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CorrieV1976
CorrieV1976 Posts: 320 Member
edited October 7 in Chit-Chat
Pam's Story

In a recent email, I read about a woman named Pam, who knows the pain of considering abortion. More than 24 years ago, she and her husband Bob were serving as missionaries to the Philippines and praying for a fifth child.

Pam contracted amoebic dysentery, an infection of the intestine caused by a parasite found in contaminated food or drink. She went into a coma and was treated with strong antibiotics before they discovered she was pregnant.

Doctors urged her to abort the baby for her own safety and told her that the medicines had caused irreversible damage to her baby. She refused the abortion and cited her Christian faith as the reason for her hope that her son would be born without the devastating disabilities physicians predicted. Pam said the doctors didn't think of it as a life, they thought of it as a mass of fetal tissue.

While pregnant, Pam nearly lost their baby four times but refused to consider abortion. She recalled making a pledge to God with her husband:

If you will give us a son, we'll name him Timothy and we'll make him a preacher.

Pam ultimately spent the last two months of her pregnancy in bed and eventually gave birth to a healthy baby boy August 14, 1987. Pam's youngest son is indeed a preacher. He preaches in prisons, makes hospital visits, and serves with his father's ministry in the Philippines. He also plays football. Pam's son is Tim Tebow.

The University of Florida's star quarterback became the first sophomore in history to win college football's highest award, the Heisman Trophy. His current role as quarterback of the Denver Broncos has provided an incredible platform for Christian witness. As a result, he is being called The Mile-High Messiah.

Tim's notoriety and the family's inspiring story have given Pam numerous opportunities to speak on behalf of women's centers across the country.

Pam Tebow believes that every little baby you save matters. I pray her tribe will increase!

May the peace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you always!

Dr. Gerald B. (Jerry) Kieschnick
President Emeritus, The Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod
Presidential Ambassador for Mission Advancement, Concordia University Texas

May God bless his efforts!!!!

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  • Johnnyswife
    Johnnyswife Posts: 1,447 Member
    Wow!! :smile:
  • moms0211
    moms0211 Posts: 64
    What a great story! Thanks for sharing!!
  • shawnscott5
    shawnscott5 Posts: 295 Member
    Wow, brought a tear to my eye. You never know what God can do for us.
  • SandyQ229
    SandyQ229 Posts: 153 Member
    WOW, i so didn't think that was gonna end up the way ...wow that was a really nice story
  • Galletakek
    Galletakek Posts: 285
    LOVE HIM!! :D John 3:16!!! haha he is amazing
  • Pebble321
    Pebble321 Posts: 6,423 Member
    Um, ok.
    Perhaps this is not quite the right forum for this story, it might be better suited to one of the groups as it has several pretty controversial topics included and could turn into a messy thread.
  • taphophiles
    taphophiles Posts: 3
    I'm not sure whether this post was supposed to be an "abortion is EEEVIIIILLL" one or a "Praise God" one or both, but I'm just gonna say... This could get reeeeaaal ugly, real fast.
  • CorrieV1976
    CorrieV1976 Posts: 320 Member
    That is the problem with people, First, I want to say that it hasn't turned ugly and I am Thankful for that, secondly this story was not posted to infer anything, just a cool email I read and thought it was good reading. I, in no way have said anything negative to anyone that have their own beliefs, I believe what I believe and I have not shared my beliefs at all. It was just a simple story that i thought was a good read.
  • mleoni092708
    mleoni092708 Posts: 629 Member
    That IS an interesting story. I enjoyed reading it.
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