The Body of Christ Worked Together to Save A Baby

WEBVTT100:00:00.600 --> 00:00:05.799I Am Yours, I am yours, I am yours. Send Me,200:00:06.160 --> 00:00:09.949Lord, I am. You're welcometo the Gospel Center pro life podcast.300:00:10.310 --> 00:00:14.189This episode we share a story ofhow the body of Christ work together to400:00:14.349 --> 00:00:18.510help a couple that chose life,to help meet their needs and ultimately bring500:00:18.550 --> 00:00:26.179glory to Jesus as they chose life. Stay tuned. I felt show passis600:00:27.339 --> 00:00:38.490touch your heart. Use Welcome tothe Gospel Center pro life podcast. We700:00:38.649 --> 00:00:42.649hope you guys are just blessed asyour listen to the different episodes that we800:00:42.770 --> 00:00:46.609put out and hope this podcast isa blessing to you. Do want to900:00:46.609 --> 00:00:54.359encourage everyone to share our podcasts andor leave us review and whatever podcast APP1000:00:54.640 --> 00:00:59.359or source that you use. Certainlythose reviews and thinks can help us get1100:00:59.960 --> 00:01:03.000what we're trying to do and getour message out there more broadly. So1200:01:03.240 --> 00:01:06.909we appreciate those who do share.Just encourage those who don't to share.1300:01:07.150 --> 00:01:11.430All Right, YEP, today we'regoing to talk about how God uses the1400:01:11.549 --> 00:01:18.430body of Christ. It's something we'veexperienced in in pro life ministry and it's1500:01:18.469 --> 00:01:25.540really encouraging to see different components ofministry and just the Church using its its1600:01:25.620 --> 00:01:30.420giftings and using its resources to cometogether the right and to help out in1700:01:30.299 --> 00:01:36.250the situations that we deal with ona daily basis. Now you'd mentioned some1800:01:36.409 --> 00:01:41.450of this discouragement. Certainly if you'reinvolved in ministry, those who are listening,1900:01:41.609 --> 00:01:45.049and you're involved, especially in ministryat an abortion clinic, there's a2000:01:45.090 --> 00:01:49.319level of discouragement that comes. Yeah, because you're like, they're killing babies2100:01:49.400 --> 00:01:53.439in this place. Where's the church? Here in Charlotte we're you know,2200:01:53.560 --> 00:01:57.680we have four abortion clinics now herein Charlotte. One thousandree hundred churches in2300:01:57.840 --> 00:02:02.590the Greater Charlotte area and those are, you know, the Bible believing churches.2400:02:02.670 --> 00:02:06.390That doesn't include, you know,the ones who are not really churches.2500:02:06.510 --> 00:02:08.990You know, you know what Imean, and it can be discouragement2600:02:09.310 --> 00:02:14.349or discouraging sometimes when we're out thereand there's, you know, four or2700:02:14.389 --> 00:02:16.659five people and it's like where's thechurch? Should be a massive people,2800:02:16.659 --> 00:02:21.860it should be thousands of people.I know there's some sidewalks and other cities2900:02:21.939 --> 00:02:23.340where there's no one, there's noone out there. At least we have3000:02:23.419 --> 00:02:27.500four or five. Yeah, yeah, and you know, of course we3100:02:27.659 --> 00:02:30.729have had thousands of people. Wepraise God. It's taken some years of3200:02:30.889 --> 00:02:34.849plowing and all of that that we'vedone and we've you know, we've seen3300:02:36.250 --> 00:02:40.650thousands of people show up in oneSaturday before through our partner ministry love life.3400:02:40.770 --> 00:02:45.759We praise God for that. Sobut it just kind of, I3500:02:45.800 --> 00:02:50.319guess, voicing the the discouragement thatcan come. You know, as you3600:02:50.439 --> 00:02:53.680talked about scriptures that have to dowith the discouragement of filling all along,3700:02:53.759 --> 00:02:57.520immediately came to mind. Scripture thatmany of you guys know, or at3800:02:57.520 --> 00:03:00.229least a story that many of youguys know. We've talked about before,3900:03:00.310 --> 00:03:04.150is the story of Elijah and howElijah felt like he was all along.4000:03:04.430 --> 00:03:07.990You know, there's just me andGod reminded him. You know I've got4100:03:07.110 --> 00:03:12.939seven thousand others right who've not bowedthe need to bail, who are serving.4200:03:13.139 --> 00:03:15.780So you know, it can bediscouraging, it can feel lonely.4300:03:15.060 --> 00:03:20.819Sometimes we're on the sidewalk or we'reministering in a capacity, trying to,4400:03:21.860 --> 00:03:24.620you know, stand against abortion andit's like where's the church at? But4500:03:24.780 --> 00:03:30.169this podcast is to encourage you thatthe church is doing something and there are4600:03:30.330 --> 00:03:35.530different components that you know as thebody of Christ, are being used to4700:03:35.969 --> 00:03:39.129to save lives, to bring theGospel and to help out in these different4800:03:39.169 --> 00:03:43.560situations that we encounter at the abortioncenters. Right. Yeah, and I4900:03:43.919 --> 00:03:52.840will admit to being pretty selfrighteous,honestly, about I'm here on the sidewalk5000:03:53.560 --> 00:03:59.870frequently during the week and and whereis everybody, and kind of feeling like5100:04:00.710 --> 00:04:04.150superior. Yeah, you know,like I must be a really good Christian5200:04:04.189 --> 00:04:10.539because because I'm out here and andI think the Lord is really convicting me,5300:04:11.180 --> 00:04:15.259that that's a jerky way to feel, first of all, and and5400:04:15.460 --> 00:04:20.339that that maybe I needed to reevaluate. And and so of course there's great5500:04:20.379 --> 00:04:27.370scripture to talk about the the body, yeah, yeah, of the church.5600:04:27.970 --> 00:04:32.009And Yeah, you know, there'sreason why in the scriptures one of5700:04:32.050 --> 00:04:38.009the most, if not the mostused term to refer to the church is5800:04:38.410 --> 00:04:41.720the body of Christ. Yeah,there's a reason why, yeah, that5900:04:41.839 --> 00:04:46.160it's not just some term that thatsounds cool, but it speaks to something,6000:04:46.279 --> 00:04:50.560it speaks to a reality that Godintend and that God intended when he6100:04:50.680 --> 00:04:56.709established his church. And this isFirst Corinthians, chapter twelve. Yeah,6200:04:56.829 --> 00:05:00.870that's the scripture you've got down there, right. Yeah, and it speaks6300:05:00.910 --> 00:05:03.350of the body of Christ. Itsays, for as the body is one6400:05:03.470 --> 00:05:08.660and has many members, but allmembers of that one body, being many,6500:05:08.699 --> 00:05:13.620are one body. So also isChrist. So he's talking about the6600:05:13.740 --> 00:05:16.699body. Are Physical Body. Howthere's a bunch of components to this body,6700:05:17.540 --> 00:05:20.180and you know, we have arm, we have we have arms,6800:05:20.970 --> 00:05:25.209we have legs, we have fingersand toes and eyes and nose and all6900:05:25.250 --> 00:05:28.649that stuff. And he's equating thatto the body of Christ. So just7000:05:28.810 --> 00:05:30.889like your body has different components andmembers and they make up one body,7100:05:31.209 --> 00:05:35.680so does Christ. Body has differentcomponents who make up this one body,7200:05:35.759 --> 00:05:40.720the body of Christ. And it'sgoes on to say, for about one7300:05:40.759 --> 00:05:44.360spirit. We all baptize into onebody and whether Jews or Greeks, of7400:05:44.439 --> 00:05:48.000these divisions that were there no longerthere in Christ. He goes on to7500:05:48.040 --> 00:05:53.589say, for if, in factthe body is or in fact the body7600:05:53.709 --> 00:05:56.350is not one member but many,for if the foot should say, because7700:05:56.350 --> 00:05:59.470I am not a hand, I'mnot of the body, is therefore not7800:05:59.589 --> 00:06:00.670of the body. If the earshould say, because I am not an7900:06:00.709 --> 00:06:03.269eye, I'm not of the body, is that therefore not a body.8000:06:03.339 --> 00:06:08.019So he's talking about these different componentsto the body. Point is that these8100:06:08.100 --> 00:06:12.540things no one is more important thanthe other, and that's what we're you8200:06:12.620 --> 00:06:15.259know, we need to put ourselvesin check as sidewalk counselors who are really,8300:06:15.259 --> 00:06:18.290you know, in a lot ofways, on the front lines,8400:06:18.810 --> 00:06:24.009the front of the front lines ofthe abortion battle, because we're right there8500:06:24.290 --> 00:06:28.449where abortions take place. Yeah,and we start thinking, well, we're8600:06:28.689 --> 00:06:32.639somehow more important or we're somehow,you better Christians, yeah, than other8700:06:32.680 --> 00:06:36.759people who are doing other things.That's when, you know again we need8800:06:36.800 --> 00:06:41.199to put ourselves in check and understandthat, after all, it's not US8900:06:41.800 --> 00:06:46.120anyway, it's not our calling,it's God's calling and we, by His9000:06:46.399 --> 00:06:50.230grace alone, have answered that calling. And it's all about him anyway.9100:06:50.310 --> 00:06:53.910I mean, that's really what itbows down to. It's not about a9200:06:54.029 --> 00:06:57.949particular ministry, it's not about citiesfor life, it's not about, you9300:06:58.029 --> 00:07:00.579know, sidewalk counseling ministry, noneof that. It's about Jesus, and9400:07:00.699 --> 00:07:06.019we're just a part of the bodythat's doing the work that he's called us9500:07:06.060 --> 00:07:09.980to do. Right, and allof us are valued. Every single part9600:07:10.019 --> 00:07:13.339of that body is valued in theend, specifically in that verse, in9700:07:13.420 --> 00:07:20.529those verses they the seemingly less importantand covered parts like your toes, yeah,9800:07:20.730 --> 00:07:26.569each your hand. You know,those are all mentioned to remind us9900:07:26.689 --> 00:07:30.680there they are all of value.They all have a part and those parts10000:07:30.759 --> 00:07:34.560are different and there might be biggerparts, were smaller parts, just as10100:07:34.639 --> 00:07:41.560in the physical body, but allthose parts need for the body to work10200:07:41.600 --> 00:07:45.870as a whole. All those partshave to be doing their job. Yeah,10300:07:45.870 --> 00:07:50.750yeah, and so we certainly needas sidewalk counselors and as people.10400:07:50.870 --> 00:07:55.910I mean, maybe you're listening andyou minister to abortion minded women at a10500:07:55.990 --> 00:08:00.980pregnancy censer. We need to understandour place. We need to understand,10600:08:01.100 --> 00:08:05.259yes, the importance of what wedo. All right, I guess I10700:08:05.779 --> 00:08:09.180get the weight and the importance ofwhat we do a sidewalk counselors. It's10800:08:09.259 --> 00:08:13.490one of the reasons why, youknow, through, and we've talked about10900:08:13.490 --> 00:08:16.569this in previous podcast, through thestayathome order and all the things going on11000:08:16.689 --> 00:08:20.370with the coronavirus, then we werereally, you know, standing our ground11100:08:20.449 --> 00:08:24.250and we're not back in a wayand just saying okay, we'll stay at11200:08:24.250 --> 00:08:28.399home. We understand the the vitalnature of what we're doing that we are11300:08:28.560 --> 00:08:31.840the last voice, oftentimes that littlebaby is going to get. So we11400:08:31.879 --> 00:08:35.399understand that. We need to understandour place and we need to understand our11500:08:35.399 --> 00:08:41.320importance, but also understanding our placein our importance, knowing that that comes11600:08:41.360 --> 00:08:43.549from Christ. And then there areother people. I mean right now we're11700:08:43.590 --> 00:08:50.230seeing really just the church rally in, the different life ministries and stuff,11800:08:50.230 --> 00:08:56.580rallied together all the more through thiscrisis where we're seeing, you know,11900:08:56.740 --> 00:09:01.659a pregnancy censer that we talked about, who they've shut their doors. They12000:09:01.700 --> 00:09:05.659had to make a decision to closedown because of different things with their organization12100:09:05.820 --> 00:09:11.049and all of that through this coronavirusthing. But they're referring patients to the12200:09:11.210 --> 00:09:13.769mobile unit that's parked in front ofthe abortion center. Of course, we've12300:09:13.970 --> 00:09:16.889we've, you know, as functioningas the body of Christ connected together,12400:09:16.889 --> 00:09:18.809we've made a decision to move themobile unit of the street a little bit12500:09:18.889 --> 00:09:22.690so they're not actually coming down towardthe abortion clinic. So, you know,12600:09:22.769 --> 00:09:26.399we're making changes in the body isworking together and it's really cool to12700:09:26.519 --> 00:09:31.399see that it is functioning the waythat I think God designed for it.12800:09:31.720 --> 00:09:35.080Is and I know in past podcastone of the things that we talked about12900:09:35.600 --> 00:09:41.789was how distressing it is sometimes thatwe're not hearing pastors speaking about abortion.13000:09:41.830 --> 00:09:46.269Yeah, and even that I believethat. I still believe that. But13100:09:46.750 --> 00:09:52.860I know that for me, justhearing a sermon that maybe it's not directly13200:09:52.940 --> 00:10:00.179related to abortion, but it's somethingthat energizes me for the Lord and gives13300:10:00.220 --> 00:10:05.820me courage, strength reliance on God, I do take that immediately to the13400:10:07.019 --> 00:10:09.570sidewalk. There are many sermons.So we had a sermon a couple of13500:10:09.610 --> 00:10:16.889weeks ago about the miracles of Jesus, but one of the lines in that13600:10:18.370 --> 00:10:20.840Merman was talking about the shortest linein the Bible. Jesus wept and that13700:10:20.919 --> 00:10:26.240that was what stayed with me asI went to the sidewalk and I used13800:10:26.240 --> 00:10:30.240it speaking over the microphone, becauseit really yeah, because it really struck13900:10:30.360 --> 00:10:37.070me and energize me. So evenwhen a pastor is not specifically speaking about14000:10:37.070 --> 00:10:43.110abortion, he is still contributing tothe body of people who are on that14100:10:43.269 --> 00:10:50.220front line in that it's a motivatorand encourager, a a spiritual guidance.14200:10:50.259 --> 00:10:56.059Yeah, for me and kind ofso it helps me to really begin to14300:10:56.139 --> 00:11:03.179to be more grateful for all Christiansand and the contribution of all of these14400:11:03.330 --> 00:11:07.610people in very different, different ways. Yeah. Absolutely. So one of14500:11:07.649 --> 00:11:13.169the one of the things that reallystruck me as I was preparing for this14600:11:15.289 --> 00:11:22.559was how often the women that wesee right at that last moment before they're14700:11:22.600 --> 00:11:26.200going to choose life or death atthe abortion center, their needs are so14800:11:26.559 --> 00:11:35.509great, and how often there aremultiple ministries, dozens sometimes ministries, resources14900:11:35.669 --> 00:11:43.789donations that have come from different partsof the Christian body in the community that15000:11:43.070 --> 00:11:48.220have helped us to be able tocouncil their that woman towards life. And15100:11:48.539 --> 00:11:52.340we couldn't do that. If wecould, we could certainly share the gospel.15200:11:52.379 --> 00:11:56.620Yeah, we could offer the thingsthat we in our own ministry can15300:11:56.740 --> 00:12:01.970offer, like the baby shower,but there's so many things that we wouldn't15400:12:01.009 --> 00:12:05.889be able to offer, yeah,if those other Christian ministries weren't active.15500:12:05.929 --> 00:12:11.690Yeah, yeah, absolutely. Imean you talking about anything from like maternity15600:12:11.769 --> 00:12:16.879homes and prenatal care, that sortof thing that you know, we don't15700:12:16.919 --> 00:12:20.440have the ability to do that.Right. We don't have maternity home,15800:12:20.480 --> 00:12:24.360but there are maternity homes out there, right. Yeah, we have connected15900:12:24.440 --> 00:12:28.759women with, and that's those arejust vital resource. I mean, you16000:12:28.799 --> 00:12:31.549got a young lady, and we'veencountered it many times, who's coming to16100:12:31.590 --> 00:12:35.909the abortion clinic who really, inher mind and her heart, abortion would16200:12:35.909 --> 00:12:39.629be the furthest thing away from hermind and from her heart, but she16300:12:39.830 --> 00:12:43.299feels like she has no other choicebut to go and have an abortion because16400:12:43.299 --> 00:12:46.980she's going to be kicked out herboyfriends, that nick threatened to kick her16500:12:46.059 --> 00:12:50.779out, or parents or whatever.And when you can hand her off to16600:12:50.940 --> 00:12:54.139a maternity home. That's again,that's the body of Christ working together and16700:12:54.419 --> 00:13:00.210coming together under the banner of Jesus, you know, under the head Jesus,16800:13:00.730 --> 00:13:05.529and seeing these needs met. Yeah, it's awesome to see. Yeah,16900:13:05.610 --> 00:13:09.809I had a woman a few Idon't know, a week ago,17000:13:09.970 --> 00:13:13.559something like that, who maybe wecould use as kind of a case study.17100:13:13.600 --> 00:13:16.519Yeah, yeah, those are alwaysgood stores. Is share through not17200:13:16.720 --> 00:13:20.240just what like in theory could happen, but what actually did happen. This17300:13:20.279 --> 00:13:24.279is a is a great story.Yeah, yeah, lay that out.17400:13:24.759 --> 00:13:31.710So this, this woman was cameto us through the pregnancy resource center.17500:13:31.789 --> 00:13:37.870The closed. Yeah, they closed. They contacted the nurse from Monroe help17600:13:37.990 --> 00:13:43.059pregnancy resource center. Yeah, thatnurse contacted me and said we're going to17700:13:43.100 --> 00:13:48.340bring this woman out to the mobileultrasound unit in front of the abortion center.17800:13:48.980 --> 00:13:50.940I'm going to be the nurse.Could you counsel? So right there17900:13:52.059 --> 00:13:56.769we've got three different bodies of theLord. Yeah, operate different members of18000:13:56.850 --> 00:14:00.090that body. Yeah, right,that's right. Yes, that's what I18100:14:00.129 --> 00:14:01.649meant to say, because they're notthree. We're all part of the one18200:14:01.730 --> 00:14:05.929body. They're different parts of them. Get into sire. You've got the18300:14:05.169 --> 00:14:09.759original PRC. That's closed, butthey're open for calls. They're taking calls,18400:14:09.840 --> 00:14:13.840so they're still doing their part.Through the coronavirus. They refer them18500:14:13.879 --> 00:14:20.279to help pregnancy resource center, whosends the Mobile RV out to to the18600:14:20.360 --> 00:14:26.669abortion center. They provide the nurseand then cities for life provided the counselor18700:14:26.110 --> 00:14:33.629so there's three parts of the ofthe body right there. So the the18800:14:33.789 --> 00:14:39.659woman had base just almost every significantissue you could have. Yeah, which18900:14:39.740 --> 00:14:43.259is why she's a great case study, and this is a true story.19000:14:43.860 --> 00:14:48.580The obstacles that she faced on I'lllist them. Okay. There was damaged19100:14:48.700 --> 00:14:52.460relationship with the father the baby,which is very common. Oh, yeah,19200:14:52.820 --> 00:14:58.850one way or another. A yeah, job concerns, again increasingly common19300:14:58.049 --> 00:15:07.679now, especially Lee with coronavirus,financial concerns, prenatal health concerns. She19400:15:07.960 --> 00:15:16.000specifically said my stability. So faithand stability concerns, feelings of isolation and19500:15:16.120 --> 00:15:22.190fear of being all alone, childcareconcerns and inability to obtain or pay for19600:15:22.389 --> 00:15:26.070the many things a new baby wouldneed. So and when I counsel I19700:15:26.190 --> 00:15:30.230will say, well, what bringsyou here? Can you list? List19800:15:30.350 --> 00:15:33.389them. Yeah, this was thelist. Who gives me? Yeah,19900:15:33.149 --> 00:15:39.019pretty heavy list. It's a heavylist and and I have to say,20000:15:39.259 --> 00:15:43.700though, that the longer I dothis, the more I realize first of20100:15:43.700 --> 00:15:50.450all, God will provide. Yeah, but every one of these needs was20200:15:50.649 --> 00:15:56.049met by a different part of thebody of Christ. Yeah. So,20300:15:58.929 --> 00:16:06.159so we already said there was thethe pregnancy resource source center that that sent20400:16:06.240 --> 00:16:10.399her to, as Monroe help pregnancyresource center, the scenographer or nurse,20500:16:10.679 --> 00:16:15.799and then the counselor. Well,then the next thing that she talked about20600:16:15.080 --> 00:16:18.990is it was probably the most importantthing. I think she listed them in20700:16:19.070 --> 00:16:23.149priority. was feeling alone. Right, yeah, so you know how we20800:16:23.269 --> 00:16:26.269deal with that. Oh, yeah, I mean that's a common thing.20900:16:26.389 --> 00:16:27.830And you know, if you thinkabout it, you know some of the21000:16:27.950 --> 00:16:33.340Times where you're the most fearful iswhen you're alone, when you feel alone.21100:16:33.419 --> 00:16:36.460You know, sometimes it's just alie. You know, you hear21200:16:36.500 --> 00:16:41.059about, you read stories about peoplethat you know attempt or even commit suicide.21300:16:41.059 --> 00:16:44.539One of the main things that theysite is the idea that they feel21400:16:44.539 --> 00:16:47.570alone. I feel all alone.It might not even be true, though.21500:16:47.610 --> 00:16:49.529You know, might be surrounded bypeople, but this loneliness is kind21600:16:49.529 --> 00:16:52.730of turned inward. When the sameway, though, when we deal with21700:16:52.769 --> 00:16:56.889abortion minded women, that's one ofthe common thing. It is I feel21800:16:56.929 --> 00:17:00.049alone, I don't feel like there'san a longer with me, and you21900:17:00.409 --> 00:17:03.240could be because they actually are alone. They've been abandoned by their boyfriend.22000:17:03.240 --> 00:17:07.279A lot of times that happen,that does Yep, and or parent or22100:17:07.319 --> 00:17:10.960a parent. Yeah, and thepeople that they trust to be there with22200:17:11.119 --> 00:17:12.799them and help them to do theright thing or the people that betray that22300:17:12.920 --> 00:17:17.950trust and then they feel hey,I'm alone. Right, and it is22400:17:18.029 --> 00:17:21.230a common like I mentioned, it'sa common factor. is we're talking through.22500:17:21.349 --> 00:17:22.789You don't feel like there's anybody goingto be there with me. Yeah,22600:17:23.309 --> 00:17:26.109and so, yeah, well,I mean it's cool that we can22700:17:26.150 --> 00:17:30.420answer that. Yeah, and sayyou don't have to be alone. Yeah,22800:17:30.740 --> 00:17:33.180you know, we okay, asa ministry, we're sidewalk counselors.22900:17:34.019 --> 00:17:38.940We can't, like physically, wecannot be on the sidewalk and the side23000:17:38.940 --> 00:17:41.740of a mom that chooses life.We used to do that. We used23100:17:41.779 --> 00:17:45.730to do that before love life.Charlotte came along and it was it was23200:17:45.809 --> 00:17:48.490sitting. It was a joy butan enormous burden. You can. Could23300:17:48.650 --> 00:17:52.410do it long yeah. Yeah,and we would lose sidewalk counselors left and23400:17:52.450 --> 00:17:56.009right because, you know, they'dhave a mom that chose life, they23500:17:56.049 --> 00:17:59.519would walk with their some of themeven let them stay in their homes.23600:17:59.559 --> 00:18:03.319And, yeah, as awesome,right, but it's not sustainable now to23700:18:03.400 --> 00:18:07.039be able to pour yourself out inthe capacity that it takes on the sidewalk.23800:18:07.079 --> 00:18:11.599It's an emotional spiritual drain, Imean it is just being out there,23900:18:11.640 --> 00:18:15.789and then to do that and togo and try to disciple and mentor24000:18:15.910 --> 00:18:19.470a young lady that just chose lifeis really difficult. Yeah, then,24100:18:19.509 --> 00:18:22.390of course, you know, lovelife comes along and they have their mentor24200:18:22.670 --> 00:18:26.220program and they're asking for churches thatare doing the prayer walks and stuff that,24300:18:26.299 --> 00:18:30.099hey, take it a step furtherand raise up mentors so that now24400:18:30.299 --> 00:18:33.819we can say you won't be alone. We have a list of mentors and24500:18:33.900 --> 00:18:37.180we plug them into a mentor,Somebody that follows up with them and encourages24600:18:37.299 --> 00:18:40.220them, goes out to eat withthem, you know, take some for24700:18:40.339 --> 00:18:42.930coffee, whatever, and they're notalone. Yeah, right, and there's24800:18:42.930 --> 00:18:47.769the body of Christ working together.The sidewalk counselor has helped her to make24900:18:47.809 --> 00:18:53.529that choice for life and then handedit off to a mentor and there's another25000:18:53.690 --> 00:18:57.880part of the body of Christ comingand meeting that young lady's needs and how25100:18:59.400 --> 00:19:04.519incredibly freeing that is for us asa sidewalk counselor, because the burden of25200:19:06.759 --> 00:19:11.109following through which, like I said, it is a joy in a privilege,25300:19:11.230 --> 00:19:15.390but it it requires a lot oftime and effort and and you can't25400:19:15.509 --> 00:19:19.990you just the spiritual energy even tobe a sidewall counselor, which is so25500:19:21.190 --> 00:19:26.660spiritually draining, and to be theguide that's going to walk alongside this mom25600:19:27.220 --> 00:19:32.619in our last podcast with Ebony,which is a great podcast, so encouraging,25700:19:32.740 --> 00:19:34.859I hope everyone listens to that one. But one of the things she25800:19:34.980 --> 00:19:41.490said was she felt all alone andshe she became suicidal she thought she felt25900:19:41.490 --> 00:19:44.250like she was all alone in this. And then one of the things we26000:19:44.410 --> 00:19:47.329did was assign a mentor to her. She says that mentor talks to every26100:19:47.369 --> 00:19:49.930day. Yeah, every single day. Yes, her friend. So the26200:19:51.210 --> 00:19:56.599the mentor was an immediate offer thatI could make right to this mom who's26300:19:56.599 --> 00:20:00.119feeling all alone. Then the thesecond thing that I think that she put26400:20:00.200 --> 00:20:07.430in the order of priority was howwould she be able to get the baby26500:20:07.109 --> 00:20:12.269the many things that a new babywould need? Yeah, and we know26600:20:12.390 --> 00:20:17.430what to do there too. Wedo so we have as a ministries matter26700:20:17.430 --> 00:20:21.819of fact, right behind the wallthat we're we're against her recording, this26800:20:22.660 --> 00:20:26.059is our baby shower ministry area withall these these baby items that people donated,26900:20:26.059 --> 00:20:30.539and we praise God for that.It's filled with them. It's amazing.27000:20:30.660 --> 00:20:33.940And not only do we have thatbaby shower thing, but those are27100:20:33.019 --> 00:20:37.049donations, you know, a whole. Yeah, there's another component exact,27200:20:37.170 --> 00:20:41.849but you know, even before wetouch that, we have another wonderful lady27300:20:41.849 --> 00:20:45.089which hopefully to have on a podcast. Yeah, you soume because she's been27400:20:45.130 --> 00:20:51.240in prolife ministry and just really settheir downs thirty years. Yeah, more.27500:20:51.880 --> 00:20:56.240And she has a baby shower ministry, treat the mercy prolife ministries and27600:20:56.480 --> 00:20:59.079she does baby shower. So we, you know, for mom chooses life,27700:20:59.200 --> 00:21:02.400she's the first resource we go tofor that. The stuff that we27800:21:02.519 --> 00:21:04.710have is just sort of a backupin case maybe she can't do the baby27900:21:04.710 --> 00:21:08.589shower because she's already doing one or, you know, there may be far28000:21:08.750 --> 00:21:11.829out of town or something like that. But right this sort of supplemental.28100:21:11.869 --> 00:21:15.269What she does is also, andagain, another part of the body of28200:21:15.309 --> 00:21:18.099Christ and totally totally Gospel centered.And you know, that's one thing I28300:21:18.180 --> 00:21:22.859want to say. When we're lookingfor resources and we're making connections, you28400:21:22.940 --> 00:21:25.819know, cities for life, wehave what we call our life network and28500:21:25.940 --> 00:21:29.740it's a network of ministries that we'veconnected with help meet needs and all that,28600:21:30.220 --> 00:21:34.490we always prioritize Gospel centered ministries,not you know, it's not like28700:21:34.890 --> 00:21:40.130we're saying you need to make themyou get them saved or else you won't28800:21:40.170 --> 00:21:42.089help them. That's that's a lie. Right then, we'll still help them.28900:21:42.210 --> 00:21:48.079We've there. Apis right. Wewant to season everything that we do29000:21:48.240 --> 00:21:51.119with the Gospel. I don't know, Cheryl is just so awesome in the29100:21:51.200 --> 00:21:52.519way she lays out the gospel.You know, she goes and does a29200:21:52.599 --> 00:21:56.680baby shower and then she takes them, typically takes them out for lunch after29300:21:56.720 --> 00:22:00.400the baby shower and just lays outthe purity message, you know, the29400:22:00.470 --> 00:22:03.670idea that we need to be doingthings according to God's design and God's plan,29500:22:03.750 --> 00:22:07.950which is sex inside of marriage,which is overwhelming. The people that29600:22:08.069 --> 00:22:11.710we encounter are in that situation.Right. So she lays that out very29700:22:11.829 --> 00:22:18.619graciously but very forthrightly, and thenshe presents the Gospel and you know,29800:22:18.700 --> 00:22:22.900I share that. It's just againthis this body of Christ connection, yeah,29900:22:22.140 --> 00:22:26.700is always going to be focused andalways should be focused on Christ himself30000:22:26.740 --> 00:22:30.650exactly. Now there I will saythat we do have resources that are in30100:22:30.690 --> 00:22:36.809the community that are not necessarily Christianresources. Like I we do provide some30200:22:36.930 --> 00:22:41.170of those things in our general resourcelist. So we don't reject them,30300:22:41.250 --> 00:22:45.640but but when we have fartize them, right, whenever there is like housing30400:22:45.759 --> 00:22:49.519ministries, for example, if there'sa housing ministry, that's maybe it's a30500:22:51.279 --> 00:22:53.799or not ministry, but organization that'sa governmental or whatever, you know,30600:22:55.200 --> 00:22:57.710if she needs housing. Yeah,and we can't find anything, that's the30700:22:57.789 --> 00:23:02.390Gospel Center. You know, maybethere's no openings for some of the Gospel30800:23:02.390 --> 00:23:04.990Centered Housing options that we that weknow about, then yeah, I mean,30900:23:06.109 --> 00:23:07.430yeah, we're not going to won't. Don't want it to be homeless.31000:23:07.549 --> 00:23:11.509So we'll connected. They will alwaysprioritize always because again, that that31100:23:12.099 --> 00:23:18.140is the body of Christ working together. Yeah, and because we absolutely believe31200:23:18.259 --> 00:23:21.900that if you're going to change thesoul of America, the hearts and minds31300:23:22.099 --> 00:23:26.369towards life as opposed to the deathof abortion, you have to change a31400:23:26.450 --> 00:23:32.130whole world view and that world viewis the the God given World View.31500:23:32.730 --> 00:23:37.170Yeah, I'm precious. Life issacred before God. So so the baby31600:23:37.210 --> 00:23:41.359shower is awesome and I love whatSheryl also the as the Bible often works,31700:23:42.519 --> 00:23:47.839symbols are are used to promote amessage. And she says this this31800:23:48.680 --> 00:23:52.240vast the IT fills a room.When Cheryl does a baby shower, there's31900:23:52.319 --> 00:23:56.630two full years of everything that thatbaby will need, pretty much. Yeah,32000:23:56.750 --> 00:24:00.470and that's closed in equipment. Andshary will say, as you look32100:24:00.509 --> 00:24:03.910at this, I want you toenvision. This is a this is a32200:24:04.109 --> 00:24:11.019visual picture of the abundant, lavishlove of God. Yeah, so she's32300:24:11.180 --> 00:24:18.700already kind of watered that mind forfor blooming into the truth of, yeah,32400:24:18.819 --> 00:24:21.940of what Christ has done for her. Yeah, it's really incredible.32500:24:22.819 --> 00:24:26.049So we were able to right awaytell this woman you're not going to need32600:24:26.130 --> 00:24:30.809to buy a single thing for yourbaby except diapers, and you don't even32700:24:30.849 --> 00:24:33.170need to buy usually the first couplemonths of diapers. We usually do provide32800:24:33.250 --> 00:24:38.599that. But for two years everythingthat baby is going to need except diapers32900:24:38.720 --> 00:24:44.440is going to be provided. Thatalone has changed people from death to life33000:24:44.720 --> 00:24:47.799so often it's one of the mostpowerful things I think. I think that33100:24:47.920 --> 00:24:52.559we have to offer. So thenext thing that she talked about was the33200:24:52.599 --> 00:24:57.190feeling of she did not want tobe alone, but specifically she did not33300:24:57.309 --> 00:25:00.950want to be a single mother.Right, and here was this relation ship33400:25:02.029 --> 00:25:07.420damaged, but a relationship with thefather, and she would they were still33500:25:07.579 --> 00:25:12.740in a relationship, okay, butshe she said, he just they are33600:25:12.859 --> 00:25:18.220constantly at odds and she recognized sometimes, she said, I I'm doing things33700:25:18.259 --> 00:25:22.450I don't even want to do.I'm misinterpreting things he said I'm getting hurt33800:25:22.009 --> 00:25:26.690that he gets mad. Right,yeah, we all fish are cycle of33900:25:26.930 --> 00:25:30.369Yah hurt and then hurting others,right, right. And and she really34000:25:30.410 --> 00:25:36.200didn't know and he didn't know howto get out of this damaging cycle.34100:25:36.440 --> 00:25:41.039Right. And so, through acouple of churches we have free or low34200:25:41.160 --> 00:25:45.279cost, on sliding scale basis,counseling. Yeah, with with actual,34300:25:47.400 --> 00:25:51.549you know, certified counselors. Right. Yeah. So we were able to34400:25:51.630 --> 00:25:53.390offer that. And again, thatis another part of the body. It34500:25:53.549 --> 00:25:59.390is absolute is Christians who are volunteeringpastors that have dealt with situations like this34600:25:59.509 --> 00:26:03.309and they're willing to sit down andtalk through and lay out a plan of34700:26:03.349 --> 00:26:07.900action to try to reconcile the relationship. Yes, not just for you know,34800:26:07.019 --> 00:26:11.980these boyfriend girlfriend relationships that ultimately needto be made right before God in34900:26:12.099 --> 00:26:15.619marriage, right, but it's evenhusband wife relationships that they're willing to do35000:26:15.700 --> 00:26:22.609with mother daughter relationships. Those canbe also also a point of contention and35100:26:22.690 --> 00:26:25.890drive a woman to an abortion clinic. Yet her relationship with their parents or35200:26:25.930 --> 00:26:29.730whatever. So, yeah, that'san awesome resource there. Yeah, to35300:26:29.809 --> 00:26:32.490be a wan to say hey,listen, we can't talk through it all35400:26:32.529 --> 00:26:36.759right here in front of the abortioncenter. But we know people who can35500:26:36.920 --> 00:26:40.319and we'll talk through with you andlay out a plan and all of that35600:26:40.440 --> 00:26:44.000right, exactly so. And youknow, of course, there's people that35700:26:44.519 --> 00:26:47.150I have heard say, well,no one needs to counselor they just need35800:26:47.269 --> 00:26:49.670the Lord and on. You know, on one level I get that they35900:26:49.750 --> 00:26:53.150do of course need the Lord,but it I as I spoke to this36000:26:53.390 --> 00:26:57.390woman, I said there's no shamein counseling and it sometimes it is so36100:26:57.589 --> 00:27:03.180good to have a third party whois completely unbiased, unconnected. Yeah,36200:27:03.220 --> 00:27:07.299to you both to be able togiven an unbiased just look at your interactions36300:27:07.380 --> 00:27:11.900and how they could become more healthy. Yeah, absolutely, we you know,36400:27:11.940 --> 00:27:14.900the Bible all through, especially inthe book of proverbs, talks about36500:27:14.980 --> 00:27:18.250counselors. It does. Now there'ssome there's some wack job stuff out there36600:27:18.369 --> 00:27:22.809that people do that it's called counselingand it's spent a psychobabel garbage. Yeah,36700:27:23.250 --> 00:27:27.329but then there is good, Biblical, Godly counsels. Matter of fact,36800:27:27.369 --> 00:27:32.119again proverbs tells us to seek howgodly counsel. And again as a36900:27:32.200 --> 00:27:34.440ministry, when we're as a partof that, the body of Christ,37000:27:34.519 --> 00:27:37.640connecting them to another part of thebody of Christ. It's going to be37100:27:37.720 --> 00:27:40.559a part of the body of Christ. You want to make sure it's a37200:27:40.960 --> 00:27:44.630it's Christian counseling that's exactly going tolead them in the right direction. Yeah,37300:27:44.630 --> 00:27:48.069yeah, this is one area thatwe don't even list a secular counselor37400:27:48.109 --> 00:27:52.390are our counselors are only Christian counselors, because because who knows, you know,37500:27:52.430 --> 00:27:55.029you might refer someone to counseling andthey end up counsel them in the37600:27:55.109 --> 00:27:57.109going back to the abortion exactly.You know, they can certainly don't want37700:27:57.109 --> 00:28:00.740to run of that situation. Wedon't want to do that, not at37800:28:00.740 --> 00:28:07.220all. Okay, so then thenshe said this was someone who had older37900:28:07.299 --> 00:28:14.049children and here she is entering nowagain with a baby and she worked and38000:28:14.329 --> 00:28:18.289she just said, I don't knowhow I could afford child care. Yeah,38100:28:18.410 --> 00:28:23.049it's, it's we're already struggling tomake ends ands meat and so we38200:28:23.450 --> 00:28:27.000know child cares a big issue rightand in. Oh, I mean that's38300:28:27.079 --> 00:28:33.039a that's a real comments. Probablynot top on the list initially when you38400:28:33.119 --> 00:28:36.559talk to a person, when youtalk to a woman, come to an38500:28:36.559 --> 00:28:40.160abortion clinic, but once you starttalking and getting really into it, it38600:28:40.720 --> 00:28:44.349really is a big issue because ofthe the cost of child here. I38700:28:44.430 --> 00:28:47.910know it is really expensive to putyour kids in day care. It is,38800:28:48.109 --> 00:28:49.349it is, and but it's alsoif you don't put your kids in38900:28:49.390 --> 00:28:53.750daycare and you've got to work alot of what the women were ministering to39000:28:53.829 --> 00:28:57.220her, single MOMS right, wherethey going to go? I mean they39100:28:57.339 --> 00:29:02.339it's a necessity and it's a prettyexpensive necessity. Right. So we knew39200:29:02.420 --> 00:29:07.099that. We saw and we sawthat there was actually a gap. There39300:29:07.579 --> 00:29:12.890wasn't affordable child care. And wehad we appointed volunteers that went out and39400:29:14.809 --> 00:29:18.009talked to churches, yeah, andsaid Hey, you could be a part39500:29:18.009 --> 00:29:21.849of the body of Christ here andhelping women choose life. You already have39600:29:21.970 --> 00:29:25.599a child care a lot of churchesdo. Oh Yeah, and and talk39700:29:25.680 --> 00:29:30.440to quite a few churches into offeringone free child care resource. Yeah,39800:29:30.519 --> 00:29:34.839to skylar scholarship, scholarship to toa mom who chose life, and we've39900:29:34.839 --> 00:29:38.670had some of the mom's take advantageof that. So again the again,40000:29:38.750 --> 00:29:41.269that's the body of Christ. Now, yeah, you remember, guys,40100:29:41.309 --> 00:29:45.589you're listening through and we're talking aboutthese things this is an actual woman,40200:29:45.630 --> 00:29:48.190when this is not just a pretendstory that we made up. This is40300:29:48.230 --> 00:29:52.109a real woman with these real needs, and this is common. And if40400:29:52.150 --> 00:29:56.220you do prolife ministry and if you'rewhether you're sidewall counselor or whether you're,40500:29:56.339 --> 00:29:59.380you know, again, ministring outa pregnancy center or whatever, you're going40600:29:59.380 --> 00:30:00.819to encounter and you're probably like yes, and Amen. Right now. You40700:30:00.900 --> 00:30:03.980have experience that. I know whatyou're talking about. And you know,40800:30:04.700 --> 00:30:10.450Jesus said you have not because youasked not right. Yeah, as we're40900:30:10.490 --> 00:30:14.170looking for these resources in these differentthings, as needs have come up,41000:30:14.849 --> 00:30:18.410what we've learned to do is justput ourselves in the uncomfortable zip position to41100:30:18.490 --> 00:30:22.519ask people. Ask Churches, Hey, you got a day care? How41200:30:22.559 --> 00:30:26.039about giving a scholarship to a momwho's was going to have an abortion,41300:30:26.200 --> 00:30:29.000now she's choose a life and sheneeds to put that child in child care.41400:30:29.039 --> 00:30:30.599How about doing that? And Yeah, but also even asking like you41500:30:30.720 --> 00:30:33.799did. I love to put youon the SPOTY, you'd ask people for41600:30:33.960 --> 00:30:37.230me. But finding someone who woulddo the child care thright, digging for41700:30:37.309 --> 00:30:41.670that, you know, volunteer.Yeah, you putting you know, that's41800:30:41.670 --> 00:30:44.950again that's the body of Christ.This lady who does, who did a41900:30:44.990 --> 00:30:48.190lot of the calls try to findthe child care in the churches, who42000:30:48.309 --> 00:30:49.779was somebody who was burdened to beout there on the sidewalk, right.42100:30:49.819 --> 00:30:53.380Yeah, and then she couldn't anylonger because of her family situation. Yea.42200:30:55.660 --> 00:30:56.859She said, what can I do? And that was a thing,42300:30:56.980 --> 00:31:00.859and yeah, you find child care, and she jumped right on it.42400:31:00.019 --> 00:31:03.450She did. And the the amazingyou said, ask asking, you shall42500:31:03.490 --> 00:31:07.849receive, or whatever you said.It was a similar sort of and when42600:31:07.970 --> 00:31:14.730I when I asked her to dothat, I had a mom on board42700:31:14.809 --> 00:31:18.240the RV who, she said,find me child care, I'm a boarding.42800:31:18.480 --> 00:31:22.119Yeah, and I called this volunteerand said we need child care in42900:31:22.240 --> 00:31:26.480this location and we need it today. Yeah, and do you know she43000:31:26.680 --> 00:31:30.880found a church within fifteen minutes,an hour or something like that. Yeah,43100:31:30.960 --> 00:31:33.990that would that said sure, sure, we'll do that. And we43200:31:34.069 --> 00:31:37.150were able to go to that motherand say we found you child care,43300:31:37.150 --> 00:31:41.670I think before she even left theRV. Right. So Lazy and how,43400:31:41.069 --> 00:31:44.150you know, does that happen?On it every time? Know,43500:31:44.309 --> 00:31:47.660but it happens a lot. Hedoes it happens a lot. Yeah.43600:31:48.099 --> 00:31:52.819So, so child care then,and, and I love what you said.43700:31:52.940 --> 00:31:56.819Yes, this was a real momwho listed this list of needs,43800:31:57.259 --> 00:32:01.410and here we are being able tocheck off one after another. This is43900:32:01.490 --> 00:32:08.089what we can do. Right,okay. Her next thing was financial concerns,44000:32:08.529 --> 00:32:13.009and and one of those with ofcourse, with the coronavirus, especially44100:32:13.009 --> 00:32:16.519because she had other children at home, was food. And that day,44200:32:17.599 --> 00:32:22.839I believe it was that day,I got a call from a ministry I44300:32:22.920 --> 00:32:29.039had been aware of. It's aChristian Ministry and I wish financial health.44400:32:30.269 --> 00:32:32.750I believe. Financial Health Ministries,I believe, is the name of it,44500:32:34.029 --> 00:32:36.670and maybe we can find that andI'll link it in the in an44600:32:36.710 --> 00:32:40.950article. Okay. But she saidthey had collected bags and bags and bags44700:32:40.990 --> 00:32:45.940of staples, of food, includingpaper towels. where she found the paper44800:32:45.980 --> 00:32:49.059towels? I don't know. Everytelet paper in there too. When we44900:32:49.099 --> 00:32:52.019think that get me. But shesaid, do you have ten moms that45000:32:52.460 --> 00:32:57.539that need this stuff? And ofcourse we did, including that woman on45100:32:57.539 --> 00:33:00.289the RV, and and I toldher, by the way, we can45200:33:00.369 --> 00:33:04.009have food and paper towels delivered toyour home today. How does that sound?45300:33:04.809 --> 00:33:07.049So again, that wasn't me,right, it was that this woman45400:33:07.130 --> 00:33:10.009had contacted me. She said Idon't know how she even heard about us,45500:33:10.650 --> 00:33:15.319but said we would love to blessmobs. That, she's like,45600:33:15.519 --> 00:33:21.359yeah, as pretty amazing. Yeah, it was pretty amazing. She she45700:33:21.960 --> 00:33:27.869did not know about pregnancy Medicaid,which a lot of them don't know about,45800:33:27.990 --> 00:33:30.829and a lot of low income people, and it doesn't take much actually45900:33:30.869 --> 00:33:37.349to qualify for pregnancy Medicaid. Youcan be well in the end, you46000:33:37.430 --> 00:33:39.950know, high up on the incomebracket to get pregnancy medicated right here.46100:33:40.150 --> 00:33:44.140Right. So she hadn't known aboutthat and she was saying, I I46200:33:44.259 --> 00:33:47.140can't afford prenatal care. Right.Well, she didn't know about pregnancy medicated46300:33:47.180 --> 00:33:50.779and we help them fill that formout. We tell them where to go46400:33:51.579 --> 00:33:55.289and and and how to apply forit, and so that's how the prenatal46500:33:55.569 --> 00:33:59.049yeah, medical care. Yeah,well, that's one of the things that46600:33:59.130 --> 00:34:04.009actually we've encounter people coming to theabortion clinic, that the abortion clinics used46700:34:04.009 --> 00:34:07.369to draw people in. It's,you know, they'll kind of capitalize on46800:34:07.570 --> 00:34:13.559her lack of solid decision. Yeah, her like of knowledge. You know,46900:34:13.960 --> 00:34:16.079she may be is not thinking.She's thinking maybe I'll have an abortion47000:34:16.280 --> 00:34:20.280and that's why she's come to anabortion. But maybe I want and if47100:34:20.360 --> 00:34:22.480she, if she could get,you know, the different things that would47200:34:22.480 --> 00:34:24.989help meet her knees, she wouldnot have the abortion. But they'll draw47300:34:25.070 --> 00:34:28.309them in at the abortion clinic andsay, well, you can just come,47400:34:29.110 --> 00:34:30.230you can get your pregnant, you'regoing to need a pregnancy test,47500:34:30.510 --> 00:34:35.550you can need confirmation of pregnancy andthen if you decide to keep the pregnancy,47600:34:35.670 --> 00:34:37.909that's how they'll word it. Ifyou decide to keep the pregnancy,47700:34:37.989 --> 00:34:40.059then you can just you have theMedicaid, confirmation and pregnancy and leave.47800:34:40.099 --> 00:34:44.019But if you decide to have theabortion, we can help you with that47900:34:44.099 --> 00:34:45.019too. And of course they gethim in the door, they're going to48000:34:45.019 --> 00:34:49.099sell them an abortion. Right,right. We can do all that stuff.48100:34:49.380 --> 00:34:52.579Well, not we, but helppregnancy center and a lot of pregnancy48200:34:52.619 --> 00:34:55.170centers can do that stuff. Giveher Medicaid, confirmation of pregnancy so she48300:34:55.250 --> 00:35:00.250don't feel like she has to bein the abortion clinic ultimately get pitched an48400:35:00.250 --> 00:35:02.530abortion by them. Yeah, youknow, they lay out a real dire48500:35:02.690 --> 00:35:05.849case for you. Look right,you know, got this going on your48600:35:05.849 --> 00:35:08.800life and that going on their businessand they're going to try to pitch their48700:35:09.039 --> 00:35:14.679their you know, abortions exactly.These women who, yeah, you know,48800:35:14.840 --> 00:35:19.719again, we can get them thatinformation. Yeah, and even have48900:35:19.760 --> 00:35:23.670to go in there, right.And I don't think in this case that49000:35:24.630 --> 00:35:30.590she needed a second opinion or wasconcerned because she was a high risk pregnancy.49100:35:30.670 --> 00:35:36.139But actually we do hear that alot. Yeah, and we sometimes49200:35:36.179 --> 00:35:39.739get people who are in the countryillegally, not citizens, can't get pregnancy49300:35:39.820 --> 00:35:45.900medic right. Yeah, and sothey are another problem that actually we have49400:35:46.019 --> 00:35:50.889a solution for. I mean,so we do have people that fit in49500:35:50.969 --> 00:35:54.769the gap who, you know,maybe make too much money to get Medicaid.49600:35:54.929 --> 00:36:00.050That very rarely, if ever,happens, right, or, you49700:36:00.090 --> 00:36:04.320know, they're Eli, they're hereillegally. More commonly they're here really they49800:36:04.599 --> 00:36:07.880get medicate coverage and of course theycan't afford to buy insurance and they can't49900:36:07.920 --> 00:36:13.559afford the prenatal care. Right.So we have the free prenatal clinic with50000:36:13.679 --> 00:36:15.960help, pregnancy center. Again,yeah, and you know, we can50100:36:16.159 --> 00:36:20.550plug him in there. We've donethat quite a few times. And another50200:36:20.789 --> 00:36:25.829part of the Christian body, awonderful pro life doctor who volunteers his time.50300:36:27.070 --> 00:36:30.789Yeah, to do that, DrMatt Harrison? Who? Who Will50400:36:30.869 --> 00:36:35.059See those women for free? Yeah, at this. I mean that's an50500:36:35.099 --> 00:36:37.900amazing resource. It is. Andthat natal care. Surely there's a pro50600:36:38.019 --> 00:36:43.579life doctors in every community who maybecould volunteer at least a little time to50700:36:44.059 --> 00:36:45.699see a mom. That's one ofthose situations. You know, you guys50800:36:45.699 --> 00:36:50.130who are listening and maybe in vs. Well, I don't have a doctor50900:36:50.170 --> 00:36:52.010that can do that. Do fromPrenatal Care, even a second opinion,51000:36:52.369 --> 00:36:54.489because you know, we had astory, which we shared it out on51100:36:54.530 --> 00:36:59.610our newsletter last last week. Itwent right right, of a guy who51200:36:59.730 --> 00:37:02.119was standing in front of the abortionclinic and him and his wife did not51300:37:02.280 --> 00:37:06.960want to have an abortion. Right, she was more abortion minded than he.51400:37:07.119 --> 00:37:09.440And then you share with him aboutthe hey get a second opinion because51500:37:09.480 --> 00:37:14.840she had some complications and some things. She had some pretty significant medical fears.51600:37:15.119 --> 00:37:19.190But even when I heard them,I thought, you know, abortion51700:37:19.389 --> 00:37:22.190and and she was being advised bya doctor from another country, right,51800:37:22.349 --> 00:37:27.670who had never seen her, thatshe had to go get an abortion because51900:37:28.070 --> 00:37:30.260this is what he thought she had, right, yeah, and so to52000:37:30.420 --> 00:37:35.059be able to get a second opinionwas powerful actually it was private. Maybe52100:37:35.260 --> 00:37:37.699life, without a doubt. Yeah, and so maybe you're listening to that52200:37:37.780 --> 00:37:42.500in your kind of envious that resourcehas come about out of need and you52300:37:42.579 --> 00:37:45.170know you have not, because youask me. So. Yeah, you52400:37:45.289 --> 00:37:49.409know, there are websites out therethat will talk, will show you where52500:37:49.489 --> 00:37:53.329prolife doctors are. Pro I thinkthere's a whole pro life obgyn network.52600:37:53.730 --> 00:37:58.329Yeah, find some of those doctors, call him up, you know,52700:37:58.719 --> 00:38:02.159and say, Hey, I needsomebody that can be on call, somebody52800:38:02.239 --> 00:38:06.920that can you know. Yeah,they may not be able to do that,52900:38:07.679 --> 00:38:09.599but they may be able to doit. Maybe more than happy to53000:38:09.719 --> 00:38:13.710be kind of an on call doctorwhere you can hand the phone off to53100:38:13.789 --> 00:38:15.429them. I'd say talking to amom. Yeah. Well, in this53200:38:15.909 --> 00:38:21.190case, the the doctor, DrMatt was was actually, I think,53300:38:21.349 --> 00:38:24.269sequestered because of coronavirus. He didn'thave it. He's treating it right and53400:38:24.469 --> 00:38:28.820and he was not going to beable to see them for a couple of53500:38:28.900 --> 00:38:30.340weeks. But he did set upan appointment to see them in a couple53600:38:30.380 --> 00:38:36.219weeks. But he just talked tothem and that alone was enough. He53700:38:37.019 --> 00:38:39.780told them what he thought might bethe issue. He he told us where53800:38:39.860 --> 00:38:45.889to send them. We made somecalls, sent them there immediately and and53900:38:46.210 --> 00:38:52.409they chose life and and said thisissue can be dealt with. So the54000:38:52.650 --> 00:38:59.320next thing that they mentioned was thatshe was struggling to find a job.54100:38:59.360 --> 00:39:02.400Yeah, which is really it.That's definitely hard in the crime mean yeah,54200:39:02.519 --> 00:39:06.880nowadays, this is, we're herein this more and more and more54300:39:06.920 --> 00:39:09.550and more common. Hey, Idon't have work. Yeah, we encountered54400:39:09.590 --> 00:39:14.949a couple the other day, yeah, who both the boyfriend and girl for54500:39:14.989 --> 00:39:19.269her husband. That was Saturday,right. Both of them were not employed.54600:39:19.349 --> 00:39:21.909Yeah, because of this coronavirusys.Well, okay, that might be54700:39:21.989 --> 00:39:23.739a different one. But Saturday,though, the woman said she wants to54800:39:23.820 --> 00:39:27.659work and she can't, and Isaid, well, it was on tiring,54900:39:27.980 --> 00:39:30.900but I also said we have ajob's lady who will have to find55000:39:30.940 --> 00:39:34.420a job. That job's lady,Tara, contacted her yesterday. I got55100:39:34.460 --> 00:39:36.539a touch from her. Oh,I got a job, so, I55200:39:36.659 --> 00:39:40.610mean he's she saw her Saturday andshe had apparently been trying for, yeah,55300:39:40.610 --> 00:39:45.250quite some time. And that's anothervolunteer. That's another lady who who55400:39:45.530 --> 00:39:47.289you would want to be on thesidewalk. She can't be on the sidewalk,55500:39:49.090 --> 00:39:53.320but she has time that she wouldinvest in this pursuit of fun and55600:39:53.400 --> 00:39:58.199jobs and and that takes again,that takes the pressure offer our sidewall counselors55700:39:58.239 --> 00:40:00.199to have to dig for that information. Right, and it's again it's that55800:40:00.519 --> 00:40:04.960the body of Christ. You know, Tara, who finds the job,55900:40:05.159 --> 00:40:09.190is like she she's an arm there, she's here or whatever, and he56000:40:09.429 --> 00:40:13.989is and doing that work. AndOur lady who finds the Child Care,56100:40:14.030 --> 00:40:16.829that's another it's she's a she's ahand, she's a leg, she's something.56200:40:17.150 --> 00:40:21.070She's a part of that body ofChrist working together, yeah, to56300:40:21.269 --> 00:40:24.219help meet this mom's need and ultimately, you know, glorified Jesus. That's56400:40:24.300 --> 00:40:29.460the gold right of Christ. Yeah, then with all of these issues,56500:40:29.780 --> 00:40:32.500you know, very limited money,they're really kind of just making ends meet.56600:40:32.619 --> 00:40:36.329But now she has a job.That will help. But financial counseling56700:40:36.369 --> 00:40:39.289and budgeting was mentioned. Well,guess what? Yeah, yeah, a56800:40:39.369 --> 00:40:43.969lady who used to be on thesidewalk and again, I think because she56900:40:44.530 --> 00:40:47.130works full time in financial counseling,but she also just had a new baby57000:40:47.170 --> 00:40:52.920and she couldn't be on the sidewalkanymore, and so she volunteers to take57100:40:52.000 --> 00:40:55.880these women do a budget, whichhelps us to make wise decisions, by57200:40:55.960 --> 00:41:00.519the way, and where we allocateresources. Sometimes absolutely arms. And Yeah,57300:41:00.599 --> 00:41:05.670before we will help them financially,try to get them financial help.57400:41:05.750 --> 00:41:09.110We want to make sure financially it'sgoing to be advantageous to do that.57500:41:09.269 --> 00:41:14.670And right what can we do?And offer them wise counsel as far as57600:41:15.030 --> 00:41:17.190doing what might with what money theyhave, doing what they need to do57700:41:17.309 --> 00:41:23.860with that. So this young ladygoes through their financial portfolio, whatever that57800:41:24.059 --> 00:41:27.739is. Yeah, I have noclue what a portfolio, goes through their57900:41:27.780 --> 00:41:31.460finances and and lays out a planform. That's another she's, like you58000:41:31.619 --> 00:41:35.610mentioned, she's another one of thosepeople who carry out there, but she58100:41:35.690 --> 00:41:39.369can't right now. Yeah, andusing her skills, using her you know,58200:41:40.130 --> 00:41:45.050giftings. Yeah, in the bodyof Christ, to glorify Jesus and58300:41:45.090 --> 00:41:49.480help them. So there's two more. Okay, and I'll will I'll try58400:41:49.519 --> 00:41:51.519and be quick on that. Wedon't want this to go on too long,58500:41:51.599 --> 00:41:53.559but as I'm talking with her,she did notline it as a need.58600:41:53.679 --> 00:41:57.400But we get towards the end ofthe counseling and listening the obstacles and58700:41:58.239 --> 00:42:02.909she said she'd had passed abortions andthen started weeping right and and that's a58800:42:02.989 --> 00:42:07.150common thing to very calm and athird of abortions are repeat abortions, so58900:42:07.389 --> 00:42:14.389it's very common. And well,we have all kinds of post abord of59000:42:14.469 --> 00:42:20.579counseling and help through Christian organizations andwomen who have volunteered their time to counsel59100:42:20.659 --> 00:42:24.860these women and have programs, greatprograms. Surrendering the secret is one.59200:42:25.940 --> 00:42:31.690Restored restored life. Restored life isis the other one. I think so,59300:42:32.849 --> 00:42:36.010but or maybe I've got that wrong. Maybe they're both the same,59400:42:36.090 --> 00:42:39.010but anyway they're they're Christian, twodifferent okay, and they and they're Christians59500:42:39.210 --> 00:42:45.000and focus volunteer their time and wewere able to connect her with with that59600:42:45.239 --> 00:42:46.679resource. I don't know if she'llavail herself of it, but I was59700:42:46.719 --> 00:42:51.480able to tell her about it.And then the last thing that struck me59800:42:52.000 --> 00:42:55.639was you and I are able tobe out there handing out expensive information,59900:42:57.880 --> 00:43:02.550funding some of the things that wefund for this women because there are donors60000:43:02.590 --> 00:43:07.869all over the world. I think, yeah, that that give financially and60100:43:07.070 --> 00:43:13.219without those donations they're so much ofwhat we do, we'd be unable,60200:43:13.500 --> 00:43:15.980yeah, to do absolutely that anotherpart of the body of Christ it is,60300:43:16.460 --> 00:43:21.780and you know it's it's a necessarycomponent. It's a component. You60400:43:21.860 --> 00:43:22.860know, a lot of times Idon't like to deal with. You don't60500:43:22.860 --> 00:43:25.460like to do as far as donationsand that sort of thing going. Just60600:43:25.539 --> 00:43:29.090deal with money. And there's beenso much, you know, to go60700:43:29.170 --> 00:43:30.969on a little bit of a rabbittrail, there's been so much perversion of60800:43:31.130 --> 00:43:35.090this aspect, of the financial aspect. You know, when you got,60900:43:35.210 --> 00:43:38.489you know, quote, Christian ministriesbuying big jets and all this other stuff,61000:43:38.610 --> 00:43:43.360just wasting money. Yeah, andso it kind of gets, I61100:43:43.440 --> 00:43:46.039don't know that that aspect of thebody of Christ work together, gets perverted61200:43:46.079 --> 00:43:50.119and manipulated. Yeah, but itis a necessary component. You know,61300:43:50.199 --> 00:43:53.639we have people who can't be onthe sidewalk for whatever reason that give to61400:43:53.679 --> 00:43:57.550support our ministry, and that happens, you know, with pregnancy centers and61500:43:58.150 --> 00:44:01.030wherever you are, there's some componentof people given money to support that ministry61600:44:01.469 --> 00:44:07.349that literally we couldn't do without thatfinancial support. And I do encourage those61700:44:07.429 --> 00:44:12.300donors, you know, every sooften just say thank you. What you're61800:44:12.340 --> 00:44:15.820doing makes a difference for life.We literally couldn't do it without you.61900:44:15.900 --> 00:44:19.659You're a part of the team.These people are. You know, Paul62000:44:20.099 --> 00:44:22.260spoken those terms. We talked aboutthose who supported him. You know,62100:44:22.340 --> 00:44:27.170they supported him in the work thathe was doing spreading the Gospel, and62200:44:28.170 --> 00:44:31.210they are part of that mission.They were part of that mission. Yeah,62300:44:31.489 --> 00:44:36.090and the folks who support US financiallyor are part of that mission.62400:44:36.170 --> 00:44:37.130This is not a plug, bythe way, for you to give to62500:44:37.210 --> 00:44:40.920US financially, but if you wantto do yeah, if you if you62600:44:42.039 --> 00:44:43.840take it that way and if youwant to, hey, we were not62700:44:43.880 --> 00:44:45.239going to stop you. We're notgoing to scratch the spirit. Yeah,62800:44:45.719 --> 00:44:49.880Amen, but this is a pictureand I like the fact that we went62900:44:49.960 --> 00:44:53.190through a real story with a realmom who got real help and showed the63000:44:53.269 --> 00:44:57.989body of Christ working together. Now, listen, don't don't take that,63100:44:58.110 --> 00:45:00.550which God intends to be an encouragementfor you, and let it be a63200:45:00.670 --> 00:45:04.429discouragement, because you might be thinking, you know, I'm on the sidewalk63300:45:04.510 --> 00:45:07.219and there's like nobody helping me.There's no none of these ministries, none63400:45:07.219 --> 00:45:12.539of these organizations, none of theseresources you guys talk about or even available63500:45:12.619 --> 00:45:15.900to me and just understand, though. It's taken US years, but this63600:45:15.980 --> 00:45:20.940stuff together and it's been put togetherkind of on the fly. As the63700:45:21.099 --> 00:45:23.610need arises, we try to makea connection. We've not always been able63800:45:23.650 --> 00:45:27.969to make every connection, but it'sbeen few and far between the we haven't63900:45:27.969 --> 00:45:30.170been able to find something that's rightthe will meet a need. You know,64000:45:30.329 --> 00:45:32.969especially here in the south, andI'm sure it's like that across the64100:45:34.289 --> 00:45:37.320the nation, where you've got somany churches and within churches you've got in64200:45:37.480 --> 00:45:42.800individual ministries you've got clothed closets,you've got food pants, you've got,64300:45:42.960 --> 00:45:46.199you know, daycare restort. Yougot these things. You got to do64400:45:46.320 --> 00:45:49.960some dig in, though, yea, and you got to put yourself out64500:45:50.000 --> 00:45:52.309there. As I said earlier,you have not because you ask not.64600:45:52.429 --> 00:45:55.190So if you know, maybe there'sa doctor in your church, mm,64700:45:55.670 --> 00:45:59.789who you know has a heart forthe unborn. If he's in your church,64800:45:59.869 --> 00:46:01.469you should have a heart for theinform go up to him and say,64900:46:01.469 --> 00:46:05.699Hey, it would be awesome ifI could have you ownt call to65000:46:05.780 --> 00:46:08.019be able to talk to a momwho has some situations in her life that65100:46:08.139 --> 00:46:12.780a physician could help right. Justgive all second incuations. Before I forget,65200:46:12.820 --> 00:46:14.980by the way, I do wantto give a plug to another kind65300:46:15.019 --> 00:46:19.809of unsung little in the background bodyof the Christ and those are these little65400:46:19.809 --> 00:46:22.570old ladies, not always little ladies, but I in fact my my niece65500:46:22.769 --> 00:46:27.889is going to be doing this,that knit baby blankets and baby hats and65600:46:28.010 --> 00:46:30.570call US supper right. Someone justsent me a box. Wonderful Janet is65700:46:30.610 --> 00:46:34.760her name, sent me. Itcost her thirty seven dollars to mail at65800:46:34.800 --> 00:46:40.679this box filled with homemade knitted thingsfor babies and every mom that chooses life,65900:46:40.960 --> 00:46:45.119we hand out these homemade gifts totheir beautiful too, and it's just66000:46:45.360 --> 00:46:50.349such a picture of the body ofChrist and the love of the body of66100:46:50.389 --> 00:46:53.469Christ for this mother choosing life,but also something to for her to hang66200:46:53.550 --> 00:46:58.429onto, to imagine she's going toput that around her little baby one day,66300:46:58.469 --> 00:47:01.139and it's very POW solidify that decision. That's right. Yeah, yeah,66400:47:01.260 --> 00:47:04.500so, you know, I hopewe've painted a good picture for you66500:47:04.579 --> 00:47:07.019guys. I hope it's been anencouragement to you guys. We have articles66600:47:07.139 --> 00:47:10.539that we put an article out,it was months ago, on the sidewalks66700:47:10.579 --> 00:47:15.579for life site about how how youget resources and how you find these different66800:47:15.619 --> 00:47:20.090resources, and so check that articleout. But it is a it is66900:47:20.130 --> 00:47:23.130a matter of digging for these resources. Google is a great resource for you67000:47:23.210 --> 00:47:27.650to be able to find these resources, you know, whatever the need might67100:47:27.809 --> 00:47:30.440be. But again, we hopethis was an encouragement. Do you guys?67200:47:30.480 --> 00:47:34.119We don't encourage you guys to goto our sidewalks for life site.67300:47:34.159 --> 00:47:37.280CHECK US out there. Shoot meover an email if you've got any any67400:47:37.320 --> 00:47:40.119questions, or maybe you've got somesuggestions for episodes that we could do deep67500:47:40.159 --> 00:47:45.230parks at cities for Lifecom, youcan email her vcasi orget cities for lifecom.67600:47:45.670 --> 00:47:49.269But we appreciate you, guys.Listen and until next time, God67700:47:49.309 --> 00:48:01.460bless me, ove for love,give me our lift. For gratitude.67800:48:05.539 --> 00:48:14.329I know it will cost me mylife. Nothing's too precious. And some67900:48:14.889 --> 00:48:15.289met you