Welcome To Aid For Women <sup>®</sup> <STYLE> <!--BODY {margin-top: 0pt; margin-left: -1pt; </STYLE> <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0""> <tr> <td width="150" valign="top" rowspan="4" background="bk.gif"> <table width="150" border="0" align="right"> <tr> <td><a href="http://www.helpaidforwomen.org/index.cfm"><img src="http://www.helpaidforwomen.org/newsletter/logo.gif" width="150" height="259" border="0"></a></td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <td height="50"> <div align="right"><b><a href="http://www.helpaidforwomen.org/newsletter/Fall2008.pdf" target="_blank"><font color="#000000">Newsletter</font></a></b></div> </td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <td height="50"> <div align="right"><b><a href="http://www.helpaidforwomen.org/mission/mission.cfm"><font color="#000000">Mission</font></a></b></div> </td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <td height="50"> <div align="right"><b><a href="http://www.helpaidforwomen.org/volunteersdonors/volunteers.cfm"><font color="#000000">Volunteers/Donors</font></a></b></div> </td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <td height="50"> <div align="right"><b><a href="http://www.helpaidforwomen.org/auxiliary/auxiliary.cfm"><font color="#000000">AFW Auxiliary</font></a></b></div> </td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <td height="50"> <div align="right"><b><a href="http://www.helpaidforwomen.org/clients/clients.cfm"><font color="#000000">Clients</font></a></b></div> </td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <td height="50"> <div align="right"><b><a href="http://www.helpaidforwomen.org/archive/archive.cfm"><font color="#000000">Archive</font></a></b></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <div align="center"><b>Aid for Women</b><sup>®</sup><br> 8 S. Michigan Ave.<br> Chicago, IL 60603<br> (312) 621-1100<br> Fax: (312) 621-1972<br> <font size="3"><a href="mailto:contact@aidforwomen.org"><font color="FFD429">contact@aidforwomen.org</font></a></font> </div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td><br> <br> <br> <br> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <div align="center">NEED TO SPEAK TO SOMEONE IMMEDIATELY?<br> Call <b>OptionLine</b><br> a free 24-hour service,<br> at <b>800-395-HELP</b></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <div align="center"><b>Need assistance outside of the Chicago area? </b><br> Visit the<br> <b><a href="http://www.heartbeatinternational.org/worldwide_directory.asp" target="_blank"><font color="FFD429">Worldwide Directory of Pregnancy Help</font></a></b> <br> to find a center near you. </div> </td> </tr> </table> <p align="right"> </p> <BR><p> </p> <p align="center"> </p> </td> <td colspan="3"><img src="title.gif" width="275" height="81" hspace="90" vspace="15"></td> <tr> <td align="center" width="150" valign="top" rowspan="3"><img src="newsmain.jpg" width="100" height="130"> <p> <table width="150" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="1"> <tr> <td align="center" width="150"><img src="../newsletter/horizontal.gif" width="150" height="18"><br> <a href="../newsletter/Fall2008.pdf" target="_blank"><img src="../newsletter/navnews.gif" width="100" height="33" alt="Our Newsletter" border="0"></a></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center" width="150"><img src="../newsletter/horizontal.gif" width="150" height="18"><br> <a href="../mission/mission.cfm"><img src="../newsletter/navmission.gif" width="100" height="33" border="0" alt="Our Mission"></a></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center" width="150"><img src="../newsletter/horizontal.gif" width="150" height="18"><br> <a href="../volunteersdonors/volunteers.cfm"><img src="../newsletter/navvolunteer.gif" width="100" height="33" border="0" alt="Our Volunteers"></a></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center" width="150"><img src="../newsletter/horizontal.gif" width="150" height="18"><br> <a href="../auxiliary/auxiliary.cfm"><img src="../newsletter/navclient.gif" width="100" height="33" border="0" alt="Who We Serve"></a></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center"><img src="../newsletter/horizontal.gif" width="150" height="18"><a href="../clients/clients.cfm"><br> <img src="../newsletter/navarchive.gif" width="100" height="33" alt="Newsletter Archives" border="0"></a></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center" width="150"><img src="../newsletter/horizontal.gif" width="150" height="18"></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center" width="150"> </td> </tr> </table> <p> </p> </td> <td valign="top" align="left" width="90%"> <p> </p> <p><b>Construction Complete</b><br> Construction of the additional new space for Aid For Women<sup>®</sup> is complete and it has turned out better than we hoped or imagined. We now have a center that is more professional, yet beautifully warm and inviting for our clients. With so many wonderful improvements that have been made we are well prepared to carry our worthy mission into the promising NEW MILLENNIUM.</p> <p><b>Heavenly Aid</b><br> Kathleen Bindley</p> <p>Our center was officially closed one Saturday morning and the workmen were to arrive at eight o'clock, although it was well past nine. Alone on the 11th floor, I was busy cleaning out our storage closet in the hall with boxes and furnishings strewn about when I noticed four teens who seemed to be hanging out near the corner of our space. It crossed my mind to call security, but one of the girls asked if this was the "Aid" office and said someone on the street told them to come here. Without a second thought, I dropped what I was doing, apologized for the chaos, plaster dust and total disarray of our reception room, turned on the light and invited them in.</p> <p>The saga of these two young couples was so very sad and yet had so many redeeming aspects. The day before, they had traveled a long distance from another state where minors need parental consent to have abortions. They had stayed overnight at a hotel hoping 16 year old Kara would have her abortion early and then they could drive home the same day. James, the father of the baby, Carol and Brian were to be her support through the ordeal. But a pro-life sidewalk counselor outside the abortion clinic cautioned them about the health risks and long term emotional trauma so often associated with abortion. They listened and left.</p> <p>As I questioned them to get a fuller picture of their situation, I observed how very tender and truly loving James was with Kara and the devotion the four had one for another. My heart just ached for them, because they had been deceived into thinking that there was free sex - no consequences - just fix it with abortion, then had to travel all that distance only to despair at the reality of it all. Kara sobbed and sobbed. I held Kara and wept with her and encouraged her that God had showed such mercy to place that counselor in her path. I said He had a plan for her life even though it all seemed so bleak, and that He would sustain her through it. I thought of my own 17 year old daughter and told Kara that I prayed God would extend the same mercy to spare her the tragedy of abortion were she pregnant and unmarried. All four teens were despondent but decided that abortion was not an option. I gave them a number of pamphlets to read on the way home and to share with other friends. 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