05/28/2026
Hi ladies....we are so excited to see you on June 4th for our next Stories of HOPE gathering. Be sure to mark your calendar and invite your friends. Our speakers are Karen Stoll and Lauren Eden, mother and daughter who will be sharing their amazing story.
Lauren and Karen's story is a powerful story of miracles, redemption, forgiveness, and healing. At the age of 18, Karen found herself unexpectedly pregnant. She felt her only choice was to have an abortion. Karen went to four abortion clinics in three different states, and was halfway through a second trimester dilation and evacuation abortion procedure, before she decided to stop the procedure. Miraculously, baby Lauren survived and was born prematurely at 26 weeks.
When Lauren was twenty-one, Karen told Lauren her story for the first time. Lauren immediately forgave Karen, which began Karen's journey toward healing. Lauren knew she was called to share her miraculous story with others, but Karen wasn't ready. But, in 2022, with Karen's blessing, Lauren began sharing her story with others. Lauren has spoken at marches for life, pregnancy resource centers, churches, national media outlets, and pro-life events around the country.
In 2023, Karen and Lauren shared their story together for the first time in a national campaign for the Abortion Survivors Network. They have since been featured in Students for Life's "Almost Aborted" Campaign, and on EWTN's Pro-Life Weekly.
Lauren and Karen now share their story together in hopes that it will humanize the issue of abortion, share the message that every life matters, and challenge the church to be the hands and feet to Jesus to families who are facing unplanned pregnancies. Their story is proof that miracles do happen, God answers prayers, and forgiveness brings healing, even in the most difficult circumstances.