Praise the Lord! - Abortion Mill Update

I feel so awed and so humbled tonight as I sit down to write about our morning at the abortion clinic. I hardly know what to say! This morning as I was getting ready to go I felt rather weary both in body and mind, but I really felt like the Lord wanted us to go today. Looking back, I can certainly see His hand in it!

My sister and I took one of the driveways at the clinic as the other one was already being taken care of. In the past, I have always waited until vehicles start to pull in to the driveway to intercept them, but I have seen the success of those who have tried to intercept them while they are still out in the road. I decided to try that approach today and it worked very well.

We had been at the clinic for about an hour when one of the vehicles that I tried to stop in the road stopped and rolled down her window. I gave her the booklet that I had and then began talking to her (I will call her “S”):

Me: Are you here for an abortion?

S: Yes.

Me: Do you know what God says about abortion?

S: (Hesitantly) Yes, He says it’s murder.

Me: Does what God says matter to you?

S: Uh . . . well . . . uh . . .

Me: Would you consider yourself a Christian?

S: Well . . . um . . . I believe in God.

Me: Being a Christian takes more than believing in God. It takes a relationship with Him. And if you have a relationship with Him you will not want to do something that He does not like.

            The conversation continued on from there covering topics such as: how abortion would affect her soul and her eternity, the testimonies of women who have had abortions and regret them, the guilt that she would have after her abortion, what resources we had available to help her if she had any needs, whether her family members knew about her pregnancy and how they felt about it, and more. During our conversation I could tell that the reality and seriousness of abortion was settling in to her heart because of some things that she said. I explained that we like to think, or people can make us think, that this is just our choice and we can do whatever we want. However, that is not the case. Murdering your child has a huge impact on every area of your life. At one point, the conversation turned toward children being a gift from the Lord:

Me: Do you know that the Bible says that children are a gift from God?

S: Yeah, I know that’s what the Bible says. But . . . I already have enough gifts.

Me: If you gave someone a gift and they gave it back and told you that they already had enough gifts, how would that make you feel?

S: I would feel bad.

Me: Do you think God feels that way about what you are doing?

S: Um . . . yeah . . . but . . .

            After I had been talking with her for some time, another pro-lifer came over and joined the conversation. She showed “S” a model of what her baby looks like right now (she is nine weeks along) and then we asked her if “S” if she would be willing to get a free ultrasound. She hesitantly agreed and since the mobile ultrasound RV was not out today she followed another pro-lifer to the Pregnancy Resource Center a few minutes away. A couple hours later we received a call from “S” saying that she had decided for sure to keep her child! Please continue to pray for her that she would remain strong in this decision, especially as she goes home to face her fiancée!

            I rejoice every time a woman turns away from killing her child, but there is something so awe-inspiring and humbling about being one of the vessels that God works through to turn someone away. All praise to Him!

            Another encouraging encounter today was a woman “L” that had come with her friend even though she did not support her decision to murder her child. She came along hoping to talk her friend out of it on the way. She apparently was not able to do so, because when pro-lifers asked “L” (the friend) to come down onto the sidewalk and talk to them, her friend was already inside. “L” took the information that was offered to her and talked for quite a while. (Since I was farther down the sidewalk I did not hear everything that happened.)

A while later, both ladies came out of the clinic and “L” told us that her friend had not had the abortion and they were going to leave! We were able to give “L” a baby blessing bag to give to her friend. As they left I told my sister that I felt like crying (happy tears, of course)! Two women had turned away! Please continue to pray for this situation, though; it seemed that the matter was not completely settled in the mama’s mind.

            One vehicle that came had three ladies in it. It looked like three generations – a young woman who was probably the one coming for an abortion, her mother, and her grandmother. How sad, and yet we see it more often than I care to mention. As they were walking across the parking lot, I called out to them and asked them to come over and talk to me or at least take the booklet that I had. The young woman called out to me, “Have a wonderful day!” “It isn’t a wonderful day, ma’am, children are being killed here,” I replied. Then, more harshly, she shot back, “Stop harassing me! I was being sweet to you!”

            One time when a woman who works at the clinic was pulling out I stopped her and she rolled down her window.

Me: Do you know what God says about abortion?

Worker: Do you know what God says about abortion?

Me: Yes.

Worker: Good. I do too.

Me: He says that it is murder. Do you want to be involved in murder?

She started to pull out so I asked her if I could give her something to read. She said “no” and was off.

            We don’t often get a lot of encouragement from those driving by, so I was surprised when we had two such interactions today! One middle-age woman pulled up and as I went to stop her, she pulled over to the side of the road and rolled down her window. She proceeded to tell me that she had just heard on the news that the Supreme Court had decided to back Hobby Lobby! She said that she appreciates what we are doing and that she is against abortion also. She was on her way somewhere, but it was so nice of her to stop and give good news and an encouraging word!

            The other one was a man. Since I couldn’t see inside the car very well, I stepped out to stop him as he was driving by. He rolled down his window and when I saw that he was alone I explained what we were doing out there. He said goodbye and moved on. A little while later, though, he was back. He pulled over to tell us that he appreciated what we were doing out there and to keep it up. The Lord knows when we need encouragement and He often uses earthly vessels to deliver it. That is a good reminder to look for opportunities to encourage people, because God may want to use us to be that earthly vessel!

            I am still so amazed at what God did today and so excited to be a co-laborer with Him! Thank you, Lord!