Hope & Healing Training Classes

We need your help to speak life and share hope
with the women of Arizona
who have experienced an abortion.

Hope & Healing Classes

We need your help to speak life and share hope
through free services to the women, men, and babies of
Arizona when they need it most.

Equipping you…

to become safe, educated, and effective encouragers for those who have participated in a past abortion.

You can become a safe place to talk about unintended pregnancy and abortion – equipped to provide practical support and life discipleship.

To support her:

To support her:

1 in 3

women attended a Christian church regularly at the time of their first abortion.

62%

of post- abortive women have some affiliation with religion, and a majority of them are Christians.

>50%

of churchgoers who have had an abortion report that no one at their church knows about it.

<50%

of post-abortive women believe the church can support them. Can you help?

3 in 4

No Influence

For 76% of women, the church had no influence on their decision to terminate their pregnancy. [1]

25%

Age 45

Approximately 25% of women in the United States have had an abortion by age 45. [1]

1 in 5

186 per 1,000

As of 2016, there are 186 abortions that take place per 1,000 live births, or about 1 in 5. [1]

44%

Regret and Hurt

In one recent study, 44% of women said they regret and are hurt from their abortion. [1]

More and more women need Hope & Healing, and we are providing the training and tools needed to change this narrative. YOU can be a safe place for men, women, and families to find support and healing.

Qualities of Facilitators

  • Demonstrates a consistent walk with Christ in all aspects of her life
  • Be a member or maintain attendance in a Bible-based Christian Church
  • Be a strong advocate for and promote the values of the sanctity of human life, biblical sexual integrity and marital fidelity
  • Must have a sincere desire to share the love of Christ
  • Must have a heart for post-abortion ministry and the Hope & Healing program
  • Must be healed from past abortion(s) / continuing on the healing journey
  • Mature, conscientious individual who is extremely discreet and confidential
  • Must have a stable, teachable, dependable character with a proven reputation for following through on commitments
  • Availability to facilitate at least one Hope & Healing group per year

You will go through Steps To Healing:

  1. Share their story
  2. Look at the truth about abortion
  3. Deal with anger
  4. Pursue forgiveness
  5. Work through grief and guilt
  6. Exchange bondage for freedom
  7. Conduct a release/memorial service
  8. Share through healing

Once this is complete, you will have the opportunity to take the Certified Leader Training class.

What you will learn:

  1. Advantages of Group Support
  2. Qualifications for Facilitating a Group
  3. Role of Group Facilitator
  4. Vetting Your Participants
  5. Arranging a Post-Abortion Group

You will receive continued support throughout your facilitating groups in your church.

Sign up for training to lead a Hope & Healing group:

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