Take Heart
Hurting from a past abortion?
You are not alone. Abortion creates more than just an emotional wound. It also causes a profound spiritual wound. Take Heart, Rachel’s Vineyard Retreat, is a weekend that addresses both of these wounds and offers you a beautiful opportunity for healing. This guided retreat is open to women and men struggling with the emotional pains and spiritual heaviness of abortion. It is a chance to get away from daily pressures and focus on this painful time of your life in a safe, supportive, and non-judgmental atmosphere led by a team of trained professionals and compassionate staff members.
Can you relate with any of the following symptoms of Post-Abortion Trama?
- Lowered self esteem
- Difficulty with relationships
- Depression
- Guilt or Shame
- Emotional numbness
- Inability to forgive yourself
- Eating disorders
- Intense grief/sadness
- Anger/rage/resentment
- Drug and alcohol abuse
- Sexual problems or promiscuity
- Anxiety and panic attacks
- Bouts of crying
- Nightmares and sleep disturbances
- Suicidal urges
- Flashbacks
- Multiple abortions
- Pattern of repeat crisis pregnancy
- Discomfort around babies or pregnant women
- Fear/ambivalence of pregnancy
Finding Freedom and Healing
Time away at a retreat provides an opportunity to enter into the grieving process and identify ways an abortion experience may have affected you. Participants find as they move through this process, they find restoration and renewal.
- Find freedom from feelings of shame, anger, and resentment
- Forgive yourself and others
- Reconcile with God
- Find a precious connection with your child(ren)
Testimonies
I was nervous...
“I was nervous first coming for the retreat weekend, not knowing what to expect. As soon as I arrived, I felt safe and cared for. Throughout the weekend, even though it was difficult at times to work through the healing process, I felt the love of Jesus Christ. I left feeling so peaceful and all of my physical pain was gone!”
The healing I felt...
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Retreats
Confidential Weekend Retreats are held several times per year. Registration and retreat are completely private! All inquiries are answered confidentially. For retreat dates contact Lex Specialty Clinic.
