The Ministry of Metro Family Pregnancy Center

Call me “PASTOR PROUD” of the ministry of our Pregnancy Center. At a time when the storm tore up the ROC they could have packed it in and given up. Instead they have adjusted moving temporarily to a location on our church campus. I am so proud of the work they do and the Spirit in which they do it. At a time when “life in the womb” is under attack they are making a distinct difference.

Across the country, there are more than 2,750 centers of hope for women and men who unexpectedly learn they have conceived a child. They are called pregnancy resource centers (PRCs) or Crisis Pregnancy Centers (CPCs). These organizations have an approval rate higher than 97.4% from the mothers and fathers they serve. Their work saves lives and drives out fear.

How? PRCs provide unwavering support for moms and dads in need. Everyone who walks through their door is met with an open heart, a listening ear, and a plethora of resources — clothing, diapers, wipes, formula; education about pregnancy, parenting, and life skills; and medical services like pregnancy tests, ultrasounds, and STD testing. Many PRCs also offer housing for mothers and their children, spiritual support, clothing, assistance for victims of abuse and human trafficking, and guidance in applying for Medicaid, SNAPS, and WIC. 

In 2022, it is estimated that pregnancy resource centers donated $367,896,513 in goods and services to moms and dads in need. Some of the material needs they provided include 3,590,911 packs of diapers, 1,216,438 packs of wipes, 4,256,274 baby outfits, and 300,008 bottles of infant formula. But perhaps equally important, 409,409 clients attended parenting and prenatal programs at PRCs; 20,863 clients received after-abortion support, and 660,064 youth attended sexual risk avoidance education programs. 

PRCs are places of hope — empowering moms and dads to receive the blessing of a child while feeling prepared to take on the future. That is under attack in the upcoming election. Personally, I cannot stand either candidate running for the office of president; therefore, I have to look to the platform on which they run. To me “Pro Life” is a must. I have had folks say to me, “There are other issues just as important as abortion rights – like the economy!” My response is, “You have got to be kidding! You mean the issues such as the national debt are as important as the murder of millions of babies in the wombs of misled moms and dads.

Of course, many will deny that abortion is murder, but that flies in the face of scientific evidence! Somewhere between 18 and 25 days in the womb the baby’s heart is beating. Brain waves have been recorded at 40 days. In week 5 of pregnancy the baby's neural tube forms. The neural tube becomes your baby's brain, spinal cord and backbone. In weeks 11 and 12 the baby squints, swallows and can make a fist. The baby is sensitive to heat, touch, light and noise. The baby has fingerprints and can kick, and he can suck his thumb. That doesn’t sound like a blob of tissue to me! The majority of abortions take place after the 11th or 12th w week which cannot be called anything but barbaric. 

Tim Walz is the Governor of Minnesota and is the Democratic Vice President Candidate, and in that state they practice partial-birth abortion, which is killing the baby outside the womb. And you want to tell me there are other issues as important and crucial as the abortion issue. You are going to have to do better than what I have been hearing. This election coming up is hard to pick a personality, so pick one that takes a stand for life. And while you are doing that join with me in celebrating the ministry and the workers of the Metro Family Pregnancy Center! 

Bro. Larry