One Father at a Time

As Father's Day approaches, Morris Nading, the Pregnancy Care Center's Men's Ministry Coordinator, shares a little bit about why reaching one father at a time is so important in the work that is done at the PCC.

Why is the Men’s Ministry a crucial part of the work we do at the Pregnancy Care Center?

“I believe the Men’s Ministry is crucial because the family values continue in a downward spiral. It has always been and will continue to be the man’s responsibility to lead the family. When the father is absent from the home, it has been proven statistically, children are more apt to fail in school, they are more prone to drug and alcohol use and are more likely to be incarcerated as a teenager.”

What do you see as the biggest need of the men that come into the center?

“In the Men’s Ministry at the PCC we have a wonderful opportunity to address these young men about their responsibilities of becoming a father. There has become a generational decay of fathering in the American society today. When these young men come into our center, we have learned that some do not know their father or if they do, their relationship has not been in their son’s best interest. This allows our male counselors the privilege to meet with them one on one and give them a beautiful picture of how fathers are to raise and love their children. We pray the information we share about fatherhood will help bridge the gap between these young men and their children.”

How do the male volunteer’s best meet the needs of the men that come into the center?

“The best way to meet the needs of these young men is to first set up a rapport with them. In has to be expressed through our character and attitude how much we care about them and to show we are interested in them. They need to see something different in us than they do in themselves. We also must be vulnerable and transparent with them. When they become comfortable with us they become relaxed and God will open doors of opportunity for the Gospel. We can teach and educate in the counseling room but ultimately the Gospel will meet their needs. We must be faithful men and God will bring the harvest.”