NEWSLETTER - pregnancyhelp.ca

As she left, Isabella came in. She had just arrived in Canada from Mexico. She had left so abruptly that she had very little when she arrived. She was expecting and was due in a few weeks. As is our custom, we took her upstairs for an intake – the interview we conduct to start a file. We collect some information and share with them the purpose of the ministry and the gospel if we have opportunity. It is one of our best times to begin a relationship with the client family. We don't like to rush it and we like to take time to hear their story. Everyone has a story.

Isabella was alone. She had come to Canada as a refugee. She told us that both she and her new husband had started a small business in their home city. Shortly after the business began, they were approached by someone in the cartel who demanded protection money. If they paid them upon demand, they would “protect” their business. Her husband, a young entrepreneur just starting out, refused. The threats began, but her husband stood firm. When they realized they could not extort any money from him, they stalked him, they beat him and then they killed him. Isabella realized she was not safe and she fled the country, coming to Canada.

She was grieving and traumatized and left everyone and everything in the hope of a future for herself and her child. It was our privilege to stand with Isabella and help her get settled and ready. We had opportunity to pray with her and we had our prayer team pray for her as well. She left with a bassinette filled with some initial supplies that she would need for the baby. God always provides.

“The eternal God is your refuge, and underneath are the everlasting arms.” Deut. 33:27 NIV

Kathy Michel, MA
Exec Dir

WONDERFULLY MADE is intended for students in grades 4-8 and is designed to teach students some basic facts about fetal development.
This program is
age-appropriate,
engaging,
interactive
and uplifting!

Please contact Maria (905-720-3252/ phcoshawa@durham.net ) for more information or to schedule a visit with your kids’ class/group at your church or school.

• “Anyone who tells you fatherhood is the greatest thing that can happen to you, they are understating it.” - Mike Myers

• "One of the greatest things a father can do for his children is to love their mother." - Howard Hunter

• "Children are not a distraction from more important work. They are the most important work." - C.S. Lewis

Thanks, Brian Norton, for your insightful Father’s Day post on Facebook.

We are in need of a few specific items for clients at both our sites:
formula, baby food, cereal, size 5 and 6 diapers

To donate online, use the qr code for

CanadaHelps or an etransfer can be

made to phcfinances@worldline.ca

We are in need of a volunteer for Mondays in Ajax and another volunteer for Fridays in Oshawa with the application forms available at www.pregnancyhelp.ca/giving

To be included in the biweekly prayer letter, email your request to phcentre@durham.net

Boys in fatherless homes are twice as likely to be depressed. Girls in fatherless homes are 10X more likely to be depressed.

Please remember us in your will and trusts

doors opened at 11:00am and there was a young mother waiting on the steps. Anna was looking for some clothing for her little girl. It is always surprising how quickly kids grow. We are so blessed that the community shares their gently used clothes and equipment with us so we, in turn, can share with young families in need. With her bag filled with her allotment of diapers and wipes and the new little girl clothes, she headed out.