Posted on 09/08/2003 9:23:02 AM PDT by topher
Saving Lives, Saving Hearts, And Saving Souls Newsletter for Advice & Aid Pregnancy Problem Center -- Sept 6, 2003 Please remember the Dinner/Dance on Saturday, October 25, 2003 at St Ann’s Catholic Church – Tickets are $30.00 – Many people are aware of the hardships that job losses have caused in 2003. However, the pregnancy center has wonderful news! Though most women coming to the center initially want to have an abortion, the center has had no women choosing to have an abortion (so far) in 2003!!! Now that’s a miracle, for those who have been involved in Pro-Life over the ____________________________________________________________ Send your tax deductible donation to: Advice & Aid Pregnancy Problem Center 411 King Arnold Street (404) 763-HELP! [4357] ____________________________________________________________ Volunteers are also needed, if you cannot give financially at this time. More information is found at the end of this newsletter Words from the Director I have had the opportunity to visit several other pregnancy centers in an effort to network with these centers and exchange resources. I would like to acknowledge and thank the Henry County Pregnancy Center for faithfully donating bundles and bundles of baby items and clothes. Our center is My heart breaks each time a young pregnant mother (sometimes with other children) comes to us hungry for food, destitute for a place to live and desperate to have an abortion. Recently, I was confronted by an angry young lady who brought her little sister to the pregnancy center for a free pregnancy test. The test was positive and she insisted that we refer them to a safe abortion clinic. Before I could finish explaining why we don’t do abortion referrals, she became irate yelling repeatedly -- "How can you look these innocent, hurting women in the eye and try to make them have their babies when they are already homeless or unable to get by?" I began to explain our ministry and how we truly care for them. I did not hesitate to remind her that we do not have the right to judge or decide whether a child should live or die depending on life’s circumstances. God expects each and everyone of us to reach out to those in need. Before I could say another word – she began to cry and shared with me her story that ended with the choice she made 2 years ago to abort her baby. She then reached over and hugged her little sister crying and she said: Her face lit up with joy as she announced – In reality, the pregnancy itself is seldom the problem. The various circumstances that a woman feels has cornered her – these are some of the factors that often lead to the decision of abortion (unemployed -- homeless, abandoned, drug-addicted, inconvenient, etc.) The challenges we face are being able to stand on our word and provide resources and ongoing support to get these woman and children off the street and into a stable environment. Most importantly, we must equip them with moral truths and values to ensure a future of hope and dignity. We must be their "bridge over troubled water" – so they can cross safely a difficult time in their life to a path to a better life – avoiding the mistakes of their past and promising them a future. ________________________________________________________________________________ Dinner/Dance – October 25, 2003 St Ann’s Catholic Church -- 6PM – 11PM The Dinner/Dance has always been a way to have fun and support a great cause! _________________________________________________________________________________ The Board of Directors for Terry Gibbs, Director John Devlin, President John Gavel, Chairman of the Board Bill Allen Joe Cantello Vincent Watkins John Hurd Chuck Matthews Msgr. Paul Fogarty, Spiritual Director Jeanne Smith Lillian Williams Volunteers are needed in the following areas: Administrative | Office Filing | Phone Answering Counseling | Mentors Volunteers to work at the St Vincent de Paul Thrift Store in Hapeville (which directly contributes to the center). People interested in doing fundraising and grant writing Building maintenance | Repairs | Touch-up | Painting Co-ordinator needed to contact church’s, youth groups, etc., to help support the center collect baby and maternity items – perhaps holding baby showers or diaper drives. Baby Items needed: Diapers – especially sizes 3-5 Baby Wipes Baby Bottles Receiving Blankets Baby Clothes (sizes 0 – 12 months) Pacifiers Infant Car Seats, as well as Basinets, Cribs, and Baby Beds.
This pregnancy center has been hit by the economy downturn but at the same time has seen more clients and had NO clients turn to abortion (so far this year).
This has put a strain on their finances. This is really meant for Pro-Life Freepers and Atlanta area Freepers.
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