By Nancy L Rivard | Project Coordinator
We are grateful for all the support we recently received for the House of Life Mama and Baby Shelter -- enough to receive three more girls. I am thrilled to report that we welcomed Julie, a young, pregnant, abandoned teen into the House of Life last night! This is the last time she will feel totally hopeless and desperate. From living in a safe, loving, Christ-centered home, she will quickly become full of hope. She will begin to dream of a bright future for her and her unborn baby. The transformations that happen at the House of Life are miraculous. It's amazing! Two more lives forever changed! And the world changed for the better!
There is still room for 7 more girls at the house of life. The cost of caring for a high-risk pregnant teen, the birth of her baby, all of her food, clothing, doctor appointments, meds, transportation, psychological care and treatment, shelter, education, occupational training (cosmetology classes, chef/culinary classes), self-defense classes, and all of her babies needs after birth is $500 per month.
Both the teen and baby need at least 10 months in the House of Life (the balance of the pregnancy and at least the first 3 months after the birth of her baby). In ten months, the teen will have a professional chef certificate and a cosmetology degree along with all of the training to be a good mother, how to care for her baby and make a living in a dignified way to care for her and her baby.
We need $500 per month for 10 months to help a teen and her baby escape from poverty and the cycle of abuse that most likely has passed for many generations in her family history. That is $5000 per teen (baby included) in order to change two lives and the world for ever.
There are seven empty beds and cribs at the House of Life.
Each one, the chance of a life time for a pregnant, abused and abandoned teen and her unborn child. Your support means so much to us! THANK YOU!
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