Larisa's Story
When Larisa found out that she was in an unplanned pregnancy from her violent partner, she thought that abortion was her only choice.
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When Larisa found out that she was in an unplanned pregnancy from her violent partner, she thought that abortion was her only choice.
As we celebrate Passover this month, we remember that God brought the people of Israel freedom in the place of slavery. In Hebrew, the word “ashes” and the word “beauty” are spelled with the same three letters but in a different order.
We don’t know the source of the Psalmist’s pain here, but we know that his soul is suffering from defeat, discouragement, and hopelessness. Sometimes in the pit, we might be tempted to ‘rescue’ ourselves through trying to find a human (prideful) solution.
Ever since the war began, everywhere we look, we see faces. Faces of hostages. Faces of fallen soldiers. Faces of grieving families. Yet, even in the midst of sorrow, there is new life. With joy, we share in this newsletter the faces of new lives. Lives of babies whose mothers, at first, had not wanted to see their faces.
Recently, I made a visit to our counselor Yael, who serves women in Ashkelon and Ashdod, where we are helping over 70 new mothers and pregnant women. Yael also supervises our apartment for pregnant women.
The illogical becomes logical when we look beyond circumstances and look to God. Sarah gave birth to Isaac when she was ninety years old. Mary was a virgin who birthed the Messiah.
When Jesus was born, all of Jewish Palestine, as well as neighboring Gentile areas, were ruled by Herod the Great, a king appointed by the Romans. In Luke 2, we read that Herod commanded his soldiers to slaughter the innocent children of Bethlehem in an attempt to kill the infant Jesus, whom Herod feared would eventually seize his kingdom.
On October 7, 2023, the lives of the people of Israel changed. The Hamas terrorist attack stunned us with its brutality. In my newsletters, I have often mentioned our struggle to protect the lives of the unborn.
We rejoiced to see many people from the nations and the Body of Messiah in the Land of Israel, joined in prayer during the ten days from Rosh Hashanah to Yom Kippur, using our Daily Devotional for Life.
'My dream is to see a march for life here in Israel,' shares Be'ad Chaim Director Sandy Shoshani
It’s time to urgently strengthen and expand Israel’s pro-life movement
The tribe of Joseph said themselves, “The Lord has blessed us abundantly.” Yet, they grumbled that His blessings were not enough. They demanded more rather than being thankful.
WE TAKE ACTION. Through media and contacts with social workers, we reach out to women in crisis pregnancy so that we can protect both the mothers and the babies emotionally and practically.
Jesus asked one thing – “Is it lawful to save life or destroy it?” The religious leaders were more concerned about laws, traditions, and opinions than about the man with the withered hand. Because Jesus challenged their world view, they were enraged.
Society has drifted to a place where the line between truths and lies appears blurry. “God created mankind in his own image, in the image of God he created them; male and female he created them” (Genesis 1:27).
Life’s circumstances are not always what we would plan or expect. In the Bible, we see numerous testimonies of women whose lives were turned around by pregnancies in difficult or unusual circumstances. Sarah, Abraham’s wife, was 90 years old when pregnant! (Genesis 11)
Joyfully, Israel celebrated her 75th birthday on April 26th: the miraculous rebirth of the Jewish nation only three years after our darkest period, the Holocaust. Resurrected life sprouted out from the seeds of sorrow and death.
In March, we celebrated the holiday of Purim, and in April, we celebrate Passover. Both holidays remind us of the brave women who risked their lives to save the lives of others.