Guest: Lois Berens, of Birthright
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Today Deacon Rick and Jenny spoke with Lois Berens, a Thursday volunteer for Birthright in Des Moines. Lois has been working with Birthright for 17 years. Lois expressed that the focus of Birthright is on the woman. The goal is to approach the woman with love and to present to her the other options to abortion without judging her.
One of the things that Lois said today was that there will always be crisis pregnancies. The question is do we focus on the laws regarding these pregnancies on what they are allowed to do? Or do we focus on the woman and those options which are better for her than abortion? An important spirit to impart on the woman is that her pregnancy is not an impossible situation. That there are resources that make her pregnancy possible.
In a visit to Birthright while the girls are waiting for their test to come back, the volunteers speak with her to find out where she is in her life and what her thoughts are toward the possibility of pregnancy. If the pregnancy test is positive they give the girl a Baby Bundle for them and their baby. This bundle contains a baby blanket, a onsie, some diapers and whatever else they have available to give.
Birthright is a self-supporting organization that does not rely on any government funding. They rely on donations and on volunteers. The only thing they ask of volunteers is that they come ready to love. Volunteers work 3-4 hours a week. If you'd like to help Birthright but can't volunteer they always need donations of gender neutral baby's blankets, onsies, and they have a particular need for diapers in sizes 3, 4 and 5.
To donate or contact Birthright:
Birthright
5806 Hickman Road
Des Moines, IA 50322
515-633-2133
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