Applications now open for spring 40 Days for Life campaign

 Shamus, a child saved from abortion during 40 Days for Life in West Palm Beach, Florida

Another 40 Days for Life campaign is coming very soon! Communities across North America – and beyond – are now applying for permission to host 40 Days for Life events in their cities and towns from February 25 – April 5 ... and your area can join them in this effort to speak out against the evil of abortion.

Interested? The first thing you need to do is read the comprehensive campaign overview report a thorough explanation of exactly what's involved in holding a 40 Days for Life in your community.

If you are convinced this is what God is calling you to do, please fill out the application form for the February 25 – April 5 campaign.

Conducting a 40 Days for Life is a big commitment. The rewards can be amazing and life-changing -- but it takes faith, dedication, and a whole lot of work. Think about it; pray about it. The application deadline is Wednesday, January 14.

 

40 Days for Life reaches national radio audience on Hannity show

On December 26, David Bereit, 40 Days for Life's national campaign director, was interviewed on the nationally syndicated Sean Hannity radio program. You can listen to the entire 11-minute segment here:

Listen to the audio online (click arrow to start audio):

Download MP3 (click to play, right-click to save to your computer): http://www.40daysforlife.com/blog/audio/hannity.mp3

Guest host Scott Hennen did a great job. We couldn’t have asked for a more enthusiastic endorsement of 40 Days for Life!

During the radio show David discussed the abortion industry’s insider strategy memo which provides marching orders for the Obama administration's first 100 days in office — including requests that the government provide the failing abortion industry with a $4.6 billion taxpayer-funded bailout.

 

Next 40 Days for Life campaign set for February 25 – April 5

 40 Days for Life vigil in Indianapolis, Indiana

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For unto us a child is born ...

 Shamus, a child saved from abortion during 40 Days for Life in West Palm Beach, Florida

They say that a picture’s worth a thousand words. Well, this photograph documents a baby who was saved by last fall’s 40 Days for Life — and then was brought out to meet the prayer volunteers at the 40 Days for Life campaign this fall. And in the background you can see the abortion facility where he was scheduled to be aborted.

That’s baby Shamus. His mother pulled up in front of the 40 Days for Life vigil this fall in West Palm Beach, Florida. She said to the prayer volunteers, “Dunno if you remember me, but a year ago you stopped me. Look in the back seat — he’s PERFECT.”

This picture tells the entire story of 40 Days for Life. Shamus is one of 1,128 children who have been spared from abortion in the last 14 months. And one day, we pray that you also can have the experience of meeting a child who is alive because of your faithful participation in these efforts!

 

Abortion facility to close following 40 Days for Life campaign

 Orange County, California abortion facility closing its doors

Shawn Carney (right) of the national 40 Days for Life team, with two Orange County, California campaign leaders, standing next to the real estate sign that was placed outside the abortion facility on Day 39 of the fall 40 Days for Life.The abortion center is going to close its doors and shut down.

As you look at that picture, think about what it will feel like when the abortion facility or Planned Parenthood nearest to you posts a similar sign — the day when you realize that due to your faithfulness, no more children will perish there and no more women will be wounded there.

There are more blessings from the fall 40 Days for Life campaign as well. Hear about some of them on this 10-minute audio with testimonials from local 40 Days for Life leaders as they share the blessings God provided in their communities:

Listen to the audio online (click arrow to start audio):

Download mp3 (click to play, right-click to save to your computer): http://40daysforlife.com/blog/audio/hopecall1.mp3

 

40 Days for Life wrap-up: 614 lives saved from abortion

 40 Days for Life vigil in Killeen, Texas

Amazing things happened during this fall's 40 Days for Life:
  • More than 76,000 joined together in praying and fasting for an end to abortion, and conducting peaceful 40-day prayer vigils outside Planned Parenthood centers and abortion facilities

  • Reports from around the country documented 614 lives spared from abortion -- and those are just the ones we know about
  • Eight abortion workers quit their jobs and walked away from the abortion industry
  • Numerous abortion facilities cut back their days and hours of operation during the campaign, and another abortion facility announced on day 38 of this fall’s campaign that it was closing its doors for good
  • Hundreds of women and men have been spared from the tragic effects of abortion, including a lifetime of regrets
  • More than 130 news stories were featured in newspapers, magazines, radio shows and television programs from coast to coast
  • Many people with past abortion experiences have stepped forward to begin post-abortion healing and recovery
  • And after 35 years of legalized abortion in America, many believers are experiencing a renewed sense of HOPE!

WHAT PEOPLE ARE
SAYING ABOUT
40 DAYS FOR LIFE
When will 40 Days for Life be over? Never! We bought the land across from the abortion clinic. There will always be someone here praying.

— Tulsa, OK


Our town has a population of 1069 and we had over 1300 people sign in for hours.

— Walker, MN


So many have been encouraged to come back out and pray and many more have learned about the power of being at the vigil site.

— Boston, MA


We've gotten positive comments from almost everybody we've encountered.

— Wheeling, WV


They're not going to stop killing the babies just because the 40 days are up. So let's not stop our vigil.

— Port St. Lucie, FL


35 churches and organizations committed to filling hours at the vigil

— Southgate, MI


I truly was inspired by my whole experience and will continue to go on Saturdays to continue the mission.

— San Fernando, CA


The clinic's doors have not been open for business for four consecutive Thursdays. Thursday has been their day for performing abortions.

— Dover, DE


All who participated in 40 Days for Life, sacrificing time and comfort to defend the most fundamental gift and right, the right to life itself, have been a light in the darkness.

— Providence, RI


Our local 40 Days for Life group plans to continue the public prayer on a regular basis.

— Honolulu, HI


When people of varying faiths work together for a common goal, the Lord will reward us more richly.

— Fargo, ND


Praying at the abortion center is one of the hardest things I have ever done, but my heart has been renewed.

— Raleigh, NC


We will continue our prayer vigil at the abortion facility with continued support for our community crisis pregnancy centers.

— Salt Lake City, UT


A girl came out of the abortion center crying, "I'm going to keep my baby!" She did not have the abortion.

— Charleston, SC


The clinic was closed the last two weeks of 40 Days for Life - dozens of lives potentially saved and lots of money that isn't in the abortionist's pocket.

— Oklahoma City, OK


While we were praying for abortion victims, an abortion clinic worker left the building. She seemed very upset. We heard later in the day that this woman quit her job.

— Pensacola, FL


For every negative comment or gesture, we get ten positives. I think people who are pro-life no longer feel alone and intimidated.

— Hartford, CT