Before giving you the latest update of where we stand on the matching challenge, I want you to look at this INCREDIBLE picture:

That’s baby Shamus. His mother pulled up in front of the 40 Days for Life vigil this fall in West Palm Beach, Florida. She said to the prayer volunteers, “Dunno if you remember me, but a year ago you stopped me. Look in the back seat — he’s PERFECT.”

They say that a picture’s worth a thousand words.

Well, this photograph documents a baby who was saved by last fall’s 40 Days for Life — and then was brought out to meet the prayer volunteers at the 40 Days for Life campaign this fall.

And in the background you can see the abortion facility where he was scheduled to be aborted.

Wow.

This picture tells the entire story of 40 Days for Life, and as a friend of mine from Texas says, “If that don’t light your fire, then your wood’s wet.”

Shamus is one of 1,028 children who have been spared from abortion in the last 14 months.

And one day, I pray that you also can have the experience of meeting a child who is alive because of YOUR faithful participation in these efforts!

OK, I promised to let you know how we’re doing with the matching challenge. As I am writing this, you’ve helped to raise ** $44,650 ** toward the $48,200 matching challenge!

Some gifts are still coming in the mail, so I’m sure the total is a bit higher than that, but I knew you’d want to know just HOW CLOSE we are.

We’re trying to catch up with the wave of new donations, so if you’ve already made your gift to 40 Days for Life, THANK YOU!!

If you haven’t yet, the deadline for your donation to be instantly DOUBLED is tonight (Friday) at midnight if you’re giving online by credit card, or it must be postmarked by today if you’re mailing it in.

Make a one-time gift (that will be doubled):

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

Make a monthly pledge (the annualized amount will be doubled):

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

This is simply AMAZING — you are on the verge of helping 40 Days for Life raise close to $100,000 in just 72 hours…

…Just think how this will accelerate our unified efforts to end abortion!

Thank you SO MUCH, and keep praying!!

In Christ,

David Bereit
National Campaign Director
40 Days for Life

P.S.- Thanks for your patience with all the messages during this crazy week. I’m about to take a break from blogging so I can finally spend some time with my family over the weekend.

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