Romans 10:13-14

Is preaching the Gospel in front of an Aborutory effective?

Read about one man's thoughts here .

^" For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.

 How then shall they call on him in whom they have not believed? and how shall they believe in him of whom they have not heard? and how shall they hear without a preacher?"

Romans 10:13-14

 

 

Sidewalk Counseling Class and tid bits from the Mill last Saturday (Feb 9 and 16)

Sidewalk Counseling class was great!
Basically to sum it up:
You need a tremendous amount of love, humility, compassion, wisdom.
And, know what resources are available to the abortion minded woman.

They did some role playing of different people/situations you may come across, which is helpful. You need a lot of grace! And, the ability to maintain composure during these situations. :) You have to know they are upset and you can't respond to their anger/hostility.

One thing I would like to say, I am thankful for the Catholic involvement in the fight for Life. Because, really, if they weren't doing it... there wouldn't be too many people left fighting the battle.
There were 32 in the class, and those in attendance from Foundation (6) were the only Protestants.

Again, I am THANKFUL for the Catholic community fighting for life, and I am happy to work alongside them. I do it every week I'm there at Founders.
Greater Columbus Right to Life is an established pro-life community in Columbus, mostly comprised of Catholics. So much so, that in the email reminding everyone of the class, they mentioned Mass at St. Mary's is at 4:00 for those who wanted to stick around for that.

 Where are the Protestants in this fight?


The week before at the Mill, there was a girl walking up to go inside and she said sarcastically, "Yeah, I'm going in here, and I'm Catholic!"
Sooo.... I shouted back, "Then you should know better!"
Probably not the best response.
Like Ruth said in the class, "take a breath!" then respond. :)

 We had a woman choose LIFE!!!
Please pray for Sky, she has a supportive family but not a supportive boyfriend. She went down to Kinder and has another follow up appointment next week.

  Please pray for Jeff and his wife. They came in today for a consultation. They have a couple children already and feel they cannot afford another child. Jeff was crying while we were talking to him. He feels this is their only choice. They are a part of a Methodist church.
Please pray God turns their hearts and their church will help them with the help they need.

Please pray for Dekeela (?sp). She had a lot of good/hard/honest questions. She's scheduled for an abortion on Tuesday. Pray she remembers the help that was offered to her an changes her mind.

I will include some thoughts from my sister on her time there:
This was the first time I've ever witnessed a lengthy conversation with an abortion-minded person (This is only my 3rd time coming out, there were several other lengthy conversations going on today, I just wasn't with those people). One good thing about smokers is that they have to come outside to smoke at the mill, so that's a great opportunity to talk to people.
Jeff was a father of several kids, his wife is just a few weeks pregnant and they 'can't afford another one'. During the conversation he cried a couple times. He knows it's a baby, and he knows it's going to kill the baby, they just can't see past the current circumstances. He did say something about how they attend a church - gah!!! This is why the church needs to be involved in peoples lives and step in and say, "Wwwwwait a minute! You can't do that!" Give these desperate people help, encouragement!

A couple questions I want to start asking people is...

1. If abortion was ILLEGAL, what would you do if you couldn't afford "this one"? You'd either HAVE to 'figure it out' or give it up for adoption. I feel like the 'choice' to abort really makes people feel like they have NO choice, BUT to abort!!

2. If you lose your job and can't afford your current kids, what would you do? Kill them too? (in the most gentle way possible)

I could totally sense that Jeff and his wife had talked about this, that this was a sensitive issue, they didn't have this, "Yeah, whatever" attitude. I just mourn for these people who feel like they can't afford it, especially when they belong to a church. That's the church's job is to provide for first of all, the needs of it's congregation! If a member of your congregation was considering killing their child because they couldn't afford it, what would you do? We tried to encourage these people to seek counseling from their Pastor, but the sad thing is, some Pastors support abortion!! GAH!!!

Another thing I thought of...

Jesus was the only perfect man that walked on this earth. He was the perfect preacher, who said the perfect words - and people rejected His sermons, and rejected Him. When we speak to people, we have to realize that no matter what words we say, we can't change someone's heart. BUT - we need to be there for those people who do have a change of heart, or really just need some support to do the right thing. Jesus' sermons weren't directed at everyone listening, He preached to the thirsty, the hungry - that's why He spoke in parables, to draw the hungry in, to draw His sheep to Him. His sheep know His voice.

So that's why I want to be a sidewalk counselor. I want to be there to help women & men that feel trapped, that feel like they don't have a choice, to those that can't see past the box of their current situation, to those that are hungering and thirsting for righteousness, to expose this evil act, to pray for changed hearts for the abortion workers, and that God would execute judgement on this building and shut it down.

Please pray for Jeff, that the seeds that were planted would compel him to save the life of his child, and if he is indeed a member of a church, that the church would step in and do what's right. Pray for Dakita, she has an abortion scheduled on Tuesday, but Christina and another woman were there to sow some good caring, compassionate, but truthful seeds. Pray for Sky, she turned away from the abortion mill and allowed a sidewalk counselor to take her down to Kinder Women's Care (Pregnancy Resource Center), where she has a counseling appointment on Wednesday. Her boyfriend wants the abortion, but her parents are supportive of her having the child.

We need more moms that have given babies up for adoption to be here on the sidewalks, and families that HAVE adopted to be out here - showing their beautiful adopted children. So many people seeking abortion seem opposed to adoption, as if that would be harder to do.

The Lion is on the move. God is working, but He's called us to do the work!! You will serve the kingdom you see.




Some good news:
Did you know? There are 653 surgical abortion mills left -- reportedly down from over 1500 when Roe v. Wade came about.
Did you know? That four Wisconsin mills are closing due to new legislation passed eliminating funding.
Did you know? That Mississippi is THIS CLOSE to being the first state with no legal surgical abortions as their last mill is going down right now.
Did you know? That Abby Johnson has a multi-millon dollar lawsuit against Planned Parenthood here in Houston.
Did you know? That the Texas legislature has won a case (though it is being challenged) prohibiting abortion providers and their affiliates from receiving taxpayer dollars through the Women’s Health Program.
Did you know? That mills have shut down over and over and over again due to God's people repenting of their apathy and going to their gates

February 6, 2013

Good day to you all! I hope this email finds you in good health!


It was COLD out there on Saturday! I think the high was 21 degrees. Thank you for the prayers! My toes were slightly numb, but that's really all the discomfort I felt. I wore two pairs of socks (one being wool), leggings, jeans, several shirts, a hoodie, neck warmer, scarf, ear warmers, mittens, a hat and my big black down coat!
And yes, I could still move just fine!

Mark and Kim, faithful soldiers out in the cold.

Paul, Kim, Mark and I were the only ones out there Saturday. Some Friars came to pray the last half hour we were there.  Kim saw the Friars pull up and looked at me with great concern. She didn't want to look at the Friars in fear they would be shoeless.Not to worry, the Friars wore SHOES and boots this time.

I had met Paul briefly a few weeks ago ( I keep on calling him John- I can't get his name correct for some reason), and it was nice to get to talk with him in between trying to offer help to women coming in. He and his wife home schooled all 5 of their children. They live in Lancaster, so it's about a 45 minute drive for them to get out to the Mill.

It was a hard day. There were several couples that came in and you could see in their eyes it wasn't something they wanted to do. But they felt that was their only option. A man walked out to his car crying. Kim asked if he could talk. He could barely get out his response. Quietly he said, "no ma'am."

Paul got to talk with an Indian couple for a minute or two before they went inside. He told them about Kinder down the road and a few other things. They were not in the building for very long before they left. I hope and pray they changed their mind. She was dressed as if she was going in for an abortion. Loose fitting pants, a change of clothes, a bag...

A woman brought in her daughter, with her younger son. She dropped off her daughter, left with her younger son, then came back and went inside. I was shocked.

Right before we were getting ready to leave, another car pulls up. A woman is getting out of the car and saying I love you to whomever she was in the car with. We asked if we could talk to her. A man gets out of the car and starts yelling and cussing at us, telling us to leave his wife alone, we're all crazy. Mark and the Friars admonished him to be a man and protect the child that his wife is carrying. He yelled back and said he is a man, he's got his daughter in the car that he takes care of.
That tore me up. How can you look at the precious face of your child, and kill one, when your first child was in that same position, however many years plus 9 months ago.

It was a heavy time out there. I wept when I got in my car. I can't even type without tears welling up.

I am never discouraged (heavy-hear ted, yes) when I leave there, just more determined.

"Sidewalk Counseling", as they call it, is not for everyone.
And that's okay.
BUT, praying daily for the end of abortion, and all that entails, is something everyone should do. :)

We are at war with the seed of the serpent. Everyone has their battleground to fight on.
Rearing your children in the nurture and admonition of the Lord. Leading and/or helping your spouse, your biological and church family. Work.
There isn't one that is any more important than the other. It is all a part of advancing the Kingdom of God.

Being out of the Mill also makes me see even more so God's sovereignty. It doesn't matter what I say, how hard I pray... it is God who works in people's hearts, and if He hasn't already begun to soften these women's hearts, it doesn't matter what I do.

Pastor Mark preached about the life of David Brainerd this past Sunday. What a wonderful story of a man dedicated to the work of God!
One thing (of many) that stuck out to me was when David Brainerd found a group of Native Americans who God was already working in their lives. They ate up the Gospel message David preached!!
So I began to realize, among all the other things that need prayed for regarding abortion, I need to be praying daily the God will go before me and work in the hearts and minds of people I will come into contact with on Saturdays at the Mill. That the Lord will make a ready harvest, so that His workers can go to the field and yield much fruit!


Well, that's all I got for now.

Thanks for reading and praying.

To the Kingdom!
To the Restoration!

January 21, 2013

Well, there was another army out at the battlefield Saturday! Mark Wolf counted 24 people!! That was not including a group from St. Patrick who were out there at 7:30 that morning praying.

Another week of meeting some new people! Tamra and Tony (?). I met both of their spouses the week before.

It's overwhelming all the support that is out at the Mill. People praying, counselors calling out to the women, trying to give them help.

There was a turn away even before I got there!!!
Jessica is 32 years old. She has two children and her husband just divorced her and she is pregnant. She didn't know what to do, so she was coming to the Mill for a consultation.
Kim and Tracey were talking with her, Jessica was crying. Kim and Tracey drove her down to Kinder Women's Center to get some help and encouragement.
Please pray for Jessica and her situation.

Laura and Christina accompanied me that day. Again, such a blessing to be with my sisters on the front lines. As we were parking, we saw a couple walking up the sidewalk, the girl crying.
We hung out in the back alley for a bit with some of the counselors, then made our way up front. There were quite a few women praying the rosary. A group that was volunteering at Kinder came down and joined the women in praying. AND- some Franciscan Friars came to pray as well!! The Friars were also singing, one of them was preaching words of life to the people in the lobby of the Mill. He was speaking of the Hope we have in Christ, that Jesus came to overcome death. Man, it was intense. I had to pull myself together, I was on the verge of loosing it. It's bittersweet being there every week. It's beautiful to see people of different backgrounds pulling together to fight for the unborn. It's terrible standing outside, knowing that the abortionist is dismembering babies inside.

Laura, Christina and I got to talk with an older woman named Cecile. I have known Cecile for a while, she comes into the office to buy supplements. She noticed my bracelet one day and commented on how beautiful it was. She said she's very active in the Pro Life movement. I told her I had been going to a Mill on Saturdays. She gets wide eyed and exclaims, "You go to Founders?!!" She goes down to Founders pretty often, but usually takes a break in the Winter.
ANYWAY- She was there Saturday. She brought coffee and donuts for everyone- even offering it to the people going into the Mill. They didn't want any.
Cecile is just a big, bubbly ball of joy! She views children as a gift and a blessing. It was wonderful to get to talk with her. And have coffee and donuts. :)

There were still a lot of cold hearts at the Mill, and a lot of women who walked in pregnant that came out no longer pregnant.

It was interesting to me, this guy I was watching. He was in the lobby, looking out the window at all of us standing out there, he was watching the Friars and others who were praying. Then he stepped outside, just stood there. He didn't look at us, he just stood there, face forward. His eyes looked a bit red. Kim was asking him to come and talk to her, she doesn't bite, she just wanted to offer him some help. She called out to him for quite some time. He just stood there. Never acknowledged we were there, never responded. He wasn't even smoking (most people who come back outside are smoking).
As all the counselors were wrapping up their day, he walked by, holding (I assume) his girlfriends hand. We found out from another SWC that the girl was here for a followup, so she had already had an abortion. Who knows why he watched everyone on the sidewalk, why he just stood outside as Kim was offering him help...

I was thinking about the scene in Amazing Grace:
"William Wilberforce cleverly traps a sailing excursion of well to do citizens, causing their boat to be stopped in the bay next to the slave ship Madagascar, which has recently delivered 200 slaves to the West Indies, although it started with 600. Standing on the Madagascar, Wilberforce admonishes his audience offended by the foul stench to remove the handkerchiefs from their noses saying, 'That smell is the smell of death- slow, painful death. Breathe it in; breathe deeply... Remember that smell. Remember the Madagascar. Remember that God made men equal.' (www.bpnews.net Feb 23, 2007).

I would encourage everyone to go out to the Mill. You need to see the battlefield. You need to see the hardness of some of these women's hearts. You need to see the brokenhearted women who feel they have no other option. You need to see the diversity of the Body of Christ who are all pulling together to end the wicked works of Abortion.

There is an average of 15 abortions a day in Franklin County. That's 105 a week, 420 a month, over 5,000 a year. Just in Franklin County.

These are babies.

Not numbers.

Babies.

Babies like Lydia, Gideon, Valiant, Grant, Tanner, Grace, Naomi, Keziah, Thomas...
Babies who are made in the Image of God.

O Church, will you rise up to protect the unborn?
O Church, will you rise up and help these women who feel they have no other option?
O Lord, will you forgive Your church for our sins of neglect?
O Lord will you ignite a fire in our hearts, swell them with compassion for these precious gifts?
O Lord, prepare us for this battle, send out Your warriors!

Tuesday marks the 40th Anniversary of the Roe v. Wade trial that made murder of the unborn a protected act by the government.

The abortionist, Dr. Blank, (who is at Founders that I go to on Saturdays) will have been killing babies for 40 years in February. When I'm there on Saturdays, there's probably anywhere from 7-10 women coming in for abortions. If you take that number from Saturdays only and do the math for 40 years... 14,560- 20,800 babies aborted...
Say each abortion he did costs $500 (depending on how far along the woman is, an abortion can cost upwards of $1000)... Saturdays only, for 40 years... $7,280,000.00 made during his career aborting babies.
It's baffling to me.

 In closing, I'm going to share some words my sister, Laura, wrote thinking on her experience at the Mill:

I kept thinking about Joshua and the battle of Jericho as well (Joshua 6). They marched around Jericho, completely silent, once each day for 6 days, then on the seventh day, they marched around the city seven times, completely silent. Then at the end of the seventh time around, they blew the trumpets and cried with a great shout.

And the walls

came

tumbling

down.

But God's people had to be there for that to happen!!!!

May the walls of these abortion clinics tumble to the ground.
May the workers of this iniquity come to know Christ and expose the evils of this industry, as MANY former abortion workers have! May Christians stop saying, "Oh, somebody else will be there. Somebody else will do it. I don't have time. I'm so busy. That would be too difficult or too uncomfortable." What right & noble thing ever came about without inconvenience, suffering, and difficulty?
And I say this pointing the finger at myself too. I am so guilty of not taking action as well. I guess I just had no idea that sidewalk counseling & praying at abortion mills were even an option. I just assumed that anyone that stood outside of an abortion mill would just be yelling hateful things at the women going in there. I thought the only thing I could do to stop abortion was just to vote for 100% pro-life politicians and put a bumper sticker on your car. BUT THERE IS SO MUCH MORE YOU CAN DO!! When the Syrians were coming to seize Elisha, they had all of Israel surrounded with horses and chariots. His servant was afraid, and Elisha prayed that his servants eyes would be opened. His servant opened his eyes and saw the mountains were surrounded with horses and chariots of fire from Heaven!! Then God struck the Syrians blind, and they continued on to Samaria because they couldn't see where they were going. (2 King 6:15-23)May God surround these abortion mills & Planned Parenthoods with chariots of fire, and blind the people going in so that they walk down to Kinder Women's Center instead of killing their baby. May the love of Christ glow from the faces of all those who are praying and trying to counsel outside these abortion mills."

I pray I live to see the end of Abortion. Please take time to pray and fast for the end of Abortion.

To God be All Glory, Forever!

January 12, 2013

Hey all!

Just wanted to let you know how my last visit to the Mill was.

Laura came along with me on Saturday. It was wonderful getting to be on that battleground standing side by side with her.

Laura and I on the front lines.

We met some more people who are passionate about saving the unborn.

Kelly, who is 27 and 7 months pregnant with her second child was there. I LOVE that there was a pregnant woman there! She and her husband alternate weeks they are there.

Laura and I also had an opportunity to talk with Ruth Yortson who was the former director of Greater Columbus Right to Life (GCRTL).

I had emailed Ruth shortly after my first trip to the Mill. Because GCRTL is an established Pro Life organization in Columbus, I wanted to ask how they felt about different methods of ministering at the Mill. I have come into contact with several people (via Facebook) who do a lot of preaching at the Mill. They present the Gospel and warn women and men about the severity of taking innocent life. They usually have a sound system set up so they can speak and not yell at the people. They are always kind and gentle when speaking/preaching, but they do not water down God's Truth by any means. I really like that approach.

So I asked Ruth how they felt about that, and people reading aloud from the Bible.

She told me what they teach Sidewalk Counselors (SWC) in training (Laura, Bonnita and I will be doing the training) is to talk about Mom, Baby, then God. Ruth said it sounds backwards, but she's been doing this for 20 ish years and has seen this to be the best approach. She said only God can remove the scales from people's eyes, and when you come to the Mill reading from the Bible, 1. People don't know what you're talking about and 2. it makes people think you're shoving it down their throat, or being judgmental.

The baby is safe (at the moment) in mommy's belly.

The workers of the Mill will tell the women coming in there to ignore the people on the sidewalk, that we're judging them, we lie to them, we are not there to help them.

So that is one of the reasons that Ruth says we need to address the women (moms) and talk to them about what is going on in their lives first, so that we can establish a relationship with the women, gaining their trust, and help them see we truly do want to help them.

After being out there the few times I have, I get that and can see the effectiveness of it.

SWC refer women 5 blocks down the road to a pregnancy crisis center called Kinder Women's Care Center. Laura and I stopped by there to have a tour.

It is BEAUTIFUL inside!!! It's SO inviting and cozy. The women there are super nice and friendly. They are deliberate about making it an inviting atmosphere. The women that come there from the Mill say it is much more welcoming than the cold stone building they were just at.

They run on 100% donations!

The one awesome thing they do, that I find to be beneficial in future visits to the Mill:

If an abortion minded woman comes to Kinder that was referred there by a SWC, and carry the baby to full term, Kinder will refund the woman 100% of the money she put down at the abortion mill!!!  Anything you go in for at the Mill is at least $50. And, if you're having an abortion, they make you pay $100 up front.

Any money you can give to a crisis pregnancy center is well worth it!

And, Sarah Cleveland also introduced us to the idea of "Drop Cards"

(link: http://www.ahagear.com/collections/drop-cards)

She (I'm pretty sure) is the Director of Abolish Human Abortion (AHA) society in Ohio. One of AHA's slogans is "We will be silent when abortion is abolished".

When Sarah is not doing SWC at the Mill, or other various activist type things, she is using these "Drop Cards".

The idea is to expose the atrocity of abortion, to make people aware of it, in hopes they will join the fight for the unborn.

So when you're at the store, library, gas station or wherever- slip a drop card by a bottle of shampoo at the store, or a book at the library, or put it in the credit card swipey thing at the gas station.

They're $3 for 50 cards.

SO, this was a most informative trip!

WHILE ON THE SIDEWALK:

We had a small army there on Saturday! A catholic family of about 5 were there praying. At least 5 "trained" SWC, a couple others observing along with Laura and I!!

It was beautiful so many people out there to help those women!!

There was a point where a group of us stretched quite a length along the sidewalk in front of the building. After realizing how many people we had, they dispersed to the side and back alley.

Laura and I were up at the front entrance for a while by ourselves (well, aside from the catholic family praying). That's the first time I had not been with a trained SWC. It was a bit intimidating, but my heart swelled for those women and the babies they were carrying. Laura and I were calling out to them, offering the help that is available at Kinder 5 blocks down the road, pleading that they not go in to that place. There were men dropping off the women, and coming out of the building. Most of them I didn't feel comfortable talking to, but the Lord gave me courage to speak out one man. I told him he was a father and it was his duty to protect his baby. He just kept on walking.

Most people ignored us.

A mom that brought her daughter there, came outside to smoke. She was looking around, trying to figure out where to go so she didn't have to hear our cries. Sarah pleaded and pleaded, but then the woman walked down the street.

One girl came out of the aborutory and we offered her some information. She looked at us and said that she didn't "get it done." I never saw her go in, she went straight to her car- I hope the Lord changed her heart. But I have no other information, which is why I can't be 100% on her situation.

There was another woman who came out of the building in the back yelling at whoever she was on the phone with. She definitely looked pregnant. It was hard to make out everything she was yelling, but we think she didn't have all the money to pay for her abortion. I hope she didn't, I hope she left there, baby still safely in her womb.

There were a lot of hardened hearts that day.

Please continue to pray that the Lord will bring more people to the Mill to minister to the women and men. Pray for the end of abortion, that the church will rise up and be an advocate for those who cannot speak or defend themselves.

*Sidenote*

Laura had a good idea- There are quite a few Planned Parenthoods in Ohio, but only 2 do abortions. The rest just provide birth control, contraception, pregnancy tests and abortion referrals. I just kind of ignored those and focused on the locations that do the abortions.

BUT, Laura, being the smart woman she is, found out there was a PP in Circleville, and it might be worth it to stand outside that location to try and refer those women to Elizabeth's Hope. Just a thought.

It looks like they're only open 10-4 on Mondays. I suppose any other time they would be open is by appointment only.

Anyway, thanks for taking the time to read this! I had LOTS to share, and I didn't intend for it to be this long.

To God be All Glory, Forever!

December 22, 2012

Hello everyone!!

Thank you for your prayers today! Two lives we saved today!! Praise The Lord for softening these ladies hearts and choosing to spare their baby from death!!

It was a FRIGID day out at the Mill! I was there from about 10-12 today. I wanted to get there earlier, but didn't plan well.  Mark Wolf was there again, as he is every Saturday. There was a woman playing Away in a Manger on the flute when I pulled up. I met a very nice woman by the name of Kim, she is married with 3 children. 

I also met a woman named Sarah Cleveland. She is married with two children, a Christian and she is an Ultrasound Tech (she has trained women at PDHC). She worked at Riverside Hospital for 9 years in the ER as well. She saw so many women coming in post abortion with complications, excessive bleeding, and with incomplete abortions- meaning, the women still had body parts of the baby still inside them. 

After 9 years, she couldn't take it anymore and decided something had to be done. With the blessing of her husband, she quit her job. Thus, their family going down to one income and making all the necessary changes to adapt to that lifestyle. 

From there, she has become a full time activist for the unborn. She speaks at churches, is involved with several other ProLife groups going to college campuses and other public areas exposing what abortion really is. 

After being there today, it never occurred to me that there are people who really do not know what abortion is.  

So anyway, my first experience today was watching Mark Wolf approach a man and woman about to go into the Mill. The man was very aggressive toward Mark. Got in his face, mocking him, patting him on the back and telling him to walk on. He told Mark the next time he touched him, his back was going to be on the ground. Mark told the police officer about he man and he went over and talked to him. The officers are off duty and hired by the Mill, so they're driving their personal cars.

One girl cussed us out. 

The an Indian couple came in. They were such sweet people. They are both carriers for a genetic disease and have two daughters that are severely disabled and can Not walk. The mom was six weeks pregnant. She said she couldn't bare to have another child suffer like her two daughters do. Sarah pleaded and talked with them for several minutes, but the couple thought it best to kill their baby. 

Then came along a girl Amy. Kim talked with her a long time while Amy was still in her car. Amy left to get some food. She came back and went inside the Mill. But she came out a few minutes later!! You could tell she didn't want to do it. Kim did not get a chance to talk to her more, as she was on her phone walking down the street. 

Then there was Renee.  Renee was dropped off by her boyfriend to have an abortion. She was 4 months along! (The Mill does abortions up to 5 months. If the women are past that time, they refer them to another place that will do later term abortions- one is in Toledo) 

She went in, then came out looking very sad. She walked up to Sarah and Sarah shared with her what abortion is and what they would do to her baby. Renee had no idea what abortion actually was. But after that conversation with Sarah, she changed her mind. She wasn't feeling well and wanted to go somewhere to make sure she and her baby were okay. Sarah drove her to OSU East. Renee couldn't believe that Sarah wanted to give her a ride. Renee wasn't going to call her boyfriend yet. She didn't want him to know she didn't get the abortion. 

I asked Mark if he knew of any sound permits that's were needed or if people used equipment like a loud speaker or something to that effect. He said given the area and that everything is so close together, it probably would t be we'll received. 

BUT the from door is the entrance to the lobby. So you can see the people in there waiting. I don't know it they could hear you if you were outside talking. 

I can tell ya you look at children differently after going there. You see just how much of a precious gift they are from The Lord. 

I'm going to do my best to be there every Saturday morning.  You're welcome to tag along. Kim told me there was a family there for a little bit before I got there. 

The people there (sidewalk counselors)are very kind and welcoming.

December 15, 2012

I ended up going to the Mill on Saturday. I went to Founders Women's Health Center on East Broad St. That is the only one (there are 3 in Columbus) that is open on Saturdays.

They are open Tuesday-Saturday.

Dr. Blank was the first doctor in Ohio to perform the first legal abortion. He has been performing abortions there since it opened in 1973.

40 years of abortions....

If you want, here is their website below. They state on the website their main service is abortions, but they also mention they give adoption referrals, std testing, annual exams and other various women's health type things. People go there for abortions. More than likely, their clientele have some other doctor they go to for the other stuff.

http://www.founderswhc.com/?page_id=67

ANYWAY-

I shared my experience with some of you , but I just thought I'd send it out to everyone.

I was there from about 9:15-11:30 Saturday morning.

There were several "groups" out there. There were some from "Immaculate Conception" (Catholic group), there was a youth group from that place too for a bit. Then there was Columbus Right to Life (they are also Catholic).

I spent time observing people "sidewalk counseling" from Columbus Right to Life. A man named Mark ( he was probably in his 50's), a woman, Tracey, and a younger girl about 20ish named Katelyn. They were all very kind and welcoming of me. They were telling me about some of their experiences talking with the employees of the Mill, and people they talk to coming in as a client to the Mill.

There is parking in the front and back of the building. The sidewalk is close to the front entrance. They have people out front praying and in the back trying to talk to people before going into the building. So there is good coverage and several places to interact with people. The back alley and sidewalks are public property. You cannot step onto the parking lot or the facility grounds or else you will get in trouble for trespassing.

Founders has a highered Columbus Police Officer there at all times for the protection of everyone there (except the unborn babies).

What I observed as the approach of the people I was observing was:

There is a Women's Health Center that is prolife 5 blocks down on East Broad that gives free ultrasounds/pregnancy test, ect.

At Founders, regardless of what you're getting done, it's going to be at least $50.

So they tell the women about that place down the road as a better option. They tell the women it is something they will regret.

Onward Christian Soldier!

My thoughts on what I observed:

I commend what they are doing. Prayer is an important thing to do, simply our presence there stirs up something in the people coming in. They definitely try to avoid us.

However, the Word of God needs to be preached to the employees and the people coming in for abortions. They have darkened hearts, and the only way the scales can be removed is if God regenerates their hearts...

^" For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.

 How then shall they call on him in whom they have not believed? and how shall they believe in him of whom they have not heard? and how shall they hear without a preacher?"

Romans 10:13-14

The Word of God, and the Gospel of Jesus Christ is desperately needed there.

I think the Scriptures need to be read aloud there ( I think Psalm 139 would be a good place to start), and I think that men, women and children need to be there as well.

It is truly a battlefield and warriors of all kinds are needed.

"Lo, children are an heritage of the Lord: and the fruit of the womb is his reward.

 As arrows are in the hand of a mighty man; so are children of the youth.

Happy is the man that hath his quiver full of them: they shall not be ashamed, but they shall speak with the enemies in the gate."

Psalm 127:3-5

Mark that I spoke with there said they are coming into a busy time of year. The winter months are very busy at the Mill.

There were at least 7 women that I can remember, but I think there were about 10 that came there in the 2 hours I was there.

There are people there every Saturday. The Columbus Right to Life group gets there about 8:30-9 every Saturday.

I would encourage you all to pray, make an effort to come out to the Mill this Saturday ( I am hoping to start going there every Saturday morning). At least to pray and read from God's Word if you do not yet fell comfortable talking to the women.

** For the most part, the women were pleasant to us when they were going into the Mill, but there was one woman bringing her young daughter in that cussed us out. Just want to warn you all if you do bring your children. I still think it's a good idea for you to bring them even if there is a chance of being cussed out. The world is full of sin and it is our job as Christians to bring for the Light of Christ, but not everyone will receive it well.

I've only been there once and I'm ready to plead to the women to not go in that place.

If you think about it, there is only a door separating them from life and death. What would I do or say if they want to take the time and talk to me? I honestly have no idea. Trusting in the Lord to guide my words. I know I would tell them the Bible says that children are a blessing and are made in the image of God just like they are. I would tell them about Valiant and the Goldsmith boys. I hope to purchase some literature soon to hand to them.

^" A good man out of the good treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is good; and an evil man out of the evil treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is evil: for of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaketh."

Luke 6:45

Laura suggested going there and singing some Christmas songs on Saturday. I'm not opposed to that. :)