1 A Special Prayer

May God’s shining Presence Guide you, both day and night, And guard your every step And give you strength and light.

And may God uphold you With His almighty hand, When tremors shake the earth and nothing seems to stand.

May God supply your needs In everything you do, and may His joy be yours.

This is my prayer for you.

Perry Tanksley ______

July Each Saturday morning you will see the faithful prayers and counselors standing outside the mill in Granite City, IL and also the abortion mill in St. Louis, MO Saturday Hope Clinic Stats for July These warriors know what God is calling us to do. Expectant Moms: 313 Children Died: Unknown –313 moms entered the death camp. Confirmed Babies Saved: 5 Literature Handed Out: 8 Pregnancy Test: 0 Counseling for Abortion: 0 RU-486: 3 Turn a Way: 2 Alternative Ctr. for pregnancy test– 0 Escorts 18 Saturday Morning Prayer Warriors in July Saved Babies Born in July: 0 Hope Clinic Abortionist: Shah, Erin King, David Eisenberg

Prayer Warriors: .32 Hrs. Counseling/Praying– 89 Catholics Praying: 43 2 The first Saturday in July the mill was closed. To celebrate our It was noted that a mom with a license plate from CO came Independence. What about the baby’s independence? Not there. for a three day procedure. How sad! It seems that the abortion mill is doing more abortion pills than A dad confided in a counselor that he was against the surgical . abortion but they had two other children. He also said that it A young black man came with his mom. Mom went inside and was going to be hard to keep there relationship intact after he talked with our counselor. He was against abortions but he still she kills his baby. The fact is that they have three children brought his mom. He offered to care for the baby but she went in- and if he didn’t drive her there she may not had transporta- side anyway. A short time later she came out and sat in the car tion. and talked to the man. You could see that she was crying. They A mom brought her daughter for the abortion. This is her left and the young man gave our counselor the “thumbs-Up”. God grandchild that she is wanted aborted. Mom told our coun- is Good! selor that the reason for the abortion was that her daughter On the fifth Saturday several moms were repeats from the Fri- was in law school and couldn’t handle a baby. So, this baby day before including a mom who brought her daughter back for must die in order for the young girl to survive? As she walks the third day. to get her degree I wonder if she will think the price she paid Each Saturday morning at 9:00 a.m. the Catholic group arrives. for this diploma? They gather on the side close to the driveway and pray. These A another dad shared with us that his wife’s pregnancy faithful prayer warriors will be rewarded in Heaven. caused her to be at a health risk. A second opinion was of- fered but they had decided this was best. A mom had decided to abort her child because she had just lost her 10 year daughter. She was angry at God for taking her daughter and she couldn’t deal with this pregnancy. After talking with the mom at length she decided to keep her baby. She knew it was wrong but the grief she had for lost daughter she was not thinking. She left and told all that she had family support and thanked them for talking to her. You can’t do The deathscorts are only present on Saturdays. Some are aggres- these things if you are not at the gates of hell. God is calling sive while others just walk around. They have umbrellas to shield each of us to rescue His little ones. the mom from our signs or deflect our speech. The weekdays are very busy. No deathscorts are there and counseling is much easier. Think about joining us.

Planned Parenthood– St. Louis, MO July

Expectant Moms– 10 Children Died: Unknown– 10 moms entered the death camp. As another month comes to a close we know that we may not Literature: 7 know our reward but we know that we are called to be faithful. Warriors: 15 ______Birth Control: 3, DePo: 0 Pregnancy test: Hope Clinic Weekday Stats for July Escort: 0 Warriors: 115 STD-: 1, Check-up: Expectant Moms: 313 Male Surgery– Vasectomy: 0 Children Died: Unknown – 313 moms entered the death Saves: 1 camp. Hrs: 27 Second Trimester Abortion–8 Two day procedure: Abortionist: Colleen McNicholas RU– 486–3 Two of the four Wednesday’s in July the abortion mill had Literature: 5 training. We saw folks going inside with scrubs on. Alternative Ctr: 0 Colleen arrives early. Before 8:30 a.m. Victims arrive Hrs: 212 before that. Saves: 5 The sidewalk is empty of prayer warriors. Drive away: Early on a Wednesday morning a young girl came with Abortionist: Erin King, David Eisenberg, Shah her boyfriend. She accepted our literature but went inside A counselor spoke to a mom who came out of the abortion mill. anyway. I asked them to read the information before they en- She was undecided about the abortion, her boyfriend was pressur- tered the mill. They sat in their car and looked to pamplet but ing her to abort, They left. Later in the day she called the coun- went inside anyway. A short time later they both came out selor to tell her she was keeping her baby and that her family and drive out. They stopped and told us that they changed would support her. She also said that she was done with the boy- their mind. She agreed to come into our office and talk about friend. how we can help her and her unborn child. The mill was closed two days the first part of the month. No Only one day a week, but one baby at a time. Join us! 3 UPCOMING EVENTS CALENDAR OF EVENTS At the time, abortion may have seemed like the only answer. Constant Witness schedule Pressure may have come from everywhere and support from Hope Clinic Weekly almost nowhere. It was legal. It seemed sensible. But now it Tuesday– 7:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. hurts. This pain comes in part from unresolved grief and loss. Wednesday– 7:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. Abortion also causes physical, emotional, mental and spiritual Thursday– 7:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. wounds that can be healed Friday– 7:00 a.m.– 1:00 p.m. Healing the Pain of Abortion One Weekend at a Time, A Ra- Saturday– 6:30 a.m.-12:00 noon chel’s Contact the Archdiocese’s pro-Life office for further details. 314-792-7565 We have added another constant witness to our schedule. Sev- eral faithful prayer warriors have been standing witness at the National Day of Remembrance Sept. 18, 2021 satellite office of Planned Parenthood at Big Bend and Hwy Please mark your calendar to join us as we prepare for this 141. The schedule has changed. They are there on the 4th special event. Saturday from 11:00 a.m. –12:00 noon. Think about joining In 1985 13 babies were found in the trash at two separate abor- them. tion mills in St. Louis County. They were given a proper bur- Because these faithful warriors have been standing witness a ial and now we return to pray at this gravesite. this satellite office it is now closed on Thursday and the 2nd We will be part of the National Day of Remembrance. This and 3rd Saturday. year 120 memorial services are scheduled around the country, putting us on trace to have the largest Day of Remembrance Granite City– Hope Clinic yet! We ask that you join. John: Friday 6:30 a.m.-10:30 a.m. Saturday 6:30 a.m.– These babies deserve to be remembered as they paid the ulti- 10:30 a.m. mate price. Mary– Friday—7:30 a.m.– 10:30 a.m. It will be held at Calvary Cemetery at 11:00 a.m. We will Please join Defenders of the Unborn as we defend and protect gather at the front entrance of the cemetery at 10:45 a.m. and process to the gravesite. Planned Parenthood—St. Louis For more information contact Mary at 314-346-9052 Mary- Wednesday– 8:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. Planned Parenthood is scheduling appointments on Wednesdays. Rosary at the Statue of St. Louis Each Saturday Please join us as we work to rescue the little ones. When the statues were being removed across the country it Early morning 8:30– 11:00. Please join us to rescue the inno- was known that the state of St. Louis was also in the consid- cent unborn child. eration of being removed. A group of Catholics decided to pray at the statue weekly. They are still there each Saturday at New Site for Prayer Warriors 6:30 p.m. Pleas join them. Planned Parenthood Fairview Heights, IL ______Mary- Saturday- When available John– When available. PRAYERS Be Not Afraid God will Lead You Jamie Morgan ______Our granddaughter just announced that she is pregnant with twins, due in December. That makes 6& 7 great grand chil- Project Rachel & Project Joseph dren. God is Good! The only problem is that she lives in The services of Project Rachel and Project Joseph are available to Montana. I guess we will be making a trip to Montana. Please anyone who has been wounded by an abortion experience and is pray for her and the babies that they do well. seeking healing. Services include: free, confidential, professional counseling, monthly spiritual support meetings, healing retreats, Three grandbabies -Ill spiritual direction, and Reconciliation. Three of our grand babies have RSV. Two are doing better with the third one slowly improving. This is a very serious Project Rachel Spiritual Support Group illness which attacks the respiratory system. “Thank you for 7:00 p. m. Contact Marisol at (314) 792-7451 all the prayers for their recovery. Project Joseph Spiritual Support Group Contact Chuck at 314-974-6787 Counselors at Area Abortion Mills ______Please keep in your prayers all the faithful counselors who UPCOMING EVENTS stand at the gates of hell to rescue the innocent unborn baby Healing the Pain of Abortion August 20-22, 2021 from the hands of a paid “doctor” Are you Feeling: The heavy weight of shame, guilt, or isolation? Grief for the chil- Special Intention dren lost? The inability to forgive yourself or others? A special friend requested a prayer for a young girl that is be- Unworthy to receive forgiveness, help or love from God or the ing abused by her father. It has been reported but to date noth- Church? ing has happened. 4

DEFENDERS OF THE UNBORN ACTIVITIES REPORT

Webster Groves 4th of July Parade July 3, 2021 It was a beautiful day. The sun was shining, the temperature was pleasant. Our float was decorated for the reason we were there. the independence of our country. We received more encouragement than in previous years. Defenders of the Unborn would like to thank all who came to support our efforts and to recognize that we are an independent Nation. A special thank you to Dan Hinrich who brought the large American Flag. It was very impressive.

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National Bridge Overpass Day July 16, 2021 It was postponed due to weather. We have rescheduled it for August 6, 2021 Please join us then to make our statement of life for the unborn. We will begin at 6:30 a.m. until 10:30 a.m. We ask that you commit to two hours. ______Walk of Jericho July 31, 2021 Once again the weather was not very cooperative but we endured. The rain and thunder was part of our prayers but I’m sure that God knew and was pleased that we continued our prayers to bring this death camp to a close.

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FRUITS OF OUR LABOR FOR FOR JULY Volunteers Needed Delivered baby items to an expectant mom. Organized and participated in the Webster Groves Defenders of the Unborn is in need of volunteers to help 4t of July parade. with day to day operation in the office plus someone to de- Held the third Jericho Walk for 2021, outside liver baby items to moms. Planned Parenthood. Worked to place a mom at a Save House for her and her baby Part Time Office Manager 4 month old son and the baby she is 8 weeks pregnant with. We are also seeking to contract with a person to implement Paid $500.00 deposit for a mom’s new apartment. the day to day operations of our organization. Duties in- clude working with volunteers, scheduling of projects, con- Two Saved babies born in July tacting supporters by mail and or email. Knowledge of July 3, 2021 baby girl, Microsoft Word and Microsoft Excel helpful. July 9. 2021 baby girl. All are well. Must be able to work two or three days a week. For more information about our organization visit our Two new clients in July website stl-defenders.com Spent 328 hours counseling/Praying outside area abortion Please email resume and letter of interest to mills. [email protected] 5 NEWS ITEMS He urged people to pray and fast as they work to end abor- tion, and he encouraged every person to do something to help. Christians Celebrate Closing of That Killed “Pro-life is the pre-eminent issue in the , and Babies in Abortions for 50 Years every Catholic has to be actively engaged in the pro-life move- Pro-life advocates in Portland, Oregon celebrated a long-fought ment in some way,” he told EWTN. “… everybody has to do effort to save unborn babies from abortions in their city this sum- at least something.” mer after a nearly 50-year-old abortion facility closed. Along with the monthly Witness for Life prayer walk, In a post on Oregon Faith Report, Randy Alcorn, a well-known Moscinski also participates in Red Rose Rescues, efforts pro-life author and advocate with Eternal Perspectives Ministry in where pro-lifers enter abortion facilities to encourage women Oregon, remembered the decades of perseverance and sacrifices to choose life for their babies and refuse to leave in solidarity from pro-lifers as they worked to protect unborn babies from the with the unborn babies who are being killed. They do so Lovejoy Surgicenter in Portland. knowing that they likely will be arrested, and Moscinski said Alcorn said more babies were killed at the facility than any- he has been arrested multiple times. where else in the history of the state of Oregon. It closed in Janu- “Our measure of our love for Christ is determined by what we ary after nearly 50 years in business. do to save the least among us,” he said. “If any place ever deserved to be closed, it was surely Medical Emergency in Progress Recorded at Notorious Lovejoy,” he said. All-Term Abortion Facility in Albuquerque For decades, pro-life advocates gathered peacefully on the side- Abortion Free New Mexico has reported that a rescue walk outside the abortion facility, encouraging mothers to choose squad and ambulance were spotted providentially by a pas- life and offering them support. serby yesterday at the Southwestern Women’s Options, a all- One was Doc Hite, a kind old man who continued his pro-life term abortion facility in Albuquerque, New Mexico. SWO is outreach until he was 99 years old, Alcorn said. In a wheelchair, one of just seven abortion facilities to openly conduct abor- he sat on the sidewalk holding a sign that read, “Stop murder. Stop tions throughout all nine months of pregnancy. abortion. Save the children. Please give him or her to us for adop- Katrina Griego, who took video of the medical emergency, tion,” and offering a phone number that pregnant mothers could happened to pass the notorious abortion facility at the time of call for help, he continued . the emergency while taking her friend to a doctor’s appoint- ment at the nearby UNM Medical Center. She alertly used her Catholic Priest Protests at Abortion Clinic Because That’s cell phone to record a few moments of video that clearly Where “Innocent Blood is Shed” showed two emergency vehicles in the late-term abortion fa- Abortion activists have yelled in Father Fidelis Moscinski’s cility’s parking lot. face and try to block him from reaching out to women considering ICYMI: Tucson Planned Parenthood Closed “Until Fur- abortion. They have interrupted Mass and prayers for the unborn, ther Notice” and targeted him as the leader of a monthly pro-life march in New Pro-life activists in Tucson, Arizona, have learned that the York City. Southern Arizona Regional Health Center Planned Parenthood But the Franciscan priest recently told EWTN that he will not abortion facility has closed “until further notice.” stop advocating for the unborn because nearly 300 unborn babies The abortion facility offered surgical abortions to 16 weeks are aborted every single day in state. of pregnancy along with abortion-inducing drugs. The Catholic News Agency reports Moscinski helped to lead a Bob Pawson posted the information about the possibly Witness for Life prayer procession on July 10 when abortion activ- temporary closing on his Facebook page on July 19, 2021. He ists with the group New York City for Abortion Rights blocked is calling for all pro-life supporters to join in prayer at the their walk and harassed the pro-lifers. Planned Parenthood facility at 2255 N. Wyatt Road on Friday, Police intervened in the situation, but pro-life leaders said it July 23, between 9:00-10:00 AM for prayers of thanksgiving still took them two hours to walk from St. Paul’s Catholic Church for the cessation of abortions and for the facility not to reopen. in Brooklyn to the Planned Parenthood abortion facility seven “As long as Planned Parenthood is closed, babies are not blocks away. dying, women are not being harmed, and the abortion business “When we go to the abortion facility, it’s as if we’re going to is not making money. That is something to be grateful for as modern-day Calvary, where innocent blood is shed,” Moscinski long as it lasts,” said Newman. “Operation Rescue stands in told EWTN Pro-Life Weekly. “And our procession there, on that solidarity with pro-life supporters in Tucson in praying that day, was kind of like a Way of the Cross for us.” this abortion facility never reopens.” He said he thought about how Christ suffered while carrying the cross to Calvary as they walked along and prayed the rosary in Planned Parenthood-center status the chaos. According to the report, abortion activists interrupted STOPP has been documenting for years the tremendous de- the Mass with shouts and taunts and afterward blocked pro-lifers cline in the number of Planned Parenthood physical centers in from walking to the abortion facility; one smoked a cigarette in the United States. In 1992, Planned Parenthood had 922 cen- Moscinski’s face. ters and publicly announced a goal of having 2,000 centers by Remembering the day, Moscinski said: “We received Jesus in the year 2000. Due to the great work of anti-Planned Parent- Holy Communion, and He’s the source of our peace and strength. hood activists all across the country, PP did not make its goal And when I was looking at those people, I was thinking, ‘These of 2,000. In fact, it never made it to 1,000. The highest number people are not the enemy, they’re deceived.’ So it was difficult, of centers Planned Parenthood ever had was 938 at the end of but we persevered, and we did finally get there.” 1995! 6 Planned Parenthood Spent $271 Million in Taxpayer Funds other Court decisions and neutral principles of law applied by Over Three Years Pushing Its Abortion Agenda the Court. As a result, state legislatures, and the people they Massive amounts of taxpayer dollars are still being sent to the represent, have lacked clarity in passing laws to protect legiti- billion-dollar abortion chain Planned Parenthood, according to a mate public interests, and artificial guideposts have stunted new Government Accountability Office report. important public debate on how we, as a society, care for the From 2016 to 2018 alone, 39 Planned Parenthood affiliates re- dignity of women and their children. It is time for the Court to ceived $271 million in federal grants for “family planning” ser- set this right and return this political debate to the political vices, including $88 million in 2016, $93 million in 2017 and $89 branches of government.” million in 2018, the Daily Wire reports. As noted in the brief, rather than settle the discord estab- That total does not include the $1.3 billion in state and federal lished by Roe, Planned Parenthood of Southeastern Pennsyl- Medicaid reimbursements that Planned Parenthood affiliates re- vania v. Casey made matters worse. “Casey recognized that ceived during that same time period, according to the report. Roe’s disregard for state interests had to be abandoned…. Ca- Most of the non-Medicaid money came from the U.S. Depart- sey tried to improve upon Roe by replacing strict scrutiny with ment of Health and Human Services Office of Population Affairs the undue-burden standard. But that standard too defeats im- for family planning services, the Government Accountability Of- portant state interests rather than accounts for them.” fice found. The brief continues, “The only workable approach to ac- Internationally, U.S. taxpayers also were forced to give money commodating the competing interests here is to return the mat- to abortion groups that promote the killing of unborn babies in ter to ‘legislators, not judges.’…The national fever on abor- abortions between 2016 and 2018. tion can break only when this Court returns abortion policy to This included $15 million to the International Planned Parent- the states – where agreement is more common, compromise is hood Federation and $60 million to the British-based abortion more possible, and disagreement can be resolved at the ballot chain Marie Stopes International (now MSI Reproductive Choices) box.” through the USAID, the Daily Wire reports. Missouri Heads to Federal Court to Defend Abortion In the United States, Planned Parenthood has 49 affiliates and Ban Protecting Babies From Abortion more than 600 facilities across the U.S., according to the Govern- Missouri will have another chance to defend its 2019 law to ment Accountability Office. protect unborn babies from abortion before the Eighth Circuit Planned Parenthood aborts more unborn babies than any other Court of Appeals. group in the U.S. Its latest annual report, which is publicly avail- The court recently agreed to hear the case after a three- able online, shows more than 354,000 abortions, about 40 percent judge panel on the Eighth Circuit ruled against the law in June, of all abortions in the U.S. the AP reports. The exact date of the hearing is not yet known. Meanwhile, the same report shows that many of Planned Par- The Missouri Stands For the Unborn Act bans discrimina- enthood’s actual health services continue to decline. It provided tory abortions based on an unborn baby’s sex, race or Down less contraception, sterilizations, cancer screenings, adoption refer- syndrome diagnosis, and bans abortions completely once Roe rals and other women’s health services than the previous year, mir- v. Wade is overturned. roring a continued downward trend. Its patient numbers also have It also prohibits abortions after eight weeks, once an unborn been dropping steadily over the past decade. baby’s heartbeat is detectable. Additionally, the law includes Planned Parenthood has been accused repeatedly of unethical incremental stages to ban abortions after 14 weeks, 18 weeks and illegal activities, including selling aborted baby body parts, or 20 weeks if the earlier bans are overturned in court. It also botching abortions that killed women, covering up the sexual requires that both parents be notified before an underage girl abuse of minors, discriminating against pregnant and racial minor- has an abortion. ity employees, exploiting young girls by selling cross-sex hor- Planned Parenthood and the American Civil Liberties Un- mones and more. ion filed a lawsuit soon after the law passed, and the courts have refused to allow Missouri to enforce it. Mississippi Attorney General Tells Supreme Court to Over- In a statement, Yamelsie Rodríguez, president and CEO of turn Roe, Let States Ban Abortions Planned Parenthood of the St. Louis Region, said the court’s Mississippi Attorney General Lynn Fitch has filed a brief with decision to re-hear the case is a “troubling signal” for the fu- the Supreme Court asking it to overturn Roe v. Wade and allow ture of abortion. Planned Parenthood runs the only abortion states to protect babies from abortions. facility in the state. The Supreme Court agreed Monday to hold a hearing on a ma- “We have long said the fight to protect abortion access in jor abortion case that could limit Roe v. Wade and protect babies Missouri is far from over,” Rodríguez said. “The Eighth Cir- from late-term abortions. The U.S. Supreme Court agreed to hear cuit’s sudden change to reconsider Missouri’s sweeping abor- Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, a law that bans tion ban — one the court said was unconstitutional — is just killing babies in abortions after 15 weeks. another troubling signal in a long line of threats to our repro- Fitch filed her brief with the Supreme Court, defending the ductive freedom.” right of the people to pass laws that protect life and women’s After the initial ruling in June, Missouri Attorney General health and address legitimate interests of the State. Eric Schmitt filed a petition asking the U.S. Supreme Court to “There are those who would like to believe that Roe v. Wade uphold the law and resolve a circuit court split about whether settled the issue of abortion once and for all,” said Attorney Gen- states may prohibit eugenic abortions that discriminate against eral Fitch. “But all it did was establish a special-rules regime for unborn babies because of certain traits, such as Down syn- abortion jurisprudence that has left these cases out of step with drome. 7 EDITOR’S COMMENTS A distinctive is quality unique to a group. Sidewalk counseling has its own distinctive. There are certain facts about sidewalk counseling that most other pro-life ministries do not have. The are hart distinctions, nevertheless they cannot be avoided. You cannot remove them, wish them away or get around them-you MUST face them– eye to eye– toe to toe– head on-and not flinch. I have learned you must master them or you will not survive long as a sidewalk counselor. But once you have identi- fied them, accepted them and gained victory over them by faith, prayer, persistence and courage, you will see babies saved from abortion through sidewalk counseling. What are these distinctives? I believe there are four. First is the URGENCY of sidewalk counseling. You will, more than likely, see your client briefly and only once. You will have just one opportunity and that opportunity only last for a few seconds. You are the last voice of reason. In other counseling sessions you have plenty of time. If you need more time, you can schedule it. But the sidewalk counselor only has time for a sound bite, one statement, and seldom gets a second chance. My strategy to deal with this situation is to have pre-planned statements that I use over and over. “Look at your ultra- sound!” “You will always remember this day.” “Don’t throw your baby away.” We carry literature to give them as they walk by, literature that is filled with critical information yet concise and easy to read. We need God’s help to overcome the limited time so we often commit this to Him in prayer. But we also have rules that we adhere to that improves our chances with the little time we have. We agree to let just one person speak at a time. We don’t sue inflammatory language, such as “murder.” Another helpful thing is we try not to talk too fast. It is not the amount of things we say that impacts them, but it is most likely one particular truth that they cannot shake off. This first distinctive is not the hardest; they get more difficult as we go. The second is that sidewalk counseling is UNSOLICITED COUNSELING. The client did not drive across town or from a neighboring county or state to talk to you. She made no appointment with you. There is nothing as unwanted to people as unsolicited advice. But it helps to greet each client with a smile and a warm greeting and the words, “This is for you,” as you hand them the literature. Most of the clients, who come to the abortion mill are told about us and warned not to talk with us. Yet by our tone of voice, body language and approach to the women and couples, we try to make our pleas to them less threatening and even winsome, even if it is not easy. It takes practice to be good at making your ap- proach at the abortion center non-threatening. If this were not challenging enough, we have to add to your list the fact that the sidewalk is a very PUBLIC PLACE TO BRING UP A VERY PRIVATE SUBJECT. Sidewalk counseling is as public as it gets. Abortion is a very personal matter and most people get really offended if you try to talk to them in a crowd about this. About the only thing we can do is to be careful to make sure the person we are talking to really is going in for an abortion. Believe me when I tell you that if you try to talk t a rape victim who is not pregnant or a staff person or a salesperson going into the abortion center, they will let you know, and not so politely when they do. Clients going in for an abortion do give you some indication by the way they dress and their demeanor so we have some indicators, but not many-it isn’t easy to tell and we just have to live with the ire of those we mistakenly talk to about such personal matters in public, The fourth distinctive is like the last but has some new twists. Sidewalk counseling is CONTRARY TO THE RULES OF SOCIAL ETIQUETTE. It is difficult to violate certain unwritten social rules that we all live by in our society. Yu wouldn’t go up to a stranger and tell that person that he smells bad or has bad breath. You wouldn’t mention to a stranger that he has bad taste in clothing. So when you try and dissuade a woman going into the abortion center by telling her that what she is planning to do is wrong, you are breaking the unwritten laws of social etiquette. It is a hard thing to do! We all feel the tension and diffi- culty of it. The client often reacts with the line, “Mind your own business!” She is thinking, “What right do you have to tell me what to do!” We hear it all the time. I would imagine it is the same everywhere. The vast majority of pedestrians that regularly pass us where we sidewalk counsel don’t like us (presumably because we are breaking this code). Most won’t even make eye contact with us. Sometimes, when they can’t stand it any longer, they pause to say, “Stop harassing these women,” When you break social norms, it looks like harassment. It fosters ill will if you continue trying to talk with them. There is no way out. You break the rules, however, because the need is so great. You just have to prepare yourself and hang on for the ride, as graciously as you can. We don’t use inflammatory language, and don’t argue but plead, There is a difference between arguing and pleading in the tone of voice; learn it, practice it, ask God for all the skill that you can get in the art of communicating a pleading message rather than an arrogant tirade. We keep on trying to reach the mom going into the abortion center because it is more important than the comfort received from keeping social norms. If we will become social outcast for trying to stop an abortion...so be it. You don’t always see evidence of your labors. But you learn to trust and believe, based on faith in God’s promise that.” your labor in the Lord is not in Vain.” It is wonderful to see a mom cone out of the abortion center. It is rewarding to hold a baby who was saved, but what keeps us going is the understanding and conviction that we are doing what pleases Christ– That is our reason to carry on. You will have difficulties, God will guide you through these challenges and give you power to overcome. For those who overcome their is great reward. By Pastor Jim Tuttle Pro- Life Ministries of Duluth, MN 8