Very rarely does someone stop in the driveway at Planned Parenthood, roll down the window, and begin a civil conversation. If they do it’s usually to share an expletive, a middle finger, or both. Today was different.
“I need to explain something to you,” she started, “when you already have five children, and can’t afford to feed them, this (abortion) is your only choice.”
I was polite.
It’s never my intention to shame these mothers because of the poor choice they’re about to make (or have already made), nor do I display pictures of aborted babies in the hopes the gory image will change their minds. I believe if I can reach out with the Gospel message (or at least a small portion of it), the mom might be saved and she will in turn save her own baby.
Her car slowly moved forward as she finished her sentence. No time for the Good News today.
“I’ll adopt your baby,” I said calmly before changing it to a question, “What if I adopted your baby?”
What if I adopted your baby?”
The car stopped abruptly and she looked back through her window. She paused a second, then shook her head and said, “Nope! I don’t want anyone else raising my baby,” as the car inched forward.
I was taken aback that she used the term my baby.
“You’d rather kill it?” I asked, kind of ashamed for calling her baby an it.
Without too much emotion she replied, “Yes, I’d rather have the doctor here kill it then let you have it.”
She pulled into the parking lot and behind the building, completely out of my sight. I couldn’t pursue her because it’s private property and I’m restricted to my little portion of sidewalk out front.
“Jesus loves you,” I called down the driveway. “Jesus has a plan for you and your baby! Please come back and talk to me!”
She didn’t come back.
I left about two hours later and did not see her again.
Too sad for words.
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Abba, Abba – this hurts so bad. I just can not comprehend her reasoning. I wish someone, a long time ago, said those words to me…….
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Dave, I appreciate your faithfulness in spreading the Gospel anywhere and everywhere. May the Lord richly bless you.
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God bless you, Cyndie!!
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Oooooh my heart breaks…May God have mercy on us all…And just as God has adopted all who believe in Him as His own. He will never leave or forsake His children. Thank you for being there Dave.
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Thankful for God’s mercy! Blessings Frank.
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