Today is Day 39, and we're in the home stretch of this fall's 40 Days for Life effort. As we rapidly approach tomorrow's finish line for this campaign, I just posted another short on-location video that I think you will love:
This hope-filled 4-minute clip comes from Peoria, Illinois -- in the middle of the American heartland.
You'll hear from several volunteers and the new president of the statewide right to life group about the blessings they have experienced as part of 40 Days for Life -- and how they went from a previous campaign that really struggled to this fall's effort that has involved hundreds of new people.
If you've missed any of the other short video reports (which have been getting THOUSANDS of views!) they're all posted online at:
--------, amazing things continue to happen during 40 Days for Life!
The 40 Days for Life team in Providence, Rhode Island report the story about a woman who had an abortion appointment at Planned Parenthood -- and abortion facility escorts who tried to prevent her from hearing the truth.
Joanne said the woman "hesitated when she saw and heard the children praying" as part of the 40 Days for Life vigil. When she saw there was a member of the clergy praying with the children, "she stopped right in the middle of the road, her eyes filling with tears."
Still, she permitted the escorts to hustle her into the clinic.
Fifteen minutes later, however, she walked back out. "She had found herself unable and unwilling to go through with the abortion," said Joanne.
The escorts at Planned Parenthood didn't like this one bit. "They shooed her away repeatedly, ending her stay by insisting that she was not to talk there," Joanne said. "She was so unnerved at being pushed away by the escorts that she finally drove off, still crying. She remains in our hopeful prayers."
To see a picture of the 40 Days for Life vigil in Providence, go to:
People are also praying faithfully outside another Planned Parenthood center -- in Honolulu, Hawaii.
Janet said the 40 Days for Life vigil participants have "shared the amazing gift of life, miracle of the preborn, and the devastating effects and aftermath that the abortion 'choice' has over our families and communities."
To see a picture of the 40 Days for Life vigil in Honolulu, go to:
Honolulu is also home of the "tow truck ministry." Rocky is a tow truck driver whose job includes removing the vehicles of people who have parked in a nearby lot without paying. That often includes people who are visiting Planned Parenthood.
Rocky came to check on the vigil recently and said it was a real blessing to see everyone praying during 40 Days for Life. He also told Isaiah the story of a teenage boy who came to pick up his car, which had been towed from the lot.
"The boy was trying to reason that he only went into the clinic for a few moments," Isaiah said. "Rocky was bold enough to admonish the boy over being too concerned over paying for his towed car rather than the life of the child that was aborted. The boy's head dropped down in realizing the reality of what Rocky was speaking to him. We prayed for God's blessing over Rocky as he continues to be a voice for life to those teenagers he encounters there at the clinic through his tow truck ministry. God bless you, Rocky!"
