January 20, 2024
Dear EMC/CompassCare,
CompassCare/EMC’s Brooklyn Medical office re-opened on January 8!
During the first week, thirteen women were served, including a woman whom we will call Lily.
Lilly found TeleCare through CompassCare/EMC’s patient marketing channels. She used the online chat to connect with a nurse in Rochester. It became apparent that Lily would need an in-person appointment which included an ultrasound scan to confirm pregnancy and how far along she is.
Since Lilly lives near Brooklyn, her nurse offered her an appointment at the newly re-opened CompassCare/EMC office. Lily agreed to schedule the appointment.
It seemed that Lilly’s mind was torn between the “unknown” of continuing with her pregnancy and the “known” of having an abortion, attempting to return to her “normal life. But Lilly was beginning to realize that if she had an abortion or kept her baby, the little life inside of her had forever changed her own life.
In her words, the decision to abort her baby would be difficult because, “It’s a life.” God was already clearly working on her heart. Her next step? Go to her in-person appointment at CompassCare.
Hours later, in the only pro-life medical office in Brooklyn (there are other pro-life organizations that CompassCare/EMC is proud to partner with), Lily confirmed; she was saving her baby’s life! During that appointment, Lily received medical care, ultrasound imaging, and heard the Gospel.
Lily left the appointment joyful about her decision to continue her pregnancy—she no longer felt that she needed to have an abortion. Her fear was transformed into confidence.
God opened the doors for CompassCare to reach Lily and many more women like her in New York City. 61% of all abortions in NY State, the abortion capital of the Nation, occur in NYC.
Pray for God’s blessing on the new Brooklyn office and His favor as CompassCare continues to build the pro-life infrastructure to save more women and babies from abortion throughout NYC.
Grace and Peace,
Kathy Mauer, RN, BSN
CompassCare VP of Patient Services