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ShyAnn Marie 12/19/2005
Why does God love me so much? That I will never understand, But I don't want Him to stop. I want His love moving in me, every second of every moment. I want His breath through my life, so that darkness will never be, because I have His Light.Statistics
There are more than 15-million women who find themselves parenting alone today in the United States. It is estimated that 1,000 teenagers become pregnant everyday, while one in every two marriages will fail. Whether it be a fifteen-year-old pregnant teen, a thirty-five-year-old divorcee, or a grandmother parenting her grandchildren alone, these women, like all of us, are desperate for connection and fellowship. And many of these precious women have already walked through a lifetime of disappointment - only to be face with grim statistics, such as:
- 78% of the U.S. Current prison population was raised in a single parent home.
- 71% of all high school dropouts came from single parent homes.
- 1 in every 3 single mother's live in poverty.
- Children in single parent homes are 5 times more likely to commit suicide.
- They are 32 times more likely to run away.
- They are 10 more likely to use drugs and alcohol.
- Sex traffickers most often target fatherless youth.
The reality is that the United States is facing an epidemic of unplanned pregnancy and divorce, as is the rest of the world. The statistics for many countries are all similar. Yet, less than 1% Evangelical Christian Churches in the country have a sustained single Mom's ministry! An 8-week parenting class is not a life changing experience, and not a solution.
The Single Parenting Epidemic: Why You Should Care - Jennifer Maggio.
Retrieved May 10, 2019.