Dear Deacon, Here we are -- the final Monday of this 40 Days for
Life campaign. And the stories of God's miracles keep
rolling in! In the first 33 days of prayer and fasting, there
have been ... ... 496 babies saved from abortion -- that we know of! Here are just a few stories from the sidewalk.
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INSIDE STORIES
------------------------------------------------------ You may remember a story last week about an abortion
center employee advising a young woman not to have an
abortion after her ultrasound showed pictures of twins. Well -- a campaign director in another location wrote
me to say the SAME THING happened there! It's not the first time this employee has suggested
that a client visit the local pro-life pregnancy
center. "We're trying to pray her out of the abortion
business," the director said. That's at least TWO SETS OF TWINS saved by ultrasound. BUT WAIT! It gets better! Keep in mind that abortion facilities usually have a
policy: DO NOT let the client see the ultrasound. Once
they see a baby rather than a "fetus" or "blob of
tissue," they’re much more likely to choose life. And
it's not just a baby they see -- it's THEIR baby. We then heard another story of an employee who showed
a young woman her ultrasound image. She took one look
and headed for the door. "Abortion?" she said. "NO WAY!" ... ... because the ultrasound image showed ... ... QUADRUPLETS! Praise God -- times four!
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MODESTO, CALIFORNIA
------------------------------------------------------ A volunteer at the 40 Days for Life vigil outside the
abortion center in Modesto struck up a conversation
with a man on the sidewalk, showing him a model of
what the child in the womb looks like at 12 weeks. Never, he said, had anyone in his family ever had
anything to do with an abortion -- until that day. He
told her he had driven his son and his girlfriend to
the abortion center to schedule the abortion of his
grandson. The three left shortly afterward, and
returned the next day. This time, another volunteer approached the man and
showed him an image from the brochure -- the child in
the womb at 16 weeks. That "really seemed to change
his mind," said the volunteer. "When he saw how
developed his 17-week-old was, his eyes sort of bugged
and he immediately rushed back into the abortion center
to try and stop the abortion." Later on, the first volunteer saw the three of them
driving out of the parking lot. They rolled down
their window and told her they had changed their mind!
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SOUTHFIELD, MICHIGAN
------------------------------------------------------ A young man pulled off the road to talk to vigil
participants at 40 Days for Life in Southfield. "He
was beaming as only a proud new father can," said Mike. This father of a newborn wanted to thank one of the
prayer volunteers for talking him and his wife out of
having an abortion during last fall's 40 Days for Life. "I'm struck with awe and humility to be part of this
wonderful vigil for life," Mike said.
Today's devotional is from Rev. Ben Sheldon, president
emeritus of Presbyterians Pro-life.
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DAY 34 INTENTION
------------------------------------------------------ We pray for the conversion of abortionists and all
abortion advocates.
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SCRIPTURE
------------------------------------------------------ Wash yourselves, make yourselves clean; Put away the
evil of your doings from before My eyes. Cease to do evil, Learn to do good; Seek justice,
Rebuke the oppressor; Defend the fatherless, Plead for
the widow. -- Isaiah 1:16-17
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REFLECTION by Rev. Ben Sheldon
------------------------------------------------------ God is just. Inscribed around the inside of the Jefferson Memorial
in Washington, DC, are the immortal words of Thomas
Jefferson: "I tremble for my country when I reflect
that God is just." If the deist, Jefferson, knew in the depths of his
being that God is just, how much more ought we
Christians to reflect on this profound truth? The justice of God, like his holiness and his purity,
encourages us to seek justice for all people. It is the evil deeds and wrong, selfish attitudes of
our modern society that have led to the cavalier
acceptance of abortion and euthanasia. But, as Jefferson also said, "his justice will not
sleep forever." God is calling us today to seek justice, to encourage
the oppressed, and to defend the orphans and widows of
our society. It is a noble calling! It is one which every true
believer, every God-fearing man and woman, should heed
with no hesitation and no reluctance. To follow the God of justice and truth is to stand
unequivocally for the right to life of everyone,
especially the unborn, the physically disabled, and
the terminally ill. God's word through the prophet Isaiah is as relevant
in today's 21st century world as it was in Isaiah's
8th century BC world. May God's grace help us to defend the unborn's right
to life as well as that of the already born.
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PRAYER
------------------------------------------------------ O God, our heavenly Father, give us courage and wisdom
as we seek to eradicate the evil in our society. Help us to realize that your divine Spirit alone can
change hearts and minds so that all your human
creatures may enjoy the fullness of life you intended
for them. I pray this prayer in the name of Jesus Christ, my
Lord and Savior, Amen.
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PRINTABLE DEVOTIONAL
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------------------------------------------------------ Yours for Life, Shawn Carney
Campaign Director
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