Pregnancy and Adoption Resources

Repurposed…That’s a word that’s been in the back (sometimes the front) of my mind for the past year.  I did this bible study named…Repurposed last summer and I honestly haven’t been the same since.  Through viewing the life of Nehemiah, I was shown how God can take even the most broken things and use them for His Kingdom…in essence Repurposing them from hopelessness to usefulness, from crumbling to thriving.  All this from a story about a guy rebuilding some city walls with a bunch of refugees.  It’s all about taking something broken down and destined to be cast aside and restoring it to beauty!

That’s where adoption comes in.  Adoption is the ultimate act of Repurposing that we can perform.  In essence, an adoptive parent and birthmother are taking a child that statistically will fall into a life of crime and purposelessness and placing him or her in a family that will help that child find meaning and hope.

Abortion just seems to run counter to everthing good in life.  I’m not trying to be insensitive, but it seems as if it’s an admission that there is no hope for anything but a bleak existence, that things can’t Change…that the place you’re in is the place you’ll always be in…That there is no way to be Repurposed into something new…

Adoption not abortion is the answer to the BIG question of “How do we curb the rising crime rates associated with children growing up with absent parents or no parents?”

Children (contrary to popular representations in media) are not consumer products…they are unique individuals with souls and dreams and aspirations of their own…if the path they’re born into seems broken and bleak, that path can be Repurposed in a very real way through the gift of adoption…birthmothers who place for adoption are not women who just want to get rid of a kid…they are women who are most concerned about the welfare of the child inside of them…

Repurpose some things in your life…consider adoption…

HOTLINES: Debbie - 800-264-2229 and Renae - 866-218-0138

At New Beginnings we call them “good birthmothers.” No, they aren’t all choosing adoption. However, the “good” ones have one common thread. All of them are more concerned about the welfare of the infant’s life within them…both prior to birth and after birth. They care!

Visit us: www.NewBeginningsHELP.com

Genesis Program: If you’re anywhere near our office in Tupelo, Mississippi, please call us about this educational series for birthmothers. Courses include “Boundary Setting,” “Budgeting…how much does it cost at Wal*Mart?,” and many other mom and baby classes for pregnant teens.

Free literature: Please call us for free information.

Hurrah! We just found out the Nepalese orphanages are starting to send children’s profiles to be matched with New Beginning’s families by the Nepal Ministry which handles adoptions in Nepal.  This is a really exciting time as we work to give these children a better life!

Also!  New Beginnings has recently confirmed Michael Reagan as the keynote speaker for this year’s Celebration of Adoption on October 20th, 2009. Michael is a popular author and radio/ tv host who is the adopted son of Ronald Reagan! 

New Beginnings is also looking for Volunteers and Teams and Hole Sponsors for the Annual Golf For Life on May 5th!

Thanks for all your support and help!

Stanton Blaylock (you can reach me at 662-842-6752 or stantonblaylock@nbicfs.org…ask for Tom Velie if I’m not available…tomvelie@nbicfs.org)

“Now to Him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to His power that is at work within us, to Him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, for ever and ever! Amen” (Ephesians 3:20,21). The goal is life. The point is hope. The hope is in God. The birth mothers we work with are from all different backgrounds and walks in life. Yet they all have one need in common – the same need of every human on earth – life in Christ. Eternal life, yes, but abundant life here too.

I spent a lot of time with Kate* after the birth of her baby, and we had many conversations about life and God. Kate’s life hasn’t been easy, and she has suffered much injustice at the hands of others. She asked, “Why me? Why does everything happen to me? I feel like God is angry with me, and I can’t figure out what I’ve done.” And she wasn’t having a pity party. She genuinely wanted to know the answer. She was sincere in her questions. She wanted truth. As she talked, it became clear that she was buried underneath the burdens on her shoulders. She had no spark of life within her, only existence. She had no hope. She was just going through the motions, quite miserable.

By the time Kate left us, God had begun to do a great work in her. His hand was obvious in her life. She was beginning to seek Him in His Word. She was beginning to understand that His love for her was strong and unshakeable. She was beginning to hope in Him. God alone can be given credit for her newfound hope. He alone can pick her up and carry her through the difficult things she faces. What a beautiful thing to be able to witness His work in her. What a joy to see the lights begin to go on for her. This is our hope for all of our birth mothers. May our time with them not be in vain. May our goal not simply be to help them with their adoption decision. Is that important? Yes. But are their own lives and future and faith also important? Absolutely. As we work diligently to help birth mothers choose life for their babies, may we also work diligently to point them to abundant life for themselves.