A day of silence, solidarity for the unborn

   

As students from around the world plan to participate in the 7th annual Pro-life Day of Silent Solidarity, the upcoming event is bringing about hopes that this year's initiative will see a greater response than last year.

Tomorrow, students in thousands of schools across the country and throughout the world will wear a red band around their arms and a piece of tape across their mouths to demonstrate their pro-life stance. Bryan Kemper, president of Stand True Ministries and founder of the event, recalls the life-changing effects of last year. In one instance, a girl who went to school with the "life" tape across her mouth made an impact on one of her teachers.

Bryan Kemper (Stand True Ministries)"Her teacher looked at her really upset and was like, 'what do you think you're doing,'" Kemper shares. "And so the girl decided to break her silence and talk to her teacher because of the look in her teacher's eye. Sure enough, her teacher said, 'I'm supposed to have an abortion this week,' [but she] broke down and canceled her abortion because of that student."

Meanwhile, another girl wearing the "life" tape walked down the stairs in her own home. She met up with her mother, who ended up "breaking down and confessing that she was going to have an abortion later that week." The Stand True Ministries founder points out that "this girl was able to save the life of her own sibling simply by participating."

He reports that students from more than 4,000 campuses and 25 countries participated in last year's Pro-Life Day of Silent Solidarity, and at least 80 young women reportedly canceled their abortions on that one day. Kemper is encouraging more students to take a stand for life and join this year's initiative.

Contact: Bill Bumpas
Source: OneNewsNow
Publish Date: October 18, 2010

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