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After reading this booklet, you may feel as though this undertaking is just too complicated or risky for your family. We would like to express again that the experiences we have related are taken from five years in this ministry and represent many girls. Likewise, the rules and regulations that we suggest evolved over a period of time and were created in response to the problems that we have encountered. Many of these rules and regulations are used only if the girls need them. As we stated earlier, it is always better to start with firm rules and relax them later if they are unnecessary.

It has been our goal in writing this booklet to help prepare families for what they may encounter when taking a girl. The positive aspects of this ministry could have doubled the size of the booklet. But, you do not need to be prepared for the blessings -- simply enjoy them as they come. It is the negative aspects for which you need preparation. If you are equipped to deal with problems in a realistic and constructive manner, even these can turn into blessings!

We understand that every person, couple and family is unique. It is not our intention to impose rigid rules and regulations upon you, but rather to offer helpful advice that can be adapted to each family’s needs. We urge you, if you feel led of the Lord and have the basic foundation necessary within yourself, your marriage and your family, to open your home and your heart to a pregnant girl in need.

In closing, we would like to share with you the inspiring stories of five of our girls. Keep in mind that the changes that occurred in these girl’s lives did not happen quickly. In all cases, there were many areas that had to be confronted for them to mature.

It is right to expect behavioral changes on the girl’s part from the beginning. But the changes that are important, the changes of the heart, take time. Do not be discouraged if a girl does not respond immediately to the family affection and love that you offer. A lifetime of hurt and rejection takes more than a few weeks or even months to mend. And always remember that even though we provide a loving and nurturing environment, it is God who works the changes in the heart.

Tina came from a family where drugs and alcohol are freely used. At fifteen she became involved in partying and sexual activity. She had a poor relationship with her parents. One night, coming home drunk from a party, Tina fell on her knees and cried out to God. She was not even sure if there was a better way of life, but she begged God to show her if it existed. He answered her prayer and she came to live with us a few months later. She accepted Christ and started to grow as a Christian. The next year, she decided to go home and try again to live with her family. At the end of the school year, she called and told us she was pregnant. We told her to come "home" immediately and thus started our "We Care" ministry.

Tina adopted her baby to a loving Christian couple. When they came to pick the baby up, Tina was there. She handed her baby to the adoptive parents and prayed a blessing upon them to raise her child. Years have passed and Tina is now a college student. She is dedicated to Christ and committed to a righteous and chaste life-style. She has spoken often to pro-life groups and other teens about adoption as a positive option to abortion.

The couple that adopted Tina’s baby returned home and, because of their experience, started a Crisis Pregnancy Center. To us, Tina is like a daughter and we eagerly look forward to her visits "home".

Helen ran away from home at sixteen and spent the next four years on the streets. She hitchhiked across the United States many times and lived only for the moment. Her involvement with drugs and rock music reduced her to a state of paranoia and psychosis. It was in this condition that she became pregnant.

Helen is now a Christian. Her daughter Adrienne is eighteen months old. Helen lives in a tiny apartment three miles from us. She has become a stable young woman and is an excellent mother. She is dedicated to her Christian walk and believes that chastity is the only way of life for a single young woman. Helen has become a dear friend and a permanent member of our "extended" family.

Anthonett’s life was shattered when, as a child, she witnessed her mother’s violent death in a shooting incident. With her mother went all the love and security she was to know. She was adopted by an unloving family. At sixteen, she became pregnant. When Anthonett came to our home, she responded like a hungry child to the love and affection we offered. Little more than a child herself, she had to grow up quickly to assume a mother’s role. Her son, Moshe, is now a year old. Anthonett is a Christian and is growing in the Lord. She recently received her GED and is studying to be a medical assistant. Life has not been easy for her but Anthonett now has a foundation in our Lord and the knowledge that she is loved both by Him and by us.

Niki has lived with us for over a year. Although she was never pregnant, the same principles found in this book were applied in her case also. Niki’s childhood was very unhappy. An only child, she was often left alone. She was raised in an adult world of parties and drinking with no guidance or direction. At fifteen, she moved in with her father and stepmother, hoping that things would improve. Instead, her situation only became worse. Niki finally ran away and ended up at our home. Her parents asked us to keep her. When she arrived, she had serious emotional problems. She was in counseling sessions once a week and was prescribed mood altering drugs to be taken three times a day. Even with this, she was experiencing severe anxiety attacks two to three times a week.

In the past year, a miracle has occurred in Niki’s life. During the first month she was with us, she accepted Christ. After two months, the counseling and drugs were discontinued. Shortly thereafter, the anxiety attacks ceased. Niki is now a lovely Christian young woman. She graduated from high school and will be going into the Navy soon. We have become the family she never had. No matter where she goes, our heart and prayers will be with her and our house will always be her "home".