Dear friends,
God is SO good! Tonight we were blessed to find out that a couple chose life, not death, for their child! Because this is a gift for all who pray for LIFE, I want to share this exciting moment with you. The couple drove in to the parking lot and parked near the alley. Nine people were present praying--7 in front and a counselor on either side of the parking lot. As the woman got out of the SUV, I asked her if I could give her information. She said, 'No. You're doing the right thing, but ....' and then she and a man (probably her husband from her subsequent conversation) walked towards the abortion center. I called after them, 'Trust in God! He'll get you through this.' and some other things I can't remember while Marcy, the other counselor called out, 'Choose life, not death.' It was only 5-10 minutes later when they came walking back to their vehicle. I asked, 'Is this good news? Is this good news?!?' She said, 'Yes.' I asked, 'Are you keeping your baby?!?' She said, 'Yes.' I was overjoyed--quite giddy, in fact. I then told her that if they needed anything, I had information about crisis pregnancy centers where they could go for help. She looked at me with a weary look and said in a tired voice, 'It's not about money. I have a job but we have a lot of kids right now and it's just so hard...' I told her that I knew it was hard but that if they would have gone through with the abortion, it would have been harder, that she would have looked at her children, knowing she had killed one of their siblings. I also said that God will bless them abundantly for this and that I would pray for her. (Please join me in praying for this family.) As they drove away, I probably acted like a fool, blowing them kisses and dropping to my knees but that's just how exciting it was! So many babies are killed there each week so to find out that a baby was given life instead--WOW! Thanks be to God!! This was such a gift--not only that the baby was saved from abortion but that God was sweet enough to have that couple leave when we were still there AND to share the good news with us! A 'kiss' from above! Isn't it just like our loving God to give us this beautiful message to encourage us to keep praying, to not give up. Those who were present were so excited; we all were leaving within 15 minutes and to have this happen right before we left--well, we knew that it was very special. God could have kept it hidden from us but He chose to share it with us--and so I share it with all of you sweet prayer warriors! You, too, are part of this! Please keep praying! In less than a month, we've been blessed to know of 2 babies that have parents who changed their minds! Who knows how many more have benefited from prayers! How many other mothers changed their minds before they even arrived at the abortion center?!? I hope that these encouraging 'turn arounds' will inspire you to get involved this fall in the 40 Days for Life pro-life event. As of yesterday, we are officially registered to participate so you can start signing up for hours now. Just visit www.prolifeconnection.com to sign up--we'll be praying from 8am-8pm each day, Sept. 24 through Nov. 2. Tell others about the event that re-invigorated the pro-life movement in Toledo--and the entire country! Most importantly, say some prayers of thanksgiving to our merciful God for the gift He gave us today!
In Christ our Hope,
Ann
