Foundation Church Outreach: April 5, 2014

The temperature was still fairly cold out on the sidewalk. There was wind, and no rain!! Not having the rain made it seem much more pleasant. 

This was the first Saturday of the month so folks from my church came out to minister to the abortion bound men and women. 

The kids were cussed out by a woman driving by on the street.

Jonathan and I got there and joined the normal, faithful crowd of Sidewalk Counselors. We hung out in the back for a bit with Kim and tried to offer info to people coming in. Kim was letting a woman know about the lawsuit filed against the abortionist. The woman's response was, "Everyone's got a lawsuit." Later on, some kids and I ventured in the back again and that woman was still there sitting in her car. Kim asked the kids if they would stand in front of her car and sing. They gladly walked up to her car and began singing. The woman turned her music on and the volume up to drown out the sound of the Truth being sung by the little ones.

Being a Light

Jonathan and I made our way up front as we saw people from church start to pile in. They were so excited to hold signs towards the traffic and wave! They took a break from holding signs to sing a couple songs: A song based on Psalm 139, He's got the Whole World in His Hands and Jesus Loves the Little Children. Those kids LOVE to sing! They sing from their hearts because they know what is going on behind that glass door just a few feet in front of them. They want the people to hear the message of HOPE and LIFE!

The children's boldness grew as they stood on the sidewalk. They kept thinking of one-liners to say in unison. "Okay, one, two, three- PLEASE DON'T HURT YOUR BABY!"

"CHOOSE LIFE!"

"LET US HELP YOU!"

Pastor and Elder holding signs and offering help

Steve took some time to share the Gospel, I called out to the ladies asking them to look at all these people on the sidewalk. We are all here for them! We are ready and willing to help if they will please come out and talk with us.

 We did have one turn away!!

A couple drove in the back parking lot, Kim offered the guy some info and asked what they were here for. They were there for a pregnancy test. She told them about WCC and the malpractice lawsuit against the abortionist and that the other abortionist is a convicted child molester (documentaion here). They were both taken aback by that and eventually followed Kim down to WCC. Praise the Lord!! 

Sometimes I'm so surprised how callous people are... I mean, who would want to bring in someone they love (NUMBER ONE) to have an abortion (NUMBER TWO) by a convicted child molester???We do not just throw out that information as a scare tactic... we honestly care about the well being of these women and want to warn them about the shady characters of the people inside the building. 

Despite the fact that no one chose life for their babies, the children singing and being a light for Christ was truly encouraging. They stormed the gates of hell like David facing Goliath. Boldly fighting for God's Kingdom. It may seem like the children were defeated, but you can't always look at what you can see, "for we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places" (Ephesians 6:12).

God's Kingdom and His Church WILL prevail!

I am so thankful for the witness of one family that came who has adopted 5 of their 9 children! The last two were born addicted to drugs and had to spend time in the hospital to wean off the drugs. The first three they rescued out of some bad situations in foster care. These children's situations and how they came into this world are reasons why women have abortions. I hear men and women say they don't want to have a child that's deformed because of the drugs the mom or dad was on. The world is over populated and the foster system is overloaded with children, why would we (advocates for the unborn) want to perpetuate that? I am thankful the Lord has blessed me with knowing this family because I have had the opportunity to see a real live defense to these arguments. 

Smiles!

Yes, it is possible to get discouraged and think that you have to rescue every single orphan in your city, in Africa, in Russia- there are orphans everywhere. That's not the point. The point is there are people who are willing and waiting to adopt children!! The reason they wait is because people would rather kill their children than put them into a loving home with parents who can give that child a life they feel they cannot.

I just want to shout out to all those families who have Adopted or are Foster Parents. THANK YOU for taking in "the least of these"; the orphans, the unwanted. PLEASE share your stories with others!! 

I think adoption and foster care should be a priority in every Christian family. The Bible is quite clear that we need to speak up for the defenseless, rescue those being lead to the slaughter, help the orphans. Jonathan and I hope to adopt one day, Lord willing, it can happen more than once. :)

My friend Christina shared some comments her children had about their time out on the sidewalk:

5 Year old Benaiah: "I'm doing God's work by holding signs and telling women to 'not go in there'

         

Christina: Mommy says to leave the talking to the adults- how are you able to help even if you can't talk to people going in?

Benaiah: Well... I can pray.

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Christina to 7 year old Titus: What do you think people think about when they see children at the Mill?

Titus: Well they probably think since those children are grown they didn't kill them... but my baby is just  a tissue box so it's okay.

(He used the term "tissue box" about 10 more times and the word ultrasound- that comes from the "blob of tissue" argument)

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Christina to 3 year old Christian: Do you think it's important for you to go to the Mill with mommy and daddy?

Christian: YES

Christina: Why?

Christian: Because there's people going to kill babies

Until next time....

Cold Hearts, Rainy Day: Frontlines March 29, 2014

This may have been one of the more miserable days I have experienced out at the Abortion Mill. The high was 38 degrees. It was also windy with lots of rain. I, of course, forgot to bring my umbrella (it wasn't raining at  the time). Thankfully, some other SWC graciously shared with us.  We still got drenched.

Pleading for life in the rain and cold... What a man!!

The weather definitely affected our ability to talk to people. Cars driving by on the wet road were so loud it was hard for people to hear us. We did get to hear a couple people's stories. One Indian couple with their beautiful baby girl came in. The driver spoke with Jonathan. He said she was having chest pain and this was were his insurance company said they were covered under. He explained this place is not going to help with that and this is an abortion facility. They said they didn't know that, but stayed inside. An Asian couple came up and told Jonathan that parents on both sides were opposed to them getting an abortion, but they were here just for a consultation. They said they would go and check out WCC down the road. Jonathan told them this place is biased, they only have one option to offer you.

Jonathan spent some time sharing the Gospel and calling out to the people in the waiting room. Unfortunately I didn't think to record it.

I tried to talk to a couple coming up. The girl was nearly in tears, gently saying no thank you. The man she was with told me he didn't want to hear my "b.s.". I pleaded with them in earnest, "Please, we are truly hear to help you! This is not a safe place for her or your baby. Please let us help you!"
I warned people of the malpractice lawsuit that was filed against the abortionist.

Before the rain started pouring down.

There was a man and woman walking up and the man put his hand up and said in a firm tone "Thank you, I don't want to hear what you have to say." Later, he and another man came out and went over to the next building to smoke. I walked over to where they were and asked if they considered adoption. That no woman ever regretted giving her child up for adoption, but nearly every woman has regretted getting an abortion. The man again firmly said he didn't want to hear what I had to say, that he was helping his friend. I told him I know you think you are helping your friend, but you're really not and I wish you could see that. I continued to plead and he would firmly try to shut me up. Eventually I just felt stuck and became so angry I started to cry. My loving husband was there to hold me in his arms and comfort me.

It is so unbelievably frustrating when you are pleading for lives of unborn babies with such earnest and sincerity and you want to offer help and hope to people and they just shut you out. I know it is because they are blind. I was blind once, too. But Oh , Dear Jesus!! So many babies were killed today.  So many consciouses seared.

I watched a recent video of John Barros speaking to a man who has adopted the belief of a false Jesus. It's amazing to me how someone can know the Scripture, talk the talk... and yet bring a "friend" to an abortion facility to murder her baby, all because it's "her choice". The person filming ran out of "tape". John said on Facebook the guy came out trembling and tried to get his friend to come out.
" The people come here believing that Jesus "understands" their situation and is taking their baby back till the time is right..... It is insanity..... Jay's camera ran out of tape.... This young man actually began to tremble and said he would try and get her out... Later he came out crying on the porch talking to her.... Later he came out to get her a blanket with his head hanging not saying a word.... It is absolutely miserable down here watching these things happen... This is what you do to people when churches preach a false gospel..... People end up believing in a false Jesus... An idol they have created.... So Thankful for my Pastors and Elders that preach the truth"

I, too, am thankful for my Pastor, Elders, Deacons, brother and sisters in Christ who know God's truth, who live it out in their day to day lives, and love others enough to tell them when they have erred.

Next week will be my church's "official" first of the month, Abortion Mill outreach. Please pray for favorable weather!!

Don't give up the Fight for Life!!

The Gates of Hell: At the Abortion Mill, March 22, 2014

March... it is a month with promises of Spring and warmer weather, but out on the sidewalk, 45 degrees is still cold!

We had sunshine, and wind. I have determined I just need to dress for Winter until the temperature gets above 55 degrees.

Smiling and letting the public know that Children are a Gift!

Coverage for this Saturday looked like it would be spread pretty thin when Jonathan, Elizabeth and I got there. Only Kim and Jeremy were there. Praise the Lord we had more folks come out a bit later!
Praise the Lord for a turn away!! Kim took a married couple over to Kinder Women's Care Center (WCC). She was told there were complications with her baby and were referred to Founders. Who knows why that would have happened. Kim said the woman was crying and definitely did not want to be there. Kim told her WCC could get her in touch with a specialist that could help her with whatever she's facing with her baby.

I just don't understand why doctors are so quick to refer an abortion. March 21st was National Downs Syndrome Day. Did you know that 90% of babies that have a prenatal diagnosis of Downs Syndrome will be aborted???

There was a family that attended my church for a while who had a daughter with Downs Syndrome. I think she was 19 when they left. I made a point to talk to her every Sunday. I don't know much about the challenges people with Downs Syndrome face. I have seen different levels of severity and this young woman seemed pretty independent. She was home schooled and I think that probably was a huge advantage to her. She would tell me about books she was reading and different things she was interested in. She loved hugs! I was thankful for the interactions I had with her. I remember as a young child if I saw someone that was "different" than me (some type of disability or deformity), I felt very uncomfortable and didn't really know what to do around them. I hope I can teach my children that regardless of our abilities or disadvantages, we have value because every human being is made in the image of God. God doesn't say that only healthy children are a blessing... Children, no distinction, are a blessing.

R.C. Sproul, Jr. said it best when he speaks of his daughter (who has been with the Lord for over a year now) Shannon:

“Her nickname is ‘Princess Happy’, because her smile is so big when I go to her bed each morning, that her eyes are nearly shut.  I reach down and scoop that baby up in my arms.  “Daddy made you pancakes, Shannon.“  I remember Jesus’ words…”I was hungry and you fed me…inasmuch as you did it unto the least of these, you did it unto Me.”

I look at Shannon again and I can’t believe the God of the universe would give me this opportunity to minister to Him…every day.  That he would tell us ‘Unless you become like little children, you cannot enter the Kingdom of Heaven’, and here, Shannon is so innocent–she is my spiritual better, constantly showing me so much about the Kingdom.  I beg the Lord, “Please, please don’t take her.”

Well, off my soap box and back to the sidewalk. :)

Kim has noticed a blond haired woman maybe in her late 40's- early 50's who has brought several women to the Mill. Immediately when she gets out of the car, she yells profanities to keep the girl she's escorting from hearing what the SWC are saying. Well, she showed up again. Yelling and cussing  at us. She revved her engine after she had left. We think it's a little fishy that she has brought several women in. We're keeping our eyes open and plan to bring it to the attention of the Police Officer that is on duty there. Who knows what's going on, but I pray we can help if there is any sex trafficking going on.

There is another young, married couple that we have been getting to know the past couple months. They have been a great encouragement to us. They speak to women about the Hope we have in Christ, His Redeeming Love. I really appreciate them being out there.

Until next time...

At the Mill: 2.22.2014

I failed again, no pictures.
The Lord blessed us with a sunny and warm morning! There was a catholic womens conference going on this weekend, so we were spread a bit thin with SWC.  We had 1.5 turn aways! I  have the ".5" because Mark took the couple down to Kinder and by the time he was coming back, they were trailing behind him. This was only their consultation.
An account from a SWC regarding the turn away:
The young lady and her mother where on the side of the building. A first, I thought they were workers but shortly after that she came out with her Mother. The young lady was crying and talking with someone on the phone.. she told them she couldn't do this.. Abortion!!. They approached me and said now what... what are our options. We spoke for a little while and I sent them down to WCC. Praise God for the move of the Holy Spirit!

Praise the Lord!!

My husband and another SWC had a lengthy conversation with a man who was a support person for his friend who was scheduled for an abortion. The topic first started off addressing the immediate issue of his friend having an abortion. Then it moved on to various world view topics. My husband was trying to gage whether the man was just arguing for the heck of it, but it seemed he really wanted his questions answered. Jonathan shared the Gospel with him and said toward the end of their conversation the man really seemed to ponder what it was Jonathan was sharing with him. Unfortunately, as far as we know, his friend did not have mercy on her child. We do pray that Jonathan was able to plant seeds on fertile ground. I really appreciate my husband out there on the sidewalk. He is so knowledgeable in God's Word and has a solid biblical worldview; he is fantastic with squashing people's worldly arguments (even if they don't know it) and does so while treating the other person with respect.
You just never know the outcome or impact you have out on the sidewalk. You just have to stay faithful to the calling and trust God with the rest.

I shared this with my husband on our way to the mill that morning:
While we were engaged, I think we only made it out to the mill twice. I got out of the routine because wedding planning kept me so busy. When we started getting back in the routine of going after we got married, I realized my fire went out. I didn't really want to go, I didn't want to talk to people going in to have abortions. The reality of the depth of sorrow that was going on inside that building didn't sink in, the desperation to try and rescue these babies and their mamas just wasn't there.
I didn't tell anybody about what I was feeling (well, lack thereof). I asked God what was wrong with me and to change my heart. My husband quotes from C.S. Lewis in Mere Christianity ( I think this is the right one)Faith, in the sense in which I am here using the word, is the art of holding on to things your reason has once accepted, in spite of your changing moods.
He paraphrases it by saying to act in faith and the emotions or drive will eventually come. God is faithful. I can say the passion and desperation is returning.
For those of you who sidewalk counsel, stay faithful and ask the Lord to give you the compassion and urgency that is necessary for out on the sidewalk.
For those of you who "just don't feel it"- Go out to your local abortion mill anyway. Practice "True Religion" ( James 1:27). The Lord will equip you. Babies are being murdered in your town, will you not speak up for these precious, defenseless babies?? These babies have been abandoned by their mothers and fathers and they NEED YOU to plead for their lives. Will you not go?

If you are interested in Sidewalk Counseling, feel free to leave me a comment and I'd be glad to help you out.

Onward Christian Soldiers!!

It's been a while...

Well hello everyone!! Since my last blog post, some exciting things have happened in my life...

Mr. and Mrs.!

I got married!!!

Jonathan and I entered into holy matrimony on September 14, 2013! 

My life moved into hyper drive upon meeting Jonathan. Now it's 4 months later and I still can't believe I have a husband. A godly one at that!!  :)

Because of wedding planning, I didn't make it out on the sidewalk much during our 3 month engagement. About 3 weeks after being married, Jonathan joined my side on the sidewalk and we have been going to the Aborion Mill almost every Saturday since then.

For where two or three are gathered in my name, there am I among them
Matthew 18:20

Still the same group of faithful sidewalk soldiers, plus some more new faces. There has been a new church group coming out a couple Saturdays a month. Hope City House of Prayer. Those people are filled with the Joy of the Lord! The first week they come out, they use that time to stand around the building and quietly pray. Their second time out they usually bring some instruments to play and sing songs. They are a blessing!!

If my people who are called by my name humble themselves, and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and heal their land.
2 Chronicles 7:14

BIG NEWS: Harvey Blank, the main abortionist at Founders (He's been killing babies for over 40 years now) had a mal practice lawsuit filed against him. You can read the reports here and here.( the second one is more specifically Dpt. of Health violations)

The 40 Days for Life campaign was held at Founders this past Fall. How wonderful to think that for almost 40 days straight, there were people out on the sidewalk praying for aborion to end in that building! The next 40 D4L will be back at Complete Healthcare for Women on Cleveland Ave. It will be March 5- April 13 from 7am-7pm. You can click here  for more info on how to get involved.

Another great documentary is out on the subject of The Church and Abortion!!! It has some of my favorite Pro Life warriors: RC Sproul, Jr., Patte Smith and John Barros.

It's an hour long. I think they could have done more with it, but it's still fantastic. It's basically encouraging The Church at large to get involved with the greatest evil of our day, right on the Front Lines. Please watch and share. :)

In other related news: Foundation Church had another "abortion mill outreach day" this past Saturday!
Due to weather, sickness and people being out of town, we didn't have quite the turn out as last time. But it was still glorious. We had kids out there singing and holding signs!

The chldren enjoyed holding signs and waving to cars. 

You never know what is going to happen while out on the sidewalk. Most of the morning was fairly "normal"- not a lot of response out of people, getting ignored. There was an outburst from a mother trying to get her 14 year old daughter to come in to murder her grandchild. The daughter refused to go in, Praise the Lord! The mother was LIVID. She screamed at Pastor Mark to shut the F*** up, and threw that four letter word around quite a few more times. Some children were troubled by her outburst, others giggled to themselves saying what a nasty woman. I talked to some of the children and asked if they knew why that woman was so angry. They shook their heads in affirmation as I said she knows what she is trying to do is wrong, we're calling her out on it and she doesn't like it.
Please be in prayer for this young mama, that she can withstand the opposition she faces at home. Pray that the 14 year old's mother will have joy in her heart for a grandbaby.
A beautiful latino woman walked up with another woman. She has an interpretting business and was there to be an interpreter. She didn't know her client was going to get an abortion. She was so upset over it. My heart broke for her.  She talked to us and went in several times to try and get her client out of there.
Before we wrapped up, Pastor Mark wanted to leave with a militant song. So we sang A Mighty Fortress is our God. Once we finished with that we sang a few more. Those kids just love to SING!

My church is hosting our denomination's annual Presbytery and Family Camp. Jonathan and I will be putting together a table/booth presenting our church's involvment in the anti-abortion movement and what we do while out on the sidewalk. We also hope to organize a group to go out to one of the surrounding abortion mills that Saturday. Please be a prayer about that.

Well, I think that's all I got for now, it's good to be back! I hope to keep this up on a regular basis. Being a Keeper of the Home, things like this can be difficult to make time for. :)

Fighting for LIFE,
Mrs. Narwold  (aka- Ashley)