Reclaiming Our Children: A Blog About Healing After Abortion

From the Free Republic… 

Posted on 07/30/2007 3:29:14 AM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet

Forgiveness is available to those suffering from the silent sin of abortion.

One
in three women will have an abortion by the age of 45, and half of
those will have a second abortion. Despite the church’s view on this
controversial topic, more than 70 percent of these women consider
themselves religious or Christian.

In her ministry work, author
Mary Comm has learned there are few places for people to turn in the
Christian community following the trauma of having or participating in
an abortion, leaving them vulnerable and susceptible to depression,
shame, addiction and other negative coping mechanisms now recognized as
post-abortion syndrome (PAS). In her book Secret Sin: When God’s People
Choose Abortion (Morgan James Publishing, March 2007), Comm gives other
Christians the knowledge, understanding and compassion necessary to
help those who have suffered from the shame of past abortions.

Comm
describes how many women feel trapped and pressured into their abortion
and need to view the church as a safe haven to discuss their dilemma,
but that many Christian women and men will not seek help from Christian
friends and their church family after abortions because of the guilt of
their sin. Comm encourages pastors and other church leaders to create a
safe atmosphere of forgiveness in order to transform the lives of these
women. Comm raises awareness of those suffering silently due to past
abortions and empowers not only church leaders but the entire
congregation to minister Christ’s love, forgiveness and reconciliation
to the broken hearts and hurting souls in their community and how to
create a safe haven for abortion recovery in their church.

Secret
Sin was written by a Christian who believes that the millions of
walking wounded who suffer the grief from a secret abortion need to
forgive themselves and realize that they are not alone and that God
still loves them. Comm gives advice to these women and men on how to
find peace, but also to those who have the power to reach out and show
them God’s true love.

"Jesus heals broken hearts and souls of
women in need of forgiveness. If we Christians cannot show them the
grace and mercy of Jesus then who will?" asks Comm.

Comm reveals:

Why
even pro-life women feel forced into abortions The spiritual, physical
and emotional toll of abortion Who all can be affected by one person’s
abortion Why Christians should have compassion for those suffering from
past abortions

Mary Comm is the president of In Our Midst
Ministries, Inc. a non-profit organization begun in 2004 for the dual
purposes of raising awareness in the church regarding those suffering
silently due to a past abortion, and equip¬ping churches with the
knowledge and information needed to meet these hurting people at the
point of their need.

To schedule an interview, for review
copies or information on placing an excerpt in your publication, please
contact Mary Comm at In Our Midst Ministries, (970) 669-1096.