Italian baby boy survives abortion for two days

A new case in Italy could shake up the largely Roman Catholic country's laws on abortion. A baby boy who survived his abortion and was left by hospital staff to die was found by a priest, who called for the staff to try to save the baby. The boy passed away two days after he was born.

"Italian police are investigating the case for "homicide" because infanticide is illegal in Italy.

The law means that doctors have had an obligation to try to preserve the life of the child once he had survived the abortion."

Read more in the article in the UK's Telegraph newspaper.

Link to STORY

More on the story from cnn.com

CPC loves our volunteers

Volunteer Spotlight on SUSIE WAUGH in our call center

Susie gently ministers each week to scared and sometimes tearful clients in our Call Center. Susie faithfully answers each call knowing that God is able to change that life forever. She graciously and patiently listens and the clients recognize her genuine concern. CPC is privileged to have Susie on our volunteer team as she diligently and courageously allows God to use her in this very special way. Susie is a two-time Walk For Life President’s Club member, has served as the Volunteer Coordinator for the 2009 WFL – Mt. Trashmore, assisted as the media specialist at the 2009 Annual Banquet and presently is a member of the Walk for Life Super Team Committee. Thank you, Susie, for your faithful service!

Do you want to get involved?
Here's how!

CONTACT Angie Freeman • afreeman@cpcot.org • 410-9703 ext. 202

CRITICAL VOLUNTEER NEEDS Client Advocates
Center Receptionists
Call Center Volunteers
Registered Sonographer
Baby Shower Coordinator – Portsmouth Center
Great Expectations
Parenting Class volunteers
Walk for Life events volunteers

Volunteer Training Dates
CPC 101
Tuesday, June 8 • 9-11:30 am or 6:30 – 9 pm

BASIC & INTERMEDIATE TRAINING
Saturday, June 12 • 9:00 am – 3:30 pm
Tuesday, June 15 • 6:30 pm – 9 pm
Saturday, June 19 • 9:00 am – 3:30 pm
Tuesday, June 22 • 6:30 pm – 9 pm

LifeChange 2009 Totals

Your change is changing lives!

Thank you for participating in LifeChange in 2009.

Abundant Hope Baptist Church
Alexander Baptist Church
Anonymous
7-Eleven- 120 N. George Wash. Hwy.
Bacon’s Castle Baptist Church
Beautiful Feet
Believers Church - Small Group
Bethel Assembly of God
Bible Believer’s Church
Blackwater Baptist Church
Calvary Baptist Church
Calvary Presbyterian Church
Centerville Baptist Church-Prime Timers Class
Central Baptist Church
Central Baptist Church in Ghent
Church of the Messiah
Colonial Baptist Church
Community Church of Chesapeake
Cornerstone Bible Church
Courthouse Community UMC-Good News Bible Study
Crossroads Church
Fairwood Agape Baptist Church
Faith Baptist Church
First Baptist Church Suffolk
First Baptist Church of Norfolk
Foundry UMC
Girlfriends Unlimited/Hickory Ridge Comm. Church
Grace Bible Church - Levis Community Group
Great Neck Baptist Church
Greenbrier Christian Acad. Spanish Classes
Green Run Baptist Church
Harvest Fellowship Smithfield
In His Grip Bible Study FBCN
Kempsville Baptist Church
Kempsville Church of Christ
Lake Drummond Baptist Church
Landstown Community Church
Laurel Avenue Church of Christ
Little Grove Baptist Church
Long and Foster Reality
Nansemond River Baptist Church
New Covenant Presbyterian Church
New Life Providence-Worship Ministry
New Song Fellowship
Ocean View Christian Reform
Open Door Chapel Virginia Beach
Open Door Church Suffolk
Pepe Brownie Troop
Portsmouth First Pentacostal Holiness Church
Providence Baptist Church Ches.
Regent University-Office of Community Life
Rock Church of Franklin
Rock Church Virginia Beach - Student Group
River Oak Church - Children’s Ministry
River of Life Baptist Chruch
Southside Baptist Church
Sovereign Grace
St. Mary’s of the Presentation
Temple Baptist Church (Norf.) Bible Study
Virginia Beach Beacon Baptist Church
VB Community Chapel
VB Freewill Baptist
Volunteer Training
Walk for Life
Westminster Reformed Pres. Church
Woodland Heights Baptist Church

GRAND TOTAL $58,560.06

This year, LifeChange is focusing on local missions in Vacation Bible School programs. What an opportunity for our children to live the mission of LIFE in our community! Want to get your VBS connected?
Call us at 410-9703.
LifeChange is an easy way to support women and families facing crisis-related pregnancies. Simply collect spare change in CPC’s baby bottles and we’ll take care of the rest. Call our office today at 410.9703, ext. 202 to sign up your church or group to participate in LifeChange.

CPC in the news before our Suffolk Walk

We had a great time at the Suffolk Walk!
This is only our third year at this venue and the numbers keep growing.

Thanks for all of you that showed up to Walk for LIFE this past weekend.

The Suffolk News Herald published a story in their Friday paper about the Crisis Pregnancy Center of Tidewater and one of our clients turned volunteers, Alicia Jones.

Read her story online. Link to STORY

Thanks to The Suffolk News Herald and reporter, Leila Roche, who also came to Walk for LIFE.

There is still time for you to Walk for LIFE.

Our last date is this Saturday, May 1 at the Virginia Zoo.

There will be great raffles and prizes for sponsored walkers.

The Crisis Pregnancy Center of Tidewater's
Walk for LIFE 2010
at the Virginia Zoo
3500 Granby Street in Norfolk
Link for directions

this Saturday, May 1

REGISTER TODAY
to Walk for LIFE @ www.cpcfriends.org/walk

This is a great event for the whole family.
There will be face-painting, clowns, a bounce house, music and great fellowship.

Main Street Coffee in Suffolk supports CPC

Our next Walk for LIFE event
will take place in Suffolk this Saturday, April 24.

Still time to register online@ www.cpcfriends.org/walk.

Main Street Coffee
at 149 North Main Street in Suffolk will give you
a free coffee & cookie
with at least a $3.50 purchase.

Walk for LIFE and get a cup of coffee and cookie!



Visit Main Street Coffee online @ www.mainstreetcoffeesuffolk.com

Their summer hours start May 3: M-F 7-4 • Sat 9-3


Our coupons, available at the walk will be valid until May 31.

Walk for LIFE in Suffolk this weekend!

CPC's Walk for LIFE was a great success in Virginia Beach!

If you didn't make it last weekend,
please try to come this weekend to our second event in Suffolk.
There will be great raffles and prizes for sponsored walkers.

The Crisis Pregnancy Center of Tidewater's
Walk for LIFE 2010
at First Baptist Church in Suffolk
127 N. Main Street
this Saturday, April 24

REGISTER TODAY
to Walk for LIFE @ www.cpcfriends.org/walk

This is a great event for the whole family.
There will be face-painting, clowns, a bounce house, music and great fellowship.

If you cannot come this weekend, we have another Walk for LIFE event this year.

Saturday, May 1
at the Virginia Zoo in Norfolk

The Walk for LIFE is critical to CPC’s ongoing ministry of helping moms and pre-born children in the community.

Stephanie's story

When she came to the Keim Center, Stephanie had already made the decision to end her pregnancy. She was filled with fear – afraid to disappoint her parents, frightened of the unknown, scared to face this crisis alone. Carrying this pregnancy to term and parenting alone, with the father on deployment, seemed unimaginable and impossible.

Stephanie found her way to The Keim Center. She was welcomed with love and genuine concern. When Stephanie saw the ultrasound of her baby’s tiny heartbeat, she was moved to tears. She immediately knew she needed to tell her family about her pregnancy. Her family surprised her with incredible support and a strong desire to help her parent her child. As the pregnancy progressed the baby’s father became more supportive and even excited about their child. Like the baby she carried, Stephanie’s anticipation grew. Stephanie reflected on the past days and felt moved to send a letter to her advocate at The Keim Center. “I owe the success of my pregnancy to YOU! If you hadn’t been so caring, I probably would have had an abortion. You really are an influential person, and you’re a good woman. I appreciate that

you showed me that you really cared,
and that this is an important issue and not something that should be brushed off.”

Stephanie delivered her baby boy in December. She knows that the day she walked into The Keim Center, her life changed forever. Choosing life for her child showed tremendous courage and love for her baby who she “would not give up now for anything”. She and her son’s father plan to marry when he returns from deployment.

Planned Parenthood

PLANNED PARENTHOOD

CONSTRUCTION AT 515 NEWTOWN ROAD • VIRGINIA BEACH

Though they will not confirm with the local media, Planned Parenthood is building a 13,000+ sq. ft. facility in Virginia Beach (515 Newtown Rd.) scheduled to open this summer.
Planned Parenthood is the #1 abortion provider in the US.

A Bold Challenge

Eager to see CPC’s new life-revealing medical clinic open in Virginia Beach,
an anonymous donor will match 40 new pledges
of $50 per month
for the next two years!

SIGN UP FOR A MONTHLY PLEDGE,
CLICK HERE!

If you make a $50 monthly pledge today, it IMMEDIATELY
becomes a $100 monthly blessing to CPC’s ministry.

Meeting this challenge will raise over 80% of CPC’s monthly support goal
to open our clinic in Virginia Beach.

You can help CPC make our life-revealing medical clinic a reality by accepting this challenge today!

Walk for Life this weekend @ Mt. Trashmore

The Crisis Pregnancy Center of Tidewater's
Walk for LIFE 2010
at Mt. Trashmore in Virginia Beach
this Saturday, April 17

REGISTER TODAY
to Walk for LIFE @ www.cpcfriends.org/walk

This is a great event for the whole family.
There will be face-painting, clowns, a bounce house, music and great fellowship.

If you cannot come this weekend, we have two more Walk for LIFE events this year.
Saturday, April 24
at First Baptist Church in Suffolk
and
Saturday, May 1
at the Virginia Zoo in Norfolk

The Walk for LIFE is critical to CPC’s ongoing ministry of helping moms and pre-born children in the community.