40 Days For Life: DAY 2: First Baby of the Campaign Saved in...

 

We didn't have to wait long for the first report of a baby saved at a 40 Days for Life vigil! "We had a turnaround!" wrote Hempstead, New York, 40 Days for Life leader Michael. Michael's 40 Days for Life team launched their Long Island campaign with a prayer rally that started at a local church before processing to the sidewalk in front of Planned Parenthood. That's where they encountered a woman about to end her seven-week-old child's life by taking the abortion pill. Instead, the woman talked to a sidewalk counselor, visited a pregnancy center, scheduled an ultrasound, and chose life! This baby is the FIRST saved during the Lenten 40 Days for Life campaign... ...but he or she will surely not be the last! Help save a mom and baby from abortion where you live by finding your nearest vigil and signing up to pray at: 40daysforlife.com/locations Thousand Oaks, California A Southern California pregnancy help center told Leonore that her 40 Days for Life 365 vigil just saved a baby. "The mom specifically used our organization's name [40 Days for Life]," Leonore beamed. "Thanks be to God!" The saved baby marks just the latest fruitful encounter from Leonore's year-round vigil, which saved 13 babies (that we know of) in 2025. "Your outreach efforts are bearing fruit!" Leonore exhorted her volunteers. "When we help save a baby, God starts repairing all the relationships in a family."  Cleveland, Ohio The 40 Days for Life team in the Cleveland area organizes three campaigns: Cleveland, Painesville, and Bedford Heights. And the Cleveland location is a 40 Days for Life 365 location. Five prayer warriors stood vigil on a frigid day. Their sacrifices were rewarded when a young woman with a big smile announced, "I changed my mind because you were out here today. ... I came here planning to get an abortion." Prayer warriors sent her home with a backpack filled with supplies for both her and her baby. "Thank you for being here," she told vigil participants. "It changed my mind. Keep coming back!" Dan with the Cleveland team said the experience was a powerful way to enter into the Lenten 40 Days for Life campaign. "[It's] a perfect reminder that being out there truly, truly makes a difference." [pinterest.com image] When Joseph awoke, he did as the angel of the Lord had commanded him and took his wife into his home. --Matthew 1:24 Lord, thank you for the example of Joseph, who shows us what it means to live with courage in the wake of fear and uncertainty. Bless all fathers with the strength of Joseph so that in every circumstance they may place their trust in you. Help all fathers to answer the call of sacrificial love that comes with the birth of every child. Give them the strength to be not afraid. Amen. For life, Shawn Carney President & CEO, 40 Days for Life

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40 Days For Life: DAY 1: We Start Today!

 

The Lenten 40 Days for Life campaign begins TODAY in 661 cities worldwide! Sign up to pray in front of your local abortion business right now: 40daysforlife.com/locations Last year, two dozen abortion facilities went out of business after a 40 Days for Life campaign... ...and more are on the way. With the abortion industry defunded, this campaign marks an unprecedented opportunity to close your local abortion facility! As we launch the February 18-March 29 vigil, see how your prayers are changing the world in this touching video: Tune in by clicking the image or visiting: youtube.com/watch?v=sejlvk00XZg After you check out the video, commit to pray at your nearest 40 Days for Life vigil. Not sure how to sign up? Watch this simple video, which walks you through the process: youtube.com/watch?v=dHf4Olbe6UU Want to place your local 40 Days for Life vigil in the spotlight? Send your best photos and campaign stories to media@40daysforlife.com for a chance to be featured in a 40 Days for Life email. Tucson, Arizona 40 Days for Life participants in the Grand Canyon State jump-started their campaign with a big presence at the Tucson March for Life. Tucson leader Laura said attendance doubled from previous years, with somewhere between 1,200 and 1,500 pro-lifers joining the march--many of them carrying 40 Days for Life signs! The day's success is spilling over to the 40 Days for Life vigil, as brand-new volunteers who met Laura and her team at the march are signing up to pray at the vigil site! "We made an excellent impact raising awareness of the importance of praying outside of our local Planned Parenthood," Laura said. "I am eagerly awaiting...our spring campaign." Hungary Hungary is a hotbed for 40 Days for Life campaigns, with ten vigils taking place this Lent. Budapest campaign leader Magdi helps coordinate 40 Days for Life campaigns across the country. She also organized a day of preparation, uniting prayer warriors from across the country in getting ready for this Lent's campaign. "Continuous vigil is only the beginning," 40 Days for Life director of international campaigns Robert Colquhoun exhorted attendees. "God is the source of life and love. ... By saving a single child, we save an entire future family." [pinterest.com image] Then the angel said to her, "Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God. Behold, you will conceive in your womb and bear a son, and you shall name him Jesus." --Luke 1:30-33  God, we ask you to be with every expectant mother. Give them the courage of Mary to say yes to your divine will, even in the most unexpected circumstances. Help us to notice women in need and embrace every mother facing an unplanned pregnancy. Amen.  Here again is the link to find your closest 40 Days for Life vigil: 40daysforlife.com/locations For life, Shawn Carney President & CEO, 40 Days for Life

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