Changing the Narrative

June 4, 2024

Why we need to change the narrative When I got the phone call from the doctor telling me our youngest daughter probably wouldn’t make it to birth alive because of her diagnosis, all kinds of fears flooded my heart and mind. These fears sprang from narratives I had picked up from the world around me: […]

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2023 Impact Report

January 29, 2024

Verity’s Village provides encouragement, education, and practical support for families who receive a life-limiting prenatal diagnosis for their baby. Our vision is to change the narrative surrounding genetic anomalies from HEARTACHE to HOPE! This 2023 Impact Report examines these efforts to achieve our mission. Before we launch into an overview of tangible results, however, we […]

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What I Would Have Missed: Part 3

January 17, 2024

When parents join our Verity’s Village community, they have often received a “fatal prenatal diagnosis” according to their doctors. At Verity’s Village, we choose the phrase “life-limiting” prenatal diagnosis, as we know and our parents know that their babies have a time to be with their parents however long that might be. In the post […]

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Our Beliefs & Values

December 16, 2023

Hope for Prenatal Diagnosis In light of recent news headlines detailing the difficult case of a family in Texas seeking an abortion after receiving a diagnosis of Trisomy 18, we feel it is appropriate to share our perspective and philosophy. We want people to know there is hope for a prenatal diagnosis. Our nonprofit ministry […]

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Sanctity of Life: Village Update

January 26, 2023

On January 22 (Sanctity of Life Sunday), our founder and president gave a ministry update to the congregation of Northview Church. We thought it would be appropriate to record and share the information on our blog. Her words are written out below. As an alternative, you can watch her presentation here. (Go to the 32-minute […]

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A Review of 2022

December 30, 2022

Verity’s Village provides encouragement, education, and practical support for families who receive a life-limiting prenatal diagnosis for their baby. Our vision is to change the narrative surrounding genetic anomalies from HEARTACHE to HOPE! This 2022 review examines these efforts to achieve our mission. A GLOBAL REACH While most of our Village members are located in […]

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Kori’s Story: Jacklyn’s Journey

December 5, 2022

Jacklyn’s Journey began in March of 2021 when we found out that we were pregnant with our 3rd baby girl. I went in for a regular anatomy ultrasound around 20 weeks, and it was discovered that our baby girl had some markers pointing to a possible genetic condition. She had a large hole in her […]

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Ministry Needs

August 29, 2022

We are honored when people ask us what Verity’s Village needs to carry out our mission. Since the question has come in several times in recent days, we thought we’d share some specific ministry needs in this post. PRAYER Please know that the BEST way to support our ministry is through prayer. Our God knows […]

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Crashanda’s Story: God Has a Plan!

July 13, 2022

I knew God had a purpose and a plan for my life, and my sweet baby has purpose. My baby has a heartbeat, so that is life that only God can give!  I had a made up my mind to go as far in my pregnancy that God allowed.

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Our Statement & Stance on Life

July 4, 2022

As you probably already know, the recent Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade has sent the issue of abortion back to individual states. In light of this news, we felt it important to be very specific about our core beliefs. In a nutshell, Verity’s Village is FOR women AND for their babies, knowing the […]

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