There's not much traffic on
I thought ... gee, this feels awfully alone.
Then the Lord showed me that my "loneliness" was but a shadow compared to
Lord , Help us to be merciful people and pray for those in need.
Lord, thank you for loving us so much that you became one of us ... and
died for our sins.
Thank you for your prayers for our tiny preborn brothers and sisters and
their families.
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We were out at the Vigil Site tonight and our little 10-year old friend, Julia, was with us. She was singing and praying and then looked at the old, grimy snow by the black fence and said, "I'm glad that God didn't give them (P.P.) nice, clean, white, snow because what they do is like this--not nice." She was also wondering out loud if I thought that God would really hear her prayers and wishes that "this place would shut down and a beautiful garden would grow here instead." I love the sweetness and simplicity and wisdom of the little ones!!
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Sidewalk counselors are reporting many more opportunities to talk with women about offers of help, development of the unborn child, detrimental affects of abortion. The Holy Spirit seems to give them just the right words when 40 Days participants are backing them with prayers!
Also many more opportunities to talk to students at the bus stop and tell them about the WMU Students for Life organization.
A sidewalk counselor had the chance to tell one of the abortionists that we are praying for him. He smiles and waves now.
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A passerby slowed and offered to get me a coffee as I prayed last Sunday in the bitter cold. I smiled and said, "Thank you, but I'm okay". Ten minutes later he returned with a large hot chocolate.
Other passersby have given waves, thumbs up and even a few have lowered their windows to call out a "thank you for what you're doing".
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"As I was praying, it felt like my hand was the small baby's hand in the hands of the big doctor (God). I understood that when I feel discouraged or distracted it was because I had pulled my hand out of His."
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A car pulled up and a young gentleman introduced himself as a Christian and thanked us for praying for an end to abortion. He encouraged organizations like ours to provide help for women who choose life. We indicated that we do and invited him to come and pray with us on the sidewalk.
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A bicyclist passed a long line of teenagers in prayer in front of Planned Parenthood here in Kalamazoo and called out "you're all mistakes" to them. The teens' reaction: it gave them a sense of how the baby in the womb must feel who is in danger of abortion.
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Dr. Gordon and Dr. Hertz and Meg Smiley and all the staff at Planned Parenthood -- we are praying for you.
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There have been numerous "thank you's" and "God Bless you's" called out from cars passing by.
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