Overview:  Join “Healing After Abortion,” a track thoughtfully crafted to equip pregnancy center workers, abortion recovery leaders, and church ministers with the essential tools to guide post-abortive individuals toward the transformative healing power of God’s love. Begin with “Heaven’s Hope,” offering the profound scriptural promise of reuniting with aborted children in eternity. Move into “Abortion and Future Sexual Intimacy,” addressing the tender wounds affecting relationships and illuminating pathways to mend them. “Crossing the Threshold” provides compassionate strategies to ease hesitant souls into spiritually based recovery programs. “Faith’s Embrace” reveals how churches can become sanctuaries of healing through education, collaboration, and practical outreach. Finally, “From Secret to Witness” empowers participants to share abortion’s hidden truth publicly, turning personal restoration into inspiration for others. You’ll leave this track with a renewed sense of purpose, ready to lead with compassion and clarity toward lasting renewal.

Workshop 1 – Gentle Restoration: Caring for Sexual Abuse Survivors – Melissa Horton

Explore how sexual abuse, affecting 85% of pregnancy center clients, shapes hearts in abortion recovery sessions in this insightful overview. See how past trauma surfaces—through shame, fear, or trust issues—complicating grief and guilt in the process. Recognize signs like withdrawal or resistance that signal deeper wounds, and learn when these exceed standard recovery, needing referral to outside counseling. Leave with a clearer understanding of abuse’s impact on abortion recovery and the wisdom to guide clients compassionately to the right care.

Workshop 2 – Abortion and Future Sexual Intimacy – Karen Fifer

Delve into the profound and often heart-wrenching ways abortion can leave lasting wounds on a woman’s sexual well-being and discover how to guide her tenderly toward healing and restoration. This session examines the emotional and spiritual brokenness many women experience post-abortion, including the shattering of sexual soul ties—a process we’ll explore step-by-step—the pervasive ripple effects of promiscuity that can follow, and the deep, lingering impact of sexual abuse that compounds the pain. You’ll learn a compassionate, intentional approach to help clients reclaim intimacy, breaking free from shame and disconnection. Walk away from this workshop equipped with both inspiration and actionable steps to minister to this tender area with sensitivity and hope.

Workshop 3 – Heaven’s Hope – Karen Fifer

Offer eternal hope through Scriptures, showing faith in Jesus reunites parents with unborn children in paradise. Use naming and grieving to affirm God’s love and purpose, pointing to a joyous reunion.

Offer eternal hope through Scriptures, showing faith in Jesus reunites parents with unborn children in paradise. Explore a tapestry of powerful Scriptures—like John 3:16 and Isaiah 55:6—that reveal the promise of reuniting with their children in heaven, where unborn little ones dwell in paradise, loved and cherished by their Creator. Through the healthy steps of naming and grieving, help individuals embrace their lost children as real, affirming their eternal bond despite earthly rejection. This workshop equips you with the tools to share this redemptive truth, guiding clients toward peace and the joyous anticipation of a heavenly reunion with unwavering compassion.

Workshop 4 – Faith’s Embrace: Abortion Recovery Within the Church – Sydna Massé and Melissa Horton

Transform your church into a sanctuary of healing for post-abortive individuals with this insightful and practical session on church-based recovery. Explore the unique dynamics of ministering within a faith community, from supporting Christians who have faced abortion with grace to establishing a firm spiritual foundation for their recovery journey. Learn how to educate pastors on weaving abortion into broader discussions of sin and redemption, forge partnerships with pregnancy centers, and spark awareness at women’s gatherings with sensitivity. Dive into actionable steps: leveraging altar calls effectively, selecting ideal locations for healing sessions, advertising recovery classes within the church, networking with other congregations, and dispelling myths that block progress. Leave equipped to foster an environment of restoration and support.

Workshop 5 – From Secret to Witness: Sharing Abortion’s Truth – Sydna Massé

Shed light on a truth too often shrouded in silence—the lifelong effects of abortion—and inspire participants to embrace God’s calling to step forward as voices of education and healing in this empowering session. Unpack the compelling reasons why the world hears so little about this reality, from stigma to shame, and equip yourself with the courage to change that narrative. Perfect for those sensing a call to share publicly, this workshop offers practical guidance on discerning when to speak and when to hold back, preparing for public events with confidence, and taking that vulnerable first step of sharing with family and friends. Leave ready to help others share their personal healing in a powerful testimony that inspires with grace and clarity.