Wednesday, March 28, 2018

Mother’s Confession Inspires Daughter to Reach Women at Abortion Facility


By Christina Marie Bennett
Live Action News


Jessica Hughes, 30, is a paralegal student living outside of Charlotte, North Carolina. She’s the Communications Coordinator for Concerned Women of America, a social media director for her church and a sidewalk counselor through Cities4Life-Charlotte. 

She was raised in a Christian family and was taught that all life is valuable. After her 25th birthday, her mother shocked her by confessing an abortion she had in her teen years. Jessica listened as her mom shared her shame and regret from that decision. 

A few months after opening up about her abortion, Jessica’s mother passed away. Jessica was then moved to action. Her mother’s story has compelled her to reach out to women at the busiest abortion facility in the Southeast since 2012, because when she sees a woman walk towards an abortion facility, she sees her own mother. She told Live Action News:

That’s why I go to the sidewalks. For my sibling. For my mother. For my grandmother who drove her to the clinic. To be a voice for siblings that mourn, and all those affected by abortion that is often the forgotten victim. There was no one there to tell my mom and grandmother about fetal development. There was no one there to tell them about post-abortion regret. No one was there. I see a piece of my mom in every woman that enters the doors of an abortion clinic….

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The organization Jessica volunteers with, Cities4Life, works to “transform the culture of death brought about by abortion to a culture of LIFE in our cities as we work to mobilize the Body of Christ to speak up for those who cannot speak for themselves.” They do this by ministering on the sidewalks of abortion facilities, sharing the Gospel, providing free ultrasounds, and offering tangible resources to abortion-minded women and their families.

Jessica shared some of her experiences on the sidewalk with Live Action News:

While ministering at the abortion clinic, a car pulled in, but didn’t stop to talk to me. After about one or two hours later, she stopped when she was leaving. She told me she couldn’t have an abortion. I asked her if she would park across the street so we could talk more. She got out of her car holding her 3-month-old baby. 

I talked to Linda* about the resources we have and offered a baby shower. She declined all the resources. She said she was there because she had a baby three months ago and was now pregnant again. I prayed with her and she started to cry happy tears. All Linda needed was encouragement and reassurance. We exchanged phone numbers and still keep in touch. Her baby girl is due this March and we have plans to meet up for lunch after things settle down for her.


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