Praying for an end to abortion with new friends!

A prayer volunteer shared her testimony at one of our events. She said that one of her favorite times when standing vigil is when the people arrive for the next hour or when she arrives for the next hour. She said it is a great time because you are able to meet "new people" and pray with them.

Kick-Off Rally A Success!

The Kick-Off Rally for 40 Days for Life Memphis was a great success! Everyone met up at Sacred Heart Church, where Reverend William Spink, Jr. from River Oaks Reformed Presbyterian Church gave a talk on the reason behind the time period of "40 Days." Upon conclusion we gathered outside the church to start our walk to Planned Parenthood. Once we got there two children led us in song and prayer. It was an amazing evening, and a great, prayerful start to our 40 Days!

Those that attended sacrificed time, energy, and warmth to be there. We had people come from as far south as Tupelo, Mississippi and from as far north as Savannah, Tennessee. They drove two hours to be with us! Despite it being chilly, people of all ages made the walk (1-90 years old).

A man who joined us from Tupelo, MS wrote saying:

"I went to the kick-off last night. Chills went down my spine when I saw the building on Union Ave., but I'll never forget the dumpster in the alley, to me, it represents life being thrown out as if it were trash. An eleven year-old girl with a wonderful voice sang a song on the sidewalk corner of Planned Parenthood, that was the focal highpoint for me. You should have seen her eyes, it was as if she was staring Satan in the eye saying, 'I will not be moved.' This brings to mind a shepherd boy named David and a stand against a giant. We all should have faith and strength like this child."

Mother & Daughter

These are the pics of the last day. Yes, we were there till midnight!!! Many people came the last day to end the 40 Day campaign of prayer.

The Last Day a Family Day

This family spent their Sunday afternoon standing and praying for an end to abortion.

The last Saturday

They came. They left the comfort of the house and many things needed to be done.... but today the most important issue was to come......

Street People

One day a street person stopped and said, "you know people are just 'selfish'. They are here, and you are here, but they do not want the baby. That is 'selfish'." This is Sidney. Many of us came to know this street person...

Happy for Jesus

This little light of mine, I'm gonna let it shine, let it shine.....They smile, they wave, they touch lives and save lives...
Do you hear the call?

If my People....

They came they prayed. Many lives were changed that day on the street and in the cars.....would you like to make a difference?

Children are a gift of God

Train up a child and when he is old he will not depart....Notice the sign the little girl is holding. She was adopted from China. Some drove from Senatobia. Where will you drive from to pray?

Will you take a stand?

Many lives have been touched and will be for many days to come.

Faithful People

The people have heard the call, they came they prayed and they told others. Will you?...

David Bereit visits Memphis

We were so privileged this week to have David Bereit, national Campaign Director for 40 Days for Life, visit us in Memphis.  He shared his heart and passion for speaking for the unborn and inspired us with stories of how God is moving through other 40 Days for Life campaigns across the country.  After speaking, he stayed and prayed with us at the vigil site.  It was such a boost to those that attended.

Standing in the Gap

These people will stand for something.
These people will take time to come to the abortion to clinic to make a difference.
These people will touch a life.
These people will make a difference in the world today....will you come and stand for the children?

Silent No More

They have heard the call. The young lady read about
40 days on line and came out to take a silent stand
it was very powerful. One lady is a Sunday School
teacher and very concerned for the babies. Will
you come and be a part of the largest pro-life event
in history?

These people have heard the call. Have you?

Emmaus Mens Prayer Group

We are so grateful to the Emmaus Mens Prayer Group that came out and spent some time praying as a group with us.  We so appreciate their sacrifice and their eagerness to be a part of saving lives.

Pictures of our vigil

We wanted to simply share some images of our wonderful prayer volunteers.

We are saving lives. Planned Parenthood loses business

We received this in an e-mail from a Prayer Volunteer. He wrote:

“Two of my daughters and a girl from my church family were stationed at the back around 11:30 am, when an older gentleman in white introduced himself as from Planned Parenthood, ‘My name is... (my daughter can't remember his name) and I am with Planned Parenthood.’ My daughter said, ‘Well I'm Lauren and I'm from the Catholic Church.’ He became upset and said they were harassing his ‘customers’ and blocking access (they assuredly were not) and if he received one more complaint, he would call the police. Then he got in his car and drove off.

Just a few minutes earlier, K.W. and I had been speaking to a young couple who had brought their beautiful children (a baby and a toddler) and were headed up to Planned Parenthood for birth control.

 

At the same time my daughters were being threatened by the PP worker, building security came down and asked K.W. if we purposely sent up the family who were creating a scene in their office. Evidently, the lovely family must have caused quite a stir! Planned Parenthood did not want to help these parents. They were too busy ending parenthood for their other 'customers'.

 

I am very encouraged by the events that took place today. The PP worker referred to these mothers as customers. He was upset because he was losing business. Evidently, our prayerful presence is affecting Planned Parenthood's ‘customers’, and in turn, PP's bottom line. God is melting mothers' hearts. We are saving lives. PP is losing business.”

Woman conceived through rape thanks prayer volunteers for standing vigil

I was on the phone with one of our prayer volunteers and she was telling me this story:

 

“Two of the prayer volunteers were out at Planned Parenthood standing vigil when an older African-American woman comes up to them crying. She told them that she was a product of rape. Her mother was pregnant with her before Roe v. Wade, and everyone was telling her mother to get an abortion. Her mother told them, ‘This baby is flesh of my flesh. This baby is flesh of my flesh. This is my baby.’ Her mother did not have an abortion. The woman continued to thank the prayer volunteers for being present and praying. She said she was praying as well, and that she just wanted everyone to understand that the unborn child is not just a blob of tissue… it is a baby.” 

 

This is such an encouraging story of a mother who chose life. God bless that mother and this child, now adult, who told us her story. Thank God for using us to touch her, and may all those who argue that abortion is ok in cases of rape for whatever reason realize that the baby is truly a baby. It is a human being, and it is, like that good mother said, “flesh of her flesh.” 

1407 Union Tenants disagree with what is Happening in Their Building

We received an email from one of our early Morning Prayer Volunteers who comes out every morning to pray for two hours. He wrote: 

“We had at least two volunteers at the back of the building all morning. Let me tell you many, many building tenants driving into the garage gave us the thumbs-up and a smile. While Father D. and I were standing there, one woman stopped in the driveway, leaned across her front seat, rolled down the passenger-side window and gave a heartfelt ‘THANK YOU!’ to us. It brought tears to my eyes.” 

We have received a lot of support from other tenants and employees working at 1407 Union Avenue on the various other floors. The Campaign Director, Devanie Cooper, wrote: 

“We were standing vigil when a middle-age man who worked at 1407 Union walked up to us and said: ‘Thank you for being here. I have been wondering why you guys have not been here lining the streets on Wednesdays and Fridays, when they are performing abortions.’” 

It seems like a large number of employees really disagree and are saddened by the murder of the children in the floor above or below them. May all those who work in the building be protected from all evil. May God hear our prayers and heal our land.