Option Line Reaches 3 Million with Life-Saving Help!

Who besides a Christian can rejoice with a whole heart while begging God to act?

Today, that’s just what we’re doing at Heartbeat International and our 24-7, 365 helpline, Option Line.

On Thursday afternoon, Feb. 22, we answered a chat from “Jennifer,” a 19-year-old in Fort Wayne, Indiana.

As God would have it, Jennifer is the 3 millionth person to cry out for help since Option Line first answered the call in 2003.

We want to tell you a bit about Jennifer, and beg you to join us in praying for Jennifer, her baby and family in this time of great need.

Melinda has two goals with each woman she helps:

First, she prayerfully works to calm the woman’s initial fears, as well as ask and answer any questions she can. 

Second, she does everything in her power to encourage that woman to get help at a local Heartbeat International pregnancy center.

As they chatted, Jennifer said she felt caught between the “right” thing to do and the “easy” thing to do. She just wanted to get this whole thing behind her. 

Melinda has had over 45,000 conversations with women in Jennifer’s position—and she’s only been with Option Line for a few years. As she has so many times before (and since!), Melinda prayed, listened and asked questions to help Jennifer feel empowered to make a decision for life.

Before they ended the chat, Melinda offered to connect Jennifer directly with A Hope Center—a Heartbeat International affiliate—in Fort Wayne. As she so often does, Melinda also offered to pray for Jennifer, and reassured her that she’s not alone. 

Will you join us in praying for Jennifer this week? We wish we could tell you with certainty that Jennifer chose life for her precious child, but until that baby is born and cared for, we don’t want to mislead you. 

Thank you for joining us in prayer for Jennifer, and for your faithful support of Option Line! Because of YOU, we’re helping 1,000 women every day find unexpected hope in a surprise pregnancy.