This is an urgent prayer request, published with permission from Travon Clifton, and as you read it, you will see that what Travon has to say is quite profound. I hope it will move you to prayer, as it did me.
— Rebecca Kiessling
I’m reaching out to inform some and update others on my mother’s health. For the last 8 months, my mom has been battling stage 4 pancreatic cancer, and it has taken a toll on her little frame. Only last week, we bid a fond farewell to my maternal grandmother Isabel Williams (78) and that caused further trauma to my mother’s emotions. Some of you may recall that my grandma was an unwed teenage mother, giving birth to my mom at age 15. This had a huge effect on my mom’s decision to choose life for me at age 19 when she conceived me during an awful rape.
My mom asked me to preach my grandmother’s eulogy, and at first I declined her request. However, the Holy Spirit impressed upon me to say yes. It was in that moment of obedience, I could really see the magnitude of her decision and my grandmother’s influence as I looked into my mother’s face, telling the story once again. I could also see the endurance, perseverance, and her joy of seeing me share the love of Jesus and her mother’s legacy. This was the first time many in my own family heard me tell it (and more) outside of the Compassion Project commercials and the Life Uninvited documentary produced by Right to Life of Michigan and aired on state-wide television.
Because my mother so courageously stood with me from the womb and chose life for me, I am compelled to do the same for her as I advocate with the doctors and intercede by faith on her behalf. What I know is that I cannot bear this load alone, which is why I’m coming to you asking that you join me in prayer for my mother’s complete healing.
Since I know her eternal home is secure in Jesus Christ, I can afford to be so bold in my faith and ask the Lord for this miracle. I want to see my mother rise from her death bed and go forth in ministry, telling her side of the story so that other mothers won’t feel the need to carry the shame of being raped and loving the child who they didn’t ask to be conceived.
You can follow updates here: https://m.facebook.com/TravonPClifton/
BIO: Travon Clifton is a daughter, a wife, and a mother of two. She’s also an international pro-life speaker and blogger with Save The 1. Her interview, Conceived In Rape, will be re-airing with Dr. James Dobson on Family Talk Tues – Th, Jan. 16-18th.