Scribd
Upload
99 views1 page

Pro-Life Symbol: Precious Feet

The document tells the story of the Precious Feet lapel pin, which originated from an idea and photograph that powerfully illustrates the humanity of unborn babies. The photograph of the tiny feet of a 10 week old fetus was taken in 1970 by Dr. Russell Sacco and first published in a 1974 pro-life newspaper ad. This led Virginia Evers to create the Precious Feet pin symbol to represent the pro-life movement worldwide. Over the years, nearly 12 million pins have been distributed in 30 countries as an effective pro-life symbol, and numerous testimonials describe babies' lives being saved through conversations prompted by the pin. The pin's impact has grown from that original photograph and idea into a major pro

Uploaded by

SomaSorrow
Copyright
© © All Rights Reserved
We take content rights seriously. If you suspect this is your content, claim it here.
Available Formats
Download as PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd
99 views1 page

Pro-Life Symbol: Precious Feet

The document tells the story of the Precious Feet lapel pin, which originated from an idea and photograph that powerfully illustrates the humanity of unborn babies. The photograph of the tiny feet of a 10 week old fetus was taken in 1970 by Dr. Russell Sacco and first published in a 1974 pro-life newspaper ad. This led Virginia Evers to create the Precious Feet pin symbol to represent the pro-life movement worldwide. Over the years, nearly 12 million pins have been distributed in 30 countries as an effective pro-life symbol, and numerous testimonials describe babies' lives being saved through conversations prompted by the pin. The pin's impact has grown from that original photograph and idea into a major pro

Uploaded by

SomaSorrow
Copyright
© © All Rights Reserved
We take content rights seriously. If you suspect this is your content, claim it here.
Available Formats
Download as PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd
You are on page 1/ 1

The Story Of The Precious Feet

By: Virginia Evers


Every achievement, great and small has originated
with an idea. Very often one good idea leads to still
another, thus compounding the impact of the original idea. Such is the story of our Precious Feet lapel
pin, identical in size and shape to the feet of a ten week old unborn baby.
It was Gods idea that you and I should be created in His image and likeness.
He declared us His very own children from the moment of fertilization. This
is verified in Holy Scripture: Before I formed you in the womb I knew you,
Before you came to birth, I consecrated you. Jeremiah 1:5. Our body, God
revealed, is a temple of the Holy Spirit.
On January 22, 1974 in San Diego, California, preparing for the March for Life
on the first anniversary of Roe vs. Wade, prolifers placed a full page ad in the
San Diego Union. Prominent in the ad was a picture of the tiny feet of a ten
week old unborn baby. The picture haunted me.
Dr. Russell Sacco had a remarkable idea back in 1970. The pathologist who
shared his lab with Dr. Sacco kept unborn babies (fetuses) in formaldehyde
lined up on a shelf. Dr. Sacco, father of four, had become acutely aware of the
highly developed state of the very tiniest of these unborn babies. As a photographer, he envisioned the power of a dramatic picture: the tiny feet. Through the years his remarkable photograph of the perfect precious feet held between the thumb and forefinger has become synonymous with pro-life
action throughout the world. I expressed my immediate reaction to Dr. Saccos classic photograph to my husband
Ellis: These precious little feet should be the pro-life movements official symbol.
Dr. Sacco confided, It has been difficult for me to comprehend the enormous impact my picture has had on the
pro-life movement. Our Precious Feet are the direct result of this great photograph. The impact is being felt
around the world. The Precious Feet were designated as the International Pro-Life Symbol at a world-wide symposium in Dublin, Ireland in 1979. At this writing nearly 12 million have been distributed in 30 countries and 6
continents.
Ellis and I directed the Heritage House 76 from our home in Taylor, AZ. What started with the Precious Feet became
a source for Pro-Life literature, bumper stickers, videos, and just about anything a Pro-Life group would need. For
six years the proceeds of the Heritage House supported a home for unwed mothers, run by our daughter and her
husband, Mike and Dinah Monahan. We also supported a local crisis pregnancy service known as We Care.
In 1992 Ellis and I retired and Mike and Dinah took over. Two years later Ellis went to be with the Lord. No doubt
he was ushered into heaven by countless babies whose lives he worked tirelessly to save. Mike and Dinah continue
the work today and have expanded the Heritage House into one-of the largest providers of Pro-Life material in
the country.
The greatest reward for our labor is the fact that the Precious Feet save babies lives. We have received numerous testimonials attesting to this fact. From Atlanta, Georgia: a Birthright volunteer visited a pregnant teenager
contemplating abortion in a juvenile facility. The volunteer gave her literature and the Precious feet pin from her
lapel, explaining their significance (the girl was exactly 10 weeks pregnant). In the course of their conversation she
learned that the girls roommate was pregnant and definitely planning on an abortion. We were later informed by
letter the Precious Feet pin did its work--we were able to save not one but two babies.
We are of the conviction that God performs His wonders through His children. It is to Him that we give our daily
praises and thanksgiving for the creation of the Precious Feet.
The Precious Feet People, 919 So. Main St. , Snowflake, AZ 85937

You might also like