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In Their Own Words

On Abortion ...

"In medical practice, there are few surgical procedures given so little attention and so underrated in its potential hazards as abortion. It is a commonly held view that complications are inevitable."

-- Warren Hern, Abortionist

"[The abortionists] get to go inflict pain on someone for five minutes ...

-- Charlotte Taft, Former Clinic Administrator

"No one ever says 'Thank you' to an abortionist."

-- Unidentified Abortionist

"Every woman ... has a trauma at destroying a pregnancy ... This is a part of her own life. When she destroys a pregnancy she is destroying herself."

-- Dr. Julius Fogel, Psychiatrist/OB who has performed over 20,000 abortions

"Even now I feel a little peculiar about it because as a physician I was trained to conserve life, and here I am destroying it."

-- Unidentified Abortionist

"If the abortion is well done, we don't have to watch the baby die. So we inject a salt solution. The result is like putting salt on a slug, but we don't have to watch it."

-- Dr. Russell Sacco, M.D.

"... [abortion] is still the dark side of medicine."

-- Morris Wortman, Abortionist
Democrat and Chronicle, July 5. 1992

"I guess I never realized I would find [performing abortions] as unpleasant as I do. I really don't enjoy it at all. It's not a rewarding thing to do ... [patients] look at you as an evil person who is deliberately putting them through a painful procedure ... it's their whole attitude that bothers me. I feel like a simple thank you is in order, instead of 'Why are you doing this to me?'"

-- New York Abortionist
The New York Times Magazine, January 18. 1998

"[Doing abortions] can make you feel bad ... No matter how pro-choice you are, it makes you feel low."

-- New York Abortionist
The New York Times Magazine, January 18. 1998

"The abortion clinics never accept any responsibility for complications. They just say it was not their fault. The concern is not the patient at this time. The concern is with taking care of the doctor and keeping his reputation and the clinic's [reputation] clean."

-- Carol Everett, Former Clinic Director and Owner

"You know that there is something alive in there that you're killing."

-- Unidentified Abortionist
In Necessity and Sorrow, Magna Denes, New York: Basic Books. lnc., 1976

"The sensations of dismemberment flow through the forceps like an electric current."

-- Dr. Warren Hern, Abortionist
Associations of Planned Parenthood Physicians meeting, San Diego, October 26, 1978

"It's a nasty, dirty, yucky thing and I always come home angry."

-- David Zbaraz, Abortionist
Washington Post, March 3, 1980

Read the rest here...

Clinic Worker?

The perils of being an abortion "clinic" worker...

Ground Zero Report - Dec.5

I've been going to the mill on Friday mornings, usually from 8:40 am to noon. As far as I can tell, the number of women going in has remained steady. On November 21st, it felt like I was having no impact at all, hardly any of the women going in acknowledging me, let alone taking the brochures I was handing out. I have to admit it was probably due as much to my own timidity as anything else. One important thing I did notice, it seems a new doctor has started working there. I haven't seen the other one from the 40 days vigil in a while. This new one completely avoids making eye contact with me and keeps his back to me while waiting for the elevator.November 28th started out much like the previous week, it seemed like just trying to start conversations was a major struggle. Then, a women gave me some words of encouragement as she walked by. She must work nearby, I see her regularly. Later on, a woman coming out from Curves approached me and said: "Are you protesting against the clinic?" I replied : "I'm praying and reaching out to the women going in". She then went on to tell me that in 1988, she almost went through with an abortion, having gone all the way to Montreal (that was before the mill opened in Ottawa). She changed her mind, however, because she recognized that her baby was one of God's creatures. She proudly told me that her daughter, now 20 years old, is going into medicine. I couldn't help but think that the story of the women upstairs at the mill would be so different from hers in twenty years time, regret and tears, not the "bursting with pride" story. Today, about the same number of women went in during my watch (about 8 between 8:40 and noon). Maggie who's usually there from 7:30 to 8:30 usually sees about 3 of them go in. After noon, I've seen up to 5 or 6. Around 9:00 am, the manager of the mill came up to me and asked me what I was doing. I replied that I was praying (I was also holding some brochure in my hand). She asked me to go pray across the street. I told her it was my right to pray right where I was. She said nothing and went inside. I noticed a police car go by about 5 minutes later, but that might just be a coincidence. About an hour later, I noticed a woman taking pictures, aiming the camera directly at me. The lady who was praying with me (I'm sorry, I forget her name) went over and asked her what she was doing. She said she was taking pictures of the steel structures that protect the trees - something about being works of art. It's in the eye of the beholder I guess.One of the women left the mill around 11:00. Her boyfriend had brought her in earlier. They didn't want to talk to me on the way in. He left after a few minutes, avoiding eye contact with me. When this woman left the mill, she didn't seem all that sturdy. She avoided me and went to the payphone to make a phone call. I guess she didn't get through to whomever it was, so she went into McDonalds. A little while later, she came out again and made at least two different calls, still not seeming to get through. I went over and talked to her, asking if she needed help, and I gave her a list of resources for post-abortive women. She didn't want to take it at first, but eventually she did. She tried another phone call, she was obviously still feeling the effect of the sedatives. I asked if there was anything I could do, but again, she refused my help. She then went across the street and took a bus. I couldn't help but think of how alone she is, now that the deed was done. Around 11:30, a couple, looking for the mill walked right past it. I didn't intervene right away. They walked towards Sparks St, still obviously looking for the address. They then turned on Sparks, and I waited a good 40 minutes, but they didn't come back. I'm still not sure how to handle these cases, but I figure I should let them walk by, standing ready when they backtrack and find the door (they usually do), then I can spot them earlier and approach them before their hand is on the doorknob. This couple just didn't come back. I pray they won't, ever. Maybe if I had spoken to them, I would have given it away and they would have gone in. Must have been their guardian angels yanking them away.Let's keep praying. We'll win this war one soul at a time. In this time of Advent, let us keep vigil. Our Lord is coming, let's keep our lamps burning.
- Doris

40 Days For Life 2008 Autumn Report

Report from Ground Zero - Nov.28

At least 750 attended the closing Rally on November 2, and joined in the candelight procession to Saint Patrick Basilica for mass at 7:00 with Archbishop Prendergast. Thank you, your Grace for your support and encouragement throughout the campaign.Its not over though and perhaps never will be. In fact, until eyes are opened our ears begin to hear and hearts begin to soften, the vigil will continue. Melanie and I prayed for an hour at the abortion site Friday November 28, from 11:00 Am til noon. I arrived at approximately 10:40 and saw Doris praying near the door of 65 Bank so I joined her for a while. Around 11:00 I crossed the street to wait for Melanie who arrived a few minutes later .We prayed the rosary and while doing so a young couple left 65 Bank st. The woman was very sick and vomited a number of times in the snow bank. She looked so weak and fragile, but the young man with her seemed in a hurry to get going so they quickly continued down the street and past MacDonalds Restaurant. The woman continued to vomit. As I prayed I thought " They kill the baby and send the woman away sick to recuperate alone. I told Jennifer about this occurrence and this is what she said " I feel so angry, more so as a nurse, when I learn that 'patients' are sent out onto the street to recover. There is NO care at these places. It's such a paradox that they respect women and their bodies." Doris left around 11:45 and Melanie and I left around noon around the time that the faithful gentleman arrived to say the rosary in front of the abortuary. This man is there every day. Often he is accompanied by another gentleman but on Friday he was alone. I can't help but admire their courage, humility and obedience and I thank God for the inspiration I receive from them.

I had an appointment in the west end of the city for 2:00 PM so I decided to have lunch at 240 Sparks Street. After lunch I returned to the site and saw Frances holding her sign and praying alone. I stayed and prayed with her for a short time but had to leave for my appointment. I regretted that I was unable to stay longer.It fills my soul with such hope and joy to see the courage and dedication of these faithful witnesses who return to pray several times a week. For me it was my first time back to the site since 40 Days officially ended three weeks ago but I pledge to return more often. The Lord is merciful. - Maureen

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I went up to the Clinic this week at 10:30 - 3 pm. on Thurs. to pray. I brought the sign I got from the meeting 'Before I formed you in the womb, I knew you." One gentlemen approached me first & said we are naive I told him God love him - didn't care but when I told him we love the people at the Abortion Clinic & all those who are having abortion and we pray for them all. He was really happy. The other three I approached had a questioning look about the sign so I explained it and this opened up a door to share - they were all thankful. I really believe God opened these doors.I was there for awhile another person came for a hour & then my sister came at 3 pm & a man.I don't know if you want any feed back. Thought I would just pass this on to let you know God is working. - Nelda

A Grandmother's Grief

Grandmother's Account of Traumatizing Experience with Abortion Moves Jamaican Parliamentarians to Tears

By Jonquil Frankham

KINGSTON, Jamaica, November 21, 2008 (LifeSiteNews.com) – A recent presentation by a woman who 20 years ago bullied her daughter into having an abortion reduced members of the Jamaican parliament to tears, reports the Jamaica Gleaner.

Anne Arthur, a grief counselor, told the parliament she has never fully recovered from having bullied her daughter into killing her unborn child. "I drove my daughter to the abortion clinic like a lamb to the slaughterhouse, against her will," Arthur told her audience.

"I pressed my views on her and convinced her that she would be unable to care for the child while studying and an abortion would be the best thing to do, offering her no other solution or help … While my 12-week-old grand-daughter was ripped apart from my daughter's womb, I knew with brutal clarity that I had made the greatest mistake of my life," said Arthur.

Arthur told the parliamentary gathering that she does not support abortion under any circumstances now, even under the usual exceptions of rape and incest. She said that her 41-year old daughter, now married, has had trouble conceiving because of the damage the abortion, which was performed legally in Germany, caused.

Arthur’s presentation was part of a debate over the legalization of abortion in Jamaica. Sections 72 and 73 of the country’s Offences against the Person Act currently punish participation in abortion with a sentence of up to life imprisonment. However, an advisory group established by former Health Minister John Junor found that increases in maternal fatality are purportedly due to illegal and unsafe abortions, as LifeSiteNews reported November 14th. The advisory group pushed for the legalization of abortion as the solution to the problem.

Dr. Doreen Brady West of the Coalition for the Defense of Life, however, told the Jamaican parliament last week that she is doubtful legalizing abortions will decrease maternal mortality. Rather, she argued, illegal and unsafe abortions are very minor contributors to the maternal death rate in Jamaica. The real solution, she said, is in better antenatal care.

The debate over abortion in Jamaica has been emotionally charged and deeply controversial. As reported by LifeSiteNews, graphic video depictions of abortions have been shown to the parliament, prompting some to leave the room and many to avert their eyes in discomfort.

As the Gleaner reported, Arthur maintained that the legalization of abortion in Jamaica would merely result in a dramatic increase in abortions, as happened in both Germany and the United States, and not the protection of expectant mothers.

This is what happens outside of the Morgentaler Abortion Mill everyday. Many young girls are forced to abort by their mothers. They're crying and desperate when they show up. You can see it on their faces. They don't want to do it. But guess what? Nobody is on their side. Except us strangers. Although we're there to help emotionally, spiritually, and financially, it would cause a major rift with their families and boyfriends if the girls backed out.

Pro-choice? Don't be ridiculous. There are so many threats and intimidation tactics going on, the abortion businesss is nothing more than a subsidiary of Mafia Inc.

The Mill keeps up a booming business which is built on fear, despair, and the intimidation of family members and the culture as a whole.

And we can't compete with that. (Source)

10,000 MASSES FOR UNBORN BABIES

10,000 MASSES FOR UNBORN BABIES SCHEDULED FOR JANUARY 13th - 21st, 2009
MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE (November 13th, 2008) - The Saint Michael the Archangel Organization, which coordinated the October 18th, 2008 WORLDWIDE ROSARY FOR UNBORN BABIES prayer event, is pleased to announce it is now coordinating the 10,000 MASSES FOR UNBORN BABIES effort which is scheduled to take place for nine consecutive days(January 13th, 14th, 15th, 16th, 17th, 18th, 19th, 20th, and 21st). This Novena of Masses will be for the following intention: For the protection of unborn human persons.

" The 10,000 MASSES FOR UNBORN BABIES is being done to provide protection for innocent unborn babies," said Patrick Benedict, the president of the Saint Michael the Archangel Organization and a parishioner at Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church(Diocese of Memphis in Tennessee). "Obviously, these babies can not have Masses offered for themselves. But, people like myself can have Masses offered, and I am hoping many will choose to do exactly that."

A person who wants to be a part of this effort may do so by asking a priest to offer the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass for the protection of unborn human persons(the Mass should be offered on any day from January 13th - 21st, 2009). The date and the location of the Mass would then need to be registered with the Saint Michael the Archangel Organization. This can be done by either sending an email to PatrickBenedict@rcin.net or by sending the information by mail to P. O. Box 41257; Memphis, Tennessee 38174; U.S.A.

The website of the Saint Michael the Archangel Organization is http://www.saintmichaelthearchangelorganization.org/

"There is no such thing as a 'choice' to kill an unborn baby," continued Benedict. "A person who murders an unborn baby, or a person who formally cooperates with that action, puts his soul at risk of being eternally separated from God And, that(eternal separation from God) is hell. This is a truth that needs to be repeated often."
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A MESSAGE FROM PATRICK BENEDICT

Please consider forwarding the press release above to your local diocesan/archdiocesan newspaper. Of course, you may also forward it to people you know.

If you have not already done so, I encourage you to have at least one Mass offered as part of the 10,000 MASSES FOR UNBORN BABIES effort. The total number of Masses being offered will be updated regularly on the homepage of the Saint Michael the Archangel Organization's website which is http://www.saintmichaelthearchangelorganization.org/

Tremendous thanks to the approximately 25 people who contacted the Saint Michael the Archangel Organization and offered to send in a donation. If you have not done so and would like to, please let your intention be known and send your mailing address to PatrickBenedict@rcin.net. A donation envelope will then be sent to you. (Donations to the Saint Michael the Archangel Organization, a non-profit corporation, are not tax-deductible.)

I ask that you please pray one Hail Mary for the 10,000 MASSES FOR UNBORN BABIES effort.

Sincerely,

Patrick Benedict
Saint Michael the Archangel Organization

p.s. If you would like to have your email mailing address taken off from the Saint Michael the Archangel Organization's list, please let your intention be known by sending an email to PatrickBenedict@rcin.net.

Dispatch from Ground Zero - Nov.14

I arrived at the mill around 8:40 am and Maggie was already there. She told me she had already seen three women go in, one before 8:00 am. Close to 9 am, the superintendent who called the police last week walked by me, on his way to work. A few minutes later, he came out and said the tenants had complained. He again asked me to stop giving brochures to the people going into the building. He was quite hostile, though he said he wouldn't call the police today, but that the tenants might. He also reminded me of the attack on one of the vigilers during the 40 Days Vigil and said that he was "concerned" the same might happen to me. "You never know what one of those angry boyfriends might do", he said. He claims to be a Christian. I pray that God will take the blinders off so he can really see what he's defending. It was really disheartening to see an East Indian family go in, a couple with a 2 year old boy and a baby. They went in to the mill with their children. The mother took the brochure from me, but they went in anyway. I had to wonder if this wasn't a gender selection abortion. By the time I left, around 2 pm, I had counted at least 10 women going in to the mill. - Doris

Abortion Thugs on Supply & Demand

MADRID, November 13, 2008 (CNA) - The Spanish daily "La Razon" has published an article on the pro-life conversion of a former "champion of abortion." Stojan Adasevic, who performed 48,000 abortions, sometimes up to 35 per day, is now the most important pro-life leader in Serbia, after spending 26 years as the most renowned abortion doctor in the country.

"The medical textbooks of the Communist regime said abortion was simply the removal of a blob of tissue," the newspaper reported. "Ultrasounds allowing the fetus to be seen did not arrive until the 80s, but they did not change his opinion. Nevertheless, he began to have nightmares."

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"That same day a cousin came to the hospital with his four months-pregnant girlfriend, who wanted to get her ninth abortion - something quite frequent in the countries of the Soviet bloc. The doctor agreed. Instead of removing the fetus piece by piece, he decided to chop it up and remove it as a mass. However, the baby's heart came out still beating. Adasevic realized then that he had killed a human being,"

After this experience, Adasevic "told the hospital he would no longer perform abortions. Never before had a doctor in Communist Yugoslavia refused to do so. They cut his salary in half, fired his daughter from her job, and did not allow his son to enter the university."


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WICHITA, KS, November 13, 2008 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Two pro-life volunteers participating in a round the clock prayer vigil were sickened last week, after being exposed to fumes from an oily substance that had been spilled across the driveway at George Tiller’s late-term abortion clinic. Operation Rescue, citing a similar incident that occurred in 2007, alleges that the spilling of the substance in such close proximity to where pro-life volunteers were participating in the 40 Days for Life campaign was an intentional “chemical attack.” One of the pro-lifers, Jennifer McCoy, was treated for four hours at a local hospital emergency room suffering from vomiting, diarrhea, and swelling of the face and eyes. Another woman, Brandi Lozier, was with McCoy praying outside the abortion clinic in the early morning hours of Sunday, November 2, 2008, as part of the 40 Days For Life event. She suffered similar symptoms, but was not hospitalized. After conducting tests, doctors told McCoy that her symptoms were the result of exposure to a foreign substance, and were not related to any viral or bacterial infection. Hazmat was called to the abortion clinic and treated the area to remove the unknown substance. After being released from the hospital, McCoy filed a complaint with the Wichita Police Department. “We suspect that this chemical attack may have been in retribution for Jennifer’s help in documenting a botched abortion at Tiller’s clinic a few weeks ago,” said Operation Rescue spokesperson Cheryl Sullenger. McCoy had interviewed Patient S. from her hospital bed after she nearly died from a botched abortion at Women’s Health Care Services. A similar incident occurred in September, 2007, when Tiller’s security guard, John Rayburn, was photographed with a “stink bomb” that also sickened those on the scene. Prosecutors refused to file charges, and efforts to hold Tiller accountable in small claims court failed. “We know whoever is responsible for endangering the health of these innocent women will only continue to be emboldened by a lack of prosecution,” said Sullenger. “The only way to stop these cowardly attacks on pro-lifers is to catch the perpetrators and put them in jail.”

It's pretty typical these days that pro-aborts and their sympathizers must resort to force and intimidation to get their way. On the one hand, the pro-life movement is gaining in strength and the demand for abortion is going to start to drop off as the light of day is shone on the grissly business of this massive human genocide. On the other hand, the abortion suppliers are dwindling in numbers so the government thugs and their allies on the ground have to ensure the abortion providers keep providing.

If things begin to heat up on this battle front, know that we are winning and we are going to win. For the last 40 years, it's been smooth sailing for the abortion industry. From here on in, it's going to be stormy weather.

News Report - Nov.14.08

OTTAWA - Wellington Street is now reopened after being closed for several hours
Thursday as police investigated two suspicious packages found at the Bank of
Canada building at 234 Wellington St. Earlier in the morning, Wellington had
been closed between Elgin and Lyon after police and hazardous material
specialists responded to the 7:25 a.m. call about two cardboard boxes at the
bank's entrance. Ottawa Police Service Explosive Section along with
Ottawa Fire Services Hazmat Unit examined the packages and found them to be
inert and non-toxic. One police officer and five Bank of Canada security
officers, who were the first to respond, were temporarily held and assessed as a
precautionary measure. All have now being released. Though part of the Bank of Canada was evacuated earlier as a safety precaution, employees have now been allowed to return. Police say a sample from the package has been sent for
analysis. Police say it's too early into the investigation to confirm if any
charges will be laid in this case. (Source)

Remember that report where the media was trying to pin this on pro-lifers? Why isn't there a clarification on that earlier report?

Dispatch from Ground Zero - Nov.13

I was at the clinic this a.m. for the 8 to 9 shift. Shortly after I arrived I noticed a police car blocking bank street at Wellington. Then another police car came and blocked the other corner near the abortion clinic. That police man was blocking people from walking down the side of the street the clinic was on. Then I noticed my side of the street was almost empty too except for a handful of people. It felt very errie and I felt uncomfortable enough that I left. I do not know what the problem was. Even the clinic was odd this a.m. because the only one that I saw go in was the clinic manager. - Maggie

Ground Zero Report - Nov. 7.08

I arrived around 8:30 this morning and Noreen was already there praying. My prayer was that today, I wanted to be the Lord's mouthpiece. I asked him to show me when to speak, and give me the words to say, and also when to remain silent. Soon Nicole stopped by with some flyers for me to hand out. It started out a typical day at the mill. Some women took the flyers, some didn't. A mother rushed her teenage daughter past me. The girl seemed distraught. They wouldn't even acknowledge me. It didn't seem to me like I was having any effect. Then the superintendent of the building came out and asked me to stop giving the flyers to the people entering the building because his tenants "in the place where this stuff is happening" were getting upset. I asked what he meant by "stuff". He couldn't say the word, it seemed. I replied it was fully within my rights to do so and that I had no intention of stopping. He replied "don't make me call the cops" and left. I was able to approach a young woman going in, she took the flyers and talked with me for a while. She said that she wasn't even speaking to her parents right now, so there was no support for her. Her boyfriend had taken her there and she kept looking over to where he was standing in front of McDonald's. She was hesitant, but still went in, by herself. The superintendent came back again a little while later, with the same request as before, which I politely declined. He then called someone, and a man who looks like he might be manager of the building came over and said if I didn't stop, he'd call the police because I was loitering. I responded as I had the first time with the superintendent. Another woman went in, was very polite when I handed her the flyers, but went right in anyway. Close to noon, as the Friday marchers (with the banners) were beginning their prayer, the superintendant came back and insisted that I stop handing out the flyers. He said he had no problem with me standing there to pray, but no more flyers. Again I declined. He continued insisting. Remembering my prayer earlier in the morning, I just said that I wouldn't stop handing out flyers and then remained silent. So he called the police. When the police came over, I had the same conversation I had with the other four officers back on October 3rd, which was that they confirmed my right to stand there and distribute flyers, as long as I don't go past the door, at which point I could be charged with trespassing. I told them I had no intention of going into the building. They were nice to me. This time, though, they asked me for ID. Unfortunately, during this time, the young woman I had spoken to earlier came out, and I missed the chance to speak to her again. Throughout the hours I was there today, there was always someone there praying from across the street. Let's keep this up! I'm sure flyers alone don't have this effect. Thanks to all the prayer warriors for their support. I was greatly encouraged. - Doris

Ground Zero Report - Nov.6.08

Stealing the Business: A Baby Potentially Saved

This morning at Ground Zero, I received an emergency call from Nicole C. who was doing some sidewalk counselling. She met a black woman who was scheduled to have her abortion. As she talked with her, she learned that this woman already had 5 kids and could not afford another one. The woman walked back and forth, sometimes putting her hand on the door of the Abortion Mill, but not opening it.

The woman was then on her cell phone, talking to her husband. She didn't want to go through with it, but they were in a financial crisis.

As Nicole phoned around frantically trying to find financial support, we got a rude awakening that crisis pregnancy centres don't offer cash - probably because of the abuse that can happen with that situation, understandably. So we had to make a split decision and we did.

So Nicole and I bit the bullet and offered her $500 cash right now, and a pledge to help her on a continual basis until her situation stabilized.

Before anything else, the Abortion Mill is a business. That is the context in which they operate and that is the context in which we must venture at times. We have to be the Abortion Mills' competitors for the lives of the unborn. What's a child worth to us? $500? Seems like a pretty good bargain for an eternal soul, no? The early Church raised money to buy the freedom of slaves. And that's what we need to do in this war too.

The abortion mill pushes despair and extorts millions from its victims and from the State.

In response, we need to offer hope in terms of concrete assistance, and we need to show an unbelieving world that we love Christ more than our possessions.

We need to conquer with love...and cash.

I asked Nicole to give me a call to let me know what ended up happening. When I find out, I'll let you all know.

The fact that today we might have saved a human life by our sacrifice is a great privilege and grace.

Please pray hard.

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Update: We are not certain, but looks like the woman went ahead and had the abortion. She went into the building to phone her husband, and was in there for a couple of hours.

Still, we learned a valuable tactical lesson which we will be able to implement next time this situation arises.

Ground Zero Report - Nov.5.08

I was at the mill for a couple of hours this morning. Saw the abortionist again...i think he was surprised to see me there. It was so weird to be there completely alone, the streets were empty and everything was going on as normal. I ended up getting into an amazing conversation with one of the husbands of the women having an abortion. One of them was already in the room when I was speaking to the young guy...but he didn't want to do it...it's the second child he's lost to abortion. He new it was a sin, tried to convince his wife not to do it, but she did and he was just trying to support her at that point...he didn't know what else to do. He said he had some angry feelings, needed to forgive her and others. He was so broken. I told him that He was still completely loved by God and somehow, if he lets it, God can take what happened and use it for His glory. I told him about Rachel's Vineyard, naming his child and asking forgiveness from his child and God. He was very, very open. When his wife came out, she was completely shell shocked. She seemed stunned by it all. He shook my hand and thanked me for our conversation and told me that it was God's will that we talked. There was some hope in the midst of a deep sadness. My heart continues to break over these situations...it is really hard. But, God is good...as I was leaving the mill, three people from St. Mary's arrived to come and pray!!!! I was SOOO happy...we need to keep this up! It's truly not an option...I hope people will be deeply convicted on this. - Nicole C.

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Good news - just before I was about to leave at 1pm, a dozen young adults from the National House of Prayer arrived to pray. They had just finished a prayer walk and felt led to come to the vigil site. As well, there were three other ladies in prayer (two on a work break)...so about fifteen altogether when I left at 1pm. The young adults took turns standing in a line at the site, and caught the attention of people across the street. - Sue A.

Remaining Videos From Closing Rally

Nicole Campbell and Debbie Fisher (Part 1)


Nicole Campbell and Debbie Fisher (Part 2)

News Report of the Closing Rally

OTTAWA, November 4, 2008 (LifeSiteNews.com) – While Monday marked the official close of the North American 40 Days for Life campaign, many pro-life leaders say they expect the campaign was really the start of something much bigger. This is true especially in Ottawa, the only Canadian city to participate in the pro-life effort, where the overarching success of the campaign has spurred many campaign leaders to believe that one day Canada will host a nationwide 365 Days for Life.

40 Days for Life is an intensive pro-life campaign that features 40 days of prayer and fasting, peaceful vigil at abortion facilities, and grassroots educational outreach. The 40-day time frame is drawn from examples throughout Biblical history where God brought about world-changing transformations in 40-day periods.

Over 500 people showed up to the closing rally in Canada's capital to hear special addresses from Archbishop Prendergast of Ottawa and Debbie Fisher from the Silent No More Awareness Campaign, and above all, celebrate an incredibly successful 40 Days for Life in Ottawa. After the speeches, the vigil participants processed by candlelight from the Abortion mill to a packed St. Patrick's Basilica for Mass and a reception.

John Pacheco of 40 Days for Life was thrilled with the campaign's results. He reflected on how 750 people helped hold a 960-hour continuous vigil in front of the Morgentaler abortuary on Bank Street in Ottawa, helping change the hearts of hundreds of men and women and literally saving the lives of at least three babies.

"Over the last 40 days, some 750 vigilers braved the rain, wind, cold, snow, and sleepless nights to witness to the Dignity of the unborn," recounted Pacheco. "Some of us were violently assaulted; and many of us were verbally abused. But we did not return the insult and we didn't raise our hand. We remained in solidarity with the unborn in their silent holocaust, and, as a result, the sacred cows of the pro-abortion propaganda were exposed. Many people were touched and a few were converted."

While the tangible statistics of the campaign give great hope to the pro-life crowd, Pacheco believes the best is yet to come:

"While I was praying outside the Mill around 2AM on Saturday morning (and accompanied by at least 12 other people), I got the strange sense that while we shook things up at the Mill while we were there over the last 40 days, the final boot is going to fall now that the campaign is over."

Pacheco believes that with some dedication and extra funding, 40 Days for Life can become a 365 day per year event in many Canadian cities.

40 Days for Life also wrapped up in the U.S., where an incredible 441 (editor's note: number is now 520) lives were saved from abortion. Leaders also say that several abortion center workers quit their jobs, a number of clinics closed down for days, and thousands of hearts were touched.

Report from America: Abortion Mill Shutting Down

I have a VERY important announcement at the end of this
message, but first some GREAT news!

On a day when many are stressed about elections, I just
heard from one of our 40 Days for Life local campaign
leaders who is bouncing off the walls with the exciting
news that the abortion facility that was the focus of
their campaign over these last 40 days is CLOSING!!

The "Space Available" real estate sign was put in front
of the building on Thursday -- day 37 of the campaign.
Yesterday, the local leader confirmed with the real
estate company that the abortionist is shutting the
business down for good.

We will have more details, including the location, as
soon as the facility is closed -- which should happen
very soon. But I knew you'd want to know that your
prayers have produced an amazing result!

And another INCREDIBLE victory: as reports continue to
roll in from around the country about the impact of the
40 Days for Life campaign that just ended, the number
of confirmed lives saved during the 40 days is...

...520!!

This number surpasses the previous total for all
earlier 40 Days for Life campaigns COMBINED!

The total number of lives saved through 40 Days for
Life, from 2004 in College Station, Texas, through
today, has now topped 1,000. Amazing, isn't it?

Let's praise the Lord for what He has done!

And, speaking of victories...

...The 2008 elections will be decided TODAY.

We all need to pray, fast, and do everything we can to
ensure pro-life victories at every level -- federal,
state, and local.

Right now, our entire family is actually at a local
campaign headquarters here in Florida, helping with the
"Get Out The Vote" effort.

After voting for life today, please do everything you
can to help get every other pro-life person you know to
get out and vote.

The stakes have never been higher.

The 41st Day: The Next Step

My dear friends,

During the past 40 days, we've tasted the fruit of God's grace in confronting abortion on the front lines. But now that the campaign is officially over, many people are asking where to we go from here?

The challenge today in the pro-life movement in Canada is that it needs a focused, results-based initiative, a micro, "on-the-ground" effort, similar to the one we just had with 40 Days for Life. What has been clear to me in this endeavour is that the personal "one-on-one" approach in the abortion war is sorely needed in Canada. At least 3 babies were saved during this campaign, and much disruption in the abortion business occurred. People were challenged and converted. At the very least, hundreds of seeds were planted. This indicates to me that this sort of prayerwar/sidewalk counselling approach WORKS. We see the results first hand. And even the results we don't see, we know they are happening. We can actually see it in people's faces as they walk by. We can see it in the depressed faces of the abortion workers when they see us there everyday. And we can see it in the agitated face of the abortionist each morning when he comes to work. This micro level approach to fighting abortion is successful. And that, in the end, is the bottom line.

But for this kind of work to bear fruit, we need devoted leadership in this field. At this stage in this burgeoning movement, we can plant a seed that can grow beyond our wildest dreams -- not only here in Ottawa but across Canada in every major city where abortion is performed.

But for that to happen, we need to financially support someone to take what we've done in Ottawa and grow it - both here in Ottawa and across the country.

There are a number of options we will be looking at in the coming days.

So the purpose of this notice is simply to ask you to consider financially supporting such a ministry. We have many great "ground zero" initiatives planned to bring down abortion. But those initiatives can only move forward with your help.

So, at this point, all I need to know is one thing from each of you: would you be willing to financially commit to such a venture?

Regards,


John Pacheco
40 Days For Life Campaign

Closing Rally Report

Tonight was the official ending of the 40 Days for Life Campaign in Ottawa. Close to 500 people attended tonight's rally and they heard special guest speakers, Archbishop Prendergast of Ottawa and Debbie Fisher from Silent No More Awareness Campaign. After the speeches, the vigilers processed by candlelight from the Abortion Mill to St. Patrick's basilica for Mass and a Reception. The Basilica was packed, to say the least.

Over the last 40 days, some 750 vigilers braved the rain, wind, cold, snow, and sleepless nights to witness to the Dignity of the unborn. Some of us were violently assaulted; and many of us were verbally abused. But we did not return the insult and we didn't raise our hand. We remained in solidarity with the unborn in their silent holocaust, and, as a result, the sacred cows of the pro-abortion propaganda were exposed. Many people were touched and a few were converted. The reverberations of this campaign are hard to assess. Certainly, the stats were very impressive indeed:

Number of Participants: 750
Blogged Stories: 70
Consecutive Hours: 960
Babies Saved: 3 (minimum)
Volunteers: 60
Volunteer Hours: 2000
Abortion Mill Disruption: Very High

But the real progress will not be known for some time, if ever, since it is often hidden - hidden in peoples hearts as the seed of life is planted within them only to bear fruit at a later date in God's providence. And still, even if we don't know these particular victories on this side of heaven, we know that babies were saved, hearts were changed and moved, and we all became better persons for it. Not only did the Campaign convert others; it converted us.

While I was praying outside the Mill around 2AM on Saturday morning (and accompanied by at least 12 other people), I got the strange sense that while we shook things up at the Mill while we were there over the last 40 days, the final boot is going to fall now that the campaign is over. Not sure why this is since we won't have the same kind of presence, but I just think that is what's going to happen.

Tonight as the reception was ending, a lady approached me and she told me of a dream she had the night before. She said that in the dream, she was holding a small baby in her hand. She thought the baby was not alive, but then noticed that it was breathing slightly. She turned her gaze away in the dream and then looked back at her hand, where she now saw the baby in pieces. The message of the dream? What we've done is giving life and hope to the unborn, but if we stop, the heinous evil of abortion will resume and continue in this culture of death. We must not let this happen, and that's why we must continue the vigil in some fashion. Please pray for the leaders of the 40 Days for Life Campaign and for Nicole Campbell, in particular, that God will continue to use her in the front lines of the abortion wars in this country.

On behalf of the 40 Days for Life Organizing Committee and Campaign Life, I wish to extend our deepest gratitude to all those people who volunteered in the parishes to promote this at the church level. We also want to thank the Archbishop for his support and encouragement. And finally, we want to thank the prayer warrior vigilers who stuck it out these past 40 days, 24/7 around the clock. Your witness will only be truly rewarded on the other side of eternity. In honour of your dedication and commitment, here is a small tribute video just For You, while just below that, I've posted some pictures and videos from tonight's closing rally.

God Bless You All. And let's keep it going.

John Pacheco
40 365 Days For Life

"FOR YOU"



Debbie Fisher, Silent No More:


Nicole Campbell and Debbie Fisher (Part 1)


Nicole Campbell and Debbie Fisher (Part 2)