I volunteer at our pregnancy center. We give those little ones to every client who has a positive test! It is amazing to see their faces when they first hold the baby. And some are so shocked at what their baby will look like soon or looks like at that point. It changes a lot of minds about abortion.
That’s neat that every client gets one! My dh and I didn’t realize a baby was that far in development at 12 weeks! We lost our first but it was 8 weeks, but I didn’t miscarry the baby until 12 weeks!
This is really amazing isn’t it. I still wish they’d make it a law that you have to see your child on sonogram. I think the statistics would change so fast. After years of trying, when I finally got a postive pg test, my doctor brought me in to do a confirming sonogram since I am at higher risk of ectopic pregnancies, and I saw this little guy bouncing around–even at 8 weeks he was so definitely a BABY. It just floored me. I had previously been tending pro-choice when I was younger but that disappeared the day I saw that sonogram. That little tiny peanut is now 6’6″. LOL I’ll have to check if our pregnancy center has these, they do not have a sonogram machine.
Beautiful. My DH and I held our little child who died at 16 weeks. A lot of people said to us, “well, it wasn’t actually a baby yet, was it?”. Yes. 10 finger, 10 toes, 100% baby. Tiny, but a baby!
Yes it definitely brings tears! They feel that pain when they are murdered. I don’t know how a Doctor can perform abortions over and over without any guilt of conscience. Every doctor should also hold this model of a baby in his hands before he performs each abortion.
How amazing! I lost a baby at 14.5 weeks, so he/she was even bigger than that baby – wow. I think that is fabulous pregnancy centers give the models out, I’m sure it’s life altering for those mom’s to see there is actually a baby in their womb and not a clump of cells. All those details so small and delicate, yet is really is a baby! Modern technology surely has changed that thinking for the better. It’s so wonderful there are care centers that can give the mom an ultrasound so they can actually see their baby. Surely that must make the decision to abort a lot harder when they can see a life growing inside them. Oh it’s so tragic, my children and I have been praying every morning lately for abortion minded people, when will they realize how wrong it is to kill a baby?
If only I would have been given one of those…. when I walked into that clinic at the age of 16 with a positive pregnancy test. Almost 25 years ago now, my heart still grieves…….
Today, I’m also praying for all those mothers who live with regret and pain which no words can express….
He forgives, repentance is REAL and Heather, the culture bears part of the guilt and part of the burden as well, you know it does. I did not have to face your choice but did once drive a girlfriend to receive an abortion and I still grieve too for her. Hugs.
Heather, Yes God does heal and forgive!! I am so glad He does!
We offer post-abortion counseling also. And have had clients who still leaning towards abortion even after seeing that precious model. BUT, have had some to completely turn around when they see the sonogram of their baby! It is so important to have them return for that sonogram! The one thing that should be required by all abortion doctors(if you want to even call them that) For yrs they(we all prob at some pt) have been told the lie it is only a blob of tissue!
At 16, that is a huge responsibilty if noone ever tells you the truth! Heather, I pray that you have forgiven yourself and have laid it at God’s feet.
Oh yes, sweet ladies – I have received Gods forgiveness and healing. His grace is so dear to me. However, even after all these years I have not forgotten that precious son or daughter – I still grieve at times and ache to hold her/him in heaven. My heart continually goes out to not only the unborn, but also to those mothers who sorely believe they have no other choice….
Children are truly a gift from the Lord. Blessings to you all.