Helping Hands Pregnancy Resource Center will celebrate its new 3D ultrasound machine at a ribbon cutting ceremony on Oct. 16 at 10:30 a.m.
“People who come to the ribbon cutting ceremony can expect a joyful time as we celebrate God’s provision and the people that sacrificially gave to allow for the purchasing of our ultrasound machine,” Helping Hands Director Bryce Asberg ’20 said.
Helping Hands requested that attendees RSVP by Oct. 8 to prc.helpinghands@gmail.com. The center is located on 46 S. Howell St., past Checker Records coffee shop.
“We are so incredibly thankful for God’s miraculous provision,” an email from Helping Hands said. “Soon we will be operational and able to offer this service to the community at no charge.”
Asberg said the organization was able to purchase the ultrasound machine through the generous donations of the local Knights of Columbus, the national Knights of Columbus, and the Hillsdale County Community Foundation, which joined with local churches and many individuals and families from across the county to fund the machine.
He said the 3D technology will give mothers and fathers the gift of seeing their unborn children.
“These images are powerful and serve as a profound encouragement for women and men to make a life-affirming choice for both them and their child,” Asberg said.
Sophomore Joey Spoelstra said he is proud that his fraternity, Delta Tau Delta, raises money for the center.
“I think what impacted me the most and made me really want to help even more was after we gave them the donation check,” Spoelstra said. “The facility is small and it is right smack dab in the middle of town. When we went there to give them the check, there was a lady at reception and she was overjoyed that we had come to personally give them the donation.”
Spoelstra said seeing the results of his fraternity’s efforts made him smile.
“Many of the workers at Helping Hands expressed their gratitude at our aid and it meant the world to us all,” Spoelstra said. “I know it did to me.”
With the new technology, the mission of Helping Hands will expand, Asberg said.
“Helping Hands has the same mission – to equip women and men to make life-affirming decisions about pregnancy, parenting, and sexuality through the gospel of Jesus Christ,” he said. “But with this machine we will be able to provide a cutting-edge service, unmatched in the county, that allows us to much more powerfully communicate the truth about life in the womb.”
Asberg said he wants women in unplanned pregnancies to know they are not alone.
“Helping Hands has the confidential services and support you need and trained client advocates eager to meet with you and walk alongside you,” he said. “Everything we offer is free and we are ready to serve you however we can.”
According to a press release, Helping Hands was founded in 1986 and previously operated under the name Alpha Omega Care Center.
In the statement, Asberg said having the machine will be a “game-changer” for women in the community.
“Too often, when a woman faces an unplanned pregnancy, she feels alone. We have always walked alongside women in love, but now we can show a new mother a picture of the life God has given her. That is nothing short of miraculous.”
Helping Hands requested that attendees RSVP by Oct. 8 to prc.helpinghands@gmail.com. The center is located on 46 S. Howell St., past Checker Records coffee shop.
