Today I am sitting in a small town café writing to you. It’s a rainy spring day and I am full from eating a bowl of soup. It was delicious. Most of all though, I am safe, healthy and have people in my life who love me and care about the decisions I make. This isn’t true for a lot of women though. There are many who are hurting, they carry the weight of their troubles everywhere they go. With no one by their side they are faced with making life changing decisions.
In 2010 I was young, engaged and just finishing up my BA in Psychology. I was volunteering at the Durango Pregnancy Center where I heard the stories of broken women faced with a pregnancy they weren’t ready for. God started to change my heart through this experience. My heart broke and had compassion on those who desperately needed the hope of Jesus. Through reading scripture, I found that someone has to speak up and advocate for the oppressed people; widows, orphans, etc. Since God had put this on my heart, I began praying for these women.
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In 2008, I was young and ready to vote for my first time ever. This was such an exciting time. I remember being on my college campus and having the candidates come and speak. It was inspirational. This was around the time they really wanted young adults to get involved in the voting.
As memorable as all this is, the thing I remember the most is my heart for the amendment to define personhood, essentially the law that would help to outlaw abortion, and my vote in opposition to it. I was a free thinker and a lover of women, and anyone who voted for it must hate women and not want what is best for them. But oh boy, how God has changed my heart over the past couple years. If you are on God’s mission the issue of abortion is not one to be on the fence about. The church needs to wake up and understand the mission God has designed for us. God calls us to stand up for those who cannot stand up for themselves. |