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Santa Cruz, California

This is the 15th campaign for 40 Days for Life in Santa Cruz … and the volunteers are seeing a significant impact as a result of their prayer and witness.

For starters, the number of surgical abortions went on a steep decline, from around 40 per month to 8 or fewer. And now, surgical abortions are no longer taking place – only chemical abortions. Clients are referred to other locations for surgical abortions.

The local team isn’t sure if this is a permanent change – but they’re praying it will be. They’re also helping to publicize abortion pill reversals in light of the changes at the abortion facility.

As for the vigil itself, participation continues to grow, with new churches and more first-time volunteers joining the campaign.

Ventura, California

Volunteers prayed while a mother of four – pregnant with her fifth child – drove into Planned Parenthood.

They were afraid she was about to make the biggest mistake of her life.

But then she saw a man on the sidewalk holding a cross.

She left Planned Parenthood and got into a car with people who had come to pick her up – but not until she stopped to share the good news that she would not be going through with the abortion.

“If we can save one baby’s life,” said George in Ventura, “there’s rejoicing in heaven! Keep coming out to pray!”