Yielded Hearts

Yesterday, I had been at the abortion mill sidewalk only a few moments when I saw a car pull up to the parking lot next door to the mill -- at the scheduling building. Most of the time, the people entering that building are the workers. I have been encouraged to call out to them as well, telling them to turn from this work that results in babies being slaughtered. So I called out to the woman who got of her car, "You don't have to do this. We have resources that can help you!"

She paused (sometimes a good sign, but often followed by a string of cuss words and me being given the finger, and sometimes threatened to have my face removed forcibly from my skull). She said something, but my hearing aids failed me. It was likely something I didn't want to hear anyway. Nonetheless, I cupped my hand over my ear.
"What did you say?" I asked.
She repeated it, whatever it was. I was pretty sure by now it was something I was not anxious to hear. I almost turned away, but then realized her face looked pained. Maybe even, crying.
"Honey, I can't hear you. Please come closer," I urged.
As she approached, I saw she WAS crying.
"How?" she asked, tears streaming down her face, "How can you help me?"
By now she was in front of me.

I held out my arms and asked, "May I hug you? We can help you."
She fell into my arms, crying.
As I hugged her, I told her we had a free ultrasound unit in the RV right in front of us. Would she like to look at her baby? Then we could show her the many resources that could help her in her decision to choose life. She nodded. I walked her to the pro-life nurses in the mobile ultrasound. Talk about a heart prepared and yielding to God!

When "K" emerged from the ultrasound, she came to me and again, her eyes filled with tears. Again I held out my arms and she drooped into my hug.
"Did you decide to keep your baby?" I whispered.
She nodded.

By now, several counselors surrounded her, and all of us offered our phone numbers, and contacts that could help her. One woman offered to give her tithes to help this sweet mama in her financial struggles to raise the baby. Another had the contact of a wonderful Christian woman in the same locale as "K" who could help this struggling new believer in her desire to walk with God. Another offered to make phone calls and help set up resources in her community. "K" didn't seem to want to leave. She stayed and talked with us a good half hour, telling us of how she planned to return the money her family had given her for the abortion. Despite her need for finances, she would not hold onto money that had been given to kill her unborn child.

Some days, it pays to get out of bed.

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If you would like to be one of the gentle counselors on the sidewalks outside Abortion Centers, go to cities4life.org, or locally, www.Charlotte.Cities4Life.org,  for more information.
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Nothing is impossible with God.  Luke 1:37