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New Jersey Right to Life 2011 NJRTL Banquet Dinner Friday, April 29, 2011, 6:30 PM  East Brunswick Hilton 3 Tower Center Boulevard East Brunswick, NJ 08816 (NJ Turnpike Exit 9)  $120 for NJRTL Members  *  $150 for Non-Members  For More Information please call 732-562-0562  Speakers: Ann Coulter – FOX News Commentator & NY Times Best-Selling Author  Abby Johnson – Former Director of Planned Parenthood

40 Days for Life Campaign Ends, 483 Babies Saved From Abortion by Shawn Carney | LifeNews.com | 4/17/11 5:32 PMWell, here we are … the final day of the first 40 Days for Life campaign of 2011. And what an amazing campaign it has been with a record 247 locations! But that’s not the milestone.So far during this campaign, we are aware of … 483 babies who have been saved from abortion. (And reports from local teams will still be coming in for the next week or so. So we hope and pray that number will continue to grow.)...

An abortion business that recently was caught in an undercover investigation violating Texas’ abortion laws called the FBI on pro-life advocates participating in the 40 Days for Life campaign there.Shawn Carney, the director of the national event, says a pro-life stalwart named Elizabeth “has led many successful 40 Days for Life campaigns in the most pro-abortion city in the Lone Star State.”“This is one of several updates that again show the tremendous power of a few humble souls gathered together in prayer in front of the places where there is such despair and destruction,” he says.According to Elizabeth, she...

EVERETT, Washington, March 24, 2011 (LifeSiteNews.com) - Only days after reports emerged of a firebomb attack on an elderly participant in a 40 Days for Life vigil in Kalispell, Montana, 40 Days for Life campaigners in Everett, Washington are also reporting harassment that has taken place during the current spring campaign. On the 40 Days for Life Everett blog, local leader Michelle McIntyre wrote that on March 21, “a man appeared at our vigil site with his face covered by a handkerchief or some type of mask and displayed pornographic pictures, flat on the sidewalk just before a family of...

Last fall, I participated in the 40 Days for Life prayer vigil at our local Planned Parenthood. It was the first time I had done this, and I was a bit fearful. (Will I get arrested? Will people yell at us?) On the contrary, the experience was humbling and incredibly moving. After the 40 Days were over, I often drove to Planned Parenthood and prayed on the sidewalk by myself. I didn’t have any “Choose Life” signs, but I did have my bright red Rosary dangling in front of me as I prayed. I don’t know if anyone realized what...

There is a need to pray for the safety of those attending the 40 Days for Life. These vigils have grown such that they are no longer here in the United States, but Canada as well. The 40 Days for Life campaign now spans as least 3 continents -- North and Central America, Europe, and Australia. On Day 12, there are reports of 101 babies saved. The forces of evil does not like this. So it is not surprising that there was a firebomb thrown at an elderly person in Montana at a 40 Days for Life location. There is...

Breaking: Firebomb thrown at elderly pro-life activist at 40 Days vigil by John Jalsevac Fri Mar 18 3:43 PM EST March 18, 2011 (LifeSiteNews.com) - A homemade “bomb” akin to a Molotov cocktail was thrown at an elderly pro-life activist during a 40 Days for Life prayer vigil yesterday, March 17. The attack took place at around 6:15 p.m., near the All Family Health Care abortion center in Kalispell, Montana, according to the Thomas More Society (TMS) According to Karen Trierweiler, coordinator of the 40 Days prayer vigils in Kalispell, the device was thrown at one of the vigil...

When people hear about babies saved from abortion, it motivates them to trust God — and participate in 40 Days for Life. After all, how often do you have an opportunity to literally help save a life just by peacefully praying?It’s already happened in this campaign … 35 times (that we know of)! Here are just a few of the miracles that God has granted …Orange County, CaliforniaPrayer volunteers at the 40 Days for Life vigil in Orange County were caught by surprise as the doors of the abortion center flew open and a frightened youngwoman literally ran out as...

Students Protest at Planned Parenthood Clinic to Conclude 40 Days for LifeNovember 3, 2009 Christendom College's pro-life student group, Shield of Roses, held its biggest protest in over 30 years of existence. On October 31, over 200 students, faculty, staff, and visitors traveled to Washington, D.C., to peacefully protest their opposition to abortion at the Planned Parenthood clinic, located just north of the White House, on 16th Street. The group protests at this same clinic each Saturday morning during the academic year, but normally only around 20-30 students make the trek into D.C. on a weekly basis. Once a semester,...

October 25th, 2010 (40DaysforLife.com) - How many more lives will be saved this fall?This is the last week of the campaign and a wild week for me — I go to Southern California before closing this fall’s campaign at the site of one of the largest abortion facilities in the world — the Planned Parenthood in Houston, Texas.The number of babies God has saved in response to your prayers during this 40 Days for Life campaign is now 445 — that we know of. Please keep praying and fasting!Here are some of the great stories I’ve received from local 40...

Tuesday October 19, 2010 Ottawa Pro-Aborts Trying to Get 40 Days for Life Permit Revoked By Patrick B. CraineOTTAWA, Ontario, October 19, 2010 (LifeSiteNews.com) – After failing to rally an ongoing protest against the Ottawa 40 Days for Life, a group of pro-abortion activists are petitioning the city to revoke the vigil’s permit.The Ottawa 40 Days campaign, nearing the end of its fourth run, maintains a vigil 12-hours a day on Bank St., across the street from the Morgentaler abortion facility.From the beginning, the Pro-Choice Coalition of Ottawa has attempted to mount a protest on the other side of...

DAY 20: Milestone — 3,000 saved October 11th, 2010 by admin 40 Days for Life just reached a huge milestone, but first I have to share an AMAZING story.Last week I showed you pictures of the 40 Days for Life vigil in Reno, Nevada — where the abortionist uses a sprinkler system to soak the people praying outside his fence. Despite this aggressive hostility, we just received an incredible report from that location. A woman driving out of the abortion center’s parking lot stopped to ask one of the local volunteer for her phone number. Shortly after, the volunteer received...

Commentary by Shawn Carney, 40 Days for LifeOctober 5, 2010 (40DaysforLife.com) - Today is October 5. It may be just another day to you, but not for me — and most certainly not for Abby Johnson.It was one year ago today that I walked into my old office at the Coalition for Life in Bryan/College Station, Texas and discovered that Abby Johnson was there.We had been on opposite sides of the fence for years and at that moment we found ourselves together — her crying and me trying to grasp what the Holy Spirit was unraveling before my eyes.To...

40 Days for Life Pro-Life Campaign Saves 138 Babies From Abortion Washington, DC -- The national 40 Days for Life campaign continues producing live-saving dividends for the hundreds of cities where local pro-life people are praying and helping women outside abortion centers find alternatives. Organizers say that they can confirm 138 babies have been spared from abortion so far. http://LifeNews.com/nat6749.html

Monday October 4, 2010 Abortionist Pulls Gun on Pro-Life Witnesses By Kathleen GilbertUpdated 10/4/10 at 16:16CHARLESTON, South Carolina, October 4, 2010 (LifeSiteNews.com) - A Tennessee abortionist was arrested, but released on $25,000 bail Saturday after brandishing a gun at pro-lifers peacefully witnessing outside a Charleston clinic.Witnesses say Tennessee abortionist Gary Boyle, 62, pointed a loaded handgun from his vehicle at about 8:30am Saturday morning at three pro-life witnesses, including one 17-year-old young man, who were standing outside the Charleston Women's Medical Center in West Ashley. After Boyle entered the clinic, the pro-lifers called police."We were like, 'Well, that was a...

E. Tenn. abortion doctor charged with pointing gun at protestersUpdated: 8:52 PM Oct 3, 2010 CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) -- Police have charged a physician who provides abortion procedures in East Tennessee with pointing a gun at protesters outside a Charleston health care office. The Post and Courier of Charleston reported that 62-year-old Gary Boyle of Blountville, Tenn., was released on $25,000 bail Saturday. There was no answer Sunday at a telephone listing for Boyle in his hometown and the clinic was closed. According to a police report, Boyle pulled out a handgun when he was approached by three abortion protesters...

Day 13 - October 4  Intention:For all fathers who are terrified of being fathers. Scripture:A father of the fatherless, a defender of widows, is God in His holy habitation.-- Psalm 68:5Reflection:I had a friend many years ago who confided in me that he was terrified of being a father. He and his wife already had two children when this revelation came forth. "I never knew my father," he explained, "and I have no idea what a father is supposed to do." We continued to share about this, as well as pray together. He began to see he had a father's...

I have to apologize for missing the Friday & Saturday devotions. I had an emergency at work which set off a health problem. Diabetes stinks. Here's the main writeup of the 40 Days for Life, and the Daily Devotions will be in the first three comments. THREE ELEMENTS Constant vigil   The visible, public centerpiece of 40 Days for Life is a 40-day, round-the-clock prayer vigil outside a Planned Parenthood center or other abortion facility in your community. Those who are called to stand witness maintain a peaceful and educational presence. This 24-hour-a-day presence send a powerful message to the...

40 Days for Life sets record Sep 30, 2010 By STAFF The 40 Days for Life campaign that began Sept. 22 will have the most locations in its short history.The pro-life effort, which has occurred twice a year since the fall of 2007, consists of 40 days of prayer and fasting to end abortion, as well as community outreach and peaceful prayer vigils outside abortion clinics.This fall’s campaign, which will end Oct. 31, will be at 238 sites. Those include locations in 46 states, six Canadian provinces, Australia, Denmark, England and Northern Ireland.According to 40 Days for Life, here...

Friday October 1, 2010 Save a Life: Just 'Ask to See the Ultrasound' Commentary by Shawn Carney, Campaign Director, 40 Days for LifeOctober 1, 2010 (LifeSiteNews.com) - On this tenth day of the 40 Days for Life campaign, I have a few stories, a few more pictures -- and good news from London that should help get your day off to a really exciting start.LondonRobert, who's coordinating the first-ever 40 Days for Life campaign in England, says the prayers of vigil participants have helped save more two babies.Praise God for his courage to bring this campaign to London! Plus...