Our presence making a difference

One of our prayer volunteers reported this story:

Last Friday a woman approached me and asked "do you think that God will hold me accountable?" I asked her "for what?" She told me that she had scheduled her daughter for an abortion for the following Tuesday. I responded, "before the Throne of God?" she looked startled at that... we spoke for awhile about how the child was all there, intelligence, personality, she just hadn't seen the child yet, that her daughter would only carry the baby nine months but they would regret an abortion for the rest of their lives. In the end I gave her some info to help her and her daughter. She looked greatly relieved and smiled, I really think she was not going to have her daughter go through with the abortion. I am hoping that it was a successful turn away. I promised that we would pray for "Pam".

We may never know the full results of our prayers, but sometimes we see a glimpse. Keep praying!

Some early successes

We've already seen some early successes in our 40 Days for Life campaign here in Memphis. One of our vigil participants relayed the following story:

Yesterday a woman approached me and said, "I do not agree with what you are doing. Planned Parenthood only gives out birth control they do not do abortions." I told her, "oh yes, they do. They are the largest provider in US. They do 1 in 4 abortions." She was shocked. Then I told her about the stepdad who took the daughter he had been molesting that was a minor to clinic in Calif. for a late term abortion, and they never reported the abuse. The child was molested for 4 more months until the mother found out...Her view was changed.

This is what our campaign is about. Seeing hearts changed and lives saved.

Standing and Praying

We started praying first thing on the morning of Wednesday, September 24th. May God hear our prayers and end abortion in Memphis.

Memphis 40 Days for Life kicks off

Tuesday night, September 23rd, we kicked off the 40 Days for Life campaign in Memphis. Immediately following the program at Sacred Heart church, we held a peaceful, prayerful, candle-lit walk to and around the building at 1407 Union Ave, where Planned Parenthood's abortion facility is located.  It was a great start to what will be a great 40 Days.

What's the Big Deal about Abortion?

The pro-choice groups put forward a lot of different arguments for their position - the right to choose, privacy concerns, lack of viability of the fetus, among others. Many on the pro-life side can list a lot of reasons for their position, but it really comes down to one core reason, one central concept that is the basis for all the other convictions of a pro-life person. It is the basis of any intellectual discussion on abortion; it is the starting point of any reasoned thought process on the topic. That concept can be summarized in one short question:

What is the unborn?

If the unborn is simply tissue, no different from an appendix or a bad tooth that needs to be removed, then just remove it. There is no need for justifications based on 'choice' or 'privacy'. For the removal of unwanted tissue, no justification is necessary.

If, however, the unborn is a human being, then no justification is adequate. Any reasonable person would agree that it is morally wrong to kill other human beings simply for our own convenience.

Yet, this is what we, as a nation, have done, and this is the reason for our stand for life. The unborn is human and deserves to be treated as such.

We here at 40 Days for Life Memphis are committed to taking this message to the people of Memphis publically by standing and praying for the end to abortion. For 40 days, from September 24 through November 2, we will be standing and praying outside Planned Parenthood on Union Ave. Won't you  join us? Visit our main site at www.40daysforlife.com/memphis for more information and to register to join us.