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Aurora, Illinois

One of the 40 Days for Life volunteers met a young woman who’d scheduled an appointment at Planned Parenthood.

“I was able to speak with her a little bit,” the vigil participant said, “and give her pregnancy crisis information.”

When the woman went to her appointment, she saw a man outside the building with his head bowed in prayer. And that’s all it took.

“She chose life!” She is now considering adoption for her child.

“We are so excited,” said Catherine in Aurora. She said her team was feeling a bit weary, “but now we have been blessed with this. Praise God for how he always shows up! We are so blessed to be in the fight for life.”

Manchester, New Hampshire

A candlelight vigil brought light to the sidewalk outside of Planned Parenthood in Manchester in more ways than one.

The Manchester volunteers recently learned how their prayer presence on the sidewalk makes a difference.

Vigil participants were able to speak to a couple that had an appointment at Planned Parenthood – they were there to get the abortion pill.

Following a bit of conversation with the volunteers, they went inside. But about half an hour later, they left Planned Parenthood.

They had changed their minds!

“They were given information about the pregnancy center on the next block and said they’d go there the next day,” said Shelia in Manchester.

“The same women from 40 Days for Life also redirected a couple looking for a pregnancy test to our pregnancy center right up the street,” she added. “We’re very encouraged and grateful.”