Texas Legislature Passes Bill to Require Sonogram Before Abortion

AUSTIN, Texas -- The Texas Legislature passed a bill Thursday that would require doctors to perform a sonogram before conducting an abortion.

Gov. Rick Perry declared the bill to be emergency legislation at the beginning of the year, and it now goes to him for signature. The proposed law requires doctors to conduct a sonogram at least 24 hours before an abortion and to provide the woman with the opportunity to see the results and hear the fetal heartbeat. The doctor is also required to describe what the sonogram shows, to include the existence of legs, arms and internal organs.

An exception to the waiting period was made for women who live more than 100 miles from the nearest abortion provider. In cases of incest, rape or fetal abnormality, the woman does not have to hear a description of the fetus.

Proponents said the law is necessary to make sure women understand what an abortion entails. Opponents say the measure would interfere in the doctor-patient relationship.

The bill passed both the House and the Senate with a two-thirds majority, meaning the law will go into effect immediately after the governor signs it.

State Rep. Sid Miller, R-Stephenville, said the legislation is among the toughest sonogram requirements in the nation. Only three other states require a sonogram for all women seeking an abortion.

Five Truths about Planned Parenthood

Five Truths about Planned Parenthood
by Charmaine Yoest

Anyone who believes PP is primarily concerned with thehealth of women and girls needs to look at the record.

As the 2012 budget battles began, Clare Coleman, CEO of the National Family Planning and Reproductive Health Association, took to the pages of the Washington Post. In a piece called “Five Myths about Planned Parenthood,” she argued that defunding the organization was an ignoble goal for members of Congress looking to cut the bloated federal budget.

She said she wanted to address “misperceptions” about the abortion-industry giant. She was joined in her goal on the front page of the Washington Post by reporter Sandhya Somashekhar, who painted a picture of Planned Parenthood that minimized the role abortion plays at the organization’s health-care affiliates.
In presenting Planned Parenthood as mainly focused on prevention, Ms. Coleman neglects to mention several statistics, gleaned from the organization’s own annual reports and fact sheets, that illustrate its heavy (and increasing) involvement in abortion, as well as its practices that routinely place women’s health and safety secondary to its own bottom line.

While the Washington Post declined to present an alternative to the Planned Parenthood way of thinking, there are a multitude of other facts to consider. To add to the discussion of whether Planned Parenthood should continue to be funded, let’s consider five truths about an industry that receives more than $360 million in taxpayer subsidies annually.

1. Planned Parenthood is the nation’s largest abortion provider, performing (and profiting from) one out of every four abortions in the United States.

In 2009, abortion was a “service” that Planned Parenthood provided to 12 percent of its patients overall, and to 97.6 percent of its patients who reported themselves pregnant. It performed 332,278 abortions in that one year alone. That is an average of 910 abortions each and every day.
Since the average cost of an early surgical abortion was $451 (according to the Guttmacher Institute, Planned Parenthood’s former “special affiliate”), abortion accounted for approximately 37 percent of Planned Parenthood’s health-care-center income in 2009. And that figure — nearly $150 million in revenue from abortion — is a low estimate, considering that Planned Parenthood also performs later and more expensive abortions.

In terms of time, money, and unduplicated patients — rather than the bloated “services” rhetoric — abortion contributes significantly more than the 3 percent Ms. Coleman implies to Planned Parenthood’s bottom line.

2. Planned Parenthood increases its abortion numbers with each passing year, bucking the nearly 20-year national trend of a decreasing abortion rate.

Today, Planned Parenthood performs nearly double the number of abortions it did in 1999. And over the last twelve years — during which the amount of taxpayer funding Planned Parenthood receives has, coincidentally, also doubled — it has dramatically reduced the other pregnancy-related services it provides. In 2009, Planned Parenthood made referrals for only 997 adoptions, in contrast to the 2,999 referrals it made in 1999. Similarly, Planned Parenthood’s clients for prenatal care dropped from 18,878 to only 7,021.
Abby Johnson, the former director of Planned Parenthood’s clinic in Bryan, Texas, reports that, in 2009, her clinic was given an increased abortion quota in order to raise revenue. (According to Mrs. Johnson, “the assigned budget always included a line for client goals under abortion services.”) Mrs. Johnson has said that her superiors gave her “the clear and distinct understanding that I was to get my priorities straight, that abortion was where my priorities needed to be because that’s where the revenue was.”

The latest annual report for the affiliate Ms. Coleman headed before she assumed her current post, Planned Parenthood of Mid-Hudson Valley (PPMHV), seems to corroborate Mrs. Johnson’s claim that Planned Parenthood is increasing abortion services with an eye toward increased revenue. PPMHV is relocating its consolidated clinics to open larger and more “modern” facilities, which, notably, have “the addition of surgical abortion services.” The PPMHV report “anticipates” that these new centers will lead to “increasing our revenue and sustainability.”

Planned Parenthood’s new use of Skype to dispense abortion-inducing drugs and its mandate that all affiliates provide abortion services by 2013 also indicate that the organization wants its abortion-increasing trend to continue.

3. Planned Parenthood affiliates have failed to be good stewards of taxpayer funds.

In some cases where Planned Parenthood has not been legally allowed a “financial cushion” through a government health-care program, it has felt entitled to build one for itself. For example, a California audit report showed that in one year alone Planned Parenthood of San Diego and Riverside Counties received $5 million more than it should have because of improper billing practices.

And contrary to Ms. Coleman’s claim, Planned Parenthood does have sources of money other than the government dole. In fact, for its fiscal year ending June 30, 2009, Planned Parenthood Federation of America (PPFA) and its affiliates reported receiving $308.2 million in “Private Contributions and Bequests.” It also made $404.9 million in “Health Center Income.” Though individual affiliates have recorded losses, Planned Parenthood overall reported an “excess of revenue over expenses” of $63.4 million in 2009.

4. Planned Parenthood fights reasonable laws to protect women and girls because such laws might undermine its ability to make money.

Planned Parenthood’s consistent and financially motivated opposition to federal and state legislation designed to protect women and girls makes clear that its abortion business trumps its professed concern for these women and girls. Just this spring, a Planned Parenthood affiliate in Illinois fought a bill to make reporting of sex abuse mandatory, because Planned Parenthood allegedly feared that the legislation might overload the responsible agency with too many cases of suspected abuse.

Planned Parenthood’s longstanding efforts across the nation to overturn common-sense laws that safeguard women’s health and safety further underscore the organization’s pattern and practice of refusing to make caring for women a priority. Just a few years ago, Planned Parenthood challenged a Missouri law that required abortion clinics to meet the same standards as the ambulatory-surgery centers in the state. Its reason? Bringing its clinics into compliance with these medically accepted standards would be prohibitively costly.

5. Planned Parenthood partners with those who sexually abuse and exploit women and girls.

Substantial evidence suggests that Planned Parenthood — far from being a defender of women and girls — defends and abets those who sexually abuse and exploit them. Planned Parenthood has shown itself to be a perfect partner to the pimp, sex trafficker, or child abuser. It hides his crimes through its willful failure to report suspected sexual abuse of children to authorities and its refusal to comply with parental-involvement laws. For example, Planned Parenthood of Central and Northern Arizona was found negligent and civilly liable for failing to report the sexual abuse of a young girl who was being raped by her foster brother, and Planned Parenthood Minnesota/North Dakota/South Dakota was fined $50,000 for ignoring Minnesota’s parental-notice law. Planned Parenthood’s failure to intervene in cases of abuse reflects a lack of concern for the women and girls who go to Planned Parenthood seeking trustworthy care and counsel.

One of Ms. Coleman’s five “myths” is the assertion that “People do not really need Planned Parenthood.” The truth is this: People do not need Planned Parenthood to stay in the abortion business (nor to annually increase its stake in it). People do not need Planned Parenthood to protect adult men who prey on and abuse young girls. People do not need Planned Parenthood’s anti-woman, bottom-line-oriented view that pushes abortion at the expense of women’s health and safety. Above all, people do not need Planned Parenthood’s scandal-ridden and abortion-heavy business practices to be subsidized by taxpayer dollars.

Pampers Little Miracle Missions

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Former Planned Parenthood Director Returns Home to Testify for AUL-Inspired Pro-Life Bill

Former Planned Parenthood director Abby Johnson testified Tuesday before the Texas Senate in Austin on behalf of legislation that would further regulate abortion-causing drugs, such as RU486. The measure, HB 3408 and SB1790, was inspired by model legislation developed by Americans United for Life and sponsored by Rep. Jodie Laubenberg and Sen. Dan Patrick.
Abortion-causing drugs have been a growing part of Planned Parenthood’s business model.

AUL President and CEO Dr. Charmaine Yoest noted, “Women and girls are increasingly vulnerable to dangerous drugs cavalierly distributed in ways that the drug manufacturers do not advise. This kind of off-label drug use can have deadly consequences.”

The bill before the Senate would regulate the dispensing of abortion inducing drugs and would require that they can only be dispensed in accordance with the FDA drug label. It would also require that a physician do a physical examination of the woman before prescribing the sometimes-deadly drugs.

Now a pro-life heroine, Abby Johnson addressed the legislation both from her professional experience running a Texas abortion clinic and from her personal life story, having gone through an RU486 abortion herself.

To read Abby’s story told to the Texas senators,  click here

Happy Easter!!

Click on the link below, you will be amazed at this one minute sermon!!

Tamara Lowe

I hope that you have a truly blessed Easter!  He has risen - INDEED!!!!

Post Abortion Recovery Training

Training Details

Time is running out for early registration!  Last day for the $165.00 rate is April 11th.  After April 11th, the price is $185.00 per person.  Remember to add the $10 to the price of your ticket for your Friday night BB-Q dinner!

We are in need of sponsors and prayer partners for this event.  If you would like to find out more on how to support the men and women who are "answering the call" for post abortion ministry leadership, please contact Judee Klumb or Khristey Walker.  

You have three options to register and pay for training.

• You may e-mail your completed registration form to Paula at paula@capaoftexas.org. Upon receipt of your registration form, you will receive an invoice by e-mail for you to pay through Paypal.
  
• You may also use the paypal link below to pay now.
  
• You may mail your registration form in the mail with a check for your payment.
  
•  Please be sure to pay for each individual that is registering and include the name and contact information for EACH person.  We need to send material ahead of time and will need to contact each participant.
  
• If you are registering for more than 2 people, please request an invoice be sent to you for payment. Prices will change to 185.00 per person on April 11th. Use the Drop down key below to make your selection.
  
•  If you are unable to attend, you must cancel by April 11th to receive a refund for your registration payment. No refunds will be given after April 11th.
  
  You may pay online at the CAPA web site   http://www.capaoftexas.org/resource-center/training-event-details/
  

Peace in chaos

This is life. In the midst of the darkest of hours comes a flickering light to remind you to hang on until morning. In the brightest of days there is a shadow that reminds you to be grateful for the brightness of the day. In the midst of unbearable suffering there is a thought of heaven and a day when all suffering ends. In the midst of indescribable joy there is a song that takes you back to sadder days to remind you that there are those around you in great need. 

As Jesus prayed in the garden he was battling Satan's evil temptations at the same time. As He visited the home of a friend who had died, He brought hope of the Resurrection. As He moved among the poor, the oppressed, and the blind, he brought riches, freedom and sight. As He taught his disciples to love, the tempter convinced one to betray him. As He suffered on the cross, He saved us from our sins. As He died, we gained life. We are alive because He died. We have life "to the full" because He became empty.  

We die to ourselves so that we can live for Him and so that others will follow. 

This is life. This is the message of the cross. Perhaps one key to life is to accept this reality — to always be aware of it, and not get so caught up in one that we forget the other is present. 

I know how to live on almost nothing or with everything. I have learned the secret of living in every situation, whether it is with a full stomach or empty, with plenty or little. For I can do everything with the help of Christ who gives me the strength I need. (Philippians 4:12-13)

Psalm for Sunday

Psalm 4

For the choir director; on stringed instruments. A Psalm of David.  Answer me when I call, O God of my righteousness! You have relieved me in my distress; Be gracious to me and hear my prayer. O sons of men, how long will my honor become a reproach? How long will you love what is worthless and aim at deception? Selah. But know that the LORD has set apart the godly man for Himself; The LORD hears when I call to Him. Tremble, and do not sin; Meditate in your heart upon your bed, and be still. Selah. Offer the sacrifices of righteousness, And trust in the LORD. Many are saying, "Who will show us any good?" Lift up the light of Your countenance upon us, O LORD!  In peace I will both lie down and sleep, For You alone, O LORD, make me to dwell in safety.

Psalm for Sunday

Psalm 2

Why are the nations in an uproar And the peoples devising a vain thing? The kings of the earth take their stand And the rulers take counsel together Against the LORD and against His anointed, saying, "Let us tear their fetters apart And cast away their cords from us!" He who sits in the heavens laughs, The Lord scoffs at them. Then He will speak to them in His anger And terrify them in His fury, saying, "But as for Me, I have installed My King Upon Zion, My holy mountain." "I will surely tell of the decree of the LORD: He said to Me, 'You are My Son, Today I have begotten You. 'Ask of Me, and I will surely give the nations as Your inheritance, And the very ends of the earth as Your possession. 'You shall break them with a rod of iron, You shall shatter them like earthenware.'" Now therefore, O kings, show discernment; Take warning, O judges of the earth. Worship the LORD with reverence And rejoice with trembling. Do homage to the Son, that He not become angry, and you perish in the way, For His wrath may soon be kindled. How blessed are all who take refuge in Him!

PRO-LIFE LEGISLATORS IN TEXAS & NEBRASKA ADVANCE AUL MODEL LEGISLATION

AUL and AULA’s leadership in defending life in law was highlighted last week as pro-life bills in Texas and Nebraska advanced. AULA applauded the efforts of Texas Representative Jodie Laubenberg and State Senator Dan Patrick as they introduced a bill that would ensure that abortion providers are not dispensing already-dangerous, abortion-inducing drugs in an unapproved and medically-inappropriate manner.

The bill requires that abortion providers dispense abortion-inducing drugs only in the way tested and approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and outlined in the drug’s label. These requirements will prevent the dangerous “off-label” use of abortion-inducing drugs that has killed at least seven women in the United States alone—an “off-label” use that Planned Parenthood readily admits to, on its website and in court documents.

And in Nebraska, Americans United for Life Action Vice President of Government Affairs Daniel McConchie called on Nebraska’s legislators to vote in favor of LB690, which would strengthen Nebraska parents’ ability to help their minor children. The bill, based on AUL’s model legislation, would mandate that parents give consent before a minor may obtain an abortion.

McConchie testified before the Judiciary Committee of the Nebraska Legislature on the bill sponsored by state Sen. Lydia Brasch. Before the committee, he noted that even the U.S. Supreme Court acknowledges that “immature minors often lack the ability to make fully informed choices that take into account both immediate and long-range consequences.” 

“We know that parental consent laws save lives,” said McConchie. “A 2008 study showed that parental consent laws reduce the minor abortion rate by 18.7 percent, while parental notification laws only reduce the abortion rate by about 5 percent.”

To track the progress of all pro-life legislation at the state level (not just legislation that AUL has worked on) go to www.aul.org.

Be Good To Your Own Soul

"Be lovers of your soul." (St. Clare of Assisi)

Are you good to your own soul?  Interestingly, the Bible tells us how to be good to our own souls.  "The merciful man doeth good to his own soul."  Proverbs 11:17.

It seems as if the Bible is saying we are good to ourselves when we're good to others.  Hmmm.... Eugene Peterson paraphrased that verse this way:  "When you're kind to others, you help yourself; when you're cruel to others, you hurt yourself." 

In order to be good to our own souls, we are good to others' souls.  Granting kindness to others benefits our own souls just as a gardener benefits by doing good to his garden.  As the garden receives from the gardener, it then gives back. It bears fruit that brings pleasure and nourishment.  When we give to others, we give to ourselves.  When we are stingy with our benefits, we deprive our own souls of the satisfaction and richness that only comes from showing kindness to others.  Be a lover of your soul and do good to your own soul by doing good to others.  If you feel your soul is lacking today, then give. 

"...if you spend yourselves on behalf of the hungry and satisfy the needs of the oppressed, then your light will rise in the darkness, and your night will become like the noonday.  The Lord will guide you always; He will satisfy your needs in a sun-scorched land and will strengthen your frame.  You will be like a watered garden, like a spring whose waters never fail."   Isaiah 58:10-11 NIV

Taken from: Java with Jennifer (Jennifer Rothschild)

Psalm for Sunday

Psalm 1

How blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked, Nor stand in the path of sinners, Nor sit in the seat of scoffers!

But his delight is in the law of the LORD, And in His law he meditates day and night.

He will be like a tree firmly planted by streams of water, Which yields its fruit in its season And its leaf does not wither; And in whatever he does, he prospers.

The wicked are not so, But they are like chaff which the wind drives away.

Therefore the wicked will not stand in the judgment, Nor sinners in the assembly of the righteous.

For the LORD knows the way of the righteous, But the way of the wicked will perish.

Networking Brunch

Come join CAPA for our FIRST

Networking Brunch

Where:  First Baptist Houston (on I-10 and 610) in their fellowship center

When:  March 24, 2011

Time:  10:00 – 11:30

Topic: e-Kyros

Who should attend?  Anyone who is involved with the e-Kyros database

If you have any questions about e-Kyros, this networking session is for you.  We also want people who understand e-Kyros and could possibly answer questions that others might have.

We will make a list of any questions that cannot be answered and send them to e-Kyros for their help, then e-mail you the answers.  If there are still questions that can’t be answered by e-mail, we will have an e-Kyros “phone conference training” later this year.

Please RSVP by March 19^th to stacy@capaoftx.org so that we can make sure we have enough brunch for everyone!

Please Keep Washington State in Your Prayers!

Good news! Washington State Senate bill that would effectively shut-down pregnancy help centers is now dead! (but the battle is not yet over--so please read on).
The Washington State Senate Committee has removed SB 5274 from Monday’s executive session agenda. The committee did not have enough votes to pass the bill out of committee. Therefore the bill is now dead in the Senate.
SB 5274, also known as The Limited Service Pregnancy Accountability Act, was designed to place strict restrictions and requirements on pregnancy help centers in Washington State. As a result many pregnancy help centers would be forced to close their doors.
Heartbeat thanks you for your continuous prayers and support for pregnancy help centers in Washington. Your prayers were vital to the victorious defeat of this bill.
But the battle continues. Washington HB 1366  is still heading to the House floor for a vote, driven by abortion advocates who want to see pregnancy help centers close their doors. Continue to pray for the defeat of HB 1366 as well. We need your prayers to see a complete victory in Washington State!

"Set Free" The Film

But there is hope and new life – and amazingly incredible and unexpected JOY– available for anyone who seeks God’s true healing. You will be deeply moved and overwhelmed by God’s love and compassion for every human soul – and if you are captive to an oppressive memory you will find here the truth.

Click here to See the trailer 

Love Approach Training April 2, 2011

Heartbeat International will teach the Love Approach at the Encourager Church (on I-10) on April 2nd from 9 - 4.

Cost is $25 plus the cost of the manual.

For more information, please contact Debbie Stoddard, Executive Director of the Katy Pregnancy Help Center,  at 281-578-0078

Care Net Volunteer Training

Katy Pregnancy Help Center is having a volunteer training Monday, February 28th - Friday, March 4th from 9:00 to 3:00.  The cost for the required Care Net resource training manual is $30.  

If you have any questions, please contact the Volunteer Services Coordinator at   vsc@phckaty.org  or call 281-578-0078.

This training is valuable to anyone who serves in the service business, whether ministry or not.  At this training you can begin to learn how to offer positive, practical options through caring and Christ-centered communication skills.  You can learn how to empower men, women and youth facing crisis to make educated informed, life-affirming decisions.

I'm Pro-Life Because...

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O'Reilly Factor: Lila Rose Discusses Planned Parenthood Cover of Underage Sex Ring

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“Avoiding and Recognizing Ministry Fatigue”

CAPA is hosting a wonderful event training on February 17, 2011 with guest speaker Mariana Targhetta from the Krist Samaritan Center.  

Krist Samaritan Center helps those in need in the greater Houston area to attain emotional, mental and spiritual health through quality counseling, education and professional training programs.

When:              February 17^th, 2011

Where:            Sagemont Church-Beltway 8 South and Hughes Rd.

Who:                For all ministry leaders and those who serve through volunteer work

Time:               Sign In is 9:30  Topic: 10:00am – 12:00   Lunch and fellowship from 12-12:30

Speaker:          Mariana Targhetta, MA, LPC, LMFT

Cost:                $10.00 for workshop, handouts and a boxed lunch *payable at the door by                           

                          check or cash.  

RSVP by Feb. 10^th to stacy@capaoftexas.org  Please Register in advance so that we can have enough handouts and lunch for all attending. 

Do You Have Balance?

B- Build your life around GOD
A -Accept your humanity
L-Limit your work
A- Adjust your values
N-Nourish your spirit
C-Commit your day to GOD
E- Enjoy the time has given you

American United for Life Update

Abortion is reaching crisis levels in our cities while Planned Parenthood is raking in the profits. For example, the New York City Department of Health recently reported that upwards of 41% of all pregnancies end in abortion. This is a national tragedy.

Here are the facts: Planned Parenthood receives over $350 million of your tax dollars each year – nearly one-third of its funding comes directly from taxpayers like you and me. These tax dollars are the lifeblood of Planned Parenthood's abortion empire – and if we can cut off Planned Parenthood's federal funding base, we can immediately save lives.

Planned Parenthood's real objective is to make abortion more frequent and more profitable, while you and I foot the bill. Meanwhile, the cities are ground zero in the war for the unborn.

With the gains our movement made on Election Day, now is the time to cut off Planned Parenthood's government funding, once and for all!

For more information about this article, please visit:  www.aul.org

In His Grace

O Beloved, how often we seek to live in our own strength and to approach God on our own merit rather than on His grace! We fail to appropriate His grace, which is there to cover our failure and to save us from despair.

For of His fullness we have all received, and grace upon grace. John 1:16

HOT OFF THE PRESSES:

AUL NOTES INCREASING NUMBER OF ABORTIONS FOLLOWING PLANNED PARENTHOOD'S PRO-ABORTION BUSINESS MODEL

Prior to the Guttmacher Institute’s release of their latest survey of abortion data in the United States, AUL reviewed a copy and found a striking result: following a change in Planned Parenthood’s business model, the decline in the number and rate of abortions “stalled.” 

AUL’s analysis found that Planned Parenthood’s emphasis on chemical abortions and “mega clinics” in urban areas are factored into why the long-term national decline in abortion rates has recently “stalled.”

Guttmacher admits that looking only at the relatively small change in national numbers “masks substantial changes in some states.” Data historically shows the regulation of abortion has a direct impact on abortion rates. However, the Guttmacher report fails to examine changes in state legislation regulating abortion.

AUL is the industry leader in drafting legislation at the state and federal level. Dr. Charmaine Yoest, who was widely quoted in national coverage of Guttmacher’s report, said that AUL’s model legislation on regulation of chemical abortions “is a ground-breaking tool for reigning in deadly drugs.” 

But there is another, more effective legislative prescription for a rising abortion rate: Defund Planned Parenthood. 

“Almost 70 percent of Americans – pro-life and pro-choice – agree that tax dollars should not support abortion,” said Yoest. “In the Guttmacher data we see the tragic result of an aggressive abortion industry.”

Visit AUL.org for more analysis of the Guttmacher data. 

Christ the Righteousness of the Believer

This is His name whereby He shall be called, The Lord our righteousness.  Jeremiah 23:6b

Saviour divine, we know thy name,

And in that name we trust;

Thou art the Lord our righteousness,

Thou are thine Israel's boast.

That spotless robe which thou hast wrought,

Shall clothe us all around,

Nor by the piercing eye of God

One blemish shall be found.

Abraham Lincoln's Daily Devotional

WAIT Training Conference

The LINC Network (network for youth pastors) which consists of over a dozen churches in the bay area has been working hard at hosting a WAIT Training Certification Seminar in our area. We believe this training would better equip pastors, educators, parents and other influential adults to prepare our teenagers to develop healthy relationships with others especially with those of the opposite sex. WAIT training (www.waittraining.org) is a sex and relationship education program which empowers teens and their parents by teaching them relationship and boundary setting skills and providing them with tools to help them abstain from sexual activity and other high risk behaviors.  WAIT encourages students to make healthy choices and focus on their goals and dreams.  It does not expect them to fail in the area of sexual health or assume a back-up plan is necessary because their failure is expected.  Instead, it teaches positive relationship skills and the affects of teen sex on their health and how it diminishes their chances to achieve their goals and dreams.  WAIT teaches students skills in order to develop and maintain healthy relationships.  It promotes healthier relationships with peers, parents, and other authority figures.  WAIT has a profound impact in the lives of teens and those who want to make better choices regarding their sexual decisions.  The results have been phenomenal. It is unlike any program I have ever witnessed. 

The LINC Network will be hosting a WAIT Training Certification Seminar February 4-5 at Clear Creek Community Church in League City TX. The seminar will give you the tools to teach this curriculum and qualifies you to teach it within a school system. If you are interested in participating you can register at www.waittraining.org.

If you are not ready to commit but interested in learning more about Wait Training please come to our Free Community Awareness Event on Tuesday, January 18^th from 6:30pm – 8:00 pm. Clear Creek Community Church (Mix Auditorium, upstairs of Bldg. B.) 999 Egret Bay Blvd. N. - League City, TX 77573.

For more information, please contact: Lee McClure, Senior High Pastor at Clear Creek Community Church in League City. 

CLEAR CREEK COMMUNITY CHURCH

281.338.5433 | F 281.557.2391

www.clearcreek.org

Post Abortion Recovery Training

Abortion Recovery

Equipping Leaders for Excellence In Post Abortion Recovery

Texas Training Institute Dates:  April 28-30 2011    

Schedule: Thursday and Friday from 9:30-4:30pm   Saturday from 9:30am-1:30pm

Special Dinner on Friday evening from 6:30pm-8:00pm

For more information about this event - please go to the link below:

http://www.capaoftexas.org/mcms_page.php?nav=p-149042&clickpath=abortion-recovery&version_id=1001735

Happy New Year!

"Now may God give of the dew of heaven, And of the fatness of the earth, And an abundance of grain and new wine;"         Gen 27:28

I hope that you and your family know the complete and total joy of the Lord in 2011!  May God shine His face upon you and your loved ones!