Kibera, located on the outskirts of Nairobi, Kenya, is one of the poorest slums in Africa. For the people residing there, poverty is a harsh reality that they must face every day of their lives. Unemployment rates are high, access to electricity is almost nonexistent, and garbage and filth line the roads. Despite all of…
Yesterday morning I landed at 2 am in Santa Cruz, Bolivia. At the moment I’m listening to speakers of the Ibero-American Congress for Life and Family. God is doing so much and is so, so good!! Where do I start?! Let’s start with Bolivia. Nearly two years ago, Melanie (one of our Pro-Life Global Co-Founders)…
Teresa’s heart instantly dropped when she read the message: a college student needs help with the burial of her aborted baby’s remains. Teresa closed her sorrowful eyes, took a deep, steadying breath, and immediately called the student. She wanted to hear this girl’s story and hopefully find a way to support her through all of…
What would it feel like as a young, high school woman to be pregnant and alone? How would it feel to have no support from the father of her child, to feel scared or even terrified of the future, to not have help from the boy that she loved, who she thought would stand by…
After he finished university, Jean fell in love with a young girl, Faustine, who had also just finished university. Shortly after, Faustine found out she was pregnant. Because they had not been together very long, and just getting out of college, they were scared and started to consider aborting the baby. Jean remembered his friend,…
On November 15th, a few countries were conspicuously absent from the gathering of EU and African, Caribbean and Pacific nations (ACP-EU) to sign a new partnership agreement. One of these was Nigeria. The day before the gathering in Samoa, one Nigerian man rallied two dozen Nigerians to protest, calling for the nation’s withdrawal. The reason?…
Picture you are 15 years old, pregnant, alone and afraid, considering abortion. Unfortunately, this is the reality for many moms in Uganda, specifically Barbara’s reality. Barbara’s story continues below….. Barbara is a young girl who attends Magale Royal Secondary School located in Ugunda. At just 15 years old she and her boyfriend found out they…
Imagine you’re in high school, found out you’re pregnant, got kicked out of your home, and are living with your four-week old in a shack with a dirt floor and rain coming through the roof. This is Melvin and her newborn daughter’s current reality. Melvin needs your help. She needs some basic necessities (food, soap,…
August 10, 2023 Pune, India Pro-Life Global and CHARIS India On Thursday, August 10, 2023, close to one thousand Indians – mainly in their teens and 20s – gathered for the second nationwide March for Life India. CHARIS India, the National Governing Body of Catholic Charismatic Renewal services in India, organized the first ever national…
Today we received this update from our leader Mercy, in Uganda, and we urge you to join us in prayer. “Today I was visited by Jan and her daughter Amy, a 13year old in 4th Primary school. Jan has seen concerning changes in her daughter that prompted her to bring the daughter to me for…
Rachel Schroder is a pro-family advocate in the sanctity of the human life and of marriage. Convicted by a call to protect the domestic church and the vulnerable, she has helped launch Pro-Life Global’s international pro-life youth movements across South America and India by training students to form pro-life teams in their schools.
After studying history at Hillsdale College with a focus on cultural trends in the American family, her unwavering conviction is that a strong marriage culture is the linch pin for a pro-life future. Rachel currently works as the Saint John Paul II Fellow in Marriage and Family at The Catholic University of America where she is working on an ethnographic study to tell the stories of America’s largest families in response to declining birth rates. She will begin law school in the fall of 2026 at the Columbus School of Law in Washington, D.C.
God has put a strong calling and sense of urgency in my heart to stand up for the innocent babies that cannot stand for themselves. I am passionate about sharing the love of Jesus and showing others the love He has for ALL of his children, including the unborn!
By joining Pro Life Global as the Field Operations Coordinator, I will be able to follow the calling the Lord has placed on my heart to serve in the ministry of saving unborn lives and bringing people to Christ. I would be honored to have you pray with me and partner with me financially in my ministry to save the unborn! Click link to become a financial supporter: https://give.cornerstone.cc/prolifeglobal+moore
God has lit a fire in me and I want to use the talents that He has given me to work with Pro-Life Global and be the hands and feet of Jesus, share His love with others and help mothers recognize the profound value of life, both inside and outside the womb. If you would like to partner with me to save lives please click this link: https://give.cornerstone.cc/prolifeglobal+bass
Ben Rowse grew up and lives in Northwest Arkansas. He is a real estate investor, property manager, and Realtor with over eight years of experience. Prior to entering real estate, he spent 11 years in IT at Walmart Homeoffice, where he developed a strong foundation in systems, problem-solving, and operations.
Ben has been active in the pro-life movement for over fifteen years. He founded a Students for Life group at the University of Arkansas and later directed four 40 Days for Life campaigns. He also helped start a local nonprofit to support pro-life efforts in Northwest Arkansas. He currently serves on the executive board of Arkansas Right to Life and is Arkansas’ national delegate to the National Right to Life Committee.
Since the summer of 2024, Ben has also been involved with Pro-Life Global. He has contributed in a variety of ways, including helping establish best practices for accounting, filing legal paperwork, and supporting other operational needs as they arise.
Dr. Isaac Chilima is an economist, educator, and advocate for life, dedicated to promoting economic policies that uphold human dignity and foster human flourishing. He serves as an associate professor of economics and business at Colorado Christian University, where he integrates biblical principles with economic theory to equip future leaders.
Dr. Chilima earned his master’s degree and Ph.D. in economics from Yokohama National University in Japan, graduating at the top of his class with awards for academic excellence. His research, published in peer-reviewed journals, explores the economic implications of central bank digital currencies, tax administration reforms in developing economies, and the broader debate between free markets and socialism in the 21st century. He is an active member of professional organizations that champion economic freedom, entrepreneurship, and ethical economic policies as pathways to poverty alleviation.
Passionate about the sanctity of life, Dr. Chilima advocates for economic systems that protect the most vulnerable, including the unborn. He believes in the power of entrepreneurship and business as a mission to create opportunities that support families and strengthen pro-life initiatives worldwide
Growing up in Georgia, Dawson has a passion for fishing, politics, saving babies from abortion, and making Jesus known in the world. In 2021 Dawson graduated from Kennesaw State University in Political Science and plans to attend law school in 2023, pursuing a concentration in international law and immigration law so that he can serve pro-life and missional non-profits internationally. He interned with Students for Life of America advocating for pro-life politicians and leading Standing With You outreach to churches and pregnancy resource centers, served as outreach coordinator for Young Americans for Freedom, and led Christian wilderness backpacking camps in Colorado.
John Mark Porter grew up in Columbia, South Carolina and graduated from the University of South Carolina Honors College with a Bachelor’s degree in Accounting in 2020 and a Master’s in Accounting in 2021.
John Mark was the recipient of the prestigious pro-life 4040 Student Scholarship in 2020, in recognition of his work as a student leader and sidewalk counselor. With a flair for teaching and years of experience as a debate coach, he was drawn to international pro-life ministry in 2020 when (in Uganda) he taught over 250 student activists and helped launch 24 student
organizations that have gone on to save dozens of babies from abortion in their local villages. He feels passionately about creating financially sustainable models for growing long-term, consistent ministry through partnerships in agri-business. His continued pro-life ministry work in
Uganda hastens towards a goal of complete independence over administrative and operational functions within 10 years.
At his day job, John Mark works as a non-profit auditor, serving churches, ministries, and faith-based higher education institutions in the South-Eastern United States. He serves on the boards of A Moment of Hope, The Ministry of Outreach to Slavic Tribes, and the Africa Life Youth Foundation.
Bethany Janzen is the president and co-founder of Pro-Life Global, the first Christian global pro-life youth organization, aiming to end abortion worldwide. Founded in 2021, Pro-Life Global already serves the leaders of 60 youth-led LIFE Teams in 15 countries, has trained 23,000 young leaders, and rescued 530 moms and babies from abortion. Janzen has helped launch pro-life student movements in five continents, trained thousands of young leaders to reach their communities, and led strategy sessions with pro-life leaders across Africa, Asia, Latin America, the Caribbean, Europe, and the US.
Bethany led several student groups, served as PR coordinator for her state senator, and participated in a Young Global Pioneers journey to China before graduating from Corban University with her bachelors in Political Science with a concentration in Political Entrepreneurship and double minor in Business Administration and Biblical Studies in 2016. Upon graduation, she worked for Students for Life of America, training and mentoring pro-life students as Rocky Mountain Regional Coordinator from 2016-2018. While working for Students for Life, she started 20 pro-life clubs, trained 1,200 students, appeared in 17 media outlets, organized mobilizations, and hosted 48 displays on campuses.
In 2018, Bethany moved to Austria to serve as director of strategy for Jugend fuer das Leben Austria and then ProLife Europe, helping launch it in March, 2019. She mentored the team to launch the first ever official pro-life university groups in Germany and expand on campus outreach in Austria. Then Bethany took on European development, leading ProLife Europe’s expansion into new countries and finding local leaders to head up the groups and operations in their respective nations. By summer 2021, ProLife Europe was active in 10 countries and served over 30 ProLife Europe student groups. At this point, Bethany saw the need to equip pro-life young people in developing countries to lead successful and professional pro-life movements, countering the abortion industry and political agenda thrust upon them by the West, leading to the founding of Pro-Life Global. Bethany is the host of the podcast LIFESAVERS and has spoken at conferences and March for Life events in the US, Europe, Africa, Asia, and Latin America. She currently resides in Florida with her husband.
