WHAT IS #GIVINGTUESDAY?

You’ve heard of Black Friday. You’ve heard of Cyber Monday. Maybe you’ve even heard of Small Business Saturday. But have you heard of Giving Tuesday? 

Giving Tuesday is a global day dedicated to giving back.

On Tuesday, December 1, charities, families, businesses, community centers, and students around the world will come together for one common purpose: to celebrate generosity and to give.

For the third year in a row, Heartbeat International is thrilled to be a part of this day of giving. Now, YOU can make Heartbeat your charity of choice on #GivingTuesday by donating on December 1.

Your donation will reach and rescue lives from abortion around the world through our network of 1,800 life-affirming pregnancy help locations. Through this network over 3,000 babies are saved each week!

You can continue to be a vital role in this great work by supporting to Heartbeat on Giving Tuesday.

It’s a simple idea. Just find a way for your family, your community, your company or your organization to come together to give something more. Then tell everyone you can about how you are giving to Heartbeat.

Be sure to follow Heartbeat on Facebook, Twitterto learn more about how you can be a Hero for Heartbeat on Giving Tuesday.

Join us and be a part of a global celebration of a new tradition of generosity!

Thank you for your support and generosity. With your help we are making abortion unwanted now and unthinkable for future generations.

He wants to help and hope to those hurting and you do that every single day.
Betty McDowell and Jor-El Godsey! from Heartbeat International.

David Bereit - I appreciate you

Kristan Hawkins - I want to truly thank you for being on the frontlines

Jeanne Mancini - We are praying for you

Special Message from Anne Pierson

Jay Hobbs - Every day, you are doing the work that God has called you to do

Thank you from Sandy Shoshani, Be'ad Chaim Israel
from Heartbeat International

Thank you from Congressman Andy Harris! 
Heartbeat International

"You do life-saving work for God's Glory!"
Heartbeat Board Member, Shiney Daniel from Heartbeat International.

"Thank you for your dedication and service." 
Heartbeat Board Member, Keith Armato from Heartbeat International.

"God bless you for the work you do today and all year long."
Heartbeat Board Member, John Wootton from Heartbeat International.

"You are making a difference."
Heartbeat Board Member, Sherry Wright from Heartbeat International.

"You are the heroes!"
Heartbeat Board Member, Zeke Swift from Heartbeat International.

"Your labor will not be in vain. You matter & you are saving lives!"
Heartbeat Board Member, Derek McCoy from Heartbeat International.

"Thank you for helping women, children and families."
Heartbeat Board Member, Gary Thome! from Heartbeat International.

Robyn Chambers - Focus on the Family

Bernadette Tasy - Alliance Defending Freedom

Melissa Ohden - Abortion Survivors Network

Eric Scheidler - Pro-Life Action League

Jeanne Mancini - March for Life

Sarah Gabel Seifert - EveryLife

Kristan Hawkins - Students for Life

Click the stars below to find out more: 

4 Myths about Voting this Election Season

We all know we should be voting, but is it really that important? After all, we’re not even picking the president this year. 

The United States has a surprisingly low turnout of voters, hovering between 55 and 60 percent in any given election. Why can’t we find it in ourselves to get out there and vote our values? Could it be that we believe one or more of these myths?

Myth #1: Midterm elections don’t matter anyway.

There’s a lot of hype for presidential elections, but for some reason, midterm elections don’t seem to matter as much. Nothing could be further from the truth. As powerful as the Presidential office is, he can—ideally—do almost nothing without the support of the Senate and the House. (We saw a government shut down just last year due to House and Senate disagreements on the federal budget.) Do you know who is running for the Senate or House positions open in your state and district? What about the Gubernatorial or Mayoral races? These matter!

Myth #2: There are no important races this year.

With all 435 voting seats in the House of Representatives and 33 of the 100 Senate seats up for a vote, no one can deny the importance of this year’s races. In addition, 36 of the 50 states are electing governors, and many U.S. cities are electing mayors. Do you know who’s running in your district? These are the people who make the decisions that keep our local, state, and national governments running. We need to make sure they are the people who are going to truly care for the people—both in the womb and out of the womb.

Myth #3: My vote doesn’t make a difference.

We’ve heard this one before. Every vote matters. Every single vote matters. Every life changes the world in an unrepeatable and irreplaceable way. And so does every vote. If we stay home on Election Day, our prolife candidates will have to stay home too! What we do and don’t do makes a difference, so let’s make it a positive one.

Myth #4: I can’t talk about political issues or encourage others to vote.

Untrue! While certain regulations may apply to what your pregnancy help organization can do, you are well within your rights as an individual citizen to encourage those within your sphere of influence to head to the polls. There is everything to gain, and nothing to lose when we encourage our community to vote their values.

Don’t believe these myths this season—vote your values instead. Generations yet to be born are counting on us! 

Heartbeat International congratulates CAM (Centro de Ayuda para la Mujer Latinoamericana, A. C.) on reaching 25 years of lifesaving ministry.

Heartbeat President, Peggy Hartshorn, was honored to celebrate this great achievement with CAM representative in Mexico City, Mexico, saying: 

 "Congratulations on this very important occasion of the 25^th Anniversary of CAM. God certainly laid it on the hearts of your founders, Jorge and Magdalena, that it was essential that every woman with a difficult pregnancy, finding herself perhaps alone and afraid, could find help and hope and the courage she needed to carry her pregnancy to term.  This is because every person is made in the image and likeness of God, both the mother and the child!

Let us continue to lock arms around the world, pray for each other, strengthen and encourage each other, and recommit to the task ahead.  Our strength and power comes from the Lord.  We are responding to his call, Come follow Me.  We are running the race and fighting and good fight and we look forward to our reward in heaven where, like St. Paul, we hope to hear the words, “Well done, good and faithful servant.”