Chameka is considering an abortion. Her boyfriend says it is okay with him one way or the other. She has a family including a grandmother who are all against abortion.

     I talked to Chameka and told her everything I could think of about how wrong abortion is. Basically, I said it is against God. If she believed in God, she shouldn't even consider it. I told her that 70% of couples break up after an abortion. I mentioned a woman in her eighties who was still talking about an abortion she had in her twenties. I told her about a psychotic girl who came to my house who wanted to "hold her baby" after her abortion the previous week.

     After speaking with Chameka, I asked her if I could mail her literature. She said I could, but she didn't want to give me her phone number because she had "already made a decision."
     "I'll bet it's to keep the baby." I said.
     "Yes," she said with a little laugh.

     Twenty-year-old Dorothy called for counseling. She says she is thinking about an abortion (had one abortion already). I told Dorothy abortion is very wrong, and she kept saying it interfered with her plans for life. Her boyfriend says whatever she wants is okay with him (he has a child by another woman - didn't marry her.)

     Dorothy's mother is going through a divorce. I told Dorothy that the baby would be good for her mother. It would probably console her.

     I told Dorothy she must get back to square one. She has to become right with God over the abortion she had before God would listen to her pray. I said it did her absolutely no good to go to church or pray if she wasn't obedient to God. I told her God said He wouldn't know us if we didn't do what He said. I mentioned that churches are full of people who are disobedient to God while praying to Him.

     I talked to Dorothy about the love of Jesus - how He died on the cross so that she could have forgiveness for her abortion - how much Jesus meant to me in my life. I told her that you could give up anything, anything in the world, and it would mean nothing to me if I had to give up Jesus.

     After a long conversation, Dorothy finally said she wasn't going to have an abortion. I asked her if I could mail literature to her and call her. She said "yes."

     About a week later I called Dorothy back. She said she hasn't changed her mind about keeping the baby. She was impressed with the pictures.

     Mary called from Ceres. She said she is thinking about an abortion but she is scared. She wanted to know whether she could talk to someone. I said, "You can talk to me."

     I told Mary it was a good thing she is scared because an abortion would be wrong for her. "It causes sterility 9-10% of the time, miscarriages about 30% on the next pregnancy, and there is a large increase in tubal pregnancies after an abortion. I told her the story of the woman in her eighties who was still talking about the abortion she had when she was in her early twenties. I also told her about the mother who had her daughter jump off a refrigerator so she would miscarry. It didn't work and now this child, a boy, is a grown man and the favorite grandchild of this woman.

     Mary mentioned her two-year-old girl. I said that she needed a brother or sister. She told me her boyfriend wants the baby but said he would abide by her decision. I mentioned that she was very fortunate that her boyfriend wants the baby. She said they plan to marry later on this year, and I suggested pushing up the wedding date.

     I told Mary that God would not give her more than she could handle - God doesn't over-burden us. I said that her little girl would be three years old when the baby is born and could start helping her a little.

     Mary then told me she wasn't going to have the abortion. She said I could call her back in a week and mail her literature.

     I called Mary back on Saturday morning. Mary has definitely changed her mind about the abortion. She mentioned the "graphic pictures." I told her this is a way to tell people that abortion is wrong. Mary told me she argued about abortion with her stepmother and told her Dad the story I told her about the woman who had her daughter jump off the refrigerator to self-abort. Mary says she isn't scared anymore. I suggested she pray with her boyfriend in the evening - read the Bible - the Psalms, in particular.

     She called from Modesto at 2:00 AM worried about being pregnant. She was going through a divorce (her husband is on drugs) and had an affair with someone else. She said the condom broke when she was having sex with this man, and it was during her fertile period. She wondered about the "morning after" pill.

     I told her we didn't recommend artificial birth control, most of which is abortifacient, and anything she took after intercourse was definitely abortifacient. I said the chances were greater that she wasn't pregnant than that she was. I advised her to stop worrying and leave this is God's hands. If she were pregnant, God would provide. She then told me she had been a Christian years ago and hadn't been to church or read the Bible in years. I told her about the love of Jesus - how wonderful it is that we have access to Him minute by minute and that she should get back into the Bible every single day to give her strength and joy for her life.

     As I spoke, she responded positively to everything I was telling her. I told her the story of an unhappy African pastor who thought his fifth child was an accident. I told her I had just received a picture of his beautiful fifth child, a baby girl, and he and his wife smiling happily. She said "Oh - h - h" and gave a little chuckle. I asked her whether she believed God made mistakes and she said "no." I said it upset me to hear people saying that a child was conceived by accident. "There are no accidents" I said. For example, "I'll bet you didn't realize you would be calling a Christian when you dialed this number."
     "You're right," she said. "I was thinking about going down in the morning for the "morning after" pill, but you've changed my mind. I know abortion is wrong."
     "Now you can to to sleep."
     "Yes," she said. "Thank you so much for talking to me."

     Sixteen-year-old Amber called about an abortion. She said her mother wants her to have the baby, but her father wants her to have an abortion. I read portions of Psalm 139 to Amber - she was very impressed. She says she is a Christian. I asked her if I could mail her literature and call her back and she said "yes."

     I called Amber back about a week later. She said she is definitely keeping the baby. Her father saw the literature and is "coming around." She also said the literature helped her. Her 18-year-old boyfriend is working to save money for the baby.