spoke to the Houston Chronicle<\/a>. <\/p>\nDonald Iloff, Lakewood Church spokesperson, said the church supports 21 crisis pregnancy centers across Greater Houston and 16 food pantries that carry infant formula, though the church itself does not provide formula directly. He added that the phone operator \u201cmade an error\u201d by not sharing that information during Nikalie\u2019s call.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe have no problem with the fake baby lady conducting her telephone experiment,\u201d Iloff said. \u201cShe has every right to do so.\u201d<\/p>\n
The video has sparked a range of responses from viewers on social media. Some commenters praised the church\u2019s work with local pantries and crisis pregnancy centers, while others criticized the delay in getting assistance.<\/p>\n
The conversation has been lively, with viewers sharing their thoughts and experiences. Here\u2019s a sampling of what people are saying online:<\/p>\n
\u201cMattress Mack would have said yes.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThe fact that she called dozens of churches and only a handful of tiny churches helped her says a lot. A whole lot.<\/p>\n
There are thousands of local church\u2019s that help others without hesitation.”<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019ve seen the associate pastor of Lakewood reach into his pocket dozens of times to buy groceries for people who needed food. The current assistant pastor was telling last month about Dodie handing him $2,000 worth of gift cards and telling him to go bless people with them.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI mean, churches are businesses so I don\u2019t really hold it against them for protecting their funds. I do however hold it against the individuals that answer the phone and don\u2019t either offer help themselves or get them help by other means.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThese were the saddest videos to watch. The baby crying was heart wrenching. I know it\u2019s fake. But still sad that she was turned away from quite a few churches.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s a Mega Church. What do you expect you need to go to the smaller churches to see if they can help.\u201d<\/p>\n
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