Day Four of 40 Days for Life

Dear blog reader,
I will be on vacation for about two weeks. I don't know if I'll have computer capability while I'm gone. Please continue with the prayers even if I can't cut and paste them to you. You can reach the organization and get your own emails at http://www.40daysforlife.com. These prayers are very important. Todays prayer, meditation and praise reports are below. The prayers are helping us to humble ourselves before the Lord. A prerequisit for Healing Our Land.

"EL PASO, TX: We are excited about the works our Heavenly Father is performing in our cities & nation. On the 27th there were 3 saves & 2 of those babies were twins. Amen! We are trusting in many more saves, conversion of souls & healing for post-abortive men/women.

SARASOTA, FL: At least 40 people -- a record -- participated Friday in the weekly abortion-day Prayer Vigil at Sarasota Planned Parenthood. That's because it melded with the 3rd day of 40 Days for Life, a vigil of prayer at PP every day through November 4. Instead of sidewalk counselors for the usual 2 morning hours, sidewalk counselors were there from 8am through 4pm. And 3 couples -- a record for one day -- decided not to stay for an abortion!

PENSACOLA, FL: One of Pensacola's abortion clinics was not open today. Today is the day (Friday) that the both clinics in Pensacola perform abortions. Praise the Lord! If they are closed each Friday for the next six weeks, that is a lot of lives saved and a lot of revenue lost for the abortionists. God is working here and across the country.

FARGO, ND: My mind is spinning. God is moving so fast I can hardly keep up!!! Our Bishop is now doing radio spots and they are powerful. He has met with his Priests strongly encouraging them to get involved. A secular radio station is announcing DAILY what hours are needed and any update from the [vigil] site or whatever need we may have. North Dakota Family Alliance is involved in writing letters to the editor. An individual from France was so touched by our website and our Bishop's statement that he had to give usa call. Heart after heart is being touched as you can read on our web site: http://www.40daysforlifend.com/ Doors are opening where no doors were open before. I am totally in awe. What a mighty God we serve!

SACRAMENTO, CA: It's hitting the middle of 6 am now... but just a half hour ago I was kneeling on a "picnic blanket," rosary in hand, my eyes half open, smiling in contentment & staring up at the sky at this strangely bright silver star in the sky that appeared from my eye, two inches from the roof of the Planned Parenthood building...Everything is so organized and peaceful while praying, very much contrary to what I thought it would be like. God is good. Just goes to show, I need to trust Him more. He sets you free. I am not a morning person, but I have never been more alive than after praying fervently during these last couple of hours!

DALLAS, TX: While I was at the 40 Days for Life site, I realized that it was all God's doing for me to be there. There were four of us there, Gracie, Nancy and her son, Lawrence. I was praying when Nancy and Lawrence told me that a car was waiting on the curb. I went up to the window and two young women were in the car. The driver told me she had been to the abortion mill to have an abortion, but when she saw our display, she decided to come back to see what we were doing. I told her we were having a peaceful, prayerful vigil in an effort to stop Planned Parenthood from performing abortions. She then told me she was pregnant and had been there to have an abortion. She also told me she"could not have the baby" because the father was 28 and she was 36. I told her, "well, you already have the baby. And it's going to be born. It's just up to you whether it's going to be born dead or alive." I handed her the literature I had in my hand and she said, "See, I look at the pictures of these babies and it does something to me." I told her that her baby was hoping that she would be his or her "hero" and not go through with the abortion. I also told her that I was also once an unwed mother and abortion-minded and how my oldest daughter is now such a blessing to me. I asked her if she had ever heard of the Reverend Ricky Rush. She said yes, of course, and I told her how my daughter was once the only non-black lead singer in his 700 member Gospel Choir. She was amazed! I said, "Well, God has a plan for your baby just like He had a plan for mine and you should not interrupt God's plan by aborting this child that God has willed into your life. He could have prevented you from getting pregnant, but He didn't, so obviously, God wants this child to be born." She then said that what I was telling her was giving her chills and that she knew now she could never abort her baby. I gave her the White Rose Crisis Pregnancy Center information and her friend told her she would show her how to get there. She went away thanking us for being there and saying there was no way she would abort her baby. I went back to Nancy, Lawrence and Gracie and we all hugged and thanked God for this wonderful deed God had done with this girl. Nancy and Lawrence said they were so grateful that their parish coordinator had signed them up to come and pray, otherwise they would have never had this wonderful experience. I just thanked God over and over again for His mercy and love for this little one and the Mommy that would someday realize how close she came to missing out on the blessing of being a Mom. What a day and what joy to have been part of 40 Daysfor Life

Praise the Lord for all He is doing in our land! If you have a story of how God is working through your 40 Days for Life efforts, please email it straight to me at: david@40daysforlife.com Here's today's devotional...

40 DAYS FOR LIFE: DAY 4, SEPTEMBER 29
Daily Devotional by: Carmen Pate

SCRIPTURE: "Have I not written to you excellent things of counsels and knowledge that I may make you know the certainty of the words of truth, that you may answer words of truth to those who send to you?" -- Proverbs 22:20-21

REFLECTION: We live in a post-modern culture today that is void of truth. No wonder so many behave as "children, tossed to and fro and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the trickery of men, in the cunning craftiness of deceitful plotting." (Ephesians 4:14) The enemy has more than a foothold in the lives of young people today -- he has a stronghold. He has taken the most vulnerable minds among us, our children, and told them that evil is good and good is evil. They have bought the lies from the father of lies, most particularly, in the area of sexual immorality. The consequences of the lies surface in sexually transmitted diseases, out of wedlock pregnancies, and broken hearts. The lies and deceit continue when they enter the abortion clinic. "It's just a blob of tissue," they are told. "Abortion is the best decision for you at this time in your life." "Abortion is safer than carrying a baby full term". "In just a few hours, it will all be over". Once again the consequences surface -- the loss of their baby, the emotional and sometimes physical complications, regrets that are lifelong. We have a duty to educate ourselves with the truth about abortion and its consequences. We must stay on top of the facts about sexually transmitted diseases. We need to have an open heart and a listening ear to learn about the latest trends in relationships among young people today. We are to equip our minds with God's truths on sexuality and the boundaries He has set for our good. Why? So we are prepared to answer questions and give wise counsel when the opportunity arises. Most importantly, we must prepare to introduce others to THE TRUTH that is Jesus Christ so that "speaking thetruth in love, they may grow in every way more and more like Christ who is the head of his body, the church."(Ephesians 4:15)

PRAYER: Heavenly Father, Your Word is the most liberating truth in the world. We sometimes forget that part of your greatest commandment is to love You with all of our MINDS. Lord, we confess that our lack of knowledge about your Word and about this world system puts us at adisadvantage against the enemy. Lord, empower and enable us with Your wisdom as we seek your truth for our daily lives. We surrender to the teaching of Your Holy Spirit as we become your vessels of truth. In the name of your Son Jesus, who is the Way, the Truth, and the Life. AMEN.

I thank God for your prayers and participation in this history-making endeavor!
Yours For Life,
David Bereit
National Campaign Director
40 Days for Life"

Shalom, Prayer Warrior~~~