than all articles in religious publications.\u00a0 The interview and coverage of the Wilkersons in People<\/em> is very generic. The quotes taken from the couple do not mention faith at all.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019ve talked to everyone about becoming a dad.\u00a0 It\u2019s a big step to become parents, and we know that!\u00a0 Everyone\u2019s got advice,\u201d Wilkerson told People<\/em>.<\/p>\n Given that the couple are both very prominent Christians, minsters of a megachurch and have dedicated their entire lives to faith, I am highly skeptical that they would not mention God in their interview with People<\/em> magazine. This strikes me as very unlikely after frequenting Vous Church and reading the Wilkersons\u2019 quotes from other interviews.<\/p>\n Therefore, I am led to believe that People<\/em> magazine chose to cut out any quotes about God or Christianity in the article covering their interview with the Wilkersons and the birth of their \u201cmiracle baby.\u201d<\/p>\n The question arises: Does not mentioning the Lord, leaving out such an important fact about the Wilkersons\u2019 life story and their response to the birth of their son, make the People<\/em> magazine story more than inauthentic \u2013 but inaccurate?\u00a0 In my personal opinion, the answer is yes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" By KATE JOHNSON On Jan. 23, 2018, Pastor Rich Wilkerson, Jr., of Vous Church in Miami, and his wife, DawnCher\u00e9 Wilkerson, welcomed their first child, Wyatt Wesley Wilkerson. \u201cOf course, we\u2019re not getting much sleep, but we\u2019re enjoying every single … Continue reading ![\"\"](\"http:\/\/students.com.miami.edu\/reporting\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/22When-you-hold-your-miracle.22-Photo-via-Instagram.png\")
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