2008 Woodie Awards
Program helps people cope with abortion
Laura Smith
Issue date: 2/14/08 Section: News
Abortion; the fears that come with this and the ways of healing through the eyes of Rachel's Vineyard Ministry.
The presentation provided information Monday night about the ministry and the offerings for strengthening emotional breakdowns after experiencing an abortion.
"We try to show women and men that there is hope for their futures," said Clarissa Cincotta, Rachel's Vineyard Ministry.
In 1986 Dr. Theresa Karminski Burke founded the Center for Post Abortion Healing. Six years later, Rachel's Vineyard: A Psychological and Spiritual Journey for Post Abortion Healing was published.
In 1995 Burke molded this into a weekend retreat. Throughout the last ten years this organization has excelled from only a few retreats annually to 600, with 47 in the U.S. and 17 in other countries.
Burke trains people on how to heal those in need. These people learn the method and use this to help repair the women and men who attend the retreat.
Rachel's Vineyard works with Priests for Life, an organization of priests who devote their time towards abortion and the healing process to regain confidence in those affected. They are also a non-profit organization that runs off donations and private grants.
According to National Right to Life, there have been 48,589,993 reported abortions since 1973 in the U.S.
The age ranges of women who attend this weekend retreat are from 17 to 76. A woman could be carrying the burden around for as many years as possible until she decides to do something about it or it could have just recently happened.
Men also attend these retreats either with their wife, girlfriend or just come alone. A man goes for not only moral support, but to also fill in the void of fatherhood he didn't get.
"Programs like Rachel's Vineyard are a blessing," said Mandy Pittman, M.A., Campus Minister. "It takes the judgment away and gives women and men a place to go."
The significance in the name is based off of biblical verses. Rachel is an individual from the book of Jeremiah in the Old Testament. Rachel was a mother who mourns her children not being with her and the Lord ensures hope for her future. Vineyard refers to a verse in the Gospel of John. It describes a vine spawning branches that creates a vineyard which represents a mother with a child creating life.
The presentation provided information Monday night about the ministry and the offerings for strengthening emotional breakdowns after experiencing an abortion.
"We try to show women and men that there is hope for their futures," said Clarissa Cincotta, Rachel's Vineyard Ministry.
In 1986 Dr. Theresa Karminski Burke founded the Center for Post Abortion Healing. Six years later, Rachel's Vineyard: A Psychological and Spiritual Journey for Post Abortion Healing was published.
In 1995 Burke molded this into a weekend retreat. Throughout the last ten years this organization has excelled from only a few retreats annually to 600, with 47 in the U.S. and 17 in other countries.
Burke trains people on how to heal those in need. These people learn the method and use this to help repair the women and men who attend the retreat.
Rachel's Vineyard works with Priests for Life, an organization of priests who devote their time towards abortion and the healing process to regain confidence in those affected. They are also a non-profit organization that runs off donations and private grants.
According to National Right to Life, there have been 48,589,993 reported abortions since 1973 in the U.S.
The age ranges of women who attend this weekend retreat are from 17 to 76. A woman could be carrying the burden around for as many years as possible until she decides to do something about it or it could have just recently happened.
Men also attend these retreats either with their wife, girlfriend or just come alone. A man goes for not only moral support, but to also fill in the void of fatherhood he didn't get.
"Programs like Rachel's Vineyard are a blessing," said Mandy Pittman, M.A., Campus Minister. "It takes the judgment away and gives women and men a place to go."
The significance in the name is based off of biblical verses. Rachel is an individual from the book of Jeremiah in the Old Testament. Rachel was a mother who mourns her children not being with her and the Lord ensures hope for her future. Vineyard refers to a verse in the Gospel of John. It describes a vine spawning branches that creates a vineyard which represents a mother with a child creating life.
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