wfn.org | Ray of Hope promotes “True Love Waits” and adoption in Taiwan

["Lydia Ma" <enews@pctpress.org>]

>      Taiwan Church News

>2973 Edition

>February 16~22, 2009

Ray of Hope promotes “True Love Waits” and adoption in  Taiwan

>Reported by Chen Yi-shuan

>Written by Lydia Ma

Ray of Hope chose Valentine’s Day, an occasion celebrating  love and life, to stage a “Walk-for-Life” event in Tainan  city. With the partnership of Tainan city government, local churches,  and other social organizations, over 700 participants took the streets  to urge Taiwanese society to cherish unborn babies and stop abortions.

Participants convened in downtown Tainan on the afternoon of  February 14th for the march and held up banners and flags they had made  at home. The crowd also held pink or red balloons with the words  “Cherish unborn babies. Please don’t choose abortion.”  Several mothers also brought along their babies in baby strollers to  support the event.

Tainan city’s Deputy Mayor Hong Cheng Chung also attended  Walk-for-Life and urged society to respect the lives of women and unborn  babies. Ray of Hope Executive Director Rev. Juanita Hebard urged  Taiwanese to choose adoption instead of abortion and emphasized,  “God will not bless a country that continues to shed the blood of  innocent, unborn babies.”

During the walk, event organizers taught the public about  “True love waits” – a concept encouraging teenagers to  reserve sexual relations until after marriage. They also spoke about  resisting abortions and maintaining virginity. The event also included  prayers for forgiveness as many gathered to pray for God’s  forgiveness on Taiwan for ending the lives of so many unborn babies.

As thousands of balloons were released into the sky in memory of  babies whose lives were ended by abortions, participants celebrated  God’s forgiveness and love.

Ray of Hope is a Christian organization dedicated to promoting  sanctity of life and sexual purity, and helping women in the midst of a  crisis due to sexual assault or unwanted pregnancy.

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