April 2012Vol. 32 No. 2

Midwest Abortion Mill Bought by Texas Chainby Debra BraunEducation Director

The Midwest Health Center forWomen, a 30-year-old abortion businessin downtown Minneapolis, was recentlypurchased by a chain of abortion centersbased in Texas and re-opened February14 as Whole Woman’s Health of the TwinCities. This chain has five abortion cen-ters in Texas and one in Baltimore, Md.The founder and CEO of the chain isAmy Hagstrom Miller, formerly of theTwin Cities (see page 6). Within the past few years, the number

of abortions at the Midwest abortion cen-ter had been steadily declining, from2759 in 2008 to 1961 in 2010 (the lastyear for which statistics are available).We are hoping this trend continues underthe new owners, so much so that it wouldsoon close.

According to a February 14 pressrelease from Operation Rescue (OR), twoof Whole Woman's Texas mills (inAustin and McAllen), were caught dur-ing an undercover OR investigation ille-gally dumping the remains of aborted

(continued on page 3)About 50 people prayed outside the new Planned Parenthood “mega” abortion center in St.Paul on Ash Wednesday, Feb. 22, the first day of our Lenten 40 Days for Life.

by Rev. Brian WalkerProgram Director

For we do not wrestle against fleshand blood, but against principalities,against powers, against the rulers of thedarkness of this age, against spiritualhosts of wickedness in the heavenlyplaces. Therefore take up the wholearmor of God, that you may be able towithstand in the evil day, and havingdone all, to stand..— Ephesians 6: 12 -13

Perhaps you have heard the expres-sion, "the same difference.” That saying

Except for the new owners, not much has changed at this abortion facility in downtownMinneapolis since this November 1997 prayer vigil which we conducted shortly afterMidwest (now Whole Woman’s) moved from its previous location in the ParksideProfessional Center to 33 S. 5th St. There is no parking on this street now due to the lightrail line. However, there is still only one entrance to the abortion center and the abortionclients must walk right past the sidewalk counselors.

40 Days for Life — Different Location, Same Battle(continued on page 4)

babies in open and overflowing trashdumpsters. Together with Stericycle, thechain's medical waste disposal company,the abortion clinics were fined a total of$83,000.

In addition, Operation Rescue filedcomplaints against several abortionistsassociated with Whole Woman's Health

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HHS Mandate an Assault on our Religious LibertiesEditor’s note—As this newsletter went topress, “Stand up for Religious Freedom”rallies were being planned for March 23in more than 100 cities across the coun-try to protest this assault on our religiousliberties. Pro-Life Action Ministries wasplanning rallies in St. Paul, Duluth andOrlando. (www.standupforreligiousfreedom.com)

The recent mandate from the U.S.Department of Health and Human Ser-vices (HHS) forces religious people,organizations, hospitals and educationalinstitutions to provide abortion-inducingdrugs, contraception and sterilization indirect contradiction to deeply held moralbeliefs. But the issue is not about contra-ceptives nor their availability, contrary tomany media reports and the propagandaefforts of Planned Parenthood and itsassociates. That may be the ignition forour need to respond, but the issue is

plainly and simply our religious free-doms being assaulted by our government.Our First Amendment freedom of reli-

gion is supposed to guarantee that wewill not be kept from practicing our faithor be told by the government what tobelieve or how to live out our beliefs.That is why this mandate is an attack onall Americans and not just Catholics.And our freedom of religion is an indi-vidual liberty that does not hinge on thefaith to which we belong. And because,as people of faith, we organize togetherinto churches and other institutions forworship and living our faith, thesechurches and other institutions enjoy thesame First Amendment freedoms.

As Timothy Cardinal Dolan of NewYork stated in his February 24, 2012 let-ter to all Catholic bishops, “In the UnitedStates, religious liberty does not dependon the benevolence of who is regulatingus. It is our ‘first freedom’ and respect forit must be broad and inclusive—not nar-row and exclusive. Catholics and otherpeople of faith and good will are not sec-ond class citizens. And it is not for thegovernment to decide which of our min-

istries is ‘religious enough’ to warrantreligious freedom protection.”We have the deceptive voices of those

attempting to force this mandate upon ustestifying that we are seeking to denycontraceptives. There is nothing in theefforts to stop the HHS mandate that willor is intended to deprive women of con-traceptives (as noble an effort as that maybe.) The mandate has not yet been putinto place and women in the UnitedStates today have unprecedented accessto contraceptives, often freely availableat taxpayer expense. Planned Parenthoodhas built a billion dollar business on dis-pensing contraceptives with our tax dol-lars while building their abortion empire.There is no need for this mandate tomake contraceptives available for little tono cost for women.

Our efforts are not an attack on theperson of Mr. Obama, just the policiespertaining to this assault on our religiousliberties. And this is not an attack on thehealthcare law commonly referred to as“Obamacare.” It is indeed a response tothe violation of our religious freedomsguaranteed by the First Amendment.

From the Executive Director, Brian Gibson . . .

Media VolunteersWe are looking for media-skilled volun-teers to help us with several projects. Ifyou have media skills in the followingareas, or areas not listed, please prayer-fully consider volunteering your timeand talent to Pro-Life Action Ministries.

* Graphic arts* Photo editing* Videography* Mobile platform and text-accessible web design and application

Please email Michael Stenquist, Devel-opment Director, with your interest andavailability at michael.stenquist@plam.org.

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Good Friday Prayer Vigils — Join us on April 6Throughout the years, Christians have experienced apowerful and moving commemoration of our Savior'sdeath by attending the solemn Good Friday PrayerVigils sponsored by Pro-Life Action Ministries. Plannow to set aside some time on Good Friday to commemorate Christ's redeeming act and to pray forthe innocent children who are killed daily by abortion.We will carry a life-size cross, be led in prayer by localclergy of various denominations and meditate on theredemption won by Christ. Please come for as long oras little time as your schedule allows.

“The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full.” (John 10:10)

Good Friday 2011, Planned Parenthood, St. Paul (Photo by Bob Conroy)

11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

Women’s Health Center 32 East First St. Duluth, Minn.

10:00 - 11:00 a.m.

All Women’s Health Center431 Maitland Ave.

Altamonte Springs, Fla.

8:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Planned Parenthood 675 Vandalia St.St. Paul, Minn.

applies to the new 40 Days for Life TwinCites campaign at Planned Parenthood.God granted victory at HealthPartners’Regions Hospital and the abortion unitthere closed on December 9, 2011.Unfortunately, the new Planned Parent-hood (PP) mega abortuary opened forbusiness December 20, 2011, just in timefor Christmas. This new PP facility islocated in the 16th largest metro are inthe United States, but it is the 3rd largestabortuary in the country (46,000 sq ft),killing pre-born infants up to the lastminute allowed, that is, up to 21 weeks, 6days. (At 22 weeks, Minnesota lawrequires, among other things, that abor-tions be committed in hospitals.)The location is different but the spirit

and the abortion practice are the same.Our 40 Days for Life tactic at the new siteis the same—prayer. We do not "wrestle"with the abortionist, the escorts, thevalets, the security guards, the adminis-trators or Sarah Stoesz, the director. Wehave and will interact with all of them,but our advantage will be prayer and theability to stand in spiritual warfare.To this end, the emphasis for the new

40 Days for Life Twin Cities campaign

has been focusing in on the personal par-ticipation of senior pastors to lead prayerfrom 3:00-3:30 p.m. daily. There hasbeen an increase in interest of non-Catholic pastors and African Americanpastors to hit the street in prayer, fastingand reflection. The following quotes arefrom pastors who have participated in 40Days for Life campaigns in their cities.The video is on the 40 Days for Life TwinCities website: www.40daysforlife.com/twincities (on the "Get Involved" page)."As a leader, I think we need to cham-

pion the cause. I just want my church tobe pro-life, period, and we are verystrong in our stand. We don't want to bepolitically correct; we want to do whatthe Bible says and fight for life."—Rev.Schell Johanssen, Living Branch Church,Colonial, Texas"The shepherd should do what he asks

the sheep to do and if he's not willing todo this, then how can he ask the sheep tofollow along and be pro-life as well?"—Fr. Tommy Chin, Parochial Vicar, St.Methodius, Shriner, Texas

Brian Gibson, Executive Director ofPro-Life Action Ministries, has stated,"When pastors participate, their church

will also participate." By the time you receive this, the 40

Days for Life Twin Cities Lenten cam-paign will be over, but the battle has notended. Pastors, leaders and laypersonsare needed to continue to pray and side-walk counsel not only in front of PP butat the four other surgical abortuaries inthe Twin Cities. The lives of children andthe spiritual, emotional and physicalwell-being of women and men headed tothe abortuaries are at stake. Just like atRegions Hospital, if we are not there,how will women and men, potential vic-tims of the wake of abortion, hear and seethe truth? The sad fact is they won't.But with pro-lifers standing in prayer

and sidewalk counseling, this will even-tually end. The abortuary closed atRegions and God will do the same atPlanned Parenthood. It's the "same dif-ference” with a different location but thesame battle. See you on the street.

40 Days for Life (from page 1)

Abortion ExposedHundreds of photos of the victims of abor-tion are posted at:

www.imagesofabortion.com You are free to use these photos for posters,brochures, videos, etc. to help save livesand advance the pro-life cause.A project of Citizens for a Pro-Life Society

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by Michael StenquistDevelopment Director

Pro-Life Action Ministries has a newlyupdated and highly secure online e-giv-ing option that is now available for yourconvenience.Visit us at www.plam.org and look for

the new “Donate Now” button in the low-er left corner of our home page. Whenyou click on this button you will enter ahighly secure page where you may followthe easy prompts to complete your onlineprofile.

Or you mayuse your Smart-phone to com-plete your profileby scanning thisQR code whichwill direct yourmobile browserto the secure online profile page. We rec-ommend BeeTagg or Red Laser scannerreaders for QR codes.

When completing your online profilefor Pro-Life Action Ministries, please useyour most reliable contact information

such as home or work e-mail or cellphone when possible.

Please prayerfully consider creatingyour online profile today and using thisnew secure giving option for future dona-tions. It is the most convenient, secureand cost-saving means available to do-nate to Pro-Life Action Ministries. Thankyou and God bless.

Regular Prayer Times Outside the Abortion CentersWe encourage you to join in with the following groups or start your own prayer timeoutside an abortion center. Many of these (not all) are Catholic Rosary groups, butwe strongly encourage prayer groups from all other denominations as well. If youstart going out and would like to have your group listed here, please contact Debra at(651) 771-1500, ext. 206.

OrlandoAll Women's Health Center 431 Maitland Ave., Altamonte SpringsTuesday 11:30 a.m., (Rosary), St. Margaret Mary, Maggie (407) 629-8347Thursday 9:30 a.m., (Rosary), St. Mary Magdalen, Larry (407) 453-4583

EPOC 609 Virginia Dr., OrlandoSaturday 10:00 a.m., Resound Ministries, Larry and Leah Ramirez (407) 340-0204Every third Saturday 9:00 a.m. St. Paul's Presbyterian Church, Nita (407) 737-2907

Planned Parenthood 726 Tampa Ave. (SW corner of the Citrus Bowl), OrlandoWednesday 10:00 a.m., (Rosary), Blessed Trinity Catholic Church

St. Paul/MinneapolisMildred Hanson’s abortion center 710 E. 24th St., MinneapolisTwo Saturdays a month 7:30 a.m., (Rosary), Bob (651) 464-1541

Planned Parenthood Corner of Vandalia St. and Charles Ave., St. PaulThursday 5:00 p.m., (Rosary), Bob (651) 464-1541Friday 3:00 p.m., (Rosary), Legion of Mary (651) 439-9098

3:30 p.m., (Rosary), led by St. John Vianney seminarians and University of St. Thomas students

Two Saturdays a month 7:30 a.m., (Rosary), Bob (651) 464-1541

Robbinsdale abortion center 3819 W. Broadway, RobbinsdaleSaturday 10:00 a.m., (Rosary), led by Rev. Thomas Dufner

Whole Woman’s Health 33 S. 5th St., MinneapolisEvery second Saturday 8:30 a.m., (Rosary) Rev. James Adams (952)461-2403, ex. 2

Duluth Women’s Health Center 32 E. First St.Tuesday 10:00 a.m., (Rosary), Marie Opfahl (320) 384-6292

St. CloudPlanned Parenthood 451 E. Saint Germain St.Friday 6:00 p.m., (Rosary), Ronda (320) 230-3229

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to the Texas Medical Board, resulting ineight of those abortionists facing Boarddiscipline for numerous allegations,including the illegal dumping of privatepatient medical records, HIPAA viola-tions, and violations of the Texasinformed consent laws. Several WWHabortionists have previous disciplinaryhistories, including one who was respon-sible for a patient death.In February the Texas Medical Board

disciplined two of these abortionists.Alan Molson and Robert Hanson bothadmitted before the Board to conduct thatconstituted violations of the standards ofpatient care. Each was fined $3,000 andordered to take eight hours of continuingmedical education in risk management.

Can You Pray or SidewalkCounsel Here?

As indicated by the photo on page 1,the abortion clients have to walk past thesidewalk counselors at Whole Woman’s.However, typically there is only one side-walk counselor there (sometimes out-numbered by the pro-abortion escorts). Ifthere were two more sidewalk counselorsthere each day, we would have a betteropportunity to save lives because theywould be able to walk down the block orstand at the parking lot nearby to meet upwith the women before the escorts do.This would still leave one sidewalk coun-selor right at the doorway to speak withthe women who are dropped off there.This abortion center is located on 5th St.between Hennepin and Nicollet, a fewblocks from Target Field. Bus and lightrail stops are within a block or we cangive you advice on parking nearby. It isa very safe area during the day. Pleasecall (651) 771-1500 if you can help out,even just occasionally. Thank you!

Midwest (from page 1)

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The second National Sidewalk Counseling Symposium, hosted by Pro-Life Action Ministries, will take place in Minneapolis July19-21. Building on the successful symposium of last summer, this event is meant to promote and encourage sidewalk counseling acrossthe country. This year, the symposium is open to any pro-lifer interested in sidewalk counseling. There will be inspiring general ses-sions as well as separate workshops for leaders and for beginners.

We are extending the length of the symposium to allow more time for workshops and networking. This year the symposium willbegin on Thursday evening, continue all day Friday, and conclude around noon on Saturday. You will be given information about thesymposium site and accommodations when we receive your registration.

Confirmed presenters: David Bereit • Rev. Walter Hoye • John Jakubczyk, Esq. • Edmund Miller • Fr. Frank Pavone • Joe Scheidler • Ann Scheidler • Eric Scheidler • Chris Slattery • Pro-Life Action Ministries staff: Debra Braun, Brian Gibson and Rev. Brian Walker

Some of the topics to be covered: Spiritual Foundations of Sidewalk Counseling • Purpose, Focus and Essence of SidewalkCounseling • Legal Rights of Sidewalk Counselors • Basic Sidewalk Counseling Training • Advanced Sidewalk Counseling•Reaching the African-American Community • How to Train New Sidewalk Counselors • Recruiting Volunteers and Organizing aLocal Sidewalk Counseling Program • Commanding the Sidewalks • Recruiting and Organizing Interdenominationally

Check one:

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___ I currently sidewalk counsel or want to learn how tosidewalk counsel.

in (city) _____________________________ (state) _____

Church I belong to:________________________________________________

My pastor’s name:

National Sidewalk Counseling Symposium — July 19-21, 2012 — Minneapolis I will be attending the National Sidewalk Counseling Symposium. Enclosed is my $25 symposium fee.(Or call 651-771-1500 with your credit card.)

Name_______________________________________________

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Send to: Pro-Life Action MinistriesPO Box 75368

St. Paul, MN 55175-0368www.plam.org prolife@plam.orgNewsletter 4/12

National Sidewalk Counseling Symposium — July 19-21

Babies SavedSo far this year, 34 babies have been

documented saved through Pro-LifeAction Ministries, including 5 at theOrlando PP and 3 at the St. Paul PPduring the “40 Days for Life” cam-paigns at those locations! (As thisnewsletter went to press, “40 Days”was half over.) Here’s another recentstory written by a young mother:

My name is Llam; I am a 26-year-oldsingle mom with two children. My oldestboy Llariel is 2½ and my new baby boy,Leonardo, is 3 months old.

About a year ago I found out I was

pregnant. Already with Llariel and hav-ing a lot of trouble with my baby's daddy,the pregnancy just seemed like it wasmaking everything worse. My baby'sdaddy and I decided that an abortion wasthe right decision. I had everything set upfor a day, and that day came! I alreadyfelt not proud of what I was goingthrough. When I found the place, I sawpeople protesting against the abortion.By then I realized that this was the wrongthing to do!! I drove away, but some-thing inside me wanted to go back andmeet with some of the people in front ofthe abortion clinic. This is when I met

Allura (sidewalk counselor)! Shebecame a wonderful person in my life; Icall her my baby's Angel!! We talked,cried, talked and cried some more. Ilearned from her that pregnant womenhave help from different places. Shegave me hope!

Note—Allura keeps in touch with Llamand they have even gone out together tothe very abortion center (OWC) whereLlam was going to have the abortion. Butthis time she went to try to talk to womenand give them hope so they would walkaway from abortion too!

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Amy Hagstrom Miller is the founder,president and CEO of the Whole Wo-man’s Health abortion chain, whichrecently bought the Midwest abortioncenter in Minneapolis. (See page 1.)Amy graduated from Macalaster Col-lege in St. Paul in 1989 (InternationalStudies, Religious Studies, Women’sStudies). She was named Person of theYear in 2007 by the National Coalitionof Abortion Providers.

Two of the specialties Amy lists onher LinkedIn page are “making theworld a better place” and “making agood living doing something I love.” On the Whole Woman’s website, she

writes, “I founded Whole Woman'sHealth in 2003 with the mission to pro-vide fabulous abortion care; which tome means excellent medicine for yourbody and mind, compassionate, support-ive care for your mind and spirit. . . . Weare in the identity examination, stigmareduction, self-esteem boosting businessas well. . . . Abortion is a normal part ofwomen's reproductive lives. . . .It is mylife's work to end the stigma aroundabortion. . .”

Please pray for Amy that she wouldallow God’s grace to break through herfalse ideology and that she would repentand be truly reconciled with Christ.

L. Miller, James Pendergraft, ZviPerper, Jose Raul Quintana, ToddRasner, Joseph Sanchez, RandallWhitney

OtherMary Doyle (Iowa), Janice Lee(Hartford, Conn.), Susan Wicklund(Montana, formerly of the Twin Cities)

Is Your Doctor Involved in Abortions?Does Your Doctor PrescribeAbortifacient Birth Control?

Ask your own doctor if he/she doesabortions or refers for them, or pre-scribes abortifacients such as the Pill,Ortho Evra (the “patch”), the “shot,”Nuva-Ring, the “morning-after pill,”implants, or the IUD. All these methods(and others) can cause very early abor-tions by changing the lining of the uterusso that if breakthrough ovulation occurs(which it sometimes does) and a new lifeis conceived, the young human beingcannot attach to the uterine lining andtherefore he or she dies. These methodscan also be very dangerous, even deadly,to the woman. If you would like to go toa completely pro-life physician, we havea list of such doctors. Call (651) 771-1500, ext. 202.

Natural Family PlanningFor information about the safe, effec-

tive and morally acceptable methods ofNatural Family Planning (NFP), con-tact our office, or One More Soul at: 1-800-307-7685 or www.OMSoul.com.One More Soul has resources to helppeople understand how children are agreat blessing from God, and how con-traception is extremely harmful towomen, and their marriages, and conse-quently to families, Church and society.

Pray for . . . Listing AbortionistsA hallmark of our ministry has been

confronting the evil of abortion with thelove of Christ. This approach has includ-ed publicly identifying who the abortion-ists (and pro-abortion leaders) are. Thepractice of placing the names of abor-tionists in this newsletter has a twofoldpurpose: to ask for your heartfelt prayersfor the conversion of those listed and toinform you so that you are not patients ofthose committing abortions.

The criteria for placing someone onthe following list is that the individual isdirectly involved in committing abor-tions and that this can be reasonably ver-ified. We have resoundingly condemnedany sort of physical or psychologicalthreats to anyone involved in abortion.Our desire is for the love of God to per-meate the lives of those associated withabortion, that they will turn away fromthe harm they inflict and become follow-ers of Christ as so many before themhave done. Please pray for the followingabortionists:

MinnesotaCarol Ball, David Baram, Robin KutilBresette, Steven Brown, Peter D’Ascoli,Kathryn Eggleston, June Fahrmann,Hope Frisch, Melvin Frisch, LynnHagedorn, Marilee Hanson, MildredHanson, Rise Hatten, Liz Jordan, BeniKatz, Frederick Kravitz, MaryMahoney, Miriam McCreary, CatherineMcKegney, George Miks, Judith Ney,Donna Randall, Mark Tanz, CarrieTerrell, Kenneth Trofatter, Dirk VanOppen

OrlandoFernando Betancourt, Ralph Bundy,Emil Felski, James Gengelbach, ScottHye, Malcolm Jones, H. Miller,

Amy Hagstrom Miller

PP’s Annual Report Recently Released(The following excerpts are taken fromvarious stories from LifeNews.com)

On December 27, the PlannedParenthood Federation of America(PPFA) released its latest Annual Report(2009-2010). The report indicates PPFAhad a total budget of $1.04 billion and anexcess of revenue over expenses of $18.5

million. The new report also reveals 46percent of the total PPFA budget comesfrom taxpayer dollars.

PP committed 329,445 abortions in2010 while it provided prenatal care toonly 31,098 women and referred only841 women to adoption agencies.

Planned Parenthood’s own recordsnow show 5,364,540 surgical and med-

ical abortions done at PP centers from1970 through the end of 2009.

The number of Planned Parenthoodaffiliates continued to decline from the1977-78 all-time high of 191. At the closeof the fiscal year in mid-2010, PP reportsit had 88 affiliates, operating 840 facili-ties. STOPP (Stop Planned Parenthood)research shows that by the end of January2011, Planned Parenthood had 86 affili-ates operating 785 centers.

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For daily news about the lifeissues, go to: www.LifeNews.comand www.LifeSiteNews.com

Remembering the 54 Million Killed Since 1973All three branches of Pro-Life Action

Ministries conducted prayer vigils at anabortion site to commemorate the 39thanniversary of Roe v. Wade (January 22). Because January 22 fell on a Sunday,

the annual Jericho March and Candle-light Prayer Vigil in Duluth were donedifferently this year. An indoor pro-liferally was held at First PresbyterianChurch in the afternoon with a candle-light prayer walk to the abortion centerfollowing the rally. Guest speaker wasRev. Denise Walker of Everlasting LightMinistries (www.everlastinglightministries.org). She shared her powerful storyregarding past abortions and how God,Who is rich in mercy, brought her for-giveness and healing. About 70 peopleattended the event. Other pro-life min-istries that participated in the rally wereLake Superior Life Care Center, Birth-right, Minnesota Citizens Concerned forLife (MCCL), and Lutherans for Life.Four clergy of various denominationsparticipated in the event with specific

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Thank you for your gifts in memory or honor of a loved one. An acknowledgmentcard is sent to the person or family you designate. (The amount of your gift is keptconfidential.) If, in addition, you would like your memorial or honorarium pub-lished in Pro-Life Action News, please request that at the time of your donation.

prayers related tothe ministry needsof Duluth’s pro-lifeorganizations.In Orlando, more

than 150 Christianscame to the Memo-rial Prayer VigilJanuary 21 at Plan-ned Parenthood(PP) to mourn theloss of all the littlebaby boys and girlsand to pray that thisholocaust wouldsoon come to anend in Orlando andthe nation, saidMichele Herzog,Orlando branchmanager. Pastors from local churchesled the Prayer Vigil which ended with aJericho Procession around PP. “It was atrue witness in front of PlannedParenthood, and as each pastor shared

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Orlandoscripture and shared their hearts, manywere touched and many left with a vigorto get involved more,” said Michele.Outside the new Planned Parenthood

mega-abortion center in St. Paul, about80 people prayed, carried signs and lis-tened to post-abortive women from SilentNo More share their testimonies. Localpastors also spoke and led the prayers.

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Relevant Radio, 1330 AM, 11:30-noon, Saturdays, in the TwinCities and K-YES, 1180 AM, 9:30 a.m. Fridays, in St. Cloud,Minn., or online anytime at http://relevantradio.streamguys.us/flash/ondemand.html. Click on "Living the Gospel ofLife."

DuluthApril 6 - Good Friday Solemn Public Prayer Service

11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m., Women’s Health Center32 East First St., Duluth (See page 3)

Ongoing Weekly ActivityThursdays, 2:30 - 4:00 p.m.—Witness and protest outside

Planned Parenthood along Miller Trunk Highway

OrlandoApril 6 - Good Friday Hour of Prayer

10:00 - 11:00 a.m., All Women’s Health Center431 Maitland Ave., Altamonte Springs (See page 3)

St. PaulApril 6 - Good Friday All-Day Solemn Prayer Vigil

8:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Planned Parenthood

675 Vandalia St., St. Paul (See page 3)

July 19-21 - National Sidewalk Counseling Symposium in Minneapolis

(See page 5)

Daily and weekly sidewalk counseling, prayer, andpicketing times are scheduled through your local Pro-Life Action Ministries office. More volunteers arealways welcome and needed for these regular, ongo-ing activities. With your help, more lives could besaved! Training for sidewalk counseling is providedthrough periodic seminars (also available on DVD) orindividual “on-site” instruction. (Also see page 4 forregular prayer times by other pro-life groups.)

Job Opening — Sidewalk Counseling CoordinatorPro-Life Action Ministries is accepting applications for the position of Sidewalk Counseling Coordinator. Primary duties include

recruiting, training, scheduling and equipping sidewalk counselors and prayer supporters at the five abortion centers in theMinneapolis / St. Paul area. Must be willing to sidewalk counsel as needed and as time allows. Experience in sidewalk counseling or prayer support outside abortion centers is required. Also required are good communication

skills, close attention to detail, the ability to work with more than 100 volunteers on a regular basis and the ability to work interde-nominationally. Must be committed to the pro-life cause and belong to a Christian church. This is a full-time position with salary and benefits. This is a demanding job, but also very rewarding because you will be direct-

ly involved in saving lives from abortion. Send resume and references to Debra Braun at Pro-Life Action Ministries, 1163 Payne Ave.,St. Paul, MN 55130 or debra.braun@plam.org.

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Rememberingyour loved oneson Mother’s Day

This Mother’s Day, honor your mother, grandmother,

godmother or another loved one bymaking a gift in her name to the

cause of life.

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Gifts to Pro-Life Action Ministries godirectly towards peaceful efforts to

stop abortion now - one life at a time.

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