Abstinence Counseling
The goal of abstinence education is to communicate to young people their value and worth as individuals. We want to help them identify their goals and dreams and to reach them by maintaining healthy boundaries in every area of their lives.
Doctors, teachers, and other adults encourage young people to make healthy choices by: exercising, not smoking, saying “no” to drugs and alcohol, using sun block, and eating a well balanced diet. Why then do they tell young people they can’t control their sexual urges and it’s unhealthy to try to do so? Because of the epidemic of STD’s (sexually transmitted diseases) sexual behavior is truly a life and death issue. Many STD’s can literally scar an individual for life, and a few of them are deadly. The possible physical repercussions of sex outside of marriage can be devastating, but they are far outweighed by the emotional and spiritual damage of shallow and selfish sexual pursuits.
Our goal is to provide young people with the tools they need to make choices that will bring them into healthy, satisfying and life-long relationships with no guilt and no regrets.
Sexual Integrity Program
Sexual integrity is a powerful side of character. It is seen in someone who has learned not only to remain physically abstinent, but also spiritually and mentally as well. Being an individual of sexual integrity is a daily walk. It requires a personal relationship with Jesus Christ and a desire to please Him with every thought and action.
It is the next step after making a commitment to remain abstinent. For just saying the words and attempting to remain sexually pure out of fear of disease, pregnancy, or abuse is not enough. Living a life of sexual integrity will last long after marriage. It is vital that young people learn to walk in sexual integrity by yielding their lives daily to Jesus and being satisfied by His love alone.
The Pregnancy Care Center is dedicated to challenging young men and women to become individuals of sexual integrity. This grants young people the freedom to pursue their dreams and ambitions without constraint or regret. It means not following the social norms, but striving to reach a higher standard.