Former professional American football quarterback and current professional baseball outfielder in the New York Mets Tim Tebow recently shared his birthing experience where he was almost a victim of abortion.
During the 2018 Passion college student conference, Tim Tebow was asked by Pastor Louie Giglio, "What made you into the person that you are?" From there, Tebow shared his incredible birthing story which he thought had shaped him into the man he had become.
"I was born in the Philippines to missionary parents and I have a special birth story," Tebow shared. "The doctors said that I wasn't even a baby; they said I was a tumor."
"There was a lot of craziness with my entire – with my mom's pregnancy with me. She decided to trust God and not what the doctors were saying," he added. "And then I was born and it was a miracle — the placenta wasn't attached the entire pregnancy, but I was malnourished, but I made up for it pretty quickly."
Prior to Tebow's birth, his mother, Pamela, contracted amoebic dysentery and went into a coma for a short while. She only discovered she was pregnant while she was recovering from her sickness, and because of the strong medications she has been given during the time, the baby contracted a severe placental abruption.
Being devout Christians, Tim's parents refused to give in to the doctors' suggestion of abortion (and because abortion is illegal in the Philippines.) Tebow grew up dyslexic, but still, it didn't stop him to be an NFL star and be the first home-schooled athlete to be nominated and win the Heisman Trophy.
Aside from being a professional athlete, Tim Tebow is an outspoken Christian, and spends most of his free time preaching to various prisons and schools throughout the US and the Philippines. Presently, he's a sports contributor to ESPN, a football analyst for the SEC Network, an outfielder for the New York Mets.
He's slated to speak next at Grace College, 10:30 a.m. on Feb. 16.
