This morning at 10 am, LifeSavers Ministries members will join with family and friends of Lewis Ament in celebrating his life. The service will be held at Grace Lutheran Church (located just five blocks from the FPA abortion center, at 26th and Drake Streets).

Before LifeSavers Ministries began, Lewis Ament helped to pave the way by standing alone outside the FPA abortion center (then located at 5700 Stockdale Hwy), quietly praying and holding a sign. Over the years, he continued to be a friend of this ministry, providing music for various events over the years such as the 1998 opening of the LifeHouse. In addition to continuing his long tradition of holding a sign outside the abortion chamber, he also occasionally played his violin there.

Lewis also paved the way for the memorial displays of crosses outside the abortion chamber (an ongoing component of our 40 Days for Life campaigns). He was the one who first had the courage to place a cross in the grass in the public area outside the abortion chamber.

“The memory of Lewis Ament will always live on in our hearts,” commented Tim Palmquist, administrator of LifeSavers Ministries. “We were blessed to know him not only through ministry activities, but our children were often in his home for piano lessons, and the music he taught will always be a part of our lives.”

The following obituary was prepared by the family of Lewis Ament:

Lewis Richard Ament
July 2, 1923 – April 8, 2013

Several strong passions guided Lew’s life and made him the man he was:

- God and family
- Music
- Protection of life (especially the unborn)
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Posted: April 15th, 2013 under News.
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Last week, another pro-life organization invited Bakersfield City Attorney Ginny Gennaro to comment on our months of efforts to encourage the Bakersfield City Council to consider a Human Life Ordinance.

Gennaro reportedly told the group that she asked us to provide her with an example of another California city which has taken a strong pro-life stand, but that we never complied with her request.  But the truth should be evident to anyone who has taken the time to view the selection of past City Council videos we have posted here. Specifically, on November 28, Tim Palmquist presented a historic resolution passed decades ago by the Santa Ana City Council which condemned abortion with much more forceful language than what is used in the proposed Human Life Ordinance.   In addition, Palmquist presented civil action language from another city’s ordinance which was used word-for-word in the Human Life Ordinance. Read more »

Posted: March 19th, 2013 under News.
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(Please note: important update at the end of this article!) Planned Parenthood Mar Monte has erected new signs in the public area outside their new mega center at 2633 16th Street. One of the signs declares “it is a crime to try to intimidate or block people entering or leaving Planned Parenthood.”
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Posted: March 19th, 2013 under News.
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An ambulance arrived at Bakersfield FPA abortion chamber Monday, and the body of a young Hispanic woman was removed on a stretcher. This is the third apparent botched abortion by abortionist Vernon Wagner in the past six months.
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Posted: February 5th, 2013 under News, Prayer request.
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When we learned in June about the new Planned Parenthood mega abortion center being built in Bakersfield, we began going to Bakersfield City Council meetings, asking the Council to do something to stop this killing center.

At first we didn’t know what the Council could do — but we asked them to do something anyway. When the City Attorney claimed that the Council was powerless, God led us to learn more about the City’s powers, which resulted in the proposed Human Life Ordinance. Eventually dozens of pastors appealed to the Council to protect human life, while the City Attorney claimed again that the matter was “not in the City’s purview.” Over the course of the past few months, the Human Life Ordinance was edited several times to protect the City from litigation, and re-presented to the Council for their consideration.

The story is far from over. Perhaps if you take an hour or so to watch these pastors, nurses, students, and others submit their appeals to the Council, you will find God leading you to become a part of this historic story.
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Posted: December 26th, 2012 under Action needed, Events, News, Prayer request.
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God spoke powerfully last night through six pastors (and one non-pastor) at the Bakersfield City Council meeting. The pastors were asking the City Council, including two new members who were just seated last night, to consider the proposed Human Life Ordinance.

Please be praying for each member of the City Council as they consider what God wants them to do.

Below is a preliminary transcript of the pastors’ comments. It may be edited as necessary to more accurately represent the pastors’ comments.

(Some of the pastors mention the seal of the City of Bakersfield, which includes the words “In God We Trust,” although the seal was not visible during this time, being covered by a screen.)
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Posted: December 12th, 2012 under News, Praise reports.
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The campaign to stop the new Planned Parenthood mega abortion center being built in Bakersfield gave Terri Palmquist the idea for a new T-shirt which is now being made available to participants in the 40 Days for Life campaign. The front of the shirt proclaims “God’s Plan is Parenthood,” along with the text of Psalm 127. The shirts are intended to contrast the plans of abortion businesses like “Planned Parenthood” with God’s plan for families.
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Posted: October 8th, 2012 under News.
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by Tim Palmquist

For the past three months, the Bakersfield City Council has learned repeatedly that many local citizens, including dozens of pastors, oppose the new Planned Parenthood mega abortion center which is being completed at 2633 16th Street. But at the September 12 City Council meeting, Bakersfield City Attorney Ginny Gennaro tried to “put the matter to bed” before the Council ever had the opportunity to vote on a proposal related to the controversy. While some are apparently growing weary of hearing the concerns of the pro-life community, Gennaro’s attempt to settle the matter appeared to be disingenuous.
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Posted: September 24th, 2012 under Action needed, News, Prayer request.
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An ambulance arrived Monday morning at the FPA abortion center in Bakersfield, as abortionist Vernon Wagner continued aborting babies inside. After a few minutes, the door to the abortion room opened, and a young black woman was taken out on a stretcher. The ambulance transported the woman to the Kern Medical Center emergency room. No further information about the woman’s condition is available at this time.

The presence of the ambulance was a somber reminder of the dangers of “legal” abortion to women. Just a few weeks ago, Tonya Reaves bled to death after her baby was aborted in a Chicago Planned Parenthood.

Posted: August 7th, 2012 under News.
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Please plan to join us at Bakersfield City Hall on Wednesday, August 15 beginning at 5 pm, as we once again ask the City Council to take a stand against the Planned Parenthood abortion center which is being built. Speakers cards much be filled out before the meeting begins by those who wish to address the Council.
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Posted: July 12th, 2012 under Action needed, News, Prayer request.
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