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Why did Canada Silent No More begin?
Many people think abortion is something women need, and freely choose, but we know it is really a painful experience many women come to regret.
Women are told "abortion" is the best option and therefore are not prepared when they experience the many negative after-effects physically and emotionally. At first we may feel temporary relief from an unplanned pregnancy. Most of us will try to avoid the issue, justify the abortion, and try to forget about it. But, sooner or later the reality of what abortion really does, and is, sinks in. This is usually followed by grieving, remorse, guilt, regret, shame and fear of judgment...
It is time for those who have experienced the tragedy of abortion to know
You can be forgiven.
Women who are no longer silent about their pain and healing will help others who are still suffering in silence to realize that hope and help are available.
We know that as women who've been there, share our anguish of abortion that it will warn other young women of its dangers, and ultimately save babies too.
A Grassroots Organization with a purpose
Denise Mountenay is the founder and president of Canada Silent No More. She is the author of FORGIVEN
a true story, a National Best Seller.
For 17 years she has been passionately sharing her pain of abortion in Schools, Conferences, Prisons, Churches and has been a Guest on The Miracle Channel, It's a New Day, 100 Huntley Street and several Radio stations. Denise has a powerful testimony that has changed hearts and minds on this issue. She reminds us of the humanity of the unborn child and uses the latest research to confirm the truth that abortion does hurt women.
Around her kitchen table, Denise met with several other women who have experienced the grief of abortion. They agreed that there was a need to reach and unite women damaged by abortion. They elected a board of directors and the organization was formed. Together, they have a passion to let other hurting, post abortive women know that they are not alone and that help is available.
CANADA SILENT NO MORE SPEAKERS
To book a speaking engagement for your AGM, Conference, Women's Ministry, Youth Group, School or fund-raiser please contact: Denise at 780-939-5774 or email: dmountenay@msn.com to reach any of the Silent No More speakers.
Denise Mountenay Founder/President of Canada Silent No More and Co-Founder/Director of Women for Life International is willing to speak to audiences around the world on the fact that abortion hurts women, and took the lives of her children. She has been interviewed on several Radio Talk Shows,
been a guest on The Miracle Channel's Lifeline and Insight Programs, It's A New Day, 100 Huntley Street and recently the CBC-The National aired a 20 minute documentary on her work and mission. Several international pro life magazines have featured her work and undertaking. A European Satellite TV program in Austria recently aired her message across Europe.
Denise uses the latest statistics and research on the negative effects of abortion on women, men and our society; including the undisclosed fact that 28+ studies now link breast cancer to abortion, along with posters on fetal development to bring education and awareness to the forefront. Her talks are an eye-opener for Youth, Young Adults, Conferences, Churches, Meetings, Fund- raisers etc
She is also reaching out to women hurt by legal abortion in a loving and compassionate manner with the Good News.
Some of our Speakers!
Vicky Kobilke is the President of the Langley Pro-Life Society in Langley, B.C. Vicky is a recovered post abortive woman. Her compassion for other women who have suffered from post abortion syndrome is what led her into pro-life work and to join Canada Silent No More. Vicky has just recently begun to share her testimony publicly.
Maria Lee is the Founder and Director of Homes of Hope, a home for unwed mothers in Medicine Hat, Alberta.
This is a safe place for unwed teens to come and prepare for their baby's arrival. Maria regrettably had several abortions when she was younger. She thanks God that she was still able to have four beautiful children and loves being a Mom. She believes it is important for youth to hear our testimonies and the truth about abortion.
Rev. Scott Miller is ordained with the Pentecostal Assemblies of Canada and has an earned 'Master of Divinity' from the Lutheran Theological Seminary and a 'Masters in Biblical Counselling from Providence Seminary. After counselling young men in the Teen Challenge program he became aware of two serious issues:
(1) Men were struggling with the aftermath of their involvement in abortion
(2) There were little resources out there to address this issue
As a result he began pursuing his Doctor of Ministry on the issue of Ministering to Post- Abortive men. Knowing of this pain first hand, he has been able to draw from his own insight as well in developing this ministry. He is now married to his wife Janet, and they have an adopted daughter, Mellinda.
Melony Materi volunteers at the Options Pregnancy Resource Centre in Saskatchewan as the post-abortive support group facilitator. Melony has been sharing her testimony in churches and groups across Saskatchewan, and joined Denise in a workshop at the United Nations in New York City.
Melody Stefanson is a Board Member of Canada Silent No More and Representative for Saskatchewan. She has been sharing her testimony on the pain of abortion for 5 years now. She is a strong Christian and God has gifted her in writing and singing prolife and moving songs. Melody has taken Group Psycho Therapy and wants to help other women hurt by abortion. She has a heart to warn young people of the dangers of abortion and its negative impact. She has been married for 14 years and is the loving mother of 3 children.
Melody is a singer/songwriter and speaker on the damage of legal abortion.
Maureen Brown is a First Nation, Cree woman who lives in Northern Manitoba . Maureen is a public speaker and main spokeswoman for Northern Connections, a First Nations group who travel internationally to share their faith through cultural expressions. The guilt and shame associated with abortion is something she can identify with. Maureen's decision to terminate her two pregnancies had a profound negative effect on her. It is only now that this door to share her story on this experience is opening up for her. Once again, she is amazed with the weave of love, forgiveness, and hope that is emerging from this area of her life. She is now married and a mother of 4, they live in Northern Manitoba Canada.
Vicky Green is a compassionate speaker on post-abortion healing and recovery and thanks God that she can help women in a crisis pregnancy. She is an amazing teacher/minister at our Canada Silent No More Healing Retreats. As post-abortive women who want to reach out to others to help them in the grief and insight of abortion. Vicky wants to make a difference by getting the truth out and by helping broken women recover.
Our Purpose
To reach out to the other two million post abortive women across Canada to offer compassion, understanding and hope.
To offer educational resources, helpful referrals and peer-counseling
To encourage women hurt by abortion to join us in being Canada Silent No More through written testimonials and public awareness campaigns when they feel ready.
To equip women to be leaders in their communities and a voice that declares that abortion should be unthinkable
To establish a network of post abortive women and others interested in supporting our mission and goals.
To educate youth and young adults on the humanity of the pre-born, the consequences of abortion and the benefits of practicing chastity.
We believe in the forgiveness of God and the power of prayer to heal wounded souls.
We are here for you!
We hope that you will join us.
For donations to this misson please use paypal
Together we will make a difference as Canada Silent No More
My Name is Melody Stefanson and I joined this group because there are women hurting and broken from abortions. I was one of them, if you would like to read my testimony please go to http://www.shoutlife.com/melshome
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Rev 12:11 11 And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony, and they did not love their lives to the death.
My Name is Melody Stefanson and I am here today because I believe abortion Kills babies and emotionally and Physically damages women. I was 16 when I became pregnant and had my first abortion. Scared and with no counselling I agreed that abortion was the right choice. I didn't even think of the fact that this Baby was had a beating heart at this point in my pregnancy. I believed that it was just a clump of tissue and hadn't even formed until 3 months; I can't believe how naive I was. There were no discussions of risks with the procedure by any professionals or side effects . My parents didn't realize the aftermath that abortion can bring either. Others convinced me that this was not a baby and I should take care of the problem. You see I think at that time it was so hard to live with the revelation of sexual promiscuity and be exposed to the public of a small town. So I took the easy way out. I remembered feeling so alone and desperate! My life was to be changed forever if I had this child, I really needed counselling! There was no talk in having the baby or putting it up for adoption to me, And I made a CHOICE, ABORTION. Later I found out that my parents were discussing me having the baby. I really don't recall the events that happened, I must have mentally blocked it out. But
About a month after my first abortion, I was so depressed and didn't really care what happened to my body. The pain ran so deep. I had many different sexual relationships due to the need to be loved in some way, because my self esteem was so low. I started to drink MORE to numb the pain inside and use drugs. I remember trying to sleep a lot because life was so much better in a dream. I ended up being involved in a steady relationship. I was on a low dose birth control pill and missed it so many times; this led to my second pregnancy. Spiritually I was empty, emotionally I was lost in depression. I told the father and he said it was up to me, my decision.
Which left me overwhelmed and thinking he really doesn't want a baby or care. So I drank more and did many drugs to forget the problem, not even considering the life I carried inside, because this was just a clump of tissue right! I was three months when I finally told a family member that I was pregnant. We went to the doctor and told him I wanted another abortion. He didn't show me any pictures of fetal development and what my child looked like at 12 weeks, no counselling whether this was the right decision for me. He just sent me to a clinic in the states. We walked into the clinic and I was awake for the whole procedure. I heard the suction tube I seen them tear my baby piece by piece. It was horrible, but I just wanted to block it out. I ask the nurses what was in the jar and they told my just tissues. They sent me away and I was left empty again. I remember drinking so much that night I just wanted to forget the whole experience. What I was told was supposed to be a safe procedure and a path to freedom, Became bondage and captivity to alcohol, drugs and mental anguish.
The Guilt and shame came again, Finally the emotion remorse came.. and in the same year as my abortion I intentionally got pregnant . So many women who experience multiple abortions try to cover their actions and justify themselves by having a baby. This is what I did.. but most relationships who have experienced abortion don't last. Actually 70 % break up within the first year. And 90% in five years. I was trapped in the cycle of Post abortion syndrome. I used abortion as a form of birth control.
Women also tend to try to find atonement for their actions of Killing their child? you see its not natural for a mother to kill her children. God gave us a maternal instinct ! So Post abortive women tend to get pregnant again and have a replacement child, feeling a sense of self atonement because we let one live.
So that's what I did, I got pregnant 6 months after my abortion with the same father.. We got married and divorced six months later.. It was hard to be a mother, I didn't know how because of the guilt I felt. My son grew up in Day care the first 6 years of his life!
He was three years old when I had my third abortion, and had three abortions before I was 24. At that time I was doing a lot of cocaine. This baby was a one night stand with a man that I was promised to marriage a few years before. This was the most painful one of all mentally and physically. I was in extreme pain with the third abortion. I was alone and drove myself. I didn't want to tell anyone that I was going to jump up on that table again. After the procedure I remember feeling so weak with heavy bleeding but I didn't want to go back to the hospital. I felt such shame and guilt inside, I wasn't going to face anyone who new what I did. I had to stay at a friends house because I couldn't drive myself home an hour away. I later realized that this abortion was called a D& C? Using a loop shaped steel knife to slice the baby in parts.
I never talked about my experiences to anyone. When I went for a physical, I would lie about my health history, saying only one abortion or sometimes two but never three.
Spiritually I was so empty so I started searching through different religions and spiritual beliefs. I just wanted to feel whole and fill that void of shame and grief. Through years of searching, heartaches and tears I found a God who would forgive all that I have done and help to restore my character. He would set me free from the shame and heal my pain. When I became a believer he filled the void and gave me a purpose. I wrote a song for my three aborted children so that others could identify with my pain and story. So many regrets, a love letter to them filled with acknowledgement of their existence, and my actions of a choice not given to them.
Years later I saw Denise Mountenay who started Canada Silent No More, on the miracle channel and she shared her personal testimony. It brought me to tears because I then new I wasn't the only one feeling this regret and shame. I wept so hard that day and asked God to forgive me and make a way so that I could make a difference. So I sent Denise an email of my testimony because I new that I wanted to get involved and be a voice for my children. I believe healing comes in waves sometimes, to give us strength as needed at the time. Something inside happened to me that day, God gave me strength and courage to speak out about my experiences. To inform women of the truth, to help them heal and be restored, and to expose the lies about abortion. I know that I had a purpose in this life and that God had a purpose for my children. But they were killed before they had a chance.
I think of Gianna Jessen when you hear the argument that we should abort because of imperfections or the child might be disabled. She says What arrogance to say, that we are better! And that the stronger should dominate the weaker!
There are things we can only learn by the weakest among us.. and when you destroy then you will be the one that loses..
Don't you realise that you cannot make your own heart beat!
It is the Mercy of GOD that sustains us.. Even when you hate him..
Gianna had the Gift of Cerebral Palsy. She says we misunderstand how beautiful suffering can be although I don't willingly set up for it.
But when it comes we forget that God is in Control and God way of making the most miserable thing perfect. Are we so obsessed with our own Glory or obsessed with the Glory of God!
90% Of children with birth defects are aborted in the US..
Abortion has been legal for over twenty five years and more than 45 million abortions have taken place in North America.
Each year 1800 baby's are lost to abortion in sask. Nationally this number is closer to 110,000 and 42 million every year across the Globe.
Abortion worldwide kills more people every 2 months than the Holocaust did in 12 years!
Is Gods will that we use abortion to attempt to solve human problems? Or is He calling us to respect and protect all human life, even from its earliest beginnings..
In the book of Exodus, God presented Moses with Laws, including the Commandment, " you shall not murder" He then told them, " I have set before you life and death now choose life, so that you and your children may live! Deut 30:19
And some may say that this is not their truth? But the Truth is, it doesn't matter whether the child being killed is the next Beethoven, Bach, Edison or Einstein. What makes Human life valuable and worthy of protection is that it is Human life, Bearing the image of the Creator.. This is not only biblical but scientific as well. Life is valuable because of what it is, not what it does- whether that's making beautiful music or being tone deaf, inventing a light bulb and unlocking spectacular scientific mysteries..
If you were to look at a picture of DNA then you would see an amazing site.. DNA is knitted together like a beautiful piece of art.
Psalm 139:13 For you were created my inmost being: you knit me together in my mother's womb!@
There are no accidents- no unplanned pregnancies with God. There is a purpose and a plan for everyone. Who knows maybe one of my aborted children could have been a doctor for life or found the cure for cancer or maybe a missionary and helped feed the poor. God says that he can count the hairs on our head. We all have a unique DNA because he created us that way. He gave us a fingerprint at conception: A chemical instruction sheet that determines your looks, your talents, interests, intelligence, tastes and character. You have this blueprint as soon as you are conceived. I find this so amazing!
I still find myself morning my unborn children at times. I know the truth now. It still pains me to know that my children could feel and reach out while they were tore apart by a machine. All the vital organs were their with the baby I aborted at 12 weeks. They were all destroyed due to my ignorance and lack of knowledge and the need for a violent form of birth control so easily offered.
You see we are in an interesting battle between LIFE AND DEATH. Christ was hated for speaking the truth, and along my journey because I declare LIFE and not Death, I will be hated by some.
Because you see it says that we will be hated for his name's sake.. But I am LOVED By God, I am a Daughter of the king of kings.
And I wonder HOW much are YOU willing to be hated and to stand up for what is right? life!
Or at the end of the day is it all about you.. And I YET I say who am I that I should go? a small town girl?
And A small voice came to me saying ? I will do it because I am willing to make a difference in my lifetime! And be a voice for my children and other children..
Even though my blueprint is messed up from my past, God Can still use my future!
There is one thing that I could say to women who are choosing to Abort it is, DON'T do it! Get to know all the facts, get counselling. Talk to women who have been through this experience. This is a life inside of you; this baby has a personal DNA as soon as it's conceived. This baby has been thought of by God before it was even conceived! I know how much fear and confusion and panic you feel. I also know now that this is a Blessing to you, a Love and Joy of Motherhood a gift from God himself! Don't throw away this gift. There are many other options please contact me or someone who can help!
Prov 31:8 8 Open your mouth for the speechless,
In the cause of all who are appointed to die.[a]
9 Open your mouth, judge righteously,
And plead the cause of the poor and needy.
I have three beautiful living children? Derek, Dezsarae AND Naiomi
I also have three aborted children.. Tamara, Daniel and Sharice
