\nPam\u2019s Story<\/p>\n
\tIn a recent email, I read about a woman named Pam, who knows the pain of considering abortion. More than 24 years ago, she and her husband Bob were serving as missionaries to the Philippines and praying for a fifth child. Pam contracted amoebic dysentery, an infection of the intestine caused by a parasite found in contaminated food or drink. She went into a coma and was treated with strong antibiotics before they discovered she was pregnant. <\/p>\n
\tDoctors urged her to abort the baby for her own safety and told her that the medicines had caused irreversible damage to her baby. She refused the abortion and cited her Christian faith as the reason for her hope that her son would be born without the devastating disabilities physicians predicted. Pam said the doctors didn’t think of it as a life, they thought of it as a mass of fetal tissue.<\/p>\n
\tWhile pregnant, Pam nearly lost their baby four times but refused to consider abortion. She recalled making a pledge to God with her husband: If you will give us a son, we\u2019ll name him Timothy and we\u2019ll make him a preacher.<\/p>\n
\tPam ultimately spent the last two months of her pregnancy in bed and eventually gave birth to a healthy baby boy August 14, 1987. Pam\u2019s youngest son is indeed a preacher. He preaches in prisons, makes hospital visits, and serves with his father\u2019s ministry in the Philippines . He also plays football. Pam\u2019s son is Tim Tebow.<\/p>\n
\tThe University of Florida \u2019s star quarterback became the first sophomore in history to win college football\u2019s highest award, the Heisman Trophy. His current role as quarterback of the Denver Broncos has provided an incredible platform for Christian witness. As a result, he is being called The Mile-High Messiah.<\/p>\n
\tTim\u2019s notoriety and the family\u2019s inspiring story have given Pam numerous opportunities to speak on behalf of women\u2019s centers across the country. Pam Tebow believes that every little baby you save matters.<\/p>\n