I’ve been involved in the pro-life movement long enough to see progress and regress, setbacks and positive developments. Here’s a story of God using many active Christians of various churches to bring about a positive change. 

For 23 years, the Aastra Women’s Center in Ft. Lauderdale was committed to killing unborn babies. Surgical abortions cost about $800, and the clinic never seemed to lack any business. 

Countless preborn lives were snuffed out at this clinic. But things have changed lately. 

It began with the daily pro-life presence of sidewalk counselors outside Aastra. And then the church got involved, several years ago, thanks to Love Life, a nationwide pro-life group that mobilizes the church to pray outside abortion facilities. 

Love Life led the mobilization on Saturday mornings of peaceful, prayerful Christians engaged in prayer walks on public property, adjacent to the parking lot of this abortion facility. We prayed for an end to abortion. About 50 churches, including the one where I serve, participated in these peaceful prayer walks. Later, that number increased to about 110 churches. 

In the parking lot of a nearby church, a group of several people (about 20-30) people would worship, pray, and hear a short pro-life message. On the three occasions when our congregation participated, I had the opportunity to deliver the

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