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Pregnancy and Kidney Stones
“Well, Mrs. Lloyd, if you are going to refuse to have an abortion, you might as well go back to class. There’s nothing we can do. The bleeding indicates you will eventually miscarry the fetus.” I ran out of the university health clinic with tears streaming down my face. My husband met me in the hall and held me for several long minutes. The year was 1985. I was only 20 years old and he, 22. We were both still in college. We had been married for less than six months, and already, we were facing the possible death of our first baby. Our story actually began in 1984. I was a new Christian; Mike had been a Christian since the age of eight. We were attending the same college, he with the hopes of being drafted by a professional baseball team. When we met, we were both very independent, strong-willed people. But, even early in our relationship, we sought to make Christ the center of our lives. Mike and I got engaged and made plans for our wedding day. Part of those preparations was deciding which kind of birth control we should use. On the first visit to my hometown OB/GYN, I was told I probably would have a very difficult time getting pregnant, because since age 13, I only had my menstrual cycle about once a year. The doctor never determined the cause of my missed periods, but recommended fertility pills in order to bring on my cycle, a necessity for getting started on the birth control medicine. Even as a new Christian, I did not feel comfortable taking medication and tampering with my body’s chemistry. Late that night I prayed to Jesus to intervene and let me get my cycle naturally. It had been over a year, but miraculously, the next day, I started my period. My first major prayer of faith had been answered and I threw away the fertility pills. With only a few months left before marriage, I began taking the birth control pills. I did not like the idea, but I had been so conditioned into thinking that pregnancy was something to avoid, that I saw no alternative. Our wedding day arrived and not long afterwards, Mike’s grandfather began telling us he wanted a grandson. “How dare he?” I thought. “We just got married. I’m not ready for children yet.” The next thing I knew, I began spotting. I thought I might be pregnant, so I immediately stopped taking the Pill. I had heard that if you take birth control while you are pregnant, it could cause deformities in the baby. A pregnancy test proved negative, but I decided not to take any more of the drug. I did not like the way it made me feel and besides, hadn’t the doctor told me I probably wouldn’t get pregnant anyway? The very next month, I conceived. I was in shock. The OB/GYN said it was probably because my body released multiple eggs when I first got off the Pill, and I most likely would never get pregnant again. Shortly after conceiving, I began to bleed heavily. My first visit to the university health clinic was when the doctor told me I should either terminate the pregnancy or face an inevitable miscarriage. No other advice. No compassion. Abortion or miscarriage. Thankfully, even though we didn’t have health insurance at the time, my husband took me to a doctor in his hometown. He was an older gentleman, obviously pro-life, who told me to take off school for two weeks and rest in bed. He wasn’t sure if I had lost a twin or if I had an elevated chorion, but he believed I could deliver my baby full term if I was careful. Soon, the bleeding stopped. Then at about 27 week’s gestation, I experienced a gnawing pain in my left flank. The burning, stabbing spasms came and went in waves. My nurse read my chart and feared the worst. She hooked me up to a monitor and asked me if I was in labor. How should I know? I’d never had a baby before. Eventually the spasms stopped and I was released. The rest of my pregnancy went smoothly and several months later, the Lord gave us a healthy baby boy, whom we named Michael. After delivering Michael, I figured there was no need to try to prevent another pregnancy, as the doctor said the first one was a freak accident. Eleven months passed and, as usual, I did not experience any menstrual periods. I did, however, begin to experience morning sickness. Amazingly, without even having a monthly cycle, I was pregnant again with our second child. Within the hour of arriving home from the hospital with our new little bundle, I was once again writhing in excruciating back pain, the same stabbing spasms I had experienced with Michael. I could not even walk down the stairs, so Mike carried me to the car and we rushed back to the hospital. This time, the cause was determined. I had a large kidney stone in my left ureter which blocked my kidney from draining. Surgery ensued and a slow recovery, but eventually I healed from both the kidney stone attack and usual postpartum pains. It was about this time the Lord began to change my views about the whole idea of birth control. A lady gave me a book by Mary Pride called The Way Home which opened up the Scriptures to me. I remember vividly the day in 1988 when I became convicted to surrender our ideas about “family planning” and allow God to give us children in His perfect time. I was also convinced that we should home educate the children the Lord would give us in order to nurture and train them in His ways. I knew my husband, however, and I knew it would take a small miracle for him to accept these “radical” ideas. Amazingly, when he came home from work that day in 1988, and I shared with him all I had been learning from the Scriptures, Mike replied simply and confidently, “Yes, I agree.” (I didn’t know that he, too, had been reading Mary Pride’s book!) I wish I could say that we never doubted and all was smooth sailing from that point on. There were many difficult trials ahead. In less than a year’s time, I was pregnant with our third child. With a few month’s left in the pregnancy, I developed another kidney stone that lodged in my right ureter. My kidney swelled like a balloon. The pain was unbelievable. At the hospital, I could not even speak, only vomit and moan. I remember turning from side to side in the bed all night long pleading with God for mercy. The doctor could not remove the stone due to the pregnancy. Instead, he inserted a stent extending from my kidney to my bladder around the stone to allow partial drainage. I lay on the couch in constant pain for the remaining months of that pregnancy with a one and a two year old running around the house. The verse that kept coming to mind was Romans 12:1, “I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service.” Those days were real faith stretchers. I struggled with tremendous fear about all kinds of things during this time of weakness. Most involved the idea of giving up complete control of my life and my children’s lives to God. I was still a young Christian and was very concerned about being socially accepted. I was painfully aware that living a truly dedicated, Christ-centered life meant losing popularity with the world. The Lord kept reminding me of the verse, “Be ye not conformed to the image of this world, but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God,” (Romans 12:2). Slowly, the Lord changed the desires of my heart and I realized that the world’s riches paled in comparison to the spiritual and eternal rewards that God had in store for our family if only we would serve Him faithfully. As the years have passed, the Lord has continued to bless us with a new baby about every year and a half. Although He has been gracious to give me “easy deliveries”, I have experienced at least one kidney stone attack before, during or after every pregnancy. With two of the babies, I passed over 30 stones and during my tenth pregnancy, I had a severe blockage from a stone and had to have another stent placed in my ureter. Over 21 years, I have undergone multiple lithotripsies, ureteroscopies, cystocopies and stent placements to treat kidney stones. I have had four different urologists, an endocrinologist and a nephrologist consider my case. I have also tried natural remedies, herbs, kidney cleansing, diet changes, massage therapies, chiropractics, reflexology, anointing, fasting and much fervent prayer. All in all, I have passed over 100 stones with much pain and suffering. Although I have had multiple tests done to determine the cause of my kidney stones over the years, all results have been inconclusive until recently. This summer, after the birth of our twelfth baby, I underwent six high-risk surgeries to remove five ureteral stones. Several were impacted in the tissue and were causing kidney blockage, dilation and damage. During this ordeal, my urologist ordered a new set of tests from a different lab. Finally, an abnormality in my body chemistry was detected. I have a citrate deficiency and a high pH level in my urine. I am now taking a mineral supplement called Urocit-K which has proven to get my citrate levels back in check. We are praying this treatment will prevent further problems. Whether I am cured from kidney stone trouble is yet to be seen. Nonetheless, I have come to accept my kidney stones as simply “thorns in the flesh” which the Lord uses to keep me dependent on His strength, not my own. I know in my heart that the painful testing periods over the last two decades have developed my faith and perseverance. God tells us in James 1:3-6, “Consider it pure joy, my brothers, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith develops perseverance. Perseverance must finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything. If any of you lacks wisdom, he should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to him.” I have also learned that whether it is a physical, mental, spiritual, financial, or marital problem that our family faces, the Lord is faithful to solve it if we humble ourselves, pray, search the Scriptures and submit our wills to Him. Whenever I am at “my wits end,” I know that it is only because I am trying to control a situation in my own strength and not relying on God’s wisdom and power. The words of Proverbs 3:5-6, “Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge Him, and He shall direct thy paths,” give us comfort when Satan’s hurls his attacks. We praise the Lord for His mercy and grace and give Him all the glory for the work He is accomplishing in us. SUE LLOYD Moore, South Carolina, USA
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God has blessed Mike and Sue with 12 children--Michael, Jr.(20), Mary Beth (19), Mandy (18), Isaac (16), Abby (14), Matt (12), Becky (11), Timmy (8), Sarah (7), Sam (4), Anne (3) and Chloe (1).
ABOVE RUBIES NEWSLETTER, #6 2007
Dear Above Rubies reader, Blessings to you again as I keep you updated with the news of Above Rubies while you wait for your next issue, although I realize that some countries are only now receiving, or will soon to receive #71. ABOVE RUBIES #72 I am working on #72 now. Pray for me as I prepare this next magazine that God will give me wisdom and anointing to know what He wants to go in this issue. There are two subjects that many have requested they would like feedback on, so I am planning to print testimonies on these subjects in this coming issue. If you would like to share your experience regarding these subjects, could you please email me as soon as possible? Yes, as soon as you possibly can! Here they are: FITTING A LARGER FAMILY IN A SMALL HOME I know this is a real art. Many families are growing, but their homes are still small. What ideas have you found to fit every one in? You may have some wonderful ideas that you could share with others. Also, what about keeping your house in order in a small home with a growing family? Where do you keep everything? How do you eliminate clutter? I’d love to hear how you do it so I can share it with others. This is the specialty of Above Rubies. It is like mothers sitting around a table together, sharing their ideas and helping one another with their challenges. I know your ideas are going to help so many mothers. Please type LARGE FAMILY IN SMALL HOME in the subject heading. WORSHIP IN THE HOME What a blessing it is to fill our homes with worship? What ideas do you have for worship and singing praises to the Lord with your little children and your older children? I’ll look forward to hearing these ideas too. Type WORSHIP in the subject heading. INSTRUCTIONS FOR SENDING TESTIMONIES Type only one space between sentences. At the end of your article please put the following information in this way: YOUR NAME (in capital letters) Use lower case for the following: City, State, Country Email Name of husband and children and their ages in this format, e.g. Sam and Jane Wonder are blessed with Johnny (12), Jane (10) and Jennifer (7). Send by email attachment to:
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Put the correct title in the subject heading. This is the only way I will pick it up. I get thousands of emails and it will get lost in the list unless you have the correct subject heading. Thanks so much. Oh by the way, I am always open to hearing fresh testimonies of what God is doing in your life as a wife and mother. CANADA HAS NOT RECEIVED MAGAZINES I am so very sorry dear Canadian readers, but you have not yet received your Above Rubies #71. They have been waiting at the Above Rubies headquarters in British Columbia since early June. Why have they not been sent out? Because there is no money to send them out! This is very sad as Canada is not a third world country. We should be getting enough donations to send out the magazines in Canada. Of course, I know that life is busy and we forget about such things. So dear Canadian readers, if you have forgotten about this, and you feel in your heart to send in a donation, send it to: BC AND WESTERN CANADA Above Rubies, General Delivery, Grovedale, AB T0H 1X0
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UPDATE ON SERENE AND PEARL’S CDs. Serene and Pearl have at last finished their Lullaby CD. Oh you are going to love it. It is too good for babies and little ones only. You will want to play it all day yourself. It will be advertised in the new magazine I am working on now. Their recordings will hopefully escalate in the next few months. We have just purchased a small shed from the Amish people which we are fixing up for a studio. Up until now, their studio has been one of the bedrooms in Pearl’s home. This makes it very difficult as all children have to be out of the home when they are recording! When the new studio is ready, Charlie, Pearl’s husband, who is their producer, will be able to spend much more time on these projects. We are hoping that eventually he will be able to be full-time producing this wonderful family music. Serene and Pearl have now written 10 new songs for the new album they are starting immediately. These are songs for husbands and wives. You’re going to love this CD too. And Charlie and two other guys have started laying down some tracks for the CD for fathers. These three men are wonderful fathers and anointed songwriters and musicians. We have so many exciting projects coming up. By the way, you will be interested to know that Pearl first met Charlie when he was producing the first album they recorded in Nashville. FINANCIAL HELP FOR ADOPTING FAMILIES From Donna Barber at GLOBAL ORPHAN OUTREACH www.globalorphanoutreach.com The adoption journey is filled with joy, excitement, anxiety, anticipation, and yes, sometimes financial stress. The adoption costs keep climbing more every year with average costs to adopt a child falling between $12,000-50,000. We know that after spending countless hours doing your homestudy and putting together your dossier, that the process of researching and applying for adoption grants can be overwhelming and time consuming. Global Orphan Outreach exists to make it possible for loving families to be united with the aid of grants which make funds available for adoptions. We procure and submit grant applications on behalf of you, the prospective adoptive parent. We can assist you with the applications for adoption grants. We will research which grants are best for you, apply and fill out all paperwork for those grants for you, have them ready for your signature, and have them ready to be mailed in pre-addressed envelopes (much like an accountant who prepares your taxes). This service is available for any family adopting internationally or domestically. A portion of our proceeds are donated to orphans worldwide. I am an adoptive mom of five children, two domestic and three International. I also have five biological children. I have worked in the adoption field for five years, most of them with an International Adoption Agency. Through this, I was made aware of the many families needing help to navigate the adoption grants needed to finalize their adoptions. Our family was blessed with adoption grants and I know the importance of needing grant money to complete an adoption. I have invested much time into grant organizations and foundations that give funds for the purpose of adoption as well as other resources. I've traveled abroad to visit orphanages, included Acres of Hope, Liberia, from where we adopted our children. I have seen firsthand the need for loving homes for these children and have made a commitment to enhancing the lives of these children. Global Orphan Outreach homes to help many families. Just last week we did an Ethiopian Convention and an agency contacted me after wards about the many Ethiopian families who want to adopt the children of their dead relatives due to them dying of Aids there. These Ethiopian families live in American and have to follow adoption laws here. Unfortunately for them, they also have to pay the same fees as Americans for the adoption of their nieces, nephews, cousins, and grandchildren. They were so disheartened and felt that only “rich” Americans could afford to adopt from their home country. While they are grateful for that, they so want to be able to afford to adopt as well. They were very excited to hear that there was an organization that could help that become a reality. We look forward to what this will mean for their families and for the beautiful children waiting in Ethiopia. If you need any help with grants for your adoption from anywhere in the world, contact us: Donna Barber or Jeanette Turbeville W6126 Hraban Road, Tony, WI 54563 Phone 715.415.4401 or 715.749.3607
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Website: www.globalorphanoutreach.com VALUABLE INFORMATION From the Seng family,
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Greetings! Please watch and disseminate this 3 minute video explaining how the contraceptive pill works as an abortifacient. Here's the link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jiCU46_lWeE TESTIMONY OF INFERTILITY “Through the last six years or so I have had the opportunity to read a copy of Above Rubies, but I have never gotten past the first two or three articles before I have begun to weep and have had to put it down. I have tried many times, as I love the idea of being a stay at home mum, a home schooler, a godly wife and a faithful Christian witness, but as the Good Book says in Proverbs, “Hope deferred makes the heart sick.” My heart was sick. It seemed so many godly hopes had been deferred in the last six years. It started with pregnancy complications and eventual still birth of my precious son Elijah John on the 10th of September 2001.Two weeks earlier I had been admitted to the birthing unit with contractions five minutes apart. On checking, they established that my waters had broken and it was probable that I would give birth that night and that my baby would die.(I was only 24 weeks pregnant). I prayed and laboured all that night and at 5am the next morning everything stopped! God had answered my desperate prayers and I was still holding onto my precious baby! Baby’s heartbeat was strong and I was well. The next day they moved me to a private room and sat back and waited for me to go back into labour. I didn’t. After the first week, the nurses started believing me when I said that God was going to save my baby and they better get prepared for a miracle. The nurses moved me to whichever room had a patient that needed cheering up and I spread the love of God wherever I could. I believed, without doubt, that my baby would survive, I had prayed and begged God, I had witnessed to everything that moved in the hospital and I was expecting a miracle. It was a Sunday and the nurse came around to do my obs in the morning. She put a dopler on me but couldn’t find a heart beat, but said not to worry as the baby may just be in an odd position and that they would have another go at midday obs. Still no heart beat! She still said not to worry and that she would send the doctor in on the evening rounds with a better machine so that I could hear those comforting galloping horses. The doctor came and he could not find a heart beat! He sent me down for an ultra sound. There was no heartbeat – just the lifeless little body of my cherished baby. I chose to be induced straight away. I wanted to hold and see my baby before he deteriorated too much in my womb. I was admitted into the birthing suite and was induced. My labour progressed and nine hours later I was the proud mum of a perfect darling stillborn son whom we named Elijah John. I wish I could say that I sailed through the next few years after Elijah died without questioning God or feeling so grieved that I wanted to die, but it wouldn’t be true. I was in a great struggle. How could God who loves me, take my baby? I had believed with all my heart that my baby would live, I did not doubt for a moment. He still died! I will probably never know this side of heaven why that happened, but what I do know is that my God is a God of Love. He loves me, He promised to never leave me or forsake me and His promises stand true. About three months after Elijah died, John and I decided we wanted to try again. We tried and we tried. Months turned into years, About two years on, I decided to see a specialist about my infertility. Both John and I were tested to see if they could find any problems. John’s tests came back clear and mine came back with a hormonal imbalance. We decided to take a course of Clomid which was supposed to increase my chances of falling pregnant. After the 6th course my hormone levels had not changed and I was not pregnant. My specialist suggested that my next option was IVF. John and I looked into IVF but after many testimonies of couples who had spent thousands and thousands of dollars, came close to divorce and suffered medical side effects without ever successfully having a baby, I decided that IVF was not for me. This bought up a whole new set of feelings. I felt ashamed. I felt like I had robbed my husband of the opportunity of having his own children. I felt like a second class woman. All of my friends were having babies, my sisters, my cousins. My church had a baby boom and we were left behind. Every time I picked up an Above Rubies the longing for my son and for more children was overwhelming. If a woman’s greatest calling is to be a mother, then how on earth could I expect to ever have a godly and good life. NO CHILDREN = NO MOTHERHOOD = NO BLESSING. It was a typical day in my life. Once again I was in tears. It was Mothers Day and I was a mother but not a mother. It hurt. I cried out to God that it was too much to bear. I had reached the end of my tether. At that moment, God spoke into my heart and said, “If I do not give you any children will you still love me in 10 years time? Will you still be a Christian? Will you still serve me?” My immediate answer was, “Of course I will, I know the truth. I can hope in nothing else for my salvation.” I then felt God say to me, “Then why are you acting like you won’t love me or serve me if I don’t give you any children right now?” It was a wake up call. I was trying to manipulate God with my grief; I was trying to convince Him that if he didn’t give me children and I fell away that it would be His fault. Yet God in His longsuffering convicted my heart and was faithful to hear my repentant prayer and start me on a healing journey. My attitude changed and my marriage changed. My joy came back. I regained my sense of humour. God showed me some of the great character building he had been doing in my heart. My empathy and compassion for others grew. I began to witness with more gusto and I yearned to be a better wife and friend. God showed me the truth that my worth was not based in riches, beauty, fame or how many children I had, but by the price that He paid for me on the cross at Calvary. In September 2006 John and I were talking to some friends when they mentioned that they had begun training to be Barnardos foster carers. We had considered foster caring earlier but had decided we would be unable to cope with having to give anymore children back. They went on to tell us of a special program in Barnardos called the Find a Family Program. This program is used to find long term carers and ultimately adoptive parents for hard-to-place children. We talked it over that night and decided we would be willing to make enquiries. We began our training and qualifying process straight away. In June of 2007 we got a call to say that we had been matched with a sibling group of three children and would we be interested? We said yes and a meeting was arranged to view their family history and profile and make a decision if we would be willing to proceed. The court had ordered that these children were to be placed with a childless couple who would be willing to go forward to adoption if the opportunity arose. That was us! When we first saw the pictures of our soon-to-be-babies I was overwhelmed. They were so beautiful - a girl aged five years, a boy aged three years and another little girl who had just turned one! Triple blessing! We are now in the last stages of the process of receiving our children. We have moved to a larger home to accommodate our new arrivals and I am busy preparing everything ready for their arrival. Many people think we are crazy to give up an easy life with no children to worry about, but they don’t know the heartache of facing a future with no children. I am off to dig out my aprons, move my cutlery down a drawer so my five year old can help me set the table, look into homeschooling options and all those other great ideas given in Above Rubies. Thank you from the bottom of my heart for the faithful testimony you shout through your magazine, that OUR GOD IS AN AWESOME GOD! HEATHER MANDICH Albion Park Rail, NSW, Australia email:
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Many, many blessings to you and your husband and precious family. Don’t forget to pray for me as I continue preparing the new magazine, and hopefully it won’t be too long before it arrives in your letterbox. Love from NANCY CAMPBELL
Who Is Our God?
Is Your Thinking Correct? Who do we believe? What do we believe? We say that we believe in God, but who is the God we believe in? Sometimes we can be deceived in bringing God, the awesome God of the universe, to our level of thinking. We conjure up who we think God is, relate to Him in this way and live our lives accordingly. How we must guard ourselves from this deception.
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You Are A Life Giver!
God is the originator of life. He loves life. It is precious to Him. And wonder of wonders, He has given to us women the awesome privilege to conceive life, to nurture it in our womb and birth it into the world. A new life! It is a life that is not only destined for this world, but also for eternity. What joy! Oh yes, I’ll admit it takes sacrifice, but it is the most powerful thing that we can do as a woman. Everything else we spend our time on in this world will one day be left behind, but if we lead our children to know Jesus, we’ll take them into heaven with us as well as the future dynasties that follow. To bring life into the world is not something we do today and it is gone tomorrow – it is a forever work. Even if a little child leaves this earth before we are ready for them to go, we will have them forever in eternity. And eternity is the real world!
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Are You Being Robbed?
The emptiest places in America today are the homes! How sad that thousands of women are being robbed of the joy of their homes. Mothers have left their homes in droves because society tells them that it is a place of insignificance, a place where they will come to nothing. This is a lie. The home is meant to be the hub of society. It is meant to be where everything happens from birth to the grave. The home is a nurturing center, a birthing center, an education center, a worship center, a praise center, a cultural development center, a social center, an eating center, a hospitality center, a counseling center, a health center, an industry center, a convalescent center and a garden center! It is a place of life and joy.
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Protect Your Womb!
Let's see what God says about our womb in His wonderful Word, which is called the "Wisdom of God." (Luke 11:49) I like that name, don't you? We can find God's wisdom relating to every matter in His Word, even in such feminine matters as the womb and breasts.
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What Do You Do When Your Pregnancy Is Life Threatening?
GOD IS BIGGER THAN ANY PROBLEM!Pregnancy and childbirth is not a sickness, but a beautiful natural thing. However, there are times when serious medical complications can arise. What should we do in these times? Give in to the diagnoses and advice of the medical profession - or trust God? The following testimonies are stories of mothers who chose to trust God. And every time God was faithful. These are just a few of so many testimonies of God's faithfulness in this area, but we would need a book to print them all. May you be encouraged....
The Scare Of Downs Syndrome
I am constantly hearing testimonies of older mothers who have been told, after having ultrasound, that their baby has Downs Syndrome or other abnormalities. They are then pressured to abort the baby. Even when the couple refuses to abort, it puts a cloud over the pregnancy. Many times, the baby is born absolutely healthy, with no defects. All the worry and heartache has been for nothing. God's grace and sufficiency is promised to us when we face a problem, not ahead of time. If a baby was born with defects, God's grace comes at that moment. A mother does not need the anguish of months of worrying. And what about the hundreds of babies that are aborted because the parents have followed the advice of the medical profession? Many of these babies are healthy, normal babies. I trust that the following testimonies will be an encouragement to other couples to trust God, who is the One who creates the baby in the secret of the womb, rather than committing abortion, which will leave the mother with guilt for the rest of her life.
Depo Provera Devastated My Life!
In 1989 I was a volunteer counselor at a Crisis Pregnancy Center. In the course of conversation with the director I learned something that changed my life. I learned that the pill does not always prevent ovulation but changes the endometrium in the uterus so that the newly conceived child cannot implant and grow. It withers and dies. I was on the pill at the time so I had to find out the truth. My husband, Mark, and I did much research and found out that it was true!
A Pool Or A Baby?
Mike and I met in high school. I was a senior and Mike was a junior. We were both more interested in partying than in schoolwork. We both grew up Catholic, and as children, attended church, but it was out of religious duty, not because we had a personal relationship with the Lord. I graduated high school and Mike still had one more year. However before Mike started his senior year, I got pregnant with Samantha. At that time, because of our situation, we did not view this child as a gift from the Lord.
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