“As a counselor and a pastor, my view of support for those who have had an abortion has changed over the years. I once thought it was enough to offer “passive” help for those courageous enough to reach out. I now realize that by talking more openly about it and offering support groups, we can take a more active role in this process.  People need to know they have someone to talk to who understands their struggle. I have seen firsthand the healing that can come when this type of support is offered.”

— Dr. Preston Crowe, Counseling Pastor

“My initial reason for participating in the Surrendering the Secret bible study was for the purpose of helping women who had experienced an abortion like me. My abortion happened when I was 15 years old and I am now over 60. I truly believed that I was “good”, that I was “ok”, that it was just a blip in my past and I certainly did not need any help! Oh, how wrong I was! After the first session, I realized that I was NOT “good” and not “OK”. Have you ever heard the phrase, “You don’t know what you don’t know”? That was me, I didn’t know that my abortion was trauma, that what led up to it was trauma, and that my children, my husband, and at times my relationship with Jesus, had suffered because of that trauma.

To be honest, this study was difficult and hard. There were many weeks that I did not want to finish. After going through this study twice, I am a changed woman of God. I now KNOW that our Lord has redeemed me. I now KNOW that He forgives me. I now KNOW that He has healed me and, in turn, has healed my family.

If you believe like I did that, “You're ok. You’re good. That was the past, and you don’t need help”, then Surrendering the Secret will change your life!”

— Anonymous

“Before doing the Surrendering the Secret study with Amanda, I was struggling daily with shame, fear, crippling anxiety, and isolation. The Lord, in His sweet Divine intervention, sent me straight to this wonderful group of women! He showed me through community that He’s never stopped seeing me, He’s never stopped loving me, and He never will. I can now live in the freedom of His grace and wait with joy and expectation for the day I meet Him and my sweet baby face to face!”

— Anonymous