by Lauren Muzyka, Executive Director, Sidewalk Advocates for Life Verse(s): “Jesus asked him, ‘What do you want me to do for you?’ He replied, ‘Lord, please let me see.’ Jesus told him, ‘Have sight; your faith has saved you.’” — Luke 18:40-42 Reflection: Biblical scholars recognize that this passage regarding the blind man reaching out […]
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Dear Friend of Life: In all your years of sidewalk counseling at abortion centers, there are some faces and names you never forget. (Likely, because we are called to continue to pray for them.) I’ll never forget “Junior.” It was the summer of 2006 when I was sidewalk counseling almost full-time with the local Diocesan
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Facilities closed:
The permanent closure of an abortion or abortion-referral facility that had a Sidewalk Advocates for Life presence.
Workers who quit:
An abortion worker who was influenced by prayer and sidewalk advocacy to leave the business. We refer all workers to And Then There Were None, a ministry that assists abortion workers in transitioning out of the industry.
Hopeful saves:
A “hopeful save” is recorded when a pregnant woman leaves the abortion/abortion-referral facility still pregnant to “think about it,” armed with life-affirming literature and a referral to the local pregnancy resource center
Babies saved:
A baby is recorded as a “save” when a pregnant woman accepts our offer of help at the local pregnancy resource center (PRC), verbally shares that she has chosen life, or gives us very clear signs that she has chosen life.