Empty Arms
More than 60 Life-giving Stories of Hope from the Devastation of Abortion

Buy Now from AMG   Buy Empty Arms at: Christianbook.com ISBN: 0899571638 MSRP $10.99 240 Pages 5.5 x 8.5 inches Trade Paperback In 1996 Chattanooga became the only mid-sized cities in America with no abortion clinic. The National Memorial for the Unborn was created on its former premises to offer peace to post-abortive parents, to remember babies who have been lost to abortion, and to offer the hope of salvation. Each plaque represents a lost life; behind each plaque is a story that needs to be told. There are so many women who have kept their abortion a secret, who have perhaps never told their parents or the baby's father or their own husbands. Their good intentions to solve a crisis pregnancy have left them with deep wounds and unresolved emptiness in their heart; it creates an unfathomable sense of loss. Through God's tender mercy, our contributors have received forgiveness. The book concludes with several stories of adoption, to show that this life giving choice is happening all over the world--even for children who are born with severe handicaps) and that these families are made whole through offering life. What we have found through the ministry of the National Memorial for the Unborn is that healing is possible through claiming one's child, naming one?s child, and honoring one's child. Empty Arms is intended to share the painful reality of post-abortion and its effects on families. The time is now to face the ugly truth about the effects of abortion on millions of real women and men. We have included stories from people who have faced the serious consequences of their "choice." In many cases, the effects have been severe (infertility, drug abuse, divorce, multiple abortions). In other situations, the heartache has left an unexplained void in their hearts. Each story shows that no one is released from the consequences afterwards. Abortion does not fix a problem pregnancy.

About the Authors: Wendy J. Williams currently serves on the Board of the National Memorial for the Unborn. She has lived on a Navajo Indian Reservation leading Bible studies, been active in a Christian medical relief program called Chernobyl Children, provided shelter to women in crisis pregnancies, and has fostered over twenty newborn babies awaiting adoption. Wendy and her physician husband, Henry, have four children and are active in the Lookout Mountain, TN Presbyterian Church. She is the author of Scripture Pictures, with over 2 million in sales.   Ann M. Caldwell and her husband, Mark, have been involved in the National Memorial for the Unborn since its inception. She placed her own plaque on the day the Memorial was dedicated. She serves on the Board of the Memorial. Ann, her husband, and three children live on Lookout Mountain, Tennessee. She is active in the Lookout Mountain Presbyterian Church.