August 2019 Newsletter

02 Sep August 2019 Newsletter

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Executive Director Spotlight

What do you do when facing a crisis?

When violence erupts in our community, we immediately respond to the needs of those affected by it.  We don’t stop to consider if it’s the right thing to do. We just do it. When we do stop to consider the horror, we can’t even imagine how those affected are coping with the tragedy. For those who have lost a loved one or have been injured, how do they make the decision to continue living?

How do you make the right decision in a crisis or in an unplanned situation? When a woman facing an unplanned pregnancy comes to the Rockville Women’s Center, she is supported and receives all the information she needs to make her own decision. She has the choice and makes the final decision. When she does make a life-affirming decision, the baby is Protected In Prayer (PIP). We pray for both mom and baby. A newborn baby is called a PIPSqueak.

Recently I had the joy of meeting a PIPsqueak and I tell you, I was smiling through the rest of my day and into the weekend. Please join me in “Protecting In Prayer” all moms that they will hold fast to the life-affirming decision and carry their baby to term.

I believe that our response to violence is motivated by love and the hope that we do unto others as we would have them do unto us. Share your thoughts with me on making the right decision when facing a crisis. Thank you for continuing to submit the ministry of RWC.

The Rockville Women’s Center family is praying for God’s peace and comfort on the families of those murdered and injured in the recent violence in El Paso, Texas and Dayton, Ohio. May God’s people rise up to show compassion and meet the needs in each community.

I look forward to you sharing your thoughts with me.

~Steffi Benjamin
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 Steffi at [email protected].
  2. Join our Private Facebook Group so you don’t miss out on weekly communication from us!
  3. Set your Amazon account to support Rockville Women’s Center with every purchase you make through Amazon Smile. It’s really that easy!
  4. 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!
  5. Donate new diaper bags or new baby clothes 0-3 months for our new moms care packs.

Marianne came to us because she was not happy with her pregnancy or the relationship involving the father of her baby. She was convinced that having an abortion would be the way to disconnect from her unwanted relationship. It wasn’t a question or a thought that she wanted to move forward with an abortion.

Marianne went in for a counseling session alone and then moved to the nursing room to discuss her medical history. She had a 10 year old son and a miscarriage two years prior. She was eager to have a sonogram to confirm gestational age in order to decide the type of abortion procedure she would qualify for. She entered the sono room with no obvious emotion. She was only anxious to see how far along she was so she could move forward with her abortion as soon as possible. The gestational age was less than expected dates, but the heartbeat was evident as soon as the image was displayed on the sono screen. Marianne who seemed stoic and uninterested in nothing more than the dates, was suddenly full of emotion as soon as she saw and heard the baby’s heartbeat. She had an uncontrolled instant reaction of excitement. She was suddenly smiling from ear to ear and she had tears rolling down her cheeks. The room was quiet and Marianne looked at the sono tech and said, “wow, that’s my baby”….

Before Marianne left, she told us that she was 35 years old and unsure that she would want to have a baby any later in age. She also stated that she did not disclose accurate information about having a miscarriage and that she actually had a previous abortion. Although she knew that she did not want to go through another abortion, she couldn’t convince herself to think otherwise.  After her sonogram, she told us that she was so happy that we encouraged her to pause and think about her situation. She said the sonogram made her pregnancy real and that she could not terminate the life inside of her again.

Marianne left us with joy and smiles and told us that she was so happy to have found us. Had she not come to see us, she would have made another big mistake by terminating another baby without slowing down to think of her options. She said, thanks to us, she will be looking for a new doctor to start her OB care as soon as possible!

*names are changed to protect patient privacy

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