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      *Joseph “Rev. Run” Simmons and his entire clan graced Monday’s broadcast of the “Oprah Winfrey Show” to promote the April 9th premiere of their hit MTV reality series, “Run’s House.”

      Among the clips shown of the new season were the moments following the death of their newborn daughter. Their sons Jojo, 17; Daniel "Diggy," 12; and Russell, 10 were brought into the hospital room first and informed of the sad news by their mother, Justine. Next, 23-year-old Vanessa and 19-year-old Angela were told that the baby had passed away. Run emphasized how thankful he was to still have his wife and each of his children. A pastor from their church was on hand and led the group in prayer.

      Winfrey asked Rev. Run why he decided to allow MTV cameras to record such a private moment.

      “We showed you fun, we showed you the happiness,” Run explained of the show’s first two seasons. “We told you in the cliff-hanger of the second season that we’re having a baby. People are emotionally involved. We were going through something. You had fun with us, [now] pray with us, mourn with us, laugh with us, it’s a reality show. I’m not gonna stop the reality.”

      Halfway through Justine’s pregnancy, doctors discovered that the fetus had an omphalocele, a birth defect that caused her organs to grow outside her body, according to People magazine. The religious couple decided to go ahead with the pregnancy, and on Sept. 26, Justine gave birth via C-section to a 4-lb., 5-oz. girl whom the couple named Victoria Anne. The baby died less than two hours after her birth at a hospital near the family's Saddle River, N.J., home.

      Here is an excerpt from People’s interview with Rev. Run and Justine:

Justine: For me to get pregnant that late in my life was a miracle. The pregnancy was not easy. I didn't eat at all. I didn't even gain a lot of weight. For a long time the doctors couldn't even tell [the baby's sex], and we said we know it's a girl. I bought everything in pink for the nursery. Everything is pink; it still is. The nursery is still upstairs.

Rev. Run: We found out that there could be a problem mid-pregnancy. The doctors told us that the baby's organs were growing outside of the body. I'm a preacher; I'm not going to get an abortion. Our strength came from, 'God can create miracles. This baby can be fine.' We stopped looking at the sonogram and walked in faith.

Justine: Just me, my husband, our bishop and our pastor knew. We didn't tell anybody else because we didn’t know how it would turn out.

Rev. Run: God, in my mind, gave us something to go through in front of America, so we documented it on-camera – not so much to show you sadness, but to show you how we, as ministers, would handle this tragedy. [The kids] found out on-camera. Diggy was waiting to see, 'How's Mommy?' And the first words we said were, 'The baby didn't make it.' "

Justine: [After Victoria Anne's death] my bishop recommended that I have a minute with the baby in the hospital. I looked at her and saw how pretty and peaceful she was. It didn't feel like a goodbye to me. [Today] I can talk about it, but if I stop to literally revisit, I start crying so fast because I can go right there. Women need to know you only need to mourn quickly. Don't try to think of [the baby's] eyes. It doesn't sound nice, but it will help them in the long run. I wouldn’t have been able to help my kids get to school in the morning if my husband didn't say, 'We have to keep moving.' I did a lot of journaling – writing to God telling him to give me strength.

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