Report from America - Day 20

The enthusiasm about 40 Days for Life is contagious,
and it's had a profound effect during the first half
of this fall's historic campaign.

The number of "turnarounds" -- women who arrived for
abortions but left the clinic without going through
with it -- has jumped dramatically in the last week,
reaching record levels.

We'll have the latest number of lives saved thus far
to share with you on tomorrow night's midpoint tele-
rally and web simulcast. More on that in a bit...

"We know we have saved a 17-year-old who was at first
determined to abort her 5-month-old baby," Barbara in
Fayetteville, Arkansas said. This young woman could
not get at abortion at this point in her pregnancy in
Fayetteville, so she was going to make the three-hour
drive to Little Rock, home of Arkansas' only other
abortion center. "She turned around one block before
she reached the abortion facility! We are now are
planning her baby shower."

It isn't just mothers and babies receiving positive
attention during 40 Days for Life -- it's also the
people who work at the abortion centers.

At the 40 Days for Life vigil in Toledo, Ohio, Ann
reports that four clinic employees put up yard signs
on the building's lawn and taped posters in the
facility's windows -- as a result of the prayer vigil
going on outside. "This was disconcerting at first,"
she said, "but then you come to realize that their
consciences are at work. This is a good thing!"

"It seems as if the workers are looking a little
grimmer as they enter the building in the morning,"
said Jean, speaking of the staff at the Planned
Parenthood in Burlington, Vermont. "The ones that do
smile are few and far between, and they almost seem
to have fake smiles on their faces."

They also can't find anyone to do abortions! Planned
Parenthood has gone so far as to run want ads in the
local paper, looking for someone to assist with
abortions, starting immediately.

"Imagine that!" said Jean. "It seems as though they
have lost two employees -- one might be the
abortionist herself. Today is the normal day for
abortions, but it looked as if there were none
preformed."

Patsy in Orange County, California also notes the
difference 40 Days for Life can make for people in
the abortion industry. "One of the Planned Parenthood
employees came out, encouraged our prayer warriors
and asked them to display a sign the women can see
with a number where they can get help," she said.
That's incredible!

If you find such a person, please continue to offer
encouragement and Christ's love. It pays off!

"I learned this morning that one of the abortion
center nurses quit," said Jenny in Louisville,
Kentucky. "Mary, one of our counselors, kept telling
this worker that she would help her find another job.
Last Saturday was the nurse's last day in the
abortion center. Praise God!"

To hear the latest breaking news about the cumulative
results of the first half of this fall's 40 Days for
Life -- and to learn how you can help make a profound
impact during the second half of this campaign -- you
won't want to miss Tuesday night's 40 Days for Life
MIDPOINT teleconference rally and web simulcast.

Join more than 1,100 people who are already signed up
for Tuesday's nationwide call. Register now at:

http://www.40daysforlife.com/midpoint

Here's today's devotional from Rev. John Brown, the
Director of United Friends for Life (United Church of
Christ)...