I have a heart for the women in our maternity home because I can relate to their situation.

I have a deep desire to help people, so this position at the home, working directly with the moms and babies is a dream job. I especially enjoy being able to share the healing power of a relationship with the Lord. It is a pleasure to get to know each woman and hear their hopes and dreams and let them know they can make those plans come true.

I have learned that as I help them to heal, I am healed!

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Jessica has a daughter, Janaiya. (Pictured above holding Baby "A")

One of her favorite Bible verses is

Jeremiah 29:11

"For I know the plans I have for you," declares the LORD, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future."

In 2001, the Holy Spirit moved in my husband’s heart to pray for a ministry he could help.

Two weeks later he got a call from the director of the Care-Net Pregnancy Center in Suffern, NY asking him to serve on her board of directors.

God opened a door for him and for me to be part of pregnancy care ministry.

In 2005, as we were preparing to open a center in Goshen , the Lord placed it on my heart to learn about post-abortion healing.

He knew that 3 of the women who wanted to volunteer in the center were post-abortive and needed to receive healing before they could go and help other women. I have been facilitating groups ever since.

What I learned through those groups was how to address grief in my life.  

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Teri is a mother of 2 and grandmother of 6, with one more on the way!

Her favorite scripture is Psalm 46:10

He says, “Be still, and know that I am God;

    I will be exalted among the nations,

    I will be exalted in the earth.”