YOU helped RESCUE during the Walk for Life 2011!

For more than a month, our administrative team has devoted tremendous time and energy into tabulating the results of the Walk for Life 2011. When our events come to an end, that’s when their work begins! Pledges keep arriving in our mailbox every day – what a gift! It’s exciting to see so many new friends to the ministry, as well as numerous faithful supporters.

We were truly honored to Walk for Life with so many of you this April. We love spending time with our CPC family! We were also thrilled to share a few moments with some of our former clients. These precious women – Kia, Carolina, Dominique and Denise – chose life for their sweet babies and had the courage to publicly share their story.

Prior to the Walk for Life at the Oceanfront, Kia wrote her advocate to let her know just how much The Keim Center impacted her life.

“I contemplated abortion during my pregnancy, but I had to take time out to think about the life I was carrying and how carrying to term would be beneficial to me, even though I was scared and had no clue what I was going to do. I believe The Keim Center did help me decide to carry full term and parent my unborn.  It was definitely a huge decision for me to make, but to my surprise I ended up receiving so much love and support.  I didn’t know that the first day I came to the center would change my life in so many ways. Although I believed in the Lord prior to coming, I made a decision to be closer to Him.  I needed the love of Him in my life to do what I needed to do. To a woman who may be considering abortion: there have been many in your predicament, but if you can take time to think about your decision and find the support, you can find the strength to take on this huge responsibility to carry and raise this child.  I’m not saying it won’t be hard but with your faith in the Lord and support, believe you can do this!”

These women are just a few of the thousands of lives touched by CPC’s ministry … and the reason we are all working together to rescue more lives and spare more hearts from the tragedy of abortion!

Thanks to your generous support, we raised more than $196,000 in pledges and donations!  Nearly 900 sponsored walkers and more than 160 teams attended the Walk for Life 2011 events, and we are so grateful for this generous commitment to CPC's ministry.  Your support will change lives!

We're already preparing for the Walk for Life 2012, and we're looking forward to get involved in our community with you!

The new medical clinic is moved! Want to see where?

Dear Friends,

We are literally days away from opening the new medical clinic in Virginia Beach! Last week, we moved out of our non-medical office in Virginia Beach. With the help of almost 20 volunteers (on the hottest day of the year so far … sorry volunteer movers!), we moved into our new location!

The No. 1 question regarding the new clinic is, “Where will the new clinic be located?” It’s a great question! Of all of the decisions made about this new clinic, location was the most important.

We spent countless hours researching the ideal spot. Through this research we were able to determine the neighborhoods with the highest percentage of women at risk for abortion in South Hampton Roads. Our goal was to find a site that was most convenient for them.

The results of our research clearly pointed us towards the Town Center area of Virginia Beach. Not only is it the best location to reach and serve women facing crisis pregnancies, it is also an area that is projected to grow significantly within the next five years especially in terms of population.

CPC’s newest medical clinic offering life-affirming ultrasound, The Keim Center of Virginia Beach, will be located at 4356 Bonney Road.

Bonney Road hugs Town Center in a way that removes us from the congestion of Town Center while providing easy and super convenient access to our new clinic. We are just minutes away for most of the population of Virginia Beach and better placed to serve all of South Hampton Roads.

My business friends often say to me, “location, location, location,” to express the value of location in regards to success in business. I understand what they are saying and, with confidence, believe the new Bonney Road site to be a great location. Now we are more strategically placed to reach more women and, as a result, more lives will be saved and hearts spared from the horrible tragedy of abortion.

The true key to success is God’s favor. Ultimately we trust that He has led us to this new location. I can’t wait to personally share with you all of the doors that have been opened, the obstacles that were removed, and the incredible provision given for this new clinic that could only come from Him. Please come to our Open House Celebration on July 23rd. See for yourself this new and great thing God has done – it is remarkable!

There are still some sizable tasks and logistics to complete before opening. As always, we cherish your prayers and support. As I shared in my last letter, more than $35,000 is needed for expenses related to this new location. To date, nearly $12,500 has been donated towards these expenses by many generous people. If you would like to make a secure online donation, please click here.

For His glory and the sake of the Gospel of Jesus Christ, we pray that this new clinic will be a beacon of Light and a bastion for LIFE. Join me in this prayer and thank you for standing with the Crisis Pregnancy Center of Tidewater!

For LIFE with you,

Meet Our Team!

The new Virginia Beach clinic continues to gain momentum!  Here's a quick introduction to the staff team that has been formed to launch the new medical clinic.

 
Vernicia Eure, Director of Client Services
Vernicia has served on staff for nearly seven years.  She oversees all four locations of The Keim Centers and ensures excellence in daily ministry operations.

The new clinic will be Vernicia's home office for the next several months.  Vernicia is a remarkable leader and we are grateful she is at the helm for the launch of the new clinic.

Jessica Sechrist, Nurse Manager
Jessica joined the CPC family in 2010 as a volunteer, and everyone working alongside her regularly witnessed her love for the Lord and the women she served.  We are grateful she recently accepted the Nurse Manager's position for the new clinic.  Please be praying for Jessica as she continues intensive training.

Lynsey Hickman, Center Manager
Lynsey began her time at CPC as a volunteer peer counselor and soon transitioned into a client services assistant.  Currently she serves as Center Manager for The Keim Center of Portsmouth.  We look forward to Lynsey bringing her experience, passion and determiniation to the new clinic.

This is an incredible team!  We trust that the Lord has brought them together and, as a result, many lives will be saved and hearts spared.  Please pray for them during the next few weeks as we prepare to open the new medical clinic.

June Prayer Focus

PLEASE PRAY   CPC humbly requests that you pray for the following:

NEW MEDICAL CLINIC IN VIRGINIA BEACH   In the next few weeks, we plan to move into the new medical clinic in Virginia Beach. Please keep this transition in prayer. Pray for our entire staff as we work together to open this new medical clinic so we are able to minister to more clients.

HEALING   Our volunteers become family. They join with us in ministry and give out of the abundance of their heart. They faithfully invest in the lives of women in crisis while many times they are going through incredibly difficult times as well. Please pray for two of our volunteers who have sons battling for life. Join us as we ask the Lord for His perfect healing, comfort and peace for these families.

FIRST-TIME FATHERS   Please pray for our clients who are celebrating their first Father’s Day. We pray for these dads to have strength and commitment in raising their new babies. Pray for more dads to attend the Great Expectations parenting class and make decisions for Christ.

PRAY FOR CPC’S EXPECTANT MOTHERS & THEIR LITTLE ONES.   Their names* & due dates are listed below.
*Some of the names have been changed to protect the identities of our clients.

Chelle 1

Laquisha 1

Michelle 1

Quisha 2

Tisha 2

Shelly 2

Crystal 2

Tia 2

April 2

Shenika 3

Amanda 3

Amanda 3

Candice 4

Sierra 4

Amanda 4

Sarah 5

Tiffany 6

Shaylan 6

Alicia 6

Rachel 7

Sara 7

Faye 7

Danielle 8

Jessica 8

Emily 8

Kenya 8

Karen 8

Shana 8

Madelyn 8

Ashley 8

Tia 9

Shawna 9

Sherita 10

Delia 10

Ariana 11

Liz 11

Maya 11

Tracy 12

Courtney 13

India 13

Maria 14

Alisha 14

Arty 15

Marti 15

Marilyn 15

Shanna 15

Lauren 16

Jasmine 16

Monica 17

Tiffany 18

Jadan 18

Stephaine 19

Kyley 20

Sarah 20

Katheryn 20

Venna 21

Shakita 21

Tamara 21

Julie 22

Ebony 22

Ashley 22

Heather 22

Karen 22

Paris 22

Samantha 22

Amy 23

Tyler 23

Carmen 23

Christy 23

Erin 24

Shantee 26

Victoria 26

Danielle 26

Cleo 26

Brittany 27

Marcella 27

Natasha 27

Mariah 27

Keisha 28

Jessica 28

Jackie 28

Jacara 28

Diane 29

Shana 29

Zoie 30

Recommendation: Deny Planned Parenthood Expansion

Planned Parenthood Newtown Medical Center
under construction in 2010

On Thursday, the Virginia Department of Health released a recommendation to deny Planned Parenthood’s request to add two operating rooms to its Newtown Road clinic.

Why is this denial so important?  If the proposal would have passed, our local Planned Parenthood facility would be allowed to perform abortions past the first trimester.

Erin Zabel, Planned Parenthood’s Director of Marketing and Public Relations, told The Virginian-Pilot that Planned Parenthood hasn’t yet decided whether to pursue the application further.  The final decision from the state health commissioner is likely later this year.

Planned Parenthood’s new abortion facility opened last summer in Virginia Beach, and we have known that moving to a more strategic location is even more critical now that Virginia Beach has two locations that perform abortions.  The new location of our medical clinic will position us to reach women facing crisis pregnancies better than both of the abortion clinics in Virginia Beach.  We are grateful that God allows this ministry to continue to grow.  We trust that it is for His glory and the good of moms and their babies in this community.

Read additional articles from The Virginian-Pilot on the public hearing and recommendation at http://hamptonroads.com/2011/05/hearing-set-planned-parenthood-beach-growth, http://hamptonroads.com/2011/05/planned-parenthood-expansion-bid-draws-opposition and http://hamptonroads.com/2011/05/planned-parenthood-request-gets-preliminary-denial.

May Prayer Focus

PLEASE PRAY   CPC humbly requests that you pray for the following:

NURSE MANAGER FOR NEW MEDICAL CLINIC   At the Walk for Life 2011, we were thrilled to introduce our nurse manager for the new medical clinic in Virginia Beach. Please keep her in prayer. She has begun training that will continue throughout the month as she transitions into her new role. We also appreciate prayers for the rest of our staff as we open this new medical clinic and seek to reach more clients.

CLIENTS COMMITTED TO LIFESTYLE CHANGES   In this Easter season of rebirth, please pray for our clients who have committed to changing their lifestyle. Pray these women and men will believe that God values and loves them, and that they will depend on God to strengthen them and their sexual integrity.

NEW MOTHERS   Please pray for our clients who are celebrating their first Mother’s Day. We pray these moms continue to find joy and encouragement in their new role. Please also pray these women find godly mentors to help them with life skills and parenting decisions.

PRAY FOR CPC’S EXPECTANT MOTHERS & THEIR LITTLE ONES.   Their names* & due dates are listed below.

*Some of the names have been changed to protect the identities of our clients.

Kristina 2

Maria 3

Kalee 4

Michelle 4

Felicia 5

Tiffany 6

Amanda 7

Erica 8

Shelby 8

Ivory 8

Nichelle 8

Kristine 8

Kadie 8

Carla 8

Shaniqua 9

Shelly 9

Neesha 10

Sarah 10

Tia 10

Rachel 10

Alyssa 11

Shannon 11

Debbie 13

Cynthia 14

Kesha 14

Tara 15

Deanna 17

Temple 18

Kristen 18

Sierra 18

Candice 18

Tiffany 18

Jennifer 19

Hannah 19

Kelly 19

Amanda 20

Jennifer 20

Michele 20

Erica 21

Chelly 22

Caroline 22

Jasmine 22

Jara 23

Shawn 23

Monique 23

Traci 23

Angela 23

Sarah 24

Kelly 24

Sophia 25

Kristen 25

Darcy 25

Krystal 26

Temple 27

Olivia 27

Jessica 28

Krystal 28

Cynthia 28

Katie 28

Kimberly 28

Faith 28

Iris 29

Amy 29

Kendal 30

Jessica 30

The final Walk is here!

We have been thrilled to Walk for Life with so many supporters this month, and we’re excited to join with even more this Saturday at The Virginia Zoo in Norfolk.

Are you coming?

The Walk for Life is such a special time of year to celebrate with clients and their babies, and recognize the need for rescue of innocent lives from the tragedy of abortion.  It’s not too late to get involved – here’s how!

Walk
You can help us reach the goal of 1,000 sponsored walkers in 2011 - we are so close!  You can still join us – register online today!  We accept pledges after the final Walk event, and you can also sponsor yourself.

Donate
Unable to join us this year?  You can still support CPC’s ministry to local women and families through your financial donation!  Every dollar counts.  Just $50 will help provide one hour of ministry services to our clients, including ultrasound, medical consultation, pregnancy tests, options counseling, education and much more.  Want to invest in a life?  Donate today!

We appreciate all support, and we are so thankful for hearts sensitive to the need to rescue innocent lives!  This year, you can make a significant impact on lives through the life-affirming ministry of CPC!

Every Client Receives A Bible!

CPC staff members Yvonne Mackey
and Nigel Anderson display just a few of
the Bibles donated for our clients.

Thanks to generous donations from community members and LifeWay Christian Stores, we have received enough Bibles to distribute to each of our clients at The Keim Centers!  What a blessing!  We are thrilled at each opportunity we have to share the Gospel with our clients. Now we can provide educational tools to not only help our clients during their pregnancy, but also during their spiritual growth.

If you are interested in providing Bibles to pregnancy resource centers such as CPC of Tidewater, visit a local LifeWay Christian Store to learn more!

Volunteer Spotlight: Tracey Sanders

Did you know that almost every photo you see in CPC’s materials is an actual client – NOT a purchased stock photo?  After talking with one of The Keim Centers’ nurse managers at church, Tracey Sanders’ heart was touched by CPC’s ministry.  In 2008, Tracey photographed the Walk for Life at The Virginia Zoo and began sharing her gifts with CPC.  Since then, Tracey has photographed numerous clients and many events for CPC.

“I was probably like many people, who didn’t think much about abortion, although I have always been pro-life,” Tracey said.  “The statistics I have learned about abortions are staggering.  I can’t un-know what I now know.  I believe God always has a plan.  I am excited to see how God will use me to His glory through this ministry.”

After “retiring” from mechanical engineering to stay home with her two children (pictured at left), Tracey’s interest in photography developed into a new career.  She continually puts everyone on the other side of her camera at ease.  To see more of Tracey’s work, visit http://www.traceysandersphotography.com/. Thank you, Tracey, for blessing us with your talents!

Life-Affirming Speakers Available!

Throughout the year, we thoroughly enjoy opportunities to connect with our local community.  Meeting with friends of the ministry – and others who may not even know ministries like CPC exist – is always a blessing to us.

Last week, CPC staff members spoke during several church services across South Hampton Roads.  Thank you for sharing your morning with us and letting us worship with you!

This Sunday (April 3, 2011), Toby DeBause, President of Crisis Pregnancy Center of Tidewater, is excited by another opportunity to present a life-affirming message.  He is continuing the Walk for Life momentum at Virginia Beach Community Chapel, where he will present the message in both morning services!

Service times are 9:00 a.m. and 10:30 a.m.

Link to VBCC/directions

If you can join us, before or after services at your church, we'd love to see you there!

Looking for a speaker at your church or group?  Let us know – we’d love to share more about CPC and connect with you!