But to all who did receive him, who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God. –John 1:12
When women and men call Care Net’s Pregnancy Decision Line they are often facing difficult unplanned pregnancies. They are looking for information about abortion, the procedure that our culture has told them is their “only hope.” But on our national hotline they find more than information about their options—they also have the opportunity to encounter Christ and experience the transformation He alone can bring.
That’s what Sarah discovered when she spoke to her hotline coach. Sarah had already decided she was going to have an abortion. She found a local abortion provider and scheduled her appointment. But with only 48 hours until her appointment, she had second thoughts.
Consumed by the need to know more about her abortion procedure, she went online. That’s where she found the number for the Pregnancy Decision Line.
As Sarah spoke with her coach, she realized that she needed help. Not the “help” of an abortion, but the help of Jesus. On the phone, she committed her life to the Lord. But even as Sarah’s coach celebrated the decision with her, Sarah confessed she still wasn’t sure what she would do with her pregnancy.
As Sarah hung up the phone, her coach and the rest of the Care Net staff prayed for this new believer to make a life-saving choice for her precious unborn baby.
God answered those prayers in a mighty way.
On the day of her appointment, Sarah met with her doctor and was diagnosed with a condition that required postponing the abortion. The next morning, the abortion clinic called. It was overbooked. Sarah saw this for what it was: a sign that God was moving to spare the life of her baby. She called the coach back and told her the good news.
While she was still uncertain about the future, she knew that God was working in her life and protecting the life of her baby.
Thank you Lord for Your saving grace. I pray that more women like Sarah would come to know Jesus as Lord and choose life for their babies.
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