Choosing Life

Yesterday was the 39^th anniversary of Roe v Wade, making abortion legal in our nation. Statistics show an astounding estimate of 54,559,615 abortions, since 1973.

I didn’t see a lot of news coverage yesterday about this anniversary date in our nation’s history; but I did catch Governor Mike Huckabee’s show on the Fox News Channel.  One of his guests was a young woman, Rebecca Kiessling, whose mother chose to let her baby (Rebecca) live though she had been conceived during a rape.  Hers was a powerful testimony of why every life has value.  Rebecca now has a ministry encouraging life; and her story is one of many that have been included in a movie that Gov. Huckabee hosts. You can find out more about this movie at: http://www.thegiftoflifemovie.com/

His second guest was a woman that had worked in an abortion clinic for many years before changing her views on abortion.  Carol Everett told how she went into this profession hoping to become a millionaire.  There were times, she said, that the clinic would actually give faulty birth control, in order to have their victims become pregnant so they would then have to come back for an abortion. Ms. Everett also explained that statistics reveal that the younger women are when they receive their first abortion the more likely they are to repeat the procedure. Once women have their first abortion out of the way, they would then actually use abortion as a means of birth control.  After participating in 35,000 abortions, Ms. Everett finally came to terms with this controversial subject when she accepted Jesus as her Savior. She then chose to leave her former life behind her.  She is now the CEO of the Heidi Group which aids women in unplanned pregnancies. In their first year of operation 1115 babies were delivered and 273 mothers accepted Jesus as their Savior. Carol's testimony is also included in the movie The Gift of Life.

This movie is filled with compelling testimony, dramatically explaining the importance of choosing life. You can find out more about the movie Governor Huckabee is promoting at:  http://thegiftoflifemovie.com/huckabee.aspx

“Contempt and indifference toward any life can become contempt and indifference toward every life, including yours or mine. We have to embrace the culture of life.” Gov. Mike Huckabee