(stopping) THE CYCLE

Remember this horrible, vicious, devastating, heart wrenching cycle??

I hate that it even exists.

Some of us close our eyes and try to pretend it doesn't,

Yet there it is. All around us.


AND IT NEEDS TO BE STOPPED.

But how?

1. PRAY, PRAY, PRAY! Pray generally, pray specifically, pray at each level of the terrible cycle. Pray for the victims in your area, pray for the victims in a specific country. Ask God to radically save the pimps/ traffickers... that they would experience the fear of the living God and repent. Ask Jesus, our Deliverer, to come set the captives free and redeem all that has been lost. Pray for restoration, healing, wholeness. Pray for comfort & peace. Ask God to open the eyes of the lawmakers and officials carrying out the order of the law.

2. Pray again.. and ask God to show you what your part is.. how you can be physically involved and intervene to break this horrid cycle!

3. ACT ON WHAT HE IS LEADING YOU TO DO! Adopt/ spread the word/ give of your time, energy, money/ etc...

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(Originally posted on 10/17/09)

The Truth About Abortion

Taken from theunchoice.com:


Before abortion:

"There were about 100 women in the waiting room and no one was talking."

"We were herded like cattle."

"I had so many questions. The doctor told me to be quiet."

"Every Tuesday a scheduled bus took students to the clinic. It was all so organized."

"The school counselor said, 'One day you'll back on this and laugh."


The statistics:

* 52% felt rushed, 54% uncertain,

* 64% feel pressured to abort, yet

* 67% had NO counseling beforehand,

* 79% were not told of available alternatives1

* 84% were not given enough information to make an informed choice.1

* Coercion can escalate to violence (see Forced Abortion in America report)


After abortion:

"My sister was crying as she entered the clinic, she cried throughout the procedure, and she was crying as she left. Three children are growing up without their Mom because nobody wanted to ask questions." - sister of post-abortion suicide victim

"She typed her last words on a synthesizer: 'Get in touch with my Dad. Tell him I love him." - Susanne, who was paralyzed by and eventually died from complications of abortion

"Many, many girls and women have wound up in the emergency room of hospitals bleeding uncontrollably or deathly sick from infection because the doctors botched their abortions. Many, many of these girls and women have had to undergo hysterectomies. Quite a number have died. - Kevin Sherlock in The Scarlet Survey


The statistics:

* 65% suffer symptoms of Post-Traumatic Stress Syndrome

* 31% suffered health complications, some of which are life-threatening

* 65% higher risk of clinical depression

* Death rates from all causes are 4.5 times higher

* Suicide rates are 6 times higher

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You can read the article in its entirety at theunchoice.com

Joy of Adoption

In their own words

Women tell about their experiences of coerced abortions:

“I screamed that I didn’t want the abortion.”

“They said I made the right decision, but I was never given a choice.”

“The nurse said this was not the time for questions.”

“My husband exploded in anger ... ‘Have an abortion or I’ll leave you.’ ”

“Our pastor assured us that abortion was ok.”

“The doctor leaned across his mahogany desk and snapped, ‘It’s not a baby!’ ”

“My parents locked me in the house and made the appointment.”

“No one told me there were places I could go for help.”

“The counselor drew a micro-dot ... I feel so betrayed.”

“It doesn’t look like you have much choice.”

“He destroyed our apartment ... he was killing me with his words.”

“My boss threatened to push me down the stairs if I didn’t abort.”

“They would just look down their noses at me for being pregnant.”

“The abortionist strapped me down and said, ‘Shut up and quit that yelling.’ ”

“All the people that mattered told me to abort. No one would help me.”

“Everything in me was yelling, ‘No! No! No!’”

"I don't know why they call it a choice."

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Originally posted on theunchoice.com

Community Opens Their Hearts & Homes To Children in Foster Care

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How to Pray for Orphans

1. Pray that they would believe and accept that they are loved by God.

2. Pray that they would receive Jesus as Lord and Saviour.

3. Pray for their healing - physical, mental, emotional, pschological.

4. Pray that they would be a part of a loving forever family.

5. Pray that they would see themselves as God sees them.

6. Pray that they would not call themselves what abusers have called them.

7. Pray that they would be able to forgive all who have hurt them.

8. Pray that they would understand who to trust and who not to trust.

9. Pray that any anger about their past will be used to help others.

10. Pray for their protection.

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THANKS to Julie Chandler from her "Orphans And The Fatherless" blog for the list! Julie is a Christian author, speaker, mom and wife. Her latest book is called Orphans and the Fatherless: Making Ourselves Known. She also works with the non-profit Canadian Artists for the Poor.

LIFE

For more information, visit Bound4Life.com


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