Photo by Andrew Jansen with the News-Leader.
Pleading For Life At Planned Parenthood
Ministry Update June 4, 2017
Aaron and I were blessed to have Brian, Allen and Bob join us last Wednesday witnessing at Planned Parenthood. Andrew Jansen with the News-Leader (Springfield, Mo) interviewed Aaron and he also reported accurately what we were doing – protesting against Planned Parenthood nationwide killing 900 babies each and every day. It was wonderful having our brothers in Christ join us pleading for life at Planned Parenthood and it was a nice surprise that the reporter didn’t put any liberal spin on the video posted to the News-Leader’s website.
I started off with a message about John the Baptist leaping in the womb when he heard voice of Mary, the mother of our Lord and Savior. While I brought the message, a young woman walked up and talked to Allen. After they spoke, she walked to the front of Planned Parenthood, sat down on the sidewalk and recorded most of my message. Then Aaron preached after me with a couple of people coming and going. A guy on his bicycle stopped on the sidewalk next to us and listened to part of his message.
Woman Threatens To Run Over Us
Allen preached next and a woman that had been inside came out. She mouthed off something in our direction and laughed and climbed into her car. As she was getting ready to pull out of the parking lot, I snapped a picture of her because she was still mocking us with her window partially rolled down. This must have set her off because the next thing we knew she backed up, jumped the curb and was heading right toward us. She was about 10 feet away from me and my witnessing bag was in between us. I debated for a split second whether I should grab my bag, but I decided instead that I’d run if she came any closer. She didn’t come any closer. Instead, she backed up and parked in front and called someone and sat there for probably another 30 to 45 minutes.
While Allen was still preaching, someone pulled up in a silver Cadillac with tinted windows and sat right in front of us revving the engine like they were going to jump the curb. But they didn’t. The driver just sat there revving the engine for quite a while. Several drivers honked as they drove by. Some in favor, some in opposition to us. Bob brought several flags and most of the guys held flags, Allen brought his cross and I held up a sign that said Life Begins At Conception and All Abortions Are Murder. Our hope and prayer is that God was glorified and may He convict pro-abortion people that abortion is murder.
We’re Going To Get Wild Tonight
Then on Friday June 2, 2017 we witnessed downtown. While Aaron was preaching, a mocker pushed him off the box. After that Jimmy and I were standing behind him and a drunk came over and swung a couple of times, but he was so drunk that he missed all three of us.
Jimmy’s son Gabriel got up on the box and quoted several verses from John 3. Praise God for that. Serenity and Desi are a couple of youngsters with our group and they had a good discussion with a skeptic. Then when Allen was preaching a young woman walked by and yelled we’re going to get wild tonight. I have news for her, we already had a wild night witnessing downtown before she got there.
In spite of the craziness, I had a good conversation with Kiah. He seemed sincere in his questions. He currently isn’t attending any church because he says that he can’t find a good one. I asked him if he’d been to my church – Crossway Baptist Church. He admitted that he hadn’t. So I gave him an invite card. Hopefully he will come and see that it is a good church.
(These updates are given to encourage Christians to share their faith in Jesus with others)