40 Days For Life: DAY 15: Bad Weather Saves Lives

 

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Lent comes late this year--but that doesn't guarantee comfortable weather at 40 Days for Life vigils! And that's just fine, because your willingness to pray in ugly conditions inspires MORE moms to choose life! Campaign participants in Wichita, Kansas, braved the cold and wind for a Jericho March that circled Planned Parenthood seven times. The Lord responded to their sacrifices, as traffic to the abortion facility steadily dropped after the march. "For the next three days, the number of cars in the lot decreased," wrote Susan, the local campaign leader. "And so did the number of women entering the building." And on that third day, a child was saved from abortion! "A young couple from Oklahoma decided to keep their baby," Susan explained. Colleen from the Wichita team heroically stayed at the vigil two hours beyond her allotted prayer shift to encourage the father and share information. Let God use YOUR presence to save a baby from abortion. Sign up to pray at: 40daysforlife.com/locations Spring Valley, New York Nobody has headed up 40 Days for Life vigils longer than Eileen, who's been at it since 2007. She's seen it all, so 60 mph wind gusts weren't going to deter her team from praying for an end to abortion. "God's people came every hour to pray for the closure of Planned Parenthood..." Eileen said. "...and for all those involved in taking the lives of those who need our protection the most!" Recently, vigil participants showed up to pray and found the abortion center closed for the day. Eileen trusts it was a preview of things to come. "God will close this place of pain and suffering in His time," she said. Lawndale, California Southern California doesn't usually appear in my "bad weather" emails. But this spring greeted 40 Days for Life participants in Lawndale with cold temperatures, wind, and rain. "Extra thanks to everyone who [showed up] to pray and stand for life despite the nasty weather," Laura told her team. "Traffic to the abortion facility has been very light." One young man stopped at the vigil to ask prayer warriors what they were doing. He then shared his sorrow and anger at having lost a child to abortion. "Pray for him," Laura exhorted her volunteers. His mother said to the servers, "Do whatever he tells you." --John 2:5 Lord Jesus, you have used water for wine and mud to make a blind man see. Please use me as your instrument on earth. Let others feel your compassion when I encounter them. Let your work be done through my hands. Please let me especially care for mothers and their unborn children with the faith that always desires to lead people to your side. For life, Shawn Carney President & CEO, 40 Days for Life

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