Monday, April 13, 2015

Monday, April 13 - Abortion Mill Update

I haven’t been in a “writing mood” recently, which is strange because I usually have more things to write than I have time for! Days like today out at the abortion mill make me want to write, though; somehow it helps me unwind and process the morning.
One of our Monday team regulars was gone this morning so it felt like a very small crowd on the sidewalks. My sister and I arrived first and I began speaking on the microphone. There was a testimony from Tuesday last week at this same abortion mill that a woman who was in a back room preparing for her abortion came out and chose life because of what she had heard being shared over the microphone. I’m very thankful that we have this tool to reach those inside the building that wouldn’t be able to hear our voices otherwise!
I had checked the weather last night in preparation for this morning and it wasn’t calling for rain in the morning, so we didn’t bother to pack our umbrellas. We have found that no matter what the weatherman says, though, it almost always rains on Monday morning. And guess what? It did! (Note to self: always bring umbrellas.) We were thankful for a dear brother who arrived soon after us to lend his support, encouragement, help and—he also brought umbrellas!!
Two women turned away from death after seeing their child on the free ultrasound provided by the pregnancy resource center’s mobile RV that comes out. We’re so thankful for that tool, as well; God has blessed us with such wonderful resources in this battle for life and souls!
Sadly, not all of those who get the ultrasound chose life. My sister talked to one young woman who had an ultrasound and is seven weeks along. She said that she didn’t feel ready to be a parent, but my sister explained that she already is a mother and nothing—not even abortion—will ever change that. If she has an abortion she will just be the mother of a dead child. She admitted that it felt “awkward” to be going in to an abortion clinic. It should! That was her conscience, the law of God written on her heart, but she ignored it.
 There seemed to be a lot of hard hearts this morning. Of course, there always are, but some mornings we see it more than others. One woman took the resource booklet that the man in the car had taken from me and threw it back out the window. Later she was laughing and dancing in the parking lot. She might laugh now, but the Bible says that those who laugh now will weep later. My heart breaks for her.
Another woman that I talked to said that she had previously had an abortion and had gone through a lot of pain and mental anguish after that. When I asked her if she wanted to go through that again, she said that she just needed to do it. I told her that we were there to show her a different way if she would let us help her. Then I asked her if she knew or cared what God thought about what she was going to do and she said she didn’t care. It really just came down to a hard heart. God can’t help those who don’t want to be helped.

2 comments:

Regina said...

It's so sad when people refuse to know the truth. Here in California they want to pass a law requiring pregnancy centers to offer abortion as a choice for their pregnancies. This law would cause these centers to close. There's no way a prolife center would even suggest such a thing!

Anna said...

It is sad, Regina. I think I had heard something about that law they are trying to pass in California. Praying that won't happen! It would be so tragic if those centers had to close and were no longer there to help women.