Free Event this Saturday!

Posted by Bernadette | Posted on 20-09-2011

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40 Days for Life Kick-off

Get pumped up to get active in this powerful campaign by speaker Bryan Kemper, the founder of Stand True Ministries: a Christ-centered pro-life group determined to awaken the youth of this country and share the message of life and the Gospel of Christ.  Some of Students for Life members at UWF like to wear their artistic pro-life t-shirts.  Our group also participates in the Silent Day of Solidarity started by Stand True as a peaceful and dramatic way to draw attention to the millions of unborn who are silenced from abortion.

Bryan Kemper has an amazing testimony to share about how he came to know Jesus and how this new encounter dramatically changed his life and made him devote his life to pro-life ministry.  If you want to listen to someone who has literally been there and done that and been transformed by the grace of God and is now a powerful proponent in the pro-life movement, there is no better opportunity than this Saturday!

Kick-Off starts at 6:30 and goes till 8PM

Location is:

St Anne Catholic Church – Family Life Center

5200 Saufley Field Road
Pensacola, FL

If anyone wants to go, email me here.  The event will not have a meal, so maybe a group of Students for Life can carpool and get some pizza or something beforehand?   Also, this event is open to everyone, so if you know someone who could benefit from this BRING THEM!

Emerald Coast Coalition for Life Banquet: Volunteers Needed!

Posted by Bernadette | Posted on 09-08-2011

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Event:  Annual Emerald Coast Coalition for Life Banquet

(hosted at St. Anne’s parish hall in Belleview)

 

Date: August 27th 6-8PM

 

Details:  Coalition for Life is hosting a formal dinner banquet to raise money for it’s mission to organize and support pro-life work in the Florida panhandle.  Speaking at the banquet will be Abby Johnson, nationally-known pro-life speaker who was transformed by 40 Days for Life while directing a Planned Parenthood abortion clinic.  She will share her story on how 40 Days for Life helped her to leave the abortion industry.


Volunteers Needed:  We need food servers and set up staff.  If you or someone you know is able to help out with the banquet (August 27th), please contact us with your NAME, PHONE NUMBER, and EMAIL ADDRESS.  We will be having a volunteer training meeting at 6PM August 25th at St. Anne’s parish hall in Belleview.

 

Video Clip of Abby Johnson:

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Abortion Facility Director QUITS!!!

Posted by Bernadette | Posted on 15-05-2011

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This is HUGE!

 

From Shawn Carney, National Director 40 Days for Life:

The director of an abortion facility where a 40 Days
for Life campaign was conducted for the FIRST TIME
this spring just quit her job, thanking the 40 Days
for Life effort for helping her to get out of the
abortion industry!

This is one of TEN abortion center workers who walked
away from their jobs during this campaign alone …

… and one of 53 who have quit the abortion business
since the first coordinated 40 Days for Life campaign
in 2007.

Praise God!

This is a very sensitive situation for the former
clinic manager (who we’ve been working closely with
throughout this process), so I’m not going to identify
the person or the location. She will no doubt face
pressure when her former bosses learn the truth.

Members of the local 40 Days for Life team and
pro-lifers in the region have offered to assist this
former abortion center worker find new employment.

So please keep this courageous lady in your prayers!

Posted from 40daysforlifepensacola.com

Divinity conceived

Posted by Bernadette | Posted on 25-03-2011

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Today is the Feast Day of the Annunciation

a.k.a. Conception day of Jesus

a.k.a. 9 months before Christmas

Millions of Christians all over the world celebrate this day as the day their Savior came into the world.  “Why not on Christmas day?” you might ask.  When does a person become a person, a life become a life?

Is it the day that a full formed baby descends through the birth canal and begins crying outside the womb?  Is it the day the mother feels the baby kicking?  Or, is it the day a unique and unrepeatable human DNA is formed which immediately begins directing the development of this new person?  Science tells us that without a doubt, life begins at conception (Click here for proof).  Christians believe that God loved the world so much that He desired to become a human like us to redeem every aspect of our life.  He even started His life in the womb just like every one of us did.  So today is the day that Christians worship and adore a God who was temporarily made up of only one cell.  A God they believe is eternal, who created everything, stepped into human time and reigned on earth first and foremost in the womb.  Of all biblical references to the sanctity of all human life, I cannot think of a better religious proof that human life in the womb is absolutely holy and truly human than the image of God as a one-celled, developing human in utero.

Looking at the picture, you can notice the poverty of Mary.  She is also young.  Upon her acceptance, she instantaneously is immaculately impregnated with God, and chose to carry God to term despite her very real danger of being stoned to death because she was pregnant out of wedlock.  Does this story sound familiar today?  “Young woman, unable to provide for herself, endangered perhaps by abusive family members, and pregnant”.  Mary is the model of courageous womanhood.  She accepted her pregnancy as a gift from God, regardless of the social consequences.  If you or someone you know is pregnant and in need of support, help is here.

Hidden from the picture is Joseph.  He is an upright and good man.  He is betrothed to Mary; so when word gets out that Mary is pregnant, his reputation is at stake.  Many other men would have rebuked her, disbelieved her, and had her stoned for her claim that she had immaculately conceived God’s son.  Joseph is the model of courageous manhood.   Unlike the status quo of today when we see a whole sect of society living below the poverty line because they were abandoned by their fathers, Joseph’s true manhood is blindingly visible in his unwillingness to let his betrothed carry the child alone.  Listening to the advice of an angel in a dream, he took Mary into his home and foster fathered the Son of God.  If you are the father in a crisis pregnancy or care about someone in this situation, your loving support can save a life.  Find advice and help here.

What does the Feast of the Annunciation mean for the average person?  Regardless of your faith or non-faith, this story of a courageous couple and the dignity of the child at the moment of conception is something to be celebrated.  Human life is a miracle!  Scientists study its phenomenon, they can pick out various aspects of it and explain what is happening, but they themselves will say that they are only scratching the surface!  I mean, what happens to the sperm and the egg when they unite?  Yes, we know that it becomes a new being… but what happens to the sperm and the egg?????  And how do all the intricate parts of human development at its earliest stage know what to do?!?!  One thing we all know deep down inside, even if we don’t readily admit it, is that all human life is sacred.  No one has the ability to give his or herself life, no one has the right to take another person’s life.  Let’s live in a manner that shows our respect for all human life and live up to the courageous standard of woman and manhood that Mary and Joseph lived.

STAY TUNED FOR MORE DETAILS:

8 Babies Saved in Pensacola today through prayer and presence from 40 Days for Life!!!

Won’t you be a part of this miraculous campaign?  One of our Students for Life members has committed to praying at the 9th Avenue abortion clinic every Friday from 7-9AM.  Commit to a weekly schedule of your own or come with your own classmates on Friday mornings. Sign up here!

 

 

 

40 Days for Life saving lives in Pensacola!

Posted by Bernadette | Posted on 14-03-2011

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5 babies were saved due to the prayers and presence of pro-lifers in front of the 9th Avenue Abortion Mill this Friday!

Be a part of this life-saving movement.  Can there be anything more rewarding?  Ask yourself this: If I could spend one day saving the life of a poor old lady from being run over by a semi, would I prefer to just watch TV that day instead?  That’s what 40 Days for Life offers you:  can you spare some time praying in front of the abortion clinic and be an instrument in saving 1, 2, 3, etc. children from a horrific death – and likewise their mothers from a scarring experience?  You are young adults with spirit, strength, and passion – don’t waste it.  Put it to good use!  Be a part of 40 Days for Life this Spring and I promise you – you will have memories worth telling your grandchildren’s children.

 

Story of the 5 babies saved Friday:

What an amazing day!  Today we witnessed 5 mom’s choose life at the American Family Planning abortion facility.  Vigil participants were able to talk to these mom’s.

The first mom said, ” I can’t go through with it, I’m keeping my baby.”

The next woman was walking into the abortion clinic with a friend, we smiled at her and said, “Good Morning.” She smiled back and waved. Minutes later we saw her walk away from the abortion facility and one prayer vigil participant talked to her and said, “Are you keeping your baby?”  She responded, “YES I AM.”  We  offered her information about local pregnancy resource centers and she said she was from Mississippi.  We gave her the 1-800-395-HELP so that she could find out about local help in her area, and she said, “Thank You,” and walked to her car smiling.  She waved at the prayer vigil participants as she left, with a big smile on her face.

Next we had a young man in his twenties who approached the vigil participants and said, “I don’t want her to go through with it either. I am with you guys. I don’t believe in abortion.” One prayer vigil participant asked if she could pray with him. He agreed and she prayed with him for the strength to get his friend out. He walked toward his car, then toward the abortion facility. He met up with another prayer vigil participant who handed him local pregnancy resource center information, and told him that the center was right down the street and would be open in a couple of hours. She told him that she is a volunteer there and that this would be a wonderful place to get his friend the real help she needs. He took the information and brought it to her in the waiting room of the abortion facility . Moments later as he walked away from the building, she walked out the door and hollered out to him to get the car. He pulled the car around and the two drove away choosing life.

Later, there was a woman walking down the sidewalk in front of the abortion facility, she talked to a sidewalk counselor, he handed her a brochure on pregnancy help and said to her, “Can we offer you some help.” She said, “I’m okay, I’m not going through with this at all, my baby is safe.”

The last woman was with her boyfriend and they had gone in and out of the abortion facility several times, deciding whether to go through the abortion or not. Finally they decided to keep their baby! Praise God!

This was a blessed day! The power of God’s hand at work with our peaceful, prayerful presence.

Read more at the 40 Days for Life Pensacola website

Baby saved today!

Posted by Bernadette | Posted on 04-02-2011

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What happens when people lovingly stand outside an abortion clinic to pray? Lives get saved.  Enough said.

Today was so exciting! In the morning, after seeing the 40 Days for Life email about abortions being done today (at the 9 Mile abortion mill), I stood resolved to finally get out there to pray again.  When I got in my car, however, it started making really weird loud sounds and the tail pipe was blowing white smoke.  I almost didn’t go on account of this as we have generally been having oddities with our car lately… but I said a prayer to St. Christopher and promised myself I’d just listen to the car to see what is going on with it at least.  When I got to the abortion clinic, I honestly felt out of place.  I hadn’t been out there in a while and didn’t really know what to do.

As usual, Mark got me updated on some news for a few minutes and just as I was getting my brains together about what to do there – a girl walked out in front of us.  Mark and I were stunned.  Accustomed to being flicked off and ignored, I quickly asked her if she needed help, not expecting anything to happen.  To my surprise, she stopped, looked at us and told us she couldn’t go through with it.  I then noticed a tiny picture that looked like an ultrasound of a baby in her hand.  She said she didn’t go through with it.

Mark and I immediately rejoiced.  He told her she should bring the baby back here when he’s born and then asked how old the baby was.  She said, 8 weeks.  I was so excited for her I gave her a hug and said “You’re a mother!”  She then said “I don’t know what I’m going to do.”  I said, do you need help?  There’s tons of help at the Alpha Center: diapers, maternity clothes, etc….  She looked at me stunned, “Really??”  I was like “YA!”  “Come with me and I will take you there right now, they’re right down the street!”  She was so happy but still in utter shock.  She had seen Mark’s picture of abortion and heard him say “Don’t go in there” – this she told me was like the Holy Spirit speaking to her.  When she heard the nurse tell her she was 8 weeks along, she seemed to have snapped out of it and knew she couldn’t do this.

After receiving help and support and love from pro-lifers today, this lovely mother had changed from sad and lost to utterly happy and joyful.  There is nothing more rewarding in the pro-life movement than this – to see a person transformed from despair to hope.  What a treasure God has given us today.  One more precious life SPARED!

Lastly, I want to leave you all with this truth.  This mother said that because people were out there praying for her – she had the courage to leave the abortion clinic.  If we weren’t there, she probably would have gone through with it.  Seeing how hard she hurt today over just having walked into the abortion clinic and almost had the abortion, this poor woman would have been in a horrific state had she gone through with it.

You and I know there is help, we care, and we know what abortion does.  We need to get out of our comfort zones and do what we know is right.  Be the hope that someone needs in crisis.  Trust me.  You’ll never regret it.

Exciting news updates!

Posted by Bernadette | Posted on 31-01-2011

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1. Pensacola judge declares pro-abortion Obamacare unconstitutional.       Read more…


2. Pensacola abortion worker decides to leave work!

  • While praying in front of the abortion facility this week, Ernie and Marybeth (coordinators of 40 Days for Life Pensacola) were approached by a woman crying who said, “I just started working in this place and I want to get out of this job.  When I was placed here by the staffing agency, I had no idea what I would be doing in this place.”  She is desperate for work as she has been unemployed for 6 months and needs work as a medical assistant.  She was crying as she spoke to us, and it is really apparent that she is disgusted by what is happening in the abortion facility, and does not want to work their another day.  If you know of any openings for a medical assistant, please reply to this email.

3. UWF Students for Life returns from the March for Life psyched to stand up for LIFE!

  • We drove up to the March for Life Friday in two packed-to-capacity minivans.  We had a social/party Friday night mid-way, then arrived in D.C. Saturday evening.  We went to Uno’s pizzeria at Union Station, then camped out at a church hall with our sleeping bags.  Sunday we attended the National Students for Life conference in Baltimore, Maryland.  There we personally met national pro-life leaders like: David Bereit, Jason Jones, Dr. Lanfranchi, Mark Schwarz, and Kristan Hawkins!  Pumped up and educated in multiple sectors of the pro-life movement, we ended the night visiting some of the major U.S. historical sites.  We got to see the White House, Washington Memorial, the reflecting pool, Einstein memorial, Lincoln memorial, and Vietnam memorial.  Monday, we packed up, ate lunch at the Smithsonian museum of Natural History, marched at the March for Life – and in doing so, saw and met countless other college students at the March as well.  We got to hear the testimonies of women who regretted their abortion, and view with our own eyes how many pro-aborts actually protest at the March for Life.  Last year, the media either ignored the March for Life or reported the event fraudulently.  You can see what I’m talking about here. We can tell you with eye-witness authority that the March for Life is a pro-life event, and the ratio of pro-lifers to pro-aborts was and always is hundreds of thousands to 10-15 (at most).  Having seen the March for Life for ourselves, we celebrated over a cup of coffee at Starbucks and then drove back home to Florida!

March for Life pictures will be posted soon!

Abortion clinic Vigil Follow-up story

Posted by Bernadette | Posted on 12-10-2010

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UWF Students for Life covered the 9th Avenue Abortion clinic,

NOT with yelling – hatred – flame – or weapon,

but with a loving presence and 12 full hours of PRAYER!


What did this do??  What fruit came of this labor??

  • 4 Lives were SAVED!  4 Lives that would not be here right now are FREE – ALIVE – and SAFE.
  • The abortionist left early because there was less business.  Abortion business = death.  Less business = more LIFE!
  • Mothers and fathers were exposed to a loving community and the Alpha Center phone number they can call for free help and support.

UWF Students for Life and the mothers and fathers and babies

all thank you for having the courage to pray vigil Friday.

Thank you! Gracias! Merci! Vielen Dank! etc.


Read below for a small account of the vigil we did:

On a week that began with Respect Life Sunday and two Jericho marches in Pensacola led by children, we were blessed to witness four mothers choose life yesterday.

My family and I arrived just before 6 AM yesterday morning.  Between 6:45 and 7:30 AM we witnessed four miracles.  After we finished the Rachel Rosary, a mother and a daughter left around 6:45 AM!    Then as we were singing the Divine Mercy Chaplet with UWF students for Life and other prayer participants, we had three mothers save the life of their baby!  One daughter came out of the abortion clinic crying while walking beside her mother.   As they moved past us I asked the mother and daughter if we could help them, she responded with a smile, and walked with her daughter to what appeared to be the family vehicle.  This appeared to be a turn-a-round because the abortionist had just arrived and women never walk to their cars across a busy street after an abortion.

One couple arrived with a Puerto Rican flag on the rear view mirror.  I knew one of our UWF Students for Life was from Puerto Rico so I asked her to stand at the edge of the driveway to speak to the couple when they got out of their vehicle.  She never had a chance to speak with them though.  That is because they never got out!  At the very end the Divine Mercy Chaplet, the couple backed up, and drove away.  We smiled and waved at the couple.  The man gave us a thumps up and smiled back at us!  Thank you Jesus!

Just after this, two young women walked past us.  They were actually two women my wife spoke with the prior day.  As they walked by us, my wife spoke with the young mother.  She asked her if she had an abortion.  Her answer was, “No, I couldn’t go through with it!”  The two women proceeded to walk to their car.  How amazing is your love and mercy, Lord!

Thank you, to everyone that has been praying during this 40 Days for Life.  Keep going in prayer.  God wants us to keep going!  40 Days for Life is only half way through.  We need prayer volunteers through October 31, and beyond until Pensacola become an abortion free city!  Let’s pray for the conversion of the abortionist and the staff.  Let’s pray for the end of apathy in our community.  Let us pray for the end of the culture of death.   In the name of Jesus Christ we pray, Amen!

(40daysforlifepensacola.com)

Pro-Life Candidate coming to town in 2 DAYS!

Posted by Bernadette | Posted on 28-09-2010

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This Thursday September 30th, Marco Rubio will be at the Dog House Deli in downtown Pensacola!

Doors open at 11:30AM.

Come show your support for pro-life candidate Marco Rubio!  VOTE PRO-LIFE!


Marco Rubio’s pro-life voting record: Embryonic Stem Cell Research, Abortion waiting period, FL Unborn Victims of Violence Act.

Disclaimer: UWF Students for Life is not a political organization and so does not “side” with any party.  However, as a pro-life organization, we do support and endorse authentically pro-life candidates.

Other upcoming events:

Sep 30th – Planning meeting for Breast Cancer Prevention event in October

October 8th - 7AM-7PM Prayer Vigil in front of the abortion clinic on 9th Avenue (American Family Planning)

October 9th – 5-10PM Pro-Life table/Fun at the Fall Festival (more details found on our website calendar)

October 10th – 2-4PM Door-to-door awareness walk

Movie Night: Tomorrow!

Posted by Bernadette | Posted on 06-04-2010

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Come see the movie “Bella”

Tomorrow at 7PM in the Commons Auditorium

Free pizza, soda, homemade cookies!

~True Love goes beyond Romance~

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