For those of you not familiar with Rachel’s Vineyard Ministries, allow me to offer a brief introduction. Rachel’s Vineyard offers a beautiful weekend retreat and support group model which provides psychological and spiritual healing for those who have suffered the pain of an abortion(s). The "living scripture exercises," unique to Rachel’s Vineyard, provide an effective framework for a concrete emotional "experience" of the mercy and forgiveness of Christ. The activities are designed to help individuals, couples and family members move through the stages of grief. The experience of breaking the isolation, shame and secret through a supportive group process is also very effective.

Currently, Rachel's Vineyard has grown to over 1000 retreats annually, held in 48 states and 57 countries, with many new sites in development. The Rachel’s Vineyard retreat is currently offered in 22 languages, with other translations in progress.

It is my great pleasure to share the bountiful growth of Rachel’s Vineyard - and to introduce new ministry tools and development ideas as they become available. We exist as a training resource as well as offering a beautiful program of healing for anyone whose life has been touched by the pain of abortion.

Theresa Burke, Ph.D., NCP, LPC, BCCP, DABFC, DAPA

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