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 OPERATION RESCUE/ OPERATION SAVE AMERICA
MISSION TRIP REPORT JULY 12-19, 2008
Atlanta leads the renaissance of the South. It’s booming and it’s growing. Yet, each year nearly 40,000 unborn children are brutally killed in Atlanta’s ten abortion clinics. Each of these children represents a family, a mother, a father and a sibling traumatized by these horrific deaths. The blood spilled from these children cries to God for vengeance. While Rescue Rochester was in Atlanta, we offered hope and help to those moms and dads who were about to destroy their own offspring. We called, pleaded, held signs and prayed that the choice of life would trump the lies of death at these abortuaries. Here are a few of the stories from my perspective.
Wednesday, July 16th I arrived in Atlanta after spending a few days at a family reunion celebration of Jeannie’s mom’s 90th birthday party in Passé Grille, FL. Much had already occurred during the four previous days’ events. The Holy Spirit prior to our arrival had prepared one clinic worker. As we set up our displays and began to preach and worship, she came out of the clinic. We thought to harass and intimidate but in her hand was a note she quietly placed in a sidewalk counselor’s hand. It explained her desire to quit this killing center and her need for a new job. The pastor who was overseeing this event urged her to leave immediately and invited her to the evening rally. She came, repented of her sins and was water baptized during the service. Later that week Monique, brought her two children to the Memorial Service we held for Baby Choice and attended another rally giving her testimony. By the end of the week Jesus opened a new job for her showing his grace, love and care and encouraging her in the new walk of faith. At the Wednesday rally we heard a message warning parents to get their children out of the public schools.
“ The Exodus Mandate” http://www.exodusmandate.org/ The bastion of the secular schools and colleges are stealing our children and teaching the perversities of 21st Century America as normal.
Thursday, July 17th Rescue Rochester helped at an outreach at an abortion clinic at Alpharetta, Georgia a suburb of Atlanta. Here we encountered a lone pro-abortion advocate that quickly showed her broken heart. As we conversed and she began to argue, tears quickly filled her eyes. We spent the next hour witnessing the love of Jesus to her and
begging her to open her heart to his love. From this clinic we traveled to downtown Atlanta for a Memorial Service for baby Hope and Baby Choice. Over 200 people walked past the small casket to remember these two lives-representing the nearly 50 million children destroyed the “legal” abortion clinics of The United States of America. Many testified at the sense of God’s presence at this gathering. Some were healed of grief, others were personally touched viewing little baby Choice. Brandi was one such person. Now 24 years old, her mother aborted her, at 21 weeks old the same age of baby Choice. Yet Brandi lived through her saline abortion and the ensuing complications. Given no chance of a “productive” life by the doctors that treated her; she now speaks eloquently for life and represents the love and justice of Jesus.
The evening rally was a cry to embrace our mandate to evangelize the lost. Mark Cahill gave an inspiring message and provided two of his books, “One Thing You Can’t Do in Heaven” and “One Heartbeat Away- Your Journey to Eternity” free to all the attendees. http://www.markcahill.org/
Friday, July 18th began early at a large office complex housing Atlanta Abortion and Counseling Services. This clinic was housed deep in the complex and we were busy leafleting, sign holding and praying. Soon seven motorcycle police and two additional patrol cars were on scene. We had stirred up a nest and the major concern at this upscale office complex was the owner’s desire to continue his rental business without our interference. We called this man to repentance and in humility shared the gospel of Christ and spoke warnings to his soul. Outwardly, he seemed to harden his heart and began to instigate the patrol officers accusing us of violating he property. By three o’clock we had visited two more clinics in the suburbs of Atlanta. We were traveling nearly 100 miles per day throughout this sprawling metropolis to witness the love of Christ at the outreaches held throughout the area. It was this evening that abortion survivor Brandi gave her testimony and Pastor Bill Shanks spoke regarding the Justice and Judgment of Jesus in the hurricanes that hit New Orleans. See www.operationsaveamerica.org for more pictures and reports.
Saturday, July 19th revealed something I had never before seen, women treated as animals being led to the slaughter. We were at Atlanta Women’s Services C linics in a Pittsford like neighborhood of Atlanta. At 5:30 AM the workers and the mother’s began to pile the parking lot of this killing center. We again pleaded, called out, and offered help for nearly an hour. Most of our proffered literature was rebuffed. I noticed a car pull out of the full lot and drive next door to the dry cleaner’s lot. I approached the car and began to talk with the dad. His wife was “in there” but what was "he "supposed to do? They had three children and this was her “choice”. No, it wasn’t the money it was the lifestyle. She just didn’t want this new life. I explained for 10 minutes the dangers, ramifications to their marriage, and to his wife, the consequences both physically and spiritually. Yet he was unmoved, and quietly walked from his car to the clinic. Later at 8:00 AM that same morning I saw women lined up outside the clinic door. See the picture to the left. Sidewalk couselors told us that there were 50 moms already in the waiting room and the additional 30 had to line up outside. Lined up to kill their child! Lined up with money in hand to pay this professional killer to off their child! While we labored to change minds some preached to the neighborhood and most of the Lexus, Beamer and Hummer owners angrily responded. How dare we disturb their quiet Saturday! May God help us! We worship our toys and have forgotten the God who has blessed us with the ability to acquire and the fortune to live in an affluent land. The outreach continued with literature distribution and preaching. Later that same day I traveled back to Florida to meet Jeannie and Julianne and we spent a few days with Jeannie’s mom prior to our trip back to NY.
Submitted by,
Mike Warren
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