Sidewalk counseling

We have visited Doctor Emily's a lot in the last week. However Saturday June 13 was the most  inspiring day of them all. Today we meet other pro‐life supporters! It was very nice to have help  for the women that were going into the clinic. I handed out flyers to girls that were with a  partner or otherwise because you never really know what they are going into the clinic for.  Some women were very just did not want to speak about anything and some very emotional.  All we can do is to pray for these women and their babies.

More knowledge needs to be know about what is really going on. The workers that were ‘pro choice clinic escorts’ seemed very uncaring about what was happening so hopefully they do not  understand fully what is going on behind those closed doors and what they are helping to further. Nidrea.

LIFE CHANGING EXPERIENCE

Hi there! My name is Francis Ditekemena; I am from The Congo but I currently live in Madrid, Spain. I arrived in New York one week ago where I will spend the next three months as an EMC intern.

Last Sunday we went to pray the rosary in front of an abortion clinic. A taxi driver came with a young mom and after she got off, the taxi driver blessed himself and left. I think many people are tremendously chocked by the dramatic situation of abortion. Yesterday some of us were in front of another abortion clinic from 8 to 11 am, and only during this time, 37 moms went in the clinic.

Two days ago, a young mom came to the Bronx office and Kathy called me to observe how she attends to her. During the conversation, Kathy asked what she was planning to do with the pregnancy. She said, she just wants to cancel it. I was shocked by her answer and wondered why she didn't say abortion. Avoiding to say 'abortion' shows she consciously knows she want to do something very bad. I could see that this mom needs help. She needed someone to talk to and explain to her what abortion really looks like. I am happy the pregnancy test was negative for her.

Let’s pray together for the culture of life so that everybody can learn the beauty of motherhood. I’d like to keep sharing with you guys this great and changing life experience fighting the fight of Love and Life in New York City!

Francis DITEKEMENA

The Journey Begins

Hello everyone! My name is Sarah Contreras and I am from El Paso, Texas but currently living as a student in San Antonio, Texas. I will be spending these next two months in New York City as an EMC intern and would be happy for you to join me on this mission to help bring Love and Life into the lives of these gorgeous NY women!

What you will read below is what I wrote my first day experiencing the life of a New Yorker and working in the pregnancy center in the Bronx earlier this week on Tuesday, June 2....here we go!


Today was my first day as an EMC Frontline intern and I must say... what a day! Making my way to the Metro station was a journey in itself while I relied on the direction of my fellow intern who is four days new to the city and in fact new to America. While my visual sensory was being overstimulated by all the new sights before me, I managed to make it to the station without tripping or being careless with the passing vehicles. A women I met at the airport the night before said "be careful with those cars, they'll hit you if you're in their way!"

Arriving to the Bronx office was quite confusing when I found myself entering a door with a huge tattoo sign printed above it and various tattoo pictures once inside the hallway. Atop the staircase I realized that the EMC center was located  adjacent to the tattoo parlor and was pleased to see a warm little office. I met Kathy, the director of the Bronx office and she was so kind to get to know me a little and share her pro-life wisdom throughout the day.

It was 10 a.m. when the center's first expecting mother of the day came through the door - this would be my first time shadowing a counseling session. She seemed so sweet and already had two children but this third child just wasn't in the plans for her. Burdens that affect the majority of us from day to day such as financial struggles and timing issues were the very factors convincing this mom that this gift from God needed to be rejected. She believes in God and knew that she would be offending Him by going through with the abortion but in her words, nothing was going to change her mind. "I just can't do it," she repeated while shaking her head and hiding behind a smile. The session continued and I found myself in shock when she left. I knew how these types of conversations went based on other counselors who have told me but I didn't know what it would feel like actually experiencing it. To see a women, who already knows what the love of a mother is like, to say she "doesn't want it" with such ease saddened me and not so much for the baby but for her. She feels so helpless that she can only fathom the thought of getting rid of her child when she's aware that she will deliberately harm her baby and herself. Where has our world gone so wrong to convince women (and men) to work against mother nature's design to give and nurture life? We have made it way too easy for women to give in to the temptation of being so selfish to the point of self destruction... literally. By the time I finished listening to the second women's story of how she must choose abortion, I was in pieces. I want so badly to free these girls from the traps the world has set up for them. They are like precious seeds that try to blossom only to find themselves choking from the overabundance of weeds in their way. They are in desperate need of a Gardener who will help them to live without so much pain. EMC is the tool with which the Gardener gardens to reveal the beauty of these women and their ability to conceive and bring new life into existence.

Pray for us as we go into the dirt of New York in hopes of revealing the true beauty of this garden that these young and broken mothers posses so that their co-creations with the Gardener may have life and live it abundantly.

Sincerely yours,

Sarah

A Great Start

            I arrived in New York on Friday June 5 2015 with a fluttering and nervous heart wondering if I made the right decision by taking this internship. The first time I saw the city was on the way to the life house in Bronx, it was amazing and it reminded me of Lagos city in my home Country, Nigeria. When I arrived at the life house in Bronx I met my housemates who are amazing, that made me more comfortable and I slept with an excited heart looking forward to the next day.

            The next day I participated in sidewalk counselling in front of Planned Parenthood, an abortion center in Manhattan and it was a new experience for me. Although it was disappointing to see a lot of women walk into the center without giving the counselling a try, it was encouraging to see a Pro-Life prayer group praying in front of the center.

            After the sidewalk counselling, I attend a social meeting with other interns where I met other Pro-Lifers and it was a fun experience for me. I went sightseeing with my housemates and it was fun, we visited Times Square it was amazing. I also went on a fundraising cruise on the Hudson River (Estuary) and it was breathe taking. I had fun talking with other Pro-Lifers and listening to their experiences, it was motivating. With this little experience and great start, I am really looking forward to a great summer in the beautiful city of New York and I am ready for God to work through me.

I am an international student currently a biology major/psychology minor junior in Mississippi University for Women.

Joy.

A New Beginning

Hello Emc life blog. My name is Nidrea Roberson and I am a new intern here in NYC at the life house. I've been here at the life house interning for Emc for three weeks and I have learned a lot in that time frame. Before I get to my experiences I will say a little more about myself. I am a 22 year old girl born in Boston Massachusetts but from Montgomery AL. My major is psychology and my future goal is to be a clinical psychologist. I have always believed in life from the start of conception. When looking up a internship for my major I know I needed something that I was interested as-well as fitting along with my major. When I found expected mother care (Emc) I thought that it was perfect.

In my first week I was alone in the house so it was hard to find my way around NYC myself but I ended up doing fine with few mishaps. When I arrived to the Bronx office I meet Kathy (the head counselor for Bronx) for the first time and she was very informative for my first day. She told me the basic operations of Emc and showed me the starting ropes. I also meet two other interns there that did not life in the house so I was glad to not be alone anymore. So I sat In with Kathy and I saw how she did the counseling. She was very direct and the girls situations were very sad. However on my first day I saw a turnaround. :)

As the week went on I went to the Brooklyn office and I meet the 9 month pregnant Lori ( a head counselor in Brooklyn). She was only there for a short time but she did teach me some things around the office aswell. Her leaving for her maternity leave was so lovely because a women should be able to have a child and still have her job. Many jobs demote or penalize women for taking off time for that.

Later in the week and towards the next two weeks I learned more about counseling the women and the paperwork the was involved from Caroline ( a head counselor) at the Brooklyn office. I know how the abortion process is done as-well as the side effects from the procedure. I learned what help can be done for the women in order to keep the child. I also learned the history of planned parenthood. On Saturday I did my first sidewalk counseling. It was very different than anything I have done before. Many of the girls that went in we're so determined to have the procedure done that there was nothing to really stop them. There were tears of girls who did not want to go in however a planned parenthood employee came and took her in. We pray for these girls.

Now in my third week in the life house I have meet new girls that have come to life here with me so I am no longer alone. However, I am still learning.

A call of hope

It is hard to believe that it has been only over a week since I arrived because it feels like a month. So many people met, different places visited, various kinds of work done… It has already transformed me, 23 years old Lithuanian, a recent Psychology and Business graduate from Edinburgh University. I have learnt a lot and felt God working through people, and this is just a beginning.

During my first week I went to the Bronx and Brooklyn offices to help with pregnancy testing and consultations and prayed in front of abortion mills at the end of the week. Meeting friends of EMC in the fundraiser was a great experience. I have learnt a lot of sad facts about abortion and seen dreadful pictures and videos this week, but I am going to share a phone call that provides hope.

I called a client to see what her final decision about her pregnancy was, but apparently she left her mother’s phone number to us so I was speaking to her. She was frustrated because her daughter avoided talking about the pregnancy and did nothing about it, which indicated to me that the girl was unwilling to undergo the termination. It was her first pregnancy. Her mother’s position was neutral - she wanted her daughter to have an ultrasound for the sake of her health and then do whatever she wants with the pregnancy; however she was worried about unemployment of her daughter’s boyfriend.

When the woman heard how terminated pregnancy shocks the body that is prepared for growing the baby for 9 months, how abortion can result in breast cancer, how physically and emotionally healthier it is to go through the pregnancy, give birth and only then decide whether to keep a baby or to allow he or she to be adopted, the mother of the girl has changed. I was telling that the babies’ heart is already beating, how the baby has little fingers and toes. I told the woman that perhaps her daughter is hesitant to take any actions because she is afraid to be pushed for an abortion. There are numerous organisations willing to help if her daughter had nowhere to stay or needed baby supplies. I told her that mother’s words of support are more important and powerful than she can imagine and that these few words can make her daughter feel entirely different. Then the woman said she is going to cry, that she has never thought about these things… She was invited to see a sonogram together with her daughter and the boyfriend. She kept saying that she is going to cry and thanked.

This was the first time when I witnessed a change in heart and mind which is the goal of the EMC. Working with people who are the closest for a pregnant lady is very important because it helps to form a support net around her and her baby. In many cases this support from parents is enough to avoid abortion. 

Sigute

Pregnancy testing

Goodbye EMC

Tomorrow my flight is taking off at 3 p.m si is time to say goodbye to this amazing city, to all the people that I met here but specially to the mothers that I tried to help. This three month has been an incredible experience for me that I will always remember. Something has changed in me, and I have now more energy and formation to take part in the prolife movement in my country. Thank you very much for this extraordinary opportunity. I am going to miss everyone. See you soon, I hope!

GOOD BYE WITH A TURN AROUND NY!!!

Os escribo a unas pocas horas de coger el avión hacia Madrid. Han pasado tres meses, aunque la sensación que tengo es que llevo aquí mucho más tiempo. Aquí he pasado buenos y malos momentos, aunque al final siempre te quedas con lo mejor de cada experiencia.

Estas últimas dos semanas han sido las mejores. He podido visitar al fin la ciudad (ya que el frío y el cansancio nos lo han impedido durante todo este tiempo), pasear por la ciudad durante horas y divertirme con el resto de amigos que al final me llevo de este viaje.

Una última noticia antes de irme. Ayer después de hacer sidewalk counseling fui a la nueva oficina en Jackson Heights. Sólo vino una clienta durante todo el día y tras la charla que tuvimos decidió quedarse al bebé. Qué mejor forma de acabar esta experiencia que con un Turn Around? a mí no se me ocurre ninguna.

Muchas gracias por todo vuestro apoyo y oraciones, se ha notado que estabais detrás nuestro apoyándonos desde la distancia.

GOOD BYE AND WE HAVE TO KEEP FIGHTING AGAINST THE ABORTION

STRONGER THAN YESTERDAY

See you soon!

This is my last post because next week I come back to Spain. I´ve been for two months. I've never thought that this was like that, it has been different: hard work, get up very early, cold weather, the people...

I arrived to New York with an idea of prolife work and I've met some wonderful people like sister Dorothy, guests who were in our house (the women from St. Lucia, Brendan a journalist from Boston who has a prolife Tv program), and Kwadwo, who works in EMC twice a week and he`s a fantastic person! he was friendly with us!!

In this prolife experience I´ve learnt how the abortion hurts women, how important is the sexual education and having human values, but I´ve discovered the miracle of the life (how the life is growing inside women´s womb (if you want to know more about this, you should watch the report of National Geographic called Into the womb. It's great and amazing!)

And I've also helped some women to save their babies (or I hope so) or to understand the importance of abstinence or having sex after the marriage. 

We got to know some places of New York: Manhattan and the Fifth Avenue, St's Patrick Cathedral, Times Square with the big screens, World Trade Center... (it was sometimes really diffcult to visit these places because we were very tired and we didn´t have enough time). NY is a multirracial city, there are hispanics, black, chinese or asiatic and american people. 

Since I´ve been here, I praid for all those people who fight against the abortion and they do this job with an smile and treating well everyone. 

CHARITY is the most important rule to treat people and it's always necessary. But not everybody sometimes treat you with charity (and a boss must do it). 

We defend the life because no one have the right to finish it. 

I don't know when I'll come back to NY, only I can see: Goodbye!!

Dr. Emily's

Another day in Dr. Emily’s. I do not know what it is, but I feel uncomfortable. Is not the cold, is not the rain, is something more, is something estrange. The fact of know that they are killing babies is hard. I see people walking the street and I am sure that they are killing human beings in that place. Is hard try to stop women and explain that they want to do something really wrong.

Every Saturday there are a lot of people praying in front of the clinic and this give us strength. We try hard with every woman. Some of them do not want to know anything; some of them actually stop but they still going to the clinic. Is sad see this people going inside but we have to move on and try again with the woman who is coming from the other side of the sidewalk, and we do.

I know that this is almost the end, the end of my internship, so I feel bad for all of these women who will go inside the clinic and no one will be there, outside of the clinic trying to stop them, trying to explain them, trying to save them. I know that there are a lot of sidewalk counselors in the clinics, but there are other clinics that there is no one there.

Pray for these woman who do not have the opportunity of talking with a counselor before they come in to the clinic, the need it. Thanks!!!

having fun in USA

Aunque esta experiencia esté llegando a su fin, atrás quedan muchos buenos momentos. La gran mayoría son con las personas con las que convives cada día, el resto de internos. El único apoyo que tenemos somos nosotros mismos ya que todos nos enfrentamos a los mismos problemas, a los mismos retos, a los mismos desafíos.

Aquí se nos puede ver en un partido de baseball en el estadio de los Yankees. Disfrutamos de una tarde agradable todos juntos, aprendiendo más sobre la cultura americana. Menos mal que al partido vino una chica que trabaja en esta organización y nos explicó las reglas mientras avanzaba el partido porque si no, no nos hubiéramos enterado mucho. Por cierto, ganaron los Yankees!!! Aun así todos sacamos la misma conclusión: como el fútbol nada, pero fue relajante apartarnos por unas horas de los problemas, tristezas y desilusiones que conlleva ser consejero de mujeres que tienen la firme intención de abortar. Es importante en este trabajo saber pasar página y empezar cada día con ilusión, y para eso es necesario tener buenos momentos y algo de descanso.

No os voy a engañar, el descanso no es algo que abunde en esta experiencia. Hay que sacar fuerzas, ilusión, ganas y motivación de donde puedas. Generalmente lo encontramos en nuestras familias y amigos que nos mandan ánimos y fuerzas desde España. Aquí también nos animamos los unos a los otros porque como he dicho somos el único apoyo real que podemos encontrar aquí.

Seguid rezando por nosotros, los bebés y las mujeres. Todos los necesitamos!!! Gracias!!!

Goodbye NY!

Todos los esfuerzos que se realicen para sensibilizar a las personas en cuanto a demostrar que el bebe es un ser humano desde su concepción, motivará a los que están a favor de la vida, pero estos esfuerzos no tendrán ningún efecto en aquellos que defienden el aborto. Estas personas han endurecido su corazón hacia el "feto". Biológicamente, pueden aceptar que sea un ser humano, pero están convencidos que el niño no-nacido es menos importante que la mujer. Cualquier información que se presente, no los hará cambiar su posición. 

La lucha de los abortistas está enfocada totalmente hacia la mujer. Por lo tanto, la única manera de luchar contra ellos, es enfocar los esfuerzos pro-vida hacia la mujer. Es necesario cambiar el debate del aborto y discutir sobre su mismo punto de fuerza: los intereses de la mujer. 

Por lo tanto, se deben concentrar todos los esfuerzos pro-vida en probar que la segunda razón para hacer legal el aborto es falsa, el aborto no es seguro. El decir que "el aborto es seguro" es la razón más fuerte de los abortistas. 

El aborto lastima a la mujer. En muchos casos, ocasiona un daño irreparable a la función reproductiva de la mujer. En los últimos diez años, se ha comprobado que tiene graves daños psicológicos y emocionales. 

En muchos casos, el trauma post-aborto es psicológicamente devastador, afectando sus relaciones familiares, amistades e incluso laborales. 

Saying good bye

Tomorrow Ana and Marta are goiug back to Spain,  Now we are less in the lifehouse and it's hard to say goodbye.

Througt these two monThs living together(we have lived and shared so many moments that thanks to them our friendship has grown up)It has been a lifetime experience that we will never forget.We have realised that it is necessary to fight against injustice and that,moreover,fighting for the lifes of those most needed and indefensed is our duty and responsibility.We have to give a good example to our peers,if we,the young people,do not speak out our mind and stand for what we belive ,none will do it for us.We have the future in our hands and it is too precious to let it go

Changing your heart; turn around!!

Hoy he vuelto a ir a la oficina del Bronx a atender a las mujeres que vienen. Han venido seis clientas, de las cuales una de ella ha decidido mantener su bebé (las otras clientas dieron negativo en su test de embarazo). Me gustaría dedicarle este post a esta chica, cuyo cambio me ha sorprendido!!

Cuando llegó a la consulta, tenía la mirada baja y empañada, al comenzar a atenderla algunas lágrimas resbalaron por sus mejillas, preguntaba si le iba a facilitar la píldora en ese día e instante. Pero comenzamos a hablar (como en el resto de las entrevistas que hacemos) hablamos de los riesgos que el aborto puede tener, que parece una solución rápida y fácil, pero que deja huella para toda la vida y hay un peso que no se borra; el sentimiento de culpa.  Su mirada reflejaba que no quería deshacerse de ese, pero tenía miedo y estaba asustada por diferente motivos. Pero a pesar de que hagamos algo erróneo siempre tendremos la oportunidad (siempre, porque hasta Dios perdona) de aprender de esos errores. 

Previo a ver el vídeo sobre los riesgos y procedimientos del aborto, le enseñé un folleto (This is not your only choice) y le enseñé cómo sería el tamaño de su bebé (10 semanas) y le comenté que sus dedos ya estaban definidos). A lo largo del vídeo noté que cambiaba de actitud, que se conmovía y que cogía el folleto de nuevo en sus manos y analizaba perfectamente las características del bebé que llevaba en su vientre. Y así de repente me dijo que había decidido mantener al bebé (I want to keep my baby) porque ya era muy grande y lo quería. me pidió que le enseñara cómo sería su bebé!!! 

Su rostro había cambiado, sus lágrimas ahora eran de felicidad. estaba contenta y feliz!!! (y yo di gracias a Dios porque entró en nuestra oficina y no en una clínica abortista). Mañana irá a realizarse un sonograma y podrá ver cómo es y cómo está.

Me alegro de poder haberla atendido y haber hablado con ella durante todo ese tiempo, porque el cambio de su corazón me ha ayudado y me alegró!!

Sidewalk counseling Lesson 1

I have been doing sidewalk counseling a lot the last month, and one thing of this kind of counseling is that you learn a lot in the beginning but you keep learning with every woman that you talk. As I said, Sister Dorothy tought me how she do but there are a lot of kind of techniques. In fact, as many as sidewalk conselors.

The first time that someone tough me how I have to approach to a woman was Mike. We called him Mike The Sidewalker. He told me that there are four important steps that we have to follow in every approach:

1.- Talk about the help: Help is what we offer and for that reason we have to keep saying the help that is available for all of these woman in need.

2.- Talk about the baby: This part is important because the women who go to the clinic killed (psychologically) her baby before she come in to the clinic. We have to remind them that they still having a baby in their wombs. We need pictures of how looks a baby in every week, because is important that they know how is her baby in that precise moment.

3.- Talk about the procedure: The woman that go to a clinic does not know what they are going to do, so is important that they know that. The risks and options that they actually have. The clinic only wants their money so they don’t talk about risks and options.

4.- Talk about God: I know that is weird that the last step is talk about god, but the expert sidewalk counselors say. If you start talking about God, a lot of them will not listen to you anymore.

These are the steps that many sidewalk counselors use. Is not the method of Sister Dorothy, but I said there are as many methods as councelors. 

Normal day in EMC

Today I have gone to The Bronx Center with Ana. In this Center we try to help the girls with crisis pregnancy doing free testing, ultrasounds, counseling and referrals. Today Ana and I were doing counseling to three girls:

The first one spoke Spanish so this it made easier for us. She wanted to do a pregnancy test to know if she was pregnant. We spoke with her and asked some questions about her life. When we started, she said that if she would be pregnant she couldn´t have the baby. The pregnancy test was positive. After she watched the video about the abortion risks she changed her mind, and she told us that she needed more time to think in her future decision.

The second one was a young girl, she had 18 years old and she wanted to know if she was pregnant too. In this occasion the test was negative. She told us that she wouldn´t have the baby because she is going to start the university the next year. We tried to convince her but for her it was more important her life than her baby. She said that she was very young to have a baby.

The last one came with her boyfriend. She wanted to know if she was pregnant. In this occasion we didn´t need to put her the video because she wanted to have the baby. Finally the test was negative.

El aborto no debería ser una opción

We must not forget that the more important thing that wants to be achieved is that besides that the abortion is not legal, it is "unthinkable". To manage to change the perception that has the people of whom the abortion is " sure and legal ". We must convince the public who still though the abortion is legal, will never be sure. Our ideal one is that every person who harmonizes with a young woman who is embarrassed, never dares to advise it to abort, since it is perfectly informed and conscious of the spiritual, physical and emotional hurts that it will provoke him later.. To achieve that all the persons think that the fundamental truth is that when we hurt a baby who has not born, also we hurt to his mom and the opposite: when we help the mother, also we help the baby. Therefore, the solution of a not wished pregnancy, or of a pregnant teenager, is not the abortion, but to be informed well brings over of the hurts that him ocacionará to her itself and to the persons who want it.

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No debemos olvidar que lo más importante que se quiere lograr es que además de que el aborto no sea legal, sea "impensable". 

Lograr cambiar la percepción que tiene la gente de que el aborto es "seguro y legal". Debemos convencer al público que aún aunque el aborto sea legal, jamás será seguro. 

Nuestro ideal es que toda persona que se compadezca de una joven que está embarazada, nunca se atreva a aconsejarla que aborte, ya que está perfectamente informada y consciente de los daños espirituales, físicos y emocionales que le provocará después.. 

Lograr que todas las personas crean que la verdad fundamental es que cuando lastimamos a un bebe que no ha nacido, también lastimamos a su mamá y lo contrario: cuando ayudamos a la madre, también ayudamos al bebe. Por lo tanto, la solución de un embarazo no deseado, o de una adolescente embarazada, no es el aborto, sino estar bien informada acerca de los daños que le ocasionará a ella misma y a las personas que la quieren.

May we help you?

In our daily work in offices we want to say to the women that the abortion isn't the only exit and it isn't the best solution, there are other alternatives. Maybe the abortion is the fastest solution, but it will affect us for the rest of our lives so does the abortion compensate?

None of women who have come to us and remembered last abortions, they didn't say that the abortion was a good and happy thing (although always seek excuses), although there are women who repeat the abortion, but other don't want to repeat that feeling of guilt at the end of the abortion process, because are we able to live a life that weight?

So in EMC we try to help those women who need it, talk about how a baby could change our life and with positive sense. or talk about adoption...the best for her life; a life without sadness.

Because even though pregnancy is or may be a problem in your life, for different reasons from the age of the girl, sentimental relationship, economic situation, pressure from parents or partner... everything bad can get something good and you shouldn't play with human lifes.

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En nuestra labor diaria en las oficinas queremos hacer ver a todas las mujeres que acuden a nosotros, que el aborto no es la unica salida, que existen otras alternatuvas a el y que no es la mejor solucion; puede ser la mas rapida, pero nos va a afectar para el resto de nuestra vida asi que, compensa abortar?

Ninguna de las mujeres que han acudido a nosotros y han reconocido abortos anterioreslo recuerdan con alegria o como algo bueno que hicieron (aunque siempre se buscaran excusas), si es cierto que algunas vuelven a hacerlo, otras no quieren repetir ese sentimiento de culpa al finalizar el proceso abortorio, porque somos capaces de vivir toda una vida con ese peso?

Por eso en EMC tratamos de ayudar a aquellas mujeres que lo necesiten, hablarles de como puede cambiarle la vida un bebe y su sentido positivo, o hablarles de la adopcion, ..lo mejor para que la tristeza no marca su vida

Porque a pesar de que el embarazo sea o pueda suponer un problema en su vida, por diferentes motivos desde la edad de la chica, relacion sentimental, situacion economica, presiones por parte de los padres o la pareja.. de todo lo malo se puede obtener algo bueno y con la vida de otros seres no se puede jugar. 

Sister Dorothy

I know that Gabriel has talked about this nun, but I am spending a lot of time with her and I want to explaine the power of this person.

She is 75 years old. She wakes up at 4:30 a.m. You could think that she go to the bed early, but you would be wrong. She goes to the bed not before 11 p.m. Well, as I said she wake up early in the morning and she goes to an aborion clinic, figthing for the unborn rights. I can not explaine the energy that this woman has and you couldn't believe it. You have to see with your own eyes, how she works, how she smiles, and how she speak with every woman, giving them love, options and the most importatn help.

I has learnt a lot with her, not only how I have to aproach to the women who are looking for an abortion. I learnt that if you want it, and you believe it, you can do anything. The LOVE is the most important thing and she shows her love to everyone. She works hard everyday, fighting the weather, the tiredness, with the unpolite women, etc. And she is 75 years old!!!

With this woman I have understood that we can do everything with love. We are fighting gainst the abortion everyday, without rest, and when the tiredness come I think in this woman.

Keep praing for us, is really important. We are stronger everyday. Thank you for everything!!!

A LOOK WHICH CHANGES HEARTS

Last Wednesday we were lucky to have a class with Sister Dorothy, a nun who spent 25 years going to the doors of abortion clinics of NY City to try to avoid (and to counsel) to pregnant women attending the clinic to abort. She takes 18 years in front of the doors of one of the clinics where more abortions are performed, Choice, in Queens.

Every day her day starts very early, at 7:45 she’s in Choice, sheltered to keep warm, and in her hands she has got some informative papers and Rosaries to give to pregnant women, but she’s always smiling;  a smile which gives tranquility and invites you to open your heart.

As I said we were lucky to meet her and have a master class with her. She explained us how to treat women who go straight to the clinic and how to try to remove his heart (because if the heart doesn’t change, the words don’t work). Among explanations she remembered some of his many stories that she has to tell: turn arounds, women who have contacted her to over the years to thank her, etc. Sometimes a word can change more than we think. However, another main characteristic of sister Dorothy is her presence of God and trust in him. Only He is able of removing souls. Then we did roll play with her, each one had a practice session with her.

That day we also met a priest who sister Dorothy cares everyday; a wonderful person who celebrated Mass for us, but he took us a smile with his kind and loving treat with each of us.

In short, I can say that it was one of the best days since I'm here in New York and why? because I discovered that there are wonderful, loving, dedicated and sacrificed people in the prolife cause as well with everyone. I offer for them!!! and I offer for Sister Dorothy and the senior priest who last Wednesday they managed to keep my smile all day (despite the tiredness).

Since then I have in my heart and ask God for these two people who are both doing beautiful and good things!!

El pasado miércoles tuvimos la suerte de tener una clase con Sister Dorothy, una monja que lleva más de 25 años yendo a las puertas de las clínicas abortista de NY City para tratar de evitar (y consolar) a las mujeres embarazadas que acuden a la clínica con el fin de abortar. Lleva 18 años a las puertas de una de las clínicas en las que más abortos se realizan, Choice, en el barrio neoyorquino de Queens.

Cada día su jornada empieza  temprano, a las 7:45 está frente a Choice, abrigada para no pasar frío, y preparados en sus manos algunas hojas informativas y rosarios para regalar a las mujeres, pero sobre todo no le falta la sonrisa, una sonrisa que da tranquilidad y que te invita a abrirle tu corazón.

Como he dicho tuvimos la suerte de conocerla y de tener una clase magistral con ella. Nos explicó

cómo tratar a esas mujeres que van directas a la clínica y cómo hacerlo para tratar de remover su corazón (porque si el corazón no cambia, de nada sirve la palabrería). Entre explicaciones recordaba alguna de sus múltiples historias que tiene para contar: turn arounds, mujeres que han contactado con ella al paso de los años para darles las gracias, etc. A veces, una palabra puede cambiar más de lo que nos pensamos. Sin embargo, otro de los elementos característicos de sister Dorothy es su presencia de Dios y su confianza en él. Sólo él es capaz de remover las almas. Después hicimos roll play con ella, cada uno tenía una sesión práctica con ella.

Ese día, también conocimos a un sacerdote que sister Dorothy cuida todos los días, una maravillosa persona que celebró la Misa para nosotros, pero que nos sacó una sonrisa  con su trato amable y cariñoso con todos nosotros.

En definitiva, puedo decir que fue uno de los mejores días desde que estoy aquí en New York y ¿por que? porque descubrí que hay gente maravillosa, cariñosa, entregada y sacrificada en la causa Provida y a su vez con todas las personas. brindo por esas personas!!! y brindo por Sister Dorothy y ese sacerdote mayor que el pasado miércoles consiguieron que mantuviera la sonrisa durante todo el día (a pesar del cansancio).

desde entonces tengo en mi corazón y pido a Dios por estas dos personas que tanto bien están haciendo!!

The power of prayers

There are people who are be fullly sure of the fact that the life is a gift of God and they wanted to help other persons whom they it consider hereby, but they do not know how to do it... Nevertheless, about some place of the world a mother thinks that it is not in conditions to bring his child to the world, for the reasons that are. The prayer is the most powerful weapon. It moves mountains... The Gentleman Jesus said It and departing from this premise we think that lives can be saved across the prayer. This it is the idea that has each of the persons that every day dedicates a few hours of his time to representing on the verge of these clinics to pray and to support with the prayer the Human life. It is important the evil neither time nor the early hours of the day, to save a this life over all this. Let's fight against the abortion!! 

Hay personas que están plenamente convencidas de que la vida es un don de Dios y quisieran ayudar a otras personas a que lo consideren de esta manera, pero no saben cómo hacerlo... Sin embargo, en algún lugar del mundo una madre piensa que no está en condiciones de traer su niño al mundo, por las razones que sean.La oración es un arma poderosísima. Mueve montañas... Lo dijo el Señor Jesús y partiendo de esa premisa consideramos que se pueden salvar vidas a través de la oración. Esa es la idea que tiene cada una de las personas que cada día dedica unas horas de su tiempo a asistir a las puertas de estas clínicas para rezar y apoyar con la oración la Vida humana. No importa el mal tiempo ni las horas tempranas del día, salvar una vida esta por encima de todo ello. Luchemos contra el aborto!! 

El aborto mata la paz del mundo...Es el peor enemigo de la paz, porque si una madre es capaz de destruir a su propio hijo, ¿qué me impide matarte? ¿Qué te impide matarme? Ya no queda ningún impedimento. Beata Madre Teresa de Calcuta

Hard Work

It is very early, and  It's time to get up, get dressed, have breakfast (full speed) and make us our lunch. So that is the beginning of our daily work which has already begun from early, although it is Holy Week we've to work. 

Our destination isn't always the same, we can go to the different  EMC's offices: in the Bronx, Brooklyn, Queens or New Jersey or now we are doing sidewalk counseling (going to the doors of abortion clinics to give pamphlets and try to talk to women who come there and preventing their abortions).

Many mornings we'are exhausted; it seems that our body surrenders to go one more day this arduous routine in a looooong season with cold (although it seems that temperatures have risen slightly).

We are tired because we barely have time to rest, our working time is 6 days (48 hours per week), we got up early (at 6.15 a.m. including some Saturdays) and it is often a thankless job in different ways. But then we think about those women we have helped who are going to keep their pregnancy and to keep on their babies and maybe these are the reasons why we continue to work every day in New York, EMC Pregnancy Center.

We are far from home, thousands of miles away (the Atlantic Ocean separates our country from our current location), we miss our family, friends, loved ones, and also our customs and culture made in Spain.

I think it is important to recognize the work done by volunteers in this association. From Spain we have brought a positive attitude, illusion and desire to help. 

In the sidewalk counseling is very hard see how women enter in the abortion clinics, for example, Planned parenthood, and how there are pro abortion voluntaeers who are opening the doors to these women, and when you see the pregnant women you see that they are  very sad. But there are people who are praying there and try to speak with someone. 

(in the picture, Planned Parenthood in Bleecker Street)

A Holy week different!!

This Holy week has been different For us. We have been working everyday because For abortion clínic doesnt matter The Easter , they have abortion everyday. For this we went like all days there.
As every morning we are in the door of clínic at 7.30 before that they open. At first and the most important part is praying, like sister Dorothil told us (in Another post I will speak you about her) when women go to clínic we try to speak with them, always we smile them and we ask them how she is? (Probably She is not good if she is in this very bad situation). Later we try to speak more about abortion and we give them paper with all information. Finally is it is posible to have a TR we go with them to our offices.
This day different group of people were with us praying for all babys and also For mothers who dont want keeping their babys.

Death squadron

The first day that we went to Planned Parenthood, the one in Bleequer street, we found three young girls standing in front of the door helping woman to come in to PP to have the abortion. Is very sad to see volunteers helping to kill babies... And the worst thing about this is that they think that are making from this world a better place.

Training day with sister Dorothy

Last wednesday we met one of the prolife liders here in NY. Actually we had a whole day of training with her. Her name is sister Dorothy and I just can say good things from her. With 25 years of experience doing sidewalk counseling, the babies that she have saved can be counted by thousands . She explained  us how she does sidewalk counseling in fornt of the abortion clinics. Her secret? Love. 

She told us that once, when she was doing sidewalk counseling, spoke with 38 girls in a day that were going to have an abortion and those 38 girls finally decided to keep the baby. And when we asked her how could she did something like that, she just said that was not she, but God. And also added that prayers are the more powerful weapon that we have, and that that incredible day she had her students praying infront of the clinic.

Incredible day and incredible experience!