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Does the raging tide of abortion make you feel like your hands are tied?

There is hope! We are watching the Lord make a way to save some babies that would otherwise meet an untimely demise.

As a loving Christian for-life family, you can do something. If you are already in the world of special needs, you know that it is not the living horror the world makes disabilities out to be. True, life is not a bowl of cherries. Our children may die sooner and some cannot ever live on their own. There are families among us working for a heavenly treasure. An inconvenience such as not having an easy life, with many freedoms, is small compared to the joy of being obedient to God.

Orphans lie waiting for mommies in foreign countries. This is a matter of great concern to our Heavenly Father. And those silent ones, who cannot cry out for themselves, also are important.

There are babies that cannot visually justify their existence or scream in terror. These children are dying daily right in our home towns. Supposedly no one wants them. These are the special needs unborn children, resting peacefully their mommy’s womb. They innocently await our compassionate touch, not an untimely, painful death. An unborn baby... what a picture of trust.

Birth moms are very vulnerable. Their positive or negative emotions mean life or death for their child. Can we give a birth-mom, facing a lifetime of working in the world of special needs, support and hope? Can we convince them to give their child the gift of life?

How can we do this?

Encourage a birth mom. Send us a "dear birth mom" letter with a CHASK Application. Address the letter to a birth mom you do not know, but want to encourage with God’s love. They will know you are Christians by your love. This is scripture.

Write a letter for the NATHHAN NEWS expressing your love and appreciation for your special needs child.

Take a child with disabilities no one wants.

No agency fees through CHASK and even some financial help make adopting a special child easier.

Cannot take a child right now? Please strongly consider making it possible for another Christian home to adopt. Sharing a donation with CHASK gives a family that needs a bit of assistance with lawyer costs real encouragement. Your gift can actually give a child a home.

Are you aware of a birth mom with an adverse diagnosis for her baby contemplating abortion? Do not hesitate to share with her how many families would LOVE to care for her baby if she can’t.

Contact your local Crisis Pregnancy Center or OBGYN with a CHASK Flyer. Birth moms need to know that they can raise their sweet baby with joy and confidence if they choose not to place their child. This is what NATHHAN is all about. They will not be alone.

Many of us may feel removed somewhat from the pain and terrible choices that some birth moms must make. This is only because we are choosing to close our eyes and hearts. These hurting moms are right around us.

...Now is the time to do what we can for those who cannot cry out for themselves. Is life sacred? Do you feel these special needs babies are better off dead?

These are questions we must decide. If we choose to believe that giving life is right then we must learn to be firm in our resolve not to be bystanders.

If God shows us a way to preserve life, He wants us to do something to prevent these untimely deaths.

A new post-abortion awareness campaign called "Silent No More"

Women speaking out about their abortion experience will bring women who have had abortions together at state capitols and in Washington, D.C., in January 2003 to speak out about their abortion experience.

According to Georgette Forney a co-founder of the campaign, We are the voice that hasn't been heard. There is a lot of talk about whether or not abortion should be legal, but very little attention is given to the women who have actually had abortions. "I regret having an abortion and I know that there are millions of women who feel the same way."

"The truth is abortion affects us physically, emotional and spiritually. It's time to speak honestly about the pain we've lived with and we want to help women who are hurting find healing. After 30 years it's time to listen to the women who have experienced it."

"Silent No More" expects to be the beginning of a national campaign to raise awareness about the aftereffects of abortion. The campaign will also seek to reach the many women who are suffering in silence, offering them abortion recovery help and resources.

"Their goal was to educate the public about the horror of illegal abortions in an effort to bolster support for legal abortion," said Reardon.

"Ironically, they just assumed that legal abortion must be better for women. Since my research at that time was showing that legal abortions were also harmful to women, I was inspired by these rallies to name my first book, 'Aborted Women, Silent No More.' Indeed, my research led me to conclude that legal abortion might be causing even more harm to women than illegal abortions had. Legalization had created the false impression that abortion had been proven to be safe and beneficial and thereby reduced levels of caution. Even more seriously, legalization made it easier for men to pressure women into unwanted abortions. These, and other effects, led to ten times as many women suffering from abortions each year."

David C. Reardon, Ph.D., director of the Elliot Institute and an expert on post-abortion research and education, this is the second time the theme "silent no more" has been used by abortion activists. It was first used by the early eighties, by abortion advocates who gathered at "Silent No More" rallies to read the testimonies from women who had suffered from illegal abortions.

Reardon says it is very fitting that this new generation of abortion witnesses should speak out under the same title as the victims of illegal abortions. "Their testimonies prove that while the legality of abortion has changed, it's harmful effects on women have not."

Women who are interested in participating in "Silent No More" may sign up by going to the Silent No More website at   http://www.HelpAfterAbortion.com  or by calling 1-800-707-6635.