Posted on 02/26/2005 9:33:45 AM PST by ElkGroveDan
Thanks to the efforts of members and lurkers on Free Republic and their friends with pro-life email lists around the country, a baby's life was saved last August.
An urgent request for adoption by a sidewalk counselor in Glendale California was posted here August 24, 2004 (original post). The single mother was told her baby had Downs Syndrome and for that reason no one would want to adopt her baby.
Our Blessed friend in Glendale was eventually flooded with over 600 emails from Freepers and their friends willing to adopt the baby. The mother was so overwhelmed that she decided to carry the baby to term, and eventually decided to keep her baby.
The little girl was born January 5th and the mother and grandparents adore her.
Geri's request at this time is that people not email her. She runs Shield of Roses mostly on her own and she doesn't have the time or resources to deal with all the national attention. She needs to get back to saving babies one-at-a-time.
Please pray for Geri in her good works, for the new mother and for all the unborn babies who will not be so fortunate.
Here is the original email from August 24th and the follow up message Geri sent this week (with her email address deleted).
8/24/2004And here is the message Geri sent this week:
Hello, everyone!
I've been speaking to an unmarried woman in her mid-30s, in her fourth month with a Downs Syndrome Baby. She has an aborton scheduled.
She has relented, and given us a few days to see if there is a family out there who wants to adopt her special-needs baby. Her family is totally against the abortion, and wants her to adopt the baby out. Mom was very insistent on going ahead with the abortion, so this respite of a few days buys us time.
Do you know of anyone right now ready to adopt a special-needs baby? It is probably better if they have gotten their home study or are in the process. We need to have this woman speak to people who can take action now and convince her that her baby is wanted. If you don't know of any families, pls keep us all in prayer. I thank God we've been given this time to help her.
Thank you all.
Geri (email address )
2/25/05I've met with baby Kristy with Downs, and she is wonderful! She was born on January 5, and is cute as a button.
She has no heart problems, and no hearing problems. Mom is madly in love with her daughter, and grandma and aunt and uncles also adore her. Mom is so very glad that others showed the worth of her baby before she could even begin to love her.
I thank you so very much for your outpouring of love for this family. God continue to bless you and yours.
Because I've received over 600 e-mails originally, pls do not respond to this e-mail. We have other clients to take of, and I'd be swamped once again. Please do know that I truly appreciated your concern and your prayers for this mom and her baby.
Geri
Shield of Roses
Again please don't email Geri, give your praise to The Lord who answered our prayers. I will PING everyone who posted to the original thread. Please forwarded this back up your email chains to the same people who received it last time.
What a beautiful day it is today!
Thank you for the Update, Dan! We Praise You, Great King of Heaven, for this Wonderful Work that You have Done!
Wow.
Great story.
In another sense, without FR, surely we all would die.
What an excellent beginning to an almost tragic ending. God Bless everyone who helped.
Beautiful story with a great ending.
Thank God for the life of this dear baby!
BTTT
The Lord works in mysterious ways.
The very idea that she is less worthy of life than anyone else is unthinkable. Shame on anyone who would suggest such a thing.
#39...A tearful Amen!
The little girl was born January 5th and the mother and grandparents adore her.
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What wonderful news!
:-)
Sure does.
Freepers are beautiful people.
Leni
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Baruch atah haShem, eloheinu melech ha olam, pokeach ivrim.
Blessed art thou, O Lord Our God, ruler of all, who giveth sight to the blind.
My screen is awfully blurry now. Praise God!
This story should be on every news channel in America. I'll do my part to get this story out.
Thanks for that beautiful story.
Hi...Brad's Gramma!
Just read this Ping and PRAISE THE LIVING GOD of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob (ISRAEL)!
LIFE IS A MIRACLE FROM THE HEART AND HAND OF OUR LORD!
And...HOW HE LOVES US SO! Amen ~ and ~ Amen.
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