{"id":161,"date":"2016-01-23T07:48:29","date_gmt":"2016-01-23T13:48:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bound4lifestl.org\/?p=161"},"modified":"2017-09-17T08:07:32","modified_gmt":"2017-09-17T13:07:32","slug":"every-child-a-wanted-child","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bound4lifestl.org\/?p=161","title":{"rendered":"Every Child a Wanted Child"},"content":{"rendered":"

Yesterday I was privileged to be at the Supreme Court of the United States praying as those who marched in the March for Life 2016 arrived.\u00a0 I have been leading a pro-life prayer ministry in my home town for 8 and a half years, and this is the first year I was able to be in DC on this significant day.\u00a0 I love praying at the court!\u00a0 It is one of my favorite places to be.\u00a0 In the heat of summer or during a blizzard I love it there.\u00a0 Yesterday had a profound impact on me.<\/p>\n

\"20160122_132930\"<\/a>Before we even arrived, a group of pro-choice counter protesters had already set up shop on the sidewalk in front of the court.\u00a0 They had their signs, and their megaphone and they were shouting all the usual things; \u201cMy body, My Choice\u201d and \u201cAbortion on Demand and without apology\u201d and this one (Which was new for me) \u201cPro-life you\u2019re a lie, you don\u2019t care if women die\u201d.\u00a0 That last one had me really scratching my head because a large majority of the most recent laws that have been passed in regard to abortion are specifically designed to prevent women from dying during an abortion.\u00a0 The giant bill from Texas (HB2 which is now before the Supreme Court) the big things in this bill are all there simply to insure that certain safety standards are in place across the board for abortion clinics.\u00a0 Things like making sure abortion providers have hospital admitting privileges just in case something happens, they can be with their patient at the hospital.\u00a0 Requiring clinics to have hallways wide enough that should a woman need to be transported to a local emergency room, a gurney can navigate the halls and get her out quickly so she can get lifesaving care.\u00a0 Things like requiring that an ultrasound first be conducted and the woman allowed to look if she chooses, we call this informed consent.\u00a0\u00a0 The pro-choice side hates all these things and fights against them every time!\u00a0 Yet they say we are the ones who want woman to die?<\/p>\n

As disturbing as all those things can be, the one thing that pierced my heart yesterday was a comment yelled angrily by someone in the group very shortly after we arrived.\u00a0 She was talking about how we in the pro-life community talk about how that child might grow up to find a cure for cancer or some other terrible disease, or what if they are Albert Einstein.\u00a0 Then she went on to say that no one should force a woman to carry and raise a child that is UNWANTED.\u00a0 That word unwanted, hit me like a truck.\u00a0 I felt literally like I had been stabbed in the heart.\u00a0 You see, that child is very much wanted.\u00a0 There are waiting lists of families, for every \u201cunwanted\u201d baby there are at a minimum 4-5 families who have said, \u201cwe want you!, We\u2019ve been waiting for you, praying for you.\u201d\u00a0 The claim that any child is \u201cunwanted\u201d is a myth and a lie.<\/p>\n

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I spent the rest of my time at the court yesterday with that phrase echoing in my ears, even with my earbuds in and worship music playing, that word, “unwanted” rang in my head. \u00a0It caused hot tears to stream down my face and freeze on my cheeks, and even now as I type this I”m tearing up again. \u00a0If there is anything I could say to women who are facing a pregnancy they did not plan it is this: You are valued and loved. \u00a0Your life has value and so does the life of your child. \u00a0God does not make mistakes, and yes He has a plan and purpose for that child, but He has a plan and purpose for you as well. \u00a0You may not want, or even be able to raise and care for your child for 18 years, but can you give your child 9 months? \u00a0Regardless of your situation, I guarantee there is a family somewhere who has been waiting and praying for you, and for your child. \u00a0You are loved, you are valued, and you have a purpose.<\/p>\n

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Every Child IS a Wanted Child!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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