By Brittany Gordon
For the past 29 years Hope Pregnancy Center of Brazos Valley has existed to serve women and men facing unplanned pregnancies by offering free and confidential services. Since the summer of 2013, Hope has seen a significant increase in clients. In response, the organization is working to expand programs to better assist each and every client.
Hope has launched a study session based on the book “Surrendering the Secret.” The new program utilizes an eight-session Bible study, specifically written for post-abortive women, and provides opportunities for healing, forgiveness and peace.
As the number of clients continues to rise, so does the need for volunteers. Whether meeting with clients, serving in “Hannah’s Closet,” or helping as receptionist, Hope can use those willing to help and serve. The need isn’t isolated to women volunteers. As the number of male clients rises, male volunteers are also in great demand.
The services currently offered at Hope include: pregnancy testing, peer counsel on pregnancy options, a two week supply of prenatal vitamins, limited obstetrical ultrasound exams, STD voucher with peer counsel and education, community and medical referrals, classes on parenting and childbirth preparation, and post-abortion peer counsel and education.
Along with the education from the parenting classes, clients are able to receive points for each class attended. With those points, clients can shop in what is known as “Hannah’s Closet” for various baby items and equipment. In addition, clients have an opportunity to earn a diaper card in which they will receive two packages of diapers and a package of wipes every month until the baby’s first birthday, totaling 576 diapers.
For more about Hope Pregnancy Center, services or volunteering, call (979) 695-9193. For more information about the new Surrendering the Secret program, contact the Hope center and ask for Licia, or email licia@hopepregnancy.org. Any questions about volunteering at Hope may also be directed to this email or by calling the Hope Pregnancy Center.
Hope Pregnancy of Brazos Valley, in partnership with the Texas A&M College of Medicine’s chapter of the Christian Medical Association and Aggie Sisters for Christ, will present “Gifted Hands, Gifted Lives,” an evening with Dr. Benjamin Carson. The event will be held Tuesday, August 26, at 7 p.m., in the Rudder Auditorium of Texas A&M University. There are a limited number of sponsorship opportunities available which include a private reception with Dr. Carson prior to the event. All proceeds will benefit the Hope Pregnancy Center.
Benjamin S. Carson, Sr., M.D., is an emeritus professor of neurosurgery, oncology, plastic surgery and pediatrics at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, where he directed pediatric neurosurgery for 39 years. Dr. Carson is a highly regarded motivational speaker who has addressed various audiences from school systems and civic groups to corporations and has spoken twice during the President’s National Prayer Breakfast.
For more information about Dr. Carson, and for ticket and sponsorship information, visit www.partnerwithhope.org, or call the Hope center at (979) 695-9193.
