In Vietnam, a country with one of the highest abortion rates in the world, Tong Phuoc Phuc provides a rare but invaluable service--giving pregnant women an alternative to abortion.

Phuc began living his pro-life principles by building a cemetery for babies killed by abortion in hospitals and clinics near his home in Nha Trang, the Associated Press (AP) reported. The cemetery now has 7,000 tiny graves. "I believe these fetuses have souls," Phuc told the AP. "And I don't want them to be wandering souls."

As abortive women began to flock to the graveyard to pray for their own lost babies, Phuc asked them to spread the word that he would help women contemplating abortion to choose life.

Soon, with the help and support of his family, he was welcoming pregnant women into his home. They live there until their babies are born, and then Phuc continues to care for the babies until the women improve their circumstances enough to take the babies home, according to the AP.

So far, 60 children have been given the gift of life with Phuc's help. One mother, Phan Thi Hong Vu, played with her infant while she told the AP how Phuc helped her change her mind and refuse to have an abortion. "I actually went to the hospital intending to get an abortion, but I was so scared," Vu said. "I decided to go home and think about it. Two weeks later, I met with Phuc."

Phuc receives support from Catholic and Buddhist groups as well as individuals who have heard about his work, according to the AP. He said that he is committed to keep working to encourage Vietnamese women to reject abortion.

"I will continue this job until the last breath of my life," he told the AP. "I will encourage my children to take over to help other people who are underprivileged."