If you are pregnant and you need a safe place to continue your pregnancy, please inquire about our shepherding homes.

Here’s what a recent resident had to say about her experience in one of our homes:

“Hello, my name is Julie. God used a LifeLine Crisis Pregnancy Center’s shepherding home to keep me and my two beautiful children alive.

There’s no sense in sugar coating this. My life was a mess. I was a backslidden Christian. I was living a life dominated by drugs and abusive relationships. I was homeless & pregnant (5 ½ months along and not even aware of it). I needed a miracle.

The pregnancy was the last straw. The second I found out I was pregnant I was determined to have an abortion. There was no way I was going to have a child from that father – he was delusional and dangerous, in far worse shape than me.

I scheduled an ultrasound appointment to determine what stage in the pregnancy I was in. This information was needed for the abortion clinic. The technician, a pro-life advocate, was surprised at how far along I was, and insisted I see “my son.” I didn’t want to see the baby! She turned the monitor and the tears began to flow; there on the screen, perfectly clear, was the face of my beautiful boy. My resolve wavered.

Then, a second reality hit. It was already too late to abort. I checked into a shelter, and somehow got a flyer from the LifeLine Crisis Pregnancy Center. The miracle was in full swing.

I begged them to take me in to their maternity home. It was full but they gave me a couch to sleep on. The requirements were simple; get clean, get a job, and go to church. I did all three. At church I first saw by example Godly women and Godly mothers. A seed was planted.

All was not yet well though (sometimes miracles take a long time). I wasn’t broken before God yet. The bottom came when I was sitting in my car, dirty, just released from jail minutes before, pregnant again, without any hope. As I sat there in the parking lot, Kimberly Coles (the wife of LifeLine’s director) pulled up right next to me. She told me the maternity home was no longer available but encouraged me to contact Jim (her husband). Kimberly told me about their new ministry known as shepherding homes. These homes were a place where girls like me with untimely pregnancies could receive; save shelter, a healthy environment, and most importantly Godly counsel. Dawn, a LifeLine counselor offered me a place in her home. The requirements to stay in their home, if I was serious about keeping my baby, were keeping healthy, and not be involved with the baby’s father. I wasn’t broken enough and I wasn’t ready to take this selfless and very generous offer.

Every single day during that pregnancy the baby’s father told me, “Get an abortion and we’ll stay together forever.” I began to cave in and decided he was right, and tearfully scheduled an appointment with Planned Parenthood to do it. The day came, and I couldn’t find my car keys anywhere. I called everyone I knew for a ride but no one would even though they all said, ‘Yeah, you should get an abortion.’
I never got to the abortion appointment. At that point, I knew the Lord was again trying to save my baby.

It took a few more months to decide that the life I was living was only leading me down a dark endless road. I made a 180 degree turn. I gave my life 100% to the Lord and a new way of life. By God’s grace and the patient Christian counsel I received in the Brower’s shepherding home, two years later and I am happy to report, I have the greatest rewards. The Lord has restored me and given me a clear mission, to be a Godly woman and mother of two healthy & happy boys.