Grammy award-winning gospel artist Israel Houghton and his wife, former The Real co-host Adrienne Bailon Houghton, welcomed their first child via surrogate after nearly six years.

Bailon Houghton shared on her Instagram page, “Our baby boy is here & we are so in love! If you have followed our love story … you know that our journey to baby has been very challenging – But God is true to His word and His promises. We have quietly prayed while sitting on this most magnificent secret for the last 9 months.”

According to CBN News, the couple welcomed their son, Ever James, on Wednesday.

“He is worth every tear, every disappointment, every delayed prayer, every IVF cycle, every miscarriage. Everything. All we feel is joy and overwhelming love & gratitude,” she continued. “Grateful to God, to our angel surrogate and to all of our friends and family who have stood with us for over five years on this journey. He’s here, and we have never been happier to lose sleep!”

The Houghtons, who have been married since 2016, had planned to start a family in 2018.

Israel Houghton is an American contemporary Christian music singer, songwriter, producer and worship leader, he formed Israel & New Breed, a music group and ministry organization that has produced gold-selling albums.

The ministry group was formed in 1995 and their debut album, ‘Whisper it Loud,’ was released in 1997.

‘New Season,’ ‘Power of One,’ and ‘Jesus at the Center’ topped the charts at ‘Billboard,’ and ‘Alive In South Africa,’ and ‘Live From Another Level’ were gold-selling.

He released 11 of his albums through his record label, ‘Integrity.’ Houghton is considered as one of the most influential tastemakers, because of his ability to add zest and energy to contemporary gospel and worship.

His music is known for its cross-cultural style of Christian Music and it is a fusion of gospel, jazz, rock, and reggae.

He has been honoured with several prestigious awards, including ‘The Dove Awards,’ ‘Stellar Awards’ and ‘Grammy Awards.’

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