My Crisis Was Their Answered Prayer

In this podcast, host Ric Shields interviews Teri Brown about her experience as a birth mother who chose adoption for her child. Teri shares her story of becoming pregnant at 19, during a time of personal upheaval and crisis.Despite pressure from her family and boyfriend to have an abortion, Teri decided to carry her baby to term and place him for adoption. She was connected with the Crisis Pregnancy Outreach (CPO) in Tulsa, Oklahoma, which helped her find a loving adoptive family for her son.Teri emphasizes the importance of open adoption, which allowed her to maintain contact with her son's adoptive family. Despite some challenges and periods of silence, Teri has never regretted her decision and encourages others facing unplanned pregnancies to consider adoption.