Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, one of our goals has been to find the best way to respond that would help our community, and give our church family an outlet to serve during a season that still seems so uncertain. The Live Awake team was created to plan and execute projects designed to tangibly display love and inspire hope to those in our area that need it most.
Here is the next installment of our series detailing the projects undertaken by the Live Awake team with support and involvement from our larger Awaken Church family.
Live Awake Project - Lifeline Pregnancy Care Center
Pregnancy and preparing for parenthood can be a difficult time for many, but with the additional obstacles that COVID has created--job insecurity, hospital restrictions, lack of support and connection--it’s become even more stressful for many expectant mothers. With that in mind, we asked our Awaken family to help us celebrate Mother’s Day a little differently this year.
In years past, we’ve honored the women in our church community with gifts on Mother’s Day. This year, we focused outward in a partnership with Lifeline Pregnancy Care Center in Nampa. Lifeline provides a vital service to women who are experiencing an unexpected pregnancy. They offer free pregnancy testing, in-house ultrasounds and confidential support and answers to questions for women who need them. They also provide parenting education classes and access to supplies to care for mothers and infants.
In order to serve Lifeline Pregnancy Care Center and the mothers that they work with, we asked them for a list of items that they need most on a regular basis. We then distributed that list to members of Awaken Church, inviting them to purchase items from the list and then drop them off at the church the week of Mother’s Day. After all donations were made, we were able to bring two truckloads full of diapers, new clothes, diaper bags and other new baby items to the center, ready to be distributed to mothers in our community who need them.
In addition to our donation in honor of Mother’s Day, we formed a great connection with the center and it’s administrators. In fact, a volunteer who helped with the baby item drive and drop-off met with the coordinator to begin volunteering at the center. If you are interested in learning more about the Lifeline Pregnancy Care Center or would like to find more ways to serve them and their mission, visit their website at lifelinepcc.org.
Over the next few weeks, look out for information on other Live Awake projects that have been completed so far this year. And check out a video of this project here.