56669 29 palms hwy. Ste. D Yucca Valley, CA 92284

760-369-8512 November/December 2017

Changing the World... One Life at a Time ! Life Support News

Board of Directors

Board President:

Sandy Dell

Vice President:

Cynthia Kraemer

Secretary:

Jenifer Crawford

Treasurer:

Kathy Boetger

Board Members

Jeff Alkire

Audrey Farmer

Sarah Thompson

Tom Mauer

Executive Director

Brandi Hale

Medical Director

Dr. Andre Kasko, D.O., OB/GYN

Nurse Manager

Elizabeth Moore, RN

Ultrasound Technician

Kathy Boetger, Licensed US Tech

Mission Statement

HDPC is dedicated to protect human

life from conception, as a service

organization through education,

counseling and support.

Office Hours

Mondays

12:30-5:00 pm

Tuesdays-Thursdays

10:30AM-5:00pm

Embrace: to hold closely in one’s arms, especially as a sign of affection; to accept or

support (a belief, theory, or change) willing and enthusiastically.

“And the Lord God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils

the breath of life, and man became a living being." Genesis 2:7

Of all the things that were created back in Genesis, only mankind had the privilege of

life being breathed into his nostrils by God. Why did God do that for man? What is it

about man that the Creator of the universe would bother to get down in the dirt with

him? It is love. It is grace. The bible says in John 3:16, “For God so loved the world that

He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believes in Him should not perish but

have eternal life." Again we see that God, in the form of Jesus, got down in the dirt with

mankind. Why? Because He loves us and He wants us to have eternal life. Life is im-

portant to God. He is the giver and the protector of life. He is our refuge in times of

trouble. He is the Good Shepard who wants to keep his sheep (us) safe. Even though,

“All we like sheep have gone astray. We turned, everyone to his own way; And the Lord

has laid on Him the iniquity of us all.” (Is. 56:3)

God took our sin and the punishment we deserve and placed it on Jesus, the Good

Shepard, who lays His life down for His sheep. Jesus warns us that there is an evil one

lurking about, a thief who wants to steal the sheep from the Shepard. He will do any-

thing to get that sheep away from its guardian. Jesus tells us in John 10:10, “The thief

does not come except to steal, and to kill, and to destroy. I have come that they (the

sheep) may have life and that they may have it more abundantly."

Life is precious to God. Christ came to give us abundant life. Let’s not focus on the thief

that lies and kills and destroys. But instead, let’s turn our attention to the One who

breathed life into the nostrils of mankind and who gave us a way to have abundant,

eternal life. Let us embrace life and the love that God has given us.

Kathy Boetger

Embrace Life!

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High Desert Pregnancy Staff Profile

Words cannot begin to express how blessed

we have been this past year, and as the holi-

days are approaching, we here at the High

Desert Pregnancy Clinic have so much to be

grateful for. Record numbers of donations

have come in. We received the Heart of the

Basin’s Award from the Town of Yucca Val-

ley. We also received a 2nd place award for

Best Non-Profit from Hi-Desert Star. We

started our Embrace Grace ministry and had

one young lady, we call them “Bloom's”, go

through the program. We purchased two

new sets of curriculum for our "Earn While

You Learn" program.

We've had two Post Abortive Healings, plus

we have seen 8 women decide to keep their

babies after wanting an abortion initially.

Two girls have given their heart to Jesus.

Two single dads are now taking classes, as

well as more couples coming together. We

have had the opportunity to show the movie

Voiceless to six churches and share who we

are and what we are all about.

So, as the New Year approaches, what is

next? Some goals we have set are, first and

foremost, to save more babies, to build

stronger families, as well as help heal more

women who have suffered from an abortion.

We also want to raise more community

awareness that we are here for them and

about what we do. We will also be setting up

fundraising to purchase a new ultrasound

machine for our technician and a mobile

ultrasound unit to reach those in the farthest

parts of our desert.

This coming January we will start our next

semester of Embrace Grace and introduce

the next chapter in the program called Em-

brace Life. This class will help us to complete

one of our other goals for the coming year,

to work more closely with the churches in

our community to come alongside our clients

to love them and introduce them to Jesus on

a deeper level. Our hope is to further sup-

port them by helping them to find a new

church family.

Brandi Hale

2017 statistics

Babies saved: 8

Pregnancy tests: 63

Client visits : 1,055

Ultrasounds: 7

Post Abortive Recoveries: 3

“THE NEW EMBRACE LIFE

CURRICULUM AND

PROGARAM EQUIPS NEW

MOMS ON HOW TO FLOURISH

IN THEIR RELATIONSHIP WITH

GOD AND NOT ONLY SURVIVE

IN LIFE BUT THRIVE!”

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Liza Rodriguez/ Office Manager

Liza has been with us now for a little over a year and a half, starting out as a volunteer

receptionist, then moving up to be our office manager. She has lived here in the Morongo

Basin for 34 years, coming here with her family when she was a teenager. She met her

husband here and has now been married for 23 years. They have 3 wonderful children.

The oldest is grown and lives out of town and the other two are still living at home. Liza

loves to read, a lot! She enjoys the outdoors doing yard work, hiking, and camping. She

also loves to spend time with her family playing games or attending sporting events.

Liza came here to High Desert Pregnancy Clinic because she wanted to be a part of an

organization that helps the community and strives to encourage young women to keep

their babies when the world says differently. She also appreciates that this is a place

that encourages abstinence and, above else, she enjoys the opportunities to share the

gospel with those who hunger for it. When I asked Liza what she enjoyed most about

being here on staff she told me, “ It’s meeting the clients that come through, seeing them

and getting to know them and offering encouragement. I love to see that they learn so

much from the classes, apply it to their lives and see them continue to come back even

after their baby is born. So much negative in the world but when they come to High De-

sert Pregnancy Clinic they can leave it at the door and experience the caring people

here, who listen."

A WONDERFUL NIGHT UNDER THE STARS We want to thank everyone who came out and helped with our "Night for Life" in

September. To our sponsors: Crown Contracting and Realty Professionals, thank you.

Also, to Boetger Enterprises for their donations. It was a night of fun, great food,

good people and an amazing testimony by our guest speaker, Rusty Joiner, not to

mention the great items that were donated to our auction. With perfect weather,

wonderful hosting, and supporters, it was a successful evening. We raised nearly

$10,000! This covers half the year for rent.

Again, thank you to everyone who came out!

Prayer Requests

• Salvation for our clients

• Upcoming court case for

a family

• Embrace Grace and

Embrace Life new

semesters

• Our Volunteers stamina

and health

• Upcoming overturning of

AB775 to be heard in

February

• Abortion vulnerable girls

A letter from a client Years had passed since my last pregnancy and I decided to reach out to the clinic to get up-

dates and re-educate myself on the “baby Parenting”. Surprisingly, I got pregnant after dec-

ades of failed attempts. I had briefly heard about the High Desert Pregnancy Clinic in my

career but did not know details and the impact of its services in our community. I was

placed on disability early in my pregnancy due to medical complications. Quickly thereafter,

I experienced issues with my disability payments and found my family in financial hardship.

During this hardship, we have attended weekly sessions and have earned butterfly bucks to

obtain baby supplies. The clinic’s store has provided our new baby with everything she

needs for the first year of her life.

It was the support of the clinic’s staff and their services that have helped balance and assist

us during these times. The clinic provided my husband and I with support, inspiration, and

hope, the confidence to take on the challenges we face, and improved skill set toward solu-

tions in caring for our new baby. The video educational services offered have provided us

with new parenting techniques. Parenting techniques such as the different sounds of the

baby’s cry to communicate their needs of hunger, gas, or the simplicity of being tired. Addi-

tionally, what I thought I knew as the “proper way”, I discovered was actually inaccurate.

For example, “breastfeeding positioning and latching on.”

Last but not least, the RN Elizabeth has been available to answer our medical concerns that

were not addressed in our medical care. This has given us peace of mind during a very

stressful and emotional period. The High Desert Pregnancy Clinic has embraced us with

nothing but love and support. They have held our hands, cried and laughed with us, and

have become an extended part of our family.

We are grateful and appreciative that a place such as this exists in our limited community.

We will continue to attend our weekly classes and give a five-star recommendation to any

expecting parents to participate as well. Children are such a blessing in our lives so why not

broaden the opportunities to provide for them with love and support toward a happy ful-

filled life. This starts by attending to our own needs and self-care as individuals and their

parents. -Mandy

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Donations!

We are a nonprofit that runs on

donations alone. We would love to

welcome you as a “Life Support Part-

ner.” These are people who give any

amount on a monthly basis. We have

others who give a one time gift and

still others who participate in our

fundraisers throughout the year. We

can put you on an automatic with-

drawal or you can send your dona-

tions to the office. For more infor-

mation you can call our office or go

to our website:

www.highdesertpregnancyclinic.org

We are an affiliate of the Right to Life

League of Southern California.

Tax ID# 95-2645805

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Contact us:

For more information on how you can involved, please call 760-369-8512.

Or just stop by and see us!

56669 Twentynine Palms Hwy, Suite D, Yucca Valley, CA 92284

Email us at: info@highdesertpregnancyclinic.org or hdpclinic@gmail.com

Also look for us on Facebook & Twitter!

We’d really like to improve our presence on social media. YOU can help by

“liking”, sharing, and giving reviews on Facebook and Yelp. Thank you!

A big Thank You to

everyone who brought in

donations this quarter:

Cactus Quilt Guild

Ginger Gilmet

Cecilia St. Clair

Chris Merry

MaryLou Richard

Mary Retes

Joyce Wheeler

Summer Fernandez

Kristin Brown

Ronald Griege

Tara Hough

Scott

Ginger Gilmet

Kathy

Maria McIntire

Family Health Center

Seventh Day Adventist

Ladies Ministry

Mr. & Mrs. Morrison

St. Mary’s parish

MAID TO ORDER

Walk for Life 2018 - March 17

Golf for Life 2018 - May 19

Embrace Grace class starts on

January 16, 2018

Embrace Life class starts on

January 11, 2018

A special thank you to the helpers who helped make our Pastor’s Wives tea party a success.

To the board members, Sandy Dell and Kathy Boetger, for coming and sharing as well as

your help in the set up. To Kim Minyard, for your help with last minute touches. And to Liza

Rodriguez, for coming in and help with clean up. Most importantly to everyone who was

praying for this event to be successful, Thank You!