As Abolitionists, our Battle Cry is Love.

I often feel like Corrie Ten Boom... and I like Martin Luther King Jr's words on the Love of Christ, and perhaps more accurately, Corrie Ten Boom is just like you and I, the only thing different about her was she allowed the Love of God, to overtake and control her in certain situations, to be able to love her enemies and forgive them. I could share many more examples of those who loved and forgave their enemies, often at the cost of themselves. And as I wish to follow in the footsteps of Jesus, one can take life lessons on this from those who faced tremendous challenges on Loving our enemies.

Does the passage of Scripture, Matthew 5, posted below, move you to tears like it does me? JESUS, who died for us, while we were still HIS enemies  ("For if when we were enemies we were reconciled to God through the death of His Son,..."  Romans 5:10a) commands us to love our enemies in return. It isn't an option. I don't know about you, but that reality, is often overwhelming to me. I can't do it on my own. I have failed so many times on even what I might call simple situations. I have often asked God to give me "love for my enemies" and Jesus will actually answer your prayer, if you really want an answer to that specific character and Christ-like training we receive from the ultimate Trainer and Lord of our lives. Jesus puts you in situations that prepare you for bigger situations in the future. He will put you in situations, where it is absolutely impossible to love your enemies on your own. Corrie Ten Boom, in the story shared below, I believe not only exemplified, but gave us an example to follow on what it actually looks like to come face to face with people we would call our enemies, and how to forgive them. Why should we follow, even her example? She was following after Christ.

Any of us who have participated in street-evangelism, abortuary ministry, witnessing to someone who is hostile to you, people who actually hate you and let you know it, those who slander you and wish to use you, can relate to how much you need to be in prayer and how much you need to ask the Lord Jesus to help you. Our very nature wants to get back at the person. It shows you how much we can't do it our own, for it goes against our nature to do so.  What we need is the Nature of God's Son, Jesus, imparted to us. "While we were still sinners, Christ died for us" and He beckons us to follow Him - to pray for those who persecute us, to love those who hate us and wish to discredit our character.  This is a wholly unnatural thing to do.  It is impossible apart from the rich indwelling Spirit and the Grace of God. We must be led by the Holy Spirit, into all Truth as we renew our minds by meditating on God, through the Holy Bible, God's Word.  

We can not know the compassion that God has for the whole human race in the Sacrifice of His Son, the Lord Jesus Christ, nor can we think often on His command for us to love Him (Deuteronomy 6:4-6), to love our neighbor (Luke 10:25-37), and to love our enemy (Matthew 5:43-48), unless we ask Him, to impart to us this knowledge, unless we are reading from His Love letters to us, unless we look to Jesus "the Author and Finisher of our faith" and unless we begin to pray for our enemies...even when we may not want to. We will not be able to love our enemies and pray for those who persecute us, unless we Look past this world and into Eternity, to the God of Love and ask Him, to fill us with His Love that He has for these people. We must come to know the glory of Jesus as the Son of God, the heir and co-ruler with the Father to do this, and realize that we are as much an enemy, apart from Christ Jesus, without His precious blood covering us, as even the abortionist down the street. Only then, and through prayer, can we truly love our enemies as Christ loved us. Why is loving our enemies so vitally important and a command in Christianity? Because, for one, we are to be conformed and are conforming to the Image of Jesus. Jesus loved His enemies; so must we.

Matthew 5:43
“You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy.’
44 But I say to you, love your enemies, bless those who curse you, do good to those who hate you, and pray for those who spitefully use you and persecute you,
 45 that you may be sons of your Father in heaven; for He makes His sun rise on the evil and on the good, and sends rain on the just and on the unjust.
46 For if you love those who love you, what reward have you? Do not even the tax collectors do the same?
47 And if you greet your brethren only, what do you do more than others? Do not even the tax collectors do so?


Corrie Ten Boom Story on Forgiving and Loving your Enemies
“It was in a church in Munich that I saw him—a balding, heavyset man in a gray overcoat, a brown felt hat clutched between his hands. People were filing out of the basement room where I had just spoken, moving along the rows of wooden chairs to the door at the rear. It was 1947 and I had come from Holland to defeated Germany with the message that God forgives.

“It was the truth they needed most to hear in that bitter, bombed-out land, and I gave them my favorite mental picture. Maybe because the sea is never far from a Hollander’s mind, I liked to think that that’s where forgiven sins were thrown. ‘When we confess our sins,’ I said, ‘God casts them into the deepest ocean, gone forever. …’

“The solemn faces stared back at me, not quite daring to believe. There were never questions after a talk in Germany in 1947. People stood up in silence, in silence collected their wraps, in silence left the room.

“And that’s when I saw him, working his way forward against the others. One moment I saw the overcoat and the brown hat; the next, a blue uniform and a visored cap with its skull and crossbones. It came back with a rush: the huge room with its harsh overhead lights; the pathetic pile of dresses and shoes in the center of the floor; the shame of walking naked past this man. I could see my sister’s frail form ahead of me, ribs sharp beneath the parchment skin. Betsie, how thin you were!
[Betsie and I had been arrested for concealing Jews in our home during the Nazi occupation of Holland; this man had been a guard at Ravensbruck concentration camp where we were sent.]
“Now he was in front of me, hand thrust out: ‘A fine message, Fräulein! How good it is to know that, as you say, all our sins are at the bottom of the sea!’
“And I, who had spoken so glibly of forgiveness, fumbled in my pocketbook rather than take that hand. He would not remember me, of course—how could he remember one prisoner among those thousands of women?
“But I remembered him and the leather crop swinging from his belt. I was face-to-face with one of my captors and my blood seemed to freeze.
“ ‘You mentioned Ravensbruck in your talk,’ he was saying, ‘I was a guard there.’ No, he did not remember me.

“ ‘But since that time,’ he went on, ‘I have become a Christian. I know that God has forgiven me for the cruel things I did there, but I would like to hear it from your lips as well. Fräulein,’ again the hand came out—’will you forgive me?’
“And I stood there—I whose sins had again and again to be forgiven—and could not forgive. Betsie had died in that place—could he erase her slow terrible death simply for the asking?
“It could not have been many seconds that he stood there—hand held out—but to me it seemed hours as I wrestled with the most difficult thing I had ever had to do.
“For I had to do it—I knew that. The message that God forgives has a prior condition: that we forgive those who have injured us. ‘If you do not forgive men their trespasses,’ Jesus says, ‘neither will your Father in heaven forgive your trespasses.’
“I knew it not only as a commandment of God, but as a daily experience. Since the end of the war I had had a home in Holland for victims of Nazi brutality. Those who were able to forgive their former enemies were able also to return to the outside world and rebuild their lives, no matter what the physical scars. Those who nursed their bitterness remained invalids. It was as simple and as horrible as that.
“And still I stood there with the coldness clutching my heart. But forgiveness is not an emotion—I knew that too. Forgiveness is an act of the will, and the will can function regardless of the temperature of the heart. ‘… Help!’ I prayed silently. ‘I can lift my hand. I can do that much. You supply the feeling.’
“And so woodenly, mechanically, I thrust my hand into the one stretched out to me. And as I did, an incredible thing took place. The current started in my shoulder, raced down my arm, sprang into our joined hands. And then this healing warmth seemed to flood my whole being, bringing tears to my eyes.
“ ‘I forgive you, brother!’ I cried. ‘With all my heart!’
“For a long moment we grasped each other’s hands, the former guard and the former prisoner. I had never known God’s love so intensely, as I did then”
(excerpted from “I’m Still Learning to Forgive” by Corrie ten Boom. Reprinted by permission from Guideposts Magazine. Copyright © 1972 by Guideposts Associates, Inc., Carmel, New York 10512>).


Romans 5:6 For when we were still without strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly.
7 For scarcely for a righteous man will one die; yet perhaps for a good man someone would even dare to die.
8 But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.
9 Much more then, having now been justified by His blood, we shall be saved from wrath through Him.
10 For if when we were enemies we were reconciled to God through the death of His Son, much more, having been reconciled, we shall be saved by His life.
11 And not only that, but we also rejoice in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have now received the reconciliation.

Posted below is "Loving Your Enemies" - MLK Sermon
Conclusion of the following audio recording of Martin Luther King, Jr.'s November 17, 1957 sermon at Dexter Avenue Baptist Church in Montgomery Alabama. Using Matthew 5 as his text, King emphasizes that “hate for hate only intensifies the existence of hate and evil in the universe.  . . The strong person is the person who can cut off the chain of hate, the chain of evil. . . . and inject within the very structure of the universe that strong and powerful element of Love.”

I feel like Corrie Ten Boom, and may we all share in what MLK says about the Love of Christ in us, and in doing so may we follow in Christ Jesus' example of what it means to truly Love our enemies, while not neglecting to speak the Truth in Love. Truth without Love is hatred; love without truth is also hatred and neglecting to love our enemies, is a disgrace to our Lord Jesus Christ. True love is sacrificial, it does not run itself on feelings. As Abolitionists, our battle cry is the love of Christ. And I echo Corrie Ten Boom, "YOU (Lord) supply the feeling" and MLK, when he says, "I would rather die than hate you."

For those who feel weary, wounded, and war torn, may His Lovingkindness be a balm to heal you. May the Holy Spirit bring into fruition, in our lives, the High Calling of Jesus to pray for and love our enemies (Psalm 46).

                                                          Loving Your Enemies - MLK

I Have So Much To Learn. We Have So Much To Fight For, And In The Process, May We Never Forget To Love, Forgive, and Intercede on the Behalf of Those Who Would Hate us. Ask the KING of Love to fill you with HIS Love.

May this post find you further encouraged and strengthened, in our Lord and Savior Jesus.

Forgiveness For Murderers

The writer of "Amazing Grace", John Newton's biblical worldview had matured to the point that he became active in the Abolitionist movement of the slave trade. In 1788, he published a widely circulated pamphlet, "Thoughts Upon the African Slave Trade" and stated, "I hope it will always be a

subject of humiliating reflection to me, that I was once an active instrument in a business at which my heart now shudders."

I had a dream last night, about pleading (take note: We are NOT protesting. Ask me to expound on that if you like) with ALL the the people who lead their children to the slaughter at abortion mills. We then had the opportunity to plead with an Abortion "doctor" (paid assassin of human beings made in the Image of Almighty God- who ALSO is made in the Image of God. Image Bearers destroying Image Bearers for blood money) before he went in to start his evil work of murdering babies. As a result of the Gospel being preached, that man, that Image Bearer who kills children every day for a living...walked out of that abortion slaughter house and begged God for repentance. What did we do with this repentant sinner? Embraced him and cried that he repented. After that, he became an Abolitionist and stood with us, for the Gospel and fighting for Image Bearers he once destroyed. I love the Abortionists because Jesus wishes no one to perish..

John Newton was a slave trader who was Redeemed by Christ.
God can Redeem even the "worst" among us. He can Redeem an Abortionist, too.

Ezekiel 33:11 "Say to them: ‘As I live,’ says the Lord God, ‘I have no pleasure in the death of the wicked, but that the wicked turn from his way and live. Turn, turn from your evil ways! For why should you die, O house of Israel?’"

We stand out there, just AS much for our 'neighbor' the Abortionist, as much as we do the babies being led to the slaughter.

Christ died for us while we were HIS enemies; do you love your 'enemy' the Abortionist? Plead with them to repent in the mighty Name of JESUS; pray for them that God may grant them repentance and faith and that we may we see them in Heaven- covered by the precious Blood of the Lamb. Forgiven and set Free.

Standing in the Gap - November 23, 2013

A simple group of people, simple Christians,  with a simple mission:

To reach out to mothers and fathers, at Planned Parenthood, and everyone in between who goes there. We are the Abolitionist Society of Canton  who wants to "love the least of these". And what better place is there to do that, than a place where they are being led to the slaughter? This particular P.P. does not actually participate in the later-term slaughtering of children, but women are referred to another place where they pay someone to have their child killed. The women here can however, kill their child through chemical poisons and we fight for these precious unborn Image Bearers as well; who have just as much value as their mothers and fathers. From the moment of conception we are a human being with value; we do not develop our value as we grow in the womb. All Planned Parenthoods are equally guilty in the murder of the unborn. Even more so, Christians are guilty for not speaking up and we will be held accountable for what we do and what we do not do. The womb should be the safest place, but instead it is turned into a tomb.


On a very important side note, these people are so genuinely loving and care about the "least of these". In the midst of the cold and some blatant hatred from people, you can sense Christ Jesus' Love from them. I can say I love them and look forward to ministering with them again.

Praise the Lord for His provision! Even in what I will call a "simple" thing! The Lord provided a much needed vehicle, prior to us finding this particular society via Facebook. Otherwise, we would not have been able to travel to Canton to minister! God is so good. It's been getting under our skin, to go DO something.It had been far too long of not being "out there."

We arrived at 9am promptly to the Canton Planned Murderhood (Parenthood).It was blustery and cold, but bearable. The wind tapered off and the sun started showing up around 10:30am thankfully. By the end of the day, I felt like a penguin and was walking like one.

Doors opened and and a few young women immediately arrived. We offered information and some gave a polite "no thank you".
We pressed further asking if they "knew what this place here did?" Some said, "Yes, but I don't care"..."It's not my problem"...

..."Why don't you people find something productive to do to help your community???"..."I'm just here for free services"... We gave analogies about the trains that dropped of the Jewish people at the camps in Germany. While the trains may have not actually killed people, the people in the camps did. They offer "the pill" and many women I assumed came there for that.

One young woman and her boyfriend, I assume; cussed us out and told us to "mind our own business". The mother (or grandmother)said to us, "If I want to have sex with my son, I will!"...that being the most strange comment of the day. I actually believed what she said and it truly showed the condition of the human heart. The state of the heart comes through the words we speak. Many people showed their true state and the need of the Savior Jesus (I need Him just as much as anyone else). I plead with the young woman who I assumed was pregnant (she didn't like what I was saying at all) with a brand new conceived human being. I explained that "the pill" actually poisons the "embryo," or her sweet precious child and that is murder and God will hold them accountable. Begged them to come speak with us, and in response we received some not-so-nice gestures. I always try and respond with "God bless you."
We plead with the young woman to have "mercy on" her baby and then shared the Law & the Gospel as they tried to pretend they were not listening. Even when you think they are not listening, perhaps the Holy Spirit was working on them and it will bear fruit in their heart later. They went in the "clinic" to not return (we begged them once more, before they went it, to have mercy on their child) until we left and they then walked out.

Had some honks of encouragement and waves. Had at least two fruitful conversations, gave out some materials and plead with some women who were moms I believe going in to take the life of their child, with chemical poisons. All in all, it was a blessed day and I look forward to being "out there" again, for the glory of God and for the lives of the unborn and their families.

If we can even impact one person, with the Love of Jesus Christ, we have made the world a better place; not because of us, but because of HIM.

"This is how we know what love is: Jesus Christ laid down his life for us. And we ought to lay down our lives for our brothers and sisters. If anyone has material possessions and sees a brother or sister in need but has no pity on them, how can the love of God be in that person? Dear children, let us not love with words or speech but with actions and in truth." ~1 John 3:16-18

"People who live in fear, tend to do plenty of nothing." - could be called apathy and fear of man produces apathy, even when one doesn't admit it. #fearGodNotman

We will Abolish Human Abortion by the Grace of God.

It Gets Hard

What does it really mean to "love the least of these"? Just who are the "leave of these"?
Jesus said, whatever we do unto the least of these, we have done unto Him.' The opposite is also true of this and it is time the Church of Jesus Christ, wakes up to this reality. While we do not, 3500 children per day DIE. Image Bearers DIE. Mothers and Fathers are forever impacted by the fact they slaughtered their own children. The "least of these" are being led to the slaughter. I would also like to add, the "least of these" are those who are blinded in their sin and being led down to Hell. We are not in the "least of these" because we, as Christians, have been adopted by God. Our Father, is the God of the Universe.

And I get angry -  perhaps what should be called a "righteous indignation" against evil.  And angry at myself that I could be so much better at what I do. I try and fail...miserably. Praise God He doesn't wipe us out every time we 'mess up'.

Ever since I have adopted the ideology and begun participating in the movement of Abolish Human Abortion,  I have begun to realize just how much I have failed in the past; and how much I can improve in the future, only through the power of the Lord Jesus. How much we have compromised with the lives of Image Bearers of God. Precious souls for whom Jesus died. These people had a precious purpose as to why they were created, to Glorify God, the Creator of the Universe. Reading the words of former Abolitionists, I realize just how much more I can truly love people. How much I fail at that ever day. How many things I hold onto that I shouldn't. Why? Because I'm human. That's no excuse though, I have Christ living inside me and He is slowly, by His Grace and Patience transforming into the Image of His dear Son Jesus. That's what Grace is for.Jesus tells us to love as he did: "A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another: just as I have loved you, you also are to love one another." (John 13:34)  How do we do something we're incapable of doing? How do we love people who go against our very nature to Love?

To love like Jesus, we need to understand a simple truth: We cannot live the Christian life on our own. We need the Holy Spirit. And you understand the real need we have for Him in our lives, when out at an abortuary; or a Planned Parenthood where people know they send women off to other murder mills, to kill their children. Then to add to this, this work, this work of Abolition of Human abortion is really just for simple Christians, who want to love all their neighbors being led to the slaughter. Sooner or later, in the midst of our frustration (especially mine) we come to the conclusion that we're doing something wrong. It's not working. Our best efforts just don't cut it.

And this is where this comes in, John 15:5 "Apart from me you can do nothing." We can't love like Jesus on our own. In fact, we can't do anything in the Christian life on our own.

All of us want to love like Jesus. We want to be generous, forgiving, and compassionate enough to love people unconditionally. But no matter how hard we try, it just doesn't work. Our humanness gets in the way.

Praise the LORD, for JESUS Christ, who convicts, changes and challenges us to Love as He loves. Gives us a love, that can help you focus on Jesus on the cruel Cross, while people insult and mock you; when they insult and mock you, they ultimately are mocking Jesus Christ. Don't lose heart...and remember the words of the Lord Jesus, "Apart from me you can do nothing".  Jesus already experienced this mocking and is ready to forgive these people and make them His very own. Why should we respond with anything but Love, if the king of the Universe, didn't even respond like that on the Cross? 

Human beings have worth to God, because we are created in His Image. I am a creation of Almighty God and so are you. However, we are NOT worthy of Heaven, because there is none good and we all fall short of God's perfect standard. There are NO worthless human beings, just un-worthy ones. This goes for murderers to liars. I am guilty of breaking all the Ten Commandments, whether in thought or deed. God loves us because we are created in His Image. His Love and Wrath are balanced out at the cross for His un-worthy and undeserving creation. Thank you, Jesus. Give me Your Spirit to reach people with the message that they are not worthy, but He is. That they are not worthless regardless who or what they have done, because they are Image bearers, for Whom Christ died for.

                                            " He prayed for their forgiveness And bowed His battered head And no one knew the meaning Of the final words He Said.... They searched His face for anger For vengeance in his stare, Instead of eyes that burned with hate A look of love was there..."

“God sends no one away empty except those who are full of themselves.” -- D.L. Moody

^{Matthew 5: 43} “You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall love your neighbor^[g] and hate your enemy.’ ⁴⁴ But I say to you, love your enemies, bless those who curse you, do good to those who hate you, and pray for those who spitefully use you and persecute you,^{[h] 45} that you may be sons of your Father in heaven; for He makes His sun rise on the evil and on the good, and sends rain on the just and on the unjust. ⁴⁶ For if you love those who love you, what reward have you? Do not even the tax collectors do the same? ⁴⁷ And if you greet your brethren^[i] only, what do you do more than others? Do not even the tax collectors^[j] do so?

Standing in the Gap - August 8, 2013

Cleveland, Ohio



Starting today I begin a part-time job caring for a 95-year-old woman, so my time at the abortuary will be cut short on Thursdays from now on.  Since we were having car and scheduling issues, I needed to take my husband to work and use his truck, allowing my daughter to take my van to work.  My husband starts work at 8am, so  I decided to head straight to the abortuary knowing I would be there by myself for at least a half hour. 

It was 8:30 am when I arrived to see two women already standing at the front door trying to get in.  As I pulled up and parked on the street, they were walking back to their vehicle.  They kept looking at me, wondering if I was one of the clinic workers.  I picked up some of my items and walked towards where we set up.  They approached me and the taller lady asked if I knew what time the building opened.  I told her they wouldn’t be open for a while yet and asked why they were here.  She told me that she was here to get an abortion.  When I asked her, “Why?", she replied that she was 45 years old and had already had all the kids she wants and wasn’t going to go through another pregnancy at her age.  I was so sad.  Instead of seeing this as a blessing, a miracle from God, she only saw a burden, something to be discarded to move on with her life.  I continued to speak with her about other options such as adoption and she became angry.  Just then one of the workers came speeding down the driveway honking her horn and yelling at them for standing in the driveway.  They asked me who that was, so I let them know that she is one of the wonderful workers who will be helping to kill her baby.  As the worker approached, the women told her why they were there and she took them to the front door.  I followed along speaking to them and pleading with her for her baby’s life.  They still could not get in the front door, so I had a captive audience as I stood on the sidewalk a couple of feet away.  The clinic worker told the ladies that I get paid to stand out there.  Though I told her that it was untrue and that I was there on my own dime and time because I care about women and their children and want them to know the truth, she still did not believe me.  Finally, after several minutesof me pleading with the woman and her yelling at me, the worker told them to go wait in the car so they wouldn’t have to listen to me any more.  This encounter reminded me of a woman named Kathy, whom I met in the church nursery when my first daughter was a baby.  I was 28 having my first baby and she was 42 having her "surprise" second baby.  I kept thinking about them and thinking how sad it would have been for Meredith to not have been born just because Kathy thought she was too old.  We cheapen life for everyone when we decide some aren't worthy.

 After they left, I introduced myself to the worker and asked her name.  She told me her name is Anita and that she is a registered nurse who helps prepare the women for the abortions and cares for them afterwards.  I spoke to Anita about what goes on in the abortuary and told her that she knows she is killing babies, which she agreed was true;  so I asked why she doesn’t get another job. She didn't answer but told me she doesn’t agree with abortion, which I find hard to believe since she works there.  I asked how many are there because they use it as birth control and she confessed that it is a very high percentage.  She mentioned several come for three or more abortions, which she thinks is terrible and should be limited.  She never mentioned rape but mentioned fetal anomalies for which local doctors refer the women to Marty for abortions.  I told her how sad that makes me that they would not give the child a chance at life but kill the child for “what could be.”  She said it is easier when the babies are first trimester but that she has seen a couple late term and they were hard on her.  I also asked her if women seem relieved after the procedure because they have taken care of what they think is the problem in their circumstances. She said yes, that for a lot of them that is the immediate reaction. I reminded her though of the many who suffer depression, suicide attempts and PTSD from abortion. I told her of women I know who still regret and lament their abortions 20, 30, and 40 years later. She agreed those are very real problems long term. We had quite a bit of time to talk until the other worker unlocked the door and let her in.When I persisted that she should find another job where she wasn’t involved in killing, she said that she has been very troubled at night recently.  We continued to talk for quite a while until another clinic worker came from inside the building and unlocked the door. I heard her say to Anita, “Was she bothering you?”  Anita replied, “No, she is very nice.”  May God use me to show Anita the truth of His word and may she turn to him in repentance and faith and leave the murder mill.

“But if a wicked person turns away from all his sins that he has committed and keeps all my statutes and does what is just and right, he shall surely live; he shall not die. None of the transgressions that he has committed shall be remembered against him; for the righteousness that he has done he shall live. Have I any pleasure in the death of the wicked, declares the Lord God, and not rather that he should turn from his way and live?"  ~ Ezekiel 18:21-23 ESV 

Pastor Dale arrived around 9 am and Jillian and her two children around 9:30 am.  There were nine women who entered the killing place today…6 black, 3 white.  Only one took information from me.  Eight were in before I left and one entered later, but Jillian said she did not take information. 

There was a very pregnant woman who entered with her backpack and pillow.  She had to be late second trimester or early third.  I pleaded with her and her friend, but they wouldn’t even look at me.  The friend kept coming in and out and we continued to plead with her that she would be a real friend and save her friend and the baby from this horror, but she wouldn’t listen at all. 

One lady pulled up in front of the door and started swearing and screaming at Jillian and Pastor Dale.  She walked the younger woman in and then came back swearing and shouting and telling us how we were going to hell for judging. Through the expletives she told us she goes to church every Sunday and she is forgiven and we are the ones in danger of hell.  She continued screaming at us for a while and screamed all the way as she drove away.  How many people who consider themselves Christian are in real danger of hell themselves as they live with the idea that they can live however they want on earth as long as they go to church or prayed some prayer?  “Judge not” is the mantra of those who love their sin and don’t want to be confronted abut them.  Do they not know that they are being warned of the judgment and wrath to come for those who practice such deeds of darkness as murder of the innocent?  There are so many tares among the wheat.

Finally, I see that God’s hand was in all of this.  Having to arrange cars, schedules, and cut my time short was annoying to me; but I see that God allowed all those things to get me there early to speak to those two women and, ultimately, to Anita.    Please pray for Anita.  Pray that God would continue to trouble her with the sin she is committing against those precious babies.  Pray that her eyes would be opened to the little bodies being ripped apart and her heart softened to the silent cries.  Pray that she would repent and believe and leave that hellish place. Pray that, if God is willing, He would use me to continue to speak his truths to Anita and, hopefully, see her salvation.
   

"Whoever conceals his transgressions will not prosper, but he who confesses and forsakes them will obtain mercy." ~Proverbs 28:13 ESV

There are a couple weeks that I did not write about my experiences.  I couldn’t.  Life was too overwhelming.  I may get back to it, or not; but on a good and happy note, Pastor Dale reported that last week when I couldn’t be there that a woman who was about to abort looked at his pictures of the aborted babies and said she couldn’t go through with it.  He found out she was going to have twins.  She changed her mind and decided to keep the babies.  Two precious little lives saved and a mother saved from a lifetime of pain and regret.  Praise God!!! 

Thank you for your faithful prayers and support.  May God get the glory.

Standing in the gap,
Laura

1. Rescue the perishing, care for the dying,
   Snatch them in pity from sin and the grave;
   Weep o’er the erring one, lift up the fallen,
   Tell them of Jesus, the mighty to save.
   
   • Refrain:
     Rescue the perishing, care for the dying,
     Jesus is merciful, Jesus will save.
2. Though they are slighting Him, still He is waiting,
   Waiting the penitent child to receive;
   Plead with them earnestly, plead with them gently;
   He will forgive if they only believe.
3. Down in the human heart, crushed by the tempter,
   Feelings lie buried that grace can restore;
   Touched by a loving heart, wakened by kindness,
   Chords that were broken will vibrate once more.
4. Rescue the perishing, duty demands it;
   Strength for thy labor the Lord will provide;
   Back to the narrow way patiently win them;
   Tell the poor wand’rer a Savior has died.
   
   

Standing in the Gap - July 11, 2013

Shaker Medical Center - Cleveland

I arrived this morning shortly after 9am and began setting up. Today I was again holding the "I know 44 Families Ready to Adopt You Baby" sign.   There were already two workers' cars in the parking lot.  Shortly after, Pastor Dale arrived to set up his signs. 

The first clients arrived within a few minutes.  Pastor Dale told me to approach the woman.  I approached her with the information and told her that she did not have to go in there.  She took the information from me but went in anyway. :(   Another car pulled in and the two women wouldn't speak to us or take information.  Jillian and her children, Hannah and Mike arrived a few minutes later.

Two women approached us but would not speak to us or take any information.  They seemed to be taking the whole thing very lightly and went in to the building while Jillian pleaded with them to change their minds.

A couple pulled up in front of the building.  They sat in the car laughing for a bit.  The woman got out and Jillian tried to talk with her and give her information but she wouldn't listen or take the information and walked in.  The man drove away.  As he did, Pastor Dale told him that real men protect women and children they don't lead them to destruction.

The two women who would not speak to us came back out.  We tried to speak with them and give them the pre-abortion packet, but again they refused.  The driver could not find her keys, so as they stood there while she fumbles through her purse, Jillian read scripture and developmental facts of the baby growing in the womb.  Finally, she found her keys and they got in and drove away.  They would come back later and again refuse to speak with us.

Jillian and Pastor Dale called out to two of the black workers as they were walking in and reminded them that abortion kills more blacks than anything else, that it is the ultimate black-on-black crime.  One of the workers said, "Yes, I know but we kill white and hispanic babies as well."  Jillian said, "So you know you are killing?"  They continued in to the building.

Another woman came in and I asked her if she knew that they kill babies here?  She said, "Yes.  That's what I am here for."  I pleaded with her not to go in, but she continued in.  I continued to speak to her until I saw her get on the elevator. 

 

One of the workers pulled in and a client with two others also pulled in shortly after.  The three people who got out of the car started to walk towards us, but the abortion worker called to them to go in the back door with her.  Jillian pleaded with them not to go in, and the abortion-minded mother said, "Are you going to care for this baby once I have it?"  Jillian assured her she would or would help her find someone to adopt the baby if she would give the baby life.  The woman turned her back and continued to go in. 

"Rescue those who are being taken away to death; hold back those who are stumbling to the slaughter." ~Proverbs 24:11

A young women pulled up with a man.  The man remained in the car and I approached her with the pre-abortion packet as she walked up to the clinie.   I  asked her what she was here for.  She said she had an unplanned pregnancy.  I pointed to Hannah and her sign saying that "15 years ago she was an unplanned pregnancy," and explained about Jillian's situation at the time of being single, pregnant and homeless.  She was very interested and kept looking at the two of them.  I told her she didn't have to go through with it and asked how far along she was.  She said, "Eight weeks."  I showed her the information on fetal development at 8 weeks and explained that God already knows her baby in the womb.  I asked her name and she told me, Keisha.   I gave her information about the abortion procedure and the risks of abortion.  I explained that there were other options such as adoption and that if she would not go in I would take her to Alternaterm where they would help her and she would not have to kill her baby.  I asked her why she was getting the abortion.  She said her boyfriend told her to have it.  I explained that he was not able to tell her to kill her baby and asked his reasoning for insisting on the abortion.  She said he already has kids of his own and doesn't want more, so I said, "So he tells you that you have to kill your baby?"  I asked her if she wanted the abortion.  She became agitated and again I told her she did not have to do it that I would take her to the pregnancy center.  I asked her if she knew Jesus and she said, "Kind of."  I began to share with her but she started towards the building.  Pastor Dale gave me a brochure about the black genocide and I explained Margaret Sanger's racist ideas.  I pleaded with her not to go in and explained that abortion was final and that adoption would give her the option of finding her child again some day, while abortion would mean she had killed her child and would never see him/her again.  She looked thoughtfully at me, so I asked if she would at least take the information and look at it and please change her mind.  She went in the building and I continued to speak to her through the door until she disappeared on to the elevator.  I talked with her for 8-10 minutes and I really hoped and prayed she would take our offer of help and have mercy on her baby.  We prayed for her and Jillian put on the microphone and amplifier and spoke scripture to her in front of the building.  She put out a plea on Facebook for prayer.  We hoped that she would come out.  Jillian also spoke to the driver waiting for her in the car.  She spoke scripture and reminded him that he was guilty of murder as well, just as the driver of a car in a bank robbery is also guilty of robbery. Keisha didn't come out by the time we left, but we continued to hope and pray and cry.  Later we would learn from a family that arrived after we left that she did go through with the abortion.  Please pray for Keisha that she will repent of her sins and believe in Jesus.

"There are six things which the LORD hates, Yes, seven which are an abomination to Him: Haughty eyes, a lying tongue, And hands that shed innocent blood,  heart that devises wicked plans, Feet that run rapidly to evil, A false witness who utters lies, And one who spreads strife among brothers." ~Proverbs 6:16-19

 

Marty, the abortionist pulled in and, did his usually smug smile and giving us the finger.  I called out to him, but he always pulls around back and hides from us and enters through the back door.  I can't help but think how hard his heart must be and wonder if there is any hope for him, yet I know there is hope for the worst sinner who repents and believes.  I have to remember Saul, who was a persecutor and murderer of Christians, and how he repented and believed and was redeemed to become the apostle Paul.

All in all there were eight women today who came to have their babies murdered, 6 black and 2 white.   As I reflect on what happened, it is apparent that information is not the problem, it is hard hearts.  I really thought Keisha may change her mind, but in the end, even with the offers of help, she had made up her mind to kill her child.  It wasn't about lack of help or information, it was about a hard heart towards the things of God and towards her own child.  Please pray for these women.  God can soften their hearts and open their eyes to the reality of what they have done.  We would pray they would come to repentance and forgiveness through the Lord Jesus Christ.  

Pastor Dale mentioned that Marty's clinic in Toledo had been investigated and shut down recently and that Marty told him yesterday that he is selling this building.  We don't know if that means he is going out of business or changing locations.  We hope it is a "going out of business" sale.  There were only 8 clients today, and while that is 8 too many, it is way less than his murder business used to have on a daily basis according to Pastor Dale who has been standing in front of this murder mill for 20 years.  Please pray that his reign of terror is coming to an end.  Unfortunately, there is another abortion mill only three buildings down from Marty's and is the busiest in the State.  Please continue to pray with us that God would bring an end to these evils.

Standing in the gap,

Laura

Rescue the perishing, care for the dying,
Snatch them in pity from sin and the grave;
Weep o’er the erring one, lift up the fallen,
Tell them of Jesus, the mighty to save.

• Refrain:
  Rescue the perishing, care for the dying,
  Jesus is merciful, Jesus will save.

Though they are slighting Him, still He is waiting,
Waiting the penitent child to receive;
Plead with them earnestly, plead with them gently;
He will forgive if they only believe.

Down in the human heart, crushed by the tempter,
Feelings lie buried that grace can restore;
Touched by a loving heart, wakened by kindness,
Chords that were broken will vibrate once more.

Rescue the perishing, duty demands it;
Strength for thy labor the Lord will provide;
Back to the narrow way patiently win them;
Tell the poor wand’rer a Savior has died.






 

Standing in the Gap - July 6, 2013

 

 

This update is coming much later than I would have liked. It took me some time to process some of what happened and coupled with some family things that come first, it took me a while to sit down and type out thoughts. 

 

 

 

 

 

Women's Medical Group - Akron

"Their feet run to evil, And they hasten to shed innocent blood; Their thoughts are thoughts of iniquity, Devastation and destruction are in their highways." ~ Isaiah 59:7

I haven’t been to this abortion mill in Akron for several weeks as I have been focusing more on mills in my city; but today was planning to go to meet Vanessa to get some items from her.    When I arrived no one was there so I got my ministry materials together and headed across the street to the abortion mill. 

As I stood there, I wondered why God had me there today by myself.   Michael, the security guard came out and looked at what I was doing and tried to look intimidating.  There was nothing to fear as I am not breaking any laws and God is my strength.  I prayed God would give me peace and the words to say. 

Loretta, a sweet, gentle older woman,  showed up about a half hour later.  Judy, the abortion mill escort, arrived, put on her yellow vest and walked up with Michael to see what Loretta and I were up to.   When she saw my sign that says, “I know 44 families ready to adopt your baby.  We are here to help.”  She chortled, “OH REALLY!!!  Well I know 144 families ready to adopt!!  The only problem is families only want blonde-haired, blue-eyed, white babies.”  I told her that was not true as I know many families who would love any child that came into their home and that I personally have several friends who have adopted black, bi-racial, or special needs children.  She cackled again and said, “Oh, yeah, sure you do!”  I assured her I was telling the truth but she continued to laugh and call me a liar. 

I introduced myself to her and she told me that I was a hateful bully.  I asked her how she got that out of my sign that says, “I know families willing to adopt.”  She said that I am bullying women, that I will scream at people and act in hateful ways and block the driveway.  She obviously had some strange perception of me as I had only been there twice before and had never done any of the things she mentioned.  She also was just trying to feel justified in abusing me as she said she had never seen me before. 

The first thing I asked her was why she was ok with killing babies in the womb.  She said they weren’t killing anything that there wasn’t anything there but a fetus.  I asked her what a fetus is and she said, “Oh for %&* sake, you know what’s in the womb, it’s a fetus, nothing more.”  So I continued to probe her for what kind of fetus it was, which species?  She continued to tell me that it would be a baby once it was born but that when it was a fetus it wasn’t a baby and wasn’t anything being killed.  So I probed a bit further and asked her what the fetus was before it was a fetus?  She sighed and rolled her eyes and said, “There is nothing before a fetus!!  It’s always a fetus until birth; then it’s a baby.”  I explained to her that she was scientifically incorrect, that “fetus” is only the terminology for a certain developmental stage of a human being.  She said, “Ok, if you’re so smart, what is it before it’s a fetus?”  It seemed like a losing battle at that moment, so I informed her that science is very clear that there are stages before fetus.  She replied, “Oh, of course, you’re so smart.  You KNOW everything, Laura.”  I assured her I didn’t but that I understood the developmental stages of human beings.  She began screaming obscenities at me and telling me to “shut up.”  She spoke to Lauretta for a while about a different topic that Lauretta brought up… Agenda 21, and I was speaking to Michael and she said, “Can’t you ever shut up, Laura?”  Hmm... guess my husband could best answer that question. ;)    I informed her I was speaking to Michael at that time.  We talked some more and I explained what God says about murder and she said, “Oh yeah, the bibldy babbldy bible…. It was written by men and not to be believed.“   I continued to share God’s word with her and she continued to rage against it.  I know it was the word of God not me she was angry about.  She told me I was ridiculous and laughed and started to walk away.

By this time there were several pro-life people who had arrived and were calling out to the women who were taking their children to slaughter.  We were unable to hand out any information as there is a long driveway that goes around the back of the building and that is where all the clients enter and are “protected” from us.  

“If you love those who love you, what benefit is that to you? For even sinners love those who love them.  And if you do good to those who do good to you, what benefit is that to you? For even sinners do the same. But love your enemies, and do good, and lend, expecting nothing in return, and your reward will be great, and you will be sons of the Most High, for he is kind to the ungrateful and the evil.  Be merciful, even as your Father is merciful." ~Luke 6:32-33, 35-37

Judy and Michael walked back towards us.  I had been praying for Judy, as have Elaine and Rachelle for some time.  We have been hoping for an open door to really speak with her and for God to soften her heart.   It is so easy to look at Judy and want to hate her.  She is helping women kill their babies, giving wrong medical information seemingly on purpose and screaming obscenities at me and calling me a hateful bully; but all I could think when I looked at her was that I was sorry for her for being so blind and deceived.   I felt God impressing me to just listen to her and see if I could get past the hard exterior. 

As she walked towards the front of the building I asked her if she would come over and talk to me.  She rolled her eyes, sighed and asked what I wanted.  I told her that I stood by what I said earlier but that if I had been been rude to her personally, that I would ask her forgiveness.  Her eyes narrowed and she looked me up and down and said, “Of course I forgive you.”   I then asked her what she would like me to know about her.  She said, “Nothing,” but then proceeded to tell us that she was brought up in Catholic school and the Catholic church.     She said a lot of interesting things that gave me insight into who she is.  I also had a chill run down my spine when she told me that a lot of the women (blacks) that she counsels do not even know the names of their body parts or how they became pregnant.  She said they already have ten kids from ten different men and do we really want people like this reproducing?  That took me right back to Margaret Sanger and her thoughts on blacks, mentally ill, Jews, and assorted other “undesirables” that she did not want reproducing and being a drain on society.   She tried to say that she works at the clinic to help women, because so often they are trapped by irresponsible men who get them pregnant and walk out on them.  I almost believe she is sincere in thinking that.  I just wish she would realize the evil of killing a child is not the solution.  While we were discussing that, I mentioned that if people did things God’s way and had respect for themselves and God’s laws and waited until marriage to have sex there wouldn’t be as much need to cover up the sin of fornication with the sin of murder.  She actually said she supports abstinence as well as birth control.  Judy mentioned that she had been physically attacked by a pro-life woman who happened to be there that day.  I do not know if that is true or not, but I told her if I saw her get attacked I would have stepped in to stop that.  Her response was, “I may be 70 but I can take care of myself.”   I told her no matter, I would have stepped in to defend her.   Judy and I talked at length.  She said so much more but it would take pages to recount the whole conversation.  Please pray for Judy and pray that God will draw her to Himself.

There were several women who went in to have their babies murdered today, but unfortunately, as I mentioned earlier, we were unable to get any pre-abortion packets to them because of the distance.  Please pray for those women.  God will still redeem them if they repent and believe.

Standing in the gap,

Laura

Rescue the perishing, care for the dying,
Snatch them in pity from sin and the grave;
Weep o’er the erring one, lift up the fallen,
Tell them of Jesus, the mighty to save.

Refrain:
Rescue the perishing, care for the dying,
Jesus is merciful, Jesus will save.

Though they are slighting Him, still He is waiting,
Waiting the penitent child to receive;
Plead with them earnestly, plead with them gently;
He will forgive if they only believe.

Down in the human heart, crushed by the tempter,
Feelings lie buried that grace can restore;
Touched by a loving heart, wakened by kindness,
Chords that were broken will vibrate once more.

Rescue the perishing, duty demands it;
Strength for thy labor the Lord will provide;
Back to the narrow way patiently win them;
Tell the poor wand’rer a Savior has died.

Refrain:
Rescue the perishing, care for the dying,
Jesus is merciful, Jesus will save.