Practical help for mothers in need

One of the many free services that is offered at the Pregnancy Resource Center is the opportunity to go through a parenting class. This is just one of the many classes that is offered to help equip women in the role as a mother. This past week I met with a young mother who was going through a very difficult time. She had been encouraged to get some help with her parenting and was referred to our center.

I was able to meet with her and go over the first two lessons in a book we use with the clients we see. The awesome thing about this parenting material is that it is full of God's Word. At the close of our time I was able to share a very clear gospel message with her. I asked her if she would like to pray to accept Jesus Christ as her Lord and Savior. I told her that if she wanted some time to think on the things I shared about Jesus that was okay. I encouraged her that she could also pray at home if she wanted to ask Christ into her life. She said she wanted some time to think about it.

At one point I clearly sensed God's Spirit fill me. It happened when I began to quote John 3:16 to her. She was giving me direct eye contact and I really sensed that God was drawing her through His Spirit. I do hope she will pray to receive Christ and that next week when she comes back for another class I will hear that she is a new creation!

Being a mother is probably one of the hardest jobs in the world. I was fortunate enough to enter into motherhood knowing Jesus. I cannot imagine trying to be a mom without Him in my life. He has made all the difference in how I mother and offering the gospel invitation to the women who come to the center is truly the best way to help them.

"How big is my baby at 12 weeks?"

This is a question I received today after performing an ultrasound on a single young woman. I was happy to show her the tiny plastic baby models that show actual sizes of what a baby looks like at 7 weeks, 8 weeks, 9 weeks, 10 weeks and 12 weeks in the womb. As she took the 12 week old plastic baby model in her hands she had a look of amazement on her face. "Your baby is about 3 inches in length and weighs about 2 ounces," I told her. "Your baby is able to swallow and can also feel at this time." My client looked at me and said, "That's just incredible."

Yes, it is - quite incredible! While this client had every intention to keep her baby, the realization that there are other women everyday choosing a different option that takes away life is so difficult to comprehend. I am so fortunate to see on a weekly basis that a viable living being is what is at stake when one contemplates abortion. It is not a mass of unidentifiable tissue. No, there are facial features, arms that bring a tiny little hand to a mouth and legs that kick about. There are the small little bones of fingers and a perfectly shaped spine. There is a the quick paced flutter of a heart that beats anywhere between 120 - 180 beats per minute. There is life, yes, human life.

Psalm 139 speaks of God the Creator forming and weaving the inward parts of a human while in their mother's womb. As the Psalmist testifies of this great truth, he cannot but break forth in thanksgiving exclaiming how he was fearfully and wonderfully made. That 12 week old baby I saw today was God's handiwork too and like the Psalmist, I too, can't help but exclaim how wonderful are God's works!