Despite a scheduled abortion, Tiffany knew God had spoken to her in the Planned Parenthood parking lot — saving her daughter’s life.
Key Takeaways:
- Tiffany grew up without a loving family, which led her to seek affection elsewhere.
- She became engaged, but after an unexpected pregnancy, she and her fiancé scheduled an abortion.
- In the parking lot of Planned Parenthood, she felt God telling her to choose life for her daughter.
The Backstory:
During childhood, Tiffany felt distant from her mother. She reasoned that if God loved her, she would have a happy family, which she didn’t have. “I just wanted us to have a close relationship. I wanted there to be, like, that support system, the emotional connection, but… it wasn’t there,” Tiffany said.
Tiffany’s desperation to be loved led her to form a relationship with a young man she met online a few years after graduating from high school.
“I was looking for someone to care about me. His interest in me made me feel good. That… I am worth something, and someone is interested,” Tiffany explained. In the relationship, she attended her boyfriend’s church, where his parents were pastors, and was eager to learn more about Christianity and God.
After eight months, the two were engaged — but her fiancé informed her their relationship was causing strain within his family. Soon after, Tiffany learned she was pregnant — and when she told him, he reacted in fear.
What Happened:
The couple scheduled an appointment for an abortion, but as the time approached, Tiffany’s heart was moved for her baby.
“I knew so deeply”
She reminded her fiancé that they were already engaged and planning to have a family — yet he still felt fear and shame. Tiffany became desperate to keep the relationship and wanted her fiancé to choose her — and she stopped praying.
“I wasn’t praying because I knew what we were considering wasn’t right, wasn’t Biblical,” Tiffany said.
They drove to Planned Parenthood for an abortion during the COVID-19 pandemic. In the parking lot, Tiffany called the office to inform staff they had arrived, and the nurse began to explain the abortion procedure over the phone while she waited in the car.
Tiffany told the nurse she needed some time, hung up the phone, and wept while repeating, “I can’t do this.” Her fiancé stared at her angrily. Distraught, Tiffany told him she didn’t want to end the life of their child.
“I said, ‘I don’t wanna do this,’ and he said, ‘Well, I don’t want to have this baby, but it’s your body,’” Tiffany related. He did nothing to console her. “There was no comfort. There was no care. He just wanted to make it go away.”
Tiffany was convinced God was telling her not to have the abortion and promising her His help. “I knew so deeply that I was not supposed to get an abortion. And that God was there. Like, I just knew that God was here right now, saying, ‘Do not do this. I will be here.’”
A few days following Tiffany’s decision to choose life, she visited the pro-life ministry Care Net, after searching for free ultrasounds online.
Saving both lives
Tiffany’s ultrasound was emotional. “All of a sudden this baby pops up and I just see a hand that starts waving at me. And right then it was just real. And I lost it. Obviously, I started crying and I just accepted, like, that’s my child right there.”
Tiffany knew God wanted her to keep her baby, even as her relationship fell apart. Her fiancé broke their engagement, and his family told her never to return to their church — reacting to the news of their granddaughter with shame and condemnation.
Tiffany reached out to friends who prayed for her and welcomed her into a different church community. She received free medical care, baby supplies, and prayer from Care Net during and after her pregnancy — all tangible reminders to her of God’s presence and care.
One day, Tiffany had a vision from God and realized, “The day that He spoke to me in the parking lot, He saved not only my daughter’s life, but mine as well. And from then on, I chose to follow Him.”
Tiffany met her daughter on June 11, 2021. “It’s like your heart is outside of your body,” she said. “Like, you just love this little thing that you just met that you’ve been carrying for months. I was so thankful to God.”
“My daughter is the biggest blessing to me,” she added. “And to think of how much I love her as a parent, I can’t even describe the love that God has for us as a parent. That’s a love like I’ve never experienced before.”
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