April 2019 Newsletter

April 2019 Newsletter

Executive Director Spotlight

Dear pro-life family –

What an amazing time for the pro-life movement!  With the opening of the movie, Unplanned and the legislation that is being proposed across the nation, we are hopeful that our country will become aware of the atrocities being inflicted on the preborn.  Please stand with us as we continue to pray.

With Mother’s Day approaching, we are delighted at our many church friends who are reaching out to support and honor the women of RWC who have chosen LIFE!!  In our Church of the Month spotlight, we are highlighting the diligent work of several churches to provide a unique and special day.

Finally, we are heading full steam into our Baby Bottle Fundraising campaign!  This fundraiser helps RWC continue to provide medical services to women facing an unplanned pregnancy.  Does your church participate in a baby bottle campaign? If not, contact [email protected] to learn more about how you can mobilize your church to help us save lives!

Erasing the need for abortion – TOGETHER!

~Betsy Evans
Executive Director

We all live in a busy world and sometimes it’s hard to simply fulfill one more long-term commitment. So, each month we’ll share five quick and easy things you can do to help save babies and their mothers from abortion. Be sure to watch our list as we highlight new ideas every month!
  1. Mobilize your church to support RWC by organizing a baby bottle campaign! For more information, please email Jen at [email protected].
  2. Join our Secret Facebook Group so you don’t miss out on weekly communication from us!
  3. Tell FIVE friends about the Secret Facebook Group! We’d like to grow this month by 10%! Can you help us do that?
  4. Set your Amazon account to support Rockville Women’s Center with every purchase you make through Amazon Smile. It’s really that easy!
  5. Commit to becoming a monthly giver. We can plan so much better when we know how much to budget for each month. Monthly gifts help make that happen!

Robin is 27 years old. She lives with her boyfriend, his mother and their two children. Her pregnancy was unplanned and she was being pressured by her boyfriend and his family to terminate her pregnancy as soon as possible.

Robin came to us seeking help with her sixth pregnancy. She explained to us that she had a history of three terminations in the past and she could not put herself through another termination as it was traumatizing to her mental health and her body. The father of the baby refused to attend the appointment with her as a protest to her decision to carry their baby. After spending time in counsel and having a sonogram, she learned that she was 12 weeks into the pregnancy which made her even more determined to carry. She asked to return for a second visit in hopes of bringing her boyfriend for the sonogram and a change of mind.

Robin and her boyfriend came to the second appointment, but he decided to stay in the car with their two children. During the time we spent with her, we learned that her boyfriend had made an appointment with the abortion clinic for the following day. Robin was very distraught and did not want to go to her abortion appointment. She felt obligated to go because she was living with her boyfriend’s family and feared that she would be forced to move out of his house if she did not follow through with the abortion. With no alternate support, she felt trapped.

Robin had another sonogram with us and after seeing the heartbeat this time, she was brought to tears of mixed emotions. She decided to call her boyfriend who was still sitting in the car, to come in for the sonogram; but he refused. He claimed that it was a trap and he did not want to see the sonogram. After thanking us profusely for sharing our resources, Robin accepted sonogram pictures and left our office stating that she felt obligated to keep her appointment the following day for her scheduled abortion.

We attempted to contact Robin multiple times to see how she was feeling after her abortion, but we were unsuccessful in reaching her and she would not return our phone calls. A month passed when we received a surprise phone call from Robin stating that she went to her abortion appointment as planned and as she lay on the surgical table, she heard the voice of our advocate saying, “even if you are on the table, it is not too late to change your mind”. It was at that moment that Robin decided to get off of the table and refuse to have the planned abortion. She said that thanks to our services, she had the will to walk away from making a big mistake that she knew she would regret. Robin is now 30 weeks pregnant and doing well.

*Name has been changed to protect patient privacy

Meet Michele

Michele Kelly is such a blessing to our ministry! Since 2005, she’s been helping us serve women experiencing unplanned pregnancies in the Rockville area. Her favorite memories of volunteering here include the numerous women she’s aided as an advocate by helping them know they’re not alone on their journeys and spending time with them in the ultrasound room. She’s also grateful for the opportunities when she gets to hear from past clients, who are so thankful for the investment Rockville Women’s Center has made in their lives. It’s obvious that God placed a special call on Michele’s heart to be involved in pro-life work, and we’re so grateful that He did!

When Michele isn’t serving at RWC, you might find her involved in her other hobbies that include bird watching, reading and loving on cats! Michele and her husband have three amazing grandkids who they adore: Oliver, who is 5, Michelle, who is 3, and Joseph, who is 20 months.

Thank you, Michele, for being a faithful and dedicated volunteer for the women we serve!

“For just as the body is one and has many members, and all are the members of the body, though many, are one body, so it is with Christ,” 1 Corinthians 12:12

We have the privilege of partnering with many congregations throughout the metro DC area. It is always so beautiful to see the Body of Christ in all its various expressions, being the hands and feet of our savior. This month, we would like to highlight not just one church but three churches who demonstrated what it means to be the hands and feet of Jesus.

In March, one of our EPP clients shared devastating news that her 7-month old was going to need liver transplant surgery.  This news was shared on our Text-to-Pray messaging and people prayed and the Lord responded. We soon received news that baby Lia*, received a match and the surgery was scheduled. Around this same time, Pastor JJ and Lyndsey Lusk from Forest Hills Baptist Church came for a vision tour at the center and learned about this family. Not soon after, they reached out to see how their congregation could help this family. A Meal Train was started and the life groups at their church signed up to take meals for the family as a way to minister to them. The family was touched deeply by their kindness and thank God that a tangible need was met.

Another partner, Church of the Redeemer-Clarksburg campus, collected much needed diaper bags stuffed with goodies ready for a new mom. This was in addition to diapers and wipes that were donated by one of their Gaithersburg women’s life groups. These items came right on time, as we’ve had several new babies added to our RWC family.

Lastly, McLean Bible Church- MoCo, will be blessing our mothers this Good Friday by hosting a luncheon in their honor. This will be an opportunity for our moms to be encouraged, poured into and loved on, while their littles are also blessed.
Three churches, but One Body!

*name changed

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