Her Story Project—Sarah's Story: Healing After Abortion and Unplanned Pregnancies I S2E8

01/11/2024 28 min Temporada 2 Episodio 8
Her Story Project—Sarah's Story: Healing After Abortion and Unplanned Pregnancies I S2E8

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Sarah Dove is the Executive Director of Arms of Grace Pregnancy Resource Center in Burlington. She shares her inspiring story of finding healing after experiencing unplanned pregnancies and abortion. Her recovery journey set her on a path to serve others and make an impact through volunteering, and later found a new pregnancy resource center she now leads in Burlington, NC.  Sarah encourages that God can redeem in beautiful ways: “You may think you’re fine. You can be fine, or you can be out of this world amazing. God’s abundance is for all of us.” In a hurry? Skip to the section that’s most relevant to you. 00:00 Podcast Begins 2:20: When Sarah first shared her story publicly 2:55 Sarah shares her story and the circumstances that led to her unplanned pregnancies 5:33: "'No one can know' - that's the overwhelming voice that I heard."  8:45: Encouragement from her partner, "It's okay we can do this." 10:05: First encouragment to start a pregnancy resource center 10:30: Began volunteering at The Pregnancy Network and began attending recovery program 11:30: Encouragement that if the Holy Spirit guides you to share your story, pray into that 12:15 - Recovery experience “Catapulted me into even understanding that I had a testimony. 12:49 - Forgiving herself 14:04 - What her healing journey looked like; “healing kickstarted with abortion recovery." 15:16 - Sharing her story with her mom, “God is a God of redemption, and he will be in every detail of that redemption.” 16:31: “Now you’re free.” 18:13: “My volunteer journey was my healing journey.” 19:39: Sidewalk advocacy  21:10 “Healing doesn’t end, it just keeps going.” 21:52 - Process of opening new pregnancy resource center in Burlington, NC 26:49 - If you have experienced abortion, there is help. 27:45 - "Life brings upon life…you will find freedom and life." 28:35 - “You may think you’re fine. You can be fine, or you can be out of this world amazing. God’s abundance is for all of us."