Who is rebecca kiessling

Cousin matches kept popping up in her family tree as more genetic relatives mailed away their saliva. Eventually, Kiessling knocked on the front door of one of the three brothers. He was "the one who was always smiling in his Facebook photos," Kiessling explained.

The man welcomed her. A DNA test confirmed he was Kiessling's biological uncle. From him, she learned more about the man who had raped her mother: he'd never been to jail, never been arrested; he had a wife and two children, one of whom had died a decade earlier. In her pursuit of connection with paternal relatives, Kiessling has been welcomed by some and not by others. She and one cousin in particular have become close.

And she says she's forging a new relationship with her genetic half-brother. But Kiessling has decided she no longer wishes to meet her biological father, who's developed Alzheimer's disease and is still married to his wife. Kiessling counts her birth mother, with whom she's become close, among those she wishes to protect.

As Kiessling describes it, discovering the man who raped her after all these years has been unsettling for her birth mother. She'd hoped at the outset of her search to find that the man was dead or in prison. While the latter is deeply unlikely, as for us all, the former is inevitable. This story appears in the Out in the Open episode, "Put to the Test".

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Rick Perry during his presidential campaign, as well as Newt Gingrich, and many legislators across the U. She's helped pregnant rape victims all around the world to choose life for their children.

She's also an attorney, and mother of 5 two oldest are adopted, lost 2 additional babies to miscarriage, and her day old adopted daughter Cassie, who was born with special needs. Rebecca travels throughout North America and Europe, sharing her story at pregnancy center banquets, right to life fundraisers and rallies, colleges, school assemblies, churches, youth events, women's conferences, and attorney seminars. Her philosophy abortion essay is ranked 1.

Rebecca has also served on the board of a pregnancy resource center and is on the advisory board of two local pregnancy resource centers. After speaking with Rebecca, Governor Perry told the media that her story pierced his heart, and the next morning, he signed a presidential pledge with no exceptions. As a family law attorney, Rebecca has litigated numerous high-profile pro bono cases, fighting for women's rights as well as the rights of unborn children.

We are praising God! To be honest, I have been hesitant to bring Rebecca as our speaker in years past because I know she is taking on one of the hardest issues the rape exception. I guess I felt that I wanted our givers to come to give to a cause they strongly believed in already rather than making them confront any of their own possible hypocrisy. How hypocritical of me!

I praise God for Rebecca and have the highest respect for her taking on the hard cases. In a world where I am doing something hard, she is doing something even harder. May God bless her! She communicated with me in advance of the dinner and is very personable. The night of our dinner she mingled and spoke with many of our guests before and after the benefit. Her talk was very engaging and she delivered it so very well.

She kept right to the time frame we gave her which we appreciated very much. I would highly recommend her to any pro-life group or pregnancy help center that is looking for an engaging and appealing speaker. All of the feedback that we received about her talk was very positive. With her poignant, personal story of being conceived in rape, she is able to but through all of the political rhetoric and not only presents a defense of those Jesus would call 'the least of these,' but also shares a message of redemption in Christ.

I am pleased to endorse Rebecca Kiessling as a pro-life speaker. Diagnosed with Spinal Muscular Atrophy does not hold Best-selling author, inspirational speaker and teacher, who is Advocate for Criminal Justice Reform.