God's Alternative Plan

This past week, two interns and I had the opportunity to go with Chris and his wife to Vermont and New Hampshire. The main reason for this trip was for us to get to know each other better which will later help us work together and bring out the best in us. Also it is a way for Chris to get to know us a lot more, see what we are like off of work, what our hobbies are, likes and dislikes, dreams and future plans.

But God always has a back plan for us. On our first day in Vermont we attended mass at the town church and there we discovered a pamphlet for a Pro life fundraiser dinner party that was taking place the following night in Lebanon, NH which was only 30 min away from were we were staying. We could not believe our luck...................or the way providence woks. So we immediately called and reserved a table for 6. It turned out to be a total success.

This fundraiser was organized by the "Pregnancy Centers of the Upper Valley" which we learned through conversation, are Centers all through out the upper valley of NH, that not only attend women and couples with crisis pregnancy's but promote chastity by forming young girls and boys in the value of one's body and soul, they encourage teenagers to wait until marriage before having sex and by this they are teaching them the real meaning of respect, not only towards others but to oneself.

Learning that there are organizations like this one, fighting for the value of life, unborn and living, makes us not feel alone in our battle. Being present at this dinner helped me realise that we should not follow MTV, MySpace, Cosmopolitan because even though these institutions lead the way young teenagers think and act, they do not hold the truth.

Well all set out of New York with the clear idea in our head of having some time for us and for relaxing, but God always has something in store for us and this was an amazing opportunity. We came back not only rested clear headed and with new friends, but will the will to fight harder and stronger because the truth is out there we just have to give it a push.