“My baby isn’t a year old yet, and I can’t handle another one—my boyfriend just left me.” Savannah let out a deep breath and held her head in her hands. “I hope I’m not too far along to take the abortion pill. My friend said it’s not really a baby yet if I’m only a few weeks pregnant.” We talked with…
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Megan arrived for her prenatal session with her six-year-old son, Logan. Usually Logan stayed with a babysitter, but this particular evening no one was available. Logan quietly zoomed his toy cars on the flood while Megan and her client advocate talked about what life would look like after the baby was born and she had to return…
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Jesus is the light that overcomes our darkness. When young women and men face an unintended pregnancy, we are here to shine His love and truth into their shadow-filled situation – like with Tara. Tara texted us as soon as she found our ad online. She typed: I NEED AN ABORTION. CAN YOU HELP? We explained our services,…
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Hello there – this is Julie Baum, Director of Church and Supporter Relations for SVPS. I’m eager to tell you about a neat conversation we had with a young dad the other week. He called and asked, “Do you guys offer parenting classes?” We said, “Yes we do. How old are your children?” “My baby…
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We asked a few questions, and Jolene described the pressures in her life. Two children. Two prior abortions. Two part-time jobs. “My boyfriend thinks we can handle it, but I don’t.” A few days later Jolene and her boyfriend Jeff came to us for an ultrasound. As the baby’s image appeared on the screen, Jeff looked…
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Has the Lord ever given you a desire of your heart? A few years ago, a hummingbird built its nest just beyond our deck. I could easily watch its comings and goings, and marveled at how tiny the two baby hummingbirds were. Within weeks they’d grown to nearly full size, and as I watched one day, I whispered to the…
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A baby will be born sometime this fall, when Lauren gives birth to a baby she nearly aborted. “I’m short on time,” Lauren informed our staff at the beginning of her ultrasound appointment. “I need to be in Harrisburg in an hour.” With limited time to determine the baby’s age and viability, our sonographer worked…
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