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Saturday, June 2, 2011

January 2012
Now to Him who is able to do far more abundantly beyond all that we ask or think, according to the power that works within us.. Ephesians 3:20

Warinanco Park, Elizabeth, NJ Gateways annual Walk-for-the-little-ones

Reed comes to Christ!

Shante is 16. She came in with her 20 year old boyfriend Reed. He stated he attends church. He stated that his pastor was going to make him a Christian this Sunday. He agreed that living with Shante and not

A final look back 2011

Praise and Prayer
...rejoicing in hope, persevering in tribulation, devoted to prayer.. Romans 12:12 Were excited to update you on the results of 2011. We saw a record number 1,387 women, 202 babies are known born, and most importantly, 186 men and women trusted Christ as Savior. Over our twenty-six year ministry, weve seen 26,346 women, with at least 2,724 babies known born. Relative to our primary mission, 1,809 men and women have been led to a saving faith in Jesus Christ! Praise Him for the work done in 2011 by Lucy Droege, who is no longer on staff. Pray for open hearts to receive Jesus Pray for our April training and our need for additional male and female volunteers Pray for Rich Collier as he continues treatment for cancer

Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creature; the old things passed away; behold, new things have come. 2 Cor. 5:17
abstaining was sinful. We shared the gospel and the need to personally trust Christ. Because we do not know when we will take our last breath, we encouraged Reed to trust Christ today. He and Shante have a New Testament. He stated he would consider what we said about the need to trust Christ.

Update: Two weeks later Jim, our male counselor in

Irvington, led Reed to Christ and is now following up on his commitment.

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.. where were going in 2012

January Living Word Alliance Church, Hewitt, NJ (SOHL) 9am and 11am 22 Evangel Church, Scotch Plains (Baby bottle) video and five (5) minute update by Marisol Rodriguez at 9am and 11am Grace Lutheran (Missouri Synod) Union, NJ (SOHL) 8am and 10:30 two morning services plus Sunday school presentation 29 Grace Orthodox Presbyterian, Westfield (SOHL) SS and 10:30am 4 and 18 Volunteer Training @ Irvington 5 Marisol - 10 min re: baby bottles Centro Cristiano Palabra de Vida, Cranford 9 5:00pm - St. Paul UFW Baptist womens retreat Deliverance Evangelistic Center, Newark, NJ. Sister with Throne Appeal Hebrews 4:16 -- one session on teen pregnancy/ information table. 1

Ellen Beth Sona at Grace Lutheran (Union) on January 22nd. Two years ago Ellen Beth came to our Elizabeth center. She had no medical insurance and we helped her with referrals. She delivered her healthy 7 month old preemie and is grateful for our assistance.

February

March

Blessing others as we have been blessed

Beginning of year ways to bless the ministry of Gateway:

(1) (2) (3) (4) New Years seed gift Monthly pledge for one year Church missions monthly gift Rewards for credit card use: ex: Toys / Babies R Us (5) Matching Gifts Program at work: Schering Plough, Best Foods, etc. (6) Employees direct giving: NJ Teachers credit union, NJ State Employees union (7) United Way designated giving (8) Stock donations (9) Church offering as part of Sanctity of Life Sunday (10) Baby Bottle Campaign involvement

Looking ahead
October 25, 2012 Fundraising Banquet
Celebrating 26 years of crisis pregnancy ministry: 26,346 women seen 1,809 trusting Christ 2,724 babies known born

Jeremy Gavaris poses with Sharon Vann Williams and her mom, Mary Vann. Sharon was a volunteer when Gateway opened its doors in Irvington in 1991. You may remember her from this brochure >>>

.. a look at the Gateway ministry in November and December, 2011

Tabitha Sajous closeup born 12 1 11 at 7 weeks

Yasmin* and Rachel* Come to Christ

Julia, John, Mercy, Evelyn, Kettura, Christina, and Jamal at Our November 5, 2011 volunteer training class in Irvington

Many thanks to the congregation of Grace Reformed Church, Newark

Yasmin* age 26, stated that she was a Christian but was living with her boyfriend, Tony. This was her second child. Evon shared the need to trust Christ and Yasmin made that commitment. She and Tony intend to get married. On December 30th. Yasmin delivered early (on the kitchen floor) She and baby Dwayne* are doing well.

Harder Truth Success Story for blessing many families this past Thanksgiving. Rachel * age 18, came to Gateway undecided. We showed her the Harder Truth video. She changed her mind and decided to carry her baby if she were pregnant. The test revealed was negative. Gloria shared the gospel with Rachel. She had thought she was a Christian because she had grown up in a Christian home. She trusted Christ as her personal Savior during her visit to Gateway.

Rev. Belton Brevard III (above) delivered twenty food baskets to be given to some of the women whove come to our three sites.
T H A N K S G I V I N G

I tell you, there is joy before the angels of God over one sinner who repents.
Luke 15:10

*name changed for confidentiality

Gateway Pregnancy Centers

960 Springfield Avenue, Irvington, NJ 07111 65 Jefferson Avenue, Elizabeth, NJ 07201 705 Park Avenue, Plainfield, NJ 07060
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Many thanks to the Girl Scouts of Union, NJ and their leader, Veronica Carvalho (above left) for blessing the Gateway ministry with many baby items for Christmas. We met up with them as they spent time with residents at Cornell Hall Care Center on December 30th. Each Girl Scout received a gospel message with their thank you. This is a portion of it..
Jeanette Heller poses with one of many baby blankets she knitted for the ministry of Gateway (January 29th. at Grace Orthodox Presbyterian Church, Westfield)

Thank you to our local Girl Scouts for helping us at Gateway Pregnancy Center! We really appreciate you and your work for the community. May we share with you a message of encouragement and hope? We know that the purpose of Girl Scouts is to teach values such as honesty, fairness, courage, compassion, character, sisterhood, confidence, and citizenship through activities including camping, community service, learning first aid, and earning badges by acquiring other practical skills.

Presbyterian Church, Westfield, NJ)

But there is no real badge for FAITH. A relationship with God cannot be earned, but GOOD NEWS, any boy or girl, man or woman can trust Christ and obtain the gift of ETERNAL LIFE. Jesus said, I have come that they may have life and have it abundantly (John 10:10) That includes YOUR life, here and now. Is your life really the life in all its fullness that Christ promised in the Bible?

What about all my good works. They have merit, dont they? Cant good works assure me of eternal life? NO! Remember, there is no merit badge where a boy or girl can earn eternal life, although
some people try by: Being good - Going to church -Getting baptized - Helping other people.

We then shared the way any boy or girl, man or woman can trust Christ as Savior and Lord, concluding the message with this challenge .. So, Girl Scout- you would be a smart cookie to consider what you just read!