Classes
Her Choice to Heal - One On One Classes
. . . never again will my people be shamed. - Joel 2:27
I sought the Lord and He answered me; he delivered me from all my fears. Those who look to Him are radiant; their faces are never covered with shame.
–Psalm 34:4-5
The American Heritage Dictionary (page 155) defines the word shame as “a painful emotion caused by a strong sense of guilt, embarrassed, unworthiness, or disgrace.”
Exerpt from Her Choice to Heal-Sydna Masse & Joan Phillips.
Sometimes the shame is too great for post-abortives to face a group setting, or circumstances make it difficult to attend.
INFG offers flexible and varied one-on-one opportunities for healing.
The leaders who walk with those suffering PAS are committed to:
- Announce grace to their situation that makes them feel guilty and condemned
- Offer personal counsel to shattered hearts
- Share love without judgment
- Guide them through the steps of forgiveness using God’s Word
- Help strengthen in time of sorrow
- Supply support through emotional and physical alterations of life plans
- Provide hope and peace through the message of Christ
Her Choice to Heal - Group Classes
“When another woman shared her experience out loud, I felt a huge release in myself. All the walls came down as I realized I was not alone, and I was not rejected because of what I’d done.”
Anna, Her Choice to Heal participant
In my anguish I cried to the Lord
and He answered by setting me free. -Psalm 118:5
Imagine years of hiding secrets and pain, never speaking them out loud to a soul and believing that if you did, you would be rejected, loathed, ridiculed, and condemned. It is fear of those things that constructs a wall, forming a dark cocoon around a trapped soul.
Sometimes God uses other’s stories to unlock a memory in us that can be the key to progress that can not be found journeying alone.
Our classes provide a safe, warm, supportive environment for women who have had abortions come together to talk about their feelings and experiences, and in the process we have repeatedly seen walls come down and women emerge healed and free.
The title of our class is based on the book we use, “Her Choice to Heal,” and that choice to heal is an integral part of the work. We also use a workbook and discussion format, as well as creative and artistic tools, and our classes are led by trained women committed to partnering with the Holy Spirit to use God’s truth to overcome the lies that bind post-abortives.
Because post-abortive counseling is not a part of many pastoral or psychological programs, INFG has provided successful healing opportunities for women recommended to us by professional counselors and ministers who needed additional support.