<em>Is Anybody There?</em>: Fall 2008 40 Days for Life Campaign: Off to a Running Start

40 Days for Life has been taking applications from those who are willing to organize a campaign in their community this Fall. & it looks like this campaign may be the biggest 1 yet. That is great news for Pro-Life, bad news for Planned Parenthood (PP) given the 40 Days track record.

The Fall 2008 will run from 24 September to 4 November (Election Day) 2008. As usual it will consist of a 3 point program. (Quotes from 40 Days for Life website)

1. Prayer and fasting: Christ told us that some demons can only be driven out by prayer and fasting. The two go hand in hand. Prayer keeps us rooted in the fact that it is our desire to carry out God's will. Fasting is a sacrifice that helps us reach beyond our own limitations with God's help. Fasting is not a Christian diet; it is a form of physical prayer. You can fast from food, TV, alcohol ... anything that separates you from God.

2. Constant vigil: The most visible component of 40 Days for Life is a constant prayer vigil outside a place where children are aborted. It is a prayerful witness to the clinic's patients and employees, and to the entire community, that evil is in our midst and that with God's help, it will be defeated. It is the hope that the vigil can be maintained 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

3. Community outreach: During 40 Days for Life, the pro-life message is proactively taken to the community through a focused, grassroots educational effort. A door-to-door petition and education drive reaches out. Informational flyers raise awareness about abortion. People are given the opportunity to visibly show their support for 40 Days for Life. This outreach can include church involvement, media contact and campus outreach.

According to David Bereit, 40 Days for Life’s campaign director: "The rapid expansion of this effort has exceeded our wildest expectations. The call to participate in 40 Days for Life is a call to sacrifice. It's a call that people of faith are taking very seriously.”

He goes on to say: "More than 300 cities across America, and in four other countries, have already stepped forward and expressed interest in the fall campaign. People are eager to get started."

They will be taking applications for the Fall campaign via their website until 29 July 2008. If you are interested in a local campaign for your community click on the logo at the top of this post. This campaign has a proven track record of success. & PP knows it. They have attacked 40 Days in the past & will continue to do so because even they know that prayer works. & that is what scares them most. PP knows it is on the wrong side of this issue. & as we continue to pray & work, God will bless our efforts.

This Friday (25 July 2008) EWTN will carry an episode of being HUMAN that looks at the 40 Days for Life campaign. It will air at 3:00am EDT & 6:30 pm EDT.

Here is a preview: