Your giving has made the pregnancy center a reality!

The last six months have been exciting for our team as we witnessed God’s faithfulness to bring about a dream come true. After several months of planning, preparation and prayer we were able to officially kick off the ELM (Education. Life. Mothers) ministry with a training seminar. We had 34 in attendance and added to our team several Christian women who are passionate about life. Some came with their own personal stories of how they were a result of life chosen over abortion. We continue to be amazed at how God goes before us, putting our team together, providing for this ministry and ordering every step along the way. We look forward to seeing all that He will do through ELM in the months and years to come through your generous support.

Eight New Care Teams
As a result of the training seminar, eight care teams were formed! This allows us to be ready to receive and care for the women that God sends our way. Each care team is made up of two trained ELM volunteers that will be matched with individual clients, providing support and encouragement throughout their pregnancy and first years of parenthood.

As women share their stories with us, we want to be sensitive in responding to their emotional needs in a way that promotes healing and value of life. To help us do that, one of our team members recently led our care teams through a “Heart Care ” training seminar. This training not only taught us how to respond with true empathy but also the importance of sharing the truth of the gospel as we walk through a difficult time with these women.

ELM Encouragement Devotion
We want the women to dive into God’s Word to see how God loves them and will direct their paths if they follow Jesus. One of the ways we hope to encourage the women to read the Bible is with a booklet of short devotionals, pointing to the One that can truly comfort in times of trouble and provide for all our needs. Care teams read these devotionals with their clients when meeting with them individually. On the last page of this update, you will find a preview of a devotion written by one of our team members.

ELM Team Introductions
Meet Jenny, our incredible Chinese translator and facilitator for our abortion recovery course! Jenny has been living in Chiangmai for four years, and we are so thankful for her! Because of her personal abortion experience, she feels called to help other women with similar experiences and walk with girls or women who need help and support. In her free time, you can find Jenny hiking, playing board games, or watching a new movie.

Thank You!
Thank you so much for your incredible financial and prayer support of our pregnancy center and team. We look toward the rest of 2022 with excitement.

Devotion: The Value of Life

Fern* was a 14-year-old girl who dropped out of high school and moved in with her boyfriend and his family; six months later, she was pregnant. She was worried her boyfriend’s income from working at the market would provide insufficient support for them with a baby. They considered aborting the baby but eventually decided to keep it. One of the Pregnancy Center team members met with Fern and encouraged her in her decision to keep her baby, showing her pictures of the baby’s developmental stages in the womb and helping with their felt needs of rice and milk.

As the months went on, Pregnancy Care Team members continued encouraging Fern, explaining essential components of a healthy lifestyle during pregnancy, helping with felt needs, and sharing their hope found in Christ. Finally, Fern gave birth to a healthy baby girl four months later. Her boyfriend got a new job, and his wages now provide for their basic needs. Fern’s personal Pregnancy Care Team regularly meets with them, taking them to church and giving support as they adjust to life as new parents.

Having experienced the emotional challenges of unplanned pregnancy personally, Pregnancy Team members are motivated to support young women to choose life. As a young college student, Lily*, a team member, personally experienced the pain of abortion but thankfully, years later, accepted the depth of God’s forgiveness. She shares her story saying, “I learned that I am not alone! So many women have experienced abortion. Now I am a follower of Jesus, and I want to help women experiencing my same struggle.”
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Upcoming Projects for the Pregnancy Center Team
We offer Sanctity of Life training for groups and individuals and also conduct networking activities to reach more women like Fern. Currently, we are traveling to local churches throughout Northern Thailand to share our mission and seek out women of faith willing to be members of an ELM Care Team.

Finally, we are translating various resources for outreach use into both Thai and Chinese, such as a Standard of Care Notebook, a post-abortion Bible study, and a book detailing the stages of fetal development. Your gift to this project will undergird all of these ministries, sharing the love of Christ with Thai women experiencing unplanned pregnancies. Click “give now” in the green box on this webpage to join God in the lives he is saving –here on earth and for eternity—through The Pregnancy Center of Northern Thailand.