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The ConnectionLife Choices Resource Center

NewsletterSummer 2015

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STAFF

Executive DirectorWhit Tecmire

Clinic ClientServices Director

Vicki Wangler

Office & FinancialCoordinatorLaurel Tecmire

Nurse ManagerColleen Mick

FundraisingCoordinatorTracy Dvonch

BOARD OFDIRECTORS

PresidentCindy Scott

Vice-PresidentCarolyn Durst

Secretary/TreasurerJake Sheltrown

Sandy NeedhamChris GaleaMark Smith

Pastor Gary HainesRev. Gregg Haskell

From TheDirector’s Desk...

The Mission ofLife Choices Resource Center:

“The mission of the Life Choices Resource Center is to promote the sanctity of human life by reaching out

with Christ’s love through our pregnancy resource center, medical clinic, and sexual and relationship

educational programs.”

989-345-3909 www.ChooseLifeConnection.org

I was listening to a webinar on Pregnancy Center issues and the specific needs to meet the goal of NO ABORTIONS. A message came through that led me to believe that at times we lose focus of the goal by not remembering what it takes to get there.

If our goal is to see abortions unthinkable in this day and age, how will this occur? Will it happen by having the best Pregnancy Center offering free goods to any and all parents to entice them to keep their baby? Will it hap-pen by ensuring we have the best advertisement on the web or billboards in place to make sure we are seen first by those that might be seeking abortions and looking up information online? The answer to these questions is no. That is not what will make abortion unthinkable in this country. These are only ways to get closer to our target...But not the actual goal.

What it takes is this; minister to the women that are looking for abortions. That is our target audience. It is not the baby in the womb, and in reality once we place the baby in the womb on a higher plane than the mother (and father if involved), we have shown them that we value this unborn life higher than those that we are talking to, in person and in need at the Clinic & Center. All life is from God and He desires to have a relationship with us all.

So we need to remember that we are dealing with a Women’s ministry, touching lives that are in desperate need and don’t know what to do at this particular point in time. Even when they think they have the easy answer, we are there to help them understand the consequences of any possible decisions they may be ready to make. That woman is the one that will make the choice of what happens with her baby. We can beat her over the head with facts, truth, the Bible and anything else, or we can, in love, give her the truth with the love of Christ in our lives and on our faces. In this they will listen more fully, think more clearly and prayerfully make a decision for LIFE.

So as we look forward in this ministry for our lives, our community and beyond, let us not lose focus on the person in front of us that needs help. She may be a neighbor, a relative, a close friend, or just an acquaintance. She may be a Walk-In patient that is going to be the next person that comes through the doors at the Pregnancy Center Clinic. She is our focus, she is the one that God has given to us this day to minister to. She is the one that needs to see God’s love, feel His presence and see His working through each of us. In doing this, prayerfully, she will also come to realize that the life inside her is also of God and is precious in His sight...Thus making abortion unthinkable, one person at a time.

Till There Are None! God Bless,Whit Tecmire, Executive Director

Planned Parenthood...How do we now proceed?The article below is from Kirk Walden as published on the Pregnancy Help News website in the Commentary section:

You’re Outraged at Planned Parenthood: 3 Things You Can Do16 July, 2015, Written by Kirk Walden

This week’s revelation that Planned Parenthood is actively marketing, selectively identifying and selling the body parts of pre-born children should enrage anyone. Anyone in the Pregnancy Help Community should be outraged—but not surprised. Planned Parenthood lives off of abortion, in itself a gruesome crime against humanity. We should not be shocked when this organization simply exploits a related revenue stream.

The question we face today is, “What shall we do?” Jay Hobbs, in his excellent piece on this topic, says this could be a tipping point. The abortion Goliath can be toppled. Now. But what do we do? What are a few reasonable action steps anyone in the pro-life community can take? We can’t all go to Washington. And because of obligations to our families and places of work, it can be difficult to take on expansive roles in this effort.

Yet, there are three manageable action items any one of us can complete in literally minutes. Minutes, not hours. And each of these three could have a major impact on the future of Planned Parenthood, the future of the pro-life calling, and the future of those who are already turning this country toward valuing life once again. Three. Anyone. And we can shift a culture. Here they are, in ascending order:

First, we need an investigation and the suspension of funding for Planned Parenthood. Congress is already ramping up for an investigation, so half of this goal is complete. The other half? Any pro-life individual can write his or her congressional representative and ask that Planned Parent-hood’s federal funding—more than $500 million each year--be suspended while the investigation plays out. The truth is, at moments like these the pro-life community often takes a big swing, and misses. We call for immediate defunding and it never happens.

But, pro-choice representatives in swing districts can likely be persuaded to go along with a suspension of funding based on the seriousness of these charges. If Planned Parenthood is found guilty of atrocities—which they likely will—then we can go for defunding. For now however, the smartest play is to ask for a halt in funding until this situation is resolved.

Anyone can write an email to a representative in Congress. It took me 15 minutes. Ask for a suspension of funding, pending congressional investigations. This is a battle we can win.

Second, look to corporations. While government funding constitutes 46.1% of Planned Parenthood’s income, corporate and other private gifts ($257.4 million) make up another 22.4% of its $1.1 billion budget. Take a few minutes and log on to 2nd Vote, where you can find whether the companies you purchase from support Planned Parenthood. Find a business you already support which could use a little more information on what exactly--they are funding.

This is not about boycotting (which yields mixed results at best). But it only takes 15 minutes to say, “I enjoy your product, but have concerns re-garding your contributions to an organization now padding its funding through black-market trafficking of human body parts. Regardless of Planned Parenthood’s public pronouncements, its actions are directly opposed to my values and I would assume, your company’s values as well. I ask that you reconsider this financial investment of your profits, to which I contribute.” If you own stock in a company, as a shareholder, you have even more clout. Use this influence with care and wisdom, being gentle yet firm.

Third and most important, turn the tables. The third idea? There are more than 2500 pregnancy help centers and organizations in this coun-try alone. These ministries provide life-affirming help and support to those facing unplanned pregnancies, they build two-parent families, and they offer to the hurting a perfect picture of the love of Christ.

These ministries are closer than ever to becoming the new first choice for those facing unplanned pregnancies. Our support can help these centers build their services, expand their outreach, compete head-to-head with the abortion industry—and win. You know what we need to do? Find a nearby center here and write a check. For most of us I’m speaking figuratively; almost all of these organizations have online giving sites we can utilize. But you get the picture. Whether online or with pen and a checkbook, give.

Let me be bold. Do we need to pray about giving? Certainly. But we’re not praying about “whether;” we’re praying about how much. These ministries are advancing the love of Christ and reaching out on behalf of lives God created. Let’s purpose to give them the support they need.

Here’s a stunning statistic: If we factor polling on abortion, roughly 44% of Americans claim to be pro-life. This amounts to about 50 million house-holds with a pro-life world view. If only one-fifth of these households gave $100 dollars to a life-affirming pregnancy help ministry, this sudden influx of funds would virtually equal Planned Parenthood’s yearly budget. And if we shared this idea with friends, we could do this in days. That’s how powerful the pro-life community can be, should we choose to act. Some of us can give much more, some less. But if each of us said, “I’ll do it” and asked our friends to join us, we can turn the tables virtually overnight.

The first two action points have the potential to slash two-thirds of Planned Parenthood’s funding; the third would more than double the funding of pregnancy help organizations across the country and create a new dynamic that could turn our culture in a new direction. Any one of us can accomplish all three in less than an hour. Can you imagine what would happen if tens of thousands of pro-life individuals took one hour out of their days to take these three easy, simple steps? What about hundreds of thousands? Millions?

Sure, some will say this is naïve; that it is impossible to believe so many would choose to take these three steps.

My thoughts? Forget the naysayers; let’s just get the job done. Let’s each accomplish three simple tasks. Then, let’s tell our friends. Share these ideas as you wish.

But above all, let’s get started. The time to turn the tables is here. Now.

www.PregnancyHelpNews.comwww.LifeTrendsOnline.com

CPC’s Choose Life Banquets will be held on September 29th in Roscommon and October 1st in West Branch. Call Tracy for more information about this opportunity at 989-345-3909!

Helping young Women to

Choose Life!

Thank You to these recent Baby Bottle Churches:◊ Church of God, Houghton Lake◊ Holy Family Parish, West Branch◊ St. Joseph’s Parish, West Branch◊ Pathway Baptist Church, Prudenville◊ St. Hubert’s Parish, Roscommon◊ St. John Lutheran Church, Houghton Lake◊ St. James Parish, Houghton Lake

Contact us if you would like to have your churchdo this. This can be done anytime. A great timefor this is the Advent time period...use this ministry in your church to keep a strong

focus on LIFE as God designed it!

Gifts Given in honor or memory:Ann’s Hair Affair in honor of

Art Galea’s 90th Birthday - 6/17/25Marie Lewis in memory of her sister

Judy SmithElizabeth Devaney in memory of

Judy SmithLes & Dot Masengale in memory of

Judy SmithVelma Gillett in memory of

Judy SmithGeorge & Sandy Masengale in memory of

Judy SmithDorothy & Bill White in memory of

Judy SmithFrieda & Wayne Ownbey in memory of

Judy SmithHoward & Peggy Smith in memory of

Judy Smith

Tha nk Y ou to “ The G ivers”This group is a 6 th grade class f rom St. Josep h Catholic School in West B ranch. They collected through a B ake Sale held at

F amily F are in West B ranch, a total of $ 4 7 1 .0 0 to give to the Ministry of the West B ranch Caring Pregnancy Center. Tha nk Y ou to this ministry minded group of young p eop le:A melia Meiser, E lla Ward, Jake B onus, K atrina E no, K eton Munn, Paige B alser, Madelyn Green & Janessa Grez esz ak.

Other ways to support your local Life Choices Resource Center:

» Charity Mobile - Mobile Phone Service - The only Pro-Life Mobile Phone Company• When you sign up with Charity Mobile as your service provider, they will then give a percentage of your monthly bill to the Center. We are listed as a charity on their website as; West Branch Crisis Pregnancy Center - West Branch, MI #2327

» Amazon.com - www.Smile.Amazon.com• Every item available for purchase on www.amazon.com is also available on AmazonSmile (smile.amazon.com) at the same price. You will see eligible products marked “Eligible for AmazonSmile donation” on their product detail pages. You can sign up to have Amazon give .5% of all purchases you make to Life Choices Resource Center in West Branch.

I am so grateful for the support the Caring Pregnancy Center has shown me. They have been there to help with diapers and other baby items for my growing family. They have also been there during the tough times. They always have a warm smile and a hug when I walk through the door.

In the last 8 months I have lost both of my Grandfa-thers and my husband shipped out to basic training for the military. They have been there to lift me up on the tough days, always with encouragement & support.

The Center has also helped me grow in my faith, by help-ing me understand, God is what gets us through when things get tough. We have to trust Him when things seem unbearable.

They have a great selection of resources to help with family change. The Center has movies, booklets and more about babies and young children. They also have resources for the many challenges we face in our day-to-day lives. I always enjoy going to the Center and I always leave knowing I have learned something new.

Tori’s Story

Tori & Keegan Allen

We held our 2nd annual Golf Outing to support the Caring Pregnancy Center on June 13th at the Green Briar Golf Course. Despite rain much of the week prior, we had a great day for Golf and raised over $2,750.00 in net funds for the Center’s various ministries!

Thank you to all our Hole and other Sponsors listed below:Hole Sponsors:Needham’s Hair Care, W.B.Roger Noble Insurance, W.B.Team Hodges, W.B.Mercantile Bank, W.B.Finished Concrete, W.B.Timmy Tire, W.B.Snider’s Car Care, W.B.Loomis, W.B. West Branch CollisionRose City R.V. CenterRose City DrugsMark A Smith Electric, St. HelenBinder’s Consulting, Florida

Cart/Luncheon Sponsors:Robert D. Williams Builders, GladwinJean & Dan Beckwith, West Branch

See images from this yearsG olf Outing at our website:

www.ChooseLifeConnection.org under the events tab.

2015 Choose

Life Wal results

Thank YouFor

“STANDING IN

THE GAP”for

ME?

This years Choose Life Banquets will be held in West Branch and Roscommon. We are excited to offer this Roscommon option for our northern supporters in the areas of Houghton Lake, St. Helen, Higgins Lake & Roscommon.

The Banquet Dates are:• Roscommon, September 29th at the Knights of Columbus Hall. • West Branch, October 1st at Forwards Conference Center.

We will be sharing reports and other infor-mation on the Center & Clinic for the year, as well as hearing some Client Stories. We also have a speaker lined up that will be sure to help us all take a stronger stand, in thisfightforLIFE,thatwillnotfalter.

We would love to have these locations filled.Ifyouareinterestedinpossiblyhosting a table or attending, please contact Tracy at 989-345-3909. ***Reservations required

s this Spot Re s e r e d

for ouBanquet times for both locations:

Seating begins at 6:30pmDinner at 7:00pm

Evening ends at 9:00pm

Can you help find 4 couples to fill a table for this life changing ministry?

Call Tracy to reserve - 989-345-3909

2015 Choose Life Banquets - 9 29 10 01W ords of a 5 y ea r old to her G ra ndfa ther

“ Those are my b ab y shoes you haveon your hat, ” E mily said. Great Grandp a asked, “ What Shoes? ”“ Those little silver shoes you’ re wearingright there on your hat” E mily rep lied. The little shoes that she was ref erring to are Right to Lif e “ Precious F eet” . “ Why do you have them on your hat” , She asked again? “ I was wearing them when you were little, b ef ore you were b orn” he said. “ Tha nk Y ou for sa ving my life Pa p a . I could ha ve died, Emily rep lied.” Pa p a wa s sp eechless.

A ll of this hap p ened in June of 2 0 0 7 . O ur granddaugh-ter came to live with us when she was five months preg-nant. Grandpa Bill was very upset at first, but we loved her enough to help her through the last f our months of her p regnancy. Grandp a B ill b eing very distant and sometimes harsh toward her. E ven when E mily was b orn he vowed to have nothing to do with her. B ut one day when E mily was ab out three months old, something hap p ened. E mily was crying and K atie and I were b usy so we didn’ t p ick her up right away. F inally Great Grandp a went over and p icked her up . Right then she stop p ed crying and gave him a b ig smile.

That was the b eginning of a very close relationship that is sure to last an eternity. E mily always tells Pap a that she will take care of him when he gets old. I ’ m sure it’ s rep ayment f or “ Saving her lif e.” Pap a B ill has now gone on to glory!

Shared with the CPC b y A gnes Hool f rom her f amily.

Than ou for Choosing L and helping us be esus in the li es of these mothers and fathers in need!

Statistics from this years Choose Life Walk:◊ 3Locationswithover20Churchesrepresented◊ Over160Walkersparticipatedinall3Walks◊ TheTawasPregnancyCenterjoinedtheWalkinHale

Top 5 Walkers Top 3 Churches Top FamilyJerryLucas CalvaryBaptist TheScottFamilyLyleOates NewBeginningsLutheranBevRobinson CovenantFamilyW.B.ChrisWilliamsWesScheidgger

Baby Pantry and Center Needs:(New or Slightly Used please)

* Cribs - No Drop sides per law* Dressers* Strollers* Baby Gates* Baby Swings* Baby Clothes through 24 months* Boys clothes (especially in need)* Boys PJ’s * 18-24 Month Short Sleeve Onezies* Diapers ( especially size 4 )* Pre-Natal Vitamins

* Printer Cartridges for Epson Printers* WF7520 Printer (Epson 126 & 127)* WF7620 Printer (Epson 252 & 254)

* White Envelopes - 9x6, 8x11 and Business* Portable Shredder* Microwave Oven* Copier/Printer - Epson preferred

* Volunteers & Client Mentors needed desperately. Can you give 4-5 hours per week to be Christ in the life of a young family???

W ords of a 5 y ea r old to her G ra ndfa therW ords of a 5 y ea r old to her G ra ndfa ther How do you show your stand for L to those you meet

each dayt may be in something as

simple as a pin that you wear on your clothing a bumper stic er you ha e on your car or e en the pages and posts you li e’ on aceboo . The ques-tion is... o the people around you now your stand for L in the womb We so many times will say we belie e something is true or right but if we are not as ocal about what we belie e as the other side...We will lose this ght. They are ocal militant and fanatical about what they are doing and belie e in. We must be ust as ocal in telling the truth of when L begins and how it must be treated legally and morally. We can do this in large and small ways...Some are listed below Li e’ the Caring Pregnancy Center’s website and aceboo

page and share the posts with others Become a entor or olunteer at the CPC or Clinic Let your elected o cials now where you stand and ote i e a donation for the wor that is done daily in these li es

Call us to as more about any of the possible ways to become more in ested in this ght for L !

Thank You to these recent Baby Bottle Churches:◊ Church of God, Houghton Lake◊ Holy Family Parish, West Branch◊ St. Joseph’s Parish, West Branch◊ Pathway Baptist Church, Prudenville◊ St. Hubert’s Parish, Roscommon◊ St. John Lutheran Church, Houghton Lake◊ St. James Parish, Houghton Lake

Contact us if you would like to have your churchdo this. This can be done anytime. A great timefor this is the Advent time period...use this ministry in your church to keep a strong

focus on LIFE as God designed it!

Gifts Given in honor or memory:Ann’s Hair Affair in honor of

Art Galea’s 90th Birthday - 6/17/25Marie Lewis in memory of her sister

Judy SmithElizabeth Devaney in memory of

Judy SmithLes & Dot Masengale in memory of

Judy SmithVelma Gillett in memory of

Judy SmithGeorge & Sandy Masengale in memory of

Judy SmithDorothy & Bill White in memory of

Judy SmithFrieda & Wayne Ownbey in memory of

Judy SmithHoward & Peggy Smith in memory of

Judy Smith

Tha nk Y ou to “ The G ivers”This group is a 6 th grade class f rom St. Josep h Catholic School in West B ranch. They collected through a B ake Sale held at

F amily F are in West B ranch, a total of $ 4 7 1 .0 0 to give to the Ministry of the West B ranch Caring Pregnancy Center. Tha nk Y ou to this ministry minded group of young p eop le:A melia Meiser, E lla Ward, Jake B onus, K atrina E no, K eton Munn, Paige B alser, Madelyn Green & Janessa Grez esz ak.

Other ways to support your local Life Choices Resource Center:

» Charity Mobile - Mobile Phone Service - The only Pro-Life Mobile Phone Company• When you sign up with Charity Mobile as your service provider, they will then give a percentage of your monthly bill to the Center. We are listed as a charity on their website as; West Branch Crisis Pregnancy Center - West Branch, MI #2327

» Amazon.com - www.Smile.Amazon.com• Every item available for purchase on www.amazon.com is also available on AmazonSmile (smile.amazon.com) at the same price. You will see eligible products marked “Eligible for AmazonSmile donation” on their product detail pages. You can sign up to have Amazon give .5% of all purchases you make to Life Choices Resource Center in West Branch.

I am so grateful for the support the Caring Pregnancy Center has shown me. They have been there to help with diapers and other baby items for my growing family. They have also been there during the tough times. They always have a warm smile and a hug when I walk through the door.

In the last 8 months I have lost both of my Grandfa-thers and my husband shipped out to basic training for the military. They have been there to lift me up on the tough days, always with encouragement & support.

The Center has also helped me grow in my faith, by help-ing me understand, God is what gets us through when things get tough. We have to trust Him when things seem unbearable.

They have a great selection of resources to help with family change. The Center has movies, booklets and more about babies and young children. They also have resources for the many challenges we face in our day-to-day lives. I always enjoy going to the Center and I always leave knowing I have learned something new.

Tori’s Story

Tori & Keegan Allen

We held our 2nd annual Golf Outing to support the Caring Pregnancy Center on June 13th at the Green Briar Golf Course. Despite rain much of the week prior, we had a great day for Golf and raised over $2,750.00 in net funds for the Center’s various ministries!

Thank you to all our Hole and other Sponsors listed below:Hole Sponsors:Needham’s Hair Care, W.B.Roger Noble Insurance, W.B.Team Hodges, W.B.Mercantile Bank, W.B.Finished Concrete, W.B.Timmy Tire, W.B.Snider’s Car Care, W.B.Loomis, W.B. West Branch CollisionRose City R.V. CenterRose City DrugsMark A Smith Electric, St. HelenBinder’s Consulting, Florida

Cart/Luncheon Sponsors:Robert D. Williams Builders, GladwinJean & Dan Beckwith, West Branch

See images from this yearsG olf Outing at our website:

www.ChooseLifeConnection.org under the events tab.

2015 Choose

Life Wal results

Thank YouFor

“STANDING IN

THE GAP”for

ME?

This years Choose Life Banquets will be held in West Branch and Roscommon. We are excited to offer this Roscommon option for our northern supporters in the areas of Houghton Lake, St. Helen, Higgins Lake & Roscommon.

The Banquet Dates are:• Roscommon, September 29th at the Knights of Columbus Hall. • West Branch, October 1st at Forwards Conference Center.

We will be sharing reports and other infor-mation on the Center & Clinic for the year, as well as hearing some Client Stories. We also have a speaker lined up that will be sure to help us all take a stronger stand, in thisfightforLIFE,thatwillnotfalter.

We would love to have these locations filled.Ifyouareinterestedinpossiblyhosting a table or attending, please contact Tracy at 989-345-3909. ***Reservations required

s this Spot Re s e r e d

for ouBanquet times for both locations:

Seating begins at 6:30pmDinner at 7:00pm

Evening ends at 9:00pm

Can you help find 4 couples to fill a table for this life changing ministry?

Call Tracy to reserve - 989-345-3909

2015 Choose Life Banquets - 9 29 10 01W ords of a 5 y ea r old to her G ra ndfa ther

“ Those are my b ab y shoes you haveon your hat, ” E mily said. Great Grandp a asked, “ What Shoes? ”“ Those little silver shoes you’ re wearingright there on your hat” E mily rep lied. The little shoes that she was ref erring to are Right to Lif e “ Precious F eet” . “ Why do you have them on your hat” , She asked again? “ I was wearing them when you were little, b ef ore you were b orn” he said. “ Tha nk Y ou for sa ving my life Pa p a . I could ha ve died, Emily rep lied.” Pa p a wa s sp eechless.

A ll of this hap p ened in June of 2 0 0 7 . O ur granddaugh-ter came to live with us when she was five months preg-nant. Grandpa Bill was very upset at first, but we loved her enough to help her through the last f our months of her p regnancy. Grandp a B ill b eing very distant and sometimes harsh toward her. E ven when E mily was b orn he vowed to have nothing to do with her. B ut one day when E mily was ab out three months old, something hap p ened. E mily was crying and K atie and I were b usy so we didn’ t p ick her up right away. F inally Great Grandp a went over and p icked her up . Right then she stop p ed crying and gave him a b ig smile.

That was the b eginning of a very close relationship that is sure to last an eternity. E mily always tells Pap a that she will take care of him when he gets old. I ’ m sure it’ s rep ayment f or “ Saving her lif e.” Pap a B ill has now gone on to glory!

Shared with the CPC b y A gnes Hool f rom her f amily.

Than ou for Choosing L and helping us be esus in the li es of these mothers and fathers in need!

Statistics from this years Choose Life Walk:◊ 3Locationswithover20Churchesrepresented◊ Over160Walkersparticipatedinall3Walks◊ TheTawasPregnancyCenterjoinedtheWalkinHale

Top 5 Walkers Top 3 Churches Top FamilyJerryLucas CalvaryBaptist TheScottFamilyLyleOates NewBeginningsLutheranBevRobinson CovenantFamilyW.B.ChrisWilliamsWesScheidgger

Baby Pantry and Center Needs:(New or Slightly Used please)

* Cribs - No Drop sides per law* Dressers* Strollers* Baby Gates* Baby Swings* Baby Clothes through 24 months* Boys clothes (especially in need)* Boys PJ’s * 18-24 Month Short Sleeve Onezies* Diapers ( especially size 4 )* Pre-Natal Vitamins

* Printer Cartridges for Epson Printers* WF7520 Printer (Epson 126 & 127)* WF7620 Printer (Epson 252 & 254)

* White Envelopes - 9x6, 8x11 and Business* Portable Shredder* Microwave Oven* Copier/Printer - Epson preferred

* Volunteers & Client Mentors needed desperately. Can you give 4-5 hours per week to be Christ in the life of a young family???

How do you show your stand for L to those you meet

each dayt may be in something as

simple as a pin that you wear on your clothing a bumper stic er you ha e on your car or e en the pages and posts you li e’ on aceboo . The ques-tion is... o the people around you now your stand for L in the womb We so many times will say we belie e something is true or right but if we are not as ocal about what we belie e as the other side...We will lose this ght. They are ocal militant and fanatical about what they are doing and belie e in. We must be ust as ocal in telling the truth of when L begins and how it must be treated legally and morally. We can do this in large and small ways...Some are listed below Li e’ the Caring Pregnancy Center’s website and aceboo

page and share the posts with others Become a entor or olunteer at the CPC or Clinic Let your elected o cials now where you stand and ote i e a donation for the wor that is done daily in these li es

Call us to as more about any of the possible ways to become more in ested in this ght for L !

Thank You to these recent Baby Bottle Churches:◊ Church of God, Houghton Lake◊ Holy Family Parish, West Branch◊ St. Joseph’s Parish, West Branch◊ Pathway Baptist Church, Prudenville◊ St. Hubert’s Parish, Roscommon◊ St. John Lutheran Church, Houghton Lake◊ St. James Parish, Houghton Lake

Contact us if you would like to have your churchdo this. This can be done anytime. A great timefor this is the Advent time period...use this ministry in your church to keep a strong

focus on LIFE as God designed it!

Gifts Given in honor or memory:Ann’s Hair Affair in honor of

Art Galea’s 90th Birthday - 6/17/25Marie Lewis in memory of her sister

Judy SmithElizabeth Devaney in memory of

Judy SmithLes & Dot Masengale in memory of

Judy SmithVelma Gillett in memory of

Judy SmithGeorge & Sandy Masengale in memory of

Judy SmithDorothy & Bill White in memory of

Judy SmithFrieda & Wayne Ownbey in memory of

Judy SmithHoward & Peggy Smith in memory of

Judy Smith

Tha nk Y ou to “ The G ivers”This group is a 6 th grade class f rom St. Josep h Catholic School in West B ranch. They collected through a B ake Sale held at

F amily F are in West B ranch, a total of $ 4 7 1 .0 0 to give to the Ministry of the West B ranch Caring Pregnancy Center. Tha nk Y ou to this ministry minded group of young p eop le:A melia Meiser, E lla Ward, Jake B onus, K atrina E no, K eton Munn, Paige B alser, Madelyn Green & Janessa Grez esz ak.

Other ways to support your local Life Choices Resource Center:

» Charity Mobile - Mobile Phone Service - The only Pro-Life Mobile Phone Company• When you sign up with Charity Mobile as your service provider, they will then give a percentage of your monthly bill to the Center. We are listed as a charity on their website as; West Branch Crisis Pregnancy Center - West Branch, MI #2327

» Amazon.com - www.Smile.Amazon.com• Every item available for purchase on www.amazon.com is also available on AmazonSmile (smile.amazon.com) at the same price. You will see eligible products marked “Eligible for AmazonSmile donation” on their product detail pages. You can sign up to have Amazon give .5% of all purchases you make to Life Choices Resource Center in West Branch.

I am so grateful for the support the Caring Pregnancy Center has shown me. They have been there to help with diapers and other baby items for my growing family. They have also been there during the tough times. They always have a warm smile and a hug when I walk through the door.

In the last 8 months I have lost both of my Grandfa-thers and my husband shipped out to basic training for the military. They have been there to lift me up on the tough days, always with encouragement & support.

The Center has also helped me grow in my faith, by help-ing me understand, God is what gets us through when things get tough. We have to trust Him when things seem unbearable.

They have a great selection of resources to help with family change. The Center has movies, booklets and more about babies and young children. They also have resources for the many challenges we face in our day-to-day lives. I always enjoy going to the Center and I always leave knowing I have learned something new.

Tori’s Story

Tori & Keegan Allen

We held our 2nd annual Golf Outing to support the Caring Pregnancy Center on June 13th at the Green Briar Golf Course. Despite rain much of the week prior, we had a great day for Golf and raised over $2,750.00 in net funds for the Center’s various ministries!

Thank you to all our Hole and other Sponsors listed below:Hole Sponsors:Needham’s Hair Care, W.B.Roger Noble Insurance, W.B.Team Hodges, W.B.Mercantile Bank, W.B.Finished Concrete, W.B.Timmy Tire, W.B.Snider’s Car Care, W.B.Loomis, W.B. West Branch CollisionRose City R.V. CenterRose City DrugsMark A Smith Electric, St. HelenBinder’s Consulting, Florida

Cart/Luncheon Sponsors:Robert D. Williams Builders, GladwinJean & Dan Beckwith, West Branch

See images from this yearsG olf Outing at our website:

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2015 Choose

Life Wal results

Thank YouFor

“STANDING IN

THE GAP”for

ME?

This years Choose Life Banquets will be held in West Branch and Roscommon. We are excited to offer this Roscommon option for our northern supporters in the areas of Houghton Lake, St. Helen, Higgins Lake & Roscommon.

The Banquet Dates are:• Roscommon, September 29th at the Knights of Columbus Hall. • West Branch, October 1st at Forwards Conference Center.

We will be sharing reports and other infor-mation on the Center & Clinic for the year, as well as hearing some Client Stories. We also have a speaker lined up that will be sure to help us all take a stronger stand, in thisfightforLIFE,thatwillnotfalter.

We would love to have these locations filled.Ifyouareinterestedinpossiblyhosting a table or attending, please contact Tracy at 989-345-3909. ***Reservations required

s this Spot Re s e r e d

for ouBanquet times for both locations:

Seating begins at 6:30pmDinner at 7:00pm

Evening ends at 9:00pm

Can you help find 4 couples to fill a table for this life changing ministry?

Call Tracy to reserve - 989-345-3909

2015 Choose Life Banquets - 9 29 10 01W ords of a 5 y ea r old to her G ra ndfa ther

“ Those are my b ab y shoes you haveon your hat, ” E mily said. Great Grandp a asked, “ What Shoes? ”“ Those little silver shoes you’ re wearingright there on your hat” E mily rep lied. The little shoes that she was ref erring to are Right to Lif e “ Precious F eet” . “ Why do you have them on your hat” , She asked again? “ I was wearing them when you were little, b ef ore you were b orn” he said. “ Tha nk Y ou for sa ving my life Pa p a . I could ha ve died, Emily rep lied.” Pa p a wa s sp eechless.

A ll of this hap p ened in June of 2 0 0 7 . O ur granddaugh-ter came to live with us when she was five months preg-nant. Grandpa Bill was very upset at first, but we loved her enough to help her through the last f our months of her p regnancy. Grandp a B ill b eing very distant and sometimes harsh toward her. E ven when E mily was b orn he vowed to have nothing to do with her. B ut one day when E mily was ab out three months old, something hap p ened. E mily was crying and K atie and I were b usy so we didn’ t p ick her up right away. F inally Great Grandp a went over and p icked her up . Right then she stop p ed crying and gave him a b ig smile.

That was the b eginning of a very close relationship that is sure to last an eternity. E mily always tells Pap a that she will take care of him when he gets old. I ’ m sure it’ s rep ayment f or “ Saving her lif e.” Pap a B ill has now gone on to glory!

Shared with the CPC b y A gnes Hool f rom her f amily.

Than ou for Choosing L and helping us be esus in the li es of these mothers and fathers in need!

Statistics from this years Choose Life Walk:◊ 3Locationswithover20Churchesrepresented◊ Over160Walkersparticipatedinall3Walks◊ TheTawasPregnancyCenterjoinedtheWalkinHale

Top 5 Walkers Top 3 Churches Top FamilyJerryLucas CalvaryBaptist TheScottFamilyLyleOates NewBeginningsLutheranBevRobinson CovenantFamilyW.B.ChrisWilliamsWesScheidgger

Baby Pantry and Center Needs:(New or Slightly Used please)

* Cribs - No Drop sides per law* Dressers* Strollers* Baby Gates* Baby Swings* Baby Clothes through 24 months* Boys clothes (especially in need)* Boys PJ’s * 18-24 Month Short Sleeve Onezies* Diapers ( especially size 4 )* Pre-Natal Vitamins

* Printer Cartridges for Epson Printers* WF7520 Printer (Epson 126 & 127)* WF7620 Printer (Epson 252 & 254)

* White Envelopes - 9x6, 8x11 and Business* Portable Shredder* Microwave Oven* Copier/Printer - Epson preferred

* Volunteers & Client Mentors needed desperately. Can you give 4-5 hours per week to be Christ in the life of a young family???

How do you show your stand for L to those you meet

each dayt may be in something as

simple as a pin that you wear on your clothing a bumper stic er you ha e on your car or e en the pages and posts you li e’ on aceboo . The ques-tion is... o the people around you now your stand for L in the womb We so many times will say we belie e something is true or right but if we are not as ocal about what we belie e as the other side...We will lose this ght. They are ocal militant and fanatical about what they are doing and belie e in. We must be ust as ocal in telling the truth of when L begins and how it must be treated legally and morally. We can do this in large and small ways...Some are listed below Li e’ the Caring Pregnancy Center’s website and aceboo

page and share the posts with others Become a entor or olunteer at the CPC or Clinic Let your elected o cials now where you stand and ote i e a donation for the wor that is done daily in these li es

Call us to as more about any of the possible ways to become more in ested in this ght for L !

337 E. Houghton Ave.Clinic CPO Box 513West Branch, MI 48661

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The ConnectionLife Choices Resource Center

NewsletterSummer 2015

989-345-3909 www.ChooseLifeConnection.org 989-345-3909 www.ChooseLifeConnection.org

STAFF

Executive DirectorWhit Tecmire

Clinic ClientServices Director

Vicki Wangler

Office & FinancialCoordinatorLaurel Tecmire

Nurse ManagerColleen Mick

FundraisingCoordinatorTracy Dvonch

BOARD OFDIRECTORS

PresidentCindy Scott

Vice-PresidentCarolyn Durst

Secretary/TreasurerJake Sheltrown

Sandy NeedhamChris GaleaMark Smith

Pastor Gary HainesRev. Gregg Haskell

From TheDirector’s Desk...

The Mission ofLife Choices Resource Center:

“The mission of the Life Choices Resource Center is to promote the sanctity of human life by reaching out

with Christ’s love through our pregnancy resource center, medical clinic, and sexual and relationship

educational programs.”

989-345-3909 www.ChooseLifeConnection.org

I was listening to a webinar on Pregnancy Center issues and the specific needs to meet the goal of NO ABORTIONS. A message came through that led me to believe that at times we lose focus of the goal by not remembering what it takes to get there.

If our goal is to see abortions unthinkable in this day and age, how will this occur? Will it happen by having the best Pregnancy Center offering free goods to any and all parents to entice them to keep their baby? Will it hap-pen by ensuring we have the best advertisement on the web or billboards in place to make sure we are seen first by those that might be seeking abortions and looking up information online? The answer to these questions is no. That is not what will make abortion unthinkable in this country. These are only ways to get closer to our target...But not the actual goal.

What it takes is this; minister to the women that are looking for abortions. That is our target audience. It is not the baby in the womb, and in reality once we place the baby in the womb on a higher plane than the mother (and father if involved), we have shown them that we value this unborn life higher than those that we are talking to, in person and in need at the Clinic & Center. All life is from God and He desires to have a relationship with us all.

So we need to remember that we are dealing with a Women’s ministry, touching lives that are in desperate need and don’t know what to do at this particular point in time. Even when they think they have the easy answer, we are there to help them understand the consequences of any possible decisions they may be ready to make. That woman is the one that will make the choice of what happens with her baby. We can beat her over the head with facts, truth, the Bible and anything else, or we can, in love, give her the truth with the love of Christ in our lives and on our faces. In this they will listen more fully, think more clearly and prayerfully make a decision for LIFE.

So as we look forward in this ministry for our lives, our community and beyond, let us not lose focus on the person in front of us that needs help. She may be a neighbor, a relative, a close friend, or just an acquaintance. She may be a Walk-In patient that is going to be the next person that comes through the doors at the Pregnancy Center Clinic. She is our focus, she is the one that God has given to us this day to minister to. She is the one that needs to see God’s love, feel His presence and see His working through each of us. In doing this, prayerfully, she will also come to realize that the life inside her is also of God and is precious in His sight...Thus making abortion unthinkable, one person at a time.

Till There Are None! God Bless,Whit Tecmire, Executive Director

Planned Parenthood...How do we now proceed?The article below is from Kirk Walden as published on the Pregnancy Help News website in the Commentary section:

You’re Outraged at Planned Parenthood: 3 Things You Can Do16 July, 2015, Written by Kirk Walden

This week’s revelation that Planned Parenthood is actively marketing, selectively identifying and selling the body parts of pre-born children should enrage anyone. Anyone in the Pregnancy Help Community should be outraged—but not surprised. Planned Parenthood lives off of abortion, in itself a gruesome crime against humanity. We should not be shocked when this organization simply exploits a related revenue stream.

The question we face today is, “What shall we do?” Jay Hobbs, in his excellent piece on this topic, says this could be a tipping point. The abortion Goliath can be toppled. Now. But what do we do? What are a few reasonable action steps anyone in the pro-life community can take? We can’t all go to Washington. And because of obligations to our families and places of work, it can be difficult to take on expansive roles in this effort.

Yet, there are three manageable action items any one of us can complete in literally minutes. Minutes, not hours. And each of these three could have a major impact on the future of Planned Parenthood, the future of the pro-life calling, and the future of those who are already turning this country toward valuing life once again. Three. Anyone. And we can shift a culture. Here they are, in ascending order:

First, we need an investigation and the suspension of funding for Planned Parenthood. Congress is already ramping up for an investigation, so half of this goal is complete. The other half? Any pro-life individual can write his or her congressional representative and ask that Planned Parent-hood’s federal funding—more than $500 million each year--be suspended while the investigation plays out. The truth is, at moments like these the pro-life community often takes a big swing, and misses. We call for immediate defunding and it never happens.

But, pro-choice representatives in swing districts can likely be persuaded to go along with a suspension of funding based on the seriousness of these charges. If Planned Parenthood is found guilty of atrocities—which they likely will—then we can go for defunding. For now however, the smartest play is to ask for a halt in funding until this situation is resolved.

Anyone can write an email to a representative in Congress. It took me 15 minutes. Ask for a suspension of funding, pending congressional investigations. This is a battle we can win.

Second, look to corporations. While government funding constitutes 46.1% of Planned Parenthood’s income, corporate and other private gifts ($257.4 million) make up another 22.4% of its $1.1 billion budget. Take a few minutes and log on to 2nd Vote, where you can find whether the companies you purchase from support Planned Parenthood. Find a business you already support which could use a little more information on what exactly--they are funding.

This is not about boycotting (which yields mixed results at best). But it only takes 15 minutes to say, “I enjoy your product, but have concerns re-garding your contributions to an organization now padding its funding through black-market trafficking of human body parts. Regardless of Planned Parenthood’s public pronouncements, its actions are directly opposed to my values and I would assume, your company’s values as well. I ask that you reconsider this financial investment of your profits, to which I contribute.” If you own stock in a company, as a shareholder, you have even more clout. Use this influence with care and wisdom, being gentle yet firm.

Third and most important, turn the tables. The third idea? There are more than 2500 pregnancy help centers and organizations in this coun-try alone. These ministries provide life-affirming help and support to those facing unplanned pregnancies, they build two-parent families, and they offer to the hurting a perfect picture of the love of Christ.

These ministries are closer than ever to becoming the new first choice for those facing unplanned pregnancies. Our support can help these centers build their services, expand their outreach, compete head-to-head with the abortion industry—and win. You know what we need to do? Find a nearby center here and write a check. For most of us I’m speaking figuratively; almost all of these organizations have online giving sites we can utilize. But you get the picture. Whether online or with pen and a checkbook, give.

Let me be bold. Do we need to pray about giving? Certainly. But we’re not praying about “whether;” we’re praying about how much. These ministries are advancing the love of Christ and reaching out on behalf of lives God created. Let’s purpose to give them the support they need.

Here’s a stunning statistic: If we factor polling on abortion, roughly 44% of Americans claim to be pro-life. This amounts to about 50 million house-holds with a pro-life world view. If only one-fifth of these households gave $100 dollars to a life-affirming pregnancy help ministry, this sudden influx of funds would virtually equal Planned Parenthood’s yearly budget. And if we shared this idea with friends, we could do this in days. That’s how powerful the pro-life community can be, should we choose to act. Some of us can give much more, some less. But if each of us said, “I’ll do it” and asked our friends to join us, we can turn the tables virtually overnight.

The first two action points have the potential to slash two-thirds of Planned Parenthood’s funding; the third would more than double the funding of pregnancy help organizations across the country and create a new dynamic that could turn our culture in a new direction. Any one of us can accomplish all three in less than an hour. Can you imagine what would happen if tens of thousands of pro-life individuals took one hour out of their days to take these three easy, simple steps? What about hundreds of thousands? Millions?

Sure, some will say this is naïve; that it is impossible to believe so many would choose to take these three steps.

My thoughts? Forget the naysayers; let’s just get the job done. Let’s each accomplish three simple tasks. Then, let’s tell our friends. Share these ideas as you wish.

But above all, let’s get started. The time to turn the tables is here. Now.

www.PregnancyHelpNews.comwww.LifeTrendsOnline.com

CPC’s Choose Life Banquets will be held on September 29th in Roscommon and October 1st in West Branch. Call Tracy for more information about this opportunity at 989-345-3909!

Helping young Women to

Choose Life!

337 E. Houghton Ave.Clinic CPO Box 513West Branch, MI 48661

NON-PROFITORGANIZATIONU.S.POSTAGE

PAIDPERMIT #84

West Branch, MIADDRESS SERVICE REQUESTED

The ConnectionLife Choices Resource Center

NewsletterSummer 2015

989-345-3909 www.ChooseLifeConnection.org 989-345-3909 www.ChooseLifeConnection.org

STAFF

Executive DirectorWhit Tecmire

Clinic ClientServices Director

Vicki Wangler

Office & FinancialCoordinatorLaurel Tecmire

Nurse ManagerColleen Mick

FundraisingCoordinatorTracy Dvonch

BOARD OFDIRECTORS

PresidentCindy Scott

Vice-PresidentCarolyn Durst

Secretary/TreasurerJake Sheltrown

Sandy NeedhamChris GaleaMark Smith

Pastor Gary HainesRev. Gregg Haskell

From TheDirector’s Desk...

The Mission ofLife Choices Resource Center:

“The mission of the Life Choices Resource Center is to promote the sanctity of human life by reaching out

with Christ’s love through our pregnancy resource center, medical clinic, and sexual and relationship

educational programs.”

989-345-3909 www.ChooseLifeConnection.org

I was listening to a webinar on Pregnancy Center issues and the specific needs to meet the goal of NO ABORTIONS. A message came through that led me to believe that at times we lose focus of the goal by not remembering what it takes to get there.

If our goal is to see abortions unthinkable in this day and age, how will this occur? Will it happen by having the best Pregnancy Center offering free goods to any and all parents to entice them to keep their baby? Will it hap-pen by ensuring we have the best advertisement on the web or billboards in place to make sure we are seen first by those that might be seeking abortions and looking up information online? The answer to these questions is no. That is not what will make abortion unthinkable in this country. These are only ways to get closer to our target...But not the actual goal.

What it takes is this; minister to the women that are looking for abortions. That is our target audience. It is not the baby in the womb, and in reality once we place the baby in the womb on a higher plane than the mother (and father if involved), we have shown them that we value this unborn life higher than those that we are talking to, in person and in need at the Clinic & Center. All life is from God and He desires to have a relationship with us all.

So we need to remember that we are dealing with a Women’s ministry, touching lives that are in desperate need and don’t know what to do at this particular point in time. Even when they think they have the easy answer, we are there to help them understand the consequences of any possible decisions they may be ready to make. That woman is the one that will make the choice of what happens with her baby. We can beat her over the head with facts, truth, the Bible and anything else, or we can, in love, give her the truth with the love of Christ in our lives and on our faces. In this they will listen more fully, think more clearly and prayerfully make a decision for LIFE.

So as we look forward in this ministry for our lives, our community and beyond, let us not lose focus on the person in front of us that needs help. She may be a neighbor, a relative, a close friend, or just an acquaintance. She may be a Walk-In patient that is going to be the next person that comes through the doors at the Pregnancy Center Clinic. She is our focus, she is the one that God has given to us this day to minister to. She is the one that needs to see God’s love, feel His presence and see His working through each of us. In doing this, prayerfully, she will also come to realize that the life inside her is also of God and is precious in His sight...Thus making abortion unthinkable, one person at a time.

Till There Are None! God Bless,Whit Tecmire, Executive Director

Planned Parenthood...How do we now proceed?The article below is from Kirk Walden as published on the Pregnancy Help News website in the Commentary section:

You’re Outraged at Planned Parenthood: 3 Things You Can Do16 July, 2015, Written by Kirk Walden

This week’s revelation that Planned Parenthood is actively marketing, selectively identifying and selling the body parts of pre-born children should enrage anyone. Anyone in the Pregnancy Help Community should be outraged—but not surprised. Planned Parenthood lives off of abortion, in itself a gruesome crime against humanity. We should not be shocked when this organization simply exploits a related revenue stream.

The question we face today is, “What shall we do?” Jay Hobbs, in his excellent piece on this topic, says this could be a tipping point. The abortion Goliath can be toppled. Now. But what do we do? What are a few reasonable action steps anyone in the pro-life community can take? We can’t all go to Washington. And because of obligations to our families and places of work, it can be difficult to take on expansive roles in this effort.

Yet, there are three manageable action items any one of us can complete in literally minutes. Minutes, not hours. And each of these three could have a major impact on the future of Planned Parenthood, the future of the pro-life calling, and the future of those who are already turning this country toward valuing life once again. Three. Anyone. And we can shift a culture. Here they are, in ascending order:

First, we need an investigation and the suspension of funding for Planned Parenthood. Congress is already ramping up for an investigation, so half of this goal is complete. The other half? Any pro-life individual can write his or her congressional representative and ask that Planned Parent-hood’s federal funding—more than $500 million each year--be suspended while the investigation plays out. The truth is, at moments like these the pro-life community often takes a big swing, and misses. We call for immediate defunding and it never happens.

But, pro-choice representatives in swing districts can likely be persuaded to go along with a suspension of funding based on the seriousness of these charges. If Planned Parenthood is found guilty of atrocities—which they likely will—then we can go for defunding. For now however, the smartest play is to ask for a halt in funding until this situation is resolved.

Anyone can write an email to a representative in Congress. It took me 15 minutes. Ask for a suspension of funding, pending congressional investigations. This is a battle we can win.

Second, look to corporations. While government funding constitutes 46.1% of Planned Parenthood’s income, corporate and other private gifts ($257.4 million) make up another 22.4% of its $1.1 billion budget. Take a few minutes and log on to 2nd Vote, where you can find whether the companies you purchase from support Planned Parenthood. Find a business you already support which could use a little more information on what exactly--they are funding.

This is not about boycotting (which yields mixed results at best). But it only takes 15 minutes to say, “I enjoy your product, but have concerns re-garding your contributions to an organization now padding its funding through black-market trafficking of human body parts. Regardless of Planned Parenthood’s public pronouncements, its actions are directly opposed to my values and I would assume, your company’s values as well. I ask that you reconsider this financial investment of your profits, to which I contribute.” If you own stock in a company, as a shareholder, you have even more clout. Use this influence with care and wisdom, being gentle yet firm.

Third and most important, turn the tables. The third idea? There are more than 2500 pregnancy help centers and organizations in this coun-try alone. These ministries provide life-affirming help and support to those facing unplanned pregnancies, they build two-parent families, and they offer to the hurting a perfect picture of the love of Christ.

These ministries are closer than ever to becoming the new first choice for those facing unplanned pregnancies. Our support can help these centers build their services, expand their outreach, compete head-to-head with the abortion industry—and win. You know what we need to do? Find a nearby center here and write a check. For most of us I’m speaking figuratively; almost all of these organizations have online giving sites we can utilize. But you get the picture. Whether online or with pen and a checkbook, give.

Let me be bold. Do we need to pray about giving? Certainly. But we’re not praying about “whether;” we’re praying about how much. These ministries are advancing the love of Christ and reaching out on behalf of lives God created. Let’s purpose to give them the support they need.

Here’s a stunning statistic: If we factor polling on abortion, roughly 44% of Americans claim to be pro-life. This amounts to about 50 million house-holds with a pro-life world view. If only one-fifth of these households gave $100 dollars to a life-affirming pregnancy help ministry, this sudden influx of funds would virtually equal Planned Parenthood’s yearly budget. And if we shared this idea with friends, we could do this in days. That’s how powerful the pro-life community can be, should we choose to act. Some of us can give much more, some less. But if each of us said, “I’ll do it” and asked our friends to join us, we can turn the tables virtually overnight.

The first two action points have the potential to slash two-thirds of Planned Parenthood’s funding; the third would more than double the funding of pregnancy help organizations across the country and create a new dynamic that could turn our culture in a new direction. Any one of us can accomplish all three in less than an hour. Can you imagine what would happen if tens of thousands of pro-life individuals took one hour out of their days to take these three easy, simple steps? What about hundreds of thousands? Millions?

Sure, some will say this is naïve; that it is impossible to believe so many would choose to take these three steps.

My thoughts? Forget the naysayers; let’s just get the job done. Let’s each accomplish three simple tasks. Then, let’s tell our friends. Share these ideas as you wish.

But above all, let’s get started. The time to turn the tables is here. Now.

www.PregnancyHelpNews.comwww.LifeTrendsOnline.com

CPC’s Choose Life Banquets will be held on September 29th in Roscommon and October 1st in West Branch. Call Tracy for more information about this opportunity at 989-345-3909!

Helping young Women to

Choose Life!