The annual Southern Oregon Rachel's Vineyard retreat was our largest ever!

Here are some comments from the attendees:

"My overall impression in the retreat is here for anybody to come and heal, to learn new skills with coping with all the aspects of abortion. A very thorough program that provides support throughout and afterward."

"This retreat and the experience I got from it has made me feel whole again. I can't tell you the last time I felt this way."

"It was an amazing experience. I was very surprised that there was a program that was able to help me heal. I felt I was destined to live with my abortion experience for the rest of my life. But this retreat helped me a lot."

"...God was there. Always present. The staff reflected his love for us, never was there judgment nor condemnation."

"Emotionally, I can express truths to myself. Spiritually, I feel closer to God -- I see him in a more loving way -- that is amazing."

"Rachel's Vineyard is a place for any woman or man to go after abortion. I loved my time here.The exercises help me develop the tools I needed to go forward."

"I really enjoyed this experience. I fell in love with the process, spiritually, emotionally and mentally."

...If they told you, you were pregnant with just a blob of tissue, a mass of blood, a collection of cells, or a product of conception, they left out...

...That when the egg is fertilized by the sperm, a totally unique person is created with an entirely new and awesome genetic code.

...All this tiny person does is continue to evolve according to the lifelong genetic code energizing them to reach their fulfillment.

Finding Is Preliminary and Needs More Study, Experts Caution

Feb. 17, 2006 -- Women using the Ortho Evra birth control patch may be twice as likely to develop blood clots as women using birth control pills, say researchers.