Chelsey’s Story

From the very moment of my conception, God’s faithfulness has been woven into the fabric of my life. I was born to a mother who, in an act of profound love and sacrifice, recognized she could not provide the care I needed. She placed me into foster care at birth, entrusting my future to God’s hands. Little did she know that God had already prepared a family to adopt me—a family who would raise me to know the truth of the Bible and the love of my Savior, Jesus Christ. This foundation became the bedrock of my life, though I would not fully appreciate it until years later.

Despite this upbringing, my faith wavered. As I grew, I wrestled with questions of identity and belonging. I felt inadequate and “out-of-place” and I hardened my heart to God’s voice. I sought fulfillment in worldly pleasures, chasing validation in unhealthy relationships and choices that led me down paths of pain and regret. I lived in a way that bore little resemblance to the God I claimed to know, and I deeply regret the ways my actions dishonored His Name.

Yet, in my brokenness and rebellion, God pursued me with steadfast love. His Holy Spirit was at work in my heart, calling me to repent, softening what had been hardened and guiding me back to His truth. I came to see that my identity was not found in the world’s approval, but in being a beloved child of God, intimately and lovingly created with purpose for His glory.

By God’s grace, I am now a wife, a mother to eight beautiful children, and a grandmother to one precious grandson, each a living reminder of His faithfulness and provision. Having experienced God’s transformative grace, I feel called to share that hope with others. Recently, the Lord has opened a new chapter, allowing me to serve as the director of New Hope Pregnancy Support Center. I pray that through this role, I may share the healing, forgiveness, and grace I have found in Christ, so others may experience His mercy as I have.