Posted on 06/12/2005 4:44:10 PM PDT by wagglebee
I recently found out that a very close friend of my family was raped last winter. She is a 21 year old college student who was in Europe on a foreign exchange program. One night a guy she somewhat knew raped her.
She returned home to the US soon after this. Out of shame, she did not tell her family what had happened (she was a virgin at the time of the rape). After a couple of months she realized that she was pregnant. She is a devout Catholic and abortion was never a consideration; she considered putting the baby up for adoption, but decided to keep the baby. The baby is due in a couple of months. She only has 6 credits left to complete her degree, so she will commute to school every day while her mother cares for her baby.
Please pray that this brave young woman can find a sense of joy from her child that will overcome the darkest episode of her life.
Thank You
Prayers on the way.
The amount of woman hating from some -people never, ever ceases to amaze me.
Our thoughts and prayers are with this woman. What a difficult decision. Hope all turns out ok.
If she was at college, she was at least 18 and an adult. She could have sought help at the infimary. The mentality of the parents was not to blame.
Sorry I forgot to ping you to the thread when I posted it, but you made it anyway. Thank you for your kind words and prayers.
God Bless
Prayers sent
When she is ready, Lord, send her an understanding and loving man, too, who will love this child as his own and be someone she can cleave to. I ask this in Jesus' Name, Amen.
Heartfelt prayers for this person and her family.
Such a terrible circumstance to happen to such a devout person! One cannot know the will of God but somehow I think this child will be very special, and is there for a reason.
Again, we can't know.
Sorry, BG. I'm sort of sick right now and didn't flag wagglebee. Afterwords, I figured wagglebee may just forward the whole thread to the principals. So then I went back to bed!
I wuv my mattress right now... ;-)
Prayer BUMP
Amen. Bless her for the courage!
It is wonderful that the baby was not aborted. Thank God! We pray that this woman and her baby will be just fine. Amen.
you are brazen to post such a theory but i'll admit it crossed my mind as i read her story.
otoh, as a christian i am not called to be judge or jury, just simply a witness for my hope.
> If my sister came up with a story like this I would question it.
I pity your sister for having had to grow up with a thorn-in-the-flesh who would question her integrity before defending her honor.
prayers for the young woman and her child.
She will be in my prayers.
Lord be with this young woman and her baby.
Prayer bump.
tell her lots of people are rooting for her.....
My prayers are with her, her baby and her family.
Ping..
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