Amanda,
Writer
My
name is Amanda, and I am 17 years old. Once people hear my story, they often
tell me that I
am strong and inspiring. I often respond with a look of confusion. Through
everything, I have accomplished
nothing with my own strength. Only my Almighty God could have carried me through
such circumstances.
I
did not become pro-life until I was faced with a life or death decision. When I
was 15, I was actively attending church, but I had never given much thought
to abortion. If you had asked me, I probably would
have told you that I didn’t really agree with abortion, but it’s probably okay
in cases of rape or incest.
Then something happened that challenged what little thoughts I previously had
about abortion. I was raped by my second cousin, and became pregnant. I
considered abortion because all of my previous assumptions
told me that it was okay. Long story short, I chose life for my baby. (You can
read my full testimony
here). Looking back, that was the single best decision I have
ever made. After
being a client at Life Services, my local pregnancy resource center, it has been
made obvious to me that
God has placed me there for a reason. Now, I volunteer at Life Services. I have
talked with a number of
women who have suffered from the terrible heartache of abortion. For many of
them, it has been 20-30
years since their abortion, but they still think of that baby every day. After
seeing the real pain that abortion
causes women, I am eternally grateful that I was spared from that heartache. I
realize that not all
girls are as lucky as me, and those are the women that my heart really goes out
to.
Click here to read why adoption is so much better than abortion!
Click here to read why adoption is so much better than abortion!
One
of my goals is to speak to the women out there who have suffered from abortion
and who have not
received the help and healing that they desperately need. I pray that they would
be empowered to reach
out, and to realize that there are many people out there who just want to help
them. To anyone who
has been effected by abortion: I just pray that you would find healing. I would
also like to speak to anyone
who was like me before I became pregnant. If you have never given much thought
to abortion, I
want to encourage you to start thinking about it! God had to put me through some
extremely tough trials
to get me to even think about abortion. I just hope that you can think about
abortion and the value
of life, and make a decision about it before you are put into a tough situation.
Finally, I want to be able
to speak to anyone out there who was in a tough spot, but still decided not to
have an abortion. I want
to tell you how wonderful of a decision you have made, and that God will most
definitely bless you because
of it.
To read my latest posts, click here. And shoot me an email at wecantignore@gmail.com if you have any questions, comments, or suggestions!
