Marylynn Morse
Dear Charis
Family,
My name is Marylynn Morse. I live in beautiful
Springfield, Oregon. I have lived here my whole life
with my Dad and Mom, 5 sisters and 2 brothers. I am
22 years old and number 4 in the line up. I just
joined the Charis family in October of this year and
am in the Doula program!
I want to give you a little glimpse of my life and
how I ended up in the Charis Childbirth doula program. My parents were
missionary’s in the Philippines for five years and that
is where they met. When they came back to the
states, my dad became the local director for Child
Evangelism Fellowship (CEF) here in Springfield.
While I was growing up, my siblings and I would help
my dad out and share the gospel with kids during the
summer. God used it to encourage me out of my shell
and made me more outgoing and bold. Then in 2014 I
went to CEF’s headquarters, which is in Missouri, and
attended school there to learn how to better teach
kids the gospel and also how to teach adults how to
teach kids!
When I came home, God placed an amazing job in my
lap that I had no idea I would love doing! The job
was working for a family with medically fragile
foster kids, who I fell in love with! My mom has
always told me I would make a good nurse or midwife,
but I always brushed it off saying I didn’t think I
could do it. My Mom gave birth to my three older siblings at a
hospital nearby, but after a bad experience, she
decided to have the rest at home. I was her first
home birth and I ended up being born in my amniotic sack!!
Now, fast-forward to last year! I was working for a
family who has medically fragile kids, being their
caregiver. I loved that job and I loved the family
and kids! However, in October of last year, I felt
like God was telling me to quit my job. And to be
honest, I did not want to, I loved my job! Why would
God want me to quit?!? Well, October 31st , 2016,
was my last day at work. I was very sad. But I kept
praying and asking God what he wanted me to do. In December of that year He impressed on my heart
to go to the Philippines. I had always wanted to go,
but never really had the opportunity. So I
applied with an organization and they placed me
with an orphanage that works with street children.
On May 13th 2017, I traveled to
my new job in the Philippines. While there I was
able to visit a birthing home for impoverished
families, who cannot afford medical care. Being able
to help with some of the prenatal stuff and see the
work and blessing on behalf of these families, I
decided that I would love to become a midwife or
doula! When I got home from the Philippines on July
25th 2017, I told my parents about the desire God
placed in me. My mom and I looked up some doula
course options and ended up going with Charis
Childbirth! Having been homeschooled, the idea of
learning through a program like Charis seemed like a
great fit, along with the important priority
of making it Christ centered! I enrolled in
the doula program in September and started my
classes in October. I am excited to see where God
takes me and how he uses me as a doula!
Left to Right: Susanna, Christina, Nathaniel,
Marylynn (Me), Jolene, Jenel, Michael, Hanna
Front Row: my parents, Sheri and Doug
