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| Faith and Noah joined Pregnancy Resource Center of Rolla at the Walk for Life |
By Nancy Flanders
Live Action News
For women facing unplanned and crisis pregnancies, a pregnancy resource center can be the ultimate lifeline when someone feels like they’re drowning. At 21 years of age and still in school, pregnancy and motherhood were not in Faith’s immediate plans. However, when she learned she was pregnant, she was excited. But others in her life were less supportive than she hoped.
“Being a little bit younger and unmarried, people tend to think it’s not as much of a blessing as it really is,” Faith told Live Action News. “They make you think it’s more of a burden to be carrying this life.
That is not what I needed at that time. And then my baby’s father started considering it more of a burden than a blessing, and made me think about abortion, and suggested that it would be our best option. That was never even an option in my opinion. And just the fact that it was even an idea worth considering? It’s horrible.”
Before sharing the news of her pregnancy, Faith had gone to see the staff and volunteers at Pregnancy Resource Center of Rolla in Missouri. They confirmed that she was indeed pregnant and Faith expressed her joy.
“When Faith first came to us, you know, she’s just this young, beautiful, excited woman,” explained Jane Dalton of PRC of Rolla and director of St. Raymond’s Society, a transitional home for pregnant and newly parenting women. “… She was so excited about [her pregnancy]. Very happy about it. She wasn’t in crisis at all.”
After her baby’s father suggested abortion, and feeling like she had few choices, Faith returned to PRC of Rolla, remembering how they had treated her with dignity and respect, and had been non-judgmental of her situation.
Upon learning of Faith’s pregnancy, many in her life were “negative and telling her she’ll have to drop out of school, that her life as she knows it is over….” said Dalton. The baby’s father suggested having another baby later rather than continue the pregnancy. “He was the one who was the hardest for her. So when she came back to us, she was in crisis.”
"Things are never what you think they should be or what you want, but it all ends up coming out exactly the way it should and exactly the way God intended,” she explained.
Although Faith’s relationship ended, the next couple of months of her pregnancy went well for her. She learned she was expecting a boy, but then her living situation suddenly changed, and she turned again to PRC of Rolla. That’s when Dalton introduced her to St. Raymond’s Society.
Although Faith’s relationship ended, the next couple of months of her pregnancy went well for her. She learned she was expecting a boy, but then her living situation suddenly changed, and she turned again to PRC of Rolla. That’s when Dalton introduced her to St. Raymond’s Society.
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Pregnant, need help or know someone who does?
National Hotline: Call 1-800-712-HELP or Text 'HELPLINE' to 313131.
In Southeast Penna: Call the Community Women's Center at 215-826-8090
If you or someone you know is suffering after abortion, confidential non-judgmental help is available. Call Project Rachel's national toll-free number 888-456-HOPE (4673) or visit hopeafterabortion.org.
Pregnant, need help or know someone who does?
National Hotline: Call 1-800-712-HELP or Text 'HELPLINE' to 313131.
In Southeast Penna: Call the Community Women's Center at 215-826-8090
If you or someone you know is suffering after abortion, confidential non-judgmental help is available. Call Project Rachel's national toll-free number 888-456-HOPE (4673) or visit hopeafterabortion.org.
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