Thanks to all of you for your prayers – I really appreciated the support. God is good and it was an amazing trip. I’ve listed a few highlights to share with you:
Day 1 – Plans changed, thru a series of illnesses and circumstances I found myself in a position of assistant to the Co-Founder of the Silent No More Awareness Campaign - Georgette Forney. Assisting Georgette allowed me to see the entire event from a leadership perspective.
Georgette invited me to share my testimony along with her and a couple others in a professionally produced film done by a former ABC correspondent. The film will be used as a fund raiser for the pro-life movement.
I was able to network with the Giants of the movement – Dr. Theresa Burke, Dr. Alveda King, Norma Roe, Father Frank Pavone, Nellie Gray and others. These are people I’ve read about but never thought I would meet in person.
The Youth Rally was inspiring – I estimate there were around 200 youth gathered from around the country. Our group received a rock star welcome. I was impressed that the youth were not afraid of transparent testimony rather the reverse they wanted the truth. They had many questions for us after we shared.
Day 2 – We held the meeting in the Senate Building. I saw tremendous unity in the body of Christ as leaders from all different groups came together with the Senators. Each one respected the other for the common cause of Life. Christian, Jew, Orthodox, Reformed, Black, White there was unity.
President Bush – changed his plans at the last minute. Since it was his last year in office, he invited several top pro-life leaders to be with him at the White House. He sent taped remarks to the Senate Building where I was gathered.
God told me I would be a pillar for righteousness– I didn’t know that he meant that literally. Right before the march began Georgette asked me to stand on the platform behind the Senators who were speaking out to the masses. So on C-Span you see me walking out there and standing like a pillar during the speeches. As far as you could see the streets were filled with marchers. It was cold and sleeting most of the day while we were marching. I was impressed, the leaders marched along side of us, they didn’t just talk. Presidential candidates, Senators, Religious Leaders all were acting on their words by marching the several miles.
At the steps of the Supreme Court, I was able to share my testimony. We had to shout above the pro-death protestors. It was a powerful time for me personally to know this was the place that it all began. I found it particularly interesting that Norma Roe was with us. She was there at the beginning when abortion was legalized. She is now pro-life and has published a book entitled Won By Love. All of us as a group all prayed Lord let us change history. For Norma, she had the opportunity to pray let me change history again.
