Recently, I went to BFR Medical to serve as a Clinic Advocate for a client that was coming in for an Abortion Pill Reversal. While we pray for EVERY client, I felt particularly compelled for our team to pray for this client before she arrived. 

As an Advocate, I am the first one to meet our clients in the lobby area. My role is to simply establish a trust relationship by sharing that I am here for HER and will be with her throughout her appointment – to give whatever support is needed. 

Since she was an APR client, I did not feel led to ask the usual questions I might normally ask a pregnancy client. Instead, I asked her if she would share with me how she was feeling.

She shared that she was scared and I assured her that she was in a safe place where our nurses would be showing her love and compassion. 

We are very carefully trained and always thoughtful in our approach to every client as there is often a life and death choice to be made. I wanted her to know that I felt she was here by divine appointment. She teared up when I shared this. I stood beside her and held her hand while the ultrasound was being completed. Sadly, the ultrasound indicated that a loss of life had already taken place. She was brokenhearted.

As I took her back to the patient room to process this news, the first thing she said to me was, 

“Thank you for being so nice to me.” 

I felt led to ask her if she knew who Jesus was. She indicated to me that she did not. I asked her if she wanted to know Him.

She immediately said, “Yes!” 

At her prompting, I invited her to pray with me and ask Jesus to be her Lord and Savior. She cried as she prayed.

“You have received a heart transplant,” I declared!

I assured her that she was forgiven with no condemnation. I told her that Jesus had a plan and a purpose for her life. She hugged me and we both cried. 

I look forward to continued follow up with her. I know God has a beautiful plan for this young lady!

~ DaNita Chaplin, Patient Advocate

ONE-TIME GIVING