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Testimony of Healing after attending a Recovery Program (Program Description Below)
The 1990’s were the most difficult decade of my life. I had made several not-so-good decisions in my short 20-some years of life. Late in that decade I found myself pregnant by a man I didn’t love, who didn’t love me. After very little time and thought, I found myself at an abortion clinic. Soon I had made a decision that would haunt me for many years to come, I ended my pregnancy.
Rewind several years and you would have found me in church. I grew up in the Methodist church, surrounded by family and friends. I knew the Lord and I know He knew me. Throughout high school I attended church regularly, but I also consumed alcohol on a regular basis and didn’t always look to the Lord for guidance or live the way He would have wanted me to. When I started college, my faith soon dropped away. I didn’t find a church home at college and didn’t surround myself with people of faith. Due to family issues I was forced to drop out of college and my life began a downward spiral. I was very much the prodigal daughter at that point in my life.
After ending my pregnancy, I felt even more distanced from God. This distance was brought on by my own guilt. For 7 years I felt unworthy of what God had to offer me – His great and perfect love! I couldn’t pray to Him or even attend church because I didn’t feel like I deserved it. Then one day I picked up a copy of The Purpose Driven Life at a bookstore. This book opened my eyes in so many ways. It helped me realize that God has a plan for our lives. I was finally able to see past my own mistakes and see what God could do in my life. I started talking to the Lord and going to church again. My whole life changed.
Once my spiritual life started getting back on track, I met and married a wonderful Christian man. It was through him that I was finally able to realize that I could be forgiven for my past abortion. When I told him about my abortion he said, “You have already been forgiven for that. Stop punishing yourself and let it go.” This was really the first time I realized that God could forgive me and that I needed to let the guilt go.
Fast forward several years ahead and you would find me with a deep love and connection with my Savior, believing that I had put my past abortion behind me. However, hearing others talk about abortion still felt like a dagger to my heart. Every time someone would bring up abortion I would feel the old guilt and feel like they were judging me even though they didn’t even know the truth-a truth that I kept buried and hidden from the world around me because I was afraid of what they would think of me.
Thankfully, God continued to lead me and I continued to listen. Eventually, He led me to a post-abortive recovery program.
Through this program I was able to find healing and put the guilt behind me once and for all. Before starting the program I continued to believe that I didn’t need recovery- that it was in the past. The scriptures in the book had a profound effect on me, though. Here is one of my favorites:
“For as high as the heavens are above the earth,
so great is his love for those who fear him;
as far as the east is from the west,
so far has he removed our transgressions from us.”
Psalm 103:11-12
I’m so glad the Lord led me to reach out for healing and attend post-abortive recovery. Finding forgiveness and forgiving myself has been life changing!
Thankfully forgiven and freed!
SM
The 1990’s were the most difficult decade of my life. I had made several not-so-good decisions in my short 20-some years of life. Late in that decade I found myself pregnant by a man I didn’t love, who didn’t love me. After very little time and thought, I found myself at an abortion clinic. Soon I had made a decision that would haunt me for many years to come, I ended my pregnancy.
Rewind several years and you would have found me in church. I grew up in the Methodist church, surrounded by family and friends. I knew the Lord and I know He knew me. Throughout high school I attended church regularly, but I also consumed alcohol on a regular basis and didn’t always look to the Lord for guidance or live the way He would have wanted me to. When I started college, my faith soon dropped away. I didn’t find a church home at college and didn’t surround myself with people of faith. Due to family issues I was forced to drop out of college and my life began a downward spiral. I was very much the prodigal daughter at that point in my life.
After ending my pregnancy, I felt even more distanced from God. This distance was brought on by my own guilt. For 7 years I felt unworthy of what God had to offer me – His great and perfect love! I couldn’t pray to Him or even attend church because I didn’t feel like I deserved it. Then one day I picked up a copy of The Purpose Driven Life at a bookstore. This book opened my eyes in so many ways. It helped me realize that God has a plan for our lives. I was finally able to see past my own mistakes and see what God could do in my life. I started talking to the Lord and going to church again. My whole life changed.
Once my spiritual life started getting back on track, I met and married a wonderful Christian man. It was through him that I was finally able to realize that I could be forgiven for my past abortion. When I told him about my abortion he said, “You have already been forgiven for that. Stop punishing yourself and let it go.” This was really the first time I realized that God could forgive me and that I needed to let the guilt go.
Fast forward several years ahead and you would find me with a deep love and connection with my Savior, believing that I had put my past abortion behind me. However, hearing others talk about abortion still felt like a dagger to my heart. Every time someone would bring up abortion I would feel the old guilt and feel like they were judging me even though they didn’t even know the truth-a truth that I kept buried and hidden from the world around me because I was afraid of what they would think of me.
Thankfully, God continued to lead me and I continued to listen. Eventually, He led me to a post-abortive recovery program.
Through this program I was able to find healing and put the guilt behind me once and for all. Before starting the program I continued to believe that I didn’t need recovery- that it was in the past. The scriptures in the book had a profound effect on me, though. Here is one of my favorites:
“For as high as the heavens are above the earth,
so great is his love for those who fear him;
as far as the east is from the west,
so far has he removed our transgressions from us.”
Psalm 103:11-12
I’m so glad the Lord led me to reach out for healing and attend post-abortive recovery. Finding forgiveness and forgiving myself has been life changing!
Thankfully forgiven and freed!
SM
NEW: Post-Abortive Recovery - We continue to strive to meet the needs of those around us through God's leading. He continues to lead us in new directions and calls us to reach out to those who are hurting and in need. That is what our new Post-Abortive Recovery Program is all about - reaching out to those who are hurting and in need of the Lord's healing hand. Abortion creates trauma. Post-Abortion Syndrome (PAS) is the condition occurring in both men and women after the abortion experience due to unresolved psychological and spiritual issues. Abortion Recovery helps individuals overcome the emotional trauma and spiritual issues experienced after an abortion. Our abortion recovery program addresses the following to help participants heal from an abortion experience; grief, guilt, anger, depression, fear, unforgiveness, shame and defense mechanisms. We teach on the love, mercy and grace of God so that healthy reconciliation can occur. The program is a mentor program using Her Choice To Heal curriculum. All client information is completely private and confidential. Please take the time to read one woman's testimony of how this program has brought healing to her life.
NEW: Alternative to Abortion Program
This program aims to reduce abortions, improve pregnancy outcomes by helping women practice sound health-related behaviors and improve child health and development. The program helps pregnant women to carry their unborn child to term, care for their child or place their child for adoption if they choose, decrease their use of tobacco, alcohol, and illegal drugs and have better nutrition. The program is similar to EWYL but is only available to Missouri residents who are choosing to carry their child to term and are at or below 185% of federal poverty level.
OTHER SERVICES:
Free & Confidential Services:
This program aims to reduce abortions, improve pregnancy outcomes by helping women practice sound health-related behaviors and improve child health and development. The program helps pregnant women to carry their unborn child to term, care for their child or place their child for adoption if they choose, decrease their use of tobacco, alcohol, and illegal drugs and have better nutrition. The program is similar to EWYL but is only available to Missouri residents who are choosing to carry their child to term and are at or below 185% of federal poverty level.
OTHER SERVICES:
Free & Confidential Services:
- Self-administered pregnancy tests
- Ultrasound Referrals
- Emergency Needs of Diapers/Wipes/Clothing
- Risk Assessment & Referrals to community programs
- Option coaching/Abortion Education
- Fully stocked Baby Boutique for Earn While You Learn Program
- Prenatal education
- Parenting Classes/Support
- Men's Support
- Infant Care Education
- Abstinence
- Adoption
- Church
- Social Services
- Education
Assistance - Housing
- Legal
- Medical