Any Woman Can Offers Hope, Health and Christ
BY AMY MORGAN
WRITER
Like many women’s health centers,
Any Woman Can, located in Stone Oak
just across from Cornerstone Church,
initially focused on serving those who
were pregnant or abortion vulnerable
when it opened in August 2013. While
the faith-based organization still offers
help and hope to women whose
pregnancy was unexpected, providing
sonograms and testing for pregnancy
and STIs (sexually transmitted infections),
their scope has expanded to
assist women of all ages coping with
difficulties – whether a current crisis
or previous trauma.
Executive Director Shan Wiley took
the helm of Any Woman Can (AWC)
just over a year ago, following 16 years
as guest relations pastor at Community
Bible Church. She considered a position
in the business world, but AWC tugged
at her heartstrings.
“It made my heart melt when I asked
the board, ‘What would we do if one of
the women we counseled went and had
an abortion anyway?’ They said, ‘We tell
her we love her, we have counseling,
and she is welcome to come back.’”
Recently, a woman who had two
previous abortions came to AWC
with another pregnancy and choosing
adoption for this baby, Wiley said.
“God is in control,” she added.
“We are going to love them regardless.”
Wiley has broadened AWC’s services,
recruiting licensed counselors who can
teach coping skills to help clients
recover from past trauma and address
depression,
anxiety, and
abortion.
“We have a
team of six
counselors
(LPCI’s) and a
“ God is in control,”
she added. “We
are going to love
them regardless.”
state supervisor,” she said, “and we
opened up the counseling for women
for all reasons. We just had an
82-year-old come in for anxiety.”
AWC hopes advocacy and mentoring
will help women “go way beyond
the crisis,” Wiley added. “That they’ll
become closer to Christ and educated
enough so they won’t go back to the
same old bad choices. One client came
in six times for STI testing, and she
“ I was invited to be a part of
Any Woman Can after becoming
involved with sisters in Christ
who have had abortions.
I witnessed the incredible lament,
sorrow and depression as a
fallout to a “choice” that they
made to end their unborn baby’s
life. Women need to know that
they have a choice. They need to
hear about Jesus. I serve on the
board of Any Woman Can and I
am a first-hand witness of the
love that is being
poured out
through this
ministry.”
Diana Rosenberger,
Founder, CEO, Trinidad Realty Partners.
was positive every time,” Wiley continued.“
After the last time, she accepted
Christ, broke up with her boyfriend
and said she was going to make better
decisions. It is a matter of continuing
the relationship and helping them feel
comfortable enough to come back.”
Bringing Jesus into the equation
makes a huge difference. It is apparent
that Wiley and her staff love each
woman they see. They provide an
environment of grace and truth.
AWC counselors ask clients for
permission to talk about their religious
background, which opens the door for
them to talk about Christ. In the last
several months, at least 15 professed
faith in Christ, including a male UTSA
student who was there for STI testing.
“They are not going to come in for
Christ – but we are going to show them
Christ by providing service and support
without judgment and with His love,”
Wiley said.
AWC also has reached out to the
deaf community in conjunction with
Miss San Antonio 2017 Emma Faye
Rudkin, an advocate for the hearing
impaired.
“The statistics are staggering about
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