Harbor Life Ministries

Lots of tears today,  many BIG decisions need to be made today for mom and baby.

A resident receives her GED certificate today!!  Congratulations  way to go,  now moving on to college in the fall.

Recently, HLM received the following letter from a former client.

“Hello.  I was a pregnant teen who stayed with Karla and Doug (house parents). I didn’t stay at the Harbor House, I stayed with them in their home along with their children. (This was because HH was being remodeled.) It was the summer of 1993, I was 16 at the time and was only there for a few months. I gave birth to a baby boy, which I had decided to put up for adoption. However, before it could go through, the biological father of my son and his parents found out and so I made the decision along with my parents that I would bring my son home.”

“It has been tough at times, I was very young when I had my son. My mother, father and my sisters and brother were all supportive and helped through out the rest of my high school days. The biological father was never around. I had to financially provide for my son, even though my parents helped, I still was responsible for him. I decided to go to the Vocational Center because they had a program for unwed mom’s in which they could take their child there for the daycare for little to no cost, while they continued to finish high school. In the fall of 1995 I met a boy at the Vocational Center. He took me for who I was as well as my son. We have been together now almost 15 years. We have been married for almost 13 years. My husband adopted my son in 1998, for which my son has only known him as his father. Our son is now 16 and we have a daughter and she is 12. I have been blessed with a wonderful husband and children.”

“Although my life is great now, I always think about what Karla and Doug did for me. I think about the fun we had while I was there, the support I received from them. They are good people, who would do anything to help you.”

Katie, an EPS client, recently said; “My experience with EPS has been wonderful. EPS is great! EPS helped me get through my pregnancy and learn how to be a parent. The ‘Baby Bucks’ I’ve earned have provided things I couldn’t afford for my baby.”

Even though Katie has recently graduated from the program, she continues to meet with EPS staff.  She said;  “I keep on coming back to EPS because the staff is always willing to talk and listen to me.”