{"id":10433,"date":"2021-09-02T09:14:58","date_gmt":"2021-09-02T13:14:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/praymoreretreat.org\/?page_id=10433"},"modified":"2024-05-30T09:15:20","modified_gmt":"2024-05-30T13:15:20","slug":"speaker-kim-padan","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/praymoreretreat.org\/speaker-kim-padan\/","title":{"rendered":"Speaker: Kim Padan"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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About Kim Padan<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Kim Padan<\/strong>\u00a0grew up in a small town in northern Illinois with her parents, 2 older brothers, and 1 younger sister. \u00a0Life was pretty \u201cnormal\u201d with school and church activities. \u00a0Part of that \u201cnormal\u201d life was growing up with Dejerine-Sottas, a progressive neuro-muscular disorder that impacted her muscle strength and balance. \u00a0Despite various challenges, Kim always had a sense of her real dignity as a unique person in the eyes of God. \u00a0Kim\u2019s parents expected much of her, just like her siblings, and always shared their love for her. That foundation of faith and family helped Kim grow into adulthood to have a family of her own. \u00a0In 1993, she married Bruce, and in 1994 she conceived her only biological child. \u00a0A routine ultrasound at 14 weeks detected serious anomalies, and Kim was advised to abort. \u00a0Knowing that all life is precious in the eyes of God, including people with disabilities, Kim & Bruce rejected abortion. \u00a0The months that followed were filled with brief moments of joy and many tears. \u00a0Despite the tears, Kim\u2019s testimony is filled with hope and peace as she shares how she learned to cling to Christ in all things.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After her experiences, Kim felt compelled to get involved in the prolife movement. \u00a0She joined the Board of Directors at HELP Ministries, INC (now doing business as Women\u2019s Care Clinic) and after 7 years on the board became Executive Director. \u00a0Under her 11 year leadership the ministry grew and added services, including ultrasound, allowing the ministry team to save more babies. \u00a0Now, God has called Kim out to a broader audience to speak about the blessings He has in store for each of us when we step out of our own plans and into His! \u00a0 Kim currently serves as the Chair of Evangelization for the Peoria Diocesan Council of Catholic Women, and has been published in the diocesan paper on both prolife and evangelization themes. \u00a0When Kim is not speaking or writing about faith (http:\/\/gabrielsmom.com<\/a>), she enjoys singing in the church choir, rubber stamping greeting cards, reading, and watching classic movies with Bruce. \u00a0She also recently made her temporary profession as a Lay Dominic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Kim Padan’s Retreat and Talks<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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2016 Lent Retreat<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

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Kim shares her insights and experiences in praying and reading the psalms. She also shares her testimony and a turning point in her life that led her to fully live the Catholic faith. Check out her talks below!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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2016 Talks<\/h4>\n\n\n\n