Tag: "40 Days for Life"

40 Days for Life: Saving Lives Around the World
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40 Days for Life: Saving Lives Around the World

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40 Days for Life is a grassroots effort. Even as the campaign continues to grow, our headquarters team tries to visit as many 40 Days for Life locations as possible. It’s important for us to meet with you, and your fellow volunteers, at your prayerful vigil. With 297 cities in 11 countries conducting 40 Days […]

40 Days of Hope
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40 Days of Hope

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The pro-life initiative 40 Days for Life can boast a lot of numbers over six years: 600,000 participants in over 500 cities; 8,245 lives saved, 44 clinics closed and 88 clinic workers who left their employers. But numbers can’t quantify the kind of impact the apostolate has had on so many lives and the renewed […]

This is Historic
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This is Historic

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Before I share two HUGE news items with you, a quick reminder that there’s only one more day to register to attend either of the two webcasts tomorrow. Now for the great news. If you’ve followed 40 Days for Life for any length of time, you know that this worldwide movement began in Bryan/College Station, […]

40 Days for Life in Africa
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40 Days for Life in Africa

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I just returned from a visit to the Memphis, Tennessee 40 Days for Life campaign and am getting ready for a trip to California, where there are currently 33 vigils — the most of any US state! 40 Days for Life has spread to many places, as God took this effort from Texas to 481 […]

40 Days for Life: Closed!
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40 Days for Life: Closed!

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God hears your prayer — and He answers. Here’s what I mean: —————————————————– EUGENE, OREGON —————————————————– “I want to spread some very awesome news!!!” That’s the email I received from Lynda in Eugene – complete with all three exclamation marks. The Bours Health Center – the abortion facility where faithful volunteers have prayed during EIGHT […]

47 Lives Saved Already
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47 Lives Saved Already

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It’s the first Monday of this 40 Days for Life, and Monday is the day when we report to you on lives that have been saved from abortion thus far during this campaign. But first I have a special surprise for you! You can instantly download the “Day 6? chapter of the brand-new 40 Days for […]

40 Days for Life: Hope After 40 Years
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40 Days for Life: Hope After 40 Years

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It started with just one hour of prayer in College Station, TX not even ten years ago.  Today, 40 Days for Life has grown to a bi-annual 40 day campaign of prayer, fasting, peaceful vigil and community outreach for more than half a million people in hundreds of cities across America and around the world. […]

40 Days for Life Deadline Approaches
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40 Days for Life Deadline Approaches

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2013 is a brand new year, but it also marks the 40th anniversary of the unjust U.S. Supreme Court decisions that imposed abortion on America. Let’s resolve to make this critical year a turning point in our unified efforts to end abortion! If you’ve ever felt called to lead a 40 Days for Life campaign in […]

The Cost of Discipleship
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The Cost of Discipleship

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“Whoever comes to me and does not hate father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters, yes, even life itself, cannot be my disciple.  Whoever does not carry the cross and follow me cannot be my disciple…So therefore, none of you can become my disciple if you do not give up all your possessions.” […]

A Pro-Life Nurse Asks "Why?"
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A Pro-Life Nurse Asks “Why?”

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40 Days for Life ends on November 4, 2012. Since the first 40 Days for Life 4 years ago in my city, my family and I have participated in the prayer vigil.  We haven’t been as dedicated as the daily prayer warriors but we have committed to praying at the vigil site once or twice […]

40 Days for Life: Have You Come Out to Pray Yet?
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40 Days for Life: Have You Come Out to Pray Yet?

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Many of the 316 cities participating in 40 Days for Life this fall are holding 24-hour vigils. That’s  960 total hours! It is a very powerful witness to know that before any couples show up for an abortion and long after the last abortion worker leaves, there is someone there praying and bearing witness to the community. For […]

40 Days for Life - What You Can Do
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40 Days for Life – What You Can Do

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The Scripture readings for this week remind us of the value of life. Psalm 54 emphasizes “The Lord upholds my life.” God is the author and provider of life. Without God, our heart would never pulse a single beat nor would we ever take a single breath. He alone has the right to choose when […]

40 Days for Life Applications Now Open
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40 Days for Life Applications Now Open

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It’s time! If you’re ready to conduct 40 Days for Life in your city this fall or if you’re just thinking about leading a local campaign in your community, please take the time to watch this 12-minute video to find out everything that’s involved in leading a local campaign: The next internationally coordinated 40 Days for Life campaign will be conducted […]

At Least 722 Babies Saved in 40 Days for Life Spring Campaign
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At Least 722 Babies Saved in 40 Days for Life Spring Campaign

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Today, we take time now to look back at the blessings God has provided during the 40 Days for Life campaign that just ended. But just as importantly, we also look to the future. For this campaign, we have received reports of 772 babies spared from abortion — that we know of! Many of the local campaigns […]

Pray for the Conversion of Abortion Facility Workers
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Pray for the Conversion of Abortion Facility Workers

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There are 61 employees who have had conversions and left their jobs in the abortion industry during 40 Days for Life campaigns. These journeys are never smooth. Many of these workers are uncomfortable about the peaceful prayer vigils outside their doors. They voice that discomfort regularly. In fact, staff members threaten to call the police […]

Largest 40 Days for Life Spring Campaign Ever Starts Tomorrow
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Largest 40 Days for Life Spring Campaign Ever Starts Tomorrow

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Tomorrow, the largest spring 40 Days for Life campaign in history kicks off in cities across America and around the world From Wednesday, February 22, through Sunday, April 1, 40-day campaigns of prayer and fasting, peaceful vigil and community outreach will be held in 258 cities all across the United States (44 states and the […]

Extraordinary Things Happen When You Bring 40 Days for Life to Your Community
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Extraordinary Things Happen When You Bring 40 Days for Life to Your Community

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Should your community participate in the next 40 Days for Life campaign — from February 22 to April 1? Ask Gerry Brundage. He would probably say YES. Gerry lives in Sherman, Texas. He had thought about applying to lead a 40 Days for Life campaign in his town in the fall of 2010 but, in […]

How You Can Help Save Lives in 2012
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How You Can Help Save Lives in 2012

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The first 40 Days for Life campaign of 2012 is set for February 22 – April 1 and if you’re interested in leading this life-saving outreach in your community, it’s time to apply! By early indications, this is going to be a very exciting 40 Days for Life. Applications have already been pouring in from […]

Is Making Sacrifices “Stupid?”
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Is Making Sacrifices “Stupid?”

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I’m really not one to talk about voluntary sacrifices I make — the whole “do not let your right hand know what your left hand is doing” thing. It’s something between me and God. But, I happened to casually mention to a friend that I was basically doing another Lent for 40 Days for Life, […]

Men Are Needed to Protect Unborn Babies
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Men Are Needed to Protect Unborn Babies

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The United States of America is about to witness a series of phenomena that are stark reminders of the ever-growing gap between the family unit as we knew it in the fifties and the broken home that we recognize as emblematic of the current milieu. While we are hopeful that the most effective destroyer of […]

The Sorrowful Mysteries at Planned Parenthood
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The Sorrowful Mysteries at Planned Parenthood

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Last fall, I participated in the 40 Days for Life prayer vigil at our local Planned Parenthood.  It was the first time I had done this, and I was a bit fearful. (Will I get arrested?  Will people yell at us?)  On the contrary, the experience was humbling and incredibly moving. After the 40 Days […]

40 Days for Life Through the Eyes of a Child
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40 Days for Life Through the Eyes of a Child

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Shawn Carney, Campaign Director, 40 Days for Life There is NEVER a dull moment during a 40 Days for Life campaign. I am writing this message from an airport. I looked up a few moments ago and I saw someone wearing a 40 Days for Life shirt. As he got closer, I noticed he looked […]

40 Days for Life Impacting Local Media
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40 Days for Life Impacting Local Media

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Shawn Carney, Campaign Director, 40 Days for Life Local media outlets have been all over 40 Days for Life campaigns since we kicked off in 247 cities just last Wednesday … … and we’ve seen great — and positive — coverage of YOUR campaigns!  Here are just a few examples: Lansing, Michigan Chris Veneklase of […]

40 Days for Life -- Day 6: 35 Lives Saved Already
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40 Days for Life — Day 6: 35 Lives Saved Already

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by Shawn Carney, Campaign Director, 40 Days for Life When people hear about babies saved from abortion, it motivates them to trust God — and participate in 40 Days for Life.  After all, how often do you have an opportunity to literally help save a life just by peacefully praying? It’s already happened in this […]