by Debra Braun, Education Director The most important qualification for a sidewalk counselor or prayer supporter is to BE THERE! Lives have been saved just by the presence of pro-lifers outside an abortion center praying or holding signs. The two pillars of sidewalk counseling are truth and love. These correspond to two basic facts that […]
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We try to determine the truth the best we can when a woman leaves the abortion center in order to be accurate in documenting babies saved and to become more effective sidewalk counselors so that we may save even more babies in the future. Our three criteria for documenting babies saved are: ONE: Do you
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By Debra Braun, Education Director It’s very likely that your local abortion facility does abortions using the “abortion pill” (formerly called RU-486). The abortionists may also call this procedure “medication abortion,” “chemical abortion,” or “non-surgical abortion.” Nationwide, more than 60% of all abortions are committed using the abortion pill. This is not the “morning-after pill.”
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By Zoe Parks, Duluth affiliate We had a baby saved in Duluth today! Thank You Lord! A couple drove in through the alley, and had their windows open. Tom Schaer was down at that entrance, and when he saw that their windows were open he started talking to them about life. They were silent and
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By Reuben S., volunteer sidewalk counselor On June 19, two women drove into the Robbinsdale Clinic driveway with their windows down. They were sitting in their car for about 5 minutes and I was able to talk to them, offering help and support and explaining the urgency of their situation and the details of abortion.
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BRIAN GIBSONEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR I hate going out to sidewalk counsel. Every time I go, in the back of my mind, come excuses, other things I could be doing. I have doubts and fears that hit me. Yet, where else should I be? I often struggle to place these doubts, fears and excuses behind me by
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Pray before you arrive. Put your trust in God. Stay prayerful, peaceful, calm and non-violent. Focus on the woman’s immediate needs and saving the baby’s life. Remember that abortion is never the solution. Speak the truth in love (Ephesians 4:15). Respect others’ prayer styles and sidewalk counseling techniques. ~ But if these interfere with your
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By Carla L., volunteer sidewalk counselor I sidewalk counsel two or three Mondays a month at Planned Parenthood (PP) in St. Paul, but I made a mistake and showed up on the “wrong” Monday, June 7. I now know I was doubly meant to be there because I was able to help save a mom and
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by Debra BraunEducation Director, Pro-Life Action Ministries In some ways, sidewalk counseling can be as simple as handing someone a brochure. On the other hand, the breadth and depth of it can be extensive, enough for a National Sidewalk Counseling Symposium! After more than 30 years of sidewalk counseling, I’m still learning new ways to
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By Brian Gibson, Executive Director The following principles apply to both the police being called on us and, what is occurring far more often, when we call the police. First of all, if we have been following the basic principles of peaceful and lawful efforts, there is little reason to be too concerned about a
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