Proven Ways to Save Lives

Details: 09 December 2011

As a Resurrection people, Christians know that our Lord defeated death. Nonetheless, evil still remains and must be opposed with every ability and resource God has given each of us. Hence, we are constantly searching for effective ways to defend and promote human life and to oppose the culture of death.

Without a doubt, the most essential and efficacious activity is prayer. In particular, a prayerful presence at abortion mills is a proven and effective activity that saves the lives of women and their unborn children from abortion. What follows is one anecdote to punctuate this assertion. It is written by a man who spends most of every Tuesday praying at the Lincoln abortion mill.

"This young couple arrived shortly after 9 a.m. Tuesday. They parked their car on the street, and walked into the abortion clinic. They appeared to be in their early 20s, and the Helpers counselors greeted them with a smile and ‘Good morning,’ but were unable to get them to stop to talk.

"About 10 a.m., the Helpers on duty changed, and there were now two women and one man on watch. The couple had been in the clinic more than an hour, when they appeared outside and stood talking by the entrance door to the clinic. While the two sidewalk counselors prayed and watched for more traffic, the man kept praying and watching the young couple.

"He watched as the couple stood and talked, and the young woman wrapped her arms around the young man’s waist. As sometimes happens… a Helper will sense a special tugging or appeal to his or her heart for a particular client in the clinic.

"The male Helper said he felt a strong pull to walk into the clinic grounds to ask the young couple to come out and ‘talk with us.’ He told one of the women counselors about it, and she suggested that he not walk in but that they pray together to ask Jesus to send the couple out to them.

"So they began praying for that, and within a minute, the couple walked out to where the Helpers were standing next to the clinic driveway. The male Helper asked the young woman if she had an abortion, and she replied, ‘No! No! We’re going to keep the baby.’

"The Helper said that he then saw the most radiant look on the face of the young woman… As the couple walked toward their car, the young woman stopped at the third female Helper, and said, ‘It’s because of your prayers.’"

This story is compelling evidence that our prayerful presence at the abortion mills can and does save lives. And this story is not the first time that an abortion-minded woman left the abortion mill and gave the credit to those who were praying outside the mill.

There is a great need for more people to pray at the three abortion mills in Nebraska (or from home if this is not feasible). Planned Parenthood does abortions in Lincoln on Tuesday and in Omaha on Wednesday. Leroy Carhart does abortions in Bellevue on Friday and Saturday. For more information on locations and specific times contact Jack at 402-465-8423 (Lincoln) or Liz at 402-614-0496 (Omaha/Bellevue).

Another efficacious and proven pro-life activity is airing Virtue Media’s television ads. These extraordinary pro-life ads touch the hearts and souls of women contemplating abortion as well as those who suffer from an abortion experience. They can be viewed at www.virtuemedia.org.

In 2007, when Virtue Media was first introduced to parishes in Nebraska, nearly $230,000 was donated which purchased almost 9500 television ads. Because of Virtue Media’s tracking system, we know that these ads prompted 580 women to call for help with their pregnancies and prompted 1120 individuals to seek post-abortion help.

In October, parishes in the Lincoln and Grand Island diocese were given another opportunity to see and contribute to airing Virtue Media’s pro-life ads. Parishes in the Archdiocese of Omaha will have an opportunity in early December.

Unfortunately, donations from the Lincoln and Grand Island Dioceses are a fraction of the 2008 donations. If you didn’t see these ads in your parish or have an opportunity to donate, you can do so online at www.virtuemedia.org. All donations originating from Nebraska will be used to buy airtime in Nebraska. Please make a contribution before the end of December and know that every dollar you give may save a life or a soul from the evil of abortion.

You can contact Greg at The Nebraska Catholic Conference, 215 Centennial Mall South Suite 310, Lincoln, NE 68508; This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.