“We had no idea how to be parents,” Leah said.
Leah and her boyfriend, Andrew, had college and their whole lives ahead of them. Plus, Leah’s family members were strong Catholics. She didn’t know how to tell them about her unexpected pregnancy. How could they continue?
They continued because of you.
“I just remember Women’s Care Center giving me a lot of peace about my decision to keep her,” Leah said of her daughter. “I can tell that people at Women’s Care Center are genuinely nonjudgmental. I really felt like God was calling me to be a parent right now.”
Leah accepted the call and leaned on Women’s Care Center of Columbus every step. Now, she is happy with Andrew and baby Marrabella.
Leah and Andrew are both working in the medical field at the local hospital where they nervously delivered their baby just a year before.
“I don’t think I’d be able to live without this little, frisky child of mine!” Leah said. This young mom wants you to know how grateful she is.
“Having someone here with such clarity of how to help me was so big for someone like me who was so scared.”
Every year, thousands of women like Leah walk through the doors of Women’s Care Center. And, because of you, they are welcomed into an environment where they are valued, heard, supported and empowered to choose life.
With 1 in 9 babies in Franklin County getting their start with help from the Women’s Care Center, no one serves more pregnant women or new moms. And, after a choice for life, the center offers help to create nurturing parents and build strong families.
The March for Life is coming soon. This January, after speaking with Catholic advisory members in the community, the Women’s Care Center will be offering parishes throughout Franklin County an opportunity to honor the local families facing unplanned pregnancy, their little ones and all of the little ones not here today.
To support locally, wear a white pin ribbon, which will be distributed at your Catholic parish.
During the weekends of Jan. 16 and 23, these white pin ribbons will be made available throughout the Diocese of Columbus donated by the Women’s Care Center and distributed after Masses by community volunteers.
You can wear your ribbon throughout January as a way to honor, pray for and remember babies lost to abortion. And, we hope that wearing these ribbons will spark conversation about the dignity of each woman and child and the good work being done to support families facing unplanned pregnancy and parenthood today.
To find out if your parish is participating in the white ribbon distribution, contact Madeline Pesavento at madeline@supportwcc.org. You can also email her to tour the Women’s Care Center and see the lifesaving and joyful work happening there.