Dear Charity,

I just read the article about the book, "Born in Zion". If only I had read it a month ago. A little baby might be alive tonight.

In the early morning last week my friend went into labor with her 5th child. She has had all the other children at home also but with a midwife present. No complications. This was to be her first "Born in Zion" birth.

Let me back up and say that a couple of weeks earlier she had had an episode of bleeding. She thought her water had broken. It was blood. She lost a lot of blood but after a few hours, and a lot of praying, the bleeding stopped.

From the morning her labor began until early the following morning she labored, lost enormous amounts of blood and slipped in and out of consciousness. She also passed clots. No one did anything but pray and command. The little baby was born finally after more than 24 hours combined labor and pushing and never took a breath.

I have been devastated by this and tormented by it. I love my friend and her husband both but I feel that their baby died as a result of their choosing to respond to this with prayers and not to go to the hospital. I do not blame them. They have been deceived into following false doctrine by the book, "Born In Zion". I am not opposed to homebirthing. I have had several children at home myself. But to tell people that even in a clear medical emergency they cannot seek medical care is outrageous.

Carol Balizet persuades people that going to the hospital would be delivering up the woman and child to Satan. That it would be double-minded. Giving glory for the child to man and robbing it from God. How can you take the glory from God for a life He created with His own hands? This is pure
heresy.

I am angry. I too have been waiting for this child to be born. I too had my heart and emotions wrapped up in this pregnancy. I too was eagerly anticipating seeing her and holding her and feeling her beautiful soft skin. I feel as though I have lost my own child.

I also feel guilty. Why didn't I research that awful book when first I heard of it? Why didn't I search the web and find your article before all this took place? Why didn't I say these things to her the first time she had a bleeding episode? Why didn't any of us that know and love them do anything? We
didn't want to intrude, we didn't want to bother them. It's their choice. It's their business.

Charity, it's time for Christians to wake up and smell the coffee. There is a battle going on for us and for our children. We must be bold and courageous, speaking the truth to each other in love. Better a friend gets offended and angry than that a baby dies because we remained silent. The friend will get over it. This baby will never get another chance at life.
Praise God she is with the Father in glory now. It is the only consolation.

Thanks for listening. And...if anyone is considering reading that book or doing things her way, don't. People are dying out there. Exam it next to the plum line of God's word. You will find it does not stand up.

Seems like there should be some accountability on her [Carol Balizet's] part since babies and moms have died from listening to her. What do you think?

God Bless you!
Vicky

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