A Missional Organization for Life
What is Assurance for Life?
Assurance for Life is a pregnancy crisis center located in Lexington, Kentucky. Its staff and volunteers see hundreds of clients (estimated to 1,000/year) representing all ethnic backgrounds and religious affiliations.
Why do I volunteer at Assurance?
Like with so many things in life, I didn’t realize how much I was taking life for granted. This life that God gifted to me from the very beginning of my existence. The life that privileges me to know God, to pursue Him and glorify Him. The life that enables me to give thanks for an amazing husband and 2 beautiful daughters. The ritualistic mundane swiped away from me the reality of this gift.
To be honest, through such daily mundane, humanity itself tends to get so self- absorbed that the simplest things of life are devalued and unappreciated even more. Taken for granted. I wouldn’t wake up thanking God for the "simple" fact that I am breathing life. It never occurred to me to look my mother in the eyes and thank her for choosing to give me life.
Graced by God, and blessed by godly pastors and a godly church, Assurance renewed my mind on the reality of life as a gift from God. A gift that is endangered every second of the day. Either by devaluation, or by death. The missional living of the Assurance team enables me to see life as a battlefield. Their Gospel-centered ministry to life and all that it entails allows me to see life as God intends it to be: a gift, sacred, and created for His own glory.
The team of Assurance welcomes and loves on every person who steps through their doors, regardless of social status, race and education. They encourage and reaffirm the love principles of Jesus. Their friendship with Life rejuvenates the souls of women who otherwise might be too alone, and too scared to even live.
What is the best part about working at Assurance?
The best part is seeing the Assurance team look at each woman who comes into their mission field as a precious, walking jewel loved by God. The staff and volunteers get on their hands and knees, and dedicate their very lives to protect, preserve and prosper life. They meet with these beautiful women, pray with them, (some even become believers in these offices); they speak boldly but gently for the unborn. And they continue to minister in the women’s life long after the baby is born. There are programs that assist a woman in her becoming a mother. Furthermore, the unwavering stand for Jesus’ hands and feet reach even the broken souls through Assurance. By reaching out to post-abortive women, Assurance understands that the cross is big and deep enough for all the broken. Jesus’ forgiveness covers damaged souls and restores them to life, eternal life. (www.assurancereknew.com.)
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