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Meet the Robinsons

There's no time machine in their story, no brilliant inventor or dastardly villain. But these Robinsons, the ones you'll pass in the hallway Sunday mornings here at Trinity Fellowship, had something in common with the hero of the Disney movie by the same name. They longed for a family to call their own. And thanks to a few miracles along the way, that's exactly what they got.

Brad and Amy Robinson married in 2001, and soon after the wedding they were ready to start their family. That's when they found out that Amy had infertility issues. She went to a doctor who recommended surgery and advised that she would never be able to get pregnant without fertility drugs.

"We told our lifegroup, and they started praying for us," Amy says. "Twelve weeks after the surgery, I got pregnant - with no drugs. It was definitely an answer to prayer."

For Amy, there was more than just a physical healing taking place in her body. God was healing her emotions as well. Raised in a legalistic church, Amy had always felt she had to earn God's love. Through the teachings at Trinity, she began to understand the meaning of His unconditional love.

In October 2003, they brought home from the hospital their little bundle of joy, Eleanor Renee. Less than a year later, the Robinsons found out they were expecting another child - again, with no fertility drugs. Their family blossomed with the addition of Taylor Marie in 2005 and Julia Anne in 2007.

When Julia was six weeks old, the Robinsons again enlisted the prayers of their lifegroup. Julia had stopped gaining weight and was diagnosed with a severe dairy allergy. By the time she was a year old, her condition was considered life-threatening. Then one day she accidentally ingested some baby formula, and her throat and tongue instantly began to swell. They knew that a gastrointestinal reaction would follow, and it could last up to eight days.

It was Sunday morning, and they were getting ready to attend the First Principles class at church. They gave Julia the maximum dose of antihistamine, then headed to Trinity. "The teaching was on healing that day, so we decided to let the class pray for her and then we could go straight to the hospital if we had to," Amy says.

After receiving prayer, Julia woke up from a nap and never had the reaction they feared. Brad and Amy continued to pray and speak healing over her, and gradually her condition improved. Today, the 3-year-old can drink milk and has no problem with dairy products. She's back on schedule developmentally, and the doctors say her progress is amazing. 

"God gave us our baby back," Amy says. "If it wasn't for the support of our church family, I don't think we would have known what God had for us."

Today Brad enjoys helping with skits and worship in Heroland, a volunteer position that their oldest daughter, Eleanor, talked him into. "It's a blast," he says. " It's fun to be a little silly and know that even in the silliness there's a message coming through that will be life-changing for the kids."

Brad and Amy both see the benefits of their kids attending Trinity's Children's Ministry each week. "It's a great partnership," Brad says. "It lifts the burden off me that I'm not the only voice in their life telling them about the Lord."

"Our kids love church," Amy says. "It's great for them to have such an early introduction to the Holy Spirit and a close relationship with God. They're learning that God's love is the same, no matter what. That's been very freeing to me to learn. For my children to have that so young, it's incredible."

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