Sue Pietersen, 54, believes she was born for her job of leading a Christ-centered pregnancy crisis clinic. It was not something she ever expected but as somebody who came into the world through a crisis pregnancy after her mother was raped, and who survived numerous attempts to abort her and […]
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Tea and testimonies at Pretoria pregnancy crisis centre
You are invited to a Garden Morning Tea event at Amato Pregnancy Crisis Centre at 787 Arcadia Street, Arcadia, Pretoria from 10am to 12.30pm on Saturday, October 3, 2015. “There will be testimonies [at the tea] that will stir your heart,” says Heila Chapman of Amato, which is a Christian based organisation […]
Christian doctors, medical students undergo pregnancy crisis training
A group of about 50 doctors, nursing staff and medical students from the Christian Medical Fellowship — mainly 4th and 5th year students from universities in Gauteng and Mpumalanga — recently requested and underwent training on how to be better equipped to deal with crisis pregnancies. As Christians, the medical group wanted […]
Church holds stork party for pregnancy crisis centre
Stirling Worship Centre is East London held a ‘stork party’ on Saturday (June 7, 2014) for Breath of Life Pregnancy Centre which provides much-needed counseling and caring services to women dealing with unwanted pregnancies. Nearly R6 000 was raised through cash donations and a raffle for a R500 Tupperware hamper, […]
Pregnancy crisis centre reaching out to reluctant community
[notice]Gateway News reporter SINAZO MTSHENGU recently chatted to Wendy Heasley, director of Alternatives pregnancy crisis centre in Port Elizabeth, about the challenge of reaching out to women who don’t want to come in for help.[/notice] When I first walked into the centre in busy Westbourne Road I was charmed by […]
PE centres offer free help to women facing crisis pregnancies
[notice]There is an urgent need to alert desperate women and girls that there are safe places for them to come for help — Bronwyn van Zyl, director Alternatives, Pregnancy Crisis Centre.[/notice] Statistics like the 8 427 schoolgirl pregnancies in the Eastern Cape last year point to the scale of the […]