Well last night was nothing short of amazing. The founder, Glennis Woodall of Promiseland Ministries, Inc (which under that umbrella are three separate ministries: Hannah House Maternity Home, Maryhannah House Aftercare Program; and Chosen Child Adoption Agency) and two birth moms whom had recently placed their babies for adoption came to speak to us . And wow....it still gives me chills to think about it.
The girls spoke about their experiences in moving to Hannah House, what it was like living there, their relationship with the adoptive parents, and how they are now as they are living in the Aftercare Program and working through the grieving process. All I can say is these girls are truly amazing. The love that they have for their babies is beautiful, the maturity they possess is way ahead of their actual age (I know I wasn't that mature when I was that age). To hear their stories about why they decided to "place" their babies for adoption, and how God is working in their lives is beautiful and mind blowing all at the same time. God's working in these girl's lives in a mighty and powerful way.
Glennis is a beautiful woman with an incredible heart filled with nothing but love. Her and her husband have been helping pregnant girls for 25 years. As far as I'm concern she's a saint. She said last night when her doctor asked, "why her blood pressure was elevated" she said, "it's because I always have pregnant teenage girls in my house"!! LoL
When I think of the lives that she has touched over the years it's staggering. It's not only the girls, but the babies, the extended families, adoptive parents and those that she talks to over the phone, etc.... I could go on and on for hours, but I won't.
She did pass along some alarming statistics that I thought I'd share. When you’re thinking about us we'd appreciate it if you'd add these beautiful, strong girls to your prayers. ***Remember there are SO MANY girls out there that need and want help but are being turned away, and unfortunately that could means that a pregnancy could be terminated***
Did you know.......
- There are 820,000 teen pregnancies in the
- 50,000 unmarried teens get pregnant every year in
- 40% of theses end in abortion
- Only 85 beds are in Christian maternity homes in
- Hannah House is currently able to offer 4 (has to do with age and how they house the girls)
- The cost to care for one of these girls is $102 per day
**Side note - the average age of the girls that arrive at Hannah House is 16**
If you'd like any more information please let me know. Fred and I are always here to answer any questions.
"And now these three remain; Faith, Hope and LOVE. But the greatest of these is love" 1 Corinthians 13:13
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