Thank you to St. Lawrence's Parish for coming out to be a public witness for LIFE!
From Mary B:
I had spent an hour praying in front of the clinic and as I was opening my car door to leave a woman jumped out of her car next to me and started to talk to me about what I was doing praying in front of the clinic. She must have been sitting there waiting for me because I had parked quite a ways away from the clinic in the parking lot. I could tell she was angry. My first thought was to pray to Our Lord to give me His Words and not mine to this angry woman. I stood there and listened to her as she told me that the people that stand out there are not Christian, not loving, and that we judge the girls going into the clinic. She said she had an abortion so she knows just how they feel about us being there. She told me by the grace of God she asked for forgiveness from Our Lord. I talked to her from my heart and told her that I am there praying to save the babies and mothers. I told her my prayers are to change hearts. I told her that I do not judge anyone because I am a sinner too. She said that the women watch us out the window and hate us. I told her I cannot do anything about those women but I am not going to hide myself under a rock or go away because that is exactly what satan wants us to do. I told her about the thousands of babies that have been saved through the 40 Days For Life campaign and if the prayer warriors would not have been out there praying those women probably would have walked through the doors of the abortion clinic and killed their babies, but instead they had a loving person there to turn to and get the help they needed and hearts have changed and many children have been saved. And as we talked for about another 15 or 20 minutes I could see her heart changing and by the time we left we hugged each other and I was giving her information on our crisis's clinics and what a prayer warrior does. Hopefully now the next time she drives by and sees the prayer warriors out there, she will feel hope instead of anger and God willing maybe someday she will be praying along side us too.
From Jenny P: Tonight, actually the day of our sweet Aunt Stella's funeral, I thought I was going to be all alone and then Sue S, her two young sons Frankie & Joey and St. Lawrence Church joined me as well as Norma from St. Ronald’s Church. I had two of Aunt Stella's rosaries in my purse and told their mom about my "Angel Aunt Stella" whom God had taken home and she said it was ok for me to hang a rosary around the neck of each young son while we prayed. I felt Aunt Stella there praying along with us and knew she was smiling at the two little boys with her rosaries, just wonderful!!!
Wednesday, October 14-- DAY 22 - SAVE
Thank you to St. Ronald's Parish for coming out to be a public witness for LIFE!
Thank you Deacon Franz for leading us in a prayer vigil for LIFE!
From Sue K: Ellen M reported that an 18 year old mom approached the prayer warriors and told them that she was 5 months pregnant and was seeking an abortion. However, seeing them (the prayer warriors) praying, caused her to think and change her mind. Prayer warrior Lisa took the mom to Compassion Pregn
From Sue K: Deacon Franz led 15 Prayer Warriors in a Rosary for Life issues. Each decade was prayed for specific Life intention. The weather was cold: but the atmosphere was warm, as we prayed in His name!
Tuesday, October 13-- DAY 21
Thank you to Warren Woods Church of the Nazarene for coming out to be a public witness for LIFE!
From Maribeth: I wasn't able to be at the clinic today in person...but I was lifting up in prayer all our LIFE intentions throughout the day. Thank you Janie for your energy in having coverage from 6:00 a.m. until 11:30 p.m. (and for you staying all that time!).
Sunday, October 11-- DAY 19
From Sue K: Nine faithful prayer warriors were at the vigil this afternoon. Mary B led us in a very special rosary, meditating on the Seven Sorrows of Mary. Then we prayed the Divine Chaplet, and the Prayer of St. Michael the Archangel. In conclusion we prayed the traditional rosary. This was an intimate prayer experience. I hope that more prayer warriors will be joining in the future vigils. We are really in need of an army in this battle.
Saturday, October 10 -- DAY 18
Thank you St. Ephrem for coming out to be a public witness for LIFE!
From Maribeth: Wow! We had many prayer warriors at the clinic this chilly morning. Sad to say, they were open and many cars were there. (Ellen told me that 17 cars were there yesterday morning.) Our witness included many small groups of people praying, walking, and holding their signs -- how peaceful and holy was the ground where we were standing. So many of us prayer warriors have tremendous obligations and life issues that weigh heavy on our shoulders...yet, here we are continuing to do what God calls us to do...be a witness for His precious gift of life. It truly is a blessing when we can take a few moments and pray over one another and cover ourselves in the saving blood of Christ. Thank you to all of you for your faith-filled and tremendously dedicated hearts.
Thank you St. Thecla for coming out to be a public witness for LIFE!
From Maribeth: UPDATE: It sure was a morning--heck--it sure has been a week! The following is what I had written when I came home from the clinic around
From Maribeth: It was another sad day at the clinic this morning....I was there a little before 9:00 a.m. to drop off a sign for a prayer warrior and then my intentions were to go to daily Mass. God had other plans. Daryl was there praying and the parking lot was full of clients for the abortion clinic. A lot of young people were there. Daryl brought to my attention a young man who seemed very distraught. He said that this man's companion was yelling at him and kicked him out the car. Tom and Ellen arrived a little later. We prayed for all those women inside -- it was packed. While we were praying, this distraught man came over to us and asked if he could pray with us. We opened our circle, joined hands and listened to his heart. He and his wife have three children, they just came out of a homeless shelter, he is trying to start up his construction business, and...they just found out she is pregnant. She doesn't want another child; she said they cannot afford it. He asked for Jesus' forgiveness and for blessings on his business. When he was done praying, the rest of us interjected prayers for truth, open hearts, other viable options for this situation--we shared with him that God will not bless evil actions and he needs to do all he can to save the life of his baby. The young man, who told us his name is Michael, said that if his wife Melissa kept the baby with the intent to give it up for adoption, she would end up keeping the child...and, again, they cannot afford it. We told him we would find help for them; that they just need to trust in God's way. Michael said he turned his life over to Christ and asked the Holy Spirit to come into him...he prayed with his pastor at Kensington...and that Jesus would understand and forgive. We continued to give him more information on what an abortion really is...the killing of a child....and that it doesn't make the problems go away...it will intensify them. He went back into the clinic saying he would tell this to Melissa. After a long while, Michael came out.....alone. He said she wanted nothing to do with him; she broke his phone in half and wants him out of her life in a month. We prayed again and talked more about what affects abortion will have on a woman...if he thinks she is unbalanced now, it could much worse. A pregnancy center could provide counseling for this situation. We asked where his other three children were...he said at their grandparents. I asked if they knew they were losing another grandchild...he said they did and they pushed for it because they knew the financial situation. We tried another approach. Tom shared the statistics about the doctor. I gave him a little 10-week baby figure -- we asked him to go back in to share this information with his wife--and any other client who would listen. Then doctor arrived....Michael went back in. We waited...but the door didn't open. Heavenly Father, please bring Your guidance to this young couple -- and all others out there -- who think their only option for success is to kill their children. Help us to change the law of the land so those that think just because something is legal...it is okay and moral. Amen.
From Maribeth: Despite the rain, wind and chilly air, seven of us gathered for our first group vigil of the campaign. We lifted our prayers up to our Heavenly Father for the unborn, the women/men contemplating abortion, the abortion staff, and the public, that their hearts would be changed to LIFE! We prayed the Rosary of the Unborn, The Chaplet of Divine Mercy and ended with the Rosary of the 7 Sorrows of Mary -- which was perfect because there were seven of us to lead each section. It was a beautiful time to share with fellow prayer warriors! As we were leaving, the next shift of dedicated prayer warriors were setting up....Jenny and Cindy.
From Jenny P: After 1/2 hr into my prayer vigil last night, I was packing up to finish the rest of my hour in my car. Then such blessings happened. Chris & Becky Cross from
I had thought I would be praying my hour vigil alone last night, which would have been totally ok with me. However, see how God blesses you when you least expect it??? That is what I mean about how, if you are able to do so, it is so rewarding to pray at these killing clinics. You just never know what blessings God is going to make happen when you are there peacefully, praying for His work for his unborn sons & daughters. We got thumbs up & "happy toots" throughout the evening. We ARE making a difference for LIFE!!!
From Maribeth: There were several of us gathered to pray around
From Jenny P: LaCresia joined me in prayer tonight. We had a couple of drive-by people who yelled at us – but they KNOW NOT WHO THEY ARE YELLING AT! Our dear, sweet Lord holds us prayer warriors back from "speaking up" to those who yell at us. They have absolutely no clue what we prayer warriors for the unborn are all about!! I'll tell ya, it is hard not to "acknowledge them" for being the way they are to us... but we MUST be peaceful, prayerful prayer warriors at all times!!! No matter how difficult it is sometimes—and it can be difficult. I wish there were more folks like Amelia who stopped by to chat with us... that would be so cool... but the COWARDS who drive by and yell or flip us off just make my blood boil…but after praying for all these campaigns, I just think about how they treated our dear, sweet Savior and then I realize that I can take anything those "pro-death" folks want to say to me. I offer it up for the babies and for the conversion of hearts and souls to LIFE!!
From Sue K: This morning there were two prayer warriors present. They were completing their
OCTOBER 1-15, 2009 Journal
We are at the mid point of 40 Days. Ponder how Jesus loved us, than evaluate your level of generosity in prayerful witness to the sanctity of life.