About Us
Our Loving Staff

Melissa Hardy (President & Executive Director)
Melissa Hardy’s journey began with early motherhood, an abortion at 18, miscarriages, and a series of struggles, including endometriosis, failed marriages, and addiction. At 29, desperate for change, she turned to God, seeking relief from suicidal thoughts, depression, and anxiety. Her journey to healing began at Calvary Chapel Boise, where a Bible study helped her confront her pain and embrace forgiveness. After a transformative healing retreat for women post-abortion, she felt called to help others find the same freedom she had experienced.
Melissa immediately began serving in this ministry, eventually partnering with Yvonne Brewer to expand their outreach. Together, they brought healing programs to prisons and envisioned a nonprofit to train and equip churches and ministries to support those in need. Their shared vision led to the creation of New Life Support Services, where Melissa continues to lead retreats and support post-abortion healing.
With over 20 years as a medical assistant and experience as a peer support specialist, Melissa blends evidence-based practices with her faith. She has worked with nonprofits like Love INC and is completing her Bachelor of Social Work in 2024. Gratefully married, Melissa is honored to serve God, her family, and her community through her work.

Yvonne Brewer (Vice President)
Yvonne Brewer served in a pregnancy center ministry for over 20 years. She helped found and later became the director of a PRC in Wilmington, OH. In 2006, she moved to Slovenia to help that country establish its first PRC. On her return, she moved to her home state of Idaho and has since been solely active in past abortion recovery ministry and helping with responders from HerChoicetoHeal.com. She has led Bible studies in prison and area pregnancy centers, mentored PRC volunteers in PA ministry and led PA recovery retreats.

Martie Oestman (Treasurer)
Martie Oestman is honored and privileged to be a part of New Life Support Services. As a pastor’s wife and worship leader, she is and has been involved in many different aspects of ministry including women’s Bible studies, Encounter weekends, and leading music groups. She volunteered with support and training with the pregnancy center in Cheyenne, Wyoming. She is looking forward with great expectation to seeing God moving in the communities of Idaho.

Lindsey Dillbeck
Ambassador for Crossroads: Find Hope in Jesus | Crossroads Idaho

Kellie Penn
Kellie was born and raised in Boise, Idaho and has been an educator for over 13 years. She and her husband, Chris, have been married for over 20 years and have a beautiful adult daughter and 2 rambunctious dogs. She also currently serves as the Children’s Ministry Director at her local church in Boise. Having experienced the healing of Christ first-hand through the services provided by New Life, she has joined this ministry in her desire to help bring the same beautiful and miraculous healing opportunities and freedom to others. As a board member, Kellie works to help plan and facilitate post-abortion healing Bible studies and retreats in the Treasure Valley and Southern Idaho area.

Laura Neary
Ambassador at Christ’s Love Vinyard in Pocatello & Pocatello Prison Ambassador.
New Life Statement of Faith
- We believe the Bible to be the inspired, the only infallible, authoritative Word of God.
- We believe that there is one God, eternally existent in three persons: Father, Son, and the Holy Spirit.
- We believe in the deity of our Lord Jesus Christ, in His virgin birth, in His sinless life, in His miracles, in His vicarious and atoning death through His shed blood, in His bodily resurrection, in His ascension to the right hand of the Father, and in His personal return in power and glory.
- We believe that for the salvation of lost and sinful man through Jesus Christ, regeneration of the Holy Spirit is absolutely essential.
- We believe in the present ministry of the Holy Spirit by whose indwelling the Christian is enabled to live a godly life.
- We believe in the resurrection of both the saved and the lost; they that are saved unto the resurrection of life and they that are lost unto the resurrection of damnation.
- We believe in the spiritual unity of believers in our Lord Jesus Christ.