EVERYONE NEEDS A FRIEND
Can you be the trusted friend who helps a man in need? Be a FRIEND OF JOSEPH©.
Maybe you don’t have an abortion in your past, in which case God bless you and I hope you never do. But trust me, with the rate of abortions going up in this world, you know somebody who does.
And he needs a friend.
I’ve spoken to many men over the last ten years about their abortion experiences. Most of them felt alone and isolated, like they had nobody they could confide in. Many were ashamed of their involvement and wanted to hide it. Some of them confided in friends who didn’t know what to do to help them.
But all of them wanted the pain to go away.
Here in Texas, even with abortion outlawed, in-home chemical abortions continue, so that men still lose their children to the specter of abortion, legal or not. According to the Men’s National Post Personal Abortion Study conducted by Support After Abortion in June 2021, 71% of male respondents felt changed for the worse after an abortion, but 46% did not seek help. Of those, 41.3% thought it might have helped, and 19%, the largest percentage, said they would rather seek help from a friend.
You can be that friend.
Project Joseph has started a program called FRIENDS OF JOSEPH©, designed to help you help a friend in need. You can learn how to recognize the symptoms and problems he faces, to find the best ways to listen to him without judgement or blame, and how to open your heart to him. You’ll hear the testimonies of men who have been through Project Joseph and how they started to heal from the wound. And you’ll discover some of the processes Project Joseph uses to lead these men to God’s love and mercy. Only men who have been through Project Joseph can be on the team, but anybody, man or woman, clergy or laity, can help someone discover it.
You are invited to our first FRIENDS OF JOSEPH information session on June 29th at St. Paul the Apostle Parish Center East. For details and to sign up, call 469-720-CARE (2273) or email healing@projectjosephdallas.org.
Just say, “I want to be a FRIEND OF JOSEPH!” You’re always welcome.