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June 2012 Prayer Letter
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Dear Friend,
On behalf of Healing Hearts I would like to thank you for taking time to pray for Healing Hearts and for giving of your precious resources so that we can carry out God's mission to bind up the brokenhearted. We know that there are many organizations worthy of your financial support so we are thankful that you have chosen to partner with us in this great ministry that God has called us to.
I don't think there is anyone anywhere that could not testify that as a nation we are in big trouble. What seems to be talked about the most today is the economy, which is very concerning to all of us, but what we need to remember is that a nation falls when it becomes morally corrupt.
Sexual sin is destroying our country.
I don't want to bore you with statistics but I do want to share a few that pertain to what we do in Healing Hearts.
- According to US News and World report, if current trends continue approximately 43% of American women will have one abortion in their lifetime. We believe that this statistic is much higher than this.
- 1.3 million abortions are performed every year according to the Center for Disease Control out of Atlanta Georgia. Approximately 60 million babies have lost their lives since the Roe vs Wade decision was passed by the Supreme Court. That means that 60 million women and men have been directly affected by making the decision to have an abortion.
- 5 million children a year are either physically or sexually abused. These statistics have tripled over the last 10 years. Ten years ago it was only 1.8 million per year. Some believe this statistic is actually low because many cases are not reported.
What happens to those 60 million women and men after they have taken part in an abortion? What happens to those 5+ million children every year that suffer abuse?
It's easy to allow all of those women, men and children to just become a statistic....a number on a piece of paper and then we wonder why everything in our nation is such a mess.
You can't even turn on prime time television anymore without being bombarded with Victoria Secret commercials and TV shows that at one time would have been X-rated in our country. Why are things so morally bankrupt? What has happened to our country? Sexual sin is destroying our nation! If we don't repent and we don't heal those who have been wounded we will surely be headed swiftly toward God's judgment if we are not already there.
I can tell you what happens to some of those people mentioned in the statistics above. They come to Healing Hearts with their broken lives with the hope that they will find healing and restoration for their souls. What we need to understand is that broken people are more susceptible to:
- a higher rate of divorce
- finding themselves in abusive relationships
- sexual promiscuity
- becoming physically and sexually abusive
- having problems with drug and alcohol abuse
- becoming angry and violent - All of the women we minister to in the prisons either have been sexually abused or have had abortions
- a higher rate of depression and other psychological problems
- producing broken children who will follow in their footsteps. It's not uncommon at all for us to minister to a woman in prison that is a 2nd or 3rd generation prisoner.
We can't look at the statistics and hope that it's all just going to go away. By ministering to those individuals we change our society. We work hard every day to reach out to those who are broken and we minister to them so that their lives will become forever changed for God's glory. Michelle says it well:
"Healing hearts has guided me to taking the first steps to save my life. No medicine could fix how I was feeling, and nothing could take the pain of my abortion away. I made the worst decision of my life. I was supposed to protect and love her. I failed to protect my precious baby because I was so busy worrying about the rest of the world. It hurt me so bad. The emotional pain led to physical pain. This study has had an impact on all aspects of my life. I feel renewed and stronger than ever. I was supported by my mentor every step of the way. She was amazing."
"Then they cried out to the LORD in their trouble; He saved them out of their distresses. He sent His word and healed them, And delivered them from their destructions."
Psalm 107: 19-20
If you are not currently a monthly contributor I hope that you will prayerfully consider supporting Healing Hearts on a monthly basis. Please visit our web site at www.healinghearts.org to make your pledge.
May the Lord bless and keep you always.
In His Love
International Director
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PO Box 44670 Rio Rancho, NM 87174
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