"Harriet" and her friends stayed up until three in the morning trying to talk "Verna" out of her decision to abort her baby, but Verna was determined to have her child killed, even though the baby's father would have been happy to learn that he is not infertile after all. Six years ago, Harriet had been planning to abort her child, but after encountering LSM's pregnancy evangelism ministry outside the killing center, she repented. Verna mocked Harriet, saying "you didn't have an abortion because you are a wimp."

Harriet, Verna and their friends traveled from their home in rural Santa Barbara county to the Bakersfield abortion chamber. At the abortion chamber, Harriet encountered "Bettina," who was scheduled for an abortion. Harriet encouraged Bettina to ask Terri to show her an abortion video, explaining "that video saved my baby's life."

After watching the video, Bettina decided not to abort her baby. Bettina also witnessed another woman decide not to abort her baby that same day.

"Devon" threw the Bible down, exclaiming "Jesus is a fictional character!" Terri picked up the Bible she had offered Devon, as Devon angrily drove away.

Several minutes later, Devon returned, saying "I want to apologize for the way I acted," and offered Terri several bottles of water and bags of trail mix. Devon explained that she is a "pro-choice" activist, but added "I would like to talk more."

Vivian took her friend's advice and went to the LifeHouse, telling Terri "I decided to give you a chance before I have this abortion." Terri was busy dealing with other pregnant women, so Tim* and Amy* talked with Vivian for over an hour about her situation.

After being raised as a Jehovah's Witness, Vivian expressed hopelessness regarding her prospects of heaven. When Tim explained various scriptures which reveal God's plan for her life, Vivian prayed to accept Christ as her Lord and Savior.

Vivian was one of several women helped by LSM last week who needed a local maternity home. At this time no home exists which meets such needs.

Baby Steven was born last week to Alma, who was helped throughout her pregnancy by the Our Lady of Guadalupe Elizabeth League group.

Before baby Destiny Lucky was born, her mother's doctor recommended that she should be aborted. But Destiny's mother had already repented of an earlier decision to abort Destiny, and she had no intention of letting her baby be killed. When Destiny was born a few weeks ago, the doctors said that part of her brain is missing, and Destiny required surgery to place a shunt in her head for drainage. Last Thursday, Tim and Terri Palmquist had a baby blanket prayed over for Destiny at the Healing Rooms at Desert Song Foursquare Church in California City. During the prayer time, Leslie (one of the intercessors) sensed the need to pray for Destiny's mother, proclaiming the scripture "perfect love casts out fear" (1 John 4:18). Apparently at that very moment, an ambulance was taking Destiny's mother to the hospital because she had experienced difficulty breathing due to an anxiety attack. Neither Leslie, Tim nor Terri had any knowledge of serious anxiety issues with Destiny's mother. About the time that the intercessors were praying for Destiny's mother, her anxiety attack quickly disappeared. By the time she arrived at the hospital, she was feeling fine. Tim and Terri visited Destiny's mother late that evening in her home, praying for Destiny as they placed the anointed baby blanket on her. (Tim and Terri also provided various other baby items for Destiny.) Please continue to pray that God will fully heal Destiny for His glory, just as He has been healing baby Andrew. The amazing story of how God saved Destiny from abortion was featured in Weekly Ministry Focus Volume 3 Number 14.

Seek the Lord while He may be found,
Call upon Him while He is near.
Let the wicked forsake his way,
And the unrighteous his thoughts;
Let him return to the Lord,
And He will have mercy on him;
And to our God,
For He will abundantly pardon.

"For my thoughts are not your thoughts,
Nor are your ways My ways," says the Lord.
"For as the heavens are higher than the earth,
So are My ways higher than your ways,
And My thoughts than your thoughts.

"For as the rain comes down, and the snow from heaven,
And do not return there,
But water the earth,
And make it bring forth and bud,
That it may give seed to the sower
And bread to the eater,
So shall My word be that goes forth from My mouth;
It shall not return to Me void,
But it shall accomplish what I please,
And it shall prosper in the thing for which I sent it."

Ask God to help you focus what you say and pray on His Word, declaring the promise that it will accomplish His Will.