Dear Friends, The following message is a testimony received from one of my friend. Hope it will good for our pro-life ministry and also Maybe the Lord will use it to save an unborn child!
I had attended a 'Pro-Life training Programme' conducted by Br. Trevor Lewis (Leader of the Jeevan Jal Charismatic Group, Mumbai) and his team in March-April, 2000. It was here that we were presented with the facts of the evils of Contraception and Abortion - that our life does not begin the day we are born but from the moment we are conceived in our mother's womb. But the devil, in all his shrewdness, uses different people, especially doctors, to destroy life by telling people they have authority to do away with the unborn child for whatever reason. There are doctors and people in authority who convince simple women that the unborn child is not! hing but a mass of flesh that's growing in their belly. It is only after you witness an abortion with your own eyes, that you realise that this 'thing' within you was not just a mass of flesh but a fully formed baby that has been extracted piece by piece from it's mother's womb and laid out on a tray. It is a pity that this baby which was God's beautiful gift to us was rejected as 'garbage'. When this reality had sunk in, there were some among us who were filled with shock and disbelief; and there were others who shed tears of guilt because they had indulged or supported some action in the past, by which a human life was destroyed. The Team members led us into prayers of Repentance followed by a pledge to support life in any form, at any stage. A year went by and although I had the desire, I couldn't be act! ively involved in any 'Pro-life' ministry. Then, in July, 2002, my wife's brother, Fabian and his wife Judy came down to Mumbai from Doha, Qatar on their annual holiday with their 2 children, Wayne, aged 8 years and Giselle, aged 7 years. Judy was now expecting her third child. She was 4 months pregnant. She went for a medical check-up to one of the best Gynaecologist in Mumbai and since her sonography report didn't seem too good, the doctors advised her to do a more advanced/precise test called "AMNIOSYNTHESIS". the reports of this test showed the baby had some abnormalities. The doctors again gave their 'expert' advice to Fabian and Judy - the easiest way of solving the problem was to terminate the pregnancy. I was very disturbed when I heard this. My wife Meena also tried coaxing Judy not to pay heed to their advice but the doctors had convinced her in such a manner that she was determined to abort the baby. It was on a Saturday morning I took Fabian & Judy to Bro. Trevor Lewis for counselling. He spoke to them so well, told them about all the work he was doing to save babies and how so many women whose medical reports during pregnancy showed abnormalities, later delivered perfectly normal babies. After the counselling, Bro. Trevor led us into a prayer of repentance, where the parents asked forgiveness from God and from the baby, for all the evil and harmful thoughts that they were harbouring all along. He then concluded by telling them to accept God's forgiveness and be at peace just believing that God had set everything right for them. After that, Judy said she was consoled a bit, yet the final decision would be taken after hearing what another big doctor had to say. She met the Doctor that evening who confirmed the earlier diagnosis and told her that the abortion was not only for her benefit but for the benefit of the whole family. He psyched her by making her imagine the problems caused by having to raise an invalid child. The abortion was fixed for Monday morning. That night, as I prayed I surrendered Judy and the baby to the Lord. Now, it was His job to come to their rescue. Next morning, I called up Yvonne, my friend from the "Word Ministry" class and asked her to pray for this cause during the Intercessory meeting. Yvonne was so excited, she told me she had a great testimony to give to Judy. Nineteen years ago, when she was expecting her first baby, she had received similar reports. Yet her mind was fixed on bringing this baby into the world and finally she not only gave birth to a perfectly formed baby but this was an extra-ordinary child who excelled in every field - academics, public speaking etc. and he is now studying to be an Engineer!!! That evening, Meena, Yvonne and I went over to Judy's place. We prayed a lot along with her, comforted her. Yvonne gave her testimony and showed her all the reports which proved wrong. Judy cried her heart out even as we offered to support her in every possible way. We left her place very late that night. She seemed to have received that inner peace. Next morning, the day she was supposed to go for the abortion, she called up to say that she never wanted to see that doctor again and that she was going back to Doha immediately. We praised and thanked God for this. Now, we continued to pray for her. Our prayer group "Jesus the Real Vine" also! requested it's members to pray for her. Judy herself was very deeply in prayer and as the months past - 5 long months, Judy seemed to grow stronger and stronger in faith. On 14th, January 2002, Judy was admitted to a hospital in Doha. The doctors performed a caesarean operation on her and brought into the world a beautiful normal, healthy baby girl. And, needless to say, since Judy had accepted this baby as a "Gift" from her King and God, it is the most beautiful gift she could ever set her eyes on......because God does not make "JUNK" I can't find words sufficient to Thank my Lord Jesus who turned our mourning into Dancing! Won't you agree that this baby is called to be "A Light to the nations, that God's salvation reaches the ends of the earth" (Isaiah 49:6) Thank you Jesus! DOLREICH D'CRUZ ===== MUMBAI ,INDIA PHONE (R) 91 - 22 - 884 3879 Email : [EMAIL PROTECTED] / [EMAIL PROTECTED] **************************************************************** This mail is generated from JOYnet, a Jesus Youth mailing list. To unsubscribe, send a mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To subscribe to this mailing list, visit http://www.jesusyouth.org/joynet For automatic help, send a mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] In case of any issue related to the mailing list contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] ****************************************************************
