Holy God,
Unite Your people to pray for these precious babies. This is not a political battle-—it is a spiritual battle of tremendous and eternal consequence. Help us to know that the real enemy stalks about seeking whom he may destroy. Let it not be these defenseless children who have not yet had a chance at life outside the womb. Give us the strength to unite with believers across this nation in prayer and to stand in the gap on behalf of those who have no way to defend themselves. In the Name of Jesus Christ, Amen.
Today’s email:
Most people are unaware that abortions take place in
their hometowns — it’s true!
Abortion centers are often quietly nestled in unassuming
neighborhoods and rarely draw attention to themselves.
Well, there’s one thing that 40 Days for Life is very
good at — and that’s drawing attention to the sobering
reality that abortion is very much a local problem.
Organizers of Beaumont’s first 40 Days for Life
campaign wondered if people would notice their vigil.
But plenty of people are seeing it now — thanks to
a nearby road construction project.
Traffic now has to make a detour — and the new route
is bringing a huge flow of vehicles right in front of
the abortion center.
One woman stopped to tell vigil participants to keep
up the good work. “I’ll bet half the people in
Beaumont don’t even know that abortions are performed
here,” she said.
Later, she called one of the local TV stations and
told them they should send a news team. And they did!
Then the woman shared what was really on her mind.
When she was 16 years old, she had an abortion.
“I am so glad y’all are here,” she said. The abortion
was forced on her. “I felt so alone and scared. But
if there had been anyone there praying, I feel sure I
wouldn’t have done it. Never stop what you are doing!”
A bit later, a man parked his huge truck and thanked the
volunteers. “I was adopted. If it weren’t for people
like you, I would be dead!”
One of the local leaders says the volunteers are all
tired by the end of the day, “but it’s the best tired
I’ve ever felt.”
People in Jacksonville also know now where abortions
are performed. 40 Days for Life participants met for
prayer at a local abortion center — then marched as
a group to another facility about a third of a mile
away for additional prayer.
Then they marched back to the first location. “SEVEN
TIMES we marched between the two,” said one of the
volunteers.
The local coordinators estimated about 120 people
took part in this event.
To see pictures of the prayer vigils at each facility,
and the march between the two, please go to:
http://40daysforlife.com/blog/?p=1170
Bryan in Canton had some thoughts about the 40 Days
for Life effort as he drove through a very heavy fog
one morning.
“It occurred to me that this must be what it is like
for the abortionists, their staff and their clients.
They are living in a fog of deception,” he said, “and
it makes the most obvious things seem to be what they
are not. Simply put, they are being deceived, and
they need the truth and the grace of God to change
their hearts.”
And that’s where we come in.
“I believe that God is calling us to dispel the fog
surrounding the abortion industry and to change the
hearts of the enemies of life through His love,” Bryan
said. “So let us be faithful witnesses to the truth
and always open our hearts to God’s grace so that we
can be His instruments.”
Well said!