Memorial crosses placed in the public area outside Bakersfield’s FPA abortion chamber were confiscated by a Bakersfield code enforcement officer last Wednesday, while the code enforcement office continues to allow memorial crosses to remain in other public areas.

Code Enforcement Officer Dave Paquette stated that memorial crosses are allowed in public areas, but only for short amounts of time.  Memorials are specifically exempted from the City sign ordinance under Chapter 17.60.080.

The crosses which memorialize the specific babies killed each week in Bakersfield are taken down every week, and are much smaller than the other crosses in the Bakersfield area which have been allowed to remain in the public area for months after the deaths occurred.  In addition, the crosses outside the abortion center have always been attended while memorial crosses in other parts of town are usually unattended.

Please join us at the Bakersfield City Council meeting on Wednesday October 7 at 5 to let the Council know that you stand with us as we seek to keep posting crosses outside the abortion center.

Compare photos of local memorial crosses (ours and others)…

Posted: October 5th, 2009 under Action needed, News.
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As we have done for the past several months, we visited the Bakersfield City Council on September 9, sharing our concerns about how new parking restrictions impact our ministry activities and possible new efforts to interfere with our First Amendment rights . After we spoke, Councilmember Jacquie Sullivan spoke of her intention to send the issue to a committee.

As you listen to this video and realize what has happened over the past few weeks (with Sullivan claiming on September 23 that the Council would not be able to consider the issue, crosses being confiscated on September 30 and 40 Days for Life signs being called "illegal" on October 2), please consider joining us at the next City Council meeting , Wednesday, October 7, to make the Council aware that this is not only a concern of a few individuals.
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Posted: October 3rd, 2009 under Action needed, News.
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Dozens of 40 Days for Life supporters attended Wednesday night’s Bakersfield City Council meeting, hoping to hear Council Member Jacquie Sullivan move to send the parking controversy outside Bakersfield’s FPA abortion chamber to a committee, which Sullivan had promised on the record to do at the last Council meeting.

Tim and Terri Palmquist spoke during the public comment time, encouraging the Council members to pray during the 40 Days for Life.  Tim emphasized that abortion not only kills our community’s children but also brings serious harm on women in our community, giving the example of a woman whose post-abortion anguish caused her to jump to her death off the high bridge at the 58-99 interchange.

When Sullivan began to speak, it was clear that something had changed. Read more »

Posted: September 25th, 2009 under Action needed, News.
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Early Sunday morning we received the following e-mail message:

I am writing you for I seek your help and guidance on Friday September 11 2009 I walked in to an abortion clinic and I took the first of the abortion pill also known as ru486 I am so regretful I want to keep this baby if it isnt too late!! I cannot and will not kill this baby! I was forced into this abortion and now I dont care what I have to do to save it Help Me and my baby please!!

Having dealt with several similar situations trying to save babies from the abortion pill, we had been instructed by Dr. George Delgado to try to find a local doctor at the Fertility Care Centers of America website and/or the One More Soul website . Read more »

Posted: September 14th, 2009 under News, Praise reports, Prayer request.
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Jim Pouillon, known to many as the “Sign Guy,” was murdered early this morning in Owosso, Michigan, as he peacefully held a sign displaying a photograph of a newborn baby.  The victim, shot four times in the chest with a semi-automatic gun, was a 63-year-old disabled man who required supplemental oxygen from a portable tank and wore leg braces.

For over two decades, Pouillon had dedicated his life to speaking out against abortion.  He opposed violence in any form, but had said he would be willing to die for his beliefs.  Sara Edwards, the chief assistant prosecutor for Shiawassee County, has confirmed that Pouillon’s pro-life stance was the reason he was murdered, according to a statement from the suspect, who is in custody.

“Jim often participated in ministry activities with many of our close friends,” commented Terri Palmquist, who noted that Jim had been the target of death threats and violence in the past.  “Jim had no way to run from this attack, just like the babies in the womb.  We abhor this cowardly act, but I’m sure that if Jim were here he would want us to emphasize the tragic deaths of over 3000 innocent children aborted in our nation every day – more than the number of people who died in the September 11, 2001 attacks.” Read more »

Posted: September 11th, 2009 under News.
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After hearing from concerned citizens at every City Council meeting for the past three months, it appears that the Bakersfield City Council may finally be willing to take action regarding the new parking restrictions at 25th and H Streets which were imposed at the request of the FPA abortion chamber staff to interfere with our ministry outreaches.

Councilmember Jacquie Sullivan

When Terri and Tim Palmquist shared their concerns at last night’s City Council meeting, Councilmember Jacquie Sullivan requested that the matter be submitted to a committee. During the discussion which ensued, Sullivan agreed to come back to the Council at the next meeting with a specific proposal narrowing the issue which is to be sent to a committee. The committee may be one of the existing Council committees, but at last night’s Council meeting the possibility of establishing a special ad hoc committee for the purpose of addressing this issue was presented. Read more »

Posted: September 10th, 2009 under News, Praise reports, Prayer request.
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President Obama’s speaking engagement at Notre Dame apparently motivated a group of pastors to lead a pro-life rally in San Diego on Sunday. This is a huge development and a major answer to prayer, with very influential pastors such as radio broadcaster David Jeremiah leading this effort. Perhaps God is granting repentance to our nation in our hour of need!

More details and a news video about the rally…

Posted: May 19th, 2009 under News.
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