Gateway Pregnancy Centers

LIFETIMES
For you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother's womb.
Volume 24 Number 1

Psalm 139:13

Winter 2014

Will Jesus be seen in 2015?

We celebrate His Incarnation
Our Savior has come ...to give knowledge of salvation to his
People in the forgiveness of their sins, because of the tender
mercy of our God, whereby the sunrise shall visit us from on
high to give light to those who sit in darkness and in the
shadow of death, to guide our feet into the way of peace. Luke
1:77-79

We await His return

And, behold, I come quickly; and my reward is with me, to
Give every man according as his work shall be. I am Alpha
And Omega, the beginning and the end, the first and the last.
Blessed are they that do his commandments that they may
Have right to the tree of life, and may enter in through the
Gates into the city. (Revelation 22:12-14)

We work while it is day

Planting seeds and building bridges is an ongoing process at a
crisis pregnancy center, but, there may be a time that the Lord
wants us to reap the harvest (John 4:35-37) and cross those
bridges.

In This Issue
Will Jesus been seen in 2015?

p. 1

See something say something!

p. 2

Wanting to get their lives right B4 God

p. 3

Visitors from 47 different countries!

p. 4

At Gateway, we see more and more that each woman who

visits us is a divine appointment. Weve been called ...for such
a time as this. Not only to sow, but to reap that which others
have sown. (John 4:38). Will you join Gateway in reaping?

Im calling you from inside an abortion

facility in Englewood!
p. 4

Then He said to His disciples, "The harvest is plentiful, but

the workers are few. Therefore beseech the Lord of the harvest
to send out workers into His harvest." (Matthew 9:37:38)
Call us to inquire about our next training class January
22, 24, 29 and 31, 2015. {Portion reprinted from Life Times
Fall 2006}

Lovana, Nelson, and visiting Charleston p. 5

Im keeping the baby

p. 4

Prayer our greatest need

p. 6

Where weve been in 2014

p. 7

Can we count on you in 2015?

p. 8

1985 through November 2014

Praise
The
Lord

Women Seen
30,121

Babies Born
3,394

Trusting Christ as Savior

2,779

FROM THE DIRECTORS DESK

See something say something

In the FBI Citizens Academy we learned that If you see something, say something. That refers to terrorism.
Well, there is a terror thats in this world and thats Satan. He makes us fear, he makes us doubt, he lulls us to sleep. I
believe its important for us to say something.
If weve seen the grace of God, we need to say something.
If weve seen the hand of God , we need to say something.
If we ourselves have been saved from the penalty of sin, we need to say something to someone else.
If in fact, we can share the gospel and not use words, where do we find that in Scripture?
Were commanded in Scripture from the Book of Romans 10:13-15: Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be
saved. How, then, can they call on the one they have not believed in? And how can they believe in the one of whom they
have not heard? And how can they hear without someone preaching to them? And how can anyone preach unless they are
sent?
If we are ambassadors for Him, we are sent with a message and that message is in His Word:
a) Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ and Thou shall be saved Acts 16:31
b) Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved Romans 10:13
c) The Lord .. is patient toward you, not wishing that any should perish, but that all should reach repentance. 2 Peter 3:9
d) And there is salvation in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be
saved. Acts 4:12
Should we use words? Certainly! Should we speak? Absolutely! When we bind our tongue, when we hold our mouths,
when we hold back the gospel, we are in fact, preaching another gospel (Galatians 1:8), This is the gospel of recognition.
people will recognize Christ in us and attribute that to the Savior and somehow thus will believe; nowhere do we find that
thinking in Scripture.
Rev. Dean Gavaris

Wanting to get their lives right before the Lord

Julie thought she was pregnant. She was not. She is bi-polar but not on her meds. She is finishing high school and
wishes to be a nurse. She accepted the Lord at one point in her life. We encouraged her to read her Bible and attend
church.
Sharon stated that she wants to go back to church because she feels God has a purpose for her life. She wants to
have a baby but wants to first get her life together.
Wanda is 42 and from Africa. She has two boys, ages 5 and 8. She is a believer and would like to get her spiritual
life in order. We encouraged her in her Christian walk.
Christine is a 20 year old girl who is taking care of her sick mother. She has dropped out of school and has a 30
year old boyfriend who is not working. She is a believer and carrying her baby to term. She re-dedicated her life to
the Lord and plans to be chaste until marriage.

(left) A new mom proudly shows off her baby (center) Johanna recently trusted Christ after a follow-up
visit to Gateway in 2014.Shes is married but had considered abortion. (right) Gateway helps the whole family
Sally age 36 is Catholic from Africa. Her boyfriend is a Muslim from Africa. They were seeking an abortion. He
stated that Islam is against abortion, but God forgives. We explained the consequences of sin as well as forgiveness.
We reminded him that sin, then asking for forgiveness should not be pre-planned. Both chose to keep the baby.
Sally is due in late May, 2015.
Tariq is 20. He came to Gateway with his 19 year old girlfriend. Tariq doesnt believe in abortion. He also had no
response to the question: If you were to die today and appear before God, why should He let you into heaven? We
shared the gospel message with him and he prayed to trust Christ as Savior and Lord.
Tabitha came to Gateway Irvington in June. She was referred by a supporting church. At her initial visit, she trusted
Christ as Savior and Lord. Her boyfriend wanted her to abort. She refused. She stated her past abortions were
killing her on the inside. We gave Tabitha information on post abortion healing. We have been following up on her
since June. She is due January 15th.
Adeline, age 26, is married and graduating college in the Bronx. She was afraid .Adeline and her husband were
unsure what to do about this pregnancy. She had an abortion in May. Her husband claims to be a follower of Christ,
yet doesnt attend church. She is Muslim. After counseling, she decided to carry to term. We encouraged her to have
her husband call us.
*some names changed for confidentiality

Visitors to Gateway in 2014 - 47 different countries!!

Afghanistan
Antigua
Argentina
Belize
Brazil
Cameroon
Central
African
Republic
China
Columbia
Costa Rica
Cuba
Dominican
Republic
Egypt
Ecuador
El Salvador
Egypt
Ghana
Germany
Guatemala
Haiti
Honduras
India
Israel

Volunteers from 15
different towns in NJ
Supporters from New
Jersey and many
states from here to
California
Gateway Pregnancy Center Volunteer Trainees
November 2014: Helen Whitaker, Jeff Proctor, Sasha
Matthews, Diane McFadden, Patricia Duncans, Mary
McFarlane, Joann Solano, Michael Solano

Sharing a message
that is out of this
world

Lea McDonald, a
student from Pillar
College (Newark and
Zarephath) along with a
dozen or more whove
interned with us in
couple of years. Thank
you to Dr. Ao for a
great four year
relationship with this
Christian college.
Check them out at:
www.somerset.edu/

Italy
Jamaica
Kenya
Mexico
Morocco
Nicaragua
Nigeria
Norway
Pakistan
Philippines
Peru
Peru
Poland
Portugal
Puerto Rican
Pakistan
Poland
Russia
Saudi
Arabia
Sudan
Syria
Trinidad
Ukraine
Uruguay
Venezuela

Im calling you from inside an abortion

Englewood!

Gatewayfacility
Training:in
January
22, 24, 29 and
31, she
2015was 20 weeks pregnant and needing prenatal help. After speaking to her for several minutes she
Gladys* called us stating

whispered, " I'm calling you from inside an abortion facility in Englewood. I just changed my mind on aborting." Although she didn't
show up for her appointment with us, we will be following up on her situation. A Christian worker at a local hospital has offered to
get her a quick prenatal appointment.

'I'm keeping the baby'

Monique* a 26 year old girl from the Ivory Coast came in abortion minded. She recently graduated college. She and her
husband of a few months weren't 'ready to start a family', but after counsel, she stated, 'I'm keeping the baby'.

Ways that YOU can help the

ministry of Gateway
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

Pray for the ministry

Invite us to speak at your church
Join our Baby Bottle Campaign
Take our quarterly Volunteer Training
Get involved in our June 2015 Walkfor-Life

Lovana and Maurice welcomed baby girl

Jamaillie, 6lb. 3 oz. and 19 inches
long! On December 1st at 3:40pm

Behold, children are a

gift of the
LORD Psalm 127:3

Heartbeat 2014
Charleston, South Carolina

A fond look back

October 23, 2014
Gateways 29th. Annual Stewardship
(Above) Thursday March 27th. Dean spoke
at the Annual Heartbeat International Conference
in Charleston, South Carolina on the topic
Keeping the focus on the real need (trusting in
the finished work of Christ for eternal life)

Thank you to all who came out to support the ministry

Many thanks also to Nelson

Runaway Diaz for helping
to raise $8,300 for the
ministry
via the Death Race for Life
2014 in Pittsfield, Vermont.
Nelson completed 31
hours of the 66 hour
challenge. He didnt finish
but he also didnt quit!
We are very proud and
thankful for his efforts.

(above left) July 2014: Dean with Lovana and her mom Elsie.
Mom and dad live in Illinois. Lovana recently married and lives
in Kenilworth. Personal visits and text messaging allowed us to
communicate with Lovana throughout the summer.
Lovana shared her story at our 29th. Stewardship Banquet in
October.
(above right)
Morris
interprets Lovanas sign
Lovana
has Joyce
a baby
girl!
language for our guests

The women and men we serve

Each hears the gospel and gets a bible.

Prayer our
greatest need !

Pray for their salvation. Pray for

their decisions as a result of their
pregnancy test. Pray for their

physical needs as well.

housing, food, clothing.

Thank Him for 29 years of ministry

blessings!

Thank you to all who by years end will

have helped Gateway see more than
1,400 women and 150 men in one-on-one
counseling, sharing Christ with most of
them. Nearly 300 have trusted Christ in
2014 and another 48 have rededicated
their lives to the Lord. Approximately 135
sonograms have been performed and at
least 300 babies are known to have been
born as a result of our ministry at our two
locations. All praise goes to the Lord.

(left) Elizabeth Client

Services Director Jackie
West holds baby Beth
(below) Thanks to David
Jacoby (pictured here with
his wife Liz and Rev.
Donald Brand, pastor of
Grace Lutheran Church in
Union, NJ) for his faithful
internship at Gateway in
2014. The Jacobys were
blessed with baby Erin in
November. (Liz had the first
Sonogram using our new
4D machine donated by our
friends at the Knights of
Columbus!)

Please commit to daily prayer for

Rev. Dean Gavaris

Executive Director

Our Landlords in Irvington & Elizabeth

Our Financial Needs
Our Board Members - we now have seven!
Pray for the decisions they must make and
for the urgent need for additional members

Dorothy Booker Jackie West

Special Projects Client Services

Pray for commitment, safety, health, unity and family

Then he said to
his disciples, The
harvest is plentiful,
but the laborers are
few; therefore pray
earnestly to the
Lord of the harvest
to send out
laborers into his
harvest. Matthew
9:37-38

Our Volunteers

Pray for faithfulness as they serve three hours

once a week either in Irvington or Elizabeth
quarterly training sessions and for
additional volunteers, including bi-lingual

Dean shared on Focusing on the Real Need A Personal

relationship with Jesus at the Metro Clergy for Life
meeting in Newark on April 23rd.

Where were headed in 2015

January
18 Cranford Alliance Church am service
(Sanctity of Life Sunday)

Where weve been in 2014

January

February

March
March

April

May

June

July

August
September
October

November
December

5 Garwood Presbyterian Sanctity of Life morning service

9 Liberty Baptist (Union) LAMP Seniors meeting
12 Peace Temple C.O.G.I.C. Newark Pulpit supply
16, 18, 23 and concluding February 1 Volunteer Training in Irvington
18 Harvest Radio Its Your Faith Know It with Dr. Alveda King
19 through February 23rd Baby Bottle Campaign
20 Harvest Radio (LIVE) Its Your Faith Know It with Rev. Javon Allen and
Aimee Huber (Executive Director) and Barry Winchell (Vice-Chairman) of
First Choice Womens Resource Center celebrating the life of Rev. Dr.
Martin Luther King and his views on the sanctity of all human life
26 Grace Lutheran Church, Union ( 8am /10:30am and Sunday School)
Calvary Tabernacle (12:00 noon) annual Missions Banquet (update)
2 10am: Greater Life Christian Fellowship, Newark (pulpit supply)
4 1:00pm: webnar: Pulse Live! Heartbeat Academy: The latest and greatest
happenings in the Pregnancy Help Movement
14 Valentines Day Dinner @ Liberty Baptist, Union
2 9:30am Community Bible Church, Ossining, New York
6, 8, 13 and 15 Volunteer Training in Irvington
9 9:00am and 11:00am Living Word Alliance Church, Hewitt, NJ
15 Lisa Munoz representing Gateway @ Plainfield New Chaplain International
23 Grace Orthodox Presbyterian SS and morning worship (pulpit supply)
24 27 Attending Heartbeat Conference, Charleston, SC
27 10:30-11:45am: Heartbeat Conference, Charleston, SC
Leading seminar entitled Focus on the Real Need
29 5:30pm St. Theresa Church, Kenilworth baby bottle update
13 Grace Church, Westfield Sunday school and Palm Sunday (pulpit supply)
17, 19, 24 and concluding May 3rd -Volunteer Training in Irvington
23 Metro Clergy for Better Choices luncheon - 20 minute presentation on
Gateway - Robert Treat Hotel, Newark
26 12:30-2:30 pm - Gateway Staff Appreciation Luncheon hosted by LAMP
@ Liberty Baptist Church, Union
8 6:00pm Gateway Board Meeting @ Irvington
11 Living Word Alliance, Hewitt (Pulpit supply)
11 through June 15th Baby Bottle Campaign
17 Baby Shower @ Sacred Heart Church Bloomfield, NJ -7:00pm
18 Garwood Presbyterian Church (Pulpit supply)
24 Noon 1:30pm Youth and College and Career / Liberty Baptist Union @ GPC
30 University Middle School Health Fair, Irvington, NJ 8am to 3pm
3 7:00pm: Gateway Stakeholders meeting @ Liberty Baptist, Union
4 8:30-2:30 Program for Parents Teen Parent Summit at Rutgers University /
Paul Robeson Campus center, Newark
7 12:00 noon -5:00pm 12th Annual Health Fair @ Iglesia Mision Christiana
in Orange, NJ
8 Living Word Alliance, Hewitt (Pulpit supply)
22 Grace Orthodox Presbyterian SS and morning worship (pulpit supply)
27 to 29 PEAK Death Race, an ultra-endurance competition in Pittsfield, Vermont
fundraiser by Nelson 'Runaway' Diaz on behalf of Gateway Pregnancy Center
6 Union County Baptist, Clark morning worship (pulpit supply)
10, 12, 17 and 19 Volunteer Training in Irvington
20
Grace Orthodox Presbyterian SS and morning worship (pulpit supply)
27
Grace Orthodox Presbyterian SS and morning worship (pulpit supply)
18 3:00pm Gateway Board Meeting @ Irvington
18, 20, 25 and concluding October 4th. -Volunteer Training in Irvington
5 11:00 am - Grace Church (OPC) Westfield pulpit supply
12 11:00 am - Grace Church (OPC) Westfield pulpit supply
13 3:00pm Gateway Board Meeting @ Irvington
19 8:30 and 11:00am: Missions Sunday @ Crossroads Christian Fellowship, Union
23 Gateways 29th. Annual Stewardship Banquet
6,8, 13, and 15 Gateway Volunteer Training in Irvington
7 11:00am Grace Church, Westfield (Pulpit supply)
8 Gateway Prayer Meeting @ 7pm via telephone conference call
12 7pm: Cranford Alliance Church Christmas Missions Auction

11 or 25 Evangel Church, Scotch Plains 8-10

minute missions update
18 to March 1 Baby Bottle Campaign
February
14 10am: Cross Roads Christian Fellowship
Baby Shower
March
30 through April 2 Heartbeat International
Conference, St. Louis Missouri
April
19 Calvary AOG, Springfield - 6pm service
May
16 Calvary Temple International Wayne NJ
annual womens event
June
TBA

Walk-for-the-Little-Ones

Looking Back

We distributed literature at the Iglesia

Mision Christiana 12th. Annual Health
Fair on June 7

We received many baby items at a shower

sponsored by the Fanwood Hook and Needle
group on October 28th.

The mission of the church

is missions" Oswald J. Smith

Join us in ministry in 2015!

for the least and for the lost

Can we count on you as we move forward with the gospel in 2015?

Gateway Pregnancy Center

960 Springfield Avenue, Irvington, NJ 07111
65 Jefferson Avenue, Elizabeth, NJ 07208

dean@gateway.org

Call us at 973- 399-8378

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