On Tuesday night’s “Defining Moment” webcast, we announced the record-breaking results of this spring’s 40 Days for Life campaign:

• 100,000+ participants from 4,000+ churches
• Campaigns were held in 261 cities across the U.S., Canada, Australia, England, Ireland, Poland and Spain
• 8 abortion workers quit their jobs
• 883 babies were spared from abortion during this campaign, bringing the cumulative total of lives saved to almost 6,000 since 40 Days for Life began four and a half years ago (5,928 to be precise!)

And we announced the big news about THREE more abortion facilities — where 40 Days for Life campaigns were conducted — that closed down for good in: Storm Lake, Iowa; Knoxville, Iowa; and Allentown, Pennsylvania.

To God be the glory!

As much as your prayers and efforts have already accomplished, there’s still much more to be done … and today, you can DOUBLE the impact of this work!

A few generous donors (who wish to remain anonymous) put forward a matching challenge that will DOUBLE any gifts given to 40 Days for Life before midnight next Tuesday, May 1 — up to $89,500!

As you know, 40 Days for Life rarely asks for funds. In fact, this is the first time we’ve asked for support this year. We only ask when we really need your help. The rest of the time we keep our attention focused on expanding this life-saving work, not fundraising.

So you won’t want to miss this rare opportunity to invest in this work … and have your gift DOUBLED!

We’re more than halfway through the week-long matching period, and thus far, we’ve received one-time gifts and monthly pledges amounting to $47,920. That’s a great start, but just a bit more than half.

We certainly don’t want to miss out on the amazing generosity of the donors who put forward this challenge by not hitting the match!

REMEMBER: Every gift given to 40 Days for Life between now and midnight next Tuesday, May — up to the $89,500 amount — will be instantly DOUBLED!

Make a tax-deductible ONE-TIME GIFT now:

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

The annualized amount of every monthly pledge (multiply the monthly amount by 12) made between now and midnight next Tuesday, May 1 will also be DOUBLED!

Make a tax-deductible MONTHLY PLEDGE now:

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

And if you itemize on your taxes, 40 Days for Life is a 501c3 non-profit, and your contribution DOES qualify for a deduction.

Please help TODAY, if at all possible — and thank you to everyone who has given already.

The best is yet to come!

For Life,

Shawn Carney
Campaign Director
40 Days for Life

PS: Missed the Defining Moment webcast? The link to the transcript of the entire event is now posted at:

http://40daysforlife.s3.amazonaws.com/defining.pdf

Or you can listen to the audio recording and download the action guide at:

http://instantteleseminar.com/?eventid=28589808

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

Here are those links one more time to have your gift instantly DOUBLED …

One-time gift:

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

Monthly pledge:

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

Your gift may also be mailed to:

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

Before I give you an update on the progress toward the matching challenge, have you seen the news?

The media is buzzing with coverage about 40 Days for Life after it was discovered that a Planned Parenthood affiliate is now conducting its own knock-off 40-day prayer campaign …

… but instead of praying for life, Planned Parenthood calls for 40 days of prayer … for ABORTION.

Some say that imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, but we’re not flattered when America’s largest abortion chain “prays” for the destruction of innocent children — while raking in over $487 MILLION in tax dollars each year to fund its deadly operation.

Here are just a few of Planned Parenthood’s “prayer intentions”:

• Day 18: “Today we pray for all the staff at abortion clinics around the nation. May they be daily confirmed in the sacred care that they offer women.”
• Day 28: “Today we pray for the women who travel hundreds of miles to get an abortion. May their determination be rewarded with spiritual strength.”
• Day 34: “Today we give thanks for abortion escorts who guide women safely through the hostile gauntlets of protesters.”

TODAY is Day 40 of Planned Parenthood’s campaign.

Here’s what they want abortion advocates to “pray” for:

• “Today we give thanks and celebrate that abortion is still safe and legal.”

Appalling … but there is a silver lining.

While Planned Parenthood might have intended this as a campaign to mock you — and all people of faith who recognize the God-given dignity of every human life — it has backfired, giving 40 Days for Life a massive publicity boost in more than 400 media outlets over the last few days.

Just one example — the video above featuring the latest Fox News report about the controversy, which cites the many accomplishments of 40 Days for Life and features an interview with our friend, Marjorie Dannenfelser of the Susan B. Anthony List.

Here’s the bottom line: your efforts on behalf of God’s innocent children are being noticed — even by the secular media!

Now, for the matching challenge update.

During Tuesday night’s DEFINING MOMENT webcast, we shared the many victories that God has accomplished through this spring’s 40 Days for Life campaign, including the record 883 lives spared from abortion.

We also announced that a few generous donors put up a matching gift to help expand these efforts in this critical year of 2012.

Make any tax-deductible contribution to 40 Days for Life before midnight next Tuesday, May 1, and your gift — or the annualized amount of your monthly pledge — will be DOUBLED … up to 89,500!

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 — thanks to those of you who’ve contributed $34,170 so far — 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,) 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, May 1.

Together, we are making a powerful difference!

For Life,

Shawn Carney
Campaign Director
40 Days for Life

Today is “Day 41.” We take time now to look back at the blessings God has provided during the 40 Days for Life campaign that just ended, of course. But just as importantly, we also look to the future.

For this campaign, we have received reports of 883 babies spared from abortion — that we know of!

Many of the local campaigns are still compiling reports, so it’s highly likely that this number will increase as the national team receives more of their updates.

Praise God!

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RENO, NEVADA
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Cyndy had the opportunity to talk with a couple on the sidewalk outside the abortion center in Reno. The wife had been told that she needed an abortion because she and the child could die if she continued the pregnancy.

“Cyndy gave them our resource list,” said Carol Marie in Reno, “and thank God, they used it.” They were referred to the emergency room. “The following day, rather than returning to the abortion site, they visited the local pregnancy center for life-affirming help,” Carol Marie said. “Praise God!”

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DUBLIN, IRELAND
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Abortion is not legal in Ireland – but there are agencies that encourage women to travel to England to abort their babies.

Carolyn in Dublin says the vigil “is so far successful, thank God.” They are able to refer women for pro-life assistance – and away from abortion. “We have confirmation of one baby saved,” she said, “and we are in regular contact with the couple.”

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POUGHKEEPSIE, NEW YORK
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As Rich was praying at the 40 Days for Life vigil in Poughkeepsie, he noticed a red SUV enter the Planned Parenthood parking lot. One of the volunteers walked over to talk – and to offer some information, which the driver accepted.

The car then parked close to the entrance, and the prayer team could see if was a mother and her two teenage daughters. After a while, Rich said, “The mother came over to us and told us that her daughter was NOT going to have the abortion. She was very strong on that.”

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LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS
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Mary in Little Rock says a couple from Memphis came for an abortion on the advice of four doctors, who all said the baby would die and possibly the mother.

The volunteers told them there were other options to consider. The woman was referred to a pro-life ob/gyn who specializes in high-risk pregnancies. “Against all odds,” Mary said, “their baby continues to live. She is 7 months along … we are praying for a miracle.”

God has granted many miracles in this campaign. We can always join in praying for one more!

Here’s the link to today’s devotional

There’s no way I can really express the appreciation I have for everything you’ve done during this campaign — your prayers, your participation, your persistence. You provide tremendous HOPE for our future!

For Life,

Shawn Carney
Campaign Director
40 Days for Life

PS: Any additional blessings from 40 Days for Life in your community? Please respond below.

We made it! Day 40 reminds me of Augustine’s famous advice: “Pray as though everything depends on God; work as though everything depends on you.”

You have done just that. We’ve seen faithful volunteers in 258 cities pray, fast, do community outreach and hold peaceful vigils in front of 258 of the most hopeless places in our world.

Your prayers have brought one thing in particular to the public right-of-way … HOPE.

Hope is what the abortion industry is afraid of. Hope is what makes women scheduled to have abortions turn around. Hope is what leads abortion workers out of that industry. Hope is what transforms our world.

It is amazing what can happen when you go to the sidewalks and let the love of Christ be present in places that thrive on hopelessness.

This could not be done without your faith, courage and selflessness.

Let me be the first to say thank you for your efforts these past 40 days. Your prayers sent a clear message. Here’s a great example from this campaign.

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AUBURN HILLS, MICHIGAN
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When Seth Peters heard that Planned Parenthood was planning a 17,000 square foot abortion center in Auburn Hills, “minutes away from my parents’ house, where I had been lovingly raised and where I still call home, I was heartbroken and angry.”

He signed up to bring a 40 Days for Life vigil to the proposed location — joining other community voices speaking out against the abortion chain’s plans. He received support from many local sources.

Adjacent property owners had previously filed suit, noting that deed restrictions would not permit an abortion facility there. Planned Parenthood may be tied up in court — but not about to give up.

“Planned Parenthood is hungry for this site,” Seth said, noting that it sits near a low-income neighborhood, a college campus and a wealthy suburb — all prime targets for abortion.

He pushed ahead with vigil plans, even though a number of people didn’t see the need for prayer at a place where abortions are not currently taking place. “That is unfortunate,” he said, “because it’s a bit like waiting until the hurricane hits before you board up your windows.”

Planned Parenthood got tired of waiting. They bought an empty medical building in nearby Ferndale and plan to open an office there tomorrow. That facility will not offer abortions, but will refer women to other locations that do.

“You can see how effective prayerful vigilance has been thus far in keeping Planned Parenthood at bay in Auburn Hills,” Seth said. “The fact that they have shifted to Ferndale can be considered a victory.”

At the very least, he said, “this campaign was about planting seeds and praying that abortion will end at this Auburn Hills location before it ever has a chance to begin.”

Clearly, there’s a lot of work to be done … and a lot of praying to be done. But I know that with God’s help, we are witnessing the beginning of the end of abortion.

Here’s the link to today’s devotional.

Thank you from the bottom of my heart for all you have done to make this monumental campaign such an amazing success. You inspire me!

Yours for Life,

Shawn Carney
Campaign Director
40 Days for Life

PS: Any final thoughts to share about this 40 Days for Life campaign? Please leave a note below.

Over these last 38 days, babies have been saved … abortion workers have had changes of heart and quit their jobs … and two abortion centers have closed for good.

Guess what? YOU can still be part of it!

It’s not too late to pray at any of the 258 campaigns. Saturday is usually the busiest day for abortions, so know that your presence and you prayers are needed — TODAY!

Please check for a location near you and, if possible, join the vigil.

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LONDON, ENGLAND
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Yesterday, I asked for prayers for the London campaign, as they were holding a major evening vigil in front of the abortion center — and they were told to expect a pro-abortion counter-protest.

So here’s a quick update.

“The event was a massive success,” said Robert, the 40 Days for Life coordinator in London. “We had around 400 to 500 … at least! A really positive vibe and loads of media interest, too.”

The vigil participants prayed and sang hymns. Even the media characterized the vigil as “peaceful.” A pro-abortion group did show up — blowing whistles, banging drums and chanting slogans. But they had no apparent impact on the vigil.

Now … on to the rest of today’s report!

The heart that God impacts the most during a 40 Days for Life can be your own — just read these stories from the 40 Days for Life blog. For each of these prayer volunteers, this is personal.

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PRAYER VOLUNTEER #1
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“This Lent was my first experience with 40 Days for Life. I was very nervous the first day I showed up to pray with people I had never met. I asked myself who or what am I afraid of. It was a very good question to ask myself.

“As a post-abortive woman myself, it was a huge step to take in honoring my son, who was lost to abortion in 1976. I am very grateful to God that I was able to stand there, hold my head up, and pray … to at last DO something productive on this issue.”

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PRAYER VOLUNTEER #2
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“I am inspired to say, ‘Never to stop fighting for life.’ I had my first abortion at age 14 and hardly knew what it meant — then another through the following years, still not understanding that it was true lives being terminated.

“When a friend talked me out of a fourth at age 23, it was the best thing me friend could have done. My one and only son is now 18 and graduating high school. It was the best decision I ever made.”

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PRAYER VOLUNTEER #3
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“The devotional by Carmen Pate on Day 31 struck a personal chord with me.

“I was one of those women seeking love and acceptance wherever I could find it because I was living far away from God. I, too, was faced with an unplanned pregnancy.

“I, too, wanted to ‘get rid of it’ (the pregnancy) because it felt like it was the end of my life as I knew it. It was a devastating feeling at the time.

“My doctor had the good sense to order an ultrasound at four weeks, where I saw a tiny human heart — a beating and alive heart. I knew in that moment that I couldn’t stop that heartbeat. I got the sense that I had a duty to protect the tiny person growing inside me.

“My daughter is now 13. She has been such a blessing in my life. So, yes, my unplanned pregnancy was the end of my life as I knew it. And I thank God daily for that.

“God bless all of you for your dedication and devotion to preserving life and to loving and praying for the unborn children and their mothers.”

Here’s the link to today’s devotional.

To ensure that this 40 Days for Life finishes strong, if there is any way you can carve out one extra hour this weekend to go pray outside the nearest abortion facility … it could make a world of difference.

Who knows? God might even use you to help save a life!

Yours for Life,

Shawn Carney
Campaign Director
40 Days for Life

PS: Have you prayed at an abortion facility for the first time during this 40 Days for Life campaign? If so, please share your experiences by responding below.

I have two stories to share today, both about the results of praying in front of an abortion center during the 40 Days for Life campaign. But first — a special prayer request.

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LONDON, ENGLAND
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40 Days for Life’s national director, David Bereit, and I visited England just before the start of the campaign and met a dedicated group of prayerful volunteers. Here is the video from our trip:

The London 40 Days for Life team will pray tonight outside the BPAS abortion facility. BPAS is the British equivalent of Planned Parenthood … and they are NOT happy about 40 Days for Life!

Bishop Alan Hopes and other clergy will lead an hour of prayer for an increased respect for life in the UK.

It is certainly needed. Several facilities are under investigation for doing illegal sex-selection abortions, and abortion providers have just been granted permission to advertise on television.

But vigil participants will not be alone. Pro-abortion forces plan a “noisy” counter-demonstration.

Since 40 Days for Life began, BPAS has been rallying the media and others to attack the London campaign at an unprecedented level. One BPAS spokesman even told the media there was “no moral justification” for Bishop Hopes to get involved!

A pro-abortion advocate said, “Their protest (meaning 40 Days for Life) should be banned.”

The good news, of course, is that this shows the campaign is working!

PLEASE keep the London campaign in your prayers, especially during this event. The vigil (and the counter-protest) begins at 7 pm London time. That’s 2 pm Eastern, 11 am Pacific in North America.

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GERMANTOWN, MARYLAND
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Andrew, the coordinator of the 40 Days for Life campaign in Germantown, writes of women who have decided against abortion — including one who found out it would be a two-day procedure. “She left and did not come back,” he said.

Infamous abortionist Leroy Carhart travels to Germantown every week to perform late-term abortions. But there have been two weeks during this campaign that Carhart never arrived — meaning no abortions for those weeks.

“God is continuing to answer our prayers,” Andrew said. “We are making a difference. Germantown is continuing to take notice of our constant presence. Please come out and pray.”

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STERLING HEIGHTS, MICHIGAN
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Mary said she was about halfway through her prayer time at the 40 Days for Life vigil in Sterling Heights when a small car pulled up and parked. A young woman got out and asked Mary if she knew Sue.

The woman explained that three years ago, she had met Sue, who was praying in about that same spot.

The young woman had come for an abortion. She was pregnant and she was about to be evicted from her home. Quite simply, she didn’t know what to do. After talking to Sue, however, “I had my baby — my son. Come see! He’s in the car.”

“I met her beautiful, boisterous, all-boy, 3-year-old!” Mary said. The young mom’s life is back on track. “She said she’s doing well now, has her own place, and the boy’s dad is active in his son’s life.”

Mary said this woman just wanted to tell everyone how important this work and your prayers have been.

“Praise the Lord!” Mary said. “He always knows when I’m getting a bit discouraged. I always read the stories on the national 40 Days for Life site and think, ‘WOW!’ Well, today I had my WOW moment.”

Here’s the link to today’s devotional.

Yours for Life,

Shawn Carney
Campaign Director
40 Days for Life

PS: Have you received assurance that your efforts with 40 Days for Life have borne fruit? If so, please share your story by replying below.

Just four days left in this campaign! I have HUGE news today, but I must keep some details confidential.

THREE MORE abortion workers have QUIT THEIR JOBS! That makes a total of EIGHT during this campaign … and a total of 69 who’ve left the abortion industry during 40 Days for Life campaigns since 2007!

Please keep these three people in your prayers as they seek new employment and go through this transition in their lives.

I also have good news from Virginia and some quick stories of babies saved (including another set of twins). Here are the reports from the front lines:

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VIRGINIA BEACH, VIRGINIA
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The Planned Parenthood abortion center in Virginia Beach — where a 40 Days for Life vigil is in progress outside — has cut its business hours. They’re now open four fewer hours each week.

“Does this mean they are struggling financially?” asked Marcia in Virginia Beach. “I do not have an answer, but obviously they are not flourishing if they are cutting back hours.”

Since this new location opened, abortions had been scheduled on Tuesday mornings. But now they don’t open til noon on Tuesdays. At first, it was believed that abortions would just be scheduled later in the day. But not so! They did no abortions Tuesday of last week.

“This means one third of their usual abortion business did not happen last week,” said Marcia. She checked with someone who monitors all of the abortion centers in the area, and abortion numbers were down everywhere.

“Is this the fruit of prayer and fasting?” Marcia asked. “I believe that it is. Let’s go for a strong finish!”

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CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA
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“There have been five more babies saved from abortion in Charlotte since we last reported,” said Andrea. “That makes a total of 46 for this campaign!”

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PENSACOLA, FLORIDA
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“Over the past week in Pensacola, those praying in front of Pensacola’s last remaining abortion facility witnessed five mothers choose life,” Ernie reported. “Praise God for these blessings!”

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MONTCLAIR, NEW JERSEY
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“Five babies were saved last week in Montclair,” Christine wrote, “bringing the 40 Days for Life campaign total to date up to 16!”

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SOUTHFIELD, MICHIGAN
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“I just learned about three more turnarounds at the Southfield 40 Days for Life site,” said Mike. “One of them was a set of twins. Praise the Lord!”

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LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY
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“Another mom carrying twins chose life for her baby on Saturday,” said Jenny, “so two more from Louisville! God is so good!”

Here’s the link to today’s devotional.

Yours for Life,

Shawn Carney
Campaign Director
40 Days for Life

PS: I’m really enjoying your stories of local 40 Days for Life campaigns posted on the 40 Days for Life blog. If you have news to share, please reply below.

Today we focus on people who are not famous — and probably never will be. Far away from the spotlights of our celebrity-driven culture, they’re regular people, humbly doing the little things — and often, doing them with enormous courage.

They’re the heart of 40 Days for Life … and they deserve a big THANK YOU … ALL of you!

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FORT WAYNE, INDIANA
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I recently spoke at the 40 Days for Life vigil in Fort Wayne — one of SEVEN campaigns in the Hoosier state.

At the vigil, a woman walked up … gave me a hug … and shared that she had an abortion years ago. She knew she needed healing when she got involved with 40 Days for Life in 2010.

“After coming out here and praying,” she said, “I got connected to local post-abortion healing along with the Silent No More awareness campaign. I shared my story for the first time at the 40 Days for Life vigil site.”

I told her, “Thank you for your courage.” It reminded me that it was the powerful testimonies of women who’d had abortions that had really drawn me into the pro-life movement when I was in college.

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SANTA CRUZ, CALIFORNIA
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Ginny in Santa Cruz is thankful for everyone who’s been praying at the 40 Days for Life vigil — but she noted a couple of people who go the extra mile.

One is Rae Ellen, whom she described as a real trouper. Rae Ellen uses a wheel chair. “For the last three years, she has come down almost every Saturday to pray outside of Planned Parenthood. For all four of our 40 Days for Life campaigns, she has come down 5 or 6 days a week — even in the rain.”

Ginny also mentioned Bob, another volunteer who uses a wheelchair. He’s a regular at the vigil outside Planned Parenthood every Saturday. Bob has been a bit under the weather of late, so “please pray for him,” she said. “All the babies need this powerful prayer warrior back again.”

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COLUMBIA, MISSOURI
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Kathy in Columbia sent a picture of students from St. Joseph Cathedral School in Jefferson City who visited the 40 Days for Life vigil. “The children came to pray,” she said, “and pray they did!”

Kathy also mentioned a woman who had visited Planned Parenthood more than a year ago. She wanted to have a baby, and figured a place called “Planned Parenthood” could help her. She told them she wanted to get pregnant. They told her to come back when she did.

“Well,” Kathy said, “she still hasn’t gotten pregnant. And when she went in this time, they told her they don’t help with things like that. So we are still trying to figure out what ‘Planned Parenthood’ actually means.”

Here’s the link to today’s devotional.

Yours for Life,

Shawn Carney
Campaign Director
40 Days for Life

PS: What small victories have you witnessed with 40 Days for Life in your city? Please share the good news by replying below.

As I’ve traveled during this 40 Days for Life campaign, there is one constant factor: unity.

Just two nights ago, I spoke at an event in New Jersey and an Evangelical pastor came up afterwards, smiling. “I’m sure glad the Reformation has not stopped us from working together to end abortion,” he said.

This event had Catholics, Protestants and Evangelicals in attendance, and his comment reflected the unity that the pro-life movement should be proud of.

This unity is a gift — and the abortion industry sees it as a threat. We’re seeing the evidence at 258 vigil locations. Here are just a few examples.

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FORT COLLINS, COLORADO
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Linda in Fort Collins says a class from Holy Family Church comes to pray at the vigil every Saturday morning. As they were concluding their prayer hour, a couple came in from Greeley, a town about 30 miles away. The couple only spoke Spanish, but a few of the kids were able to talk to them.

The woman was told to visit Planned Parenthood because there was some sort of complication with her pregnancy and that she could die if she had the baby.

One of the student’s parents arrived and picked up the conversation, telling the couple that Planned Parenthood does abortions — and it would be much better for them if they scheduled an ultrasound through the pro-life pregnancy resource center, where there would be no pressure to abort the baby.

A prayer volunteer gave them additional information about all the help that’s available locally.

“The couple left,” Linda said. “Praise God!”

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JACKSONVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA
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Speaking of youth groups at 40 Days for Life vigils … Elizabeth in Jacksonville sent a photo of the girls’ soccer team from Jacksonville Christian Academy in prayer outside the abortion center. That’s just excellent — young people sending a message of hope to other young people — so we’re really glad to see that.

“They came out to the vigil Thursday afternoon in place of their practice time,” Elizabeth said. Their coach “reported very positive responses from those who passed by.” The team spent over an hour praying in the public right-of-way.

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CEDAR RAPIDS, IOWA
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The Planned Parenthood facility in Cedar Rapids does not currently do surgical or RU-486 abortions. But the 40 Days for Life volunteers praying on the sidewalk outside know they’re making a difference.

“The response from people driving by has been very positive lately,” said Jim in Cedar Rapids, “and we’ve seen some success.”

When volunteers talk to clients about the things Planned Parenthood does in other places, they start to think about getting routine health services from somewhere other than America’s leading abortion chain.

They’re also able to give information about local pro-life resources to women who go there for pregnancy tests.

They also heard from a teenager who had an appointment to remove a contraceptive implant. “She said she would rather be abstinent and not return as a client,” Jim said. “How often do you hear that from a teen that’s used Planned Parenthood’s services for several years?”

Jim said with continued prayer, “we hope webcam (RU-486 distributed via the internet) and surgical abortions never make it to Cedar Rapids — or your community.”

Here’s the link to today’s devotional.

Yours for Life,

Shawn Carney
Campaign Director
40 Days for Life

PS: If you have stories to share about the 40 Days
for Life campaign in your area, please respond below.

Here we are — the final Monday of this 40 Days for Life campaign. And the stories of God’s miracles keep rolling in! In the first 33 days of prayer and fasting, there have been 496 babies saved from abortion — that we know of!

Here are just a few stories from the sidewalk.

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You may remember a story last week about an abortion center employee advising a young woman not to have an abortion after her ultrasound showed pictures of twins.

Well — a campaign director in another location wrote me to say the SAME THING happened there!

It’s not the first time this employee has suggested that a client visit the local pro-life pregnancy center. “We’re trying to pray her out of the abortion business,” the director said.

That’s at least TWO SETS OF TWINS saved by ultrasound.

BUT WAIT! It gets better!

Keep in mind that abortion facilities usually have a policy: DO NOT let the client see the ultrasound. Once they see a baby rather than a “fetus” or “blob of tissue,” they’re much more likely to choose life. And it’s not just a baby they see — it’s THEIR baby.

We then heard another story of an employee who showed a young woman her ultrasound image. She took one look and headed for the door.

“Abortion?” she said. “NO WAY!” … because the ultrasound image showed … QUADRUPLETS!

Praise God — times four!

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MODESTO, CALIFORNIA
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A volunteer at the 40 Days for Life vigil outside the abortion center in Modesto struck up a conversation with a man on the sidewalk, showing him a model of what the child in the womb looks like at 12 weeks.

Never, he said, had anyone in his family ever had anything to do with an abortion — until that day. He told her he had driven his son and his girlfriend to the abortion center to schedule the abortion of his grandson. The three left shortly afterward, and returned the next day.

This time, another volunteer approached the man and showed him an image from the brochure — the child in the womb at 16 weeks. That “really seemed to change his mind,” said the volunteer. “When he saw how developed his 17-week-old was, his eyes sort of bugged and he immediately rushed back into the abortion center to try and stop the abortion.”

Later on, the first volunteer saw the three of them driving out of the parking lot. They rolled down their window and told her they had changed their mind!

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SOUTHFIELD, MICHIGAN
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A young man pulled off the road to talk to vigil participants at 40 Days for Life in Southfield. “He was beaming as only a proud new father can,” said Mike.

This father of a newborn wanted to thank one of the prayer volunteers for talking him and his wife out of having an abortion during last fall’s 40 Days for Life.

“I’m struck with awe and humility to be part of this wonderful vigil for life,” Mike said.

Here’s the link to today’s devotional.

Yours for Life,

Shawn Carney
Campaign Director
40 Days for Life

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