At Alpha Center, we are a living presence and support, walking closely with the women, the mothers who have chosen life in spite of the culture of death, as well as walking with the fathers and grandparents involved, as we bring the presence of Christ.  Since 1973, for 45 years, the Lord has graciously sustained this ministry at Alpha Center, and He continues to challenge us to be His voice, hands, and feet to those He sends to us. We serve people of all faiths or of no faith and all our services are free of charge.

      To us, the 100 volunteers are nothing short of incredible!! How blessed we are to know and love each of you! Every small act of caring and kindness is showing the love of Christ Jesus, especially when the Mom feels isolated, alone, frightened, heavily burdened, anxious and worried, hopeless and/or depressed. Since a large number of the Moms we serve live in daily poverty, our reaching out to her with unconditional, non-judgmental love and mercy in her time of trial brings her a sure hope, the compassion of Christ’s life-giving words of encouragement. She is not alone! With our help, she can do this, and with the help of God, who connects her with us! Ours is a holistic approach. First, we must help with her tangible needs, meeting her right where she is in her life. And, it is powerful that we can pray together with her, relying on the Holy Spirit for guidance, and life-giving emotional support.
We follow our clients during their pregnancy months with the majority of our new Moms actively participating in the “Mom & Me” and “Dad & Me” parenting education program. If they will need a safe baby bed or car seat, they are required to actively participate in this, as they are learning prenatal care, health, and safety for themselves and their children and much more! We follow-up after the baby’s birth and get so excited when the precious new baby is brought in to the Center! Then the new Mom gets to choose a beautiful new infant boy or girl layette filled with 35 items!

     We are blessed to see so many success stories, after the fact! When these Moms choose life, when they had been doubtful whether they could go through with their pregnancy, they thank us for being there for them, right when they needed us. We’ll run into them several years later at Walgreens or the Mall and we are blessed when they express gratitude and their love for their children, and we are blessed to see how far they have come, furthering their education, breaking out of the cycle of poverty, becoming successfully employed, and becoming confident, caring examples as good mothers to their own beautiful children! We wish each of you could witness the beautiful babies and little children who come to Alpha Center with their parents - God’s precious little ones, with bright, sparkling eyes - such a perfect witness to the miracle and gift of life!

     When new mothers do call us who are abortion-minded, we signal each other and begin fervently praying. Sadly, sometimes they hang up on us. But, whenever we can, we talk to them and they come into our Center instead of going to get an abortion. Once they arrive and are warmly welcomed by our client advocates, they can feel and experience the hope and encouragement that, “You can do this! You are not alone!” And, our best advertisers are the clients themselves! This year, 2018, we have been present in the Pensacola community for 45 years, at this grassroots level and have served thousands of clients and their families.

     On our intake sheet, we ask each client, “How did you hear about Alpha Center?” The majority of clients are referred to us by someone they know - a friend - a cousin - a peer - who tells them, “I know a place for you!! They helped me and you can do this!” The average age of our clients is 22 and this age group listens often to their peers more than to any other age group!

     Many people and agencies in our community also know this and they themselves spread the word about Alpha Center to those in crisis pregnancies about the love and care they or their loved ones have received in their time of great trial. Because of this, many Moms come to Alpha Center who have already chosen life and have chosen to parent their baby, and now they need the caring support tangibly, spiritually and emotionally that Alpha volunteers provide.

     It is the joy of our hearts serving all of you. Each of you is a beautiful part of our Alpha Center family and team. For all you do for Alpha Center, on behalf of God’s precious little ones and their families, may God reward you 100-fold! You are making a difference in the lives of so many. All honor and glory go to God as we thank Him for His faithfulness to us as we seek His will as His humble servants in the service of life at Alpha Center. Thank you and may God bless you and your families in His abundant love!
 

With God’s Love,

The Alpha Center