Yesterday we got up early once again to leave for the abortion mill in Portland. This week we were joined by our friend Helen who rode down with us. We were one of the first of our group to arrive but the police officer and the "deathscorts" were ready for our arrival. The officer that was there yesterday was officer Kwok. I am pretty sure I have already given him a tract but I still tried talking to him yesterday. I asked him why he was standing there. He told me he was there to keep the peace. I asked him where the peace was for the babies who were being murdered upstairs. I asked if he had heard of the doctrine of the lesser magistrate but he did not answer me. I hope that it was because his conscience was bothering him because he knew he had the duty to protect those babies. I called Chloe over and we prayed for him. I hope that he thinks about what he heard us praying about. I told him before we left to look at lessermagistrate.com I pray he looked it up and will realize his duty to protect all humans in our country without discriminating against the unborn.
This week there were 4 Planned Parenthood supporters along with the 4 "deathscorts". We have had one Planned Parenthood supporter there for a few weeks but she was joined this week by two other ladies and a man. I offered a tract to one of the ladies and she told me that "this (I believe what we were doing) was not the Gospel of Christ". What she did not tell me was what she believes is the Gospel of Christ. I went over to one of the other ladies and she asked me for one of my tracts. I gave her one and then we started talking. She did say some things that were correct such as "We have different gods and I think my god is kinder than your God". I believe she does have a different god than me. Her god is a false god. My God is the only true God who made heaven and earth. And I believe her God is more kind toward sinners that my God because my God is a just God who is angry with the wicked everyday. She also believed that the God of the Old Testament was different than the God of the New Testament and there are different messages. The lady said that we would not agree and when I asked if we could politely discuss our beliefs even though we would not agree she said "No". I hope that if she comes back we will actually have a conversation. Daddy also got a chance to speak to the male supporter who was there as well.
When we were standing in front of the abortion mill we saw two men across the street. One had a video camera and the other had a boom mic. Daddy called across the street to see if they wanted to talk. They came across the street and told Daddy that they were making a documentary and decided to interview Daddy for it. They then went to see if the Planned Parenthood supporters wanted an interview as well. After that they went and interviewed our friends Heather and Stephanie. They were two Christian guys, Brian and Joel from Wisconsin. It was a blessing to meet these two brothers in Christ. This was the first time that Daddy has had a chance to be interviewed at the abortion mill. He shared the Gospel and its impact on life, morality, and our desire to reach the lost.
Stephanie asked me to go witness to a young boy named Alex who was standing nearby. I was able to talk to him and share the Gospel with him. I do not know if he will continue to think about the conversation but I trust that God will save him if it is His will. Please pray for his salvation.
We had a couple people join us again yesterday that have not been able to be at the abortion mill very often due to work. It was good to see them again and labor along with them in this ministry. And for those who did not know, yesterday was my friend Chloe's birthday. Happy Birthday Chloe!
One man walked past us who is a professing Satanist. He was pretending to talk on his phone asking if he needed to pick up stuff for people at Planned Parenthood and "Oh your friend had a miscarriage and she needed to go to Planned Parenthood". Pray that God would open this man's heart to the truth.
One person walked past and asked me what I had against murdering Mongolians. I do not always know what someone is thinking when they speak but I told him that I have everything against murdering Mongolians just like I am against murdering babies. If Mongolians were being murdered at a certain place I would protest that too.
One of the "deathscorts", Joshua, said that he supported women being able to access healthcare. I asked him about the healthcare for the women who are being escorted in by their mother's to be murdered. They are very inconsistent in their arguments but that can be expected when they disregard the truth.
I do not think I mentioned it last week but we just bought audio recorders which work great. They are great for anyone who is looking for an easy way to record everything that goes on while out on the streets preaching or holding signs or anything else that could cause a disturbance where the police may get involved. Due to our recent interactions with the police we want to have a record of everything that goes on. Here is link to the recorders on Amazon. The recorders come with a lapel microphone, headphones, and a device that you can use to attach a phone to the recorder if that is ever needed. I called Planned Parenthood in Portland a couple weeks ago and all I had do to was turn the phone on speaker phone
Mike Stockwell and Mike Overd are due to return to court on Wednesday to appeal their case. (See last week's post to see more details about their case.) Continue to pray that they are vindicated! Mike Stockwell is in England now and I bet brother Jimmy Hamilton and those who are with him will see to it that Mike has plenty of chances to preach while he is there in the UK. Mike and Mike's prosecutor said that publicly quoting parts of the King James Bible in modern Britain should "be considered to be abusive and is a criminal matter". He also said, "although the words preached are included in a version of the Bible in 1611, this does not mean that they are incapable of amounting to a public order offence in 2016."
Does that mean that if they preach out of the ESV they will be okay? While you pray for these men pray also for the salvation of this prosecutor, Ian Jackson. And also for the salvation of all those who rule on this case.
Prayer
Please be praying for us in the coming weeks as we discern what to do with legal action against the officers who we believe have targeted us because of our religious activities. Pray that God would give us wisdom as we proceed. And that above all God would be glorified and that if it is His will people would be saved!
No King but Christ!
Virginia
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