A pro-life family ministry believes patience and prayer have worked to dramatically reduce abortions at a once-thriving abortion clinic in Granite City, Illinois.
The facility once averaged terminating just over 13,000 pregnancies per year, but that has been reduced to a little more than 4,000 annual abortions. Angela Michael, spokesperson for Small Victories Ministries, explains that the organization began its daily prayer vigil 18 years ago. Since that time, they have witnessed business at the Hope Clinic for Women continue to plunge.
Angela Michael (Small Victories Ministries)"This abortion mill is known for late-term abortion, and...also, no parental consent is necessary," Michael reports. "So we see, unfortunately, young, little girls being brought across state lines. A lot of these girls are victims of rape and incest, and no one is reporting this abuse."
The ministry was recently instrumental in providing evidence against an Arkansas man who brought a 13-year-old girl to the clinic to destroy the evidence through abortion. Because fewer babies are being killed, the clinic's number of abortionists has dropped from four to two, and it has been unsuccessful in finding a new doctor throughout its seven-year search.
"We know it's not us. I know God uses us and he works through us, but it's the Lord, and the Lord is dealing with this abortion mill," Michael regards.
During the 18 years of vigilance, the pro-life spokesperson has observed a dramatic reduction in abortions and has noticed faith conversions take place in some of the mothers. Also, a number of adoptions have been arranged. She feels the ministry's success should serve as motivation to others on the front lines in the pro-life movement.
Contact: Charlie Butts
Source: OneNewsNow
Date Published: August 3, 2010
