Lillian was attending a very prominent Christian University where her fianc`e was also a student. They were one year away from graduation and were planning a June wedding. During the Fall semester they made the choice to sin sexually and in January they received news that they were pregnant.
Both came from Christian homes and had conservative Christian parents. Soon after hearing the surprising news, fear began to set in... and so did reality. If the school found out she was pregnant, she would face expulsion just a few months shy of getting her degree. If their parents found out, they would be terribly disappointed in them. After weeks of agonizing discussions,
they felt that an abortion was their only option. Little did they know the aftermath that would follow!
Yes, this couple did get married. They had their June wedding and she wore white. All of their relatives cheered them on, but behind closed doors it was a different story. This woman wept as she reflected on what was supposed to be the happiest day of their life,
she and her new husband sat on the bed in complete grief and wept over their secret sin. You see, their baby was due the very same month they were married. For years they grieved in secret and their marriage suffered from the pain of locking the truth away...
...until she found hope and healing in Jesus Christ through Healing Hearts.
We are so busy in the church today trying to reach the world but who is trying to reach the church?
According to what we see in ministry, approximately 40% of the women we serve were professing Christians when they had their abortions. Are those women merely trying to cope with every day like the woman in my story?
