Stand Up for LIFE

Pro - Life March and Rally

                                  featuring 

                            Abby Johnson

                        Author of unPlanned

                       Saturday, January 14, 2012

                           Columbia, SC

                  State House ... Gervais Street

                   

   

            11:30 a.m. Line up for the March 

          at Russell House on Green Street

   

           Knights of Columbus 

        lead march to the S.C. State House.

 

Noon --- Rally 

begins at the 

State House 

on Gervais Street side.

Although this is not a 40 Days for Life event we are very happy to support this Pro Life March and Rally.  Please contact us if you have any questions.

Campaign Director 2011 Malcolm Brennan

mbprolife@gmail.com

Charleston40daysforlife@yahoo.com

Prayer Vigil Coordinator 2011 Donna Barber 843-797-1131

The reports are in.... Wonderful NEWS....

            Below are a few of the countless blessings from God.

        Go to the national website:

                   www.40daysforlife.com  for more information.

                                                422 cities 

                              with 1,633 individual campaigns

  500,000 

            people joined together to pray & fast to end abortion

                           

      14,000 

           church congregations participated

 5,045    babies     saved!!       

in the past 4 years...

               

61 

abortion workers quit their jobs 

                              and walked away from the abortion industry...

Citadel Cadets

October 21, 2011

  Friday night a group of Young Adults from the Cathedral were saying the Rosary at the abortion site when they were surprised by the arrival of Citadel Cadets!!  

  

  One young woman shared with us on Facebook, that the Cadets were freshmen and had to request special permission and then rely on a cab to get them to and from the abortion site.  

  

God bless these young men for having the courage to ask and stand by their faith.

They have truly blessed all of us. 

  As for the cab ride, our director, Malcolm happened to be there and gave the men a ride back to the Citadel later that night. 

College of Charleston Catholic Campus Ministry

September 18, 2011

  Just like everything in the world we tend to hang out with our own kind. For me, that means I hang with the 50 and older crowd... which leaves me in the dark when it comes to what the 25 an younger crowd is doing in the Pro Life movement.  

  

  I share all this to let you know how honored I was when on September 18th the College of Charleston students who are members of the Catholic Campus Ministry allowed a small group of us in 40 Days for Life to attend a supper with them and our Bishop.  

  Bishop Robert Gugleilmone was doing their Mass at St. Patrick’s and he had agreed to an open discussion with the students about LIFE issue they face everyday on campus. 

    

  The evening went smoothly and I left with a better understanding of the challenges our college students face. 

  

  At our next Rally... some of the students came out to support 40 Days for LIFE.  God bless them as they grow in their witness both on and off campus.  Every time I see them praying in front of the abortion site I praise God for their courage!

not ONE .... but TWO

Doors open into the abortion business everyday. But when two elderly women walk inside with a Bible ... well jaws drop open. 

   

A few weeks ago Patricia and Laurie were standing outside our abortion site when in pulled a car. They joked with each other that these ladies were a bit  old to be receiving services. THEN they saw the small box. At first Patricia was not sure but Laurie thought she might know what they were carrying inside and who they represented. 

   So when, two ladies came out, our women asked if they were with the Gideon Society.  The two elderly ladies said Yes, and that the folks inside had agreed to take a Bible.  Well, just as Patricia & Laurie were adjusting to that shock, a worker from inside stepped out the door and asked if they could have ONE MORE BIBLE. 

       

   What a blessing to know that God’s word is physically inside the building. I pray the Bibles sit in the waiting rooms and that the women & men will look upon them and be reminded of God’s Love and the Grace that Jesus has for us. Maybe some will remember their childhood Faith and walk out.   

                What a miracle ... two Bibles in that building...

Victory Rally Celebration

Annette  for Immaculate Conception

Daniel for  Divine Redeemer

Pro Life  Immaculate Conception

Clare & Bill  for  Blessed Sacarament

Wendy, Danny & Jimmy  for  Church of the Nativity 

Donna & Daniel

Adrian  for  Divine Redeemer

Kathy for  Divine Redeemer

Don, Malcolm & Diane

Bishop Guglielmone

Tim & Bob

Carlos & Deborah for Cathedral

Bob  for  Deer Park Baptist Church

Pro Life group for  Divine Redeemer

Donna the youngest Pro Life Captain!!

Kathy Director of Diocese Family Life Center

Robbie & Tim

Half - steppin'

I have often heard it said that men speak a language all their own.  I am sure women everywhere have listen to the men in their lives talk about a technical knock out, an in-field homerun,  nothing but net, snake eyes, bully's eye and two eyed jacks!  
  When I was out in front of the abortion site last Friday I heard a phrase that surprised even me.  
   Jack had been coming out to pray every Friday during our 40 Days for Life campaign. He often shared with me conversations he would have with the men who were accompanying the women seeking an abortion. Most times Jack's conversations sounded a lot like mine.  But this time he went straight to man speak!  
       There was a young couple that morning who had arrived rather early. After they walked in the young man came out and walked along the grass to his truck.  Jack walked along and talked with him.  Jack discovered the young man wanted to keep this baby.  
At that moment Jack gave the young man this timely advice :  
"If you want to keep that baby you have go in there and tell her  YOU want this baby.  You can't go in there half-steppin'.  
You have to say I want to keep this baby. If you tell her that she will come out with you."
         Guess what happened next?  He went inside, they walked out, got into his truck and drove away.  In those few minutes Jack spoke clearly and from his heart.  Jack gave this young man just what he needed to hear. No fancy words or slogans just simple directions. 


 Directions I might add that are found in Philippians 1:6 of the Bible.  "And I am certain that God, who began the good work within you, will continue his work until it is finally finished on the day when Christ Jesus returns."
     
  If you are worried about what to say when doing sidewalk counseling just remember this: If you are praying and truly sincere in wanting to help, NOTHING you say will be wrong!!
               But remember no half-steppin...