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Mt. Vernon | In every room of a ing, testing and treatment for newly renovated building, tour sexually transmitted infections, guide Paula Joy stops to tell parenting classes, and inforvisitors the meaning behind the mation about adoption and art on the wall. Each creabortion recovery. And in ation has a scriptural GraceHaven’s exam foundation. As Joy room, nurse Jana reads the passages, Musgrave will use her voice breaks. a brand-new ultra“I cry in every sound machine to room,” she said, show parents their laughing while she baby’s heartbeat. wipes away tears. “We just want to The GraceHaven make sure they’re SARAH USERY pregnancy resource able to see that life on clinic is literally covered in screen,” said Musgrave, citing prayer, Joy said. Artist Mark a statistic that up to 88% of Lawrence’s works were inspired women choose life after seeby the psalmists’ dependence ing a heartbeat. The average on God for rescue and salvacost for this kind of ultrasound tion. And in the month leading is $200, she said, but Graceup to GraceHaven’s launch, Haven clients can receive theirs churches will surround the for free. building to pray for the minis“This is how we, one by try that will happen inside. one, save babies,” said Sarah When it opens this fall, the Usery, director of operations clinic will offer pregnancy testP. 3
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News journal of the Illinois Baptist State Association
OCTOBER 1, 2020 Nonprofit Organization U.S. POSTAGE PAID Peoria, Illinois Permit No. 325
Vol. 114 No. 12
ON MISSION
Kids, churches get busy Ministries overcome limitations P. 11
TABLE TALK
Sweat hour of prayer The joy—and pain—of intercession P. 14
STUDENTS
Faith & Politics in 2020 P. 7
2020 IBSA Annual Meeting
November 4 • 1 p.m.* Tabernacle Baptist Church, Decatur
AWSOM goes online And local in 2020 P. 12
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* Start time pending Order of Business Committee approval.