God Hid Her

Day 11

Sarah’s mother tried to abort her.  In fact, she aborted her brother, but Sarah survived because neither her mother, nor her mother’s doctor, realized her brother was a twin.  Sarah survived because they did not realize she was there.  Sarah now shares her story with audiences:  My tiny brother and I were both growing in her womb, until that dreadful day.  Moments later, I was alone.

Several weeks later, my mother was sitting at home reading when the book on her stomach began to bounce up and down.  That’s when she knew she was still pregnant—with ME!  She went back to the doctor and told him that she wanted to keep this baby. 

To this day, my mother deeply regrets that abortion.  I know the pain is unbearable for her at times when she looks at me and knows she aborted my twin brother.  Mom says God’s hand covered and hid me in her womb, and protected me from the scalpel of death.

Today, the pain continues for everyone in my family.  I have forgiven my parents for trying to abort me, and I forgive the abortionist who killed my twin brother and who almost killed me.  In memory of my brother Andrew, we bought a memorial gravestone and placed in in a cemetery in Southern California.  It reads:

ANDREW JAMES SMITH, TWIN BROTHER OF SARAH
In our hearts you’ll always be alive—November 1970
 
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What to Pray for Today

​1. Pray for Abortion Survivors
Many still deal with the pain.  Many are pro-life speakers.  Their stories are important, both for healing and to help others choose life.  Pray that their stories would be heard.
 

​2. Pray for Those Who Carry the Guilt of Abortion.
Sarah puts it well: Only biblical truth can heal wounded souls.  Pray for those in your church who carry post-abortion shame, including moms, dads, grandparents, and siblings.

3. Pray especially for the Siblings of the Aborted
We are just learning of the emotional challenges that siblings of the aborted deal with: guilt, fear, loss.  Decades after the Roe V Wade, these siblings number in the millions.  Pray that they will find healing, and be used by God to bring peace and forgiveness to their families and to others.