It was beautiful to see 17-year-old Katie and her mother tearing up as we sat listening to a worship song at our "Girl Talk" get-together. We first met Katie at Axia a month before. She was nervous and anxious, waiting for the results of her pregnancy...
I met Jane through our parenting mentorship program at Building Blocks. As a first-time mom, she had a million questions. With the excitement of pregnancy came a lot of anxiety. Through the course of our visits, I told her about birth classes at Axia. She...
[embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Csx7na3gko0[/embed] This year marks Living Alternative's 40th anniversary! What was planted in Bev Kline's heart 40 years ago has blossomed into 4 locations and 8 programs! Thousands of lives have been touched, unborn babies’ lives saved, and moms have found new life in Christ through the ministry...
It is hard to believe that I have been the Executive Director of Living Alternative for just a little over seven months. I love what I am doing, now serving in a different capacity than I ever have in my 32 years in ministry. We...
Axia received a phone call from a young lady who had taken the abortion pill. Her voice was full of regret, as she desperately wanted to undo her mistake. The nurse knew the girl was running out of time and scheduled an ultrasound appointment for...
In December 2021, just four months after the Texas Heartbeat Act became law, five abortion-determined women boarded "Ruth," Axia's Mobile Medical Pregnancy Help Center, for their free ultrasounds. These clients had appointments scheduled through the Pregnancy Resource Center (PRC) in Marshall, Tx. They had already discussed...
Malebo (which means "Gift" in English) and her 10-year-old daughter moved to the States from South Africa after her husband settled here and took a job as a men’s college soccer coach. She came to Living Alternative's Building Blocks shop homesick and frightened about dealing...
In the course of my time at Axia, I have witnessed many women come in to select the items they need to care for their children. One of those women was Dulce, who seemed a little downcast the first time she entered the Axia shop. She...
Mae sat next to me in the passenger side of the car. Silence hung thick between us as we drove home from one of her many doctor appointments. She had just arrived at Fatherheart a week earlier, and we hadn't yet had time to get...
I hope this note finds you well and filled with the joy that comes from knowing you have made difference in the lives of those we serve at Living Alternatives. Kaylee, one of our residents at Fatherheart had made a commitment to Christ at a young...