Skip to content
  • The Alabama Baptist
  • The Baptist Paper
  • The Alabama Baptist
  • The Baptist Paper
  • Log In
  • Subscribe
  • Renew
  • Donate
  • The Alabama Baptist
  • The Baptist Paper
  • The Alabama Baptist
  • The Baptist Paper
  • Log In
  • Subscribe
  • Renew
  • Donate
The Baptist Paper
The Baptist Paper
  • SBC 2025
  • Latest News
  • Trending
  • Your state news
  • Classifieds
  • SBC 2025
  • Latest News
  • Trending
  • Your state news
  • Classifieds

Sav-A-Life center in Alabama receives ultrasound machine from Psalm 139 Project

  • October 10, 2021
  • Jan White
  • Abortion, Alabama, Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission, Featured, Latest News, National News, SBC, Tennessee
Pastor Leroy Cole leads dedication prayer along with ERLC team members, Sav-A-Life staff, nurses, volunteer client advocates and board members. 
(Photo by Tina Boles)

Sav-A-Life center in Alabama receives ultrasound machine from Psalm 139 Project

Ultrasound machines save lives.

According to the Psalm 139 Project, a pro-life ministry of the Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission of the Southern Baptist Convention, “Most women in a crisis pregnancy who are given a glimpse of the life within them choose life.”

The Project, designed to make people aware of life-saving technology and help pregnancy centers minister to abortion-vulnerable women, recently donated an ultrasound machine to Sav-A-Life’s Family Hope Center in Andalusia, Alabama. An Oct. 3 dedication ceremony included ERLC team members, staff from Covington Baptist Association, local pastors and area Sav-A-Life staff and client advocates.

Board Chairman Leroy Cole led a dedication prayer while others placed their hands on the ultrasound machine, thanking God for it and for the lives saved when women “see” their preborn babies.

“Early in a client’s pregnancy when the movement of the fetus can’t be felt, the client may not feel like a mother — but as the monitor shows life in the womb and that tiny heartbeat is revealed, it’s at that very instance the spirit in the mother is stirred up and the bonding begins,” said Christy Watts, Andalusia’s Sav-A-Life executive director.

“We know several abortion-vulnerable clients have changed their minds. One client said she thought it was just a bunch of cells until she saw the ultrasound of her baby.

“We have had clients call asking how much an ultrasound will cost. It’s a blessing to tell them it is free of charge,” Watts said.

The center’s previous ultrasound machine was 12 years old and had technical problems, according to the center’s nurse, Jan Gager.

“I read about The Psalm 139 Project in The Alabama Baptist about two years ago and brought the information to our Sav-A-Life executive director,” Gager recalled. “She applied, then COVID hit. At the beginning of 2021 [she] reapplied and we received our new ultrasound machine in June.”

Several days of training also were provided for Gager and another nurse who volunteers as a client advocate.

The Psalm 139 Project believes every “mother, every child, every heartbeat matters to God,” according to their website.

“It is a privilege to partner with Sav-A-Life’s Family Hope Center in Andalusia as they meet women where they are, provide life-saving care and share the hope found in the gospel,” said Elizabeth Graham, ERLC vice president of operations and life initiatives. “The generosity of individuals committed to the serving of vulnerable mothers and preborn babies, as well as the support of local churches, helps us bless centers like Sav-A-Life with these life-saving machines, at no cost to them.

“We will continue to advocate for the vulnerable until abortion becomes unthinkable and unnecessary across the globe,” Graham declared.

The Family Hope Center opened in 1992 and serves a five-county area in south central Alabama, offering free pregnancy tests, ultrasound scans, a maternity clothes closet and baby items. It is supported by local OBGYNs, the health department and about 25 area churches and organizations, and sees some 600 clients per year.

The Psalm 139 Project focuses on aiding pregnancy resource centers by donating ultrasound machines and providing training. The centers use the machines in their life-saving work to support women and families in crisis pregnancy situations, helping many make the choice for life.

One hundred percent of financial contributions designated to the Psalm 139 Project go toward purchasing ultrasound machines and providing training; no Cooperative Program resources are used. Tax-deductible gifts may be made at psalm139project.org, or via check to ERLC, 901 Commerce Street, Nashville, Tennessee 37203.

Share with others:

Facebook
X/Twitter
LinkedIn
Email
Facebook
Twitter
LinkedIn
Email

Latest News

  • Persecution, violence and religious freedom addressed at BWA Congress
    Persecution, violence and religious freedom addressed at BWA Congress
    July 16, 2025/
    0 Comments
  • First person: Why no one’s listening to your church and how to fix it
    First person: Why no one’s listening to your church and how to fix it
    July 16, 2025/
    0 Comments
  • Lifeway names interim CEO, begins search for new president
    Lifeway names interim CEO, begins search for new president
    July 15, 2025/
    0 Comments

Sign up for the Highlights

Get all latest content delivered to your email a few times a month.
Email is required Email is not valid
Thanks for your subscription.
Failed to subscribe, please contact admin.

Related Posts

Persecution, violence and religious freedom addressed at BWA Congress

Bruce Webb, pastor of The Woodlands First Baptist Church of Woodlands, Texas, recounted the history of Baptist advocacy for freedom of religion during a breakout

First person: Why no one’s listening to your church and how to fix it

You’re leading. You’re preaching. You’re promoting. But still… it feels like no one’s really listening. That’s not just frustrating; it’s exhausting.

Lifeway names interim CEO, begins search for new president

Trustees have asked Lifeway’s Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer Joe Walker to serve as interim president and CEO until a new president is named, in accordance with Lifeway’s bylaws.

John MacArthur, megachurch pastor and voice of ‘Grace to You’ radio ministry, dies at 86

John MacArthur, megachurch pastor, culture warrior, author and longtime voice of the “Grace to You” radio program, has died. 

Want to receive news highlights throughout the week? Sign up here!

Email is required Email is not valid
Thanks for your subscription.
Failed to subscribe, please contact admin.

About

  • Our Story
  • Our Team
  • Our Partners
  • Advertise and Promote
  • Classifieds
  • Contact us
  • Our Story
  • Our Team
  • Our Partners
  • Advertise and Promote
  • Classifieds
  • Contact us

Explore

  • State-specific news
  • Archive
  • Opinion pieces
  • Sunday School lessons
  • Persecuted Church
  • Podcasts
  • Videos
  • State-specific news
  • Archive
  • Opinion pieces
  • Sunday School lessons
  • Persecuted Church
  • Podcasts
  • Videos

Submissions

  • Story suggestions
  • Your Voice/Letter to the Editor
  • Photos / Videos
  • Corrections/other
  • Submission Policy
  • Story suggestions
  • Your Voice/Letter to the Editor
  • Photos / Videos
  • Corrections/other
  • Submission Policy

Subscribe

  • Subscribe
  • Renew subscription
  • Gift a subscription
  • Start a new member subscription
  • Start a new group subscription
  • Start a new subscription at the group rate
  • Hosted Church
  • Manage your group
  • Manage your account
  • Request free trial
  • Subscribe
  • Renew subscription
  • Gift a subscription
  • Start a new member subscription
  • Start a new group subscription
  • Start a new subscription at the group rate
  • Hosted Church
  • Manage your group
  • Manage your account
  • Request free trial
The Baptist Paper
Address:
3310 Independence Dr.
Birmingham, AL 35209
Copyright © 2025 TAB Media Group
  • Privacy/Terms of Use
  • Help
  • FAQ
  • Privacy/Terms of Use
  • Help
  • FAQ

Email:
news@thebaptistpaper.org

About

  • Our Team
  • Advertise and Promote
  • Classifieds
  • Donate
  • Photo Galleries
  • Contact us
  • Hosted Church
  • Our Team
  • Advertise and Promote
  • Classifieds
  • Donate
  • Photo Galleries
  • Contact us
  • Hosted Church

Explore

  • Latest News
  • Trending
  • Your State News
  • Persecuted Church
  • Editorials
  • Opinions
  • Podcasts
  • Videos
  • Archive
  • Submit your news
  • Latest News
  • Trending
  • Your State News
  • Persecuted Church
  • Editorials
  • Opinions
  • Podcasts
  • Videos
  • Archive
  • Submit your news

Subscribe

  • Manage your group
  • Manage your account
  • Subscribe
  • Start a new subscription at the group rate
  • Manage your group
  • Manage your account
  • Subscribe
  • Start a new subscription at the group rate

Log Out?

Lost your password?

Log In

Lost your password?

Log in

Become a part of our community!
Forgot your password? Get help
Privacy/Terms of Use

Reset password

Recover your password
A password reset link will be e-mailed to you.
Privacy/Terms of Use
Back to
Login
×
Close Panel