From Shawn Carney at 40 Days for Life:
Today marks the midpoint of this 40 Days for Life campaign. The blessings are more than we can count!
One thing we HAVE been able to count is the number of turnarounds reported by local campaign teams.
So far, there have been …
… 229 babies saved from abortion — that we know of!
Here is one of the amazing stories:
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ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI
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As two volunteers began praying at the 40 Days for Life vigil were praying, a woman drove up and started yelling at them.
“You’re not helping anything,” she screamed. “These women need someone to care for them, not harass them.”
One of the volunteers tried to explain the vigil, but the woman wasn’t interested. She just shouted some more — and drove off.
That was a bit unsettling, but the pair continued to pray — specifically for the young woman they were watching. She was sitting with her mother in a parked car.
Neither woman got out of the car. About 20 minutes later, they started the engine and headed towards the exit.
One of the volunteers walked in their direction and asked them if they needed help.
The young woman said she had arrived for an abortion. “But because of you on the sidewalk, I’m not going to go through with it.”
What a testimony to this volunteer’s commitment to stick with it even in the face of persecution!
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Mary Queen of Peace will be participating in the 40 Days for Life campaign Friday, October 21. Parishioners are welcome to participate any time they want, but our focus day is the 21st.
40 Days for Life is a peaceful effort to change the hearts of those who might otherwise choose something dreadful for their child. We will go to the Planned Parenthood clinic at 4251 Forest Park Avenue to pray, counsel and offer resources to those in need. You may register here, or if you cannot go in person, please pray to make a difference.
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