Halima, her husband and their 5 children had just made the long journey from their homeland, the small Kingdom of Jordan, to Sacramento. As Halima and her husband worked to help settle their family, not just into a new home and school for their children, but also into a new country and culture very foreign to their own experience, Halima thought she was suffering from jet lag.

Just five months after I had given birth to my second son, I suspected I was pregnant again. I was fearful of what another pregnancy would mean – the high cost of daycare services, perhaps having to quit my job and the strain on my family’s finances.

Amber started her day at the Gathering Inn Homeless Shelter complaining she was not feeling well. She had no health insurance and seemingly no support of any kind. The shelter had provided her a place to sleep for the night and a social worker to assess her needs.  With the social worker’s help, Amber was seen by a doctor at the St. Vincent De Paul Medical Clinic...

Cassie came to the Sacramento Life Center for pregnancy testing and help getting health insurance. She had suffered a miscarriage in the last year and desperately wanted to be pregnant again. She was ecstatic when test was positive.

Maricel, a 31 year old widow from the Philippines, came to the Sacramento Life Center looking for answers.  She entered the counseling room, after a positive home pregnancy test.  She was anxious to know if she really was pregnant.  

Kasey was undecided about her pregnancy, she felt nervous and afraid; she was the mother of a two-year old little boy and not sure she could handle another baby. Kasey was also fearful that her relationship with her boyfriend would end. He was not thrilled at the idea of her being pregnant and told her she should have an abortion. 

A half broken down van filled with stuff pulled up to Mobile Clinic.  Janet and her boyfriend Jim were looking for a pregnancy test and ultrasound.  Janet told Lisa she was undecided about her pregnancy.  She was 42 years old and worried about potential problems due to her age and her habit of drinking, smoking, and drug use...

In the summer of 2013 Ivy discovered she was pregnant.  She had taken a home pregnancy test and was shocked by the positive result...

Destiny came to the Sacramento Life Center worried, stressed, and afraid of what news she might receive.  Her mind was set on getting an abortion because her plans for her life didn't include a baby...