Heartbeat of Miami: eNewsletter

Rescue those who are being taken away to death; hold back those who are stumbling to the slaughter. -Proverbs 24:11

December 2007

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Our Firstborn Child

Cross-bearing Pain

The Youngest Supporter

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Our Firstborn Child
by Martha Avila
Dear Heartbeat of Miami Family:
Wishing you and your family the richest blessings of our Lord and a most wonderful 2008.
Meet Hearbeat of Miami's firstborn child, Marella.
Unfortunately many people told us they did not receive our Christmas Newsletter and it is so encouraging, I just had to share it with you.
Download PDF: Christmas Newsletter
Please join us in glorifying the Lord for what He has done in 2007 through Heartbeat of Miami. Behold our firstborn baby girl, Marella, and baby boy, Robert Alexander; two babies that God spared from abortion. You can see a picture of Robert in our newsletter.
As the year ends and you rejoice in our progress in 2007, it is vital that you also understand the heart-stabbing losses we endure along the way. This is the cross-bearing side of our work.

Cross-bearing Pain
by Rev. John Ensor
Mary was only a few days pregnant when she met up with Elizabeth, who was then six months pregnant (Luke 1:39). And this baby, soon to be named John the Baptist, at six months gestation, leapt for joy in the presence of the fully God, fully human, Son of God who was at that moment only a few days old, a "zygote" in biological terms.
But not all was joy. Along with the incarnation, there was the slaughter of many innocent children. Herod "killed all the male children in Bethlehem... who were two years old or under...Then was fulfilled what was spoken by the prophet Jeremiah: "A voice was heard in Ramah, weeping and loud lamentation, Rachel weeping for her children; she refused to be comforted, because they are no more" (Mt 2:16-18). A whole village of sons slaughtered. A whole village of mothers left inconsolable in their grief.
It is important that you understand that behind our many joyful stories of babies saved and born, we are quietly, tearfully, painfully enduring losses too. Sometimes the pain is particularly brutal to bear, which is why we call this work cross-bearing for the child-bearing. Recently, a woman came in and received an ultrasound. That is not unusual anymore as we are doing about 30 a month now. What was unique about this one is that the baby was confirmed to be six months along; the same age when John the Baptist met Jesus and worshiped Him, womb to womb! Through the ultrasound we saw a little boy fully formed and clearly visible right down to his toes and eyelashes, a masterpiece of God. We smiled at him, talked to him, photographed him and pledged to help his mother.
This week we confirmed that this little boy was slaughtered, dismembered and discarded by one of our local Miami abortionists. The news struck like a punch in the stomach. The mind searches "did we do all we could? Could we have done more?" The heart cries out, "Father God, we tried! We were ready to help!" Finally, the tears push all thoughts aside and just run down in silent sadness before a Sovereign God. This is the price we pay in rescuing so many others.

The Youngest Supporter

Pray for us. We are resolved for 2008: if you will continue to joyfully give to support this Great Work, now and regularly in the coming year, then like Rachel, "refusing to be comforted," we will bear our losses with courage and rise up the next day to fight for the life of every mother who comes to us; and help her find the faith to receive the precious life she bears within.
Thank you.