We offer free pregnancy tests and counseling to those who think they are in an unplanned pregnancy. Surprisingly, 50 percent have negative tests. With the negative tests we talk to these women about sexual integrity and transmitted diseases. In other words the consequences of their actions. We use as a guide the “Princess Rules” that is: (saving themselves for their one true prince as our creator God planned) Reminding them that God created them for a special purpose and they need to seek His will in their lives. We take every opportunity to share the love of Our Lord with them.
When the pregnancy test is positive, we give her a 12 week fetal model showing the stages of growth of her baby and a hand knitted baby cap. This is not a “formless mass of cells”. Life begins at conception. She is a mother...
Our limited ultrasound program, which shows the baby and the heartbeat, has caused women who did not want to carry their baby to term, to change their minds. These women come to us scared, terrified even, to think about the possibility of being pregnant. How will she tell her parents, her grandparents, her friends and what will they think? We at Her Choice, hope she will turn to us for help and guidance. By giving her all the facts about her options, so that she able to make an informed decision.
Our parenting program offers the client the opportunity to meet with us monthly to watch films on Baby Care and Parenting and facts about adoption. She receives information on nutrition, finances, stages of the baby’s growth, changes in her body, safety and precautions for her and her baby, keeping the baby’s father involved if possible and a Bible Study and assignments to be completed at home. We discuss God’s roll in her and her baby’s life. She receives a little gift for her baby at each visit and when she completes the program she receives a crib or car seat. These meetings offer her an opportunity to discuss her feelings and experiences freely in a confidential setting. Everything discussed is held in the strictest confidence. Her homework is gathered into a booklet and returned to her when she delivers her baby.
The Fathers-To-Be are also offered a “fathers mentoring program” with an experienced father. Many times these young men have not had a role model in their lives and need guidance on how to be a father to their own baby. They also need to be instructed on what changes the mother is experiencing and the changes after the baby arrives. He is also offered the opportunity to discuss his feelings about the baby. This program is offered simultaneously with the Mom’s program.
Oftentimes when we discuss the option of placing their baby for adoption the birth mother rejects the idea. She thinks this would be like abandoning her baby. Today, in most cases of single parenting, adoption is a most heroic act of love on the part of the birth mother. Statistics show that children of a single mother are very likely to not finish school, become sexually active at a young age, and get in trouble with the law. Prison populations are very high in single parented inmates. There are thousands of couples wanting to adopt a baby and love him as their very own. Offering this baby a mother and father and a stable home life is a healthy option. The birth mother selects the family where she can place her baby. She can even interview them and arrange to receive updates and pictures as the baby grows. This is a difficult decision for the birth mother but many have willingly made this loving sacrifice so that their baby would have 2 fulltime loving parents.
We offer a service called “In God’s Care” for those who have suffered a miscarriage. The sole mission of this program is to bring solace to the family. We provide information and services to meet the emotional and spiritual needs of the family. After the guidelines of the program are met we can help by offering assistance with the arrangements or the burial service. It is our desire to ease the sense of profound sadness for the loss of the baby and provide a sense of closure for the parent.
Another program we offer is similar to “In God’s Care” where we minister to women who had an abortion. A post-Abortion Bible Study is also available that Ministers to those suffering from this experience.
At Her Choice we are blessed to have a chapel that was donated by several Christian ministries. This chapel provides a quiet place for prayer for our new clients and their families along with the counselors and staff.
Her Choice offers hope and encouragement to those young women who are scared and unsure of their future. We don’t just encourage these women to carry their baby to term. We lovingly walk with her through her pregnancy being her advocate.
We serve willingly in God’s Ministry and invite you to join us as we share the love of the Lord with these people in need. If you are feeling called to help the center by serving on our Board of Directors or in a volunteer capacity, I encourage you to pray about it and contact the center.
