If you are like me, you have had a handful of profoundly meaningful experiences in your life that have changed you as a person. I had one such experience a week ago.
The Human Coalition project works with four pregnancy centers in different parts of the country. One of our partner centers invited me to their annual fundraising banquet, so my wife and I gladly attended.
The director of this center is a dear friend of ours, and she had told us in advance that a client of theirs would be in attendance. But this client (we’ll call her Sharon) was special. She had come to the pregnancy center as a result of the Human Coalition project.
Sharon had gotten pregnant and knew she wanted to abort the child. She went to the Internet to find an abortion clinic and instead clicked on our site, which directed her to this pregnancy resource center. She agreed to an appointment, saw her baby on the sonogram machine, and had some intense conversations with the counselor.
Sharon realized that, if she had an abortion, she would be killing her child and harming herself for years to come. Sharon changed her mind. She decided to keep her baby.
And last week, at this banquet that celebrated life, I had the privilege of meeting Sharon. This was the first time I’ve personally met a woman who has chosen life because of our work.
It is difficult to put the experience into words. We hugged, I whispered in her ear that I was proud of her and that she made the right decision. She cried and hugged me tighter.
Sharon is due in March. She will have a little baby girl.
It was a moment that I will never forget. And, Lord willing, I’ll have many more opportunities to meet courageous men and women who decide against abortion and choose life.
You come away from a moment like that changed. In my case, our entire collective effort to save unborn lives from abortion became very real – very personal. I now know a person who was perhaps days away from killing her child and instead will be a new mom in a few months. Perhaps I’ll even meet her daughter someday.
Pray for the staff members at your local pregnancy center. Support their efforts. Consider becoming directly involved yourself. So many churches and parishes claim to be pro-life, but so very few actually put those words into action.
And I’d like to encourage you. The moment I shared with Sharon last week was only possible because of you. You receive these emails because you have either given to our work, spread the word through your social network, or are directly involved with saving lives. Thank you for making that moment possible.
The Human Coalition project continues to grow. We have big plans to expand quickly, but those plans are only made possible through the sacrificial giving of a lot of people.
Although the road to this point at times has been slow, sometimes frustrating, and more than a little difficult, I have to tell you that meeting Sharon has renewed my determination and my passion. What we are accomplishing together is REAL. We are sending more men and women to pro-life centers. We are reaching hurting people when they most need our help. We are verifiably saving lives from abortion. Pray for the staff members at your local pregnancy center. Support their efforts. Consider becoming directly involved yourself. So many churches and parishes claim to be pro-life, but so very few actually put those words into action.
And I’d like to encourage you. The moment I shared with Sharon last week was only possible because of you. You receive these emails because you have either given to our work, spread the word through your social network, or are directly involved with saving lives. Thank you for making that moment possible.
The Human Coalition project continues to grow. We have big plans to expand quickly, but those plans are only made possible through the sacrificial giving of a lot of people.
Although the road to this point at times has been slow, sometimes frustrating, and more than a little difficult, I have to tell you that meeting Sharon has renewed my determination and my passion. What we are accomplishing together is REAL. We are sending more men and women to pro-life centers. We are reaching hurting people when they most need our help. We are verifiably saving lives from abortion.