In a recent email, I read about a woman named Pam, who knows the pain of
considering abortion. More than 24 years ago, she
and her husband Bob
were serving in the Philippines as missionaries to
and praying for a fifth
child.
Pam contracted amoebic dysentery, an infection of
the intestine caused by a
parasite found in contaminated food or drink. She
went into a coma and was
treated with strong antibiotics before they discovered
she was pregnant.
Doctors urged her to abort the baby for her own
safety and told her that the
medicines had caused irreversible damage to her
baby. She refused the
abortion and cited her Christian faith as the reason
for her hope that her
son would be born without the devastating
disabilities physicians predicted.
Pam said the doctors didn't think of it as a life,
they thought of it as a mass
tissue.
While pregnant, Pam nearly lost their baby four times but refused to
consider abortion. She recalled making a pledge to
God with her husband:
If you will give us a son, we’ll name
him Timothy and we’ll make him a
preacher.
Pam ultimately spent the last two months of her pregnancy in bed and
eventually gave birth to a healthy baby boy August
14, 1987. Pam’s
is indeed a preacher. He preaches in prisons, makes hospital
visits, and serves with
his father’s ministry in the Philippines. He
Pam’s son is
Tim Tebow. The University of Florida’s star quarterback
became the first sophomore in history to win college
football’s highest
award, the Heisman Trophy. His current role as
quarterback of the Denver
Broncos has provided an incredible platform for
Christian witness. As a
is being called The Mile-High Messiah.
Tim’s notoriety and the family’s inspiring story have given Pam numerous
Tim’s notoriety and the family’s inspiring story have given Pam numerous
opportunities to speak on behalf of women’s centers
across the country.
Pam Tebow believes that every little baby you save
matters. I pray her tribe
will increase!
May the peace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you
always!
I
do not know the original writer of the story, but God bless them and Pam!
Gary L Beasley
We need more Tim Tebows in pro sports!!
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