Editor’s Note: Making and Multiplying Disciples for Life: The Story of First Baptist Orlando’s First Embrace Pregnancy Center releases today, January 18, offering a powerful look at how God works through ordinary believers who say yes in faith. Find more details at Care-Net.org/Church.
One of the most honest and encouraging moments in the Orlando documentary comes from a simple confession:
“When we started, we didn’t know what we were doing. We just had a passion for these women.”
That sentence captures something deeply biblical. Throughout Scripture, God consistently works through people who feel unqualified, uncertain, and even hesitant. Rarely does He wait for someone to feel fully prepared. Instead, He looks for hearts that are willing to obey. God’s pattern has never been perfection first, obedience second. It has always been obedience first, clarity later.
The story of First Baptist Orlando and its pregnancy center did not begin with expertise, funding, or a master plan. It started with compassion. With believers who saw a need, felt a burden, and chose to respond—even though they did not yet have all the answers.
Another founder reflects on those early days with striking simplicity:
“God showed us the way to go, and we just followed.”
That is often how God works. Direction comes after obedience, not before it.
Watch the Clip: From Uncertainty to Obedience
God Uses Willingness More Than Readiness
Walking the halls of First Embrace Pregnancy Center, one verse quietly anchors the ministry’s posture before God:
“Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable in Your sight, O LORD, my rock and my redeemer.” (Psalm 19:14)
Before there was clarity, there was surrender.
Before there was strategy, there was prayer.
The leaders at First Orlando did not wait until they felt confident or fully equipped. They trusted God to lead them as they stepped forward. And over time, God took what began as a simple “yes” and grew it into a ministry that has now impacted hundreds of families—saving lives, strengthening marriages, and connecting people to the local church.
This is the heart of Pro Abundant Life ministry: not perfection, but faithfulness. Not having all the answers, but trusting the One who does.
From Unclear to Obedient
If our first post, Where do I Even Start?, acknowledged the uncertainty many Christians feel when it comes to engaging life issues, and post two Pro-Life Ministry is Discipleship—Not Politics, reframed pro-life ministry as discipleship, this story invites us to take the next step: trusting God with our willingness.
You may not know exactly how to help.
You may feel underqualified.
You may wonder whether your contribution would even matter.
But Scripture—and history—tell the same story again and again: God does His greatest work through ordinary people who are simply willing to say yes.
The First Orlando documentary, releasing January 18, does not present a polished, unrealistic picture of ministry. Instead, it shows what happens when believers act in faith, trust God with the outcome, and allow Him to shape the path as they walk it.
Watch the TRAILER
To see how God used ordinary believers at First Orlando, watch the trailer for: Making and Multiplying Disciples for Life: The Story of First Baptist Orlando’s First Embrace Pregnancy Center
The full documentary releases January 18. 👉 Find more details now at: care-net.org/church
A Call to Discipleship
Ask yourself this week: Where might God be inviting me to take a step of obedience—even if I don’t feel ready?
Discipleship often begins with availability, not ability. God does not ask us to bring certainty—He asks us to bring faithfulness.
After watching the trailer, consider praying this with us.
Lord, quiet my fear of inadequacy. Help me trust You with my obedience. Use my willingness to bring hope, life, and compassion to others. Amen.