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A Reasonable Question:

  • McHenry County Needs a Maternity Home.
   

 

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Events:

  • Teen support Group meets every other Tuesday 6-8p

 
   

 

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Current and Future:

      To Our Supporters:

  • Click here to find flyers requesting volunteers needed at the McHenry County Fair Aug. 4-8th. Please post or share the flyers at your churches with the permission of the pastors. Scheduled times are from (9:30 am to 12noon; 12noon to 4pm; 4pm to 8pm) Wednesday, Aug. 4 through Sunday, August 8th.

  • We are in need of a 9x12ft. rug for the booth and bottled water. Any assistance to help at this year’s fair booth is greatly appreciated. Last year we gave out over 600 balloons to the children and shared 1st WAY’s services with all who stopped by the booth.

Connie Freund, Director
1st Way Life Center
2020 W. Johnsburg, IL 60051
(815) 385-2999
Fax: (815) 385-0314
   

 

A Time to Heal

  
 

All program offerings are confidential which is strictly observed.

Help after an abortion

Program
Description
Project Rachel:
 It's normal to grieve a pregnancy loss, including the loss of a child by abortion. It can form a hole in one's heart, a hole so deep that sometimes it seems nothing can fill the emptiness.
Silent No More:
 The Silent No More Awareness Campaign is an effort to make the public aware of the devastation abortion brings to women, men, and their families. Our hope is that the emotional and physical pain of abortion will no longer be shrouded in secrecy and silence, but rather exposed and healed.
Rachel's Peace:
 The RACHEL'S PEACE team has facilitated over 30 retreats in Northern Illinois since 1999.  In 2002 we adopted the interdenominational version of RACHEL'S VINEYARD. 
Rachel's Vineyard:
 Rachel's Vineyard is a safe place to renew, rebuild and redeem hearts broken by abortion.; find your inner voice; and is therapy for the soul
Time to Speak:
 Their purpose is to awaken hearts and minds so we can truly understand the consequences of our choices and how those choices effect the plan for our lives.

 

 

 
   

12-Week Bible Study

  

Through this 12-week Bible Study prepare for the following transformations as you go from a caterpillar to a ...

Beautiful Butterfly
You will learn how to turn

Deterioration into Renewal

Brokenness into Wholeness

Hiding into Healing

Insignificant into Priceless

Keeping Secrets into Confession

Rejection into Acceptance

Despair into Hope

Guilt into Forgiveness

Broken Dreams into Fulfillment

Pain into Joy

Man's Love into God's Love

Fear into Trust

The Aftermath of Abortion...

Depression ● Suicide Attempts

Drug Abuse

Grief ● Shame ● Remorse

Crying Episodes

Dysfunctional Relationships

Divorce

Fear ● Anxiety

Increased Breast Cancer

Anger ● Low Self-Esteem

Suicidal Thoughts

Rejection ● Loneliness

Sadness ● Bitterness

Animosity Towards Men

For further information for either of the two programs:

Contact our offices:
Johnsburg/McHenry - (815) 385-2999
Harvard - (815) 943-1500
or Toll Free - (800) 848-LOVE (5683)