God uses hundreds of beautiful moments every day through the people, services and programs at Pregnancy Decision Health Centers (PDHC). 

For moms and their babies, lives are saved and lives are changed, impacting families for generations. Just as God worked through the life of Esther to fulfill His purposes, He works through each of us every day, moving and inspiring us for such a time as this. 

“(A)nd who knows whether you have not come to the Kingdom for such a time as this?” (Esther 4:14)

The ministry of PDHC was envisioned more than 42 years ago, as God worked through founders Mike and Peggy Hartshorn, along with their Catholic friends and other passionate, pro-life Christians, as they opened PDHC.   

They started the crisis hotline, answering calls from a bedside phone, listening to women in their time of greatest need and connecting them with essential services in the center. 

Since then, staff members and volunteers on the 24/7 hotline continue to serve families, answering calls, texts and chats, often as a first point of contact with PDHC. 

Already this year, they have responded to more than 1,800 calls, 2,300 chats and 32,000 texts. Each moment on the hotline is an opportunity to show God’s love and abundant grace to women in crisis, providing them with hope during an uncertain time. 

As individuals enter one of PDHC’s four pregnancy resource centers, they are met with love and compassion by women whom God has called to the ministry of PDHC. God uses their hearts for love and life to care for each woman’s spiritual, emotional and physical health as they listen to her unique story and show her precious baby for the first time during an ultrasound. 

Already this year, more than 1,100 individuals have been served through more than 2,000 visits to PDHC's centers, and hundreds of lives have been saved.

These women receive ongoing care and support through PDHC’s Family Empowerment Center. They are provided with a family advocate who guides them through parenting education classes throughout their pregnancy and beyond, up until their baby’s first year. They are blessed with a community of support as they interact with other moms. 

Fathers are also provided with support and education to build strong families. Families also receive resources such as diapers, wipes, car seats, pack-n-plays, clothing and other much-needed baby items. 

So far in 2023, more than 450 new moms and dads have participated in more than 360 in-person and 7,700 online parenting classes, along with 1,100 visits to our baby boutique. 

God also uses the lives of individuals to help heal the broken-hearted. As St. Francis of Assisi said, “We have been called to heal wounds, to unite what has fallen apart and to bring home those who have lost their way.”  

Since 1989, PDHC Abortion Recovery (aR) programs and services have provided hope and healing to individuals who have experienced the grief and trauma of abortion. PDHC’s aR program also provides a 24/7 CareLine for individuals to seek help in their healing journey. 

This year, the aR program has already served 64 individuals through more than 340 program sessions. For help, call or text the CareLine at 614-721-2100. 

Since 1984, God has used the lives of individuals who are passionate about our youth, educating students on character development and healthy choices to help them achieve their life goals.  PDHC’s Common Sense Culture program has served more than 3,300 students in 34 schools so far this year. 

There have been so many beautiful moments and so many lives impacted during the past four decades at PDHC. Don’t miss your opportunity to see how God has worked through the lives of others for such a time as this by attending the upcoming Celebration for Life Galas. 

The galas will be held in Lancaster on Thursday, Sept. 14, at the Tree Church, with guest speaker Melissa Ohden, an abortion survivor, and on Thursday, Sept. 21, in Columbus at Villa Milano, with guest speaker Scott Klusendorf, president of Life Training Institute, author and narrator in the movie A Matter of Life. 

Guests also will hear from a mom who was abortion-minded but made a life decision after seeing her baby on an ultrasound and from a woman who found healing from her abortion experience through PDHC’s aR program.  

To reserve complimentary seats, visit SupportLifePDHC.org.