A Miraculous Survival in a World Gone Wrong

By Heather Mathews for PPSIMMONS         


 This world is getting crazier and crazier.

There have been several stories in the media over the last few years about pregnant women, whether innocently going about their business or being somewhere she likely shouldn’t have been, being unfortunate enough to run into someone who doesn’t quite have their head screwed on straight.  These poor women, whether being naïve in their choice of friends or wrongly trusting a stranger who seemed to have their best interests, end up at the receiving end of a brutal attack that puts them in danger of the loss of life and limb, and often the innocent inside them.  Sometimes it is by the very person who is supposed to help protect that innocent.

That’s why today’s news headline, “Pregnant Woman, Unborn Baby Survive Being Abducted, Set on Fire, Shot,”^{1, 2} is by turns shocking but comforting, discouraging yet hopeful.

The young mother-to-be from Warren, Michigan, after what could only be described as a “date” with her ex-boyfriend (and father of her baby,) dropped the man (if that is what you would want to continue calling him) off at his new girlfriend’s house.  Once inside the garage, she was grabbed by the throat, a gun to her head, and forced to the ground.  Her mouth, hands, and feet were duct-taped and she was blindfolded.  Thrown back into the car and driven to an alley in Detroit, she was told that ‘she knows why’ this was being done to her and asked how far along she was before being set on fire; after managing to put the fire out herself by rolling on the ground, the male assailant shot her in the back.  He took off on foot as the nine-month-pregnant woman played dead.  She got up and drove herself to her mother’s house in Detroit, where she was then taken to a hospital.

That both mother and baby are healthy and expected to survive is nothing short of a miracle.

It does, however, bring up an interesting point about how the liberal-biased media is unable to decide, like their Messiah King Obama, whether or not the unborn are babies with a right to life or a parasite that can be killed up to the moment of birth (see previous post, Obama a Hypocrite on Abortion... Oh, the Irony.)

Commenter “A.D. Roach” seems to have summed it up best:

“So glad to hear of her miraculous escape, and that she and the BABY are going to be ok! However, I thought what she has in her womb is merely a fetal non-person, not a “baby.” It is definitely disingenuous for so many in the news and entertainment media to keep rejoicing over “baby bumps” and the survival of an “unborn baby” while at the same time proclaiming women’s rights to unlimited abortions. So, was this an “unborn baby” who “survived,” or was it a non-personal pre-born fetus without any legitimate expectancy or right to life? Had the “unborn baby” died but the mother did not, would the kidnapper be guilty of murder, or would he only be guilty of performing an abortion without a license? Since apparently the objective of the kidnapping was to prevent another “inconvenient” birth was he not attempting to save the woman and society from having to raise another “unwanted child?…”³

I think that in any case, this woman should be thankful the Lord was watching out for her and her child, and that maybe she should take it not only as a sign of that, but perhaps also a warning that she should be a little more selective regarding a future husband- someone who will be more likely to live his life justified and sanctified.

¹ http://news.yahoo.com/pregnant-woman-unborn-baby-survive-being-abducted-set-202233598--abc-news-topstories.html

² http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/headlines/2012/05/pregnant-woman-unborn-baby-survive-being-abducted-set-on-fire-shot/

3 Ibid

Another Inspirational Story of Life

By Heather Mathews for PPSIMMONS    

Today I logged into my Facebook account, and in my newsfeed, I saw an article posted by Prophecy News Watch (with a link to the original story on The Christian Post) about a young mother who decided that there was just no way she would abort her baby, even though she and her husband KNEW there was something seriously wrong- they just didn’t know what. 

The mother, Lacey Buchanan, posted her testimonial on YouTube and GodVine and it has already garnered almost ten million hits.

Her son, Christian, who was born on February 18, 2011, was one of only 50 people in the world with a bilateral cleft palate and lip.  He also had clefted eyes, so that he was almost completely blind.

People were cruel to Lacey, whispering behind her back, and asking what was wrong with “that baby.”  One girl even chastised her for not aborting him.  But things began to turn around when people started to recognize her and Christian, and they would tell her how he inspired them:  “What a special child doing big things for God at such an early age. What special parents, to realize God works all things for good for those who love Him. Christian's story touched my heart -- I will pray for your precious miracle. The smile on his face makes me smile :)” says Heather (not me) in a comment on Buchanan's blog.

OR

http://www.godvine.com/Mother-s-Inspiring-Video-About-her-Blind-Baby-Boy-1484.html

Original articles:

http://www.prophecynewswatch.com/2012/May26/2681.html

http://www.christianpost.com/news/mothers-video-about-special-needs-son-nears-10m-hits-75312/

For more stories of mothers who chose life, go to:

http://www.abort73.com/testimony/birth_stories/

Obama a Hypocrite on Abortion... Oh, the Irony

By Heather Mathews

In a story dated May 8, 2012 in the Washington Times, it is revealed that the White House, under Obama, REQUIRES pregnant visitors to count their unborn child as a person for tours of Der Führer’s palace.

How’s THAT for Obama talking out both sides of his mouth?

In an email sent by Ellie Schafer, director of the White House’s visitors office, to a congressional staffer, she instructs the staffer to collect information on all visitors, even those NOT YET BORN.  She requires that staffers collect:

“LAST NAME: The family’s last name.
FIRST NAME: ‘Baby’ as a first name.
MIDDLE NAME: NMN as in No Middle Name.
DOB: Use the date you are submitting the request to us as their birthday.
GENDER: If the parents know put the gender down if not, you can enter either M or F as we’ll ask you to update it at the time of birth.
SOCIAL: As they will not have a SSN and are under 18, you will not need to enter this field. Again if the spreadsheet asked for a social enter 9 zero’s (not the word nine zeros but 000000000 and yes it happens!)
CITIZEN/CITY/STATE: The citizen, city and state should be entered the same as the parents.”

According to Secret Service spokesman Max Milien (yes, that is the name he gave in the story,) all visitors are required to provide identification “regardless of age.”  (Will they require photo I.D. of a 4^th grader, or will a birth certificate suffice?  Then again, who’s to say it wouldn’t be a forgery… eh, they’ll let him in anyway- that’s not a major concern for them.)  Supposedly this is meant to serve as a placeholder in case the baby is born between the time the reservation is made and the actual tour- or perhaps even on the tour.

Douglas Johnson, legislative director of the National Right to Life Committee, had this to say:

“It is ironic that President Obama’s staff recognizes the existence of unborn babies for purposes of providing security within the White House — yet, there is no indication that President Obama has any problem with the fact that throughout the District of Columbia, abortion is now legal for any reason up to the moment of birth,” and that the email “provides no guidance on what the staff should do if an unborn baby is first registered for security purposes, but then aborted.” [I can only assume he is also referring to a spontaneous abortion a.k.a miscarriage.]

Mr. Johnson also noted that a House Judiciary subcommittee would hold a hearing on May 17 regarding legislation that would prohibit abortion in the sixth month and later in the District.  [Obviously that has now passed- the bill is The District of Columbia Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act (H.R. 3803) and it still not up for vote.  More info on this bill at http://www.nrlc.org/abortion/Fetal_Pain/Congressionalupdate051812.html]

So, just to make it clear: Obama is pro-life (i.e. he believes an unborn child at any gestational age is a person) when it helps to meet his quota of supporters, but pro-choice (or rather, death-indifferent,) when it comes to an individual’s personal responsibility: financially, socially, and morally.  Yep, I think we can see where his priorities lie.

Main source:  www.washingtontimes.com/news/2012/may/8/security-white-house-counts-unborn-children

Canadian woman chooses life against doctor's advice with no regrets

Reggie and I had discussed starting a family together. Soon after this discussion I found out I was pregnant. We were so excited! I went to my first doctor appointment with Reggie's mom and the doctor's first question was "are you wanting to schedule an abortion". I was shocked because it was very apparent that both my mother-in-law and I were very happy about my pregnancy. Needless to say my mother-in-law arranged to have me registered at her family doctor's office and I never looked back.

During my first trimester I experienced some complications and after a visit to the emergency room I was told that I had an "implantation Bleed" We were told that we had a "threatened miscarriage". Reggie and I wanted to have this baby so badly that we decided I would do absolutely nothing for the following month - feet up - rest and pray that I would not miscarry.
At my follow-up appointment we were told that our pregnancy was normal and there was no longer a threat regarding the implantation bleed. Phew!

We were scheduled an ultrasound and excited to get an opportunity to see this little miracle. While at our ultrasound appointment the technician had noticed a "flicker" in the heartbeat. She seemed a little stumped and called for another doctor to join her in our room. He seemed concerned and scheduled us for an ultrasound in London.

At that point Reggie and I were both feeling overwhelmed. We had already been through a miscarriage scare and now told that there was an abnormality in the baby's ultrasound? Still hopeful and very much in love with baby we travelled to London back and fourth for what I remember to be around 4 times - all consisting of confusion about this "flicker" in baby's heartbeat. One of these trips to London was regarding an abnormality in my gynecological exam showing abnormal cells in my cervix that could possibly be cancerous. All the while I felt only one concern and it wasn't for my own behalf but for this baby that Reggie and I already claimed our own and had been determined to be a boy!

Since nothing could be done about the possibility of the cells being cancerous until after baby boy was born the focus returned to the "flicker" in his heartbeat. We were called to attend another ultrasound and meeting with doctors in London. During this meeting the doctors (there were three) told us the concern regarding the "flicker" was that our baby boy (who's name we decided was Haydn) had a high percentage of being born with some kind of abnormality (undetermined). In all of their doctor language and medical terminology we were handed a pager, asked to go and get some lunch and encouraged to decide upon termination of our pregnancy.

Reggie and I headed down to the cafeteria, sat down, and immediately decided that there was no room for discussion. Haydn was a gift to us from God and we were going to treasure that gift and love him, regardless.

On November 14, 2002, Haydn was born - a healthy 7lb, 11 oz baby boy. At his follow up doctor's appointments no abnormalities were ever discovered. Now almost 9 years old, Haydn is a wonderful, smart, kind, loving, amazing little boy and he is the reason - everyday - why I am pro-life.

Oh, and regarding the abnormal cells in my cervix (thought to be cancerous). After Haydn was born I was scheduled an appointment in London to be tested again, the results came back that there were NO abnormal cells remaining. God is good. If we trust in Him, believe in Him and go to Him He promises good results and faithfulness to His people.