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Families are in crisis this back-to-school season

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Families are in crisis this back-to-school season

Urgent Need: As the back-to-school season begins, families are facing mounting pressure—tough choices, cultural confusion, and strained relationships.

Will you make a gift before August 31 to help provide Christ-centered support in this critical season?

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Bethany Pepin

Bethany Pepin is a public speaker and co-author of the book, Joy Will Come: Exchange Shame for Redemption. She and her husband Jeff have three daughters, including Kinley, and live near Tulsa, Oklahoma. She works as a coordinator for a school of ministry.

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The Surprising Blessings of an Unplanned Pregnancy

If your family is dealing with an unplanned pregnancy, it can be a very difficult time, with lots of emotions and potential outcomes. In this Focus on the Family chapel message, a winsome mother-daughter team share how an unplanned pregnancy rocked their world, the confusion that resulted, and how the daughter found strength through biblical counseling at a local pregnancy resource center. Ultimately, the baby was adopted by an extended family member and is growing up delighted to have an ‘extra’ mom.

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How God Redeemed My Teen Pregnancy (Part 2 of 2)

Lindsay Pepin Ophus, her mother, Scarlet, and her aunt Bethany share their inspiring story of how God brought about redemption in their family when Lindsay became pregnant as a teenager. Our guests describe how God’s grace turned distress into hope when Bethany was moved to adopt her niece’s baby. (Part 2 of 2)

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How God Redeemed My Teen Pregnancy (Part 1 of 2)

Lindsay Pepin Ophus, her mother, Scarlet, and her aunt Bethany share their inspiring story of how God brought about redemption in their family when Lindsay became pregnant as a teenager. Our guests describe how God’s grace turned distress into hope when Bethany was moved to adopt her niece’s baby. (Part 1 of 2)

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Adoption Was Our Leap of Faith

Our intention in adopting wasn’t to set an example or even to encourage others. Our only goal was obedience. And yet, little by little, God helped me see that He can use our obedience to further His kingdom in ways we never imagined.