100th Episode and It’s Going to Be Great

WEBVTT100:00:00.600 --> 00:00:05.759I Am Yours, I am yours, I am yours, s and me.200:00:06.120 --> 00:00:10.150Lord, Welcome to the Gospel Centerpro life podcast. This is our300:00:10.189 --> 00:00:15.390hundredth episode, a special episode wherewe've interviewed some of our local volunteers to400:00:15.470 --> 00:00:19.070get them to share their favorite testimonyor word of encouragement. We know that500:00:19.149 --> 00:00:25.019it will be a blessing to you, so stay tuned. I felt show600:00:25.660 --> 00:00:36.929passish touch your heart. Use Me. Welcome to the Gospel Center pro life700:00:36.969 --> 00:00:40.890podcasts. Appreciate you guys joining usand, as we promised a few weeks800:00:40.890 --> 00:00:47.090ago, this is a special episodebecause this would be our is our hundredth900:00:47.609 --> 00:00:51.759episode. That's amazing. Yeah,you believe that? I don't. It's1000:00:51.840 --> 00:00:55.600really wonderful. It seems like wejust started doing this podcast like a couple1100:00:55.640 --> 00:00:58.320of weeks ago, right. Yeah, I still don't have the name down.1200:00:58.320 --> 00:01:02.200Yeah, and I's still a littlebit confused, because the Gospel focused,1300:01:02.439 --> 00:01:04.909right, but I'm getting closer.The Gospel centered. Well, centered.1400:01:06.069 --> 00:01:08.150Yeah, pro life podcasts what it'scalled, right. Thank you for1500:01:08.230 --> 00:01:14.390getting that right. So we thoughtwe would do something a little special with1600:01:14.510 --> 00:01:17.709this podcast now. Of course,you guys know, if you've been listening,1700:01:18.030 --> 00:01:22.340we're really focusing on training and equippingpeople to be effective on the sidewalk1800:01:22.459 --> 00:01:27.819and really training and equipping you tojust be an effective pro life voice with1900:01:27.980 --> 00:01:34.010a Gospel centered focused, of course, Gospel focused. That's why you're confusing2000:01:34.090 --> 00:01:37.209me. I'm confusing you a bit, but that's not the goal. The2100:01:37.250 --> 00:01:40.530goal is actually to help equit people. That's that they're not confused. That's2200:01:40.530 --> 00:01:45.049right, but this is going tobe, hopefully, I think it'll be2300:01:45.090 --> 00:01:49.319equipping for sure, but I thinkit just generally be a blessing. So2400:01:49.480 --> 00:01:55.400what we did for a hundredth episodeis we went actually on the sidewalk.2500:01:55.439 --> 00:01:57.719So you guys will hear the audiois not going to be as good as2600:01:57.760 --> 00:02:01.390it is here in the studio herein our office, but we went out2700:02:01.469 --> 00:02:05.549on the sidewalk with our volunteers,some that have been out there for a2800:02:05.629 --> 00:02:08.469long time, some that have beenout there for a few months or a2900:02:08.509 --> 00:02:15.979year or so, a varying youknow, commitments and all of that stuff,3000:02:15.900 --> 00:02:19.780but we recorded them on the sidewalk, some of them in the RV,3100:02:20.139 --> 00:02:23.219actually the wild sound unit. Wetried to get people that were on3200:02:23.300 --> 00:02:25.259different days of the week so thatwe got a full yeah, you know,3300:02:25.419 --> 00:02:30.689taste and and in different facilities aswell. Yeah, and so we3400:02:30.810 --> 00:02:35.650took our local volunteers and we justasked them share for us your favorite testimony3500:02:35.969 --> 00:02:38.610or a word of encouragement, andwe really thought that it would be a3600:02:38.650 --> 00:02:42.689blessing you guys to hear these.So we're going to play them for you.3700:02:42.969 --> 00:02:46.039We have. Actually, we didn'tget all of our volunteers to do3800:02:46.199 --> 00:02:49.599this. Some of them just refusedbecause they didn't want to be that when3900:02:49.639 --> 00:02:53.120to have their voice recorded. Someof them just weren't available. We got4000:02:53.159 --> 00:02:55.599about, I think, eighteen orso. Yeah, testimonies of just some4100:02:55.759 --> 00:03:00.349awesome people, right, guys,the these are the most awesome people that4200:03:00.509 --> 00:03:04.909exist on the face of the planet. They really are sacrificial, again,4300:03:05.030 --> 00:03:12.430from varying backgrounds and denominations and andall of that. Some our homeschool mom's,4400:03:12.590 --> 00:03:16.939some are retired folks, some areeverything in between. And so,4500:03:17.180 --> 00:03:22.300anyway, we want to listen throughthese with you, guys and then maybe4600:03:22.419 --> 00:03:24.460just share something to kind of springboardoff, but really just want you to4700:03:24.580 --> 00:03:29.689hear our local volunteers and hear someof the encouragement that they would give to4800:03:29.729 --> 00:03:32.729you and stories that they've been apart of yeah, so you ready for4900:03:32.810 --> 00:03:37.050that? I am. I can'twait. All right, so let's start.5000:03:37.409 --> 00:03:38.770First one we're going to start withthis is. This is Mandy.5100:03:39.250 --> 00:03:44.800Love Mandy. She's awesome. Sohere's what Mandy has to share. Hello,5200:03:44.919 --> 00:03:50.319my name is Mandy. I've beenvolunteering on the sidewalk for almost two5300:03:50.319 --> 00:03:54.000and a half years now and Iwanted to share a precious story of a5400:03:54.120 --> 00:03:59.189mom that God allowed me to meetabout a year ago. Her name is5500:03:59.469 --> 00:04:04.469Mama in and she stopped for mein the sidewalk, for me on the5600:04:04.509 --> 00:04:10.500sidewalk and God allowed me to goon the mobile ultras on unit with her5700:04:11.099 --> 00:04:14.259and it was amazing to see theLord work in her heart that day and5800:04:15.180 --> 00:04:20.019as she watched her baby kick onthe ultrasound, God just soften both of5900:04:20.060 --> 00:04:27.089their hearts that day and it wasamazing to see that and into keep in6000:04:27.209 --> 00:04:30.769contact with her throughout her pregnancy andthen the moment that I held her son,6100:04:32.009 --> 00:04:38.569I cried and I just praised Lordfor him softening her heart and that6200:04:38.839 --> 00:04:42.519was very touching for me just tobe actually to see that. Was My6300:04:42.600 --> 00:04:46.519first time that God allowed me tosee a mom and be with a mom6400:04:46.600 --> 00:04:50.839and almost walked beside of her.She had a mentor, but I still6500:04:50.839 --> 00:04:56.350kept in contact with her and justto be able to be a part of6600:04:56.430 --> 00:05:01.709that I'm very thankful for. Yeah, so that was Mandy and we're going6700:05:01.750 --> 00:05:04.149to play these for you. Ijust wanted to play that first one.6800:05:04.230 --> 00:05:08.860It just kind of talk about Mandyand talk about what she shares, but6900:05:08.980 --> 00:05:11.420also just mentioned that you can hearin the background, like I said,7000:05:11.459 --> 00:05:15.220these recorded on the sidewalk and youcan hear in the background somebody yelling or7100:05:15.259 --> 00:05:16.420something like that. I think that'sone of the pro abortion people in the7200:05:16.459 --> 00:05:20.569background. Yeah, making a ruckusthere, which is kind of funny.7300:05:20.970 --> 00:05:24.129But Mandy, you mean, youcan just hear from her voice just a7400:05:24.209 --> 00:05:28.649sweet spirit. She loves Jesus andjust sharing this testimony is kind of one7500:05:28.649 --> 00:05:30.730of the promises that we make forpeople. If you go out there on7600:05:30.810 --> 00:05:33.170the sidewalk, God will use youto say babies. Yeah, yeah,7700:05:33.290 --> 00:05:36.240she was able to experience that andwalk with this mom and then, of7800:05:36.279 --> 00:05:41.199course, and this mom who choselife with her off to a mentor,7900:05:41.279 --> 00:05:44.519which is ultimately the goal, right, and that she got to hold the8000:05:44.560 --> 00:05:46.720baby. Yeah, you know,that's that a huge blessing that we don't8100:05:46.800 --> 00:05:51.029always get, but but what awhat a blessing and to watch the Lord8200:05:51.069 --> 00:05:55.310working in their heart. That's avery common theme. You think we'll hear8300:05:55.389 --> 00:06:00.550from others? It's wee see Godin action. Yeah, absolutely. Yeah.8400:06:01.470 --> 00:06:04.379Hey, it's Kara. I've beenwork out here in the sidewalks with8500:06:04.500 --> 00:06:10.339love life or about seven months andI think something that has that I would8600:06:10.339 --> 00:06:15.579encourage people who are thinking about gettinginto love life, if you have even8700:06:15.620 --> 00:06:19.689the least bit inkling, to youknow, speak for the unborn. Something8800:06:19.769 --> 00:06:24.649that keeps me coming out here isthat I know every day that these ladies8900:06:24.689 --> 00:06:29.009who are waking up, you know, to come to this clinic where they9000:06:29.089 --> 00:06:31.529know that they're coming to abort theirbaby, I know that many of them9100:06:32.079 --> 00:06:36.000have probably cried out to God atsome point during this journey, asking for9200:06:36.160 --> 00:06:41.920a sign or just asking them tomake himself knowing, and I think when9300:06:41.959 --> 00:06:45.240we're out here as the hands andfeet of Jesus, that we are those9400:06:45.279 --> 00:06:50.589answers of prayers that so many womenin our community are praying the mornings that9500:06:50.629 --> 00:06:54.949they know they're coming into Latrobe,and so I think that's just something I9600:06:54.990 --> 00:07:00.829would put out there to encourage anyonewho's thinking to help just be the hands9700:07:00.910 --> 00:07:04.579and feet in Jesus out here asa sidewalk counselor. That's just been something9800:07:04.660 --> 00:07:09.180that's encouraged me the last six monthsto keep coming out here. Yeah,9900:07:09.180 --> 00:07:14.699I'm Dave Caesar and I've been comingout here for five years. I came10000:07:14.779 --> 00:07:20.050up here with the barbers who arecurrently in Lebanon on mission strip with their10100:07:20.329 --> 00:07:28.290ten children. But what the whenI came out here, I started being10200:07:28.410 --> 00:07:30.160with them and next thing I know, they they're gone. They take off10300:07:30.279 --> 00:07:33.839to Georgia to go to mission school. So I've got big shoes to fill.10400:07:34.600 --> 00:07:41.000So I've asked the Lord if thiswas my calling and he never said10500:07:41.079 --> 00:07:45.629no, it's not. So I'vebeen here for five years supporting the sidewalk10600:07:45.709 --> 00:07:54.629counselors, praying for them and justmaking my presence known. Even if you10700:07:54.829 --> 00:07:59.620don't want to come up here andcry out to these ladies and after them10800:07:59.740 --> 00:08:03.420help, come up here and pray, let them see you. Let's support10900:08:03.660 --> 00:08:11.579them. It's important to do andthat's why I'm here. I'm support for11000:08:11.699 --> 00:08:16.610them. Yeah, so Kara,who's pretty new, be coming out for11100:08:18.009 --> 00:08:22.250how long? She say a coupleof months. Yeah, a brief time.11200:08:22.370 --> 00:08:24.649Yes, been a real blessing.She's one of those that kind of11300:08:24.689 --> 00:08:28.360just jumped right in there and speaksabout like many of our counselors, and11400:08:28.480 --> 00:08:31.759like, if you're out at anabortion center any amount of time, you'll11500:08:31.759 --> 00:08:35.440find out these women are praying fora side weird all the time. Yeah,11600:08:35.879 --> 00:08:39.799and so imagine being the answer toprayer. Yeah, and that's how11700:08:39.840 --> 00:08:43.029they perceive. I'm exact the answerto prayer for a life to be saved.11800:08:43.110 --> 00:08:48.990Yeah, absolutely, and so that'sthe encouragement. Like be assign who11900:08:48.070 --> 00:08:52.590is supposed to be assigned to thesewomen, but those who belong to Jesus.12000:08:52.990 --> 00:08:56.019And then, of course, Dave, I called motorcycle Dave because he's12100:08:56.019 --> 00:08:58.740to drive a motorcycle. Doesn't driveit anymore. He's got our kind of12200:08:58.820 --> 00:09:01.899the issues. Yeah's probably not safe, but he comes out there and he12300:09:01.019 --> 00:09:05.179doesn't really engage and sure he wouldif he needed to, but he's he's12400:09:05.220 --> 00:09:09.450out there with our team and reallyout there praying, inter see praise.12500:09:09.570 --> 00:09:15.850And the thing about Dave he justhas the biggest, most beautiful vibrant smile12600:09:16.610 --> 00:09:20.330and and he's always smiling and itis we are always encouraged when we see12700:09:20.370 --> 00:09:24.120him. He just is a ajoyful presence out there and he raises such12800:09:24.159 --> 00:09:28.799a good point. We all can'tdo everything, but we all can do12900:09:28.000 --> 00:09:33.240something and he does what he feelshe is able to do. Yeah,13000:09:33.519 --> 00:09:37.720thankfully. Yeah, yeah. Well, next we're going to hear from actually13100:09:37.960 --> 00:09:41.309probably one of my favorites. HMM, I'm not supposed to have favorites,13200:09:41.389 --> 00:09:45.629but the Saturday team is my favoritebecause they're the kind of my team that's13300:09:45.669 --> 00:09:50.190when him out there most often nowand Saturdays are so hard they are there.13400:09:50.269 --> 00:09:54.259I mean every day's hard, butSaturday's especially hard because there's a lot13500:09:54.340 --> 00:09:56.580of pro abortion people, even alot of police there and some police that13600:09:58.059 --> 00:10:00.539actually give us a hard time.So it could be a bit of a13700:10:00.620 --> 00:10:03.340challenge. But friends, seen youguys are going to hear from in a13800:10:03.379 --> 00:10:07.289minute, has actually been faithful outthere before cities for life even existed,13900:10:07.450 --> 00:10:13.250before love life existed, before reallythere was any kind of prolife ministry officially14000:10:13.250 --> 00:10:16.090out there. She'd been out thereand really has a powerful testimony herself,14100:10:16.970 --> 00:10:22.159which I actually recorded and we dida podcast with her months and months and14200:10:22.200 --> 00:10:24.879months and months and months ago,but I never put it out there,14300:10:24.919 --> 00:10:28.200but because the audio for some reasondidn't do well and so I have to14400:10:28.240 --> 00:10:31.799reach LAPP re record at her testimonybecause she has a testimony of place in14500:10:31.840 --> 00:10:37.190her child for adoption when she wasyounger. But let's hear from from francing14600:10:37.830 --> 00:10:41.269for testimony being out on the sidewalk. So my name is francine hikes.14700:10:41.309 --> 00:10:48.070I've been coming out here to thesidewalk in front of latrow for a good14800:10:48.149 --> 00:10:52.700long while and a number of yearsago, before all the HOOPLA with the14900:10:52.779 --> 00:11:00.700pope pro aboards and all the Hooplawith barricades on Saturdays, I was on15000:11:00.820 --> 00:11:05.610the sidewalk talking to a young manwho was sitting in the parking lot,15100:11:07.009 --> 00:11:11.450sitting on the curb in the parkinglot, and he looked like he was15200:11:11.649 --> 00:11:16.529not listening to me. He was. He looked like he was completely ignoring15300:11:16.690 --> 00:11:22.279me, you know, playing withhis phone, texting whatever, and I15400:11:22.399 --> 00:11:30.519kept talking to him for about ten, fifteen minutes and then his girlfriend,15500:11:30.679 --> 00:11:33.629wife, I don't know, cameout. They talked for a few minutes15600:11:35.110 --> 00:11:41.549and she went back in. SoI was very disappointed. And then a15700:11:41.629 --> 00:11:50.820few minutes later here she comes backagain and she started talking to him again15800:11:50.820 --> 00:11:56.500and he started talking to her andhe was very enthusiastic. I couldn't hear15900:11:56.620 --> 00:12:01.929him, but he was using hishands and and it looked like he was16000:12:01.049 --> 00:12:09.529exhorting her and encouraging her. Andshe started to cry and he started to16100:12:09.690 --> 00:12:15.649cry and they stood there with theirarms around each other, just crying.16200:12:16.720 --> 00:12:22.279I'm crying also, not knowing ahundred percent exactly what's going on. But16300:12:24.600 --> 00:12:28.399when they got hold of themselves again, they turned and they walked to their16400:12:28.600 --> 00:12:35.710car and they laughed and when theyturned around to leave, this young man16500:12:35.389 --> 00:12:41.309turned back and looked at me andwaved and gave me a thumbs up.16600:12:43.029 --> 00:12:48.019I was thrilled. They went homehad their baby. I don't know anything16700:12:48.059 --> 00:12:52.500more about the story, but don'tgive up. The more hope of the16800:12:52.580 --> 00:12:58.100story is even when they look likethey're not paying any attention to you,16900:12:58.809 --> 00:13:03.889even when they look like they're nothearing you, their hearts aren't being touched.17000:13:05.769 --> 00:13:09.129That's what it looks like, butGod, but God, Amen.17100:13:09.450 --> 00:13:15.120Amen. Thank you, Francie.Hey, my name is Kathleen. I've17200:13:15.639 --> 00:13:20.200been a cities for life, soI will counselor for about four or five17300:13:20.240 --> 00:13:26.230years now I began par life ministryand an eighty eight and been off and17400:13:26.309 --> 00:13:31.909on, but been consistent a tropefor past four or five years. One17500:13:31.950 --> 00:13:43.700of the biggest intimidation factors or whatnotthat can timidate some people is the opposition17600:13:43.340 --> 00:13:48.980that shows up because they they donothing but a noise and to try to17700:13:50.019 --> 00:13:54.419intimidate US and whatnot. But Ihave learned that I have to remember that17800:13:54.809 --> 00:13:58.409I'm here to speak up for thechildren. I'm here to speak for the17900:13:58.529 --> 00:14:03.129Lord. I'm not here for ofcourse the opposition doesn't know the Lord,18000:14:03.289 --> 00:14:11.159so they get shared to every time. But yeah, I just have to18100:14:11.279 --> 00:14:16.519focus and remember that I'm here tospeak up for the children. One of18200:14:16.679 --> 00:14:24.629the biggest, the most exciting experiencesI've had is a couple that we gave18300:14:24.750 --> 00:14:26.789literature to and they stopped the driveway. We had just a few seconds to18400:14:26.950 --> 00:14:31.590talk to them. The father eventuallycame out. We talked to him and18500:14:33.190 --> 00:14:37.549someone suggested that he go in andhave her come out, but his wife18600:14:37.620 --> 00:14:41.539was already back in the back andso he told them that I need to18700:14:41.820 --> 00:14:46.299see her because we have a familyemergency. And that was the code words18800:14:46.379 --> 00:14:52.059that they needed, I guess,because they came out and I went on18900:14:52.139 --> 00:14:56.049the RV with them, got theSonogram of the Amser the ultra sound,19000:14:56.090 --> 00:15:01.889and she got to see the babyand we shared many resources that we have19100:15:01.049 --> 00:15:05.690with them and we were able tohelp them with what they needed and though.19200:15:07.159 --> 00:15:13.200So that was just a very excitingtime. I love that the I'll19300:15:13.279 --> 00:15:16.360start with Kathleen and then maybe youcan talk about France scenes. But with19400:15:16.399 --> 00:15:20.200Kathleen, that that story about thefamily emergency. I now use that.19500:15:20.240 --> 00:15:24.389That is like one of the thingsI always say to the young men,19600:15:24.870 --> 00:15:28.870because oftentimes they won't let the mengo back, but they will if there's19700:15:28.909 --> 00:15:33.230a family emergency and and I tellthem, tell them it's a family emergency,19800:15:33.269 --> 00:15:37.940because your family will never face agreater emergency than the imminent death of19900:15:37.059 --> 00:15:43.700your child. And so you cantruthfully go back and and say that that20000:15:43.340 --> 00:15:46.539you need to see your wife oryour girlfriend for the family emergency. But20100:15:46.659 --> 00:15:52.929she's so right being intimidated by theopposition. But the way to get beyond20200:15:52.009 --> 00:15:54.889that is to just put your focusback on where it has to be,20300:15:54.970 --> 00:16:00.049always out on the sidewalk. Keepyou focus on the Lord and on the20400:16:00.129 --> 00:16:04.480mission, which is speaking for thoseunborn babies. So she talked about some20500:16:04.799 --> 00:16:10.399just really important, key, keyelements in being a successful long term sidewalk20600:16:10.440 --> 00:16:14.840counselor, yeah, yeah, aman. Well, yeah, just to20700:16:14.879 --> 00:16:17.799talk about a little bit of whatFrancine was talking about and just kind of20800:16:17.879 --> 00:16:22.669reiterate that point when she says don'tgive up. Yeah, that's that's a20900:16:22.750 --> 00:16:25.909truth I think that we've learned overthe years, because we can be easily,21000:16:26.269 --> 00:16:30.070I guess, shaking or I don'tget discourage because no one's listening what21100:16:30.110 --> 00:16:33.500we're saying, or apparently no one'slistening. But listen, God's word doesn't21200:16:33.500 --> 00:16:37.539return void. I think that's thepoint there, and we need to press21300:16:37.659 --> 00:16:41.580in and just be faithful to deliverGod's mail and then, if they're able21400:16:41.580 --> 00:16:44.419to come and talk to us orwilling help them, like we talked about21500:16:44.419 --> 00:16:45.700in the past, help them toopen the mail and all that. But21600:16:47.330 --> 00:16:51.769we've got to be faithful, speakthe word. God will do something and21700:16:51.970 --> 00:16:56.090we'll see stories like that happen.Yeah, and I literally got chills when21800:16:56.289 --> 00:16:59.690she said he turned around, gaveher a thumbs up and waved and you21900:16:59.769 --> 00:17:03.640know, that little touch of youhelped me, helped us to make that22000:17:03.759 --> 00:17:10.559decision. What a wonderful reward.Yeah, absolutely. Yeah, hello,22100:17:10.960 --> 00:17:15.160Viv and Chowice, and I guesswould like to tell you that I've been22200:17:15.279 --> 00:17:21.549volunteering here for the last eleven months. Anna, yes wol, I to22300:17:21.670 --> 00:17:26.470tell you that we need so,so, so many people. As you22400:17:26.670 --> 00:17:32.940may see, there war is upsidedown now and there are lots of families22500:17:33.019 --> 00:17:38.900and women and men that are veryconfused. They need help. So we22600:17:40.059 --> 00:17:45.930really need the body of Christ torise up and come together and and there22700:17:45.970 --> 00:17:53.089are so many places that that wecan help if we are if reread because22800:17:53.130 --> 00:17:57.880we are no trained, that heis always away, got got trained us,22900:17:59.039 --> 00:18:03.480and that he is a beautiful grouphere, brothers and sisters that can23000:18:04.200 --> 00:18:11.720train us and help us and guideus. So I encourage everyone to is23100:18:11.799 --> 00:18:18.630set up and and come and justget ready, just get available. No23200:18:18.869 --> 00:18:22.950help is a little help. Wethat it's always many things that we can23300:18:22.029 --> 00:18:26.779do. Thank you. Okay,my name's Pam and I'm volunteering at plan23400:18:26.940 --> 00:18:36.859parenthood. My advice would be topray and to go and shadow someone at23500:18:36.900 --> 00:18:41.059plan parenthood or one of the othersites and just see if that's what you23600:18:41.140 --> 00:18:44.289want to do. If it iswhat you want to do, I would23700:18:44.529 --> 00:18:49.049go out there and have your churchgroup or your prayer group pray for you23800:18:49.890 --> 00:18:59.839and just don't be afraid stand upfor the babies. I would to say23900:18:59.920 --> 00:19:04.359that if the sovereign God of theuniverses for us, who can be against24000:19:04.480 --> 00:19:11.109us? Go ahead and get outthere and volunteer. Three man. Yeah,24100:19:11.710 --> 00:19:15.430yeah, Amen, that was thatwas good. From Pam and from24200:19:15.509 --> 00:19:18.269Vivian. You know thise, Vivianis actually one of our span Spanish speaking24300:19:18.349 --> 00:19:23.069counselors, very valuable because there's abig Hispanic population that ends up coming here,24400:19:23.109 --> 00:19:27.619sadly. Yeah, and you seein both of those kind of in24500:19:27.740 --> 00:19:32.500both of their testimonies, really acommon thread of it's scary. Yeah,24600:19:32.660 --> 00:19:36.420okay, yeah, we acknowledge that. It's scary, especially, and you24700:19:36.500 --> 00:19:38.930know, if you're kind of justhave been a pew sitting Christian hating stepped24800:19:38.970 --> 00:19:41.890out and shared your faith a lot, it can be really scary to get24900:19:41.930 --> 00:19:47.250out on the sidewalk and confront theevil of abortion. Thank God, as25000:19:47.289 --> 00:19:51.289VV and said, there's training.You know, we've done some training,25100:19:51.450 --> 00:19:53.920will continue to do some training.We want to train you, guys,25200:19:55.039 --> 00:19:57.759and we've done training in this podcastkind of with this podcast has been about,25300:19:59.160 --> 00:20:03.440but you've got to take that stepof faith. Yeah, didn't get25400:20:03.480 --> 00:20:04.960out there. Yeah. Yeah,and, as Pam said, it's like25500:20:07.230 --> 00:20:10.430really, if the sovereign God ofthe Universe is with us, who can25600:20:10.430 --> 00:20:12.390be against us? Against it?That a wonderful line to remember as you're25700:20:12.390 --> 00:20:15.509out there. Yeah. Absolutely.Yeah, you can't overcome the fear and25800:20:15.549 --> 00:20:18.309there are people that are going tohelp you. Yeah, in the training.25900:20:18.470 --> 00:20:21.700Yeah, and one of the thingsthat she mentions, which I think26000:20:21.740 --> 00:20:26.940is really unimportant point when we trainpeople locally, is shadowing. Yep,26100:20:26.180 --> 00:20:30.539being under people that at least thinkthey know what they're doing, right.26200:20:30.539 --> 00:20:33.019Yeah, and for a while.Yeah, at least have experienced yeah,26300:20:33.299 --> 00:20:37.890that's kind of how we do training. We if someone wants to get involved26400:20:37.890 --> 00:20:40.970with us, the first touch wouldbe to come out and shadow a team.26500:20:41.130 --> 00:20:44.210Just see if that's for you.And they don't do anything but shadow26600:20:44.250 --> 00:20:48.170we. Yeah, we purposely wantthem to just take it all in and26700:20:48.650 --> 00:20:52.319watch what happens out there, geta sense of what what really are up26800:20:52.400 --> 00:20:55.759against. Yeah. Yeah, andin reality, as far as training goes,26900:20:55.880 --> 00:20:57.359I mean certainly, again, wedo trainings. We've shared about our27000:20:57.400 --> 00:21:02.640trainings here these podcasts at least apast several months of episodes. There's been27100:21:02.680 --> 00:21:07.549training, specific training podcast episodes thatwe've done, but some of the best27200:21:07.710 --> 00:21:11.630training is just being out there listeningto people that have been been out there27300:21:11.950 --> 00:21:15.710doing it yourself, putting yourself outof your comfort zone, and God will27400:21:15.750 --> 00:21:22.420use you. Yeah, okay.The best advice I can give would be27500:21:22.700 --> 00:21:27.259to definitely put on spiritual armor beforeyou come out. Played the blood of27600:21:27.339 --> 00:21:33.450Jesus so for you, before youcome out, make sure you dust yourself27700:21:33.450 --> 00:21:38.170off spiritually when you leave, becauseyou don't want to take anything home with27800:21:38.329 --> 00:21:45.490it that you did not come with. And then the results that happen out27900:21:45.569 --> 00:21:52.759on the sidewalk, they are notwins a little losses for us. We're28000:21:52.880 --> 00:21:57.880just meant to be faithful and putwhat God puts on our heart. I'll28100:21:59.039 --> 00:22:03.869for the mothers and fathers. Theresults are totally up to God. A28200:22:04.029 --> 00:22:07.630man and that was that was SAM. He said Humble Guyan. Yeah,28300:22:07.670 --> 00:22:12.869he so humble. He didn't introducehimself, but SAM's an awesome guy really.28400:22:14.029 --> 00:22:18.500He volunteers actually in the mornings outhere on Saturday at the La Trobe28500:22:18.500 --> 00:22:22.740abortion center with the prayer walks andthen he comes in the afternoon and covers28600:22:22.779 --> 00:22:25.900the afternoon on the sidewalk team andhe usually doesn't leave to the last car28700:22:25.940 --> 00:22:27.980leaves, yeah, which can sometimesbe four o'clock. So He's been there28800:22:29.099 --> 00:22:30.970from eight to four. Yeah,sometimes, and let me tell you,28900:22:32.289 --> 00:22:40.130Sam proves wrong this this notion thatonly women can reach other women. Right,29000:22:40.690 --> 00:22:42.849Sam, if you were to seeSam, you would think Sam must29100:22:42.849 --> 00:22:45.960drive a Harley, right, helooks like a biker dude, got a29200:22:47.039 --> 00:22:51.119long beard. You might think he'skind of a rough looking redneck or something29300:22:51.200 --> 00:22:55.079like that. He's a gentle giantthough, he really is, and God29400:22:55.119 --> 00:22:57.000has used him. I mean,how many babies been saying? So many.29500:22:57.079 --> 00:23:00.750I mean I get text, Igo home at noon and and from29600:23:00.990 --> 00:23:04.230noon to twelve, from twelve tothree, SAM is there. I get29700:23:04.309 --> 00:23:10.670text almost every Saturday afternoon. Godgave me another one and I love how29800:23:10.670 --> 00:23:14.339he always praises that, he recognizesand gives the glory to God. And29900:23:14.420 --> 00:23:17.180he said that. He said theresults belong to God, not us.30000:23:17.220 --> 00:23:19.019Yeah, and I think that's whyhe's able to be out there and what30100:23:19.140 --> 00:23:23.579can be a discouraging time because thereusually are not that many saves in the30200:23:23.619 --> 00:23:26.809afternoon or that they don't tell youyeah, but they seem to tell Sam,30300:23:27.089 --> 00:23:30.049yeah, yeah, and he's gottwo minister to women to that have30400:23:30.210 --> 00:23:33.529had the abortion right come out andthat they're broken afterwards and he's able to30500:23:33.609 --> 00:23:37.930pray with them and they open upagain. Sam kind of dispels that notion30600:23:38.089 --> 00:23:41.759that you got to be a womanto reach women. Certainly God uses that,30700:23:41.960 --> 00:23:45.480but God uses men to like Sam, kind of gruff looking guy.30800:23:45.519 --> 00:23:48.759You would think nobody ever stopped forhim. They stop for him all the30900:23:48.880 --> 00:23:52.119time. Why? Because he's gotthe Holy Spirit and right he is.31000:23:52.160 --> 00:23:56.670He loves Jesus and he loves peopleand it's evident. It is. Yeah,31100:23:56.750 --> 00:24:00.230it is. Hey, everybody,I was going to talk to you31200:24:00.309 --> 00:24:06.509about some things I've learned on thesidewalk and just some advice, and I31300:24:06.710 --> 00:24:12.140think maybe my first thing is tobe in the word daily, be prayed31400:24:12.180 --> 00:24:18.220up, pray the armor of God, pray for others on the sidewalk and31500:24:19.339 --> 00:24:25.289to me, things like calling outthat can be very intimidating when you start31600:24:25.329 --> 00:24:30.289out. You don't know what tosay, and I've just learned that there's31700:24:30.289 --> 00:24:34.450going to be times where the HolySpirit just just feels your mouth and your31800:24:34.569 --> 00:24:38.519mind and the words just flow andand there's other times you you stutter and31900:24:38.599 --> 00:24:41.000stammer and you feel like, youknow, did I say this right?32000:24:41.279 --> 00:24:45.160Was this right? Was this wrong? Was it too much? But just32100:24:45.359 --> 00:24:49.599know that there's always going to befruit and seeds planted and don't ever let32200:24:49.720 --> 00:24:56.950that stop you from from speaking outand be in prayer. Be In prayer32300:24:56.990 --> 00:25:03.990and just constantly ask the Lord tohelp you, whether the people that stop32400:25:04.109 --> 00:25:08.579for you or people there for abortionor there to argue with you or whatever.32500:25:08.740 --> 00:25:14.259Just constantly be in prayer about youknow, Lord, what should I32600:25:14.299 --> 00:25:18.980say? And he will let youknow. And don't worry if you think,32700:25:19.019 --> 00:25:23.369well, I should a could,would have said this or that and32800:25:23.569 --> 00:25:26.730that sort of thing, and justknow he's with you, he's got you.32900:25:27.170 --> 00:25:33.849And and when you get a chance, when the the mom or dad33000:25:33.930 --> 00:25:37.480has enough time walking in, ifyou can share out, you know,33100:25:37.559 --> 00:25:41.480shout out some of the Gospel.So I guess today that's the main thing.33200:25:42.519 --> 00:25:48.440Hey, so one of the mostamazing experiences that I had on the33300:25:48.480 --> 00:25:51.710RV was with a young couple thatwas on their way into the clinic that33400:25:52.150 --> 00:25:56.349we were able to stop. Ithink they were just confused. They just33500:25:56.390 --> 00:26:00.470didn't know where to turn. Theyweren't totally set on abortion, but they33600:26:00.509 --> 00:26:06.859didn't know really what their options were. The most amazing thing that happened during33700:26:06.940 --> 00:26:11.660that time on the RV was towatch the dad and his response to the33800:26:11.740 --> 00:26:19.569whole thing and it really showed methat the dads really need to be targeted33900:26:19.769 --> 00:26:25.890if we are able to get tothe DAD's. Once that dad comes along34000:26:26.009 --> 00:26:29.089it seems to give the green lightto the mom I mean the dads are34100:26:29.170 --> 00:26:33.480the leaders and when the MOM's knowthat the dads are on board, then34200:26:33.559 --> 00:26:37.359that fear seems to melt away.But that man was so excited about the34300:26:37.480 --> 00:26:42.160baby. He was so excited aboutthe resources that the Monroe help pregnancy center34400:26:42.240 --> 00:26:48.069had for men. Took all theliterature and they laughed with big smiles on34500:26:48.190 --> 00:26:53.509their faces, eager to take everythingthat was available to them. That was34600:26:53.589 --> 00:26:57.349Lisa. The Second Yep, okay, let's Lisa and try recognize the voice.34700:26:57.390 --> 00:27:02.740So Debbie is one of our veryfaithful people out at a different center34800:27:02.859 --> 00:27:06.980here in Charlotte. It over onWendover, really hard place to reach the34900:27:07.059 --> 00:27:11.299women and I think she captured oneof the most important we repeat this over35000:27:11.380 --> 00:27:12.900and over again, be in theword, be in prayer, and then35100:27:12.980 --> 00:27:15.210our third one is be in church. She didn't mention that, but be35200:27:15.329 --> 00:27:18.930in the word and be in prayer. Are were for her some really strong35300:27:19.009 --> 00:27:23.009encouragements. And the other thing shesaid that that really struck me and it's35400:27:23.089 --> 00:27:27.529so true. Don't second guess yourself. Yeah, because you always could have35500:27:27.650 --> 00:27:33.119said something different, ytter, whatever, let it go. God has worked35600:27:33.240 --> 00:27:37.519and he has used you, hehas spoken through you. Just know you've35700:27:37.559 --> 00:27:41.279done your best at that moment andtrust that his word will not return void.35800:27:41.359 --> 00:27:44.390Yeah, that was such good advice. Yeah, yeah, because the35900:27:44.470 --> 00:27:48.509way the devil can really neutralize peopleis, especially when the situation doesn't go36000:27:48.589 --> 00:27:51.230the way you want it to.You you pour into a mom that stopped36100:27:51.269 --> 00:27:55.910and talked, you've given her everythingand try to give her every reason not36200:27:55.990 --> 00:27:59.460to go through with the abortion.She goes into the abortion center and that's36300:27:59.460 --> 00:28:00.700when the should have, could have, would have stuff comes you should have36400:28:00.779 --> 00:28:03.819said this, you could have didthis and that and this and that,36500:28:03.259 --> 00:28:07.180and the devil can really neutralize peopleand think, well, should I even36600:28:07.220 --> 00:28:11.460be out here, because after all, I can't do anything right. Don't36700:28:11.460 --> 00:28:14.730second guess yourself. It's not aboutyou, right, and it's not your36800:28:14.809 --> 00:28:17.609words it's going to change a heart. It's to be the holy spirits.36900:28:17.650 --> 00:28:19.970Got To be God's words and justbe faithful, like Debbie said, to37000:28:21.089 --> 00:28:23.289walk with God, to be inprayer and leave the results into his hands.37100:28:23.450 --> 00:28:26.599Right, right, and I lovewhat Lisa said about the father.37200:28:26.839 --> 00:28:33.240That is so true. We've saidit many times, and I know love37300:28:33.319 --> 00:28:37.759life has often spoken of this,is that the abortion crisis is a problem37400:28:37.839 --> 00:28:41.390with the men. Yeah, thatabsolutely. If men would just stand up37500:28:41.750 --> 00:28:45.630and be the the person that Goddesigned them to be, the father,37600:28:45.670 --> 00:28:53.109the faithful husband, the protector,then I think there would be so many37700:28:53.230 --> 00:28:57.180less abortions. Yeah, one ofthe things we often counsel the men is37800:28:59.019 --> 00:29:02.299do that. Yeah, that bethat man that God designed you to be.37900:29:02.539 --> 00:29:07.900Speak Courage into the men and theycan. That's often all the woman38000:29:07.339 --> 00:29:11.130needs to see. Yeah, absolutely, if you can win him over,38100:29:11.970 --> 00:29:14.849then he can win her over.Right, miss it was privileged to see38200:29:14.849 --> 00:29:17.490that. We do see that.Yeah, all the time. Yeah,38300:29:17.690 --> 00:29:22.329yeah, Hello, I'm Jessica andI serve with the Monday team and probably38400:29:22.329 --> 00:29:26.119the most encouraging thing to me isI get so excited when I go on38500:29:26.200 --> 00:29:30.799the facebook page to read what othersare doing, but when Vicky will report38600:29:30.920 --> 00:29:34.480back that someone has reached out toher a year later, or another one38700:29:34.519 --> 00:29:37.589of the team leads and say,a year ago, I was there and38800:29:37.670 --> 00:29:41.670I took your literature or I sawyou standing out there, but I didn't38900:29:41.670 --> 00:29:47.390stop and I didn't let anybody know, but I chose life. So those39000:29:47.430 --> 00:29:51.589are the most encouraging to me becauseit says that the things that we don't39100:29:51.589 --> 00:29:55.819see there is major things still happening, even though we don't see the fruit39200:29:55.900 --> 00:30:00.660that we definitely know that we're makingan impact. Hi, this is Chrisy39300:30:00.700 --> 00:30:04.019Evans and I come out to Latrobeto the abortion mill and latrobe on Monday's,39400:30:04.259 --> 00:30:08.730Wednesdays and Thursdays and I just havea little testimony to tell you about.39500:30:10.970 --> 00:30:14.650It's not a happy one. Thisis from a young girl that was39600:30:14.809 --> 00:30:19.529walking down the street here and justtears were streaming down her face and I39700:30:19.690 --> 00:30:22.319went over to her and I answer, so, what is the problem?39800:30:22.400 --> 00:30:26.720How can we help you? Shesaid it's too late and I said what39900:30:26.759 --> 00:30:29.839do you mean it's too late?She said, I already killed my baby.40000:30:30.839 --> 00:30:33.960I thought I wanted to have theabortion, but that's not what I40100:30:34.079 --> 00:30:37.710wanted. As soon as I hadthat abortion, right at the moment that40200:30:37.869 --> 00:30:41.990they killed my baby, I knewI had made the wrong decision and it's40300:30:42.029 --> 00:30:45.910been on my heart for this pastweek and now I'm here, all I40400:30:45.990 --> 00:30:51.539want to do is get the picturesof my baby's ultrasound so I can make40500:30:51.660 --> 00:30:56.539a memorial for this little child,and that just broke my heart. And40600:30:56.740 --> 00:31:02.819another woman that I talked to shehad an abortion forty years ago and she40700:31:02.940 --> 00:31:04.890figured it wasn't the right time tohave a baby, so she had the40800:31:04.930 --> 00:31:08.930abortion, while a couple years latershe got married and then they wanted to40900:31:08.970 --> 00:31:12.130have a child. Well, theonly child she was ever blessed with by41000:31:12.250 --> 00:31:17.769God was a child she killed andnow has been on her heart every day.41100:31:17.930 --> 00:31:22.079Even though she's even though she isrepented of it, she still thinks41200:31:22.119 --> 00:31:25.359of that child every day of herlife. So I would just want you41300:31:25.400 --> 00:31:32.039to know that abortion does kill babiesand it does harm women. This is41400:31:32.079 --> 00:31:36.549a great, great testimonies to undera wonderful women. Yeah, both are41500:31:36.630 --> 00:31:38.670on the Monday team. Chriss,he's been out there for how long?41600:31:38.910 --> 00:31:41.190Fifteen years, twenty years? Yeah, yeah, I mean I think I41700:31:41.230 --> 00:31:45.829have to backtrack a little bit.I said Francine and Kathleen were my favorite.41800:31:45.829 --> 00:31:48.299I think Chris he might be myfavorite. Actually, yeah, Chriss41900:31:48.339 --> 00:31:51.339he's they're all my favorite. There'sall right, favorites for different reasons.42000:31:51.380 --> 00:31:55.619They all have such different personality strengths. But Chris he is such a humble42100:31:55.900 --> 00:31:59.460I was shocked she would do thisbecause she will not really she does not42200:31:59.619 --> 00:32:02.609want any notice given to her.Yeah, huge encourage or of others,42300:32:02.730 --> 00:32:07.809but she really is kind of triesto stay out of the lime light.42400:32:07.849 --> 00:32:10.210Yeah, she's gonna be one ofthose people in heaven that she's going to42500:32:10.250 --> 00:32:13.650have a hard time holding her headup because their crowns going to be so42600:32:13.769 --> 00:32:17.680heavy, so heavy that's got withjewels and oh man. But but her42700:32:17.799 --> 00:32:22.480story was heartbreaking and we definitely seeit. Yeah, the MOMS that regret42800:32:22.680 --> 00:32:28.160and the pro boorts think we're makingit up that, yeah, women can't42900:32:28.400 --> 00:32:32.630regret abortions or that they can't havechildren following abortions, and Christie put the43000:32:32.630 --> 00:32:37.230light of both of those in theseyeah stories. Yeah, absolutely. Now43100:32:37.309 --> 00:32:40.549with Jessica shares, is something that, you know, to me it makes43200:32:40.589 --> 00:32:44.579me weep when I think about it. Sometimes. Yeah, in the like43300:32:44.740 --> 00:32:49.180that the Lord lets us here aboutthese MOMS that choose life. Even a43400:32:49.299 --> 00:32:53.299year or two I knew one testimonythis lady three four years later. She43500:32:53.420 --> 00:32:58.539never told us that she chose life, but God orchestrated it somehow. Through43600:32:58.569 --> 00:33:00.930the grape vine, we found outthis young lady chose life. We hear43700:33:00.970 --> 00:33:05.410those testimonies a lot and just speaksto that reality that we say that if43800:33:05.410 --> 00:33:07.970you're out there, God's going touse you and babies are going to be43900:33:07.970 --> 00:33:12.049saved and you might not find outabout it right away. You might not44000:33:12.130 --> 00:33:15.440find out about it until you standbefore the Lord and he shows you babies44100:33:15.480 --> 00:33:19.079that were safe. But God isdoing work when you're out there sharing his44200:33:19.200 --> 00:33:22.720word, when his church shows up, God does something. Yeah, yeah,44300:33:22.759 --> 00:33:27.470I think there was one that returnedwith her eight year old showed us44400:33:27.549 --> 00:33:30.869her oh yeah, recently. Thatwas a that was actually a grandparents.44500:33:31.029 --> 00:33:35.470So it was a it was agrand grandmother and grandfather brought their eight year44600:33:35.509 --> 00:33:38.390old grandson and we'd never known.Eight years ago that child was saved at44700:33:38.430 --> 00:33:43.220that very abortion center. The grandparentswanted to come and just say thank you.44800:33:43.339 --> 00:33:45.940Yeah, we weren't the same peopleprobably that maybe some of us were44900:33:45.980 --> 00:33:52.339Christ might have stolen. I'm sure. Yeah, it reminds you don't despair45000:33:52.460 --> 00:33:55.930when you think there's been no fruit, because there has. Yeah, just45100:33:57.049 --> 00:34:00.450may not see it right. Amen. My name is Elaine and I'm one45200:34:00.450 --> 00:34:04.450of the newest volunteers, I hearon the trobe on the Monday team.45300:34:05.089 --> 00:34:08.530It has been so rewarding being outhere. This is truly the front line.45400:34:08.849 --> 00:34:14.039I didn't know exactly what to expectas a newcomer. Becoming now here45500:34:14.119 --> 00:34:16.800is really open my eyes to what'sreally going on, not only here in45600:34:16.840 --> 00:34:22.320the natural but also in the spiritualroom. There's much spiritual warfare out here,45700:34:22.440 --> 00:34:27.150but no matter what, the rewardhas been so great. One of45800:34:27.190 --> 00:34:31.110the things I would think I wouldwant to bring to deliver to anybody's who45900:34:31.110 --> 00:34:34.989want to come out here. Oneof the key things is to stay focused.46000:34:35.030 --> 00:34:38.420When you're out here. There's somany distractions. They have been trained46100:34:38.539 --> 00:34:43.579to distract us and just staying focuson the reason why we're here, and46200:34:43.659 --> 00:34:47.860it is for the women that's cominghere. It's just it's very important just46300:34:47.900 --> 00:34:52.210to focus on them and not tobe distracted. So I encourage anyone to46400:34:52.250 --> 00:34:54.530come out here if you feel likekeep being called to this. It's not46500:34:54.610 --> 00:35:00.250for everyone, but it's been it'sbeen awesome. It's been awesome and I46600:35:00.809 --> 00:35:05.730enjoy being here. Hey, I'mkles salts foos. I'm with the Tuesday46700:35:05.809 --> 00:35:09.519team. Pro Life work is frontlinestuff. Of course they're the beautiful parts,46800:35:09.599 --> 00:35:14.000the soft hearts, the brave womenwho choose life over death, the46900:35:14.079 --> 00:35:16.440first glimpse of a heartbeat, ofa tiny, perfectly formed baby. But47000:35:16.519 --> 00:35:20.960there are also the parts that aren'tso nice, like the pro choice crowd47100:35:20.960 --> 00:35:24.429who keeps up a running commentary withmusic and Kazoos and insults. The only47200:35:24.510 --> 00:35:29.269offend property line divides US physically,our points of view, our worlds of47300:35:29.349 --> 00:35:32.469heart. Most weeks I can handlethe barrage of lies and contempt, but47400:35:32.550 --> 00:35:36.420last week it finally got to me. In the wake of my agitation,47500:35:36.500 --> 00:35:39.099which took me a week to workthrough, I wrote this letter. Dear47600:35:39.179 --> 00:35:43.500pro choice friend, I don't knowyour name and you don't know mind,47700:35:43.980 --> 00:35:46.460but that didn't stop your pain andanger from erupting on to me and everyone47800:35:46.500 --> 00:35:51.449around to disagreed with you. Itdidn't stop you from judging me by standard47900:35:51.489 --> 00:35:55.050you don't even hold yourself to.It didn't stop you from spewing accusations disguised48000:35:55.050 --> 00:36:00.809as questions. It didn't stop youfrom hurling profanity and insults, hurting yourself48100:36:00.889 --> 00:36:04.679just as much as me. Whenyou proclaimed adoption to be child abuse,48200:36:04.760 --> 00:36:07.760I saw a broken you were insideand agged for you. When you declare48300:36:07.800 --> 00:36:12.159that a child's right to live isdetermined by whether or not it is wanted48400:36:12.639 --> 00:36:15.760or will have a good life,I wondered what pain you experienced in your48500:36:15.760 --> 00:36:19.869childhood when you glibly said how happyand relieved you were after your abortion.48600:36:19.949 --> 00:36:23.030I wondered what wounds you were hidingwhen you said it's impossible to come out48700:36:23.030 --> 00:36:27.789of trauma and pain stronger than before. I wondered what hopelessness felt like.48800:36:28.429 --> 00:36:30.190I want you to know that healingis possible, that you don't need to48900:36:30.269 --> 00:36:34.619keep your wounds raw, that scarscan be beautiful. I want you to49000:36:34.739 --> 00:36:37.059know that human life is sacred,which means your life is sacred. I49100:36:37.179 --> 00:36:39.820want you to know that blood hasbeen spilled for you so that you no49200:36:39.980 --> 00:36:44.460longer need to be mired in theworst parts of your humanity, but can49300:36:44.500 --> 00:36:46.289be what you were created to be. I want to know that life can49400:36:46.289 --> 00:36:50.329be beautiful. I don't know yourname and you don't know mine, but49500:36:50.369 --> 00:36:52.409I love you anyway. I can'tdo much. I can't fix your messed49600:36:52.449 --> 00:36:57.170up family life. Promise you thatfollowing God will mean bless or stitch up49700:36:57.210 --> 00:36:59.610the bleeding wounds in your heart.But I can be Christ to you.49800:37:00.849 --> 00:37:04.360I can give you soft words forprofanity, love for hate and respect for49900:37:04.480 --> 00:37:07.599vic trial. You might close yourmind to any possibility of God's existence,50000:37:07.719 --> 00:37:12.719but that doesn't keep him from lovingyou. Oh my love, Ala,50100:37:14.480 --> 00:37:21.510Amen, what a powerful letter andjust a powerful dynamic the you see here.50200:37:21.590 --> 00:37:24.030So you have a lane, slaine, right, right, elane is50300:37:24.030 --> 00:37:28.150on one team. Brandon, Idon't think I've met her. FACETOFACE has50400:37:28.190 --> 00:37:30.659only been out and maybe five orsix weeks now. Yeah, yeah,50500:37:31.019 --> 00:37:35.139and so you have her and thenyou have Kayla and, of course,50600:37:35.260 --> 00:37:38.139again both sharing kind of that thatspiritual battle that this is. It's out50700:37:38.139 --> 00:37:43.019there, and Kayla really speaking fromher heart on reaching out to this pro50800:37:43.139 --> 00:37:45.730choice person. I mean, let'sface it, those people are out there50900:37:45.769 --> 00:37:49.969to be a hindrance and and really, as Elaine said, to be a51000:37:50.050 --> 00:37:52.690distraction. Yeah, and we're supposedto love them and it's awesome that the51100:37:52.809 --> 00:37:58.289Cayla wrote this letter and the factthat you just think about that the hard51200:37:58.369 --> 00:38:00.440that she has because if you guys, we can't play for you on this51300:38:00.519 --> 00:38:04.239podcast because we want children to beable to listen to this podcast. But51400:38:04.280 --> 00:38:07.440if you listen to some of thegarbage that they spew and if you've read51500:38:07.480 --> 00:38:10.480our reviews on this podcast, yougot a good idea that to be able51600:38:10.480 --> 00:38:16.989to ext to give back love andmercy and kindness in exchange for that is51700:38:17.190 --> 00:38:21.829only something that the Holy Spirit cando through a person. Absolutely and it's51800:38:21.909 --> 00:38:25.710so powerful and such an expression ofChrist and they see it every day when51900:38:25.710 --> 00:38:30.059we're able to do that, andCayle it expressed it. I loved when52000:38:30.099 --> 00:38:32.059she said your scars can be beautiful, that she was able to see into52100:38:32.099 --> 00:38:37.420the souls of these people that arepersecuting her and hating her and being so52200:38:37.539 --> 00:38:42.530nasty and and she wants to healshe wants to heal them and she wants52300:38:42.570 --> 00:38:46.650to love them and she sees thattheir wounded and understands that all of that52400:38:46.809 --> 00:38:52.449hatred and awful stuff that's coming outof them it's out of wounds. So52500:38:52.610 --> 00:38:58.800that was really great and elane is. She's brand new, but she is52600:38:59.039 --> 00:39:02.559very I mean she is no strangerto spiritual warfare or the Gospel. She52700:39:02.639 --> 00:39:07.880actually run some ministry where she theygo door to door, knocking on doors52800:39:08.199 --> 00:39:14.550and sharing the Gospel. She seesdozens of people saved week, I mean52900:39:14.670 --> 00:39:19.269cheese, and so she really knowsabout spiritual warfare and and she felt that53000:39:19.389 --> 00:39:22.670the Lord was still calling her,beyond and above what she's already doing,53100:39:22.269 --> 00:39:27.219that this is a battlefield that sheneeded to be a part of. Yeah,53200:39:27.420 --> 00:39:34.179and so she's absolutely right that itis intense spiritual warfare and stay focused.53300:39:34.420 --> 00:39:38.010yeahcussed on the mission. Yeah,good word. Hi, my name's53400:39:38.050 --> 00:39:43.769Mary Beth and I've been a sidewalkcounselor with love life on the trobe drive53500:39:44.369 --> 00:39:46.809in front of the abortion clinic fora couple of years now and I've learned53600:39:46.849 --> 00:39:51.929so much being out here. Ithas really helped me to get out of53700:39:52.010 --> 00:39:57.119my comfort zone, to step outin faith, and I've learned so much.53800:39:58.119 --> 00:40:00.960One of the things that I wouldlike to share is just a strategy53900:40:01.079 --> 00:40:06.400that God gave me coming here,because it's really easy to get distracted and54000:40:06.519 --> 00:40:09.469lose focus, especially with the oppositionthat we have to look at them and54100:40:09.590 --> 00:40:14.789what they're doing and what they're saying. But the one word that God has54200:40:14.869 --> 00:40:19.510spoken to me consistently when I've beenhere is to stay focused and to stay54300:40:19.550 --> 00:40:23.099in an attitude of worship, andso that is one thing I would really54400:40:23.099 --> 00:40:28.980encourage anybody to do, because it'sso easy to look at the things going54500:40:29.099 --> 00:40:32.820on around you and lose that senseof purpose of being here. And we're54600:40:32.820 --> 00:40:37.369here for the babies. We're hereto be a voice for those that have54700:40:37.690 --> 00:40:40.889no voice. And as the MOM'sget out of their cars, I often54800:40:42.050 --> 00:40:46.329picture that little baby, that littleunborn child in their belly and I watch54900:40:46.489 --> 00:40:50.840that mom as she walks in andI look at that baby and I see55000:40:51.000 --> 00:40:57.360the love and the value that Godhas for that baby and it gives me55100:40:57.400 --> 00:41:01.199a passion to call out even louder, even stronger for the life of that55200:41:01.360 --> 00:41:07.110child and really really looking at thatchild. So that is one thing I've55300:41:07.150 --> 00:41:13.469really tried to do when I'm downhere and continually just stay in prayer and55400:41:13.510 --> 00:41:15.630attitude of prayer. When the momgoes in, we don't. It doesn't55500:41:15.630 --> 00:41:19.900stop there. We continue to pray. We pray for the mom as she's55600:41:19.980 --> 00:41:22.900prepping as she's getting ready, thatGod would intervene in the life of that55700:41:23.099 --> 00:41:28.940child and in the life of thatmom. So that is one of the55800:41:28.980 --> 00:41:31.739things I really try to do whenI when I come down here. Obviously55900:41:31.780 --> 00:41:35.690Satan doesn't want us to be hereand one of the things he does do56000:41:36.050 --> 00:41:39.969is is try to distract us.But you know, there's that scripture that56100:41:40.050 --> 00:41:45.050says set your mind on the thingsthings above and not on the things of56200:41:45.090 --> 00:41:47.280the Earth, and I meditate onthat scripture and really stay focused on the56300:41:47.400 --> 00:41:53.239Lord and what he wants to accomplishevery Tuesday that I come. Hey,56400:41:53.280 --> 00:41:57.599y'all, this is Lori and Iserve on the Thursday team at Latrobe in56500:41:57.639 --> 00:42:02.030the morning. I just wanted togive message of encouragement to anyone who's thinking56600:42:02.070 --> 00:42:07.150about coming out on the sidewalk.I've been doing this for almost two and56700:42:07.230 --> 00:42:12.789a half years or so and atthe very beginning I would physically get sick56800:42:13.070 --> 00:42:19.420before coming to latrobe. I wouldbe nauseous and just not able to get56900:42:19.420 --> 00:42:21.420out of the bathroom, to evenget in the car to be able to57000:42:21.460 --> 00:42:24.420come. But it did get betterafter a while. I still have this57100:42:24.460 --> 00:42:30.010feeling of dread as I come there, but once I'm there, just the57200:42:30.090 --> 00:42:37.050encouragement of our team and the wayeveryone works together and seeing God's plan play57300:42:37.090 --> 00:42:44.090out literally right before your own eyesis just the most encouraging thing you could57400:42:44.090 --> 00:42:49.599imagine. I will promise you thatthis is the hardest thing that I've ever57500:42:49.679 --> 00:42:52.639done. It is also the mostrewarding thing that I've already thought, that57600:42:52.800 --> 00:42:58.869I've ever done and I just wantto keep on doing it because I feel57700:42:58.909 --> 00:43:02.429like if I quit, then Satanwins, even when I have to battle57800:43:02.510 --> 00:43:07.349through the upset stomach and the stressand attention, but God will get the57900:43:07.389 --> 00:43:14.260glory. Mary Mary Beth, whenshe said step out of your comfort zone,58000:43:14.980 --> 00:43:17.380every single one of us who's everbeen a sidewalk counselor has had to58100:43:17.420 --> 00:43:22.579do that. It is not comfortableto to do what we do, but58200:43:22.460 --> 00:43:27.530when you do step out in faithand out of that comfort zone, you58300:43:27.610 --> 00:43:30.690know it is so rewarding and andthat kind of is piggybacks off of them58400:43:30.929 --> 00:43:35.769what Laurie said. I'd say thatall the time, that it's the hardest58500:43:35.769 --> 00:43:38.610thing I've ever done but also themost rewarding thing, yeah, that I've58600:43:38.650 --> 00:43:43.599ever done. Yeah, many people, many people express that. Oh yeah,58700:43:43.599 --> 00:43:46.039and even strangely, I share thiswith people and people don't believe me.58800:43:46.199 --> 00:43:49.559But as long as I've been doingthis, I'm sure as long as58900:43:49.559 --> 00:43:53.480you've been doing this, there's stillan amount of anxiety that I feel,59000:43:53.559 --> 00:44:00.150even coming down latrobe drive and justrealizing I'm facing evil right here at the59100:44:00.230 --> 00:44:05.190gates of Hell. Yeah, andit can be intimidating. Thankfully, again,59200:44:05.349 --> 00:44:07.590like the Scripture says, greater seewho was in us and he was59300:44:07.670 --> 00:44:12.260in the world. Yeah, soI have to remember that. Yeah,59400:44:12.619 --> 00:44:16.340but and that getting sick, physicallysick, I think I I certainly have59500:44:16.500 --> 00:44:20.260experienced that also, and I thinka lot of people do. And a59600:44:20.340 --> 00:44:22.940lot of people give up. Theythey say, then I can't do this59700:44:23.369 --> 00:44:29.050because it's it's going to kill memusically. But when you endure, when59800:44:29.050 --> 00:44:32.929you persevere, when you keep continuing, that is how you resist the devil59900:44:34.090 --> 00:44:37.929and he does finally give up,at least to some degree. It did60000:44:37.050 --> 00:44:40.519get easier. Like Lori said,it got easier for me as well.60100:44:40.599 --> 00:44:44.519Yeah, yeah, we're going towrap this up, but I do have60200:44:44.960 --> 00:44:46.840one more and now save the bestfor last. This is kind of like60300:44:46.880 --> 00:44:51.679a bonus testimony. Like I said, I say the best for last,60400:44:51.920 --> 00:44:52.670that I can guess who it is. Who you think it is? I60500:44:52.789 --> 00:44:55.869think it's your wife. It's mywife, and that is absolutely true.60600:44:55.949 --> 00:44:59.630So I'm going to get her toshare and then we'll wrap this up.60700:44:59.670 --> 00:45:01.949I'd be awesome. Hi, guys, my name is courtney parks and I60800:45:02.110 --> 00:45:07.900am a registered nurse on board helppregnancy sinners mobile ultrasound unit. I've been60900:45:07.940 --> 00:45:12.179doing that for about ten years andI just wanted to just share a word61000:45:12.219 --> 00:45:16.820of encouragement that has really helped meover the past ten years of doing this,61100:45:17.260 --> 00:45:24.449and that is faithfulness. And I'vejust seen how when we are faithful61200:45:24.489 --> 00:45:29.369to show up and proclaim the Gospeland do what God has called us to61300:45:29.369 --> 00:45:31.130do, no matter what the resultis, no matter if we see fruit,61400:45:31.409 --> 00:45:35.650no matter if we see baby saved, if we don't talk to anybody61500:45:35.650 --> 00:45:39.480all day, every day for aweek, God is still faithful and he61600:45:39.639 --> 00:45:45.599shows up and I've just seen thejust over the past ten years, the61700:45:45.679 --> 00:45:50.989fruit of that and I just wantto encourage you guys to keep doing what61800:45:51.030 --> 00:45:53.630God has called you to do.Be Faithful, because God is faithful to61900:45:53.750 --> 00:46:00.070honor that. So that's my wordof encouraging. That is awesome and I62000:46:00.110 --> 00:46:07.019would expect nothing less than Courtney sayingbe faithful because God is faithful. I62100:46:07.059 --> 00:46:10.099loved how she says that's some hereto reflect the Lord it in how we're62200:46:10.139 --> 00:46:14.260out there, and I've never reallythought of that, that we are to62300:46:14.340 --> 00:46:19.849be faithful in showing up because Godis so faithful. Yeah, and providing62400:46:19.969 --> 00:46:23.050and caring and loving and forgiving.Yeah, and all he does for us.62500:46:23.570 --> 00:46:25.929He never gives up on us andwe really should never give up on62600:46:27.010 --> 00:46:30.929on his precious children are being slaughtered. Amen, that abortion SIG amen.62700:46:31.769 --> 00:46:34.840Well, you know, when it'sall said and done, if we look62800:46:34.840 --> 00:46:37.639at things in a light of eternity, of the difficulties and the things that62900:46:37.760 --> 00:46:43.199we go through to be out there, whatever they might be, it's all63000:46:43.320 --> 00:46:47.989worth it, right. Yeah,and in reality, the Lord has privileged63100:46:49.150 --> 00:46:52.670us to be a part of whathe's doing. Like, God doesn't need63200:46:52.750 --> 00:46:57.309us. God doesn't need us atall, and yet he chooses to use63300:46:57.349 --> 00:47:00.909us. And if you think aboutwhat we're talking about and thinking about all63400:47:00.909 --> 00:47:04.139these testimonies and what these folks aresaying, what is God using us to63500:47:04.179 --> 00:47:08.340do? He's using us to savepeople who are scheduled to die. Right,63600:47:08.860 --> 00:47:15.340he's using us to proclaim the gospelthat takes someone who's headed to hell63700:47:15.210 --> 00:47:20.170and sets their feet on the pathto heaven, to eternity with him,63800:47:20.489 --> 00:47:22.489because he's done that in our lives, right. So we're just doing,63900:47:22.969 --> 00:47:27.210as Jesus said, freely you havereceived, so freely give, and so64000:47:27.329 --> 00:47:29.730that's that's the heart of all ofthese people. That's why I say,64100:47:29.849 --> 00:47:31.000I could say every one of thesepeople are my favorite. I want to64200:47:31.039 --> 00:47:34.480say that through all these testimonies,like, oh, she's my favorite.64300:47:34.480 --> 00:47:36.760No, she's my favorite. Andthere were a couple of others, just64400:47:36.840 --> 00:47:39.199so that they know, case they'relistening, that the audio just really didn't64500:47:39.199 --> 00:47:43.320work out because there's so much backgroundnoises. Yeah, we would have played64600:47:43.320 --> 00:47:45.989them, but we just couldn't,because so for another podcast, the next64700:47:46.030 --> 00:47:49.949hundred. Yeah, at my a, maybe two hundred or something like that.64800:47:50.030 --> 00:47:52.829Maybe we'll play that. But wehope this was a blessing to you,64900:47:52.869 --> 00:47:54.110guys. We appreciate you, guyslistening. We hope that you will65000:47:54.150 --> 00:47:59.699share this podcast with friends that youthink would be blessed by it and we65100:47:59.780 --> 00:48:02.179encourage to reach out to us.Maybe you've got some ideas for future podcast65200:48:02.340 --> 00:48:06.699subjects that we can cover? We'dlove to cover those subjects. Maybe have65300:48:06.739 --> 00:48:08.820a guest on that you would suggestUS having on that would be a blessing65400:48:08.900 --> 00:48:13.889and just help further equip people andencourage people that are involved in this ministry.65500:48:14.530 --> 00:48:19.170So again, we appreciate you guyslistening and we will will see you,65600:48:19.210 --> 00:48:23.849guys on the next episode. Godbless, God less. Give me65700:48:24.690 --> 00:48:37.079our love for love, give meour love for gratitude. I know it65800:48:37.199 --> 00:48:45.989will cost me my life. Nothing'stoo precious in some you