Heavenly Father,
You are our strength in the day of battle. May we never grow weary as we stand for Your truths. May we never relent, never give up until every last child is protected and loved, whether in the womb or outside of it. May our prayers be filled with the faith to move mountains. Make us instruments of Your peace as we offer these petitions in the Name of Jesus Christ. Amen.
Today’s email:
Throughout the 238 locations currently conducting
40 Days for Life campaigns, there are signs of
encouragement everywhere!
A baby saved, new people coming out to pray for the
first time, and even the presence of pro-abortion
opposition are all good signs that the campaign is
working!
So what do New York City, Columbia, Missouri and
Ottawa, Canada have in common?
Signs of hope on the front lines of our culture!
The 40 Days for Life campaigns in Queens and The Bronx
are coordinated by Chris Slattery, who heads up a chain
of twelve pregnancy resource centers called Expectant
Mother Care.
Expectant Mother Care’s interns are assisting once
again with 40 Days for Life and writing about their
experiences on their blog.
To see some of their photos, go to:
http://40daysforlife.com/blog/?p=1324
“Our 40 Days for Life site is in a very busy part of
town,” writes one of the interns. “It is not uncommon
for women who are pregnant and considering an abortion
— or women who have been hurt by abortion — to walk
past our prayer vigil. This allows us to minister to
the most vulnerable.”
Meanwhile, pro-abortion forces are asking the city to
force Expectant Mother Care and other pro-life centers
to post notices in their offices that they neither
perform nor refer for abortions.
The allegation is that pregnancy resource centers
“deceive women” — never mind the fact that Expectant
Mother Care’s ads all read, “Free abortion alternatives.”
Perhaps the pro-abortion groups want to stifle free
speech because this approach is working. More and more
women are choosing the alternatives. Coordinators in
New York City know of at least 18 mothers who have
decided against abortion during the current 40 Days
for Life campaign.
The date August 9 sticks in the minds of 40 Days for
Life volunteers in Columbia. That is the date of the
last abortion performed at the Planned Parenthood
facility that is the site of the Columbia prayer vigil.
It seems that Planned Parenthood simply cannot find a
practitioner to travel to Columbia to perform abortions.
Normally, this facility would have aborted at least
100 babies — probably more — over the course of a
ten-week period. But since August 9, the total has
been ZERO.
The vigil continues at Planned Parenthood in Columbia,
with the hope that the cessation of abortions becomes
permanent. Please join them in this prayer!
A media report from Ottawa says a pro-abortion group is
talking about ways to legally challenge pro-lifers who
pray in front of the Morgentaler Clinic, a facility
operated by Canada’s most infamous abortionist, where
the 40 Days for Life vigil is held.
This pro-abortion group says the pro-life presence fails
to “respect the dignity, privacy, and legal rights of
women to unimpeded access to health services.”
In reality, of course, the vigil is simply a peaceful,
prayerful gathering — as seen in photos the Ottawa team
has posted on their blog.
To see photos from a rainy day in Ottawa, please go to:
http://40daysforlife.com/blog/?p=1324
When Suzanne arrived to pray, “our group contained
about six people and it soon swelled to about twelve.”
It soon started raining harder. “I was quite soaked by
the time I finished my shift,” she said.
The 40 Days for Life campaign in Ottawa is certainly
having an impact. “Little by little,” said one of the
coordinators, “hearts are being changed — one small
step at a time.”
I wanted to let you know about a wonderful pro-life
event going on today, Tuesday, October 19, that
complements this current 40 Days for Life campaign.
Students from more than 3,500 school campuses are
participating in Pro-life Day of Silent Solidarity to
raise awareness about the injustice of abortion by
taking a vow of silence for one day in solidarity for
the more than 3,000 children who die from abortion
each day.
Red arm bands and duct tape will identify them as
taking part in the Pro-life Day of Silent Solidarity.
Anyone can participate (you don’t even have to be a
student) and you can use the time of silence to pray
and fast for an end to abortion.
Learn more and find out how you can participate at: