My new Christmas colors for 2015. Thank you Kellie for helping me figure out new colors, that was a holiday highlight for me!
Saturday, January 2, 2016
Hope Box Ministry Update
Today I was able to talk with one of the women who runs The Hope Box. She gave me some great information about upcoming changes and plans for the future of their ministry. We love all the amazing things they are working toward in rescuing babies. They are looking to partner with another ministry called 'Out of Darkness' that is also located in Atlanta. This outreach is helping women and girls that are in desperate situations (sex trafficking) - these women need help and our prayers. For more information on this ministry you can check on their website http://outofdarkness.org/.
Here are some prayer requests and needs that were shared today.
Apparently, one of Georgia's safe haven laws allows hospitals to refuse woman who want to abandon their babies legally and The Hope Box has been getting calls from women who were turned away. This is a law they want to change - that all medical facilities would have to accept abandoned babies. There are a number of aspects of the safe haven laws in Georgia that would need to change for all of these babies to be available for adoption. The mothers forced into the sex trade cannot find a safe place for their newborns and their babies are often sold on the black market. Please pray that laws would change so that all needy babies in Georgia would be allowed to be adopted.
Another need is that The Hope Box is looking for increased connections and visibility. The more awareness people on hospital boards and government officials have of the issues surrounding the abandonment problem in Georgia the more quickly changes can be made.
There are horrible things being done in our country to women and children and it is wonderful to see groups of people fighting against it in the name of Christ. I hope that we will find more ways to be involved and help those less fortunate!
Here are some prayer requests and needs that were shared today.
Apparently, one of Georgia's safe haven laws allows hospitals to refuse woman who want to abandon their babies legally and The Hope Box has been getting calls from women who were turned away. This is a law they want to change - that all medical facilities would have to accept abandoned babies. There are a number of aspects of the safe haven laws in Georgia that would need to change for all of these babies to be available for adoption. The mothers forced into the sex trade cannot find a safe place for their newborns and their babies are often sold on the black market. Please pray that laws would change so that all needy babies in Georgia would be allowed to be adopted.
Another need is that The Hope Box is looking for increased connections and visibility. The more awareness people on hospital boards and government officials have of the issues surrounding the abandonment problem in Georgia the more quickly changes can be made.
There are horrible things being done in our country to women and children and it is wonderful to see groups of people fighting against it in the name of Christ. I hope that we will find more ways to be involved and help those less fortunate!
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