One quiet evening, as I sat reflecting on the many lives touched through Life Choices Pregnancy Center, a story from over a decade ago returned to my heart—a reminder of why your partnership matters so deeply.
She was only fifteen years old, and when she walked through our doors, she wouldn’t lift her eyes from the floor. Her shoulders were slumped, her voice barely audible. Fear had wrapped itself around her so tightly that every word felt painful to speak.
It had already been a long, heartbreaking day—seven hours of back-to-back appointments, too many that day ending with women still planning to abort their children. I was exhausted and ready to lock the doors when headlights swept across our parking lot. A family stepped out of their car—a mother, a father, and their teenage daughter. Their faces told the story before a word was spoken.
With a heavy sigh, I turned to the two women beside me and said, “I’ll stay if you stay.” They said yes.
The mother was determined her daughter hear every option. What she carried silently that night was her own deep wound from an abortion years before—a choice she felt forced into, a choice she regretted, and a pain that had followed her for a lifetime. In her pain, she believed she was protecting her daughter by making sure she had a choice, never considering the heartbreak her daughter might carry if she chose abortion.
We talked through parenting, adoption, and abortion. The entire time, the young girl—“Stacey”—never once looked up, and at times, would shake her head yes to questions as if to say – “I hear you, I just can’t look at you.” Fear and shame held her in a death grip, and I felt I could not reach her. When they left, she was choosing abortion.
We prayed, and it felt like the end of a very bad day. I continued to pray as my heart broke for Stacey.
Weeks passed. Months passed. Then a year later, the front doors opened—and a young woman walked in eyes full of light and life, with confidence and joy. I almost didn’t recognize her. “Do you remember me?” she asked.
Stacey had chosen life. Though too young to parent, she lovingly chose adoption, placing her child with a Christian couple who had longed for a baby. She became part of their family—celebrating birthdays, holidays, and milestones. And with tears in her eyes, she told me how much she loved this family and did not regret her decision.
That moment—sixteen years ago—was made possible because someone gave, because someone cared enough to ensure a frightened young girl had time, truth, and compassionate support.
Your generosity made this possible.
Every day, men and women walk through our doors carrying fear, confusion, and heartbreak. And every day, because of partners like you, they are met with truth, compassion, and hope.
You may never know this side of heaven the lives you are touching—or the generations you are shaping—but everything you do matters in the Kingdom of God.
Today, I invite you to continue standing with us. Your gift helps ensure that no woman feels rushed, no life is overlooked, and no story ends without hope.
Together, we are making a difference for life.
