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Monday email from Shawn Carney always has the babies saved number in it.

We always like to start Monday mornings with good news
... and on the first Monday of this campaign, there's
actually GREAT news!

So far since last Wednesday when the campaign started,
we have reports of ...

... 51 babies saved ...

... that we know of!

Here are just a few of the stories of God's blessings.

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JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA
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A woman driving out of the abortion facility's parking
lot stopped at the sidewalk and rolled down her window
and called out to the prayer volunteers. They were too
far away to understand what she was saying, so one of
the volunteers moved closer to see what message she
wanted to share.

She said she'd been forced to come schedule an abortion
-- although she never explained exactly what she meant,
or who was pressuring her. But when she arrived to make
the arrangements, she saw 40 Days for Life volunteers
in prayer -- and that made her realize she could not go
through with the abortion.

"She very proudly proclaimed that she was now going to
have the baby," the volunteer said, "and once again
thanked me for being out there praying for her. What
a beautiful start to our 40 Days for Life!"

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OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA
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Two volunteers were praying while Yassin handed out
information outside the abortion center. One young
woman took the information, but simply walked inside.

On her way out, however, Yassin had a second chance
to talk to her. "This time I gave her a fetal model
and I asked her what was going on."

She said she has a job but no health insurance, and
that having a baby would be expensive.

Yassin told her there were ways around financial
hardship -- there were pro-life clinics that could
provide free medical care, and other social services
that would help her and her baby.

"She said that she changed her mind," Yassin said.
"She went back inside and got her money back! Thank
you, Jesus!"

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PEORIA, ILLINOIS
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Karen watched as a car stopped at the driveway as it
was leaving the abortion facility. She noticed there
were three women inside.

She went to see what was happening ... knowing that
they had not been inside long enough for an abortion
to have taken place.

A woman in the front seat glanced at a companion in
the back seat and said, "She did not have the abortion.
She was afraid to go through with the procedure."

Karen's reaction? "Thank you, Lord!"

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BEAUMONT, TEXAS
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A couple from out of town parked down the street from
the abortion center and got out of their car. Their path
to the facility’s door took them right past the prayer
volunteers at the 40 Days for Life vigil.

The couple never made it inside.

After discussing their situation with the volunteers,
the young man and woman decided that they would keep
their baby ... and that they would get married soon.
They also set up an appointment the following day at
a pro-life clinic.

Said Eileen in Beaumont, "Praise Jesus for this miracle!"

Day 7 - October 2

Intention:

May we have a heart and a zeal to save the poor and release the oppressed.

Scripture:

The Spirit of the Lord is upon Me, because He has anointed Me to preach the gospel to the poor; He has sent Me to heal the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives and recovery of sight to the blind, to set at liberty those who are oppressed.

-- Luke 4:18-19

Reflection:

This passage is a very familiar one. It has been preached on many occasions, even made popular in books and songs. Though the quote is about Jesus, all Christians take this commission seriously as a directive on how to reach the world with the gospel. We, like our Savior, are to bring the good news to the poor, the broken hearted, those in captivity, those who cannot see, and the oppressed.

The commission given to us in this passage is clearly a charge to care for those for whom God cares the most. I wonder though, whom do we look for to be touched by the Holy Spirit as we go out into the world?

Who are the poor, if not those unborn children who have been abandoned by their parents before they ever leave the womb? Who are the broken hearted, if not those unborn children whose only example of love is having their mother take them to an abortion clinic to be destroyed, or the mother of a child who has been deceived by everyone around her into believing that what she is doing is best for her and her child? Who are the captives, if not those unborn children who are bound over to death by the "choice" of abortion? Who is more blind than an unborn child in the darkness of a womb that has become a waiting room for their death? And who is more oppressed than those unborn children whose oppression has been legitimized by their government, their church and even their family and loved ones.

Prayer:

Lord, You empower us with Your Spirit to do your will in the earth. Send us to the poorest, the most broken, the most captive, the most blind and the most oppressed in the world, the innocent pre-born children in their mother's wombs that are scheduled for destruction. Help us to bring them healing, liberty, sight and justice through Jesus Christ our Lord, Amen.

Fr. Terry Gensemer
National Director, Charismatic Episcopal Church for Life