The following comes from a June 1 post on the website for the Sacramento chapter of the Helpers of God’s Most Precious Infants:
Today I pose a question that has been asked of me by women who have experienced the agony of an abortion.
“Where were all you Christians as I prayed for a “sign” from God on the day of my abortion?”, they asked.
This question has haunted me for sometime now, since I too am guilty of being one of those self-proclaimed Christians who identifies as being pro-life sipping coffee from the comfort of my living room on abortion day, while babies are being slaughtered by the millions, but was too busy, absorbed in my “selfie” world, too apathetic to take any action to intervene.
How could “moi” possibly carve out time to go to an abortion center to pray and reach out to one woman?
No, I told myself I do not have the time. I was too busy spending countless wasted hours surfing on the internet, , chattering endlessly on the phone about nothing, and of course all the needless shopping at the local mall. And then there was Catholic radio I had to listen to and all my church activities I needed to attend and the list goes on and on…
Women have shared with me that as a young woman on the day of their abortion they had actually pleaded for a visible sign from God, an outward message to prevent them from pursuing this action.
Do you think that one peaceful, prayerful person praying in front of an abortion center on the day of her abortion may have been the sign she had been looking for?
Women who have suffered the agony of an abortion decades later share the pain that no one was there to reach out to them on the day of their abortion.
The women share that perhaps, with encouragement, information and support they may have chosen life.
Many women share they were under enormous pressure from their parents and boyfriends to get rid of the problem so that they could move on with their lives. . Many were ignorant and believed “it” was only tissue. Many were in darkness about this decision because it was never preached about from the pulpit. Many were abandoned to face this decision alone without any compassion or emotional support. Many women were sincerely crying out for help, but there were no Christians to console them on that tragic day.
Many women share the sadness of the anniversary date of their abortion and how old their child would have been had they lived. They share the grief of seeing one less person at the dinner table on Christmas day and grieve their anniversary due date. They share the loneliness of old age and not having any children to share their lives with.
I believe that we should reach out to pregnant women in time of need, just like Mary did for her cousin Elizabeth who was pregnant with child.
I believe that defending the unborn should not be one of many issues as Christians we should be concerned about.
It is the issue.
We are living in an abortion holocaust. The blood from the abortion centers is flowing through our streets throughout every city in America. The blood of these innocent babies is on our hands. Nearly 60 million surgical abortions, not counting the pill abortions that kill life just the same.
Can we continue to ignore the tiny screams as they are suctioned to death, dismembered, ripped from limb to limb, or stabbed to death in the head brutally seconds before delivery?
We will never know how many countless babies may have been rescued had one prayerful Christian made the sacrifice to come out to pray at the sidewalk….
We will never know how many women would have been spared the bloodbath of abortion.
God have mercy on those of us who call ourselves Christians and do not come to the assistance of pregnant women and defenseless babies in the womb.
If we Christians do not come out to pray, who will?
Will you be a Helper of God’s Precious Infants? Please volunteer to pray at your local abortion center.
Please e-mail sanctamaria3@yahoo.com if you live in the Sacramento area and would like to come out to pray or be a spiritual supporter at home.
Yes, I see this here on the peninsula…..everyone loves the Walk for Life West Coast in the City and participates….but, when it comes to actually praying outside the abortion mill…..they are missing in action!!!
You CAN make a difference!!!
There are two Planned Parenthood mills on the San Francisco peninsula. One is at 35 Baywood which is right off of El Camino Real in San Mateo and the other is in Redwood City at 2907 El Camino Real.
Please come and join other prayer warriors. But, please note that you must have at least 2 people outside the mill, in case Planned Parenthood accuses you of doing something, you need a witness! AND NEVER GO ON THE PROPERTY OF THE ABORTION MILL, OTHERWISE; THEY WILL DEFINATELY CALL THE…
When I was outside the one on Baywood in San Mateo a woman from the neighborhood walked by and thanked us for being there. She was really angry that PP had moved in, apparently without much info for the neighbors.
Another thing–this is a great location to start with if you are a little shy. It’s not on a heavily travelled street–it’s a block or so off El Camino. Actually it’s on the edge of a residential area–no wonder the neighbors are steamed!
Volunteer for a few hours during the next 40 Days for Life! It’s a great way to get started. You will also meet some wonderful, people who are also praying there. Archbishop Cordileone stopped by for a while this past 40 Days season–you never know who you will be praying with!
Thank you Audrey for your wonderful words in your post!
However, I urge EVERYONE not to wait for 40 Days for Life, start now!
I too am one of those who can’t find the time to pray in front of an abortion clinic.
We ask for forgiveness at the beginning of each Mass for “the things I have done and the things I have failed to do”.
I began to form tears as I read the quote from the website of the Helpers of God’s Most Precious Infants. I use to live closer to an abortion clinic but now are many, many miles from one. This posting has stirred in me a desire to spend more time praying for the infants and their mothers.
Oh baloney!! Don’t blame Christians for failing to provide a “sign” at the abortion clinic. The last ditch effort to dissuade an abortion minded woman is praiseworthy action, but the final decision is hers.
I have been there, as the “sign” and they walk in anyway. It is truly heartbreaking. She must take full responsibility for her abortion decision in order to find contrition and reconciliation. Grow up ladies, YOU did a bad thing.
In answer to Kristin’s post. I’m sure most of those looking to abort are not of the same mind as you are……and a lot of them are there are in desperation and not thinking straight. Please have a bit more compassion as you cannot rightfully lump them all together as to knowing that they are “killing” a human being. Planned Parenthood, the secular media etal have brainwashed them.
Just pointing out that women are responsible for their abortion decisions. How they came to the decision varies, but each has done wrong in having an abortion. It is not compassionate to overlook this truth.
And Fredi, tragically, not everyone is cut out to ACCEPT sidewalk outreach.
Not everyone is cut out to do sidewalk outreach.
The very first mother who (to my knowledge) accepted my message while doing outreach outside an abortion center told me she had been praying that someone would help her because she truly wanted to have her baby. She did not know to whom she could turn for help. So going on the “advice” of the child’s father who had abandoned her and their child, she had made an appointment to terminate the life of her child that day. She prayed during her busride to the killing center, even turning her prayer for help into a prayer for forgiveness for what she was about to do – which she believed was a necessary evil.
I recommend to anyone condidering doing sidewalk outreach to visit Children…
I guess links aren’t allowed, so just do a browser search on “Children Deserve Birth”. I know with Google, it’s appears at the very top. It’s a very informative site on the subject of sidewalk outreach.
Thanks
Sorry, I just realized you can click on my name, which will present you with a list of websites. Then click on Children Deserve Birth. Again, this is for those considering sidewalk outreach.
Best wishes
Fredi — CalCatholic now allows links, so if you’re still of a mind to post one, please do. Would love to read what Children Deserve Birth has to say.
Thank you Wm. Hamilton. The link to ‘Children Deserve Birth’ is https://children-deserve-birth.blogspot.com. I truly believe there is a lot of valuable material posted. I would like to especially recommend these two: ‘Victims of the Abortion Industry and You’ and ‘Serious Thoughts on Sidewalk Counseling’. Both can be found on the side menu. Everyone is welcome to repost anything they wish (please include a link to CDB).
Thank you and God bless,
Fredi
I think it would be good if there was a billboard or sign for an abortion alternative ministry visible to all who go to an abortion clinic. Having compassionate people there who can help a lady with this is good, too.
It disturbs me that someone says they prayed for God to give them a visible sign to prevent them from having an abortion and then had a abortion..again it points out the vulnerability of some of the persons that those who perform abortions take advantage of.
Now they are trying to pass legislation for the opposite. Pregnancy care centers–where a woman might go for help in bringing the baby to term–will have to tell women that they can opt for abortion.
As if anyone in the USA doesn’t know it exists.
ALL People must take full responsibility for their OWN actions – and this includes those who procure an Abortion – the willful torture and murder of an innocent human being for convenience.
In the meantime ALL of us can pass on to others this non-religious, medical, scientific link,
which proves human beings are not a “blob of tissue”.
“ENDOWMENT for HUMAN DEVELOPMENT”
https://www.ehd.org/movies.php?mov_id=44
There is zero excuse for not sharing this link with many others.
I want to thank CCD for publishing this post from the Helpers of God’s Precious Infants’ in Sacramento. HGPI (https://www.helpersny.org) is my favorite sidewalk outreach ministry (there is no contest) and Elizabeth Pierini of the Sacramento Helpers is a precious advocate for the unborn. It saddens me that this CCD article has generated so little interest. And I don’t mean debates and criticism, which are totally uncalled for (the necessity for sidewalk outreach at abortion centers is a no-brainer – https://sidewalkcounseling.wordpress.com/victims-of-the-abortion-industry-and-you). God bless everyone who takes it seriously.