Conversation 5, Kenesaw State University

I asked a girl who stopped to view the Exhibit what she thought. She told me that all of her friends were talking about the JFA Exhibit and saying that "they couldn't get anymore now."

I asked, "What do you mean?"

She quickly responded, "All of my friends are saying that after seeing [the JFA Exhibit] they can't get anymore abortions. Like, every time they get pregnant they get one. Some of them have been pregnant 5 times and have gotten 5 abortions. One of my friends got one last month and it's been ripping her apart."

Our conversation ended well. I showed her how to walk people through the JFA Exhibit brochure and told her how to guide her friend to local post-abortion counseling services.

--Allison Martinez, Texas A&M, March 2010

Breaking the Cycle at Kennesaw State Saves Child

March 2010

I saw a woman slowly walking around the small exhibit so I took the opportunity to strike up a conversation. She seemed curious as to why we were there and what we were doing. I told her that we also had the large exhibit up on the grassy area at Kennesaw [State University]. She wanted specific directions on how to get there so she could go look at it.

She said, "wow, these pictures are really sad....and graphic..." I asked her more about that. All of a sudden she interrupted me and asked, "Oh is that your poll?" looking at the "Should abortion remain legal" question. I said, "Yeah, that's us too."

She then said, "I had an abortion a few years ago, so I think I'm gonna go sign yes." I was in shock. She quickly walked away from me to go sign her name under yes. As I was waiting for her to finish signing her name so that I could ask her about her abortion and possibly refer a crisis pregnancy resource, another volunteer took the opportunity to talk to her. I waited to talk to her until someone else started talking to me. A few minutes later she was gone.

Later in the day at the large exhibit I saw her talking to another volunteer. Again, I tried to catch her but she left before I could catch her attention. I asked the volunteer who had spoken to her how their conversation went. She said, "That woman is pregnant now and said that she didn't know what she was going to do."

She said that she saw the small exhibit earlier and after thinking about it for a while decided she couldn't do the same thing with this pregnancy.*

--Allison Martinez, Texas A&M University, March 2010

*The Alan Guttmacher Institute reports that about half of all abortions each year are performed on women who have already had at least one previous abortion.

Dust the Rust Off

I feel incredibly blessed to have spent my spring break with JFA in Georgia. God used the trip in numerous ways. I no longer feel "rusty." I even ended up sharing the JFA Exhibit brochure with a director on the plane flight back, which resulted in a 2 hour conversation!

I always instantly notice the spiritual fruits that come from going on JFA mission trips. I feel much more brave and at peace. I also feel charged and more passionate, but also heartbroken about the pro-life cause. And it always makes me want to go on more mission trips : ) ! --Allison Martinez, Texas A&M sophomore (March 2010)