Juliana

Juliana Sonia Jago

28 December 2018

12:39 am 

8lb 5oz

51cm

Bryce

Happy 11th Birthday, Bryce!

March for Life || Part 2

On reaching parliament, we were greeted by music and a dance group, followed by speeches.

: : Simon O'Conner MP : :
Speech available here

: : Alfred Ngaro MP : :
Speech available here

Rebecca shared her experience of a high-risk pregnancy. She and her husband, and their children were overjoyed to have another little one -- only to be told by doctors that this baby was lodged in the scar tissue from eight previous C-sections. They were informed that abortion was their only option, both mother and baby would die otherwise. Doctors told them to abort. Nurses told them to abort. Even the cleaners told them to abort. One doctor told them "I'm a Christian and I believe in miracles--but you aren't getting one!" After many tears and much prayer, Rebecca and her husband refused. They requested the doctors do their best to help BOTH mother AND baby. After signing an agreement that she wouldn't get upset if she bled to death suddenly, Rebecca discovered there in fact were more things the doctors could offer. She was given another scan, this time showing that her baby was in her uterus and not the scar tissue. Her pregnancy remained high-risk, but she now has a healthy little girl, shown below.

March for Life || Part 1

Earlier this month I made a very brief road trip down to Wellington with Danielle and Katherine for the national March for Life. Despite very changeable weather over the previous few days, the Saturday of the March dawned clear and warm. Over 1200 people turned out from around the country to celebrate life, remember more than 500,000 Kiwi children who lost their lives to abortion, highlight alternatives and support available.

We had an amazing day; the atmosphere was positive and happy -- and despite such a large crowd I saw a number of people I knew! There were pink and blue balloons and ribbons everywhere. We were joined by people of all ages -- babies in front packs to an 85-year-old. There were Catholics, Baptists, Presbyterians and others. There were feminists. There were health professionals and politicians. There were people from all walks of life and with many different belief systems -- all united in the belief that every life is precious and deserves protection.