Sept. Newsletterk 2015.pub
Transcription
Sept. Newsletterk 2015.pub
1 When The Talking Stops It’s great to talk of faith In this era of strife, But what we really need Is faith lived out in life. the world will hear our words If we live out our creeds To love and lift and serve. That’s what the whole world needs. And earth has waited long For Christians, undisguised, who talk of faith and hope, then go a second mile. Yes, there’s a time and place To stand and talk of love, But when the talking stops, It’s time to stoop and serve. 2 September As our children return to school I wonder how may more children would be in school. But Planned Parenthood decided that those children didn’t deserve to live. So, the battle continues to rage. Unborn babies are dying and their bodies being harvested. What are we doing to stop this madness? Well, each Saturday morning as day follows night faithful prayer warriors stand in prayer at the last surgical abortion mill in Missouri. They don’t get paid to come and pray they come because God has called them to be faithful. I was out of town two Saturdays so the count is not accurate. Prayer Warriors for September Early Morning Prayer Warriors: 32 Second wave of Prayer Warriors: 27 Seminary: 12 Bound for Life: 6 Youth: 15 Procession from the Cathedral: 350 Operation Save America: 100 Counter Pro-deathscorts: 75 Saturday Stats for September Twenty-seven moms scheduled to abort. One mom came to have her 20 week baby killed. Six pieces of literature was handed out. Eleven girls came for birth control. Seven clients were getting pregnancy test. Four girls were at Planned Parenthood for the counseling. Three girls wanted the Depo shot. Two girls had an appointment for the “well” woman care. One girl was taken to the alternative center for a pregnancy test. That baby was saved. Two turn-aways. One wanted STD testing, the other wanted HIV. We sent them to a clinic that doesn’t do abortions. Twelve deathscorts ushered the moms in. A young girl that was entering the death camp stopped to talk with us. She was wanting a pregnancy test. She agreed to walk to the alternative center mobile unit. She said she was considering keeping the baby. Later in the week she was contacted and has decided to carry her baby. As a mom was entering Planned Parenthood she stopped to Help Wanted: We are looking for a few good men/women to stand with us. tell us that it is okay to kill a fetus. She was asked what the fetus was and she said it was potential life. How sad! We are looking for more Christians who will take a few A father brought his daughter to abort his grandchild. He hours during the week or weekend to begin their day standing in prayer for the unborn child who is in danger of death. said that she needed to do this. It was for the best. I asked him who was going to profit from this dead child. He said that It doesn’t require training, the only thing needed is the deshe would. I reminded him that she would not profit only be sire to bring an end to the senseless killing of our children filled with sadness. Planned Parenthood would be the only and harvesting the body parts and harming women. one to profit. The desire to honor God and be faithful to His command– A mom came out to the sidewalk to have a smoke while her THOU SHALL NOT KILL. These babies don’t want to die. We must be the voice for the daughter was aborting her grandchild. She knew it was wrong but this was what her daughter wanted to do. The boyfriend voiceless. Visit our website and sign up to be a rescuer for was in jail and so the baby must go. I told her that the aborthe unborn babies. Be Not Afraid– God will lead you! tion will not get the boyfriend out of jail only put her daughter Www.stl-defenders.com in her own jail. Even though she knew it was wrong she still brought her for the abortion. They traveled several hours to have this abortion. Not only did she have to pay for the abortion they had to stay overnight in a motel. In the motel she began the process of dilating. I wonder what movie she watched as her baby was dying? Robert Crist aborted that child. Was that child’s body parts harvested? Even though I was only there for two of the four Saturdays it was an emotional time. Babies are dying and it seems that you are so helpless. Now is the time when you ask God to carry you for awhile. Weekday Stats for September Forty-six expectant moms going into the death camp. Seventeen pieces of literature given out. Thirty-nine clients came for birth control Eleven girls were getting a pregnancy test. Five had an appointment for “counseling”. One girl needed HIV testing. One girl was having her implant removed. One girl sent to our doctor for care. A different clinic told this young lady that her baby was 3 dead and and she needed to have Planned Parenthood remove the baby. I told her she needed to have a second opinion before she agree to that. She said she would see our doctor. He was called and he agreed see her immediately. She left but never kept her appointment. Her number she gave us was not a working number. The only thing to do now is to pray for her. As we close another month we implore you to join Defenders of the Unborn to stand in the gap for the unborn. This journey is a matter of life and death and we must act like it. We thank you for your support in the defense of the unborn. Together we will overcome. Missouri Abortion Statistics-1973-2013 1973-8,589, 2013-8,740. The largest number of abortions were in 1980 with 21,671. A short time after that civil disobedience began. The numbers continued to drop. Among the pro-life laws in Missouri: only physicians perform abortions, hospital privileges required for abortionists, parental consent for minors, ban public funding of abortion, ban partial abortion, 72-hour reflection period before an abortion, establishment of Alternatives to Abortion program, Safe Place for Newborns Act. ban abortion on viable infants, ban web-cam abortions. Events Away from the Death Camp September 12, 2015– Parade in Eureka. • For the past five years Defenders of the Unborn has been a participant of the Eureka Day parade. We handed out 750 carnations to girls in the child bearing age. This flower has a note on it if you need help call, we can help. It was a fun time for all. Forty plus pro-lifers joined us in the parade. September 19, 2015– National Day of Remembrance On this day we stood at the site where thirteen babies are buried. Thirteen innocent little ones who lost their lives and then was a second time humiliated –thrown in the trash. Father Kinkead read the account how the babies were found. Each time I listen to the account I am bothered by the lack of humanity for these children. To be thrown in the trash with chicken bones and waste from the days business– killing children is horrific. Bishop Rice blessed the grave site and the children that were laid there to rest. We must never forget the horror of abortion. To have the Knights of Columbus honor guard gave the ceremony more respect. We thank you for attending this day of remembrance. Senate Hearings On September 5, 2015, Defenders of the Unborn spoke to the Senate hearing on defunding Planned Parenthood, the harvesting of baby body parts, and the licensing of the Columbia abortion clinic. I asked the committee to also look into the Board of Healing Arts. Since 2009, 28 ambulances have been seen at the abortion mill. Each time this happens Defenders of the Unborn sends a letter to the Board to investigate the doctor. Each time no wrong doing on the part of the doctor. Even when a woman died, one had her uterus perforated , one was told she was 8 weeks when in fact she was 6 months. The baby died. Again another cover-up! 4 FRUITS OF OUR LABOR FOR SEPTEMBER Stood in Constant Witness 63.5 hours Held National Day of Remembrance Participated in the Eureka Day Parade Spoke at the Senate Hearings. Gave support to a mom in Louisiana considering an abortion. CALENDAR OF EVENTS Constant Witness schedule Weekly Tuesday– 7:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. Wednesday– 7:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. Thursday– 7:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. Friday– 7:00 a.m.– 1:00 p.m. Saturday– 6:30 a.m.-12:00 noon We have added another constant witness to our schedule. Several faithful prayer warriors have been standing witness at the satellite office of Planned Parenthood at Big Bend and Hwy 141. They are there every Saturday from 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 noon. Think about joining them. October 25, 2015 St. Louis Archdiocese Convention Keynote speaker, Dr. Charmaine Yoest, will address how pro-life laws focused at exposing and confronting the atrocities committed by the Big Abortion Industry are causing abortion facilities to shut down. There is still time to get your tickets for this event on Sun., Oct. 25 at the St. Charles Convention Center. Call the RLA at 314.792.7555 today or click here. October 31, 2015 Jehrico Walk Please join us as we pray for the conversion of hearts, for all who have aborted, and for the end to abortion here in Missouri. We will begin our walk at 10:00 a.m. For more information contact Mary at 314-346-9052 or email [email protected] Because these faithful warriors have been standing witness at this satellite office it is now closed on the 2nd and 3rd Satur- Upcoming Events day. November 21, 2015 Prayer of Thanksgiving It will be held at 10:00 a.m. outside Planned Parenthood Please join Defenders of the Unborn as we defend and protect 4251 Forest Park Blvd. those that are in danger of death. We have many blessings to be thankful for. We must never I stand witness on Tuesday and Wednesday from 9:00 a.m.-11:30 forget our blessings even though sometimes they seem to be a.m. as well as Saturday from 6:30 a.m.-10:30 a.m. Please stand far away. When you are weary God will carry us. We ask with me. If that doesn’t work for you, schedule a different day. that you join us as we give thanks to God for our many We have counselors and prayer warriors there on other days. We blessings.. For more information contact Mary at 314-346ask that you take two hours to pray for those going in. 9052 or email [email protected]. To sign up log onto our website www.stl-defenders.com to register your time to rescue the innocent little ones. PRAYER REQUEST God is calling you, will you answer His call? Lee Anderson Project Rachel & Project Joseph Lee is our second son’s mother-in-law. She passed away in The services of Project Rachel and Joseph are available to anyone her sleep. We pray for the repose of her soul and that God who has been wounded by an abortion experience and is seeking will be merciful. healing. Maureen Kane’s mother Project Rachel Spiritual Support Maureen is the glue that keeps the St. Louis Archdiocese Thursday, Sept. 24, 7:00 pm Pro-life working. Contact Marisol at (314) 792-7451 Maureen mother had heart surgery the beginning of October. We pray that she will have a complete recovery and will Project Joseph Spiritual Support continue to enjoy her family. She is a young 85. Monday, Oct. 5, 7:00 pm Maschmeier/Leefe family Contact Chuck at (314) 974-6787 We ask for your prayers in next few months. Many things have our family in need of prayers. The devil is on the ramOctober 11, 2015 OLG for Life Benefit Dinner page and he doesn’t want us to continue to work to rescue To celebrate the 13th Anniversary of its founding, Our Lady of the little ones. Guadalupe for Life will be hosting a benefit dinner at the Cardi- John Ryan nal Rigali Center. Mass will be celebrated by Bishop Robert J. The same for John Ryan and his family. The devil knows Hermann at 4:30 p.m. with dinner following. To purchase tickets who is dedicated. We ask that you pray for John. please call 314.487.2066. October 17, 2015 Helpers of God's Precious Infants Join us for the next Mass at the Cathedral Basilica on Saturday, Oct. 17 at 8:00 am. Fr. Kevin Schroeder from St. Michael's will be the celebrant and lead the rosary walk to Planned Parenthood afterwards. 5 NEWS ITEMS Two More Florida Abortion Facilities Cited, Fined for Illegal Second Trimester Abortions Two more Florida abortion facilities that are licensed only for first trimester abortions have been cited and fined by the Administration for Health Care Administration (AHCA) for conducting illegal second trimester abortions. This brings to five the number of Florida abortion clinics cited for exceeding their first trimester abortion limits. Last month, the AHCA cited and fined Planned Parenthood abortion facilities in St. Petersburg, Ft. Myers, and Naples for committing illegal lateterm abortions. Bread and Roses Women's Health in Gainesville and Aastra Women's Center in Plantation were cited during inspections conducted on August 5, 2015. Second trimester abortions require different procedures that pose more risks to women than those done in the first trimester, and licensing limits reflect that. "Give an abortion business an inch, and it'll take a mile, especially if it thinks no one is watching or that the political administration favors it and will look the other way," said Troy Newman, President of Operation Rescue. "The abortionists that have been cited for illegal second trimester abortions have endangered women by acting as if they are above the law and can make up their own definitions as they go along." Ice Cream and Summer Ice cream and summer go together like America and apple pie. The very act of dipping a spoon into a scoop of chocolate mint might evoke memories of warm afternoons with family or quiet nights with our spouse after all the kids have gone to sleep. In Portland, Oregon, the owners of What’s the Scoop ice cream shop want their customers to associate America’s summertime desert with something sinister; Come enjoy some ice cream with us, including the signature “Taste of Victory” flavor, and help support this wonderful organization (Planned Parenthood Advocates of Oregon). Makes me not to want ice cream! tion of human life separate and independent from the mother. These are religious beliefs and she says, ‘No, thank you, I don’t believe in that stuff.’ Doe already had the abortion. John Hirth, attorney for Gov. Jay Nixon and Attorney General Chris Koster, said the state didn’t prevent her from having an abortion. “I don’t know of any other case in which the issue has been purely the timing of something,” Hirth said. “We’re not talking about a right to engage in a religious practice, we’re talking about a right to engage in the practice when you want to.” He added that Doe doesn’t have to read the consent information and she doesn’t have to think about her abortion during the 72-hour waiting period. +Beetem did not announce a decision Pro-Life Speaker John Boehner Will Resign as Speaker in October Amid Debate on Shutdown Speaker John Boehner will step down from his position as Speaker of the House of Representatives in October. Though Boehner is strongly pro-life and has overseen the passage of legislation to ban abortions after 20 weeks and to de-fund Planned Parenthood, some pro-life advocates have grumbled that he hasn’t done enough to advance the pro-life cause. Abortion Clinic in Oregon Caught Selling Body Parts From Aborted Babies The sales of aborted babies and their body parts for research is not limited to the Planned Parenthood abortion business. In Oregon, a pro-life organization has confirmed to LifeNews.com that an abortion business based in its state is selling aborted baby body parts to one of the same middlemen Planned Parenthood uses. Ohio Revokes Two Abortion Facility Licenses, Denies Request for Legal Exemptions The Ohio Department of Health has denied requests for variances submitted by two abortion clinics citing they failed to meet the minimum requirements that would qualify for Judge hears case arguing abortion restrictions violate religious them. The abortion facilities had requested that they be exbeliefs empt from a state law that mandates abortion facilities to A Cole County judge heard why one Missouri woman bemaintain hospital transfer agreements. lieves the state’s abortion restrictions violate her religious beliefs. The Women's Med Center in Dayton and Planned ParentThe woman, identified only as Mary Doe to protect her from hood in Cincinnati have been unable to qualify for hospital attacks, is a member of the Satanic Temple, which describes itself transfer agreements and sought the exemption by submitting as “an association of politically aware Satanists, secularists, and an agreement with other physicians to provide emergency advocates for individual liberty.” care for their botched abortion patients. However, the clinics Under the group’s tenets, Doe does not believe having an abor- were unable to secure the required four physicians with hostion terminates a separate, living human being, court documents pital privileges who were willing to treat women hospitalized say. So she believed her rights were violated when she was subject with abortion-related complications. to the consent information and the 72-hour waiting period when Without the variances, both facility licenses have been reshe went to Planned Parenthood for an abortion. voked, but the clinics have 30 days to appeal the ruling. Missouri law requires abortion providers to give pregnant women information about the physical characteristics of the fetus Planned Parenthood Activists Pelt Pro-Life Carly Fiorina and the fetus’ ability to feel pain by at least 22 weeks. It also reWith Condoms at Campaign Stop quires that women wait 72 hours before having an abortion. Upset that pro-life presidential candidate Carly Fiorina New Jersey-based attorney W. James MacNaughton argued helped bring national attention to the videos exposing Doe’s case in front of Cole County Circuit Judge Jon Beetem. Planned Parenthood selling aborted babies and their body Doe “is asking for an abortion on demand,” MacNaughton parts, Planned Parenthood activists pelted Fiorina and her said. In Missouri “the Legislature has deemed that human life be- campaign supporters with condoms at a campaign stop over gins at conception. They’ve deemed that an abortion is a termina the weekend. 6 Letter in the St. Louis Review regarding the Pathology Services, Inc. The operations director for Pathology Services Inc. indicated that "she believes the lab receives all of the tissue -- not just a sample" which would make what they receive the complete bodily remains of human beings not "tissue." That would include the heart, lungs, liver, brains and other organs as well as the arms, legs, torso and head of the abortionists' victims. Human beings who were mercilessly and ruthlessly killed. For decades abortionists lied to mothers calling their children "blobs of tissue." The operations director keeps that lie alive by continuing to parrot that deception. As to her reference to state law -- the law does not require her lab, or for that matter any lab, to participate in the horror of what an abortionist does to a human being. It simply says that those who perpetrate this holocaust in Missouri are required to subject the remains to a pathology examination. Far from exonerating Pathology Services, her statement confirms that their participation in what an abortionist does to a human being actually ensures that Planned Parenthood can continue operating. No matter how she slices it, her company is an abortion profiteer. A direct link in the chain of modern slavery we call "abortion." I pray that this will be a wake-up call for Pathology Services and they do the right thing and immediately cease their direct participation in the horror of the abortion holocaust. John Ryan Where Do Aborted Baby Remains Go? Some Went Here. By Cheryl Sullenger San Diego, CA – It was 1998. The largest abortion clinic in the San Diego area at that time was the Family Planning Associates abortion clinic in La Mesa, California. Abortionist James Long worked for FPA conducting about 200 abortions each and every week at the high volume facility located on the second floor of a very large medical complex. As a former sidewalk counselor at that facility, I often wondered what happened to the babies aborted there. Then one day, I got the answer. Tim Wilson, a long-time pro-life activist in Southern California, had wondered the same thing. He tracked down the pathology lab where all the aborted baby remains were sent. He noticed that the pathology lab had plenty of windows, so he thought he’d take a closer look. Through those windows, Tim took photographs of hundreds of translucent plastic containers, each one holding the visible remains of aborted babies. The unrefrigerated tubs varied in size from a few ounces to large gallon buckets. One can hardly imagine the stench of death that must have permeated that office. All of the grisly contents, according to the paperwork that could be seen in the photos, were the product of James Long’s handiwork at that FPA abortion clinic in La Mesa. Tim sent prints of the photos out to many of us. These are scanned images of mine that I used for years to show women how the abortion clinic treated the remains of their sons and daughters. With the recent release of the videos from the Center for Medical Progress, there has been a curiosity about where aborted baby remains end up that are not sold to biotech firms. While abortion clinics’ disposal practices vary from place to place, these photos show the stark reality of the carnage that takes place in just a few days at high-volume abortion clinics. On many of the leaky, blood stained tubs, one can read the name of the mother and the date of her abortion. Those we have blurred for the sake of the women involved. Most of these babies were aborted in January, 1998. If their mothers had made other decisions, these children would now be fast approaching their 18th birthdays. 7 In 2000, the abortion business’ lease at the La Mesa location was terminated as the result of pro-life efforts and they were forced to move. FPA eventually relocated to Mira Mesa and continues to sell abortions to women today. But the traffic has dramatically decreased over the years and now FPA offers only one surgical day per week – down from 4-5 surgical days in the 1990s. As for the abortionist, James Long, he has since retired. May these images help us all to reflect on the enormity of the human tragedy of abortion — of which these photos show only a very small part — and may they motivate us to do more to stop it. May our work to save the lives of others help the souls of these babies rest in peace. EDITOR’S COMMENTS With the recent videos revealing the handy work of Planned Parenthood it makes you wonder how low have we gone? After 40 plus years of killing children the government has decided to look into this barbaric act. I believe they are the ones (Supreme Court) who began this horrific act of killing a child. While we want for the government to act upon these tapes we (citizens) must wait. Babies are dying each day that passes and we must wait. I am not a very patient person when it comes to waiting to save the life of an unborn child. I am not willing to wait for the government to make a decision on how we are to spend our money or how much is used to finance those who kill children. Babies die each day in our country and we allow this to happen. If the tapes did not stir your conscience then nothing will. In late September we held a memorial service for those babies that were found in the trash here in Missouri and around the country. Why did we do that? Do you visit your loved ones that have died? Do you take flowers to the grave site where they are buried? Do you pray for them? I do! So, what is the difference with these babies? What is the difference with the babies that are on the videos? These children are human the same as you and I. As I listened to the accounts from those who found the babies I am saddened by how they were treated. How inhuman it was for them. These babies are forgotten. They were put in the trash with other trash. How can anyone do that to another human being? How can we continue to allow this barbaric act continue? It is time for this to come to an end. It is past time for us to be the voice that needs to be for those who cannot speak for themselves. The other week I was at Planned Parenthood counseling and a mom came to the sidewalk to have a cigarette. She was waiting for her grandchild to be killed. Her grandchild that was 20 weeks gestation. If this baby was two weeks older it would be protected by laws. Just two weeks! As she talked she was upset that her 20 year old daughter decided to abort her child. She said she talked to her about the help the family would give to her. Her response was that she needed to do this. Dad was in prison, I told her the baby’s death would not release him from prison nor would it make her life better. It will only make matters worse. The young girl made one trip for the counseling, the second trip was to prepare her for the second trimester abortion. And the final trip was for the death of her child. I asked mom if she opposed the abortion then why did she drive her. She said that someone needed to. I explained that if she didn’t drive her she might not have anyone to come with her and maybe she might have different thoughts. But mom made it possible for her to abort her grandchild. A mom is to protect a child that is given to her by God. How can we justify this act of killing? How can we say that we are supporting our children when in fact we are harming them. I told her that I would pray for both of them and asked her to call me if her daughter needed anything. For me this was a terrible time, pleading for this child’s life and people standing chatting about nothing and this baby is dying. A short time later a mom came with her daughter. She agreed to talk with me. As we spoke the daughter was 16 years old and was told by her father that she must abort. But dad didn’t bring her– mom did. I asked the mom where was the dad? He was already at Planned Parenthood waiting for them. The young girl was crying but all she could say was that her father told her she needed to abort this child– his grandchild. I pleaded for this baby but daddy was calling and she had to go inside this place of death. How can she look at her father and say that he truly loves her? Sometimes when I walk away from this place of death I have to wonder why am I putting myself through this day after day. So many other things that I could be doing that doesn’t cause me heartache. But then I remember that God doesn’t ask that I be successful but only to be faithful. Someday I will answer to God for what I have done to rescue His little ones and I don’t want to say that I was too busy doing what made me feel good. I implore you to join with Defender of the Unborn to rescue each child one at a time. To be faithful to His call. To be the hands and feet to save the precious little ones. It is our time be the voice for the voiceless. The Center for Medical Progress has made the bold step to expose those that destroy our children now it up to us to finish the job. To defund Planned Parenthood and to close the abortions mills, here in Missouri the last surgical abortion mill in our state. Visit our website www.stl-defenders.com to see what we are doing or to sign up to become a constant witness outside Planned Parenthood. email [email protected] God bless 8
Similar documents
December Newsletter, 2015.pub
Walk of Jericho
Join us surround this death camp with prayers. We will begin at 10:00 walking seven times. As we pray we will ask
God to bring this evil to the ground. We pray that no more
babies w...