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!
An amazing and beautiful story; with obviously amazing and special people doing good works in the world.
What wonderful news!! And BG, thanks for making my Sunday!
Deo gratias!
Thanks for posting, even if you did make me cry. :)
thanks for the ping. what a sweet, sweet story!
Not sure if I pinged you on this yet. God Bless you for your interest.
One can never Praise our Lord enough for His Kindness in Saving this sweet little one. Be Exalted for Your Compassion, Your Mercy and Your Grace, our Loving Father God in Heaven!
You're welcome. I will email the message that I got from the woman involved. Not the mother, but the woman who helped the mother.
Very happy to see that this woman followed her heart and carried her baby to full term.
As the father of a 2yo son with Down syndrome, I can not even begin to explain the joy, friendship and appreciation for what is important that our son has brought to us. He has the ability to draw everyone in a room to him and to bring smiles to their faces.
Because of him, we have met so many other great families and learned from their trials and tribulations. We our now in the position of counselling and advising, as others did for us when we first found out. We have slowed down, got our priorities straight and enjoy life a little bit more.
I'm more than happy to discuss Ds, or Trisomy 21 as it is also known, with anyone. If you have ANY questions (or questions from friends or family members), please do not hesitate to FReepmail me.
good news ping
If you go to the link I provide below, you will see a slide show where a 21 week old fetus is being operated on and the "baby" reaches through the tiny opening and grasps the doctors hand. Startling the doctor so much that he momentarily stops. :o)
I'd post a picture but the photographer has a copyright lock on it.
Anyway, the doctor shook the little hand as the baby held on firmly. It's an amazing story and you can see it here:
http://michaelclancy.com/story.html
Praise The Lord Ping!!!!!
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How heartening. I am glad to know she decided to have the baby.
Awesome story - Well done, FReepers. God Bless you!
http://www.cyberhymnal.org/htm/j/e/jesloves.htm
God bless FR!
Bump for later reading. A story filled with moral beauty.
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