Articles by Lisa Bast
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1.5KHuman InterestAfter two abortions and a reckless lifestyle, a mother’s prayers helped turn her toward God
Jane Smith* (not her real name) was a college student studying art and happily living with a family on a ranch, when...
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2.6KHuman Interest‘A smile for every tear’: How one family’s struggles eventually led to the joy of adoption
Angela Cross had been married to her high school sweetheart when she swallowed the abortion pill that would end her baby’s life....
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2.0KHuman InterestWhen her daughter became unexpectedly pregnant, it birthed in her a new pro-life calling
Carla Ludwig had always been active in the pro-life movement, working with Grand Rapids Right to Life, participating in the 40 Days...
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2.7KHuman InterestAfter years of regret and heartache, Michelle broke her silence on abortion
Michelle Hurford grew up in a loving household, dutifully going to church services with her mother. But she ran with a rough...
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1.1KHuman InterestAfter three abortions, she found God and now advocates for preborn lives
When she was 13 years old, Denise Mountenay was violated by her childhood friend’s brother at a sleepover. She was too frightened...
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3.1KHuman InterestChildhood trauma led her toward self destruction and abortion, but a heartbeat turned the tide
When she was just five years old, Christa Elisha experienced sexual abuse at the hands of a family member. She didn’t clearly...
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3.7KHuman InterestSuffering from five past abortions, she cried out to God for help… and everything changed
“Gigi” Davis was excited to be going away to college – she would be the first in her family to attain a...
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1.3KHuman InterestA lifetime of pro-life advocacy started with one small step
It was in 1980 when Randy Alcorn opened his home to a vulnerable 17-year-old pregnant woman who had been living with a...
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1.3KHuman InterestAbortion regret led him to minister to other men suffering from abortion
As a young college student, David Bangs at first resisted when his pregnant girlfriend announced she would be willing to abort the...
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2.8KHuman InterestAfter her own abortion, she learned she had survived her mother’s abortion attempt
Priscilla Hurley knows well the devastation and trauma caused by generational abortion. She was 19 years old and in college when she...
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4.3KHuman InterestWoman says abortion facility lied, wouldn’t show ultrasound, and held her down during abortion
Nichole Bryson was just 16 years old when she fell in love with a boy who didn’t love her back. Yet, though...
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2.7KHuman InterestShe didn’t know she was aborting twins until it was too late. Years later, her process of healing began.
Christine Harrington fell away from her Catholic faith after her divorce. Then, in her early thirties, she was living with a man...
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2.1KHuman InterestShe chose abortion to save her scholarships, and the guilt nearly sidelined her
She had just graduated from high school and was visiting family in another town for the summer when LaToya Mathews met an...
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1.2KHuman InterestTabitha’s experiences with infertility and abortion pressure led her to help women in crisis
Since she was 15 years old, pro-life advocate Tabitha Goodling had struggled with troubling menstrual cycles. In 2001, she was newly graduated...
