Hello everyone,
Last evening was a sweet time of
prayer as several of our board of directors and I gathered for prayer. It was a beautiful time together as we lifted
up each volunteer, many of our clients, and the needs of the Center. What an honor and privilege it is to be part
of a ministry where prayer is so prevalent.
Before every session the ladies
sit, hold hands and lift up the requests of one another, and the needs of our
clients to our Heavenly Father. Just
this past week I witnessed several answered prayers in my own family and heard
from two others about prayers that were answered in their families. If we are experiencing answered prayer, then
surely those for whom we pray, such as our clients, are also experiencing
them. Sometimes we hear about them, but
many times we do not. This is when we
are trusting God to answer them. One day, we may be blessed to see just how
many of them were answered and exactly how.
This will be better than sitting through the best movie ever made. Looking forward to that glorious time.
This past week it was an honor
to speak at the Ladies Circle of St. Andrews United Methodist Church. Most of them knew about the Center, but their
desire to help us was very evident. At
this meeting they began planning their Christmas project and chose to help the
PRC clients. At Christmas we let our
clients have a free shopping spree in our Baby Boutique. They get to fill a bag with small items and
choose a large item like a toy, high chair, stroller etc. At Christmas we try to have new, or like new
toys for them to choose for their child or children. They can also save their baby bucks to
purchase more of them. The ladies of St.
Andrews have decided to provide our store with these toys. A great big thank you goes out to Ms Sue
Whitfield who invited us to the group to speak and to all her group for making
us their Christmas project.
I think I can speak for many
here at PRC by saying “we are on the verge of something great.” It has been a while since I have heard so
much enthusiasm and interest about, reaching more abortion minded women and
creating a greater community awareness. This is coming from every aspect of
this ministry. One of the things we are praying about is creating
a working relationship with the churches in our area. We are looking for church liaisons These are people who would work closely with
their church leaders to make sure they are aware of everything the PRC does and
whenever there is a special need. Please
pray with us about this endeavor, and if I could be so bold as to ask you also
pray about being a church liason.
Want to volunteer, but cannot
commit to a regular schedule? Miss
Cynthia is compiling a list of volunteers who are willing to help during
special needs times. Times like stuffing
envelopes or getting newsletters ready.
If you would like to be on call for times such as these, please call the
Center and let us put you on this list.
Coming up:
Calling all receptionists or
receptionist want-a-bes. September 19th
will be the next Saturday training. This
training will be dedicated to receptionists.
However, the manual we will be using is jammed full of great information
and instruction for all the areas of help in this ministry. If you would like to come get an idea of what
we do, how to be a receptionist, or just to get some questions answered about
this ministry, please call and let us know if you will be attending. The next Saturday training will be October 17. This training will focus on our Earn While
You Learn facilitators. More about this
in the weeks to come.
Calling all runners (or
walkers). October 24th Word
of Life Fellowship will be hosting the annual Run Baby Run which will benefit the Pregnancy Resource Center. This year’s run promises to be the best one ever. If you want an application, you can go to our
facebook page and download it, email me and I will be glad to send you one, or
if you want you can come by the center and get a copy. You can also call Jason White at 850-819-9225
to register.
A tentative date for the banquet
planning committee meeting is set for October 30. It will be here at the Center at 9AM that
Friday. If you are interesting in
helping with planning of this event, please contact us so we can get you on the
list. Breakfast will be provided.
When I first came to the PRC as
director, we had one regular nurse and one on call. Then the regular nurse had to leave because
of family problems. This left us with no
nurse, except the one we could call in a crunch. So needless to say she was called often. She was a blessing and willing to help out
when she could. She had a friend who was
a retired nurse and mentioned our need to her.
Today I want to tell you just a little about the wonderful lady who met
this need.
In April of 2012 Nurse Beverly
began volunteering every Tuesday and Thursday to do pregnancy testing. More nurses came on and her load was lifted a
bit, so she then went to all day on Tuesday.
She continues to amaze all us who know her. For
over three years she has rarely missed a Tuesday. She has been extremely faithful and
reliable. Her schedule is not light
either. She has a very large family of
grown children, grandchildren, and great grands. She is very much involved in their lives and
visits them often.
She works diligently with her
church and shares information about their events and her small group
class. As a table host for the banquet
she has had two or three tables full with friends and even dignitaries from the
area. She has served on the banquet
planning committee and captain of our prayer team. She is always ready and willing to help when
called upon.
She sincerely cares about the
women she meets here, and tries very hard
to minister to their medical, physical and emotional needs. She is meticulous at charting every aspect of
her client’s visit and keeps many of us on track when we fail to enter the
information correctly.
Each client is asked to fill out
an exit evaluation. One of the questions
on the evaluation is: What did you like
best or least about the services you received?
This past week one of the clients answered: “Ms. Beverly was very sweet, she’s awesome.” We all think Ms. Beverly is awesome too. What a joy and privilege it is to work with
such a beautiful, courageous, and strong woman.
God bless you all.
“Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and
petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of
God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds
in Christ Jesus.”
Philippians 4:6-7 (NIV)
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