Moments of Grace: How Your Prayers & Financial Support Help Mothers Choose Life

As you can see in the picture,this little boy is about to receive the grace of baptism. His Mother came to us in her pregnancy when her son’s Father abandoned her and told her to abort him. Thankfully, she found Good Counsel through a friend, and she spoke to us on the phone instead. Although she was in a very distressed state, crying and wondering how she would survive without any support, she was eager to accept the basic help we offered: food vouchers and help to find accomodation through her pregnancy and beyond, while helping her to sort out her situation and gradually become independent again.

Thankfully this year we have helped over 50 Mothers do likewise.38 of them have had (or will have) their babies this year. Others are expecting their babies in 2026. Without your regular financial commitment, we cannot offer the help and support that some expectant Mothers really need.

Geraldine went for an abortion in 2021. Although she received a leaflet from us at that time, she was not sure we would be able to help her and she had the abortion. In 2024, her neice became pregnant in difficult circumstances and Geraldine found the leaflet we had given her offering help. She brought her neice to see us and she chose life for her baby instead of abortion. 6 months later Geraldine herself was pregnant again, this is not unusual for women who have already been through an abortion they did not really want, but which they could not see a way out of. This time she had decided that she would not have an abortion again for any reason. And so pulling out her Good Counsel Help Leaflet once again, she called us and chose life for her baby. Keeping this baby has cost Geraldine everything, she lived in a homeless shelter for part of her pregnancy but before the birth of her baby we were able to part-fund a place for her to stay. Now we are helping her get support to become independent and support herself as her baby grows up. Despite the tragic loss of Geraldine’s first baby’s life, it is a grace to see her change her mind forever on the issue of abortion. And two babies lives saved by one leaflet is also a grace. These are the kind of graces your prayer and financial support can help us obtain every day in 2026. Please consider committing to a regular (e.g. monthly) donation of whatever you can afford.                        Clare

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