The 40 Days for Life prayer vigils continue at 179 locations nationwide through November 2nd.  Many locations maintain the vigil for 24 hours each day.  Through last weekend the total number of confirmed reports of lives saved since the beginning of this fall's 40 Days for Life campaign has reached 306!

There are also reports of cancelled abortion appointments, lower customer traffic at abortion clinics -- reduced up to 50%, and more people leaving without having abortions.  None of these cases are reflected in the confirmed count of lives saved.   Praise the Lord for changing hearts!

Oct 8, 2008  --  Lives are being saved at Chicago 40 Days for Life

Corrina Gura of the Pro-Life Action League has gathered information from the Chicago 40 Days for Life vigil at Family Planning Associates near Elston and Cicero.  She reports fantastic news:

There were three confirmed saves in the first four days of the vigil. One couple left after being inside for only 15 minutes, then spoke to a sidewalk counselor and walked with her to the nearby pro-life Women's Center. The second and third saves were late term, meaning laminaria must be inserted a day or two before the procedure takes place. Two women who had already had laminaria inserted stopped to speak to our sidewalk counselors, changed their minds, and had the laminaria removed. There have been many others who have left the clinic before having an abortion, though they haven't stopped to tell our counselors their stories.

Best of all is that business at the clinic is at an all time low.   Even on Saturday, a day when the lot is usually packed, there were very few cars there!  Our presence is keeping people away and turning them towards life-affirming solutions to their pregnancies instead.

There have been several more saves in the last week and a half, including another two women who were scheduled for second-trimester abortions.  Our count of babies saved is at least 9 babies after only two weeks!