8 — Good News, etc. — April 2010 nc/sd
pro-life
Ministry promotes
‘Baby Bundles’
Alternatives Womens Center in Escondido
has developed a tool people can use as a means of ministering to those who are thinking about an abortion, as well as being there for those who have had an abortion. Their “Baby Bundle” is a bag containing
a model of a 12-week fetus, a card outlining the development of the baby over 12 weeks, and a card with “talking points” — on one side addressing those contemplating abortion, and on the other, addressing those who have had an abortion. “One woman received one of these at a meeting,” said Elaine Marshburn, executive
director. “ A few days later her adult son came in, telling her that his best friend’s girlfriend was pregnant, and she was going to abort. The woman begged him for the opportunity to speak to his friend. Her son didn’t think it was a good idea, but he took the model of the baby. As a result of that, his friend and the girlfriend came into Alternatives, spoke with an adviser, had an ultrasound, and decided to carry the baby!” Marshburn also said that the teenage son of one of the Alternatives employees used
his cell phone to take a picture of that 12-week fetus model in his hand. He then went around campus showing this baby to his friends. It started a lot of conversations. “Baby Bundles” are available at $2.25 each. Alternatives can be reached at info@ awc-ca.com or (760) 741-9796.
Ramona’s Walk for Life set for Saturday, April 24
Ramona Pregnancy Care Clinic’s 16th
annual Walk For Life fundraiser will be held
Saturday, April 24. Participants will gather donations from sponsors to compete for prizes and earn other free items. Walkers receive a Walk For Life t-shirt for raising $150 in donations and a sweatshirt for $500. All proceeds will support services to women, teens and families in the area. The walk begins at Collier Park and is for 2.5 miles. Pledge forms and more information are available from the offi ce at 760-789-7059 or at www.RamonaPregnancy.org.
“For you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother’s womb.” – Psalm 139:13 (NIV)
A great need in the beach cities
ministry update
By MARY ROSE STEARNS
It has been nearly two years since Birth
Choice San Marcos fi rst partnered with Pregnancy Resource Center of Vista, which owns and operates the Image Clear Ultrasound mobile van to offer free pregnancy tests and ultrasound to clients in downtown Oceanside. First at the Oceanside Pier and now, parked on the corner of Mission Avenue and Freeman. Each Monday, rain or shine, we see
3-5 clients on average, in a seven-hour period. We consider each client we see to be at-risk for abortion. The need for godly care, open and transparent counsel, is greatly needed and shared during these encounters. Women are looking for the truth about their bodies and their choices. There is such a lack, that when the truth is shared, it resonates. We are so grateful to Fr. Michael Diaz of St. Mary Star of the Sea, for providing a place for us to offer pregnancy tests and ultrasounds, yet we hear a persistent call, like that of the “man from Macedonia,” who appeared to the apostle Paul, “to come” and stay. Several blocks from the Oceanside Pier,
and blocks from the Oceanside High School, the location is steps away from a community clinic and not far from a substance abuse recovery center for women with children — evidence that there is a hotbed of need for a pregnancy
6 a.m., 12-Hour Prayer Vigil, Clairemont Christian Fellowship, San Diego, 858-278-2433
6:45 a.m., 19th Annual Murrieta Valley Community Prayer Breakfast, Calvary Chapel Conference Center, 909-732-8361
7 a.m., 7th Annual North County Prayer Breakfast with speaker Dr. David “Chappy” Walden, California Center for the Arts, Escondido, 760-781-2128
7 a.m., Prayer Breakfast, Salvation Army, El Centro, 760-352-4528
7:30 a.m., Prayer Breakfast, La Jolla Presbyterian Church, 858-551-8857
11 a.m., Prayer Open House, College Avenue Baptist Church, San Diego, 619-287-4747 x201
11:45 a.m., Courtyard of Carlsbad City Hall on Carlsbad Village Dr., various churches and leaders will participate, 760-603-9777
Noon, Prayer service, Horizon Christian Felowship, North County, held at The Inn at Rancho Santa Fe, on the Croquet lawn, 858-756-5599
Noon, Lunch Hour Prayer, Skyline Church, La Mesa, 619-660-5000 x5448
6116 Arosa Street, San Diego 619-325-5200 • bethel.edu
Clairemont Christian Fellowship
A spirit-filled Methodist church 858-278-2433
clairemontfellowship.com
Daily Disciples Ministries
1-888-727-7206 • dailydisciples.org
Good News, etc. Newspaper
760-724-3075 • goodnewsetc.com
www.apu.edu/explore/theology
This is a rotating feature written by directors of local pro-life ministries.
resource center in downtown Oceanside. Yet, throughout San Diego County, not one PRC is located in our beach cities! Let me share with you an e-mail that I received from one of our counselors at Birth Choice.
Please turn to page 24
Alternatives Women’s Center Birthline Chula Vista Birthline Clairemont
Birth Choice, San Marcos Birth Choice, Temecula Bound 4 LIFE
College Area Pregnancy Services
Culture of Life Family Services, Escondido Culture of Life Family Services, San Diego Door of Hope (under 18) E.C. Pregnancy Care Center
Fallbrook Pregnancy Resource Center Life Choices Pregnancy Center Life Perspectives
Offi ce of Social Min./Rachel’s Hope Pregnancy Resource Center Presbyterians Pro-Life Pro-Life Council
Ramona Pregnancy Care Center Right to Life Council
Save-A-Life Ministry (suicide prevention) Silent Voices
St. Claire Home (over 18) Turning Point Pregnancy Resource Center
pro-life ministries
760-741-9796 619-425-5012 858-270-2491 760-744-1313 951-699-9808 858-531-8689 619-337-8080 760-741-1224 619-692-4401 858-279-1100 619-442-HELP 760-728-4105 858-486-5433 619-516-1236 858-581-3022 760-945-HOPE 760-599-4699 619-645-8442 760-789-7059 619-270-2750 1-800-550-8690 619-422-0757 760-741-0122 858-689-9560
National Day of Prayer Services
Noon, City Hall, National City, 619-474-2834
12:30 p.m., Prayer at the Flagpole, County Admin. Center, San Diego, 619-531-4709
6 p.m., Prayer Service, Shadow Mountain Community Church, El Cajon, 619-440-1802
6:30 p.m., The Prayer Experience, Faith Assembly of God, El Centro, 760-791-6999
7 p.m., County-wide Prayer, Southwest Theatre, El Centro, 760-353-1395
7 p.m., Dia Nacional de Oracion, Rockwood Plaza Park, Calexico, 760-768-8757
7 p.m., Prayer Gathering, Emmanuel Faith Community Church, Escondido, 760-781-2179
7 p.m., Worship and Prayer Service, Cornerstone Church, Poway, 858-748-2327
7 p.m., Prayer Service, Clairemont Christian Fellowship, San Diego, 858-278-2433
7 p.m., Concert of Prayer, North Park Christian Fellowship, San Diego, 619-563-0560
7 p.m., Evening Prayer & Praise, St. Paul’s Methodist Church, Coronado, 619-435-5440
This ad is brought to you by the following sponsors:
Bethel Seminary—San Diego
Horizon Christian Fellowship of North County 858-756-5599 horizon.org
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No. County Prayer Breakfast California Center for the Arts Escondido
Tickets: 760-740-0044 ncpbsd.com
For updated information, visit: www.ndpsandiego.org
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