Very early this past Saturday morning we were setting up our pregnancy outreach to the abortion bound mothers, when our staff obstetrician, Dr. Mark—who helps pregnant moms with their babies and medical care follow up— came over to us and was very excited. He wanted to share a story with us. He began by asking us if we remembered a girl named Angel who had decided to save her baby after coming into our ultrasound van. We thought and answered, “Sure, she delivered about five years ago.” I told him that she had included our names in her baby boy’s name. He said, “Well, she came into my office recently with this fantastic story. She was involved in a bad relationship, where the boyfriend was abusing her mentally, physically and endangering her health and welfare.”

As he spoke we remembered that Angel has always been fighting the enemy. We know the devil comes to rob and kill and destroy, and a little over five years ago the enemy was trying to convince Angel that she couldn’t possibly handle another baby. Added to this the abortion clinic staff had her convinced to the point that they wouldn’t let her leave that day till she agreed to return the following Tuesday to start the late term abortion. We remembered that we were standing in the alley and walked with her to the car, all the while speaking in love and offering to help her with another way. “I know it’s hot, but would you like to see a picture of your baby?” She was reluctant and her driver was in a hurry and couldn’t have cared less about a baby. But I held out my hand and she finally accepted and came into the hot van, and that’s when the love story began between Angel and her baby. Well, to fast forward, we fought hard for that little boy inside our hot tamale ultrasound van, but God won. It turns out that Angel knew the Lord; her daddy was a pastor. We ended up helping her with bunk beds for the other kids and supplies and a crib for the baby and we later celebrated her at our banquet, where we got to meet her family. It was awesome. But, years later, things began falling apart with this new boyfriend. She was in a mess and had forgotten her way. Lost and feeling she was at her breaking point, Angel was sitting in a room with a loaded pistol in her hand. She was crying, “I can’t take it anymore!” She brought the gun up to her temple; took a breath in and began to pull back the trigger when her cell phone rang. It kept ringing. She finally grabbed it with her other hand and answered. On the other end a small voice said, “Momma, I love you, I will see you soon.”  It was the baby we saved inside our ultrasound van a little over five years ago! Angel choked up and started crying. She put the gun down. The phone went dead, but after a good long cry Angel got herself together, because all she had needed was a touch from the Lord. God used her saved baby son to save her life and to remind her and others how precious life is. She asked Jesus back into her life and realized that this was only a test of faith. She may have felt all alone when she was going through the storm, but God was with her. 

Remember when we were in school taking a test? The teacher was always quite during the testing and it’s the same in our lives. When we are going through our trials we sometimes wonder, or cry out to the Lord, “Where are you?”  It always gets quite during our God test, but He is with you. God was still in control and would help her out of her mess. Thank you Lord! 

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I hope this story encourages you. I know it blessed us on those sidewalks this past Saturday. Think about it; had that baby not been saved, I don’t know if Angel would be with us, but I’m grateful she is. Keep her and her family in your prayers. I always tell the abortion minded moms that you never know what your baby can be and in this case “a hero” comes to mind, but these babies are full of endless possibilities. They just need a chance. I know as a mother of a large brood it’s not easy, but it’s always worth it. People think I save babies: those babies save me every day.

Be encouraged,.

~Angela