Imagine This:

You are nineteen years old.
A former high school cheerleader and beauty queen.
Brought up in a Catholic family.
Straight A student in school.
Now on your own.
Managing a substance addiction.
And you get the news of your life: Pregnant.

Is it really possible? Is this really happening? Is it true that someone else's life is forming inside of you? You're not ready for this. You're just a kid yourself. But not anymore. Now you're also a Mom.

Imagine yourself in these shoes. Imagine that one test could change the direction of your life forever. Imagine how scared you would be to know your pregnancy isn't supported by those closest to you. Imagine how you would feel to suddenly be on your own, thrust into the "real" world, full of couch surfing and house hopping, paired with doctor's visits and maternity shopping.

Now, imagine a home for girls like you. A place where you could come - without judgment - to start afresh and begin a new life for you and your unborn child.

You don't have to imagine anymore. This place exists. And it is called Avonlea Acres.

RevMedia is honored to be a part of a new project that will raise support and awareness for a Christian ministry that strives to give unwed mothers the tools they need to be active, healthy, and productive mothers and members of society. Staffed with qualified individuals who come in to help these girls with finances, spiritual issues, schooling, and a plethora of other issues, Avonlea Acres seeks to give ordinary people something to believe in: Generation Change.

Unprepared mothers will raise children unprepared for the harsh reality of modern society. The affects of this are grave indeed - and we need only turn on the TV to see it.

Over the next 6 weeks, RevMedia is on a fast track to give Avonlea Acres, and the girls who live there, an additional tool for fund raising: a short documentary piece highlighting the program and the new life it's given to it's girls and their children.

Follow us document their story.

You'll believe in Ashes to Beauty too.

3 comments

1. Anonymous on April 2, 2009 at 10:04 AM

   BEAUTIFUL! ahh! you girls amaze me.

    
2. audri on April 2, 2009 at 11:01 AM

   I'm super excited about this, Christina. :]

    
3. Kathryn on April 2, 2009 at 9:14 PM

   Hi this is Kathy.. It has been so fun and creative working with christina for this Avonlea project. I'm so happy to be a part of this ministry.