What picture comes to mind when you think of someone facing an unintended pregnancy? The truth of what you’d see, if you could meet our clients, might be different than you think. I learned that lesson first hand a few years ago. I was leaving work for the evening, and I passed two women who were walking toward…

Elena was ordered by the courts to take our parenting classes. As you might imagine - when she first arrived at our center, she was pretty angry about having to be there. She was short in her responses to our questions, and it was obvious she didn’t want to engage with our program. But God’s desire was to pursue her…

Gina was having a difficult year. She and her boyfriend were both battling drug addictions. She got pregnant, but broke the law through her drug use and ended up in jail. When she was released, she starting coming to our prenatal classes. She was glad for the tried and true information we provided, but she was having a tough…

Margaret heard one of our staff members speak at her church. The staff member read a letter written by a mother to her aborted child. Margaret sat in her seat and cried over the abortion that she herself had 21 years before. It was the first time she had ever cried for her child. Roxanne had been coming to us for parenting…

Brandon and his girlfriend came to see us about this time last year. Their baby was due in the spring, and they wanted to take our prenatal classes and earn some much-needed baby supplies before their little one arrived. Then one day, Brandon told his client advocate he was leaving his girlfriend to pursue a new relationship……

  Imani came to us when she got pregnant earlier this year. She has a beautiful testimony of God’s provision, and we’d like you to hear her some of her story through this letter: “Dear SVPS, When I found out I was pregnant again, I was overwhelmed with joy. But I also became terrified, wondering how I would…