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Tonight was a very special night for Alpha Omega. It was our Second Annual Laugh out Loud Benefit!! We had an AWESOME turn out with I am guessing around 250-300 people in attendance. Not only was it a night of laughter, but it was also a night of hearing a very moving story about a young woman who became pregnant with her first child at the age of 14. At the age of 16 she became pregnant with her second child. While her second child was fighting for his life (at a few months of age later he died) she became pregnant with their third child. At the shocking news that she was pregnant she and her husband decided that they could not afford another child and what if this one would be sick also. They made the decision to have an abortion. BUT when she looked in the yellow pages under abortion, the only listing in Hillsdale phone book was Alpha Omega Women's Care Center. Thinking that she had found the "answer" they were looking for, she walked through the doors of a building that would change her life forever. The counselor administered the pregnancy test and after the positive result she started telling the counselor why she "had to have an abortion". The counselor was able to talk with her, showed her pictures of what an abortion really was and how it can devastate a woman's life. At the end of the counseling session, she chose LIFE!! Not only did she choose life for her child, but she found the true meaning of LIFE and the Giver of Life. There was also another story given from a boyfriends perspective. I have been privileged to know Steve for a few years now and I have worked with him at Alpha Omega for several months. He gave his story of a girlfriend becoming pregnant and he as the boyfriend forced her into an abortion. I have heard his story many times and it NEVER ceases to make me cry. The Lord helped him tonight to once again share from his heart. After the stories were given we laughed till our sides ached at the comedy of Donna East. She is a hilarious lady who also could have been a victim of abortion her mother became pregnant out of wedlock at the age of 20. Donna herself has just come through a pregnancy that her Dr. tried to get her to terminate. It was a great evening, and fun was had by all who attended, the best part was it helped raise money for Alpha Omega. Thanks to Pastor Dan Johnson and the people at St Paul's Lutheran Church for the use of their beautiful gym. The benefit committee from AO did an awesome job at decorating and pulling tonight off without a hitch.