Trip to Birmingham, AL

Yesterday was my last day in Birmingham, Alabama.  The Life On the Rock interview went really well on Thursday; thank you all for the prayers.  If you were not able to watch the interview here is a link to it on YouTube. Many new friends were made while at EWTN and they have all inspired me through their work, testimonies, and by their kind support.  Our suite mates at the EWTN cabin were Melanie Pritchard, Executive Director of Foundation for Life and Love and Joanna Bogle journalist, author, and blogger from England (read her blog).

Life on the Rock Crew

On Friday morning I went to All Woman New Women abortion clinic with a group of local pro-life advocates, other Survivors from CA, and CEC (Charismatic Episcopal Church) for Life to pray and sidewalk counsel on the public sidewalk in front of the clinic.  For seventeen years pro-lifers have been scared away from having a presence on the clinic sidewalk due to a federal court injunction prohibiting four peaceful sidewalk counselors/prayer warriors from standing in front of the clinic.  Because of this, sidewalk counselors and prayer warriors have been scared across the street from the clinic where they continued to reach out in love to the men and woman entering the abortion clinic, although it was more difficult to communicate with a road standing between them.  In October, Survivors helped to re-establish the first amendment rights for the life saving work on the sidewalk directly in front of the abortion clinic. (Read full story)

Prayer Vigil In Front of New Woman All Woman

Saturday morning I joined hundreds of people of every age at March for Life Birmingham.  It was touching to see the unity of numerous religions that came together to represent the pro-life movement in Birmingham.   It was especially encouraging to me that not only were there people of all ages present but there were many groups of young people, as young at 12, that came on there own to stand for the sanctity or human life.

Some of the many young people at the March

I am looking forward to the Walk for Life Youth Rally next week and to seeing more of the faces of the pro-life movement as they stand in defense of the unborn, their mothers and their fathers.  Please pray for all those who are considering an abortion and for the efforts of all pro-life advocates world wide.