L4L: Fort Lauderdale, FL

Tropical Acres Steakhouse, 2500 Griffin Road, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33312

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THE BASICS OF EVERY EVENT

2nd Thursday of Every OTHER Month at Tropical Acres Steakhouse

Luncheons 4 Life South Florida provides a casual forum for defenders of the unborn to get to know one another and understand all of the resources available in our community. It's for churches, ministries and service providers of all kinds. It's also for individuals seeking their own roles in pro-life ministry. The free lunch is meant to bless those who give their time and talents to the work and to build the unity which will multiply our impact. It's always on the second Tuesday of the month. Doors open at 11:00 am and the program begins at 11:50.

More about the Mission

Homelessness and Abortion

Jess Echeverry, Founder & Executive Director of SOFESA, a 501c3 non profit organization serving homeless families in Los Angeles and author of Dazzled: Finding The Key to Perfect Forgiveness was once pregnant and homeless. She spent a total of 7 years categorized as “housing unstable” and in that time became pregnant three times. Hear her tell her own story of homelessness, attempts at abortion, her take on pregnancy help centers and how to engage the abortion minded woman.

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Date & Location

Thursday, March 10, 2022

Tropical Acres Steakhouse
2500 Griffin Road
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33312
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RSVP & Contact

RSVP VIA EVENTBRITE

Please RSVP within 5 days of event.

Tom Walker
tom@luncheons4life.org
954-304-3278

Schedule

11:30am-1:30pm
Networking and Lunch

Jess Echeverry

Survivor | Advocate | Speaker | Author | Podcaster @ Mommaletics

Jess Echeverry is a women and family advocate and speaker. She has survived parental divorce and alcoholism, as well as emotional, physical and sexual abuse. Her testimony includes dark times of physical and sexual violence teenage pregnancy, years of on and off homelessness, abortion, same sex attraction and two attempts at suicide. In 1997 she met the man she would eventually marry; this man would help her create an environment of authentic love that enabled her healing journey, her relationship with Jesus Christ and her eventual forgiveness and love for her attackers. She converted to Catholicism in 2008.

Her husband Charlie is a Permanent Deacon for the Archdiocese of Los Angeles. Together Deacon Charlie & Jess have 5 children: 2 teenage boys still at home, 2 young adults out in the world, 1 lovely soul in Heaven and 2 English Bulldogs. Jess is the founder and Executive Director of SOFESA, a 501c(3) non-profit ministry that has been serving Southern California homeless and low-income children and their families since 1999. Deacon Charlie and Jess have also taped an episode of The Journey Home with Marcus Grodi which aired internationally in February 2021.

Jess has previously appeared on multiple episode’s of EWTN’s The Catholic View for Women, radio interviews with Spirit Radio’s Morning Show host Jen Brown, Guadalupe Radio’s Morning Glory host Gloria Purvis, Son Rise Morning Show with Matt Swaim and Incorrupto Radio. She has had the opportunity to share her testimony in various events throughout the country including the walk for life in Los Angeles, OneLifeLA, and is the inaugural recipient of the OneLifeLA Service award (2020)! She has been featured in podcasts including Catholic Answers Focus podcast with then host, Patrick Coffin, Mamas in Spirit with Lindy Wynne and Vida Initiatives with Astrid Gutierrez. She has also participated in the After the Abortion Photography Series by Angela Forker.

Inspired by the good things God has wrought in her life, she has completed her first book titled ‘Dazzled” detailing her life experiences in a way that lifts up and enlightens others who are searching for ways to heal. She is currently writing her second book on homelessness. She is a strong and effective speaker who has been able to, with the help of God’s grace, turn those past experiences, and all the healing that she has received along the way, into real, loving help for others.

RSVP

Luncheons4Life Fort Lauderdale uses Eventbrite for bookings. You can contact Tom Walker with questions at tom@luncheons4life.org or 954-304-3278, but otherwise, use the link below. Please RSVP no later than 2 days prior to the event.