“LifeCare has made such a difference in my life.  Coming here helped me to accept my baby and I love him more than I could have ever imagined! I committed my heart to Christ and was baptized when I was 8 months pregnant.  I have completed the Woman of Worth Program and now I have a healthy love and respect for myself.  Thank you LifeCare!”
~ Fallon

 

Dear LifeCare Partners,

God is doing immeasurably more through your partnership of prayer and financial support!

Because you pray and give, our doors are open to welcome, love and serve those who are in need of the life-giving message of Christ.  

We are experiencing “immeasurably more” in the ministry of LifeCare:

*SouthShore Center is now open Monday, Tuesday & Wednesday afternoons from 1:00 – 4:30pm!  
310 1st Street NE
Ruskin, Fl  33570
813-938-6024

Please join us in prayer for SouthShore volunteers, baby supplies and financial support.

“May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in Him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.”  Romans 15:13

A great part of the ministry of LifeCare is giving hope to those facing what seems like impossible circumstances.  Some of those circumstances might include the shock of an unplanned pregnancy, lack of a job, disappointment at what a young woman thought was love but her baby’s father abandoned her, living in an abusive relationship, or experiencing the pain of having had an abortion.

What is hope? The dictionary refers to it as a feeling that something desirable will happen or be possible.  It’s amazing to see how far a client can go on just a little bit of hope.  Hope says, “I know I can make it!”  I believe that the source of all hope is none other than Jesus Christ.  Hope happens when we point our clients toward Jesus, whether through Scripture, some encouraging words, or just simply spending time building trust.

In the Christian church we call attention to the sanctity of human life in the month of January because almost forty years ago a law was passed that made abortion legal.  It is so heartbreaking to think of the thousands of babies that have died at the hands of abortionist since that time. We at LifeCare have been seeing to the needs of young single women experiencing unplanned pregnancies for almost twenty-five years.  Our purpose is to help them choose life for their babies by giving them hope.

Let me tell you about one of those young women.  She was a twenty-one year old who found herself in Brandon after hitchhiking from Pennsylvania.  The first time I saw her she was black and blue after having been beaten by the man she was staying with.

Dear LifeCare Partners,

As I reflect on this past year as official Executive Director, I am extremely humbled and blessed that the Lord has anointed me to carry on the life-giving ministry that He called Cookie to begin 25 years ago!  I realize God has not called me to try to fill Cookie’s shoes (no one could ever take her place!), He has appointed me to build on and expand the spiritual foundation of ministry and leadership Cookie has successfully fulfilled and grown over these years.

I am truly grateful for the strength and faithfulness of our God as The Provider and Sustainer of this ministry through the partnership He is providing through YOU!  Together, because of your investment in the Kingdom of God through LifeCare, we experienced the Presence and Power of God working in and among us in 2011.

I read the Christmas card.  The printed part was very nice, and then I got to the part that was written by the person who sent it.  The words caused a lump in my throat, you know, the kind that lets you know that you’re about to cry.  This is what it said, “I love you, sweet friend!  I don’t know how to express how much you mean to me!”  It’s really hard sometimes to say or write words describing your inner most feelings about someone who is very close.

God did something extraordinary.

Stepping from the throne, He removed his rob of light, and wrapped Himself in skin:  pigmented, human skin.  The light of the universe entered a dark, wet womb.  He whom angels worship nestled Himself in the placenta of a peasant, was birthed into a cold night, and then slept on cow’s hay.

“I have come that they may have Life, and have it to the full.” John 10:10

 Athena chose life for baby Kaleah, recommitted her heart to Christ, completed “How to Grow as a Christ-follower” with one of our LifeCoaches, and started going to church with her boyfriend, David, who recently accepted Christ! They plan on taking our Birth of a Family classes and hope to get married in 2012!

As we rejoice and celebrate what the gift of Christ means to us, our hearts are filled with awe and wonder to think that God, our Creator, would humble Himself and come to us as a helpless infant. God chose to offer His very Presence to each of us through His most sacred creation…LIFE! This Baby…this Gift of Life...Who changed the world, is saving and changing hearts and lives each day at LifeCare.

These classes have made a big difference in my life.  I have learned a lot about myself and others.  I’ve learned a lot about parenting.  I have learned to trust myself.  I liked being in the group.

LifeCare has taught and helped me relate and communicate more with my partner and children.  We speak to each other in a good way now, whereas before we fought and argued.

I believe in the Heavenly Father.  He is everything to me.