Forgiven and Choosing Life

I thought you might enjoy reading this post from October 2009 in the enewsletter from Silent No More.

One of our favorite daily devotionals, Jesus Calling by Sarah Young, recently started the teaching with this statement: Walk with God in the freedom of forgiveness.


It’s in the freedom of forgiveness that we find the courage and willingness to be silent no more. Are you living in that freedom? If not, we want to encourage you to consider attending an abortion-aftercare program. Rachel’s Vineyard, Save-One, Forgiven and Set Free are just a few of the outstanding programs you can attend to experience true forgiveness and peace after abortion. Specific information about these programs in your area can be found at www.silentnomoreawareness.org/resources.

Some of you know someone who needs to participate in a program. Pray for God to touch their hearts and help them see the value in going through a program. We recommend a great new book called Over Coffee We Shared Our Secrets, by Julie Surface Johnson as a way to introduce someone to the idea of attending a “post-abortion healing group.” The book is well-written and has real-life type characters.

We hope many of you are participating in the 40 Days for Life Campaign in your area. Experience has shown that when women and men from the Silent No More Awareness Campaign are present at the abortion clinics holding the “I Regret My Abortion” or “I Regret Lost Fatherhood” signs, babies are saved.

At the Allentown, PA clinic, 3 babies were recently saved in one week! Our signs send people entering an abortion clinic a critical message they need to see and many will come over to talk with you when you’re holding the signs. If you’d like to get an “I Regret My Abortion” or “I Regret Lost Fatherhood” please call Georgette at 800-707-6635.

We also just got this message from Edith in Miami:

40 days for Life-Miami is reporting our FIRST BABY has been SAVED!

Elena went to A Choice for Women on Friday morning, around 9:30 AM with the idea of contacting two faithful prayer warriors who are always there in the middle of the week. In spite of not finding them she bravely stood alone over there with her sign "I Regret my Abortion" with her heart focus on her commitment to pray with us for the 40 days. Little did she know that God was already sending kisses her way, and sooner than later She'll be His instrument for LIFE!

As she stood very close to the gate of that place she noticed a car coming in, so she turned toward them to make her sign more readable and to her amazement they made a move away from the entrance and left... "she thought". However the story didn't end there. Just a few minutes later she was being embraced by a woman weeping, and crying, and thanking her, and talking with trembling voice:

"You are my guardian Angel"... "You are the woman in my dreams..."!!!

Then she continued saying that they have already more children, but had made a decision to abort this one. Nonetheless, she was having these dreams where she saw and heard a woman telling her not to abort. When they saw Elena right there, (like blocking their way... that's what Elene always does, she goes as close to the entrance as possible...), she knew that it was a divine sign! They have chosen LIFE!!! And this is only our third day!!!

Another way to be silent no more is to share our newest video posted on YouTube with your email list, www.youtube.com/watch?v=wm_Zb6BgXiM. If you are on networking sites like MySpace, FaceBook, etc, please share the link there too. The new Campaign video is a short compilation of testimonies given at the 2009 DC and San Francisco Gatherings. It is designed to give anyone considering an abortion, a snapshot of what happens when you have an abortion. We also hope it will educate the public that abortion is emotionally, physically and spiritually harmful to women, men and families, so that it becomes unacceptable for anyone to recommend abortion as a 'fix' for a problem pregnancy.

The Silent No More Awareness Campaign has profiles on YouTube, FaceBook and MySpace. Please “friend” the Campaign and add us to your buddy lists, as a great way to be silent no more! YouTube at www.youtube.com/silentnomorecampaign, MySpace at www.myspace.com/silentnomoreawareness and. FACEBOOK at www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=660289885.

Sunday, October 4th is Life Chain Sunday and it offers you another opportunity to be silent no more. To find the Life Chain in your area visit, www.lifechain.net.

Also a special word from our Pastoral Director, Fr. Frank Pavone:

Dear Friends,

We are grateful that so many of you signed the letter we sent to pro-life leaders asking them to promote the video at www.SilentNoMoreAwareness.org/healthcare. This video takes our one-minute campaign spot and places it in the context of the current health care debate, pointing out that an increase in abortion will only result in an increase in pain, grief, and health problems for so many women.

Let’s continue to spread this video as the health care reform debate rages on!

This is an excellent example of how the Silent No More Campaign operates. We do not have a political or legislative agenda. Rather, we raise awareness, so that the legislative and political debates that do take place will be adequately informed by the voices that matter most, namely, those who have actually experienced abortion.

Thanks for all you continue to do! Let’s make this campaign the most powerful force in bringing about a new culture of life!

Sincerely,

Fr. Frank Pavone

National Director, Priests for Life

Pastoral Director, Silent No More Awareness Campaign

As we noted in a previous email we are updating our records to communicate with you! If you have changed email, phone and address please send the new information along with your full name to mail@silentnomoreawareness.org.

We pray this summer provided you with unique opportunities to experience the beauty of God’s creation and the fullness of His love for you.

Blessings for Life,

Georgette Forney, 800-707-6635, Georgette@SilentNoMoreAwareness.org

Janet Morana, 888-348-3448, Janet@SilentNoMoreAwareness.org

We invite you to submit your one-page testimony to be posted on our website as a way to be silent no more! Send it to Lisa@AnglicansforLife.org. Here are some simple guidelines to help you prepare it:

Here are some basic tips for writing your testimony

- Start with a longer version and ‘boil it down’ to a one page version.

- Be sure each version contains these keys components:

1. Why you chose abortion (who was involved)

2. What the actual experience of abortion and the clinic were like (Comfortable? Humiliated? Informed?)

3. Its affects on you immediately (Relief? Promiscuity? Alcohol or drug abuse? Nightmares? Suicide attempts? Relationship troubles?)

4. Its affects long-term (Promiscuity? Alcohol or drug abuse? Nightmares? Suicide attempts?

Relationship troubles?)

5. Your healing and forgiveness experience.

- Use short, impact statements. They are memorable.

- Have a friend pray for you while you prepare it