Winter 2010 E-Newsletter

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Dear Ministry Partners,

I have heard some pretty miraculous stories in 2009. Stories of women who were receiving pressure from other people to end their pregnancy, stories of women who felt there was no way they could be a good mother at this time, stories of women who were grieved at the idea of an abortion, but felt they had no other choice. I have continued to ask the question, what made the difference for these women? At what point did they realize that there is hope for them and their child?
This last year we conducted interviews of many of our clients to find out exactly how Caris helped them. These interviews are similar to the ones we conducted in 2008. While we learned even more from our clients through our recent interviews, one thing has remained constant.  Women continue to tell us that they see our counselors as "welcoming arms" in the midst of their doubt and confusion. Here are just a few quotes from our clients:

“She just really cared about what I said, cared about how I felt - treated me like those things mattered.”

“ I could really feel the compassion in her eyes. It was a good thing because I was scared and I didn’t know what to do.”

“She made me feel safe and comfortable so I could open up to her and tell her what was going on.”

I am overwhelmed when I think about what our counselors do every day – how God uses them to comfort young women, demonstrate His love, and crack open a window of hope. Will you join with me in praying especially for our counselors this month? Pray that God would continue to use them to be the hands and feet of Jesus to women when they most need help. Pray that He would encourage and strengthen them. Let’s bless our counselors during the month of February by covering them in prayer!

Thank you for all you do to bless women and children – we so appreciate your partnership.


Warmly in Christ,

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