A beautiful young woman fell into my arms SOBBING when she got out of her car at the abortion center. She had been pulling in to the driveway to abort, but our Cities4Life director, Daniel, stopped her car and asked if she would be willing to see her baby on our mobile ultrasound unit. To his surprise, she agreed.
She did not want to abort, but felt totally alone, afraid, and adrift without family or friends. When I presented all the things we could do to help her, including (especially) the friendship and mentorship provided by trained Love life Charlotte mentors, she was ecstatic. When she saw her baby on the ultrasound, she fell completely head over heels in love.
She chose life, asked Jesus to be Lord of her life upon hearing the truth of the Gospel, and left the RV with joyful confidence.
"I feel peace," she said. "I never would have believed I would ever feel this way after how I felt this morning. This must be what it feels like to ask Jesus to be Lord of your life."
Yes. Exactly. Praise God.
Had we not been there, that woman would have aborted. Her situation was not dire. She had the resources to raise a baby. She was traumatized by fear. Jesus, and the love of all the Cites4Life volunteers, and Help Pregnancy Center nurse with words of comfort, truth, and encouragement were all she needed to fall in love with her baby.
I went on from that joyful encounter to spend the weekend with my hubby in the midst of stunning nature in Virginia. As I biked the New River Trail, my heart was absolutely overflowing with thankfulness to God. I don't deserve this, Lord, but thank you. Thank you.
All the heavens declare the glory of God! Psalm 19:19
Had we not been there, that woman would have aborted. Her situation was not dire. She had the resources to raise a baby. She was traumatized by fear. Jesus, and the love of all the Cites4Life volunteers, and Help Pregnancy Center nurse with words of comfort, truth, and encouragement were all she needed to fall in love with her baby.
I went on from that joyful encounter to spend the weekend with my hubby in the midst of stunning nature in Virginia. As I biked the New River Trail, my heart was absolutely overflowing with thankfulness to God. I don't deserve this, Lord, but thank you. Thank you.
All the heavens declare the glory of God! Psalm 19:19
Thank God for your presence!!
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