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Interestingly, during the Millennium year the
Pro-Life Secretariat of U.S. Conference of Catholic
Bishops in cooperation with the Archdiocese of
Washington, Archdiocese of Baltimore and the Diocese
of Arlington, VA sponsored a public awareness campaign
in the greater Washington area. Part of the campaign
included radio spots with distinctively African
American voices talking about their abortion losses.
Every time that ad aired there was a surge in calls
form African American women. It told us that there is
a huge well of untapped pain that needs to be addressed
directly.
There are resources in our communities that need to
be called forth. Let us promise to work together to
reach out to those who are in pain in the African
American community. Let us dare to speak the prophetic
word that is so needed in our community that abortion
is not good for men, women or children. And let us
work together to develop resources for those who are
hurting with compassion, wisdom and love. Let us
resolve to heal the soul wound within our community
by naming the problem and calling forth caring
individuals who can lead this ministry.
By Vicki Thorn, Executive Director of the National Office of Post-Abortion Reconciliation Healing, P.O. Box 070477 , Milwaukee, WI
Email: noparh@yahoo.com Phone: 1-800-5WE-CARE
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