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Previous Challenge Entry (Level 1 – Beginner)
Topic: Telephone (07/17/08)
“Good afternoon, Care Net Pregnancy Center. How may I direct your call?”
“Um, do you have the number where I can get an abortion?”
“We don’t provide abortions or refer for them. However, we do provide information on abortion, abortion procedures and risks. What type of information are you looking for?”
“I want to know how far along you have to be to get an abortion [in our state].”
I answer her, then ask, “Do you know how far along you are?”
“No.”
“Do you mind if I talk to you for a minute?”
“O.k.”
“Can you tell me how abortion is a positive solution to your negative situation?”
“‘Cuz I’m 15 and I’m not ready for a baby!”
“Well, whether you choose adoption, parenting or abortion, it’s a lifelong decision and I want you to make the best choice for you and your child...”

For six years I’ve answered the phone in a pregnancy resource center, which offers support and assistance for women in unplanned pregnancies. Yet calls from young teenage girls who are having sex, but unwilling to accept the great responsibility that comes along with such an adult decision are never easy or routine. I often have precious little time to talk with them before they hang up.

I, and my coworkers, believe that each call or client visit is a ‘divine appointment’. When a young woman calls, I know I can’t make the choice for her, but I can share truthful information with her. I can’t make her listen, but I can give her things to think about. I can offer her a confidential appointment to discuss her options and a safe place to share her concerns. I can also pray that God will turn her heart toward her unborn child.

So, until God releases me from my post in a small center in New England, I will continue the fight for Life. “Good afternoon, Care Net Pregnancy Center…”

“Preach the Word; be prepared in season and out of season; correct, rebuke and encourage—with great patience and careful instruction. 2 Timothy 4:2 (NIV)
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Connie Allen
07/25/08
This is a much needed service for our present society.
Rhonda Clark
07/25/08
You have an awesome message here. I completely agree with your position.

For me, this would have worked better if you'd made it a fictional conversation between the woman and girl, or included the co-worker in some way. Or, you could have made it a first person devotional piece.

Wonderful point.


Yvonne Blake 
07/26/08
oh, so sad... I'm glad you are there to reach out to these young girls. I would have liked to heard more of how lives are changed.

It helps to put an extra space between paragraph/speaker.

Well done. Thank you for writing this.