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On Depo-Provera For A Year
Katrina called in June. She has been on Depo-Provera for a year and is experiencing some
of the bad side effects. Her hair is falling out in large clumps, she has had depresssion
and has had problems with her periods. Now her periods haven't come back for the last two
months. I told her the chances are that she isn't pregnant but anything is possible. I
suggested she wait a little longer before going in for a test.
Katrina told me she is living with her "fiance." I asked her why she doesn't get married. She
laughed a little and said, "Well, maybe this summer." I told her there was a big difference
between living together and being married - the difference is commitment. I said having
sex before marriage is wrong - that there is a built-in punishment for sin. I asked whether
she thought that all the problems with Depo-Provera were worth what she was doing. She said
"No." I mentioned the fact that Depo-Provera used to be outlawed because of all the
problems it caused women. Now it's back in this country!
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Six months later Katrina, now married, called on a Sunday evening about an abortion. She said
she isn't getting along too well with her husband. This time she mentioned having a 5 1/2 and
a 1 1/2 year old. Her husband is 30 and she is 24. Katrina says she has had a hard life. She
had to leave home when she was 16 and has been on her own since then. I told Katrina she
should read the Bible. Jesus would help her. I said that if she had a relationship with
the Lord, she wouldn't even be thinking of an abortion.
After listening to her account of her husband's faults, I told Katrina she is probably
more mature that her husband and she should let a few things that he was doing "go by." She
told me about being overweight. She said this was bothering her husband. She mentioned Depo-Provera
again, saying it was very hard to lose weight. We were interrupted by Katrina's husband
starting to leave the house with the children. Katrina wanted to know where they were
going.
Even though I knew Katrina received the literature I had mailed to her in June, I felt she
needed further reinforcement. This time I mailed her the graphic LIFE OR DEATH brochure
and also a strong religious tract which spoke of Sin and of Heaven and Hell.
I called Katrina back again and asked her if she was still thinking about an abortion. She said
"no" with a happy tone to her voice.
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"Downs Syndrome Prone"?
Teresa called about an abortion - she is four months' along. She said she was told that
she is "Downs Syndrome Prone"? She said she was pregnant with twins in her last
pregnancy - one with Downs Syndrome lived and the other died before birth. She now
has three daughters. Teresa said she wanted this baby at first but now she has changed
her mind, saying maybe this baby would be Downs Syndrome too.
I asked Teresa whether she believed in God. She said "yes."
"Do you believe in the power of evil?" I asked her. She said she did.
"Well, I know the Devil is working to bring you down, giving you negative thoughts," I said.
"God knows us even before we are in the womb - when we are being formed in the earth. You are telling
God that He made this big mistake when he created this baby and that you are correcting it by
having an abortion." I told Teresa that this child would probably be bringing her
grandchildren some day. I then told her a true story I had just heard about a mother
who tried to get her daughter to self-abort by jumping off a refrigerator and using a
strong acid with the fumes entering her. It didn't work. This baby was a little boy who
grew up and is now married. Now his grandmother who wanted him dead is saying to him, "You
are my favorite grandchild."
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One Day You Will Be Having Grandchildren From This Baby
Balwinder called on a Sunday about an abortion. I told her all the physical reasons
why she shouldn't have one - sterility, future miscarriages, tubal pregnancies. I
said that babies are gifts from God and that it wasn't good to go against God. She
should pray about this. Balwinder said she isn't a Christian, but she does believe in
God. I mentioned my experience with my first baby - how happy I was! Balwinder
said her boyfriend wanted an abortion. I said it was because he didn't want responsibility,
but if she insisted on having the baby, he might come around and be man enough to accept
responsibility. She laughed a few times during our conversation and seemed to appreciate
my advice. She said it was okay to call her back and send her literature.
I called Balwinder on the following Sunday. She said she had changed her mind about
the abortion - her boyfriend too. She emphasized the literature I mailed to her helped!
She laughed happily when I told her she would one day be having grandchildren
from this baby!
She Said Her Husband Would Be Thrilled
Audrey called about an abortion. At first she didn't want to give me her name. She said
she is married to a Jehovah's Witness (for two years). She is a Christian. They moved out here
from back East to get away from in-law problems. He hits her and she fights back. She is
pregnant now - hasn't told her husband.
I told Audrey abortion is very wrong. It is MURDER! God doesn't make mistakes. How
could she consider doing something more violent than what her husband is doing to her?
She mentioned owning a car and not letting her husband use it because he didn't have a
license (suspended). She doesn't work - she has an income. Her husband pays $750 a month
for rent and she pays everything else.
I told Audrey to pray to Jesus every time she feels resentment toward her husband. Try
being nice to him. Pray to the Lord every time she gets bad thoughts - "You can't expect
him to be perfect". When I mentioned this, she seemed to respond. She told me she wasn't
considering an abortion now! I told her she needed something to make her strong, and I
talked her into letting me send her literature. She said she loves her husband and he
loves her.
When I called Audrey back, she said everything is going fine. She emphasized that the
literature I sent to her agreed with her thinking. She is going to tell her husband about
her pregnancy on their anniversary in December. I laughed and told her that was a long
time to keep a secret (two months). She said her husband would be thrilled.
"Not After Seeing The Materials You Sent"
Twenty-four-year-old Vanessa, the mother of four children, called about an abortion on
Wednesday afternoon. She asked about the morning-after pill, not knowing it must be
taken within 72 hours. Vanessa said she isn't getting along with her boyfriend, and she
doesn't want to take care of a baby alone. She has taken two home pregnancy tests. I
urged Vanessa to pray about her situation. I told her to consider leaving her boyfriend
as she suspects he is seeing another woman. I mentioned "trusting in the Lord with
all your heart..." (Proverbs 3-5) I told her we always have problems in life -
they never end. The most important thing is prayer - give this situation to God and it
will work out. "God doesn't make mistakes."
After mailing Vanessa literature, I called her back the following Sunday morning. Vanessa
said she is not thinking about an abortion now - "not after seeing all the materials you
sent." She sounded happy. She said she is feeling better. I told Vanessa to call back if
she wanted to talk again.
"I Thought I Was Calling An Abortion Clinic"
Debbie called about an abortion and said she had one several years ago. She was crying. I
told her God couldn't forgive her for the first abortion if she was considering another one.
She said her boyfriend had just quit his job. They live in a very cheap apartment. She has a
one-year-old girl by this man and another child by someone else. She says the other child
is not living with her and she wants to be able to bring her back.
We talked about fifteen minutes. I told Debbie she has to straighten out her life - either
marry this guy or stop living with him. I suggested she read the Bible and get strength
from the Lord. (I mentioned having a problem around Christmastime and leaning on the Lord
to help: "Trust in the Lord with all yout heart and lean not on your own
understanding...") (Proverbs 3, 5-6)
I talked to Debbie about counting her blessings. I asked her whether she had her health.
She said "yes." Debbie mentioned being worried about running out of food. I told her if she
ever needed help with food, etc., to call me and I would try to help her. I asked her if I
could call her back and send literature and she said "yes."
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I called Debbie back on a Sunday morning. She mentioned not having read through the literature
I sent her, but "I am going on what you told me!" She added that when she originally talked to me,
she thought to herself: "How did I get a hold of her? I thought I was calling an abortion
clinic." Both of us agreed that it was the hand of God in her life. She thanked me again for
talking to her. She said she feels so much better now.
Tempted To have An Abortion
Twenty-eight-year-old Anne has three children. The oldest is eight years old. Ann has
an appointment for an abortion on Tuesday next week, and she has some doubtful feelings
about it. She and her family have been living with her father who helps her with the
children. She is a stay-at-home mother, and ironically, does not believe in birth control.
I told Anne that having an abortion is a sin against God. It would give her tremendous
guilt that would last a lifetime. A baby would bring her happiness. God would provide.
Anne has been listening to her selfish friends who believe in abortion and look askance
at anyone having more than two children., I told her those people were heading for Hell and
asked her whether she would want to go there too. I told Anne it is very, very difficult
to repent. Otherwise, more people would be doing it. Jesus said, "Narrow is the way that
leads to eternal life, and few there are who find it."
Anne's husband really isn't for the abortion, but he is consenting to this one. He is on
travel right now and asked her to wait until he gets back,
I kept repeating to Anne that the Devil is the father of lies and he is deceiving her.
She would be throwing away her happiness with an abortion. "Anne," I said, "it is a
fact that 70% of couples who have abortions split up afterwards. Their guilt is so
intense that they blame each other. Also, what will probably happen is that your children
will find out about this, and they will lose respect for you."
"My eight-year-old daughter already knows," Anne said. "She overheard me on the phone. She
said, 'Mommy, are you having an abortion? I think it's wrong,'" Anne then told me her
61-year-old father has been telling her to have an abortion.
"Anne," I said, "your father is telling you to do something very sinful. He is asking
you to kill his grandchild." Anne told me she started to lose respect for her father after
what he told her. They are now arguing and fighting.
All the while I was talking to this woman I could feel a wall between us. I knew it
was spiritual blindness. I told her that this was her problem. I began to emphasize the
importance of a relationship with Jesus: "He will give you strength if you ask Him for it,
Anne. Spend more time in prayer to keep yourself from making the biggest mistake of your
life." I asked Anne if I could pray for her right now. She said "yes." I then asked Jesus
to give her strength, to give her the love she needed for this little baby inside
of her. When I asked her if I could send her literature, she gave me her name, address and
phone number.
We talked to each other two more times before Anne kept her appointment on Tuesday and then
changed her mind and walked out. A few days later Anne made another appointment. She went
down to the killing center for the second time and then got up and walked out for the last time.
A few days later Anne called to thank me. "Of all the people I talked with," she said, "You
were the only one who urged me not to have the abortion." At the end of our conversation she told
me she would call when the baby was born.
