A young woman named Ellie visited us recently. Her mom had passed away a few weeks prior, and Ellie… missing her mom, while trying to parent her toddler at home, plus dealing with the hormone changes that come with pregnancy… she was having a rough time of it. She needed support, and a friend told her about Align. During…

  At a recent Missions Conference at a local church, I got to sing some wonderful hymns—including “Christ for the World We Sing”, which was written in 1869 by Samuel Wolcott. As we sang through the hymn, the lyrics from verse 4 jumped out at me. (This was the second time that morning that I noticed hymn lyrics…

  Align had the opportunity to participate in a local church’s Missions Conference last weekend. During the conference’s Sunday morning worship service, we sang the hymn “Jesus Shall Reign” by Isaac Watts. I learned that song at church as a little girl. Singing it now, as a grown-up working for a pregnancy…

  It is an awesome thing to see God’s word transform a young mom’s life! Our client Jenna is a young pregnant mom who came to us for help.  She was homeless and without a job, and she hadn’t given much thought about Jesus. Each time Jenna came in for her prenatal class, her client advocate prayed for her: For…

  Corrine came to see us for a pregnancy test and ultrasound. She had a 5-year-old son and was excited to be pregnant again, after having had an abortion several years ago. When we asked Corrine about her spiritual beliefs, she said she used to go to church when she was a teenager, but her pastor at the time ended…

  A British actress once said, “A father’s smile has been known to light up a child’s entire day.” Personally, I know that to be true. And so does Align. We love following God’s call to teach young fathers how to parent their little children well, and we encourage them and pray for them each step of the way.…