For You From The Word
Remove the chains that bind people. Share your food with the hungry, and give shelter to the homeless. (Isaiah 58:6-7, NLT)
For You To Think About
“My parents will kick me out of the house if I have this baby.”
“I’m pregnant and living in a homeless shelter.”
“I’m in college. I can’t have this baby.”
“The baby’s father has left me and I am all alone.”
Many pregnant women consider abortion because they have no place to live if they choose life.
Maternity homes provide a safe and stable place to live for pregnant women who are homeless or who have nowhere to lay their heads. Services differ from facility to facility, but often include access to education, job readiness or job training, and transportation. In this nurturing environment, pregnant women have support and less pressure and stress so they can make informed choices for themselves and their babies.
For Heather, a maternity home was an answer to prayer . “They gave me shelter, food, love and warmth,” she said. “Most of all, they gave me the tools and the confidence to bring a life into this world. If it wasn’t for this (home), my baby would not be here, and I don’t think I would be, either.”
For You To Pray
Gracious Father,
Thank you for the many ways you save babies’ lives. Direct to maternity homes those pregnant women who are homeless or who have no place to live. Stretch Your hand to bless those facilities and those who serve in them.
In Jesus’ name, Amen.
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