How does In Our Midst implement abortion recovery in churches?
We begin by speaking with the pastor (or designated ministry team leader) personally, sharing with them the heart of the post-abortive person, how it can be a stronghold that affects every area of their life and how they are too ashamed or too afraid of condemnation to share their struggle with others within the church. We then share the statistics that reflect as many as one in three women – even within the church – is post-abortive. Add to that the post-abortive father and other family members that have been deeply affected by abortion and the numbers are staggering. We follow that with the assertion that because the post-abortive do not feel safe to share their pain with those in the church, we encourage them to lay the groundwork to create a safe environment within the body of believers so those suffering silently from a past abortion can muster the courage to come out of the proverbial closet. A vital element of this process is allowing a post-abortive man or woman (that has been
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