Life: A Women's Pregnancy Center
We are constantly amazed at how the Lord brings in women who think they know what decision they want to make for their pregnancy, but God changes their heart to desire life. We have an incredible counselor named Vicki who pours into each of her clients so beautifully. She constantly goes above and beyond to make sure every client is loved and cared for to the best of her abilities. Not long after she started working at AWPC, she had a young client who felt the need to have an abortion. She was able to talk with this client about not only what abortion looks like, but how it has the potential to affect women. She was able to have an ultrasound at AWPC at her initial visit, which was an incredibly powerful time, prompting her to truly consider the life of the child in her womb. Even outside of the counseling room, Vicki met this young woman for coffee to further discuss her options, and encourage her that choosing life was definitely an attainable possibility for her.
Several months later, this client has remained in contact with Vicki, updating her counselor on her pregnancy journey. In fact, this client just recently gave birth to a beautiful, healthy baby boy. In the words of her counselor, “She has pressed through tremendous opposition and still she continues on. Our session together, the ultrasound, and our countless texts and correspondence has literally made a life and death difference in her life and the life of her son.”
We have the beautiful privilege of seeing beautiful stories like this being written by God’s mighty hand all the time. Children are given a chance at life because of the way the Father looks down on these beloved little ones, and challenges their parents to view their beating heart in a new light. What a blessing it is to see lives being saved. This job allows us to confront the battle between life and death each day regarding a child’s future, and we rejoice with heaven when life prevails. Even if a mother chooses to pursue abortion, we hold onto the hope that even following this traumatic event, she will discover and cling to the hope of Jesus.
Thank you for your desire to see more babies born in our community. Thank you for praying for us, as well as our clients, as we discuss the beauty of life, and the beauty of what Jesus has done for each of us. Please consider joining in this battle for life with the men and women from St. Peter's who are already volunteering and serving at AWPC. Contact Elizabeth Carrouth at ecarrouth@gmail.com for more information.