Out of the mouths of babes ...

This from 40 Days for Life organizer David Bereit:

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The 40 Days for Life team in Bakersfield sent me this boy's story, and today I'd like to share it with you.

Eight-year-old Hugo had prayed with his older sister Sandra at the abortion center, but it was never on an abortion day.

He kept insisting to Sandra they go on a day abortions were planned. Finally, she was able to fit such a visit into her very busy schedule.

As Sandra and Hugo prayed that day, a young woman named Denisha walked out of the clinic. "I didn't have it done yet," she told the sidewalk counselors, but insisted she would be returning for an abortion.

Little Hugo stood nearby listening as Denisha explained her reasons for scheduling the abortion.
She has two young children who were taken away by Child Protective Services. She expects to get her children back at an upcoming court date, but being pregnant again could complicate the situation. She was also afraid to tell her parents that she is pregnant.

"I know it's wrong to have an abortion," she confessed, "but I'll just repent and God will forgive me."

People continued pleading with her for over an hour, but her heart remained hardened. Denisha insisted she was just going to go back inside and "get it over with."
During much of the conversation, Hugo stood close to Denisha, looking up into her eyes. Meanwhile, Sandra prayed nearby on the sidewalk, tears filling her eyes. "Her situation seemed so hopeless," Sandra said.

Then Hugo quietly said to Denisha, "But your mother didn't abort you."

Denisha broke down and cried, realizing that she couldn't go through with the abortion.
When her tears subsided, Denisha's facial expression changed. The look of anxiety was gone, replaced by a huge smile and an appearance of peace and joy.

The eternal rewards of setting aside our busy schedules to invest an hour in prayer outside an abortion center may not always be as obvious as they were in this instance, but when God gives us the opportunity to participate in saving a child's life we are always blessed when we accept His invitation.

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