YOU can help save lives!
From February 17 through March 28, our community will be one of 160 cities coast to coast in the United States - as well as locations in Canada, Australia and Northern Ireland joining together to host the largest and longest coordinated pro-life mobilization in history -- the 40 Days for Life campaign.
40 Days for Life is a focused pro-life effort that consists of:
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40 days of prayer and fasting
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40 days of peaceful vigil
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40 days of community outreach
We are praying that, with God's help, this groundbreaking effort will mark the beginning of the end of abortion in our city -- and throughout America.
| Abby Johnson's Story - Former Planned Parenthood Director, now with 40 Days for Life! |
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During the 40 Days for Life campaign in the fall of 2009, Abby witnessed an ultrasound-guided abortion. She quit her job at Planned Parenthood, as she realized she could no longer be involved in the abortion industry. She has now joined the ranks of 40 Days for Life! Praise God for this amazing transformation!
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"I went to the people in front of my clinic because I knew their arms would be open. They never judged me... they never condemned me or yelled at me, but they loved me and prayed for me every day for those 8 years. And that's what we need to be doing to those clinic workers and people who are against what we're doing."
To read more and see her video on the national webpage, click here.
Take a stand for life
While all aspects of 40 Days for Life are crucial in our effort to end abortion, the most visible component is the peaceful prayer vigil outside a local abortion facility.
To sign up for prayer vigil time slot click here.
You can help make a life-saving impact by joining our local vigil at:
A Preferred Women's Health Center
3220 Latrobe Dr.
Charlotte, NC 28211
Directions: This facility is located off of Wendover Rd., between Randolph Rd. and Monroe Rd., in the Arnold Palmer Business Park.
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Vigil Hours: 7:00am to 7:00pm daily
Parking: Along Latrobe Dr., on either side of the street.
Public Right-of-way boundaries: Stand no closer to the building than the public sidewalk. Do not block the driveway.
Sign up to participate in our local 40 Days for Life vigil by clicking above or click the "Vigil Schedule" link at the top of this page.
**24 hour help for those considering abortion or suffering in the aftermath of abortion: 1800-395-HELP or www.optionline.org (associated with Care-net) (see more resources at the bottom of the page)
***For excellent, FREE pro-life resources to hand out at the clinic, visit the website of Human Life Alliance at www.humanlife.org or call at 651-484-1040. 40 Days Leadership also has some of these resources and would be glad to give them to you out at the clinic or see our contact info. below.
Contact Info. for Charlotte 40 Days for Life Leaders:
Statement of Peace
The vigil is always peaceful and prayerful. All participants agree to abide by the Statement of Peace with a pledge that they will conduct themselves in a Christ-like manner (The Statement of Peace is located on our Downloadable Forms menu. Participants are not required to sign this form, but are to agree to the terms of this statement). Our heart is to reach out to the people at the clinics in a loving, not a condemning manner - not heckling them, but reaching out to them. There are other groups that are sometimes at the clinic who take a different approach with graphic signs, etc. This is not our approach, so if this bothers you or young children with you, please feel free to pray from your car or from whereever you feel comfortable.
College Campus Vigils:
"Students for Life" will be holding simultaneous vigils at the campuses of UNCC and Belmont Abbey from 3-4 pm. Mon. - Fri., Feb. 17-March 28th. To get involved, contact Kristen Giesler at students4lifeuncc@me.com
Theme Verse:
"Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles and let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us. Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy set before him endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of God. Consider him who endured such opposition from sinful men, so that you will not grow weary and lose heart."
Hebrews 12: 1-3
Theme Song Lyrics
"When the Saints" (by Sara Groves)
(Used by permission)
To purchase this CD click here.
Lord I have a heavy burden of all I've seen and know
It's more than I can handle
But your word is burning like a fire shut up in my bones
and I cannot let it go
And when I'm weary and overwrought
with so many battles left unfought
I think of Paul and Silas in the prison yard
I hear their song of freedom rising to the stars
And when the Saints go marching in
I want to be one of them
Lord it's all that I can't carry and cannot leave behind
it often overwhelms me
but when I think of all who've gone before and lived the faithful life
their courage compells me
And when I'm weary and overwrought
with so many battles left unfought
I think of Paul and Silas in the prison yard
I hear their song of freedom rising to the stars
I see the shepherd Moses in the Pharoh’s court
I hear his call for freedom for the people of the Lord
And when the Saints go marching in, I want to be one of them
And when the Saints go marching in, I want to be one of them
I see the long quiet walk along the Underground Railroad
I see the slave awakening to the value of her soul
I see the young missionary and the angry spear
I see his family returning with no trace of fear
I see the long hard shadows of Calcutta nights
I see the sister standing by the dying man's side
I see the young girl huddled on the brothel floor
I see the man with a passion come and kicking down the door
I see the man of sorrows and his long troubled road
I see the world on his shoulders and my easy load
And when the Saints go marching in, I want to be one of them (repeats)
Pro-life ministries and resources
Local Ministries
Monroe Crisis Pregnancy Center: 704-289-5133
www.monroehelpcpc.org (free ultrasound)
Charlotte Pregnancy Resource Center: 704-372-5981
www.prccharlotte.com
Bethany Christian Services (adoption): 704-541-1833
www.bethany.org
Room at the Inn: (Room at the Inn is a safe haven and source of hope for pregnant mothers and their children.)
704-525-4673
www.rati.org
Lois' Lodge: (Lois' Lodge is a safe and healthy place for young women to receive help during an unexpected pregnancy.)
704-376-8550
www.loislodge.org
Catholic Social Services (adoption services, pregnancy assistance, linking mothers in crisis pregnancies to churches)
704-370-3262 EThurbee@CharlotteDiocese.org
Truth & Mercy Prolife Ministries: (baby care resources) contact Sheryl Chandler 704-992-0195
Northgate Family Medicine, Concord NC: (pro-life doctors Dr. Harrison and Dr. Holland) 704-788-1134
www.presbyterian.org/site/.../northgate_family_medicine
Another Choice for Black Children: 1-800-774-3534
www.acfbc.org
National Ministries
Care-net: umbrella organization for crisis pregnancy centers - find a center near you www.care-net.org
Optionline: 24 hour help to connect you to a crisis pregnancy center or for counseling after an abortion (affiliated with care-net) www.optionline.org 1-800-395-HELP
Rachel's Vineyard: (post abortion recovery)
1-877-467-3463 www.rachelsvineyard.org
Pregnancy Care Center (Eng. and Spanish - 24 hour)
1-800-395-4357 www.optionline.org
Silent No More: (true stories by those who regret their abortions) www.silentnomoreawareness.org
Rock for Life: (reaching young people with the pro-life message through music and education)
www.rockforlife.org
Abort73.com: (great resource for educating yourself about abortion)
