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(Pregnancy Help News<\/a>) In the 18 months since Jessie Andersen stepped into the executive director position of a western New York pregnancy center, she and her team have experienced God\u2019s provision for the ministry, especially this year.<\/p>\n

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During the first six months at the helm of Options Care Center<\/a> in Jamestown Andersen led the organization\u2019s reconstruction project to become a medical clinic.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe had a huge building renovation. I was a contractor, or basically so,\u201d Andersen said.<\/p>\n

Upon receiving a donated ultrasound machine from another pregnancy center and bringing in a trainer to guide the volunteer sonographers, Andersen and her team learned the donated equipment needed to be replaced.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe were told, \u2018you need to get a new ultrasound ASAP,\u2019\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

Raising money for the machine became their focus as 2020 unfolded.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn February and March, everything was going well \u2026 and then COVID hit,\u201d she said.<\/b><\/p>\n

The center was open only one day a week, and the spring fundraiser was cancelled, impacting donor funding. When her one-year evaluation arrived in May 2020, she was told by the board her job might be eliminated due to lack of funds. Andersen acted.<\/p>\n

\u201cI prayed, and God told me, \u2018Just give me a few days.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n

While speaking with the leader of another center one day, Andersen learned about a fundraising endeavor that center had done, a county-wide giving program. She put on her research hat and discovered the county where Options is located offered something similar called, \u201cGive Big, Chautauqua.\u201d She registered her center as a recipient.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe brought in seven times the amount we usually received during our spring fundraiser,\u201d Andersen said. \u201cThat meant we had extra.\u201d<\/p>\n

She spoke with the board about designating those additional funds toward the new, needed sonogram machine.<\/p>\n

Options also received money from the federal COVID-19 PPE program. The board kept Andersen on.<\/p>\n

When September rolled around, another in-person fundraiser, the center\u2019s annual Walk for Life, was cancelled. However, a virtual was held that \u201cbrought in more than usual,\u201d Andersen said. Options also received a grant. Those extra funds helped Andersen and her team raise the $15,000 needed to complete the new ultrasound machine purchase, including a 3D transducer.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s been an amazing year,\u201d Andersen said. \u201cIn a matter of months, we went from nearly laying me off to raising $15,000 for a new sonogram. God likes to work in those impossible moments.\u201d<\/p>\n

READ:\u00a0Option Line sees 40% jump in calls amid pandemic, proving importance of pregnancy centers<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Options is back to being open several days a week, and according to Andersen, more abortion-vulnerable and abortion-minded women are walking through the doors.<\/p>\n

Three volunteers, one RDMS (Registered Diagnostic Medical Sonographer) and two nurse sonographers, operate the new ultrasound machine. Andersen and one other person are the only paid staff. In addition to medical services, Options provides Real Essentials, a relationship program for area schools, a parenting program, and an abortion healing program.<\/p>\n

The pregnancy center\u2019s city of Jamestown is a community of about 30,000 people located about 60 miles south of Buffalo, near Lake Erie. Andersen was hired as Options\u2019 executive director in May 2019.<\/p>\n

The passage of New York\u2019s radical<\/a> abortion expansion<\/a> law<\/a> and the release of the movie \u201cUnplanned\u201d compelled Andersen, who is also a book author, to step into pro-life work. The former English teacher and stay-at-home mom relies on God and people in the pro-life, pregnancy help community for assistance in navigating her somewhat new role.<\/p>\n

\u201cI feel unqualified (to lead the center), but I\u2019m willing to ask questions,\u201d Andersen said. \u201cI have an amazing board \u2013 they are forward-thinkers, and they\u2019ve been a huge help to me.\u201d<\/p>\n

She has visions of increasing services in the future, including opening a satellite center and offering STD testing.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s been a rollercoaster ride, that\u2019s for sure,\u201d Andersen said of her tenure thus far. \u201cBut I\u2019m where God wants me to be. I\u2019d encourage others if they step into situations that feel uncomfortable, that\u2019s probably God telling you it\u2019s where you\u2019re supposed to be.\u201d<\/p>\n

Editor’s Note: This article was published at Pregnancy Help News<\/a> and is reprinted here with permission.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cLike\u201d Live Action News on Facebook<\/a>\u00a0for more pro-life news and commentary!<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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