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Rejoicing in Life!
If unborn children could speak, wouldn't they say, "Let me be born. Let me walk, learn, dance and sing. Let me love God, pray, and make my contributin to the world. Let me fall in love, and know truth, beauty and goodness." Wouldn't they say all of these things? Wouldn't they?
Bishop Donald Hying - Diocese of Madison, WI
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27 SAVES as of 9/30/23
january
- 8th – Couple who went in after speaking to counselor and came out with ultrasound image and said they were carrying their baby;
- 26th – Ranise, after going in and hearing the counselors outside and having heard them before she went in, she left Access and told counselor she did NOT take the abortion pill;
- 9th - Woman from TN who went in after hearing the counselors, came out and said she could not abort as she was 3 months;
february
- 10th - Woman who had heard counselor and came out soon afterwards, giving a thumbs up to the counselor;
- 14th - Woman turned away from Access bc she had a child with her;
- 18th - Couple who said they were there for an abortion, but after speaking to counselor and presumably reading the literature given him, left without entering Access;
march
- 3rd – Alexis and James – couple who intended on aborting their 5th child, but after going in, and counselors praying with James, Alexis came out and said they would carry their baby;
- 11th - Larricka and her husband, from TN, decided to not abort;
april
- 15th – young couple who told counselor that they “didn’t do it!” Praise God!;
- 25th – young Hispanic woman indicated after going into Access that she has chosen life.
may
- 4th - The Spanish speaking woman who after speaking to our Spanish speaking counselor chose life for her child.;
- 23rd – Muslim woman who was brought out of Access by a male friend/partner, indicated they were keeping the baby;
- Teresa, single mom of one who after going inside to get the pill came out after counselor encouraged her friend, Javier to get her.
june
- 13th - Couple who spoke with counselor at driveway and then stayed in car talking to the man with her. They left smiling when counselor held up the “Love them Both” sign;
- 20th - After speaking to counselor, accompanying man went inside and brought out woman and indicated they were not aborting;
- 29th – Maggie, mom of 2, after speaking to counselor went to Waterleaf!;
july
- 8th – Couple from KY;
- 11th - 1st baby saved
- 11th - a 2nd, separate baby saved!!
- 27th - Jessica, carrying a baby who had an undetectable heartbeat at the ER. After speaking to Karen and a nurse at Waterleaf, she was put in touch with pro-life medical resources for further evaluation. It's possible that her baby's soul is already with God, but let's pray for a miracle.
august
- 15th - Baby #1 saved
- 15th - Baby #2 saved
- 15th - Of course a 3rd baby saved on the Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary!!!
- 25th - Rennae, 11 weeks into her pregnancy who went to Access for a chemical abortion. When they told her she needed a surgical abortion, she changed her mind. Our counselor was there to get her information and stay in touch with her!
september
- 2nd - A couple chose life for their baby, exchanged phone numbers with a counselor and showed him their ultrasound!;
- 20th - Family came with daughter who is 31 weeks pregnant. After talking to the counselor, they left the center. Continuing to talk to counselor to find resources for young woman.
- 29th - 1ST week of the Fall 40 Days Campaign – Julia, 5 weeks pg with a 19-month-old. Left after being inside for 1 ½ hours, planned on driving to Waterleaf.
Estimated loss of life in 2023 at Access 2,702 as of Sept. 30th
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Come Pray With Us!
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March 12, 2023
A faithful friend of 40 Days for Life, decided to do that this past week.
Even though she already had fulfilled her commitment to Access earlier in the week, she was prompted to fill a need and pray for an additional hour.
And in that hour, God used her and other faithful counselors and pray-ers to help a couple decide to give life to their unborn child, adding him or her to the other 4 they’d left home in Tennessee.
Later, after starting on their long way home, the pray-er who connected with the couple received this text from the mom:Thank you so much, J. You helped me. I needed that. I didn’t go on with it.
We talked about it and I decided to keep it (the baby).
Pray-er’s response to mom’s text:God put me there for you today. It is all goodness from God.
Could God be inviting you to be part of saving one of His own eternal lives?Your one hour might change the world forever.
PLEASE JOIN US – WE NEED YOU!
There are many needed slots for you to step into,
but here are this week’s most critical hours:
Monday: 2:00 PMTuesday: 11:00 AM, 12:00, 2:00, 3:00 PM
Wednesday: 12:00 PM
Thursday: 12:00 PM
Friday: 10:00, 11:00 AM
Saturday: 11:00 AM, 12:00, 1:00, 2:00, 3:00, 4:00 PMSign up here: 40 Days for Life
Access Health Center - 1700 75th Street, Downers Grove
May God richly bless you!
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March 3, 2023
Thank you for all your prayers today for the women going into Access. God saved a baby today - praise the Lord!
About five women went in before noon. One couple stopped to talk, an African American man, James, and his Hispanic wife, Alexis. Thank you for suggesting the "What time is your appointment?" question, Joe - they stopped to talk when asked this!
James clearly did not want his wife to have an abortion. He told me they already had four children, and Alexis was ready to begin a career. Both looked sad and uncertain. I told him that they would love their fifth child just as much as their other four, and that there is much aid available. Alexis decided to go in. One of the sidewalk counselors, R., was able to call out some encouraging words in Spanish, such as Jesus loves both her and her baby, and her baby loves her already. James parked in front of Lovers' Lane, and he was very open to talking. He said that he is a Christian, but that since she was the one who is carrying the baby, he couldn't make the final decision.
I asked if he would mind if we prayed, and we asked the Holy Spirit to work inside Alexis's heart. Immediately after we finished praying, James received a call from Alexis. She had decided not to have the abortion! I told him that by tonight there could be a hundred people praying for them! I'm not sure how many we have now in our group, but please feel free to ask other prayer partners to pray for them. They will need support to stay firm in their decision to keep their baby. I gave James my phone number and asked him to call if they needed help. Let's see if we can have a hundred people praying for them!
It is amazing how God brings all the pieces together to reach one couple: Gene covering the driveway, Joe's good advice, a woman who could speak Spanish, Sarah and all the prayer warriors on the sidewalk, and ultimately, God working inside Alexis's heart beyond anything that we could ever do!
Thank you for all who were praying at home and for all who came out to pray! Sarah, one of the prayer warriors at Access today, said that she had heard that we should "pray these women off the table," as there is always hope for women to make decisions for life even at the last moment. Thank you, Terry, Gene, Bill, Mike, R., Joe, Gary, Joann, Sarah, and everyone who came out today. Please continue to pray for James and Alexis, that they would stay firm in their decision not to have an abortion.
P.S. The abortionist was there today along with five other workers, and since the clients were staying two hours, it looks like they may be doing both surgical and chemical abortions on Fridays now on a regular basis. Please add more if you were in the afternoon crew today. May the Lord protect everyone who is coming out tomorrow!
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One of 40 in 2022
Dear Faithful Friends,
I just wanted to share this beautiful story of baby W. who was born in August of 2022.
Months before, the mother & father had come to the Access abortion clinic in Downers Grove. They had come to abort baby W. They were from Africa and spoke French. It just so happened that the ‘sidewalk counselor’ who was there that day was also from Africa and also spoke French!
God’s providence is so amazing!
The counselor spoke to them about the special life of this baby & how help was available to them. The couple ended up choosing LIFE for their baby and kept in touch with the sidewalk counselor. Wendy was born & we all rejoiced! Praise God for such a beautiful little girl!
As usual, all of the counselors & prayer volunteers sent baby gifts to help the parents.
I just had to share this beautiful story of just one of the 40 confirmed saves at Access Abortion clinic in 2022! To God be the Glory!
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September 22, 2021
Dear Faithful Friends,
Thank you for the great start to the 40 Days for Life. I was so encouraged by all who came out and offered prayers today and also on Sunday at our Opening Prayer Kickoff!
Then, this afternoon, came the best news of all! The news that we were all praying for… a baby was saved from abortion!
Here is what happened. A young couple arrived at Access and was going into the abortion clinic along with their toddler. The sidewalk counsellor let them know that help was available and also told them that their baby loves them! After about an hour, the family came out. The man smiled and said they decided not to have the abortion and they were keeping their baby. He said the baby was about 6 weeks along. The counsellor congratulated him and told him that the baby already had brain waves at that age.
In the meantime, the clinic called the police on the counsellor and prayer volunteers, saying that they had stepped on their property. After reviewing the surveillance video, the officers could find no violations. The counsellor then informed the police that a baby had just been saved and the officers smiled!
Praise the Lord! All those praying at the clinic were rejoicing!
The power of prayer is incredible! And we need your prayers at the clinic. Please go to www.40daysforlife.com/downersgrove to sign up for hours so we can keep this momentum of life saving miracles going!
We are Pro-Life and we can show it by being in front of Access in prayer for the unborn who cannot defend themselves. Your sacrifice in coming out could pay off in another life being saved because someone was there who cares.
So lets fill the schedule with 2 or 3 people per hour.
May God bless you!
Caron
Caron Zalduendo
Downers Grove - Leader
40daysdg@gmail.com
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