Ryan Bomberger was conceived in 1970 ... when his mother was raped.
His mother made the heroic choice to carry him to term, and he became the first of ten children to be adopted and raised by a Christian family.
He’s since been doing all that he can to make good on the opportunity for success, love, and life his mother’s sacrifice secured for him. Today, his life, his music, and his work bear powerful witness to the grace that comes from choosing life.
“Is a child ever unwanted?” the video asks, and “We’re all wanted by someone,” it answers at the end.
I am truly touched by the tasteful, simple way Ryan has dedicated his life to giving back and fighting the notion that abortion is any kind of “choice” at all.
On his website, Ryan shares:
“Though I was a child of rape, I was always a child of God. And today I am someone whose life has meaning. Thank you Mom and dad for loving me. Thank you, my irreplaceable brothers and sisters, for forever inspiring me and making me laugh ‘til it hurts. With nothing less than passionate ambition and fervor, I pursue my destiny.”
I read these words and can’t help but think of the similar thoughts and feelings other “unwanted” “not supposed to be” unborn babies would share, if only they were given the chance.
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Thank you so much, Danielle for this beautiful article and video. I am sharing it on my Facebook.
My Grandmother was raped in 1904, and had my Uncle in 1905. She always loved him. Never a cross word between them. Both are dead now. Uncle was the happiest uncle I had. He loved life, and was the life of the party. He gave back a 110%. The joy of our lives. I will always remember Uncle C, may his soul rip.
i can only hope you would think differently if it was your 12 year old daughter who was concerned - i don’t wish this upon any 12 year old girl. all i wish for is that her parents love her more than they love the church… otherwise what’s it all for?
to oferdesade,
The point of it all is to get to heaven. The point is not to avoid suffering and be “happy”. The reality is that we cannot avoid suffering. The reality is that it is what we do with our suffering that helps determine is we do get to heaven.
Your reference to a 12 year old girl is an emotional one. This is an emotional subject. We need to use objetive moral truths to deal with these situations. You cannot right such a wrong with another wrong.
The issue is not loving the church more than a child but loving God above all creatures and all material things. I do have a daughter whom I love deeply but I love God more and I am more concerned with the state of her soul than I am with an emotional, morally bankrupt response to a tragedy.
God bless.
ann,
our difference lies in your term “objective moral truths” i dont believe there are any (except what we like to term common decency, but even there i guess i am sometimes wrong).
i envy you your belief.
i am also aware that what we are sometimes told are “objective moral truths” are often slogans slogans used by corrupt individuals in order to manipulate us.
we have no way of knowing what “objective moral truths are” other than reading about them in a book which changes from one edition to another, from one testament to another, from one gospel to another. coupla hundred years ago, we wouldnt even have been able to READ the book for ourselves but would have had to trust someone to read it for us.
as for your daughter, may you never have to place the love for one against the love for another.
i am in the unfortunate position of knowing what it is like to lose a child, and i would gladly learn to hate a god if that would bring him back. i am quite certain that god too (the one who stopped agraham from killing isaac) would prefer we love our children more. there are a whole bunch of people out there who love their god so much they send out their kids strapped to bombs to kill people who dont believe in their personal concept of what god is.
Regardless of whether or not you believe in objective moral truths, you will always want the best for your child, and you would never want them to endure the horror of being raped, and having to suffer the pain of carrying and giving birth to a child that resulted from it. However, that child of yours that you love dearly is carrying your grandchild, and allowing that baby to continue to live would be giving your daughter the chance to love her child the same way that you love her. I know that I couldn’t bear my daughter being raped and impregnated, but out of the same love for her I would never wish her to spend the rest of her life bearing the guilt of killing her own child on top of the pain she already has endured.
Well said, Beatrice.
ahh!! but you see, you are not the mother of the child in question. you would be able to love that child, and maybe even make your daughter feel good about having it.
the girl in question comes from a family where daddy raped her and mommy let him. what are the chances that they will love her? her child? zero.
some gilrs, after being raped, are told by their mommy and daddy that they (the rapee) are evil. they asked for it. they deserved it.
imagine she gives birth to a grandaughter - more meat for the fodder (pardon the pun).
this is soooooo awesome and soooooooooo touching I <3ed it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
to oferdesade:
You seem to be very bitter because of your suffering. We will pray for you. Know that everyone has some form of suffering, and that some people, instead of allowing themselves to be consumed by hatred and bitterness, are able to unite themselves to Christ’s suffering and bring good out of tragedy. I recommend that you listen to Dr. Scott Hahn’s talk “Making Sense Out of Suffering”. See what you think about it. It will help put this into perspective. Know that there is hope in Christ, and prayer really does help. We care.
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