Loving, gentle and kind. . .character that makes a difference in a life.
Who Are Your Teachers?
Be sure to welcome strangers into your home.
By doing this, some people have welcomed angels as guests,
without even knowing it.
Hebrews 13:2
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"When I first walked in here I felt so safe." - 2017
Angels as Teachers

I have been with Durango Pregnancy Center long enough that former clients are now walking in with their 7 year olds! It happened again Wednesday morning when a young woman brought in her 4 year old to meet me (2013 baby picture to the right).

When I remember her story and the relationship we had, it is with a great deal of humbleness. She was an angel. She became my teacher.

Born with both developmental and physical disabilities she had been told from childhood by teachers and doctors that she wouldn't succeed in school and would never be able to carry a child. She proved them all wrong!

She went on to complete a college degree and carry to term her first baby! Now she's excited about a second pregnancy when together, on another visit, we watched the results turn positive. There isn't an ounce of bitterness, resentment or "poor me" in her. She's been homeless. Faced challenges far beyond my capability to comprehend. Truth is, I complain far more about a lot less!

Ultimately, I am a student of the "angels" who walk into the center. They have taught me more about the nature of love, hope and the character of God then what I ever learned in church. Resilience is a word I often use to describe these angel women. Even now, the home this client lives in is being sold. Nevertheless when walking out the the door she left me with this gift, "God is good. He's taking care of us." 

Valerie Mangrum, Executive Director
Keeping on. . .

Christ has no body but yours,
No hands, no feet on earth but yours,
Yours are the eyes with which he looks
Compassion on this world,
Yours are the feet with which he walks to do good,
Yours are the hands, with which he blesses all the world.
Yours are the hands, yours are the feet,
Yours are the eyes, you are his body.
Christ has no body now but yours,
No hands, no feet on earth but yours,
Yours are the eyes with which he looks
compassion on this world.
Christ has no body now on earth but yours.

Teresa of Avila, a 16th century Spanish mystic, understood not just the purpose of Christ's ministry but also its, feet on the ground, practicality. Her 16th century admonition is as fresh today as at any time. Every day, at Durango Pregnancy Center , we strive to embody being Christ to everyone who comes. 

Holding her baby in her arms, a young mom recently recounted her story of how she "discovered the love of Jesus." It was a compelling and moving account and I was awed again at how God brings people to Himself. "But," she concluded, "it all started here. When I came here I felt so safe. You loved me."

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A few of our most recent babies!


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