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1 Now I Rejoice I whispered to myself, “I quit! this is not for me!” But God sent me back saying, “Be patient! Wait and see.” I turned reluctantly To my most irksome task, Determined not to doubt Or any question ask. In God’s good time I found The work I tried to quit Was God’s great plan for me. Now I rejoice in it. Perry Tanksley July Saturday Stats for July I am confident that the reason that this death camp is closed Expectant Moms: 3 on Saturday is the faithful prayer warriors. They have been Children Died: Unknown –- 3 moms entered the death coming for at least a decade. They began when the abortion camp. mill that was on West Pine. They followed the abortion mill to Confirmed Babies Saved: 0 this location and continued to pray. Now the mill has been Literature Handed Out: 8 closed three of the four Saturdays in July. Pregnancy Test: 0 Birth Control: 5 Counseling for Abortion: 0 Other: STD--0 Turn a Way:0 Alternative Ctr. for pregnancy test: 0 Escorts: 9 Saved Babies Born in July: 1, 1– stillborn Hrs. Counseling/Praying– 12 Abortionist: David Eisenberg Saturday Morning Prayer Warriors in July Early Morning Warriors: 30 Baby born in July: Second Prayer Warriors: 7/26/ 2019 Youth: 12 Baby Boy Que– St. Louis Archdiocese Procession: 75 He weighted 7 lbs. 2 and 20 inches long. The month of July we celebrate our Independence. The free- Weekday Stats for July dom that our fore-fathers fought for. When will the moms and Expectant Moms: 20 babies be free? It is up to us. We are on the right track but our Children died –unknown – 20 moms entered the death task is not complete. camp On the first Saturday Planned Parenthood was closed to abor- Escort– 4 tions. The “clinic” was open for birth control or STD testing. Confirmed Saved Babies: 0 A woman from Southern Illinois stopped to pray with us. She Literature Handed Out: 10 was on her way to pick up her mom at Barnes Hospital. I Pregnancy Test: 0 thanked her for taking the time to pray at this abortion mill. Birth Control: 3 Eisenberg was the abortionist on the second Saturday. The Counseling for abortion: 0 State of Missouri has revoked Planned Parenthood’s license but Other: - Check-up-, STD-2 David Eisenberg still does a surgical procedure-abortion. Turn a Way: 0 We had the honor to have Crossroads with us on the second Alternative Ctr. for Test: 0 Saturday. This is the group of young folks that walk from Coast Hrs. Counseling/Prayer: 15.5 to Coast proclaiming life. It is always encouraging to see them. Abortionist: David Eisenberg, Colleen McNicholas, Tesse Madden The weekdays abortions are less then in previous months. Colleen and David are the usual abortionist. We have posted a sign that states that it is Dangerous to en- ter this complex due to the lack of a license, but the victims continue to ignore it. The Archdiocese processed to the abortion mill on the third Saturday. The constant prayers are the reason that this abortion mill is in trouble. Planned Parenthood is working to get a stay on the new bill that is scheduled to go into effect on August 28th. They are meeting with supporters to get them to work to stop this bill. On the last Wednesday I was feeling sad about the baby that died. I was thinking about how this mom stood strong and had her baby knowing that she would not live. Now I was going to beg moms not to kill their baby. Then a woman who was walk- The third and fourth Saturday the abortion mill was closed to ing on the sidewalk stopped me to say hi. She said you don’t abortions. Only the “clinic” was open. remember me and I did not. She explained that I helped her several years ago so that she could have her baby and just last year I helped her daughter. The baby is now one year old I did remember her. She hugged me and said thank you. I told her no thank you was needed. The fact that the babies are alive to- day is thanks enough. I walked away from her feeling encour- aged. God seems to always pick you up when you are down. _____________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ Hope Clinic Stats for July FRUITS OF OUR LABOR FOR JULY Girls: 200, Literature: 5, Saves: 2, Warriors: 80, Hrs.: 24 Delivered baby items to a mom Escorts: 15 Planned and participated in the Webster Groves 4th of July parade. I went to Hopeless mill on the last Saturday of the month. I Supported a mom who’s baby died. was pleasently surprised to see a large group of prayer warriors. Planning a funeral for the baby. Everyone seemed to work together. Paid rent for two separate moms— $635.00, $1442.89 A large number of the cars had Missouri license plates. Spire for another mom- $520.44 Defenders of the Unborn has a counselor there on Friday and Electric for still another mom- $483.052, and $342.01 Saturday. They are busy days for the hopeless mill. Many of Supported a mom who’s baby was not going to survive. the moms are showing when they go in but they are not showing Spent 34 hours praying/counseling outside when they come out. How sad! Planned Parenthood. 3 DEFENDERS OF THE UNBORN ACTIVITIES Tagging Flowers for the Parade July 3, 2019 Each year we gather to put a tag on the 3,000 carnations that we will be handing out to the parade goers. It is always a fun time. Many hands make the task easy. We enjoy pizza and soda as we work. I want to thank everyone who came to help. Webster Groves 4th of July Parade July 4, 2019 Our float this year had a new message. God Bless All Americans– Born and Unborn We played patriotic music. Many parade goers sang along with the music. They parade goers clapped and thanked us for being there. We also had some who refused our flower, some even turned their back on us. Told their children not to take our flower. I told them it was just a flower. Just think the simple flower causes such guilt! I want to thank everyone who joined with us to bring the positive message of life to all. DID YOU KNOW? Planned Parenthood is the largest abortion chain in America. According to its 2018 annual report, it aborted 332,757 unborn babies and reaped in a record $1.66 billion in revenue. Though Planned Parenthood is aborting more unborn babies, America is seeing fewer abortions annually. Data on abortions from the Guttmacher Institute and Centers for Disease Control show a steady decline in the abortion rate (number of abortions per 1,000 women of childbearing age), and abortion numbers have dropped to historic lows in the past several years. Research by Operation Rescue also found that 40 abortion facilities closed in 2018 as more women chose life for their unborn babies. Help Needed As Defenders of the Unborn grows it is apparent that we are in need of more volunteers to help in the office. The days that we need help are Monday, Wednesday and some Fridays. Morning after 9:30 a.m. or Afternoon after 12:00 p.m. Positions needed: Filling, Sending thank you notes, sorting baby items., mailing, updating mailing and phone list. and general office help. Also need someone who would be willing to deliver baby items to moms who are close to delivery. If you are interested please contact Mary @ 314-346-9052. Our office is located at 13610 Barrett Office Dr. Manchester, MO 63021, Suite 203 Wish List Diapers Size 4-5 Plastic Containers—Medium/Large Square shape 4 CALENDAR OF EVENTS Jericho Walk August 31, 2019 We invite you to walk/pray that God will hear our cries for Constant Witness schedule the babies and for the closing of this Planned Parenthood. Weekly We walk seven times around the abortion mill in prayer. We Tuesday– 7:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. pray that this place of death will crumble and no more babies Wednesday– 7:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. die here. Your time spent will be worth it, knowing that you are Thursday– 7:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. praying at this place where 5,000 babies die each year. Please Friday– 7:00 a.m.– 1:00 p.m. join us to pray for the unborn on the sidewalk in front of Saturday– 6:30 a.m.-12:00 noon Planned Parenthood where babies have lost their lives in this We have added another constant witness to our schedule. holocaust. Several faithful prayer warriors have been standing witness We will gather at 10:00 a.m. at 4251 Forest Park Blvd. at the satellite office of Planned Parenthood at Big Bend and Hwy 141. The schedule has changed. They are there on the Upcoming Events 4th Saturday from 11:00 a.m. –12:00 noon. Think about National Day of Remembrance September 14, 2019 joining them. Please mark your calendar to join us as we prepare for this Because these faithful warriors have been standing witness at special event. this satellite office it is now closed on Thursday and the 2nd In 1985 13 babies were found in the trash at two separate abor- and 3rd Saturday. tion mills in St.
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