An appeal from the heart of Diane, co-founder of St Gianna Center

A Message from our co-founder, Diane Hale.

Here we are, entering the Fall of another year! Time is moving at warp speed! Someone told me that time is like a roll of toilet paper; the closer to the end you get the faster it goes. I can relate to that. I am now eighty-three years old. I don’t feel eighty-three in my spirit, but my body gives me daily reminders! I am going through a time of losses. I am losing friends, family members, mobility, my eyesight, and maybe some hearing. I thank God every day for these gifts, these years, and for the miracle of keeping some of them at this stage of my life!

Thankful to have taught 1,191 clients!

God has blessed me with the ability to teach the wonders of the Creighton Model for thirty-seven years. He called me to this work, and He has richly rewarded me for it. To date, I have had the tremendous honor of teaching 1,191 clients! I have had multiple home bases over the years. In 2008, we chose our “forever” name and opened St. Gianna Center for Women’s Health and FertilityCare in May of that year. Our Center has moved three times over the years. Finally, we are in a beautiful location on the campus of Most Holy Name of Jesus in Gulfport, Florida, with the hope that it will be our forever home.

In the past two years, we’ve added three new FertilityCare Practitioners, two Interns, and an Executive Director. And in November, three new Interns will start their Education Program. Each one lives in Florida and is growing the services of SGC, including Spanish and Portuguese. They are out in the community, giving talks and spreading the word about FertilityCare. But with growth comes increased expenses.

So, in the spirit of time, I am going to get straight to the point of this blog post.

St Gianna Center is at a critical crossroads

St Gianna Center operates on a month-to-month basis, and we are slowly depleting our funds. We believe that every woman/couple has a right to this knowledge. We do not press anyone for payment. Presently, we have enough funding to get us to the first part of next year. The future of the Center depends on an increase in monthly donations and year-end gifts.

Would you help us financially? If you or someone you know has benefited from this wondrous work, could you put a dollar figure on what St Gianna’s means to you? Would it be worth a dollar a day? Or a coffee a week? Heaven knows that I am not good at asking for money, but Heaven also knows that we need it to sustain St. Gianna Center.

My prayer for the past 10 years, or so, is that we would find someone who could take the reins when I am no longer able to teach. I count every day as a bonus blessing, and I pray that God will allow me to successfully “pass the torch” to someone who loves this work and these people as much as I do. With our recent growth, we’re making that happen. But we need your help to continue the plan.

A Story of “Unexplained Infertility” x 2

There are many miraculous stories about the way our Center has deeply touched the lives of so many. A recent one involves a mom who called us after hearing about SGC on a podcast on SpiritFM WBVM. She wanted to know if we might help her identical twin daughters, both experiencing “unexplained infertility.” They had seen specialists and were advised that their best option was IVF. Neither wanted to go that route, but they desperately wanted a family. I explained that we certainly could help. When working with our Medical Consultants, we have an 80% success rate! She asked me to pray for her as she shared this information and as they traveled this journey of infertility. I told her that I certainly would pray, and I prepared her for the fact that one twin could achieve a pregnancy, and one may not. Another thing to pray about. A few months later, the first twin called me, and in July ’24 began charting. The second twin called me about 6 weeks later, and she began to chart. They both saw a Medical Consultant and had surgery. They both had endometriosis. One had BOTH tubes blocked!

Twin One got pregnant in her first cycle after surgery. Her first call was to ME!!!! She was stunned and ecstatic. Twin Two stayed in follow-ups, and she was, at times, almost inconsolable. She was so happy for her sister and so angry because she was not pregnant. She dreamed of being pregnant with her sister. Her grief was palpable at the time of her sister’s baby shower. She sobbed and said she wanted to be overjoyed for her sister, but her own infertility was robbing her of being able to feel that.

On August 30^th, precious Emma made her entrance! Mom, Dad, Emma, and Grandmom are doing wonderfully. Astonishingly, Twin Two achieved a pregnancy in July! She is over the moon with excitement and gratitude. She and her sister were, indeed, pregnant at the same time…for about a month. And Mom celebrated Grandparents’ Day this year, and her daughters will both celebrate Mother’s Day in the coming year!

So Many Miracles, I Wish I Could Share Them All…

Time is unknown to me. God will give me what He knows is right. In the meantime, my deepest prayer and fondest wish is that this mission of our St. Gianna Center will “go on and on!”

Prayerfully consider if you can help be a partner in hope. If your “cup overflows” and you are willing to share some of the surplus with us, we will be eternally grateful. If you give from the “widow’s mite,” we will be eternally grateful. In either case, many more women/couples will be blessed because of your generosity.

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