As I have just returned from the mountain-top experience of visiting all six 40 Days for Life campaigns in Colorado over two and a half days, Shawn Carney asked me to share this quick report with you.

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COLORADO SPRINGS
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Upon landing at the airport, I went directly to the Focus on the Family campus where I met with members of their staff and recorded a radio interview. I then met with the local 40 Days for Life leadership team for a two-hour, no-holds-barred Q&A session where we discussed every aspect of growing and improving the effectiveness of local pro-life efforts.

We then headed out to a midpoint rally in front of a Planned Parenthood abortion center (which was just sued for allegedly forcing an abortion on a woman and then botching the abortion). Freezing temperatures combined with strong blowing wind and snow made for challenging conditions, but didn’t daunt the dozens of faithful volunteers.

See for yourself in this very snowy video:

The next morning, local Catholic Bishop Michael Sheridan invited me in studio for a radio interview. It was a very moving discussion and Bishop Sheridan shared his enthusiasm about 40 Days for Life.

To hear that interview, click the arrow:

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ALAMOSA
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Next up was a three-hour drive to Alamosa, population 8,682. After my GPS got me lost on dirt roads trying to get to their location, I finally joined a handful of prayer volunteers at the vigil in front of Planned Parenthood. After praying together, we visited the local pregnancy resource center to meet with and encourage their staff and volunteers.

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DENVER
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From Alamosa, it was a five-hour drive to Denver. I arrived just in time for a candlelight prayer vigil and midpoint rally outside the mega Planned Parenthood abortion center — shortly after an ambulance had to rush a woman from the facility to a nearby hospital.

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FORT COLLINS
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Early the next morning, I headed north to Fort Collins, where we had a midpoint rally at a campus ministry before going to pray at their vigil outside Planned Parenthood.

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GREELEY
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Then I drove to Greeley, where I joined more than a dozen volunteers peacefully praying in the middle of the day outside another Planned Parenthood office. While we prayed, a car pulled up and the driver said she felt called to stop and give them a donation to support their important work.

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BOULDER
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The final stop of my whirlwind tour was Boulder. We gathered for an hour of prayer outside of the Boulder Abortion Clinic (late-term abortionist Warren Hern proudly advertises that name on the building) before moving to a nearby church for a midpoint rally.

While praying with the faithful people of Colorado, I was deeply moved by their “mile-high” commitment to speaking up for those who cannot speak for themselves — even in the midst of challenging weather, persecution, and opposition. May we follow their inspiring example!

Here’s the link to today’s devotional.

In Christ,

David Bereit
National Director
40 Days for Life

PS: What’s new with 40 Days for Life in your community? Please share your story by replying below.

From the Washington Times in the US to the BBC in the UK … local and national 40 Days for Life leaders are getting huge exposure through secular media coverage.

These outlets help introduce 40 Days for Life to a new audience and share the fruit of what YOU are doing locally.

Here are two examples … from the United States and Wales.

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WASHINGTON TIMES
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The Washington Times published an online commentary about 40 Days for Life that I wrote along with David Bereit, our national director.

This article refers to the HUGE campaign – in 261 locations – that is going on in this, the year that marks the 40th anniversary of legal abortion in the United States. The message we deliver is that “God is listening and He does hear us.”

This was a tremendous opportunity to tell the online readers of a major publication about the campaign that is currently under way – which is a huge plus because this site is read far beyond the Washington area.

Read the entire column in the Washington Times.

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CARDIFF, WALES
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PHOTO: ITV

The first 40 Days for Life campaign in Wales is getting media attention – a television report on ITV and a radio appearance on the BBC. Both news services interviewed pro-abortion spokespersons as well, who generally mischaracterized the vigils as “intimidation.”

“We’re having lots of conversations in the street and certainly raising awareness,” said Clare in Cardiff, with “lots of listening to men and women with their stories of abortion experiences.”

This campaign has also seen intense opposition in the streets – including a group that organized a “pro-choice street party” in an attempt to disrupt the vigil. One volunteer said 40 Days for Life is raising awareness, though “I truly have never felt the brunt of so much hatred.”

You can see a short video clip and read the story from ITV.

Here’s a 5-minute excerpt from the BBC Wales interview (click the arrow to start):

Here’s the link to today’s devotional.

Yours for Life,

Shawn Carney
Campaign Director
40 Days for Life

PS: How has your community been blessed during 40 Days for Life? Please let me know! You may share your reply by responding below.

The media.

Yes, I know a lot of people shudder when they hear those words. At the national level, there is often disdain for Christianity and everything Christians do. At the local level, however, it’s often a different story.

40 Days for Life campaigns are finding local news organizations are willing to listen … and our local leaders have done a great job during this first week of the campaign to take full advantage.

Even when the the media doesn’t agree with us, they’re still providing a huge platform and enabling local leaders to spread the word about 40 Days for Life throughout the communities they serve.

See for yourself!

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GREEN BAY, WISCONSIN
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Green Bay was part of the first 40 Days for Life campaign five years ago, and is now participating for the ninth time. Among the local media covering the opening day event was WLUK-TV, the local Fox affiliate.

One of the local team members told the reporter, “We decided the best thing to do is just surround the buildings with prayer, with our prayer for those who are involved with abortion, those who are considering abortion, and hopefully to change their hearts and minds through a peaceful prayer vigil.”

The reporter asked for comment from the abortion facility’s staff, but no one wanted to talk.

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MILTON KEYNES, ENGLAND
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Milton Keynes is about 45 miles northwest of London. The city is taking part in its first 40 Days for Life campaign, praying near a BPAS abortion facility. BPAS is one of the main abortion chains in Great Britain.

Local coordinator Andy Burton recently had an opportunity to spread the word about the campaign on BBC Three Counties Radio. While he was able to talk about the vigil, the need for prayer and the nature of the BPAS abortion business, the host was intent on interrupting him and questioning him repeatedly about “hard case” scenarios such as rape and incest.

It was not an especially friendly interview. But more people in the area now know about 40 Days for Life.

To hear a 5-minute segment of that interview, click the arrow:

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SAGINAW, MICHIGAN
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This is the fourth 40 Days for Life effort in Saginaw. The opening day of this campaign saw a number of people come out to pray – including Bishop Joseph Cistone of the local Catholic diocese.

A news team from WNEM-TV, the local CBS affiliate, was there to report on the vigil – and to interview Bishop Cistone.

“We believe in the power of God so we are interceding that God will do His work among our people,” he said, “that there would be an end to abortion and we would have a deeper respect for life at all its stages from conception to natural death.”

As for the “other side” of the story, here again, no one from the abortion center would go on camera.

Here’s the link to today’s devotional.

For Life,

Shawn Carney
Campaign Director
40 Days for Life

PS: How is 40 Days for Life touching lives in your community? Please leave a comment below.

My family just returned from a whirlwind 40 Days for Life speaking tour all across Australia — speaking to over 1,200 people at 35 events and meetings over 13 days in Brisbane, Melbourne, Canberra, Hobart, Adelaide, Perth, and Sydney. WOW — God showed up in a powerful way!

(Thanks to the many wonderful Australian groups that sponsored the tour and flew our family “down under”!)

I had already planned to send you a praise report about the trip, but this past weekend when I spoke at the big Values Voter Summit in Washington, D.C., I was inundated with questions about the “incident” we experienced that made international news … so let me address that first.

On the final Saturday evening of our trip, I spoke at a banquet in Sydney for New South Wales Right to Life.

Right after I was introduced, two young women jumped up from a table in the back of the room. They began yelling “this is for the women,” and one of them threw a pink sparkly ballet shoe at me (fortunately, it missed).

That was the cue for another ten people to burst into the room, chanting abortion slogans. They ran around the room throwing glitter on banquet attendees while distributing brochures depicting Mary and baby Jesus along with “prayers” demanding that abortion be affordable and accessible, and that pro-lifers would “keep their vitriolic nonsense to themselves.”

Then they ran to the front of the room and locked arms around the podium, intent on shutting down the event. One young lady was yelling into what looked like a toy megaphone, which thankfully failed to work.

While I was a bit surprised by the sudden barrage, I was saddened more than anything else. As I looked at the anger and hatred in the eyes of these young people, I realized that some of them had probably experienced the pain of abortion in their own lives.

It was at that point that I asked the audience to bow their heads and join me in praying the Lord’s Prayer.

Here’s the photo of that moment:

Then we prayed for all women and men who have been harmed by abortion, that they would find healing … and that they would experience love and compassion from pro-lifers, without judgment or condemnation.

After about ten minutes, security guards were able to remove the abortion advocates from the room, and the event continued on — with the audience more motivated than ever before.

If that wasn’t enough excitement, on Monday morning I spoke to 60 college students from the University of Notre Dame (Australia) and the University of Sydney at a breakfast. Desperately trying to disrupt us once again, abortion advocates organized an even bigger protest outside with 30-35 people. We simply moved our event half a block away to avoid confrontation, and they never figured out that they were protesting an empty room.

Sydney’s largest newspaper covered the twin protests, and we learned that one of the most prominent feminists in Australia was among those protesting on Monday morning!

• Read the Sydney Morning Herald news story
• See a picture of the protests
• Listen to the audio of my talk to the university students (recorded by one of the attendees along with Q&A):

  Click the arrow below to start the playback:

  Download MP3 (right-click the link below to save to your computer):

  >>> DAVID BEREIT / AUSTRALIA AUDIO

A top pro-life leader in Australia told me: “Your ministry has stirred up more public opposition than any other visiting speaker in the history of the Australian pro-life movement!”

As I explained to my wife Margaret and our children Claire and Patrick (who experienced these events with me), we should consider this a compliment. Matthew 5:10 assures us: “Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.”

And, as I told the college students at the breakfast, abortion activists wouldn’t bother protesting our events if 40 Days for Life wasn’t having a tremendous impact.

By comparison, the rest of the trip wasn’t quite as eventful, but we did experience many more blessings.

The tour organizer, Warwick Marsh, summarized our efforts across Australia:

• Spoke to over 1,200 people face to face in 13 days, including nearly all of the key leaders of the Australian pro-life movement
• Reached hundreds of thousands of people through newspaper, video, web and radio
• Conducted and filmed a full-day training seminar for 40 Days for Life leaders that will be used to expand 40 Days for Life from its seven current locations to dozens of other sites across Australia
• Activated and encouraged many pro-life leaders and volunteers who were on the verge of giving up
• Reactivated and brought many new leaders and players into the pro-life field
• By the grace of God, brought an unprecedented level of unity, cooperation — and even healing — to the Australian pro-life movement
• Set the stage for the 2013 Australian National Day of Prayer and Fasting — which, for the first time ever, will be focused on the Sanctity of Life
• Laid the groundwork to launch a massive expansion of 40 Days for Life across Australia in 2013 and beyond

As Warwick e-mailed me after I returned home, “I can safely guarantee from the amazing events and the record and response to the whole tour that Australia WILL HAVE A LIFE BREAKTHROUGH IN 2013.”

I wholeheartedly agree.

Between pro-life events, we did get to cuddle with koalas …

… try to recruit new Australian 40 Days for Life leaders …

… but those experiences didn’t compare with the blessing of meeting the amazing people of Australia.

On the opposite side of the globe, faithful believers are praying and fasting, standing in peaceful vigil, and conducting grassroots community outreach — just like we do back home in the United States. And, just like you, their faithful efforts are changing hearts and minds, saving lives, and impacting eternal souls.

Here’s a 5-minute video of short testimonials from several of the Australian leaders sharing blessings they’ve experienced from 40 Days for Life (the quality and sound aren’t great – this was shot on my phone):

As together we prepare to launch the largest 40 Days for Life EVER this coming Wednesday, know that you are a part of a worldwide movement … that is changing the course of history.

Let’s give this fall’s 40 Days for Life our best effort!

For Life,

David Bereit
National Director
40 Days for Life

PS: To answer the most frequent question I’ve heard since returning home from Australia … YES! I got to keep the pink sparkly shoe! Here I am with my favorite Australian souvenir:

We’ve also included the audio recording of this presentation that you can listen to online or download to your computer or iPod.

Click the arrow below to start the playback:

Download MP3 (right-click the link below to save to your computer):

>>> DAVID BEREIT / SHAWN CARNEY AUDIO

The deadline to apply TO LEAD a local 40 Days for Life campaign in your community this fall is TOMORROW, Tuesday, July 31.

Before every campaign I hear, “Shawn, I feel like maybe I’m supposed to do this, but I’m not sure if I can.”

Yes, leading a local campaign can be a challenge. But this IS a leap of faith and we’ve seen countless people take that leap. God always supplies the necessary grace when people respond to His call — and Jesus tells us, “Be not afraid!”

But it’s important to always remember WHY we do this.

Just a few days ago, David Bereit and I spoke at a small pro-life luncheon in Maryland, where we shared numerous stories of people who took that leap of faith … and the life-saving (and soul-impacting) victories that God accomplished through their faithfulness.

If you are trying to discern the unique role that God has for YOU in this life-saving work — or just need a shot in the arm of positive, uplifting encouragement — make time today to watch or listen to this recording.

If you know in your heart that your town NEEDS this life-saving campaign, know that with God’s grace you can overcome whatever obstacles are holding you back.

Just remember WHY we do this, and then apply to lead a local 40 Days for Life campaign (online or by mail) at:

http://40daysforlife.com/apply

(If you’re not feeling the call to leadership, please take a moment to pray for those who are discerning this step of faith.)

Yours in Christ,

Shawn Carney
Campaign Director
40 Days for Life

http://40daysforlife.com/apply

PS: Just a reminder that the applications are only for LEADING local 40 Days for Life campaigns. To take part in the campaign from September 26 to November 4, no application is required.

If you don’t have a fast enough Internet connection to watch video, we’ve also included the audio recording that you can listen to online or download to your computer or iPod.

Click the arrow below to start the playback:

Download MP3 (right-click the link below to save to your computer):

AGGIELAND KICKOFF AUDIO

By now you may have heard the buzz — that Laura Ingraham was enthusiastically promoting 40 Days for Life to millions of people on the Fox News Channel’s “Fox and Friends” program yesterday morning.

We NEVER imagined that kind of publicity and attention when 40 Days for Life first began!

This spring’s 40 Days for Life marks the TENTH nationally and internationally coordinated campaign since this effort went from humble beginnings to spread around the world.

To mark this occasion — national director David Bereit went back to where it all began.

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Most people don’t realize that with prayer, we can change our world — even in the public right-of-way.

The public right-of-way in Bryan/College Station, Texas is special. In fact, the local police once told me it was officially the “most protested strip of public right-of-way in America.”

I saw that as a huge compliment because I knew that the people there were praying, and that made the difference.

For eight years — as volunteers on opposite sides of the fence and then directors of opposing organizations — I watched Abby Johnson drive to and from her office at Planned Parenthood every day.

We prayed for her … but never imagined the day when she, the director of our Planned Parenthood, would ever JOIN us in prayer on that public right-of-way as a pro-life advocate.

Prayer makes the difference.

David Bereit went back and fired up the crowd at their local kickoff event … and it was captured on video.

Watch this video from the birthplace of 40 Days for Life and you will:

• Learn breaking news about the unprecedented decline in business that Planned Parenthood and the abortion industry are experiencing RIGHT NOW
• Understand the urgency and vital importance of this 40TH YEAR of legal abortion in America
• Discover how YOUR participation in 40 Days for Life this spring will make a profound, life-saving impact!

Whether you’re brand new to 40 Days for Life, or a veteran of many campaigns, take the time to watch this inspiring video TODAY!

Here’s the link to today’s devotional.

As we begin the second week of this 40 Days for Life, let’s pray that God continues to pour out His rich blessings on everyone involved!

Yours for Life,

Shawn Carney
Campaign Director
40 Days for Life

PS: If you have good news to report about 40 Days for Life in your community, please post a comment below.

Did you hear the amazing news?

During Monday night’s BREAKTHROUGH webcast, thousands of people were inspired by the story of Sue Thayer, former Planned Parenthood manager from Storm Lake, Iowa.

Sue spoke out publicly about her 17 years of working inside Planned Parenthood and witnessing — first hand — how the organization was aggressively striving to INCREASE their abortion numbers.

As someone who had believed the lie that Planned Parenthood was all about “preventing abortions,” Sue voiced her concerns about this within Planned Parenthood … and they promptly fired her.

After a time of healing from her experiences, Sue took a leap of faith this fall …

… and LED the 40 Days for Life campaign …

… outside the Planned Parenthood center she used to manage!

Like you, Sue spent this fall praying for an end to abortion … but Sue was also praying for those who used to work with her inside Planned Parenthood.

God does work MIRACLES!

Listen to Sue tell her hope-filled story, and listen as she pulls back the curtain to reveal Planned Parenthood’s dirty little secret. Here is the recording of her testimony:

Download MP3 (right-click the link below to save file to your computer):

>>>>> SUE THAYER TESTIMONY

During Monday night’s BREAKTHROUGH webcast, we shared the many blessings and answered prayers that God has provided through your sacrificial efforts surrounding this fall’s 40 Days for Life campaign.

And with your prayers and help, this work will continue to grow in 2012 — thanks to a few generous donors who’ve put up a matching gift.

Make any tax-deductible contribution to 40 Days for Life before midnight next Tuesday, November 22, and your gift — or the annualized amount of your monthly pledge — will be DOUBLED, up to $101,200!

REMEMBER: The matching challenge will only double gifts or pledges made by midnight Tuesday, so don’t wait — please give NOW.

We’re off to a good start, but together we still have a long way to go to meet this match — and we certainly don’t want to leave any of this generosity sitting on the table!

If God is weighing on your heart to make a tax-deductible one-time gift — which will be instantly DOUBLED — go to:

http://40daysforlife.com/donate.cfm?selected=onetime

If you feel called to make a tax-deductible pledge of monthly support (the annualized amount of your monthly pledge will be DOUBLED), please go to:

http://40daysforlife.com/donate.cfm?selected=monthly

Many people have asked for our mailing address to send tax-deductible donations. They can be mailed to:

40 Days for Life
10908 Courthouse Road, #102229
Fredericksburg, VA 22408

PLEASE NOTE: For any mailed gifts to be doubled, they must be postmarked by Tuesday, November 22.

If you haven’t already given toward this match, thank you for taking action TODAY:

http://40daysforlife.com/donate

For Life,

Shawn Carney
Campaign Director
40 Days for Life

PS: If you itemize on your taxes, 40 Days for Life is a 501(c)(3) non-profit, and your contribution DOES qualify for a tax deduction:

http://40daysforlife.com/donate

I have to say that the ENTHUSIASM I’m seeing and hearing is really uplifting — and also humbling.

The dedication and prayers of so many — like you — have made this the largest 40 Days for Life campaign ever … and prayer always sustain us through adversity. Here are a few examples.

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The people who arrived for the 40 Days for Life kickoff event outside the abortion center in Fayetteville got a bit of a surprise — a brand-new sprinkler system, with the sprinkler heads pointed directly at the prayer volunteers.

“The owner of the business complex turned the sprinklers on as soon as we set up all our equipment,” said Tiffany in Fayetteville. “And they kept the sprinklers on for two hours.”

One co-owner spent the entire two hours “pacing and walking up and down the parking lot, yelling at us and telling the police to arrest us,” she said. “Needless to say, the police officers were polite and explained they could not arrest us.”

The prayer volunteers were then greeted with loud, obscene music from inside the building. “We sang and played worship music and lifted our voices to God,” Tiffany explained. “Our God songs drowned out the vulgar music.”

Through it all, the prayer volunteers refused to be discouraged. “The bottom line — God triumphed,” she said. “Praise the Lord!”

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TOCCOA, GEORGIA
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Bright and early on Day 1, a young woman stopped by the 40 Days for Life vigil site in Toccoa and gave Mary a great big hug.

“Please know that people are noticing what you are doing,” the woman said. With tears in her eyes, she showed Mary a picture of her son.

This young mom said she had been on her way to have an abortion when her car broke down. She had to use the money she had saved up for an abortion to get her car fixed. Soon after, she decided to keep her baby — and now was so very happy with her choice.

“She also agreed to stop back and sign up to join our campaign,” said Mary. “We are looking forward to seeing her again, and hope to be able to send more stories like this.”

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LAS VEGAS, NEVADA
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About 75 people came out for the 40 Days for Life kickoff in Las Vegas. “The sun was hot,” said Linda, one of the local leaders, “but many were willing to brave the heat … in support of the dignity of human life.”

The event began with music — and the sound of the shofar, the traditional ram’s horn. “Pastor Wally Smith of House of Israel Fellowship proclaimed a Bible passage and called us to bravely fight the evil of abortion that occurs here in our city nearly every day,” said Linda.

“Let’s stand ready to storm heaven with prayer,” she said, “and then humbly await God’s will.”

Here’s the link to today’s devotional:

http://40daysforlife.com/docs/fall2011day02print.pdf

For Life,

Shawn Carney
Campaign Director
40 Days for Life

PS: If you have stories to share from the first day of your local 40 Days for Life campaign, please add a comment below.

It’s just the first day of the 40 Days for Life campaign … and I’ve already got great news to share! Let’s get right to it.

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COLUMBIA, MISSOURI
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The 40 Days for Life team in Columbia holds its vigils outside a Planned Parenthood center that is the only abortion location between St. Louis and Kansas City.

Last Thursday — less than a week before the start of the campaign — the abortionist quit!

This is not the first time this has happened. Planned Parenthood in Columbia has gone through six different abortionists during the past two and a half years — and this facility has gone months at a time with NO ABORTIONS — including times DURING 40 Days for Life campaigns.

“Praise the Lord!” said Kathy in Columbia. “We know that God will do many miracles these 40 days!”

Planned Parenthood is referring women to its facility in St. Louis, so the prayers will continue in Columbia — and in St. Louis as well.

Here’s a photo of the prayer vigil in Columbia:

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ROSARIO, ARGENTINA
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Rosario is one of two cities in Argentina taking part in 40 Days for Life for the first time.

“We have worked hard in order to adapt it to our culture,” said Gabriela in Rosario, “maintaining at the same time the core elements.”

Argentineans are enthusiastic about praying and fasting for an end to abortion, she said, “and I think this will be THE key element of our first-time campaign.”

For now, Gabriela said, the primary goal is to get the word out.

“And,” she said, “God is certainly helping us to achieve this goal!”

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Yesterday, I mentioned 301 locations for this campaign — and the importance of another number … ONE.

Right after I wrote that message, I got a campaign update from Mary in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. The subject of her 40 Days for Life e-mail? “The power of one.”

“David, when he went up against the giant Goliath, was one of the least likely ones to stand a chance,” Mary wrote. “But he had faith in God! He had five smooth stones. And with God, it only took him ONE!”

The Sioux Falls update closes with an invitation, which I now extend to YOU!

Do you want to make a difference to end abortion over these next 40 days? Then ACT!

Join the vigil closest to you or call just one person and ask them if they will join you during 40 Days for Life. Invite others to get our e-mail updates by signing up at:

http://40daysforlife.com/

… and please share this e-mail with your friends and family.

Here’s the link to today’s devotional:

http://40daysforlife.com/docs/fall2011day01print.pdf

For Life,

Shawn Carney
Campaign Director
40 Days for Life

PS: Here’s the link to the list of locations for this 40 Days for Life campaign:

http://40daysforlife.com/location.cfm

The deadline to apply TO LEAD the next 40 Days for Life campaign in your community is just days away — Tuesday, July 26.

Before every campaign I hear, “Shawn, I have a heart for this, but I just don’t know if I can do it.”

Yes, a campaign can be a challenge. But this IS a leap of faith and we’ve seen countless people take that leap. And God always supplies the necessary grace when His people respond to His call.

Jesus tells us, “Be not afraid!”

In fact, earlier this year, our 40 Days for Life national director, David Bereit, was presented with the Henry Hyde Life Leadership Award at an event in Chicago.

David gave a rousing speech there called “Do it anyway!”

He shared his personal pro-life testimony — including many of the struggles, setbacks, and obstacles faced along the way — before motivating the hundreds in attendance to overcome their own challenges and “Do it anyway!”

The entire presentation was recorded by event organizers, and we have posted the audio online.

If you are trying to discern the unique role that God has for YOU in this life-saving work — make time to listen to this recording or download the MP3 today.

Download MP3 (right-click to save file to your computer):

http://40daysforlife.s3.amazonaws.com/doitanyway.mp3

Following the spring campaign, we updated the figures David mentioned in his talk. We now know of a total of 4,313 babies who’ve been saved from abortion during 40 Days for Life campaigns — praise God!

If you KNOW IN YOUR HEART that your home town NEEDS this life-saving campaign, know that with God’s grace you can overcome whatever obstacles are holding you back.

Do it anyway! And look forward to what God has in store.

Apply (online or by mail) by going to:

http://40daysforlife.com/apply

(If you’re not feeling the call to leadership right now, PLEASE take a moment to pray for those who are pondering this leap of faith, but still need a spiritual nudge to take that next step.)

Expecting great things,

Shawn Carney
Campaign Director
40 Days for Life

PS: Just a reminder that the applications are for LEADING local 40 Days for Life campaigns. To take part in the campaign from September 28 to November 6, no application is required.