A few weeks we went to Planned Parenthood. On Thursday night my mom hurt her right foot. This may sound silly but in our family my mom is the only driver at the moment. She also has to wear leg braces when she wears her shoes. We did not know if she would be able to wear her shoes to drive and be in Portland with her foot hurt. But we decided we would still go to Portland though. Daddy was not feeling very well either. We also were going to be some of the only people from our group to be out at Planned Parenthood. But God has some amazing plans in store for us.
James and Marguerite arrived at Planned Parenthood about the same time as we did. There was no Portland police officer out on the street with us. After a while the second shift of deathscorts (Planned Parenthood volunteer greeters) showed up. Officer Bealls is someone I have mentioned before. She is a Portland police officer and a Planned Parenthood volunteer. Officer Bealls is different than some of the other volunteers though. She actually talks to me. We have a weird relationship. We see each other at Planned Parenthood. She wears the pink vest of a Planned Parenthood volunteer. I stand there with my Gospel tracts. She walks people into Planned Parenthood and I stand there telling people that Planned Parenthood murders babies and offer them help and hope and life in Jesus Christ. Then we stand there and... talk. We can greet each other by name, give each other a hand shake, stand side by side. Believe me she has heard the Gospel. She stands there on the sidewalk while people preach. I write her letters and I am not just sweet in my letters, I speak the truth. And she takes my letters although she will not take a Gospel tract from me. She is not kind to me because she is never confronted on her sin. I love her enough to tell her the truth.
Deathscorts escort babies in to the abortion mill to be murdered, they are evil people, they are enemies of God. But we were all once evil people who were enemies of God. And somebody loved us enough to share the Gospel with us. It is okay to be angry at the actions of the deathscorts, it is perfectly acceptable to be angry that someone so hates God and rejects His commands, and hates their neighbors so much that they would murder them. But the Bible says to love our enemies, pray for those who persecute you. (Matthew 5:44) This is what we must do for the deathscorts. Love them so much that you share the Gospel with them. Love them enough to talk to them. Realize that apart from the saving grace of God you would be just as bad off as they are, dirty, hell-deserving, rotten sinners. But God... those are two amazing words. We were evil people deserving of the just wrath of God but God loved us so much that He sent His only Son to save us.
That particular week I went up and hugged Officer Bealls. This may sound strange to some but that is what I did. When we were leaving I told Officer Bealls that I loved her. Try it sometime. Maybe God will show off how great He is and you too will get the reply from the deathscort, "Love you too." God is amazing!
Now, let's start a revolution. Love the deathscorts. Show them that you love them. I know that it is hard when the deathscorts will not talk to you. Most of ours do not talk to us. Even if they do not respond, share the Gospel with them. Pray for them out loud. If you learn their names, when you walk up to them, greet them by name. Offer them tracts. I know this may sound weird but one of them has actually taken them from me.
Tell them that you love them. Verbally tell them "I love you". Even though we love the deathscorts by sharing the Gospel with them it may not seem like love to them. That does not mean you should stop sharing the Gospel with them but just saying "I love you" can be good. Do not love them with the fake love that our culture has. Love them with biblical love. As a brother in Christ says: "Love is an act of the will, accompanied by emotion, that leads to action on behalf of it's object". More than all share the Gospel with them and pray. God alone saves. Which deathscort can you show love to? Maybe give them a hug. (Important note: If you think you will be charged with assault for hugging them I suggest you just speak to them instead of touching them in any way. But if you have a good relationship with them and think it would be okay, go for it.)
With love in the Lord,
Virginia
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