Below is an e-mail I rec’d this morning from a faihful prayer warrior at that location:
“Fred & I did show up at the clinic this morning. There were also 11 counter-protesters who arrived this morning with signs provided by Planned Parenthood. Two of these pro-choice protesters were adults (parents). The rest were teenagers recruited by these adults. We had some discussions with this group. It didn’t change anyone’s mind, but ultimately this was a positive thing because of the project Fred has undertaken (he documents the stories of the women who have had abortions). These women did not accept Fred’s offer to share their stories with him (yet), but with Jesus and prayer who knows what will happen.
There was nothing in our talk that indicated they were doing this as a one-time effort. Having said this, I am sure our efforts to be sidewalk witness/protesters will outlast theirs. I am also sure the public was quite confused this week by the mixture of signs on the sidewalk. We need to be coming out in large numbers these next weeks so our efforts overshadow theirs.”
Atlanta Women’s Medical Center is located at 235 West Wieuca Road, in Atlanta, Georgia. They do 2nd Trimester abortions here, and often their parking lot is so full, cars have to double park.
They do abortions as a 2-day procedure on Weds. & Thursdays (Wed. is the beginning of the 2-day procedure), so Thurs, Fri (and Saturdays) are extremely busy. So we really need coverage there Wed. through Sat.!! The patients start coming at 6:30am, the doors open at 7 and for the most part they have pretty much all arrived before 9AM. Of these 4 days (Wed thru Saturday), Thursdays are the least busy. On all 4 days, patients and staff are usually gone by about noon or 1pm.
Remember, love conquers hatred, so let’s keep this interaction peaceful while boldly speaking the truth in love to these Planned Parenthood protestors. May the Holy Spirit guide all our words and actions with the Planned Parenthood people, staff, etc. so that hearts may be won for Christ and life!
For further info or questions, please call Margarita at 404/824-5269, and I’ll return your call asap, or e-mail me at margszechenyi@bellsouth.net
]]>My friend, Michael DePrimo is a Catholic Pro-Life Attorney. He used to be Senior Litigation Counsel for the American Family Association Center for Law & Policy (see below) - until the Center dissolved last May. Currently, he is handling a Pro-Life case in Massachusetts. He will argue this very important case in court next Wednesday, May 28, at 10:00 am in Boston, Massachusetts.
Will you kindly remember him daily in your prayers - asking for God’s wisdom and favor and justice - and forward this email to others who will pray for him? He sent me the following prayer request, so that I could forward it to others. Thank you for your kindness in including Michael - and his work - in your prayers!
In His Love,
Suzette Chaires
]]>“I will argue a very important constitutional case next Wednesday, May 28, at 10:00 am in Boston, Massachusetts. Because I would like you to forward this email to others, I think a bit of background information is appropriate. In November, 2007, Massachusetts enacted a statute that creates a 35-fixed buffer zone around abortion clinics. This buffer prevents pro-lifers from distributing literature and counseling women near the entrance to clinics. In January, I filed a federal lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the law. If the law is upheld, sidewalk counseling will be effectively eliminated. In all likelihood, other state and local government will pass similar legislation and pro-life speech will be seriously harmed.
Please ask God to move the hearts of the judge and his clerks to do justice by declaring the statute unconstitutional. Ask God to give me wisdom as I prepare the case. Finally, ask God to place his angels all around the courthouse. I expect this case will generate lots of spiritual warfare!
God bless you!Michael”
Extremely
How much more effective can prayer and fasting be when it is accompanied with action? More than you can imagine. I believe that prayer and fasting are necessary, but laws typically change when we reach out to our representatives to change them. It has been thirty five years since Roe vs Wade, and 50 million Americans have been murdered in the womb. It’s time to end this, and God gave us voices and fingers for a reason. We can call and email/write/fax our representatives and let them know how we feel.
For those of you who are really into prayer and fasting, join the monthly Prayer Pivot every first Friday at PrayerPivot.com. Then, if you would like to take action, join the Monthly Call for Life on the same day at MonthlyCallForLife.com. Then, get out to your local abortion mill on the first Saturday following the first Friday.
It’s not just abortion we need to pray and take action with. People are encouraged to pray and fast for all topics for 24 hours around the world. Here are some of the other issues that need attention:
-- Genetic selection --
Minnesota and our Federal Government are pursuing the forced extraction of DNA from all newly born people in America. This information will be used in many ways, such as screening for health “defects”, such as Down Syndrome. We all know what happens to 90% of the Down Syndrome children. They are with God because of their extermination. There is also talk of identifying “criminal” DNA, or other psychological defects. What do we think they will do to people who are found to be “defective”?
President Bush signed the Federal bill into law last month - Click here and here for more information.
One of the things the bill will provide is “`(D) the availability of Federal funding for newborn and child screening for heritable disorders including grants authorized under the Newborn Screening Saves Lives Act of 2007; and `(E) other relevant information as determined appropriate by the Secretary.”
-- Gender Selection—
People fly to America from around the world to kill their daughters. It is illegal in China, punishable by death there, and also illegal in India to scan for the presence of a female in the womb in order to kill her. Not so in America. Having an unwanted daughter? Head to your local murder mill and get rid of the little inconvenience.
-- Abortion or Pre-natal murder --
Obvious to us
-- Chimeras—
Albert Mohler points to this article by a pro-evolution left-winger at the Washington Post from last year about this topic
Click here for Albert’s article
As Albert Mohler says, “We need a set of rules and policies in force right now—before a mouse really does come up and ask for a cookie.”
-- In vitro fertilization --
Human Life International pointed out today that “An astonishing 100,000 IVF pregnancy attempts are made annually in the United States alone, usually involving more than one embryo. The vast majority of such babies do not survive the unnatural thawing and implantation procedure. Currently in the USA 500,000 tiny children are in freezers awaiting eventual use, and 50,000 more join them each year. In Croatia, HLI’s Dr. Antun Lisec claims that more babies die from the
“fertility industry” than by surgical abortion.”
Not only that, but many of the IVF procedures result in “multiples”, more than 1 baby as a result of implantation. When there are more than 2, a procedure known as selective reduction is recommended. Selective reduction is a fancy word that means kill. So if there are five babies, 3 are recommend for extermination, so as to increase the viability of the other two. “What will happen to the other three?” is a question expectant mothers and fathers ask. The answer given? “They will be absorbed by the body”.
These are some examples of what I believe we have to pray and fast for every month. There are many others. Because the culture of death has been in power for so long, it will take determined action to stop them and turn the tide.
Yes, prayer is important, but action is too. Without action, the culture of death will continue its murderous rampage around the world. 10s of millions of people are killed by abortion alone globally every year. The scientific community is killing just as many or more.
United we stand - Divided they die - Pass it on
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