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When the rain began falling on May 30, there was every reason to expect a smaller turnout at this year’s 2026 Walk for Life event.

Instead, something unexpected and beautiful happened.

Umbrellas opened. Families bundled together. Children splashed through puddles. Churches gathered. This year’s Walk for Life was a visible reminder and testament to the community that surrounds this ministry to ensure that no woman ever has to navigate an unexpected pregnancy alone.

Despite the weather, 925 people showed up to walk. More than 1,000 individuals had registered for the event, representing 100 churches across the Kansas City area. More than 200 children were registered to participate, and strollers filled the walking route throughout the morning. The event was also supported by 32 sponsors and 113 individuals who each raised more than $250 toward our mission.

These numbers are worth celebrating because of what they make possible—continued ministry outreach that provides life-affirming support and hope for a future.

Every Step Shows a Commitment to Empowering Moms and Dads to Choose Life

Walk for Life lasts a few hours. The impact lasts all year.

Every dollar raised helps ensure women have access to no-cost pregnancy services, STI testing, ultrasounds, education, and practical support when they need it most. It also helps Two Lines continue serving fathers, connecting families to community resources, and providing long-term support well beyond a client’s first appointment.

For many women, walking through the doors of Two Lines Pregnancy Clinic is the first step toward clarity during an overwhelming season. Some arrive feeling isolated and alone. Some are facing pressure to make a decision from partners, relatives, friends and coworkers. Others simply don’t know where to turn.

The support made possible through Walk for Life allows Two Lines to continue meeting each person with compassionate care, trustworthy medical services, and a community committed to walking alongside them.

Mercedes is just one of many individuals whose lives have been touched by this ministry and the community that faithfully stands behind it. At this year’s event, Mercedes courageously shared her story and the decision to take the first abortion pill that filled her with regret and ultimately introduced her to Two Lines Pregnancy Clinic. Two Lines was able to perform an ultrasound to determine how her baby was doing and immediately started her on the Abortion Pill Reversal treatment.

“Two Lines continued to help me and my family in more ways than I could have ever asked for,” Mercedes said. “Financially. Emotionally. Spiritually. Through prayers, support, and resources. They provided diapers and wipes when I had none, Christmas gifts for me and my children when I had nothing under our tree, assistance with bills when I was trying to get back on my feet, and support during moments where I genuinely didn’t know how I was going to make it through. But more than anything, they gave me clarity and peace in knowing that I was not going to have to walk through this alone.”

The rain may have been memorable this year, but so was the commitment of a community that showed up anyway. And because they did, women, like Mercedes, and families across Kansas City will continue receiving support long after the Walk for Life is over. 

Mark your calendar for next year’s 2027 Walk for Life Fundraiser & Celebration on June 7, 2027.

When you think of Two Lines Pregnancy Clinic, what do you envision? Do you picture a pregnant woman walking through clinic doors? How does she look, is she smiling?

Every day, women and families from all walks of life are searching for solutions related to unexpected pregnancy at Two Lines Pregnancy Clinic. Some are looking for confirmation of what they already know, surprised to be pregnant but hopeful about their future. Others arrive determined their future is over, afraid they might be pregnant and overwhelmed about what to do next. Still, many come ready to end their pregnancy. It is in these vulnerable moments that Two Lines Pregnancy Clinic welcomes both women and men with Christ-like compassion, educating on the truth of the options before them and extending a hand of support to walk through next steps together.

Providing a safe space for women and families facing unexpected pregnancies involves a great deal of effort beyond what clients can see. 

The Village Behind the Scenes

While staff and volunteer client advocates are often the most visible part of pregnancy center care, they do not carry this work alone.

Every sensitive conversation, every heartbeat revealed on an ultrasound, and every turnaround moment where a mother chooses life for her baby exists because of a broad network of supporters that faithfully give to the mission and ministry.  Donors, church partners, and community volunteers may never personally meet the clients Two Lines serves, but their generous contributions are woven into every moment of care.

Financial Support Makes Ongoing Care Possible

Every service at Two Lines Pregnancy Clinic remains free of charge thanks to individuals and organizations who give financial gifts, both big and small. Financial support helps fund the pregnancy tests, ultrasounds, and STI testing and treatment offered at clinic appointments, and ensures that long-term pregnancy and parenting support are available for those who choose to parent. 

“We couldn’t do this without the support of donors,” says Katie, Two Lines Client Advocate. “Before volunteering as a Client Advocate, you see the big picture. Now [as a client advocate] I see what happens in the weeds. We truly can’t do what we do without our donors.”

What many know is that as a medical clinic, Two Lines invites women to meet their babies through ultrasound, one of the most influential encounters that encourages a woman to consider the life growing within her. What may be less known, is that Two Lines doesn’t stop at a woman’s choice for life, but continues to walk with and empower her with the necessary resources, education, and financial support she needs to flourish.  A donation made to Two Lines Pregnancy Clinic is a gift that opens opportunities for women to receive accurate information, compassionate care, and practical support when they need it most.

Gifts of Time and Talent Extend Care Beyond the Clinic Walls

Volunteers play a vital role in the mission to encourage women and families facing unexpected pregnancy to choose life. Like Katie, many client advocates are volunteers who serve clients directly, walking alongside them through clinic appointments.  Others give their time by teaching parenting and pregnancy support classes. This includes Baby Prep 101, where clients learn about what to expect during pregnancy, and the Connections 2-year Parenting Program, where they explore life after pregnancy and begin building a support system through relationships with other parents. . 

Every volunteer contributes in a meaningful way with what they have and what they are able to do. Dedicated prayer volunteers regularly gather to pray for the clinic, its clients, and the ministry, while members of the Young Adults Network raise awareness and advocate for life within their social circles and communities. Whether teaching, praying, helping with office tasks  or serving at special events, volunteers are at the heart of Two Lines Pregnancy Clinic’s mission, sustaining an environment where clients feel seen, supported, and valued.

Church Partners Strengthen Long-Term Support

With Christ as the foundation of Two Lines’ ministry, church partners are essential to the mission. Through their partnership and engagement, churches not only sustain this work but also create opportunities for clients to experience the encouragement, relationships, and spiritual care found within a local church community. Churches also play an important role in long-term parenting programs and special events that celebrate and encourage moms and dads. Through initiatives like the Annual Christmas Party and Pamper the Moms, church partners remind families that they are not walking alone.

A Shared Mission

The work of Two Lines Pregnancy Clinic is truly a shared effort. Staff serve on the front lines upheld and strengthened by faithful donor, volunteer, and church partner support. One of the clearest pictures of this village of support can be seen at the annual Walk for Life, where hundreds of individuals come together to celebrate life, raise funds, and increase awareness about the mission of Two Lines. The event serves as a powerful visual representation and reminder that every woman who walks through the clinic doors is supported by an entire community committed to helping women, children, and families.

“We’re with you.”

Two Lines Pregnancy Clinic exists as a resource for life because of a network of vital support that stands behind the ministry and is largely unseen. Two Lines is larger than any one individual. 

When you give, advocate, and partner with Two Lines Pregnancy Clinic, you join the ministry in telling women and families facing unexpected pregnancy that they are not alone, because “We’re with you.”

While on their way to an appointment next door, a pregnant couple encountered an individual who shared that a clinic only steps away offers free sonograms. 

By this simple word of invitation, the couple turned and walked through the doors of Two Lines Pregnancy Clinic.

What happened next changed everything.

Listen to the full story on the Hope Unplanned Podcast.

God Uses People to Open Up the Door to Hope 

Today, Meredith is Two Line’s Client Services Manager. At the time this podcast episode was recorded, she was managing the front desk as a client intake coordinator, one of the first individuals a person meets when they walk into Two Lines Pregnancy Clinic. 

On Episode 20 of the Hope Unplanned Podcast, Meredith shares how one unexpected encounter led to the next one in the sonogram room. Neither Meredith nor the couple knew what—or rather who—was waiting to meet them. 

Two heartbeats. Tiny, flickering, undeniable.

The couple had been grappling with the possibility of one child. Now there were two. The atmosphere in the room shifted. 

“I’m not even sure they heard anything I said after that sonogram,” Meredith says. “It was interesting because the guy of the couple said, ‘I don’t know if this is God or what.’ And I said, ‘yes, this is God; you can be assured it is, because He is a revealer of things.’”

The couple chose life for their twins. 

This story in Meredith’s own words is one you need to hear for yourself.  Listen to Episode 20, “Unexpected Encounter” on the Hope Unplanned Podcast.  

Meredith says, “Seeing these families become family is really incredible.”

The Good Work God Prepared for Her to Do

Before working at Two Lines, Meredith was a florist.

“Occasionally, people would talk to me about why they were buying flowers,” Meredith says. “And I just loved those interactions. I loved going straight to the heart.”

Floral design became a bridge to connecting Meredith with people going through tough times.  In that role, she discovered a calling and developing desire to become skilled and comfortable sitting with hurting people.

She began looking around for a job that could provide her with more purpose, which is how she came across the open position at Advice & Aid, now called Two Lines Pregnancy Clinic.

“I’ve always been so interested and drawn to people at crossroads,” Meredith says.

Meredith has been with Two Lines Pregnancy Clinic for four (4) years, and continues to prayerfully meet clients with compassion as they face all the different challenges they carry into their appointments.

“Hospitality is an invitation,” Meredith says. “One thing that has really astonished me since I’ve worked here is you never know what people are carrying around. So that welcome spirit—that invitation—is so important.”

In addition to Meredith’s ability to meet clients with calmness and compassion, her eye for arranging fresh flowers is something that she still uses today to bring life and beauty to the daily work at Two Lines.

You’re Part of How God’s Care Reaches Families

Every moment of care at Two Lines Pregnancy Clinic is made possible by generous people like you. 

When Meredith picks up the phone, she speaks on your behalf. When she sits with a woman in a counseling room and listens to a hard story, your support creates that safe space. When a couple walks through the doors and is met with love, compassion, and the Spirit of God, you’re part of that story, too. 

As a fully donor-supported medical clinic, Two Lines Pregnancy Clinic is part of a greater community that surrounds women and families facing unexpected pregnancies with ongoing care and support that reaches far beyond clinic walls.

Listen to “Unexpected Encounter” featuring Meredith here. If this story moved you, share it with someone who needs to hear it. And if you haven’t yet, subscribe to the Hope Unplanned Podcast so you never miss a conversation like this one. 

Two Lines Pregnancy Clinic has been hosting an annual Walk for Life Celebration and Fundraiser for over 20 years as a way for the KC community to come together and say with one voice: we’re with you. And this year’s Walk for Life will be here in just two months!

The Walk for Life is one of Two Lines’ largest fundraising events every year. If you, your family, your church, or your business wants to come alongside our work to value every life and make abortion unthinkable in our community and beyond, this is a meaningful and impactful opportunity.

Why the Walk Matters

Two Lines Pregnancy Clinic’s mission is to encourage women and families facing an unexpected pregnancy to choose life by serving them before, during and after with Christ-like compassion. When you sponsor or give to the Walk for Life, your money goes to providing tangible support to real families in our community, through free pregnancy tests, sonograms, STI/STD testing and treatment, and additional services including care management, pregnancy and parenting education, baby supplies and emotional and prayerful support right here at Two Lines Pregnancy Clinic. And when you participate by walking, you join in a powerful, visual demonstration of the support and community women have rallying behind them.

“We are so looking forward to the 2026 walk for life,” says Ruth Martinez Tisdale, Executive Director of Two Lines Pregnancy Clinic. “This fundraising event has been significant for the life of this ministry. In addition to providing funds for the on-going work of serving women and families, the walk is a visual representation of the many individuals in our city that come alongside us. We would love to see you and your family or church group join us for this special event.”

When you participate in the Walk for Life, the impact you make is significant. Because of your generosity, parents are empowered, women receive reliable information they need to make difficult decisions, and babies are born into families ready to help them thrive.

Join Us!

The Walk for Life will take place on Saturday, May 30 at Two Lines Pregnancy Clinic (10901 Granada Lane, Overland Park, KS). There will be entertainment and activities for kids, food, games and prizes. Check-in and kids activities will begin at 8:00 a.m., and the two-mile Walk begins at 8:30 a.m. Registration opens April 1 and can be found on Two Lines’ Events page.

Registration is by donation and includes a free t-shirt! You can register as an individual or as part of a team and invite your friends, your church, businesses, or people you know to help reach your fundraising goal.

You can also become an official event sponsor. Sponsorships start at $500 and include recognition at the Walk in front of over 1,000 pro-life attendees. “Sponsorships are a great way to show your businesses’ pro-life support,” says Sarah L. Rose, Community Outreach Coordinator. Churches, businesses and individuals are all welcome to sponsor the walk. Sponsors make a huge difference—they create momentum and help us in a big way to reach our financial goal for the fundraiser. Kansas-based businesses who sponsor the walk may also eligible for a Kansas tax credit.

To register a team for the walk or to become a sponsor, contact Sarah L. Rose at [email protected] or call 913-428-0869.

Finally, whether you’re planning to walk or not, come join us at the event! “We are intentional about making this a family-friendly and fun event for all ages,” Sarah says. “It’s so important to teach young people about the sanctity of life.”

No matter how you’re able to be a part of this year’s Walk for Life, we look forward to May 30 and hope you can join us!