THE TALLAHASSEE 2024 SPRING 40 DAYS FOR LIFE CAMPAIGN
(Specific information on the Tallahassee campaign and parking is at the end.)
There is a terrible tragedy occurring in our country. Each day, thousands of people die and thousands more are wounded by abortion. An estimated 900,000 people in the U.S. are killed annually, and millions more around the world die from the same cause, this cause is abortion. In July of 2022 there were over 400 reported abortions in Leon County. This is a tragedy of epic proportions and it cries out for a response from the Christian community.
"If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land." ~ 2 Chronicles 7:14
RESPONDING TO ABORTION
Abortion is certainly a terrible blight on our country but there is a God-honoring and effective way to respond. The 40 Days for Life campaign, built on a foundation of prayer and fasting, recognizes that with God, all things are possible - even ending the tragedy of abortion. Since the first 40 Days for Life campaign started in 2004, God has made possible amazing results:
• More than 20,000 lives saved from abortion (those are just the ones we know about)
• 200+ abortion workers have quit their jobs and walked away from the abortion industry
• More than 100 abortion facilities closed following 40 Days for Life campaigns
God's blessing on the movement is amazing, but He also has chosen to bless the campaign by bringing together His people to pray together:
• More than 6,500 individual campaigns have taken place across 60+ countries
• More than 1,000,000 people have joined together to pray and fast for an end to abortion 20,000+ church congregations have participated in 40 Days for Life campaigns
YOUR RESPONSE
This year, the campaign continues. What amazing things will God do? What breakthroughs will occur? What lives will God save? In what way will hearts and minds be changed?
Join us for these 40 Days for Life, and find out.
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Each year the Spring Campaign take place from Ash Wednesday to Palm Sunday, and, the Fall Campaign is observed during the forty days ending on All Saints Sunday which is always on the first Sunday in November.
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THE TALLAHASSEE VIGIL SITE
The Tallahassee 40 Days for Life 2024 Spring Campaign, begins on Ash Wednesday, February 14th, and ends on Palm Sunday, March 24th, AD 2024.
The prayer vigil is at the Planned Parenthood facility at 2618 West Tennessee Street.
The prayer vigil is twelve hours on each day of the forty days from 7:00 AM to 7:00 PM.
The prayer vigil is most effective when there are people continuously present and praying for the End of Abortion between 7:00 AM and 7:00 PM during the entire forty days. This is what 40 Days for Life is all about.
Planned Parenthood's own research has indicated that the no-show rate of women scheduled to have abortions can rises as high as 75% when people are outside of their facilities praying.
So participating in the 40 Days for Life prayer vigil saves the lives of unborn children.
Please visit this website to schedule your times to pray at the vigil site. We need people to schedule themselves whenever they are willing to come. Please help us out by coming to the vigil during times when there is no other person on the schedule. If you are willing to be called to fill in for times when there are gaps in the schedule email us at Tallahassee40DaysforLife@gmail.com to let us know you can do this.
If you forget to sign up before you come to pray please try to record the hours you were present afterwards.
When you sign up for prayer times this also includes your acceptance and agreement to abide by the 40 Days for Life Statement of Peace.
Please encourage your family, friends, and the members of your church, to sign up and come with you.
And, please encourage as many of them as you can to also sign up and come at other times to pray at Planned Parenthood for the end of abortion in our community and our nation.
We need as many volunteers as possible to fill the 12 hours on each of the forty days of the vigil. That's 480 hours to fill. If all of the people of Tallahassee who oppose legal abortion came for just one hour there would be dozens of people praying at Planned Parenthood every hour of each of the forty days.
The prayer vigil is held in the public right-of-way on West Tennessee Street, in front of the Planned Parenthood facility, this is all along the sidewalk in front of Planned Parenthood particularly at the western corner of War Chant Drive and West Tennessee Street. War Chant Drive is the entrance to the Planned Parenthood facility.
The public right-of-way is approximately 20 feet wide, measured from the curb of the street. As a general rule if you are between the street curb and the utility poles you are always standing in the public right-of-way. Please don't stand in the median of Tennessee Street, standing in the median of any street in the city is illegal for safety reasons, even though it is in the public right-of-way. And please stay off of the property of Planned Parenthood. Trespassing on the property of Planned Parenthood is a violation of the Statement of Peace that everyone who participates in 40 Days for Life agrees to abide by.
Feel free to bring folding chairs if you are not able to stand up during the time you are praying at the vigil site.
Please bring 40 Days for Life signs whenever you come to the vigil site. This is so people will know why you are there, and let them know about the 40 Days for Life ministry. Please never bring signs that display explicit images of dismembered aborted children. If you need 40 Days for Life signs the leaders have a limited number of signs that we can distribute to you. You can also get Signs, clothing, books and other merchandise related to 40 Days for Life on the national website.
There is no shade along this part of Tennessee Street so using sunscreen or hats and long sleeve shirts is advisable.
Please share this information about this Prolife Christian ministry with everyone you know who cares about ending abortion in our community and our nation.
PARKING
Parking for those who come to pray during the vigil, and during services, is available between Taylor Auto Sales at 2608 West Tennessee Street, and Mosaic Sexual Health Clinic at 2610 West Tennessee Street. Both of these lots are owned by "2610 West Tennessee Street LLC". The owner has give 40 Days for Life participants permission to park between these two businesses.
Please DO NOT PARK at Taylor Auto Sales or in the paved parking area of Mosaic Sexual Health Clinic even when the clinic is closed. This paved area is only for the clients of Mosaic Sexual Health Clinic.
Please park in the large grassy area near the Lamar billboard which has the WHATABURGER advertisement on the west side, and the West 10 Apartments advertisement on the east side.
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During recent past campaigns groups have come to pray at Planned Parenthood during the 40 Days for Life vigil, who did not sign up on this website, and did not contact the local 40 Days for Life campaign leaders about their plains beforehand. This shouldn't be done in the future. Please sign up on this website. And if a group would like to participate please contact Carolyn the 2024 Spring Campaign Leader at 914-714-4209 or at Tallahassee40DaysforLife@yahoo.com so that there are not conflicts with more than one group trying to hold different devotions or services in the same place at the same time.
Individuals and groups who do not sign up for prayer times on this website, and therefore do not agree to the Statement of Peace, should not use 40 Days for Life signs, or wear 40 Days for Life clothing while at the vigil site.
Recently one particular student group repeatedly trespassed unknowingly on the property of the Planned Parenthood facility and was videotaped and interviewed by a pro-abortion Canadian Broadcasting Corporation news reporter while doing so. Because of this, they became a propaganda tool for the pro-abortion cause.
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(revised 01/11/2024)
