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Welcome to our
Housing Information page!  Here is where you will find information about our
house, and how you can join our 'family'.
Martha and Mary
House is an older (built in 1961) family residence in a quiet neighborhood
within walking distance to a small park and shopping center near San Diego,
California. We are ten minutes from the hospital where our
"daughters" give birth. Take a look at
some of the pictures on this page to see what the house looks like.
 We
have room for four pregnant women and resident house
mother and assistant - or house parents. We live as a family - share
meals, housekeeping duties, morning and evening prayers and other
activities. You will study or work towards your future goals. We have a
growing library, and volunteers who can mentor or tutor you in various
subjects, arts or crafts. We have a piano - clay for sculpture - yarn for
knitting - a journal for you to write. We have a large back yard with room
for a vegetable garden and romping space for two dogs and cats.
There is no age
limit, but if you are a minor we require your
parent or  guardian to sign your application and admission
documents. We do have House Rules - you can click on them on this page.
Rules help you know what to expect and what is expected
of you. Rules are also helpful in developing self- discipline, in setting
goals and working towards them. Our goal is to help you define and set
yours.
Ours is a
Christian extended family household where Christ is the Head. We welcome
you, regardless of your ethnic, cultural, religious or social back-ground, and here you will learn something of our
faith whether you accept it as you own or not. We attempt to create a
household of peace, where you have opportunity to reflect on your present
situation - the choices you made that brought you here, and the choices you
can make for your own and your child's future. While you are here you will be treated with love and respect as a
'daughter', not a client or resident. We care about you - what you have
been through and where you are going. Our God is a merciful God who created
you - and your child - in His image and He loves you and cares about every
detail of your life. He can heal past wounds and give hope and direction
for the future.
Living together
as a family requires that each of us respect and care about each other's
needs. Learning to love one another is a challenge - and a choice. The next
few months will be difficult for you - there will be hard choices and
decisions to make. We are here to provide practical emotional and spiritual
support.
During our
morning and evening prayer we are already praying
for you - for all expectant mothers and fathers around the world - and
their unborn child. And especially for mothers who
are alone and in such desperate circumstances that she is thinking of
aborting her child. God knows your pain and your fear. Another prayer is framed on our kitchen wall - "God, teach me to
treat all that comes to me throughout the day with peace of soul and with
firm conviction that Thy will governs all. - in unforeseen events let me
not forget that all are sent by you..." That means even unforeseen
pregnancies. No child is conceived without the will
of God Who is forming your child in your womb right now. God means it for
good - and if you can believe that - or dare to trust that it is true, then
this pregnancy can be a turning point and a new beginning, not just of the
life of your unborn baby, but for you as well. We pray that if God wills
that you come here for the remainder of your pregnancy, you will come - and
we welcome you in Christ's name.
We suggest you
click on our Housing Admission document and read it along with the House
Rules. Then you may click on the Application Form, fill it out
and send it to us. (The listings follow this housing introduction.) You may
also call us if you have further questions or just want to talk at
760-741-7050. We hope to hear from you.
God Bless you!
You may complete
the forms and mail them to:
Martha
and Mary House
P.O.Box 1680
Escondido, CA 92033
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