Though my family and I normally minister at the Latrobe abortion mill, we do sometimes minister at another one in Charlotte. We were there one morning and had the joy of meeting Mr. Russell, the Gatekeeper. We got to talking, and he happens to have written a very sweet book about his experiences at the abortion mill. I've read the whole book, and had a hard time deciding which story to post since they were all so good. He shares his experiences from starting out in prayer to engaging the women.
"Many years ago I was given the name Mr. Whiskers. I'm often called that name by seminar participants, work associates, and friends. I sometimes write under that name. But...today that changed. I got a new nickname.
I arrived a little early and relieved Katherine. She was the only one there-no Sidewalk Counselor today. She asked if I minded covering Hebron (the abortion mill) alone and I said no. A little apprehensive, but also thinking the along time would be good for praying.
As Katherine left, I stood on the grass along the fence near the sign. As I prayed I was irresistibly drawn to "the gate,"-the place where the cars entered. There was a barren spot of red clay there where the Sidewalk Counselors stood. I didn't know what to do or what to say-but I knew I HAD to stand at the gate. Had to reach out to those coming and going.
Completely overwhelmed and humbled-each day that I returned, if there was no one at the gate, I took my place there. The desire of my heart was to stand in the gap, to be a shield, to be a guardian, to stand against entry. With that I became the Gatekeeper. A designation I accepted with humility and honor." ~Russell Justice
Ezekiel 3:18 "Suppose I tell you that wicked people will surely die, but you don't warn them or speak out so that they can change their wicked ways in order to save their lives. Then these wicked people will die because of their sin, but I will hold you responsible for their deaths."
~Theresa
Showing posts with label abortion mill. Show all posts
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Monday, December 16, 2013
Wednesday, December 4, 2013
Abortion Mill- December 4th, '13
"This is my decision! You're stupid!"
That's the first thing I heard when we got to the abortion mill; a woman yelling at a sidewalk counselor. It was a lovely way to start our morning.
On most Wednesdays, you see a lot of women coming for their post-abortion check ups. Today, not so much. There were 17 cars in the parking lot after the abortionist arrived; 17 babies murdered. One girl told us, "I'm not here for an abortion, I'm getting a shot so I'll be able to have babies in the future.". I've never heard of such a thing, but regardless of whether that exists or not, that isn't what she was there for. People say things like this to us all the time, assuming that we don't know that APWHC doesn't offer anything non-abortion related. Another woman walked inside blowing us kisses...I wish I was kidding.
One baby was definitely saved today, and there are two we aren't 100% sure about, but both of these couples left waving, one smiling, and didn't come back while we were there. Praise the Lord!
~ Kaitlin
Thursday, September 19, 2013
Excuses For Apathy- Part Two
"I have kids, and I don't want them to be exposed to the unpleasant aspects of pro-life ministry."
Part of me can understand why parents would say this. Pro-life ministry can get ugly; screaming, belligerent men and women, graphic images of aborted babies, and "deathscorts", "security" guards or demonic pro-choicers of some kind are regular occurrences at abortion mills. None of us necessarily want our children or siblings to witness these things, but it hasn't and isn't going to mentally or emotionally scar them in any way. I have 9 siblings, 8 who are younger than me, ranging from 7 months up to 13 years old. They have all been to an abortion clinic, many times in fact; they have seen their parents and big sister screamed and mocked and cussed at, they have seen graphic images depicting the violent act of abortion, and they have witnessed the immature and vile antics of pro-aborts and "security" guards. And yet, *gasp!* they have never repeated the nefarious obscenities that aborting mothers and fathers are prone to holler at our friends and family, and they don't wake screaming in the night with nightmares about aborted babies. Let me explain why.
"My children heard their first curse words, vile music, saw immodest dress, etc. at an abortion center. They had their mother and father beside them, actively engaged in ministry. Instead of being enticed by this sin, they were repulsed. Why? It has everything to do with the context or framework in which they were exposed to it. They get to see sin first hand, see lives broken and destroyed by it, listen to the stories of women and men lamenting the havoc their sin has caused, and see those who continue to harden their hearts against the Gospel. That is real life and I will not keep my children ignorant of this to their own detriment." ~ Lisa Metzger, over at A 2nd Generation of Homeschooling
Just as Lisa states above, it is all about the context of the situation. If children were to observe these things without their parents actively opposing them, that would be very different. But when they see their mother and father and other adults battling against these evil works of darkness, they clearly see them as wrong. They may hear curse words and detestable music, but they also hear the glorious Gospel of Jesus Christ being proclaimed, and they see babies saved and lives changed!
I realize that that doesn't explain the whole graphic image issue, but I'm getting to that.
When we first explained to my younger siblings what abortion was, my mom started off by saying, "Some women, when they find out they're pregnant, aren't very happy about it...and they don't want their babies." That in itself was shocking and confusing to them. We have always embraced life and welcomed each new child into our home with joy and excitement, so the fact that some people weren't happy about having a baby didn't make any sense to them. My mom didn't explain every iota of each and every abortion procedure to them, because that isn't necessary, but they did look through some pro-life literature. Inside it was a small card with a graphic picture of a 10 week gestation (if I'm remembering correctly) aborted baby. They didn't go into uncontrollable fits of hysteria, and they didn't become mentally damaged. I have also never heard of that happening to any child after seeing these pictures, and I know dozens of children who are involved in this ministry with their parents. We use graphic signs every day that we are at the abortion mill, and honestly, they don't even pay attention to them. None of us like them...in fact, we hate them and can't stand to look at them, so we simply don't unless we have to. While they are unpleasant, they are just another way of exposing the unfruitful works of darkness (Ephesians 5:11), and have helped to save many babies from death!
Here is something to think about; it is not going to kill your child to take them to an abortion clinic...but your non-presence at that place of death very well may result in the killing of someone else's child.
~ Kaitlin
Part of me can understand why parents would say this. Pro-life ministry can get ugly; screaming, belligerent men and women, graphic images of aborted babies, and "deathscorts", "security" guards or demonic pro-choicers of some kind are regular occurrences at abortion mills. None of us necessarily want our children or siblings to witness these things, but it hasn't and isn't going to mentally or emotionally scar them in any way. I have 9 siblings, 8 who are younger than me, ranging from 7 months up to 13 years old. They have all been to an abortion clinic, many times in fact; they have seen their parents and big sister screamed and mocked and cussed at, they have seen graphic images depicting the violent act of abortion, and they have witnessed the immature and vile antics of pro-aborts and "security" guards. And yet, *gasp!* they have never repeated the nefarious obscenities that aborting mothers and fathers are prone to holler at our friends and family, and they don't wake screaming in the night with nightmares about aborted babies. Let me explain why.
"My children heard their first curse words, vile music, saw immodest dress, etc. at an abortion center. They had their mother and father beside them, actively engaged in ministry. Instead of being enticed by this sin, they were repulsed. Why? It has everything to do with the context or framework in which they were exposed to it. They get to see sin first hand, see lives broken and destroyed by it, listen to the stories of women and men lamenting the havoc their sin has caused, and see those who continue to harden their hearts against the Gospel. That is real life and I will not keep my children ignorant of this to their own detriment." ~ Lisa Metzger, over at A 2nd Generation of Homeschooling
Just as Lisa states above, it is all about the context of the situation. If children were to observe these things without their parents actively opposing them, that would be very different. But when they see their mother and father and other adults battling against these evil works of darkness, they clearly see them as wrong. They may hear curse words and detestable music, but they also hear the glorious Gospel of Jesus Christ being proclaimed, and they see babies saved and lives changed!
I realize that that doesn't explain the whole graphic image issue, but I'm getting to that.
When we first explained to my younger siblings what abortion was, my mom started off by saying, "Some women, when they find out they're pregnant, aren't very happy about it...and they don't want their babies." That in itself was shocking and confusing to them. We have always embraced life and welcomed each new child into our home with joy and excitement, so the fact that some people weren't happy about having a baby didn't make any sense to them. My mom didn't explain every iota of each and every abortion procedure to them, because that isn't necessary, but they did look through some pro-life literature. Inside it was a small card with a graphic picture of a 10 week gestation (if I'm remembering correctly) aborted baby. They didn't go into uncontrollable fits of hysteria, and they didn't become mentally damaged. I have also never heard of that happening to any child after seeing these pictures, and I know dozens of children who are involved in this ministry with their parents. We use graphic signs every day that we are at the abortion mill, and honestly, they don't even pay attention to them. None of us like them...in fact, we hate them and can't stand to look at them, so we simply don't unless we have to. While they are unpleasant, they are just another way of exposing the unfruitful works of darkness (Ephesians 5:11), and have helped to save many babies from death!
Here is something to think about; it is not going to kill your child to take them to an abortion clinic...but your non-presence at that place of death very well may result in the killing of someone else's child.
~ Kaitlin
Wednesday, July 24, 2013
What Abortion Really Does for Men and Women
We encounter abortion-minded men and women every week, and the majority of the time they believe that abortion will solve their problems...that if they can just get the "procedure" over with, everything will be okay and that life will go back to normal. Whether they can't afford a baby, they think they're too young to be mothers and fathers, or any other reason you can think of, they think that abortion is going to fix all of that; when really, abortion just creates more problems. When a woman murders her child there will be regret, shame and/or depression somewhere down the road, and for some women these problems occur immediately; for others, it can take years.
"After the abortion, the absolute finality of death hit with astounding power. That baby, that child, was gone forever, and there was nothing-absolutely nothing- I could do to recall my decision." - David, father of an aborted child.
"The moment I had my abortion I knew, I knew that I would forever be a damaged individual. That no matter how hard I tried, no matter what I did, whatever I sacrificed, I could never bring my baby back. I could never undo the things I did that day." -Sandee
"After my abortion, babies in general held a new meaning to me. I'd stare at the mothers I'd see holding babies intensely and imagine having and holding the baby I had lost. I would frequently try to "guess" what my baby would have looked like, what she would have been like, felt like." -Colleen
I could go on and on with these testimonies...sadly, there are millions. Does it sound like these people's problems were solved? Does it sound like murdering their babies made everything okay? No, it does not.
Women have fought hard for the right to do what they want with "their" bodies, believing that having the right to slaughter their unborn children whom they refer to as "blobs of tissue" was going to be an empowering and liberating prerogative. In reality all they have done is commit 55,000,000 murders since 1973, and that unfathomable number is ticking higher and higher with every passing minute. A third of our nation's women have become murderers through the sin of abortion, which means you more than likely know at least one woman who has aborted her baby. It could be your teacher, your neighbor, your mother, a woman in your church...or it could be you. If you are a man or woman suffering from an abortion, there is hope and forgiveness in Jesus Christ, and we want to help you find that! Email us; we will help you and pray for you.
http://www.abort73.com/help/if_youve_already_aborted/
http://www.surrenderingthesecret.com/get-help-now/trained-leaders/united-states-leaders-map/
http://www.saveone.org/
~ Kaitlin
"After the abortion, the absolute finality of death hit with astounding power. That baby, that child, was gone forever, and there was nothing-absolutely nothing- I could do to recall my decision." - David, father of an aborted child.
"The moment I had my abortion I knew, I knew that I would forever be a damaged individual. That no matter how hard I tried, no matter what I did, whatever I sacrificed, I could never bring my baby back. I could never undo the things I did that day." -Sandee
"After my abortion, babies in general held a new meaning to me. I'd stare at the mothers I'd see holding babies intensely and imagine having and holding the baby I had lost. I would frequently try to "guess" what my baby would have looked like, what she would have been like, felt like." -Colleen
I could go on and on with these testimonies...sadly, there are millions. Does it sound like these people's problems were solved? Does it sound like murdering their babies made everything okay? No, it does not.
Women have fought hard for the right to do what they want with "their" bodies, believing that having the right to slaughter their unborn children whom they refer to as "blobs of tissue" was going to be an empowering and liberating prerogative. In reality all they have done is commit 55,000,000 murders since 1973, and that unfathomable number is ticking higher and higher with every passing minute. A third of our nation's women have become murderers through the sin of abortion, which means you more than likely know at least one woman who has aborted her baby. It could be your teacher, your neighbor, your mother, a woman in your church...or it could be you. If you are a man or woman suffering from an abortion, there is hope and forgiveness in Jesus Christ, and we want to help you find that! Email us; we will help you and pray for you.
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| "Memorial for Unborn Children" |
http://www.abort73.com/help/if_youve_already_aborted/
http://www.surrenderingthesecret.com/get-help-now/trained-leaders/united-states-leaders-map/
http://www.saveone.org/
~ Kaitlin
Tuesday, July 9, 2013
Rallying in Raleigh
Where to begin on things like this? If you don't know, there was a piece of legislation in the Senate and General Assembly this past week that would raise the standards for abortion mills, abortion doctors, and abortion "safety". Because most abortion mills cannot meet these higher standards (doctors have bad medical records, no hospital privileges, the mills have been shut down, were dirty, and not even meeting the LOW criteria for abortion mills now), this would force many abortion facilities to close. If not closed long term, they could be shut down temporarily. Now I'm not into politics. Really I'm like so NOT into politics, I didn't even know about the bill or the rallies, until last night. But hey, that was enough time to jump in the van and head out! (And fyi, to keep things straight, we did not go for political reasons. We went for showing the truth reasons)
We actually didn't go for the bill at all, just for the NARAL (National Abortion Rights Action League) rally. And as I'm sure you can figure out pretty quickly that we didn't go to rally with them, we went to protest against them. Why didn't we go for the bill? Because you see, the bill really isn't that great. Why? It doesn't outlaw abortion! What is the use of making the mom "safer" while she kills her child? Abortion is murder, and whether or not the murder of kids is supposedly safer for the mother or not doesn't really matter. What matters is that no matter what, children are being slaughtered, and that needs to be stopped. The only good thing about this bill is that it would shut abortion mills down (like APWHC), thus saving the lives of countless children. We did not go to stand outside the buildings for a bill that keeps abortion legal. We went and stood to show the real truth of abortion to all the NARAL people gathered on the mall (and to anyone else who would look our way or speak with us).
Oh, and while we were there standing peacefully with our signs, before their rally even really started, we were kicked out. Who knew there were 4 branches of police in the Capitol? (State, City, County, and Legislative police!) As it turns out, you have to go through the system and have a permit in order to have freedom of speech. And because the Planned Parenthood people had the permit, we were denied free speech. This did not stop us though, we stood around the corner from the NARAL rally and held our signs toward traffic, and towards the NARAL people on their way out. Thankfully, before we got kicked out (and while we were getting kicked out) the news came to interview us so at least there was a voice for the voiceless on TV and the web. (I have to say though, the police there were some of the nicest ones we've encountered so far.)
I was able to get a few pictures because we were allowed to go back onto the mall without signs if we didn't protest. Mom wasn't to keen about me going alone, but a friend of a friend of ours, Chuck, let me go with him so I was able to take some pics. :) At first they (the NARAL people) thought we were with them....but they were wrong. And no, we didn't get arrested. I had a really hard time though not stirring up trouble. It's really hard not to say something when you see their signs. I did ask a few women about the gags they had on, but I didn't really engage anyone in a conversation. Next time we do something like this I'll do a video interview though, just so you can hear some of the things these people say. It makes my heart heavy to think that all these people, who are made in the image of God, are actively killing and promoting the killing of innocent little human beings also made in the image of God.
When will we stop fiddling around with this? What will it take to say "you know what, abortion is murder, and God says murder is wrong?" And to not just say it, but believe it. And not just believe it but act upon it. What are we scared of? Truth?! How we'll be seen in the eyes of men?!! Come out into the light! We need to stop sitting off in the shadows letting the world get the best of us and the unborn children in our nation. We need to stop, NOW. (and no, that does not stand for National Organization of Women, a pro-abortion group)
~Theresa
I was able to get a few pictures because we were allowed to go back onto the mall without signs if we didn't protest. Mom wasn't to keen about me going alone, but a friend of a friend of ours, Chuck, let me go with him so I was able to take some pics. :) At first they (the NARAL people) thought we were with them....but they were wrong. And no, we didn't get arrested. I had a really hard time though not stirring up trouble. It's really hard not to say something when you see their signs. I did ask a few women about the gags they had on, but I didn't really engage anyone in a conversation. Next time we do something like this I'll do a video interview though, just so you can hear some of the things these people say. It makes my heart heavy to think that all these people, who are made in the image of God, are actively killing and promoting the killing of innocent little human beings also made in the image of God.
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| The Planned Parenthood NARAL rally |
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| My sister Elizabeth holding a sign |
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| One of the several signs showing what happens when a mother makes the choice to abort |
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| My brother Stephen holding a sign |
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| The "sea" of pink |
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| Our whole group, excluding Chuck and myself |
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| The PP people claim we are "manipulating our children" by bringing them out to things like this, but they themselves have their small children out in pink onesies and pink t-shirts. I am not being manipulated. I was glad I went today. |
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| Sweet Ms. Brooke had a sign on her back so when she went into the legislative building she could still get the message across even though she wasn't allowed to speak audibly. |
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| Wait a minute...ordering an abortion mill to have higher cleanliness standards and higher medical standards will harm women? |
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| This old guy was a trip.... |
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| They chanted "shame, shame shame" that we would shouldn't let women kill their own kids |
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| Sure! But your baby's body: God's decision. |
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| Hmmm....I'd better quit now before I get too sarcastic. |
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| Where are the baby shoes? |
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| There was actually a decent number of men in pink there. Cowards. |
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| This young woman cursed my mom up and down as soon as she got there. |
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| My brother Joshua, being a real trooper for Jesus, shining a light on all of that darkness. |
~Theresa
Monday, July 1, 2013
Some Photos of Training
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| our new Charlotte Cities4Life banner |
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| Word of Grace Community church who kindly let us use their building |
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| The Cities4Life table had a map of where the abortion clinics are, info as to how you can get involved, literature, brochures, sign up sheets and much more! |
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| Cities4Life brochures |
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| a very burry picture of training |
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| half way through the training the kids made signs to hold at the mill the next day |
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| making signs |
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| "God loves you and your baby" |
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| "Don't kill your baby!" |
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| afterward, a Cities4Life team leader talks with a new family |
~Theresa
Tuesday, June 25, 2013
Cities4Life Training Session
Have you been thinking about getting involved in pro-life ministry? Wondering if you might go out to stand in the gap for dying babies at an abortion clinic? If you are interested in stepping up and doing something, but want to have some training first (and if you are in the area), I've got some exciting news! Cities4Life is holding a training session this weekend (June 28&29) to equip you so you can begin. If you are not in the area, then you can look and see if there is a Cities4Life chapter in your city, and there isn't, then you can look into starting one. (If you are interested in starting C4L in your city, click here.)
In this training, Cities4Life will explain: how we minister at abortion clinics (which will include info about signs, speaking on the microphone, literature and stopping cars, and family ministry), how to share the gospel with women or men with whom we are able to talk (includes on the mic and one to one), and then some role play for practice with abortion minded moms, dads and friends. C4L will also send out tons of resources for you to look through which will be helpful when ministering out at an abortion clinic, helpful when speaking about abortion to people you know, and helpful to abortive or abortion-minded people. So pretty much, this training and the resources that will follow, will cover just about everything, even putting it into practice!
The first half of the training session is going to be held at Word of Grace Community Church in Fort Mill, SC. For more info on the address and such, as well as how to sign up, click here. That starts at 7:00pm on Friday and will end at 9:00pm.
The second half of training is going to be on Latrobe Dr. in front of the largest and busiest abortion clinic in Charlotte, NC. This will start at 10:00am on Saturday, and will end at 12:00pm. You're supposed to come to both the sessions.
And the good thing is, these training sessions are FREE! All you have to do is register and show up! If you are in the area, I strongly encourage you to participate this Friday and Saturday. Hope to see you there!
~Theresa
In this training, Cities4Life will explain: how we minister at abortion clinics (which will include info about signs, speaking on the microphone, literature and stopping cars, and family ministry), how to share the gospel with women or men with whom we are able to talk (includes on the mic and one to one), and then some role play for practice with abortion minded moms, dads and friends. C4L will also send out tons of resources for you to look through which will be helpful when ministering out at an abortion clinic, helpful when speaking about abortion to people you know, and helpful to abortive or abortion-minded people. So pretty much, this training and the resources that will follow, will cover just about everything, even putting it into practice!
The first half of the training session is going to be held at Word of Grace Community Church in Fort Mill, SC. For more info on the address and such, as well as how to sign up, click here. That starts at 7:00pm on Friday and will end at 9:00pm.
The second half of training is going to be on Latrobe Dr. in front of the largest and busiest abortion clinic in Charlotte, NC. This will start at 10:00am on Saturday, and will end at 12:00pm. You're supposed to come to both the sessions.
And the good thing is, these training sessions are FREE! All you have to do is register and show up! If you are in the area, I strongly encourage you to participate this Friday and Saturday. Hope to see you there!
~Theresa
Thursday, May 16, 2013
Abortion Mills- Why We Go
So far in our blog we've covered topics of abortion, such as abortion myths, what it's like to be out on the sidewalk, some history, and the abortion/holocaust comparison. But what we haven't really shared yet is why we go out. So why do we go out?
Well I'd say the main reason is obviously to save babies, but just as important is the mission to save souls. An abortion mill is not just a place of physical death, it's the gates of hell. If you commit sin, you have fallen short of the glory of God and will be condemned to hell for eternity. So by choosing to sin (murder being a large sin here) they are headed to hell. Because children are actually dying, we are doing our best to save their lives. But because of the way we are doing this, we are sharing the truth of the gospel of Jesus Christ at the same time.
We also go out to offer help. To serve. To love. To minister to the needs of the people we come in contact with. We go out to speak the truth, that abortion is murder, and that they need Jesus! We go out to uncover the darkness of that place, to uncover the lies that try to cover abortion. We go out to be the hands and feet of Jesus. We go out because the Bible says we should. That is why we go.
~Theresa
Well I'd say the main reason is obviously to save babies, but just as important is the mission to save souls. An abortion mill is not just a place of physical death, it's the gates of hell. If you commit sin, you have fallen short of the glory of God and will be condemned to hell for eternity. So by choosing to sin (murder being a large sin here) they are headed to hell. Because children are actually dying, we are doing our best to save their lives. But because of the way we are doing this, we are sharing the truth of the gospel of Jesus Christ at the same time.
We also go out to offer help. To serve. To love. To minister to the needs of the people we come in contact with. We go out to speak the truth, that abortion is murder, and that they need Jesus! We go out to uncover the darkness of that place, to uncover the lies that try to cover abortion. We go out to be the hands and feet of Jesus. We go out because the Bible says we should. That is why we go.
~Theresa
Saturday, March 9, 2013
What Would It Hurt?
To
be honest, I really don’t remember much about what happened that very
first time I went out to the abortion mill. My memories from that day
are all blurred together into the sentence “I cannot believe this is
actually happening!” Since that day,abortion has no longer been just a word for me,it has been a reality.
For me though, since that day abortion has no longer just been a word, it has been a reality.
If you have ever felt an icky feeling being around someone or someplace
that wasn’t good, multiply it by 100. I remember just feeling, amazed
at how heavy, how wicked, how strong! the presence of Satan was out
there. It was a presence
of death. Lots of death. I remember that sick feeling I felt when I
watched woman after woman walk into that place. The blaring gangster
rap that played loudly as the babies were dying, like some type of freak
funeral song. There were enough innocent lives
ended that day to outnumber us Christians out on the sidewalk.
From
that day forward I saw a contrast between light and dark like I had
never seen before. There was no mistaking in my mind who was King and
who was serpent. God was showing himself as good, and righteous, and
holy, and the devil
was showing himself as a
lying, thieving, murderous destroyer. I had heard “spiritual warfare”
but I’m telling you I was in it. I felt the power of Jesus and I felt
Satan. I was in this spiritual battle fighting for the lives of these
babies, and the souls
of these people.
The first time I went out to an abortion mill was a time that changed
my life. There was clearly one thing I needed to do-something!
Proverbs 31:8-9 Speak up
for those who cannot speak for themselves, for the rights of all who are destitute. Speak up and judge fairly; defend
the rights of the poor and needy. Where
is your armor? Are you prepared to speak up for these who cannot speak
for themselves? For their rights? They are poor, needy and
defenseless. Are you ready
to defend them? I am.
~Theresa
It was a bitter cold Saturday morning in January of last year,when I
stood outside of an abortion clinic for the first time. I prefer to not
even call that place of death a "clinic"...we'll call it a mill.
All
I could do was stand there on the sidewalk,watching in complete and
total shock as car,after car,after car whipped into the parking lot.
I've heard many people say it's like a fast food drive-thru. Constant
coming and going...women going in,killing their children,coming out
drugged up and stumbling to their cars,then leaving as more are coming
in. Some were angry,some mocked,some ran inside trying to somehow hide
their faces,and others cried as they avoided looking in our direction.
As
a man who was talking on the mic explained what happens during an
abortion,my throat felt tight and my mind was reeling. Knowing the
details somehow made it even more horrifying. I listened with tears in
my eyes as he told these women that their baby's arms and legs would be
ripped off,their bodies torn to pieces and their skulls crushed. The
words overwhelmed,grieved,and distressed don't even begin to explain the
way being at this place of darkness makes you feel. You can feel
the distinction between the dark and the light,the good and the evil. I
am at a loss for words that can fully describe the weight of it all.
A
very young couple pulled into the parking lot,parked,and got out of
their car. The boy didn't even look old enough to be driving,his
girlfriend even younger. They walked silently inside,no emotion
whatsoever on their faces,refusing to look at or even acknowledge us.
I'm really not sure why that sticks out in my memory the way it
does...maybe because she was just so young.
Not
long
after this,a counselor stopped a car in the road. A teenage girl was in
the backseat,looking around with wide,fear-filled eyes. Her mother was
in the drivers seat,and as soon as the counselor started to speak,she
kept driving. As they walked towards the mill,the mother was going as
fast as she could,but her daughter was barely moving. I could see her
resting her hands on a very small baby-bump underneath her sweater. She
suddenly froze on the sidewalk,and called to her mother,her voice
shaking, "Mom...mom! Mom!",still cradling her belly. Several more
counselors began calling out to her from the sidewalk,telling her she
didn't have to do it. Her mother opened the door,pointed inside,and
snapped "Now!". The girl kept going and stared miserably over her
shoulder at us until the doors closed.
It is a horrible
thing to see...men and women killing their kids,some with a chuckle on
their lips as they mock God and skip-yes,skip- inside. Some don't want
to do it,but feel that they have to,others will look you right in the
eye and say,"I know it's a baby,and I'm going in there to kill it!",and
some are being pressured. No matter what their attitude is towards the
situation,it's not pleasant to watch. But as Christians,it is our
responsibility to "rescue those being taken away to death" and to "hold
back those who are stumbling to the slaughter" (Proverbs 24:11). Over
the past year I have seen so,so many women go into that dreadful
place,and it hasn't gotten any easier...it's not fun,comfortable or
enjoyable,but Christians are not called to be comfortable! The church
needs to take responsibility for their inaction over the past 40 years
of legalized abortion,and if your are a part of the church of Jesus
Christ,that means you!
I've tried my best to give you a mental picture of what this place is like,but you can't really know until you've been.
If you are a Christian and
have never ministered at an abortion mill,I strongly encourage you to go
at least once...it will open your eyes.
What would it hurt?
~Kaitlin
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