Hi everyone.
The last few days have been filled with ministry mostly regarding abortion but every day had a different group of people with very different views yet all claiming to be pro-life.
On Wednesday Daddy got home from work and decided to go to Rockland to hold some gospel signs. Daddy started counting how many cars went by and about 1,200 cars went by which means probably 2,000 people saw the gospel signs in about an hour. With the size of the town of Rockland that is a huge number!
On Thursday we went to the Maine Family Planning in Augusta. There is a large presence of pro-life people there that come in throughout the day. They are there from 8 in the morning to 4 in the afternoon every Thursday which is when they do abortions. They are mostly Catholic. At that abortion mill you can not stand next to the door like we can in Portland. The mill is on Gabriel Drive which is kind of ironic considering they are murdering babies on a street that has the same name as the angel that announced the birth of Christ. The group that is there has gotten permission to put signs up right outside the entrance since it is within 30 feet of the center line of the road and also down at the street corner. They sit across the street praying. Sadly their prayers are not being heard since they are praying to dead people instead of the living God.
The people there did not know whether or not we could use amplification for preaching. I am currently trying to figure out with the police if it would be okay to use an amp there. Most of the signs that the Catholic group has are related to abortion. How often RU486 fails so that you then have to have a surgical abortion which means you have to pay twice to kill one baby. Other signs link abortion to breast cancer. They have graphic signs and signs that say Planned Parenthood sells baby body parts and "Defund Planned Parenthood". The signs do address abortion and there have been many babies saved but these do not deal with the root of this atrocity. At the abortion mill in Portland we do have signs "BABIES ARE MURDERED HERE" and "LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL", but we preach the Gospel. We know that abortion is a huge issue in our day and age but the root of the problem is that people are sinners in rebellion against God. The answer to ending abortion is to preach the Gospel!
I know that some people will probably disagree with me when I state that Catholics who believe the doctrine of their church are not saved. I say this because they believe that their works contribute to their salvation and that is heresy. They are often more faithful to go out to the abortion mill than Christians are because they believe it earns them favor with God. We do agree on some things such as the need to end abortion but they have a different Gospel and that needs to be addressed. Ron, who is one of the men there, said that we have the same morality but we do not believe in the same God so we do not have the same standard for morality. They believe that they have to work to earn their salvation thus saying that Christ's sacrifice was not enough to pay for our sins. This is not just a pet doctrine this is an issue of a false Gospel! We may continue to go to Augusta to do ministry at the abortion mill but we want to proclaim the true Gospel and not just hold signs about how much abortion costs and what diseases it may cause. These women need to know that not only are there physical consequences from having an abortion but much more there are spiritual consequences. They will have to stand before God having murdered their own child that He gave as a gift to love and cherish. That far exceeds any physical consequences.
On Friday we went to Portland for our usual abortion ministry. We have not been there for awhile since we were sick last time we were supposed to go, so it was nice to be able to be there again and to see people. There may have even been a baby saved. A couple stopped and talked to Jeremy and Donna. They said they were going for birth control but Donna does not think that was right from some things that happened while they were talking. They ended up not going into Planned Parenthood though. They heard the Gospel and I do not know what all happened but I would love it if God chose to save this couple.
Not much else happened on Friday besides the usual response we get when we preach the Gospel. The officer did not do much for either side. Sometimes the officer is more sympathetic to us and one stands opening the door to Planned Parenthood but sometimes the officers are like the one this week and they mostly just stand there doing nothing. Sadly they are just standing there doing nothing instead of enforcing the justice due to the murder of children that is taking place under their watch. Please continue to pray for these officers.
After the abortion ministry we went to a local park and had lunch with Donna, her family, some of her friends and Marguerite and James. We had a great time together with lots of fellowship with our family in Christ.
On Saturday we went to the Care Net walk for life. We did not walk as it would have been difficult for Mommy to walk the whole distance. We went to the street corner near where they were gathering for the walk and held signs. We had a few people who disagreed with us and one man screamed at us from across the street but thankfully the man's wife controlled him before he came across the street and did anything else. He said that we were self righteous hypocrites. The thing is we were are not self righteous we are sinners saved by the grace of God we have no righteousness of our own but clothed in His righteousness alone. I do not think the man was interested in listening to what we had to say though.
We had a great talk with one of our friends that was there for the walk. We have known them for a long time and they are a great family. They used to be missionaries in the Czech Republic and now their daughter and son-in-law have a church there in the Czech. Recently their son-in-law actually got to translate for Paul Washer on his recent trip there. He also used to be a student of James White who is also going to the Czech soon.
{This post was written within a few days of the Care Net walk. I have now edited this post because when I wrote it some things were misunderstood by me but we have now been given new information and I do not want to include false views in my writing. It seemed at the day of the Care Net walk that we were being avoided by those putting on the walk, we have recently received a letter that changes our perspective. Today, June 9th, we received a letter from the board of directors of Care Net. They made a formal apology and explained that they did not change the route to offend us or to separate themselves from us as fellow followers of Christ. They told the walk volunteer that was standing near us to move away from us because the man across the street was yelling at us and they thought it would be safer if their volunteer move away from us. (The volunteer was probably 10 years old or so and was there with her mother.) They also said that they are joined with Care Net international and they have guidelines that say no signs are allowed in the walk except the Care Net banner. They also redirected the path around us again because Camden police had said that they must stay on the sidewalk and where we were standing there would not have been enough room for us and the walkers so they moved for safety reasons. They welcomed us to come and walk with them next year and apologized for seeming to avoid us. They also asked forgiveness for not approaching us and discussing this on the day it happened. This letter was signed by six members of the board. I commend Care Net for writing this letter and seeking to make restoration. May we all learn from their example.}
I did get to talk to some people that were there for the walk. I put together a couple questions for people to answer. I talked to one of the people on the board of directors of Care Net. He agreed that abortion was murder but when asked what the punishment should be for a women who has an abortion he said that "the abortion is punishment enough". The thing is no one would say that if someone murdered a 3 month old, "Well having to live with the guilt of murdering someone is punishment enough". Another person said that they had not thought about it but that it should be jail or prison since it was murder. Most people were okay with Christians standing outside abortion mills and sharing the Gospel with women going in but no one said that they were doing it themselves. I hope it caused some people to think about what they believe.
If you could be praying we will be meeting with our representative, David Miramant, at the capital next month. June 1st is home school day at the capital where the home school families from around the state get together and have a rally and a day of getting to get to know each other. I am hoping to talk to Mr. Miramant about abortion which may be interesting. Daddy has written to him before so I know where he stands on the issue but that is not going to stop me from trying. Please pray that it all goes well.
Prayer
Please be praying for Sye Ten Bruggencate as he just made the announcement that he is in a relationship with Kimberly May! Kimberly's husband Cody died in January. They had just recently moved to Texas with their seven children when Cody died. I have not been able to meet either one of them but we are all very excited for both of them! Pray that God would give them wisdom as they figure out what they should do as there are many logistics to figure out as they are living in different countries right now and there are some things that need to be figured out as Sye is the full time caretaker for his mother. I am so happy for both of them and hope that God shows them what to do. Please pray for them.
With love in the Lord,
Virginia
Monday, May 22, 2017
Saturday, May 13, 2017
End Abortion Now, Pressing Charges, Interposition, and anything else that happens to come up.
Hi everyone.
Last Friday we did not go to the abortion mill due to sickness in the family. Instead we stayed home and watched the End Abortion Now conference. The conference was good and ended with a day at the abortion mill in Tempe. The speakers were: Jon Barros, John Speed, Jeff Durbin, Zachary Conover, Sherri Pierce, and Rusty Thomas. You can probably watch the videos on the Apologia Radio facebook page.
I did not listen to all of the sessions but the title of Jeff Durbin's talk, Overcoming Objections sounds like a good one. You may remember that Apologia posted a video of a Planned Parenthood supporter that they refuted. I still love Jeff's response when someone says that it is "just a fetus." "Feel free to speak English here!" The question and answer session was good, complete with jokes about reformed theology which always adds great fun to the mix! Discussions came up about women doing abortion ministry alone, disarming when going to the abortion mill, the doctrines of Grace, (hence the reformed theology jokes,) and more. I would encourage you to listen to the videos if you have not already.
One thing that came up that we have thought about as a family is whether or not to press charges on someone who assaults you when doing ministry. We think that based upon the principal in the Old Testament of killing an ox that is known to gore, if someone attacks you when you are preaching shouldn't you then press charges so that justice is served. Also if someone walks up to a street preacher and punches them and the preacher does not press charges, the person may decide to go and punch any other preacher that he sees with whom he disagrees. Isn't that like knowing that an ox is known to gore and not putting up a fence to keep it in or killing it so that it can not gore anyone else? Yes, we should forgive them, but God is also a God of justice. If anyone has some Scripture that speaks to this issue I would love to hear your thoughts. Just a few thoughts that have come up in our family in discussions about this.
Brian and Tabitha Ingalls were able to go to the End Abortion Now conference so Pro-life Missionaries of Maine was represented along with I think 27 other states. The videos of how many people were at the abortion mill was amazing. Brian said that they were expecting about 200 Planned Parenthood supporters but I do not know how many actually showed up. Another thing in the videos was how far away from Planned Parenthood the End Abortion Now people had to stand. In Portland we can stand within 2 feet of the door and we can easily walk up the sidewalk talking to women who are going in. We need no bullhorns or speakers and can easily project our voices for anything that we are doing which is a huge blessing. I do have to say a couple of people from our group can project their voices really well, such as Daddy, Brian and Robert Gray. There is no need for an amp when those guys are preaching! Some people from around the abortion mill do not like that fact but it is great that we do not need to get permits and such to use amplification. It is a great place to do abortion ministry because of how close you can get to the building and also the women going in can see you and see how much you love them which may be harder to do when you are farther away having to use a megaphone to talk to them.
Today, Rusty Thomas and I think 10 other people were arrested for interposition on behalf of the preborn. The article I saw did not say what the charges were so I do not know what exactly happened. There are pictures here. Just the other day Jon Barros said that someone was thinking about doing something illegal and with this happening today I would assume that is what he was talking about.
We are not involved with Operation Rescue/ Operation Save America and did not endorse their actions. I know that there is a time to obey God rather than men, but that time is when man tells you to disobey God. Romans 13 says that we are to obey the governing authorities. Going to the abortion mill is a great ministry and there is a way to do that without breaking the law. It is not wrong to disobey the authorities if they tell you that you cannot preach such as with Peter and John in the New Testament. But there are certain things that the authorities have made laws about where we must obey. There are ways to protest abortion and to save babies without breaking the law.
Again I do not know what exactly happened with Rusty Thomas and the others who were arrested but we need to make sure that we are doing God's will and not disobeying God when He has told to be subject to the governing authorities. I know that sometimes the police are unjust and you may get in trouble even though you did not do anything wrong such as when Brian was taken to court for preaching, but if you do something that you know to be illegal you can expect that you will get in trouble with law enforcement. We just finished discussing this in 1 Peter in our nightly worship time as a family, and Daddy talked us through many objections and circumstances that might come up.We all must continue to seek God's guidance and pray for wisdom to show us when we are to obey the law of man and when it is just to disobey the law of man. Please pray for those that were arrested today that they would seek God and act according to His will.
Our family is considering going to Augusta to do abortion ministry at the mill there in addition to our ministry in Portland and Rockland. The abortion mill there is purposely very hard to get to. It is on a side street and the abortion mill itself has a berm and a gate so you cannot get near it and people going in can't hear you without amplification. You cannot get anywhere near the door thus making it difficult to talk to the women but you can stand on the corner going to the abortion mill so that the people coming in will still see your signs.
There is a Catholic man named Ron who when we met him had been there in Augusta every week for 42 years. He was 82 years old! I do not know if anyone else does ministry there, but Ron said that people have said to him " This is your baby. I was going in there, (the abortion mill) and saw you and your signs and decided not to." So his ministry is effective in saving babies. The other nice thing about being there with Ron is that since we will not be able to talk to people much we can witness to him while doing the abortion ministry and maybe God will save him while we work to save babies.
We have stood outside the abortion mill in Augusta once when there was a planned event for pro-lifers but we have not been there to hold signs on a normal week. The one week we were there someone did call the cops but everything turned out fine. There were I think 86 people there which may not seem like a big group to some, but here in Maine that is a good size crowd. We have less than 30 people on a good day in Portland. Regardless of the amount of churches in the Portland area there are not many people that come to stand outside the abortion mill to protect babies and to share the Gospel. Please pray that God would raise up more people who are willing to come out and share the Gospel with the lost people of this world! If anyone has any information on the Augusta abortion mill that would be useful for us as we consider going there we would appreciate it.
We should be going to the abortion mill in Portland next Friday as long as no one in the family is sick. We are getting new signs printed and should be able to pick them up Friday morning and use them at the abortion mill.
Prayer
Please be praying for Nabeel Qureshi, a christian apologist and speaker. He has terminal cancer and the doctors have given him almost zero chance of survival. Please pray that if it is God's will he will heal Nabeel.
Please pray for Mike Stockwell and Mike Overd as they are going to appeal their case next month. Pray that they would be acquitted of any false charges that have been placed against them. Pray that the men would be strengthened in their faith through this trial and that God would be glorified through them.
With love in the Lord,
Virginia
Last Friday we did not go to the abortion mill due to sickness in the family. Instead we stayed home and watched the End Abortion Now conference. The conference was good and ended with a day at the abortion mill in Tempe. The speakers were: Jon Barros, John Speed, Jeff Durbin, Zachary Conover, Sherri Pierce, and Rusty Thomas. You can probably watch the videos on the Apologia Radio facebook page.
I did not listen to all of the sessions but the title of Jeff Durbin's talk, Overcoming Objections sounds like a good one. You may remember that Apologia posted a video of a Planned Parenthood supporter that they refuted. I still love Jeff's response when someone says that it is "just a fetus." "Feel free to speak English here!" The question and answer session was good, complete with jokes about reformed theology which always adds great fun to the mix! Discussions came up about women doing abortion ministry alone, disarming when going to the abortion mill, the doctrines of Grace, (hence the reformed theology jokes,) and more. I would encourage you to listen to the videos if you have not already.
One thing that came up that we have thought about as a family is whether or not to press charges on someone who assaults you when doing ministry. We think that based upon the principal in the Old Testament of killing an ox that is known to gore, if someone attacks you when you are preaching shouldn't you then press charges so that justice is served. Also if someone walks up to a street preacher and punches them and the preacher does not press charges, the person may decide to go and punch any other preacher that he sees with whom he disagrees. Isn't that like knowing that an ox is known to gore and not putting up a fence to keep it in or killing it so that it can not gore anyone else? Yes, we should forgive them, but God is also a God of justice. If anyone has some Scripture that speaks to this issue I would love to hear your thoughts. Just a few thoughts that have come up in our family in discussions about this.
Brian and Tabitha Ingalls were able to go to the End Abortion Now conference so Pro-life Missionaries of Maine was represented along with I think 27 other states. The videos of how many people were at the abortion mill was amazing. Brian said that they were expecting about 200 Planned Parenthood supporters but I do not know how many actually showed up. Another thing in the videos was how far away from Planned Parenthood the End Abortion Now people had to stand. In Portland we can stand within 2 feet of the door and we can easily walk up the sidewalk talking to women who are going in. We need no bullhorns or speakers and can easily project our voices for anything that we are doing which is a huge blessing. I do have to say a couple of people from our group can project their voices really well, such as Daddy, Brian and Robert Gray. There is no need for an amp when those guys are preaching! Some people from around the abortion mill do not like that fact but it is great that we do not need to get permits and such to use amplification. It is a great place to do abortion ministry because of how close you can get to the building and also the women going in can see you and see how much you love them which may be harder to do when you are farther away having to use a megaphone to talk to them.
Today, Rusty Thomas and I think 10 other people were arrested for interposition on behalf of the preborn. The article I saw did not say what the charges were so I do not know what exactly happened. There are pictures here. Just the other day Jon Barros said that someone was thinking about doing something illegal and with this happening today I would assume that is what he was talking about.
We are not involved with Operation Rescue/ Operation Save America and did not endorse their actions. I know that there is a time to obey God rather than men, but that time is when man tells you to disobey God. Romans 13 says that we are to obey the governing authorities. Going to the abortion mill is a great ministry and there is a way to do that without breaking the law. It is not wrong to disobey the authorities if they tell you that you cannot preach such as with Peter and John in the New Testament. But there are certain things that the authorities have made laws about where we must obey. There are ways to protest abortion and to save babies without breaking the law.
Again I do not know what exactly happened with Rusty Thomas and the others who were arrested but we need to make sure that we are doing God's will and not disobeying God when He has told to be subject to the governing authorities. I know that sometimes the police are unjust and you may get in trouble even though you did not do anything wrong such as when Brian was taken to court for preaching, but if you do something that you know to be illegal you can expect that you will get in trouble with law enforcement. We just finished discussing this in 1 Peter in our nightly worship time as a family, and Daddy talked us through many objections and circumstances that might come up.We all must continue to seek God's guidance and pray for wisdom to show us when we are to obey the law of man and when it is just to disobey the law of man. Please pray for those that were arrested today that they would seek God and act according to His will.
Our family is considering going to Augusta to do abortion ministry at the mill there in addition to our ministry in Portland and Rockland. The abortion mill there is purposely very hard to get to. It is on a side street and the abortion mill itself has a berm and a gate so you cannot get near it and people going in can't hear you without amplification. You cannot get anywhere near the door thus making it difficult to talk to the women but you can stand on the corner going to the abortion mill so that the people coming in will still see your signs.
There is a Catholic man named Ron who when we met him had been there in Augusta every week for 42 years. He was 82 years old! I do not know if anyone else does ministry there, but Ron said that people have said to him " This is your baby. I was going in there, (the abortion mill) and saw you and your signs and decided not to." So his ministry is effective in saving babies. The other nice thing about being there with Ron is that since we will not be able to talk to people much we can witness to him while doing the abortion ministry and maybe God will save him while we work to save babies.
We have stood outside the abortion mill in Augusta once when there was a planned event for pro-lifers but we have not been there to hold signs on a normal week. The one week we were there someone did call the cops but everything turned out fine. There were I think 86 people there which may not seem like a big group to some, but here in Maine that is a good size crowd. We have less than 30 people on a good day in Portland. Regardless of the amount of churches in the Portland area there are not many people that come to stand outside the abortion mill to protect babies and to share the Gospel. Please pray that God would raise up more people who are willing to come out and share the Gospel with the lost people of this world! If anyone has any information on the Augusta abortion mill that would be useful for us as we consider going there we would appreciate it.
We should be going to the abortion mill in Portland next Friday as long as no one in the family is sick. We are getting new signs printed and should be able to pick them up Friday morning and use them at the abortion mill.
Prayer
Please be praying for Nabeel Qureshi, a christian apologist and speaker. He has terminal cancer and the doctors have given him almost zero chance of survival. Please pray that if it is God's will he will heal Nabeel.
Please pray for Mike Stockwell and Mike Overd as they are going to appeal their case next month. Pray that they would be acquitted of any false charges that have been placed against them. Pray that the men would be strengthened in their faith through this trial and that God would be glorified through them.
With love in the Lord,
Virginia
Tuesday, May 2, 2017
Courting, dating and purity.
Hi everyone.
Mommy recently listened to a sermon by Paul Washer on dating and I thought I would listen to it and write about some of the things Mr. Washer brought up and my thoughts on the issue. The first thing that I will say is that the way our society usually goes about dating and finding spouses is wrong.
In our day and age many people do not value purity but instead run around having "fun" by having sex with many people outside of marriage and freely giving their bodies away in the name of "fun". The purity of a young man or woman is to be prized highly. When you have sex with people outside of marriage you are not only disobeying God but you are destroying yourself and throwing away your purity which you will never be able to gain back.
In our society boys, (realize I said boys not young men,) do not treat girls with the respect that they should be shown. Girls do not treat their own purity with high esteem as they should and instead are willing to give their bodies to almost any "cute" boy that asks to date her. Boys in our society go to a girl or have a friend go to the girl and do not care what the girls father says about whether or not they should be in a relationship together. Fathers have the duty to protect their daughters and this means that any boy wanting to have a relationship with a girl has no business talking to a girl until he obtains permission from her father. This is something that is very important but is rarely given attention to in our society.
Okay, I said a little bit of what was wrong with our society's view of dating but I will share a little of what my thoughts are in how it should be done.
First. When a boy or a girl starts thinking about wanting to have a relationship with someone of the opposite sex that does not mean that they are not ready to be in a relationship. It means that they need to start preparing themselves for marriage. Young men need to start preparing to lead a family spiritually, physically, and economically. And learn how to care for his future wife and children. A young woman needs to start preparing herself for taking care of a household, raising a family, caring for her husband, and learning what it takes to be a good wife and mother.
No girl should be in a position that boys think it is okay to approach her and ask to go on a date in the first place. It should be obvious that a girl's father will not let any boy close to his daughter without first getting his permission to even talk to his daughter in a way that is any different than a usual friendship. It should be obvious that a father cares about his daughter enough to protect her purity for both her sake and her future husband's.
A young man should have the integrity and boldness to go to a girl's father and ask if he may begin to court his daughter. If the father says no the answer is no for at least now. In the case of Paul Washer his wife's father had said "no", but then Mr. Washer submitted to him and did not start a relationship with Charro. Later the father ended up saying yes to Paul courting his now wife Charro because Paul showed that he was willing to submit to him as the authority over his daughter. If the father however says yes it then goes to the daughter to consider. The father goes to the girl and asks her to think about it and pray about it but if the girl says no, the father than goes back to the man and tells him that they have decided that he is not allowed to court his daughter. But he should never say that the daughter said "no" so that the girl is not seen as the "bad guy". The girl should never be put in the position to say no to a young man.
It is the father's duty to not only protect her purity but her emotions as well. I remember the story of Scott Brown's daughter and son-in-law in the movie "Return of the Daughters". In their story, which I really enjoy, Scott had his now son-in-law Peter write essays on different issues. I think this a great thing to do since the man will one day be the spiritual leader of your daughter. After I think 7 months Peter was allowed to talk to Scott's daughter, Kelly. Until the young man is given permission by the girl's father the girl has no idea that the boy is interested in her. So that if the father says no the young woman has not grown fond of the young man.
Once a father says yes to a young man courting his daughter the man and young woman should be given the ability to get to know each other and have some time maybe even semi-privately to be able to talk. They in no way should be allowed to be behind closed doors without supervision but talking in another room with an open door that is very visible where parents are able to come in and out whenever they see fit is fine. I, as a girl with many younger siblings, understand the desire to be able to have some time alone with a potential suitor apart from brothers and sisters so that you can focus more on the conversation at hand but never without the knowledge and close protection and supervision of parents.
After a young man and woman are engaged, which the man also needs to ask permission of the father to do, they should not be allowed to act as if they are married since they are in a relationship and are promised to marry each other but they are not yet married. Since I am the oldest child at home I will probably be the first one to court so we do not know what all the rules will be but I do know that both my purity, and the purity of my future husband will be protected no matter what.
Some may think that I think that arranged marriage is how people should find a husband. While I do see that in Scripture a father picks the girl's husband. I do not think that it is wrong for a girl to decide whether or not she would like to marry a man that her father has brought to her attention. I do not know what families will decide to do for their own sons and daughters but I do know that Christian families should not follow the path that our society is taking in regards to dating and courting.
We are to be separate from the world and fathers are supposed to protect their daughters and sons. One way that they do this is protecting their purity and emotions as they take the journey from a child to a young man or woman that is ready for marriage. These are just a few things that I have heard on this subject. There are many good resources and I would encourage you to listen to some of Paul Washer's sermon on the subject.
Prayer
Jon Barros posted that 6 women chose life yesterday. Another baby was saved in the last couple of days. Many babies are being saved from abortion mills around the country. Please be praying for those who are involved in abortion ministry around the world. Pray that they would stay safe as they do this ministry and that babies would be saved. Pray that more than anything they would boldly proclaim the Gospel and that God would grant people repentance and faith. Please continue to pray for those who are involved in the wicked business of abortion that God would open their eyes to the truth of the Gospel. Please pray that abortion will soon be abolished around the world!
In the light of North Korea's recent actions please pray for the salvation of Kim Jung Un and his citizens. Pray for the Christians in the country as they are persecuted for their faith. Pray that they would be comforted in their time of trial.
With love in the Lord,
Virginia
Mommy recently listened to a sermon by Paul Washer on dating and I thought I would listen to it and write about some of the things Mr. Washer brought up and my thoughts on the issue. The first thing that I will say is that the way our society usually goes about dating and finding spouses is wrong.
In our day and age many people do not value purity but instead run around having "fun" by having sex with many people outside of marriage and freely giving their bodies away in the name of "fun". The purity of a young man or woman is to be prized highly. When you have sex with people outside of marriage you are not only disobeying God but you are destroying yourself and throwing away your purity which you will never be able to gain back.
In our society boys, (realize I said boys not young men,) do not treat girls with the respect that they should be shown. Girls do not treat their own purity with high esteem as they should and instead are willing to give their bodies to almost any "cute" boy that asks to date her. Boys in our society go to a girl or have a friend go to the girl and do not care what the girls father says about whether or not they should be in a relationship together. Fathers have the duty to protect their daughters and this means that any boy wanting to have a relationship with a girl has no business talking to a girl until he obtains permission from her father. This is something that is very important but is rarely given attention to in our society.
Okay, I said a little bit of what was wrong with our society's view of dating but I will share a little of what my thoughts are in how it should be done.
First. When a boy or a girl starts thinking about wanting to have a relationship with someone of the opposite sex that does not mean that they are not ready to be in a relationship. It means that they need to start preparing themselves for marriage. Young men need to start preparing to lead a family spiritually, physically, and economically. And learn how to care for his future wife and children. A young woman needs to start preparing herself for taking care of a household, raising a family, caring for her husband, and learning what it takes to be a good wife and mother.
No girl should be in a position that boys think it is okay to approach her and ask to go on a date in the first place. It should be obvious that a girl's father will not let any boy close to his daughter without first getting his permission to even talk to his daughter in a way that is any different than a usual friendship. It should be obvious that a father cares about his daughter enough to protect her purity for both her sake and her future husband's.
A young man should have the integrity and boldness to go to a girl's father and ask if he may begin to court his daughter. If the father says no the answer is no for at least now. In the case of Paul Washer his wife's father had said "no", but then Mr. Washer submitted to him and did not start a relationship with Charro. Later the father ended up saying yes to Paul courting his now wife Charro because Paul showed that he was willing to submit to him as the authority over his daughter. If the father however says yes it then goes to the daughter to consider. The father goes to the girl and asks her to think about it and pray about it but if the girl says no, the father than goes back to the man and tells him that they have decided that he is not allowed to court his daughter. But he should never say that the daughter said "no" so that the girl is not seen as the "bad guy". The girl should never be put in the position to say no to a young man.
It is the father's duty to not only protect her purity but her emotions as well. I remember the story of Scott Brown's daughter and son-in-law in the movie "Return of the Daughters". In their story, which I really enjoy, Scott had his now son-in-law Peter write essays on different issues. I think this a great thing to do since the man will one day be the spiritual leader of your daughter. After I think 7 months Peter was allowed to talk to Scott's daughter, Kelly. Until the young man is given permission by the girl's father the girl has no idea that the boy is interested in her. So that if the father says no the young woman has not grown fond of the young man.
Once a father says yes to a young man courting his daughter the man and young woman should be given the ability to get to know each other and have some time maybe even semi-privately to be able to talk. They in no way should be allowed to be behind closed doors without supervision but talking in another room with an open door that is very visible where parents are able to come in and out whenever they see fit is fine. I, as a girl with many younger siblings, understand the desire to be able to have some time alone with a potential suitor apart from brothers and sisters so that you can focus more on the conversation at hand but never without the knowledge and close protection and supervision of parents.
After a young man and woman are engaged, which the man also needs to ask permission of the father to do, they should not be allowed to act as if they are married since they are in a relationship and are promised to marry each other but they are not yet married. Since I am the oldest child at home I will probably be the first one to court so we do not know what all the rules will be but I do know that both my purity, and the purity of my future husband will be protected no matter what.
Some may think that I think that arranged marriage is how people should find a husband. While I do see that in Scripture a father picks the girl's husband. I do not think that it is wrong for a girl to decide whether or not she would like to marry a man that her father has brought to her attention. I do not know what families will decide to do for their own sons and daughters but I do know that Christian families should not follow the path that our society is taking in regards to dating and courting.
We are to be separate from the world and fathers are supposed to protect their daughters and sons. One way that they do this is protecting their purity and emotions as they take the journey from a child to a young man or woman that is ready for marriage. These are just a few things that I have heard on this subject. There are many good resources and I would encourage you to listen to some of Paul Washer's sermon on the subject.
Prayer
Jon Barros posted that 6 women chose life yesterday. Another baby was saved in the last couple of days. Many babies are being saved from abortion mills around the country. Please be praying for those who are involved in abortion ministry around the world. Pray that they would stay safe as they do this ministry and that babies would be saved. Pray that more than anything they would boldly proclaim the Gospel and that God would grant people repentance and faith. Please continue to pray for those who are involved in the wicked business of abortion that God would open their eyes to the truth of the Gospel. Please pray that abortion will soon be abolished around the world!
In the light of North Korea's recent actions please pray for the salvation of Kim Jung Un and his citizens. Pray for the Christians in the country as they are persecuted for their faith. Pray that they would be comforted in their time of trial.
With love in the Lord,
Virginia
Tuesday, April 25, 2017
It is only by God's mercy that we are not in their place today
Hi everyone.
Sorry that I have not written a post in a while. This week was abortion ministry and while pretty much nothing spectacular happened all day, we heard the words that remind us that the cold weather, insults, hand gestures,etc are all worth it. "She changed her mind." I do not know for sure what the man who said it was referring to but if he meant that she decided not to have an abortion this indeed is good news! This year has been an amazing year in Portland. As far as I know 3 or maybe 4 babies have been saved and a police officer seemingly repented and left his station. God is truly working in Portland and we are blessed to be able to see it!
We recently found the Planned Parenthood Facebook page. Daddy did not comment on the posts because they could then make it blocked page so that we could no longer see it. But we did find out that when we post things about the abortion mill and tag Planned Parenthood in it, it comes up on their page. This means that everyone on their page should be able to see it. We did find a video from inside the abortion mill of our friend Brian Ingalls preaching! Though it was posted to show how "hateful the protesters are", Thank you to whoever posted the video for helping us share the Gospel with everyone in the group.
Someone posting on the PP Facebook page said that a "sneaking new protester" handed out some papers in the waiting room which shared options for life instead of abortion. I did not meet the person who did it but I am glad that someone was able to get in. If anyone posts anything on Facebook about abortion consider tagging Planned Parenthood so that their group will see it.
It has been said that you know you are doing something right when you have opposition. One week we had 8 "deathscorts". Planned Parenthood is probably nervous because God is at work and is saving babies that they were wanting to murder! When the enemy starts stepping up the amount of guards around their murderous industries you can assume that they are intimidated by your message.
As a man walked by and told Daddy that Jesus never existed and abortion was a great idea that we should do more of, Daddy quoted Robert Gray in saying "Thank you for showing the wickedness of your heart". It seems like people can sometimes be trying to get on your nerves when they say "you inspired me to make a donation (to Planned Parenthood)". In saying this they are showing how wicked their hearts are and this statement is very fitting. Thank you Robert for introducing it to us.
Recently we watched a video of an abortion doctor who came out to protesters at another abortion mill. He brought out an actual dead baby that he had aborted to wave in the face of the protesters! Abortionists know that abortion is murder and they still do it. Anyone who has gone to medical school knows enough about the human body to know that a baby in the womb is a human being that is alive. The men and women around the world who perform abortions are wicked men and women who hate God but only God knows who He will save. We should not treat these people like a lost cause and we must remember that before God saved us we were no better than they are now.
It is only by God's mercy that we are not in their place today. It is our duty to proclaim Christ to them and pray for them. Please pray for this man's salvation and for the salvation of all other abortionists around the world!
On Friday one person said that Jesus loved her and everyone else in the building. She is wrong though. The Bible says that God is angry with the wicked everyday. God does not love the wicked! We love those in Planned Parenthood because we are commanded to love our enemies. We love them as human beings that are created in the image of God. We must continue to pray for them to be saved. But God knows if they are going to be saved and while we are told to love our enemies God cannot love wickedness, and He will not let the guilty go unpunished.
As I said not much happened this week but we were still able to proclaim Christ and that is what really matters. Our officer this week stayed busy even though not much happened. She stood there opening the door of Planned Parenthood! It is so sad to see law enforcement officers standing by not only agreeing with the murderers but actually opening the door for people who are going in! It is very ironic that this officer especially was in agreement with Planned Parenthood because this officer was black. If Margaret Sanger, Planned Parenthood's founder, had her way that woman would never have been born. Margaret Sanger was racist and if she had her way there would no longer be any black people in the world today. Black people are in no way inferior to those with lighter skin and those who are our brothers and sisters in Christ are equally part of the bride of Christ, contrary to Mormon theology but that is another discussion.
Margaret Sanger's views and actions are the result of a worldview without God. It also comes from the evolutionary worldview that those with darker skin are less human and more closely related to apes. It goes to show that without God the world turns to chaos and man is the one who decides who lives and who dies and what is right and wrong. As it says in the Old Testament "every man did what was right in his own eyes". Margaret Sanger was a wicked woman who hated God and those who she thought were somehow inferior. When black people stand and support Planned Parenthood they are supporting the work of a woman who would have had their entire ethnicity wiped out if she had the chance.
On Saturday we are going to Portland to Redeeming Grace Fellowship to get together with our friends from Pro-life Missionaries of Maine. Please pray that it is a time of good fellowship and that we will glorify God in our time together, and that God would show us what His will is as we continue to stand for the lives of the unborn here in Maine. Our friend is coming from Canada to visit some people here in Maine and will be joining us for Church on Sunday and we are looking forward to having some time with her and her children.
We are considering having some signs printed for open air ministry. If anyone has any ideas for signs, feel free to send them to us in the comments below. We have some ideas but have not had them printed yet. We are printing signs for all of our open air ministry and not for the abortion mill only. So most of the signs will be more gospel centered instead of abortion focused but we may do an abortion sign too so feel free to send any ideas that you may have.
I am making a folder to pass out at the abortion mill for those who choose life and if anyone has an idea of papers or anything to put in it that would be greatly appreciated. I am putting in information on pregnancy, an adoption agency, Bible verses, the gospel message, contact information, a baby model, local doctors (if we can find any that would be willing to help out), and things such as that. If you can think of anything else that would be helpful to put in please let me know. Does anyone happen to know any doctors in the Portland area that we could refer people to? Thank you for any suggestions!
I came across these verses in my Bible reading and really liked them and thought I would share them. Philippians 3:7-21 But whatever were gains to me I now consider loss for the sake of Christ. What is more, I consider everything a loss because of the surpassing worth of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord, for whose sake I have lost all things. I consider them garbage, that I may gain Christ and be found in him, not having a righteousness of my own that comes from the law, but that which is through faith in Christ—the righteousness that comes from God on the basis of faith.I want to know Christ—yes, to know the power of his resurrection and participation in his sufferings, becoming like him in his death, and so, somehow, attaining to the resurrection from the dead.Not that I have already obtained all this, or have already arrived at my goal, but I press on to take hold of that for which Christ Jesus took hold of me. Brothers and sisters, I do not consider myself yet to have taken hold of it. But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead, I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus. All of us, then, who are mature should take such a view of things. And if on some point you think differently, that too God will make clear to you. Only let us live up to what we have already attained.Join together in following my example, brothers and sisters, and just as you have us as a model, keep your eyes on those who live as we do. For, as I have often told you before and now tell you again even with tears, many live as enemies of the cross of Christ. Their destiny is destruction, their god is their stomach, and their glory is in their shame.Their mind is set on earthly things. But our citizenship is in heaven.And we eagerly await a Savior from there, the Lord Jesus Christ, who, by the power that enables him to bring everything under his control, will transform our lowly bodies so that they will be like his glorious body.
Prayer
Please be praying for those at Apologia Church as they prepare for the End Abortion Now conference. Pray that the speakers will have the words to say and that they would glorify God with their lectures. Pray for those who are planning to attend. John Barros should be traveling to Arizona in the next few weeks as he is speaking. Please pray for the safety of those who are traveling and that the conference would be both encouraging and challenging to those who are going. Pray for their outreach on the Saturday of the conference as they take people out to the abortion mill to put into action what they learned at the conference. Pray that it would make an impact on Planned Parenthood with having so many people there standing for the gospel and for the lives of the unborn.
With love in the Lord,
Virginia
Sorry that I have not written a post in a while. This week was abortion ministry and while pretty much nothing spectacular happened all day, we heard the words that remind us that the cold weather, insults, hand gestures,etc are all worth it. "She changed her mind." I do not know for sure what the man who said it was referring to but if he meant that she decided not to have an abortion this indeed is good news! This year has been an amazing year in Portland. As far as I know 3 or maybe 4 babies have been saved and a police officer seemingly repented and left his station. God is truly working in Portland and we are blessed to be able to see it!
We recently found the Planned Parenthood Facebook page. Daddy did not comment on the posts because they could then make it blocked page so that we could no longer see it. But we did find out that when we post things about the abortion mill and tag Planned Parenthood in it, it comes up on their page. This means that everyone on their page should be able to see it. We did find a video from inside the abortion mill of our friend Brian Ingalls preaching! Though it was posted to show how "hateful the protesters are", Thank you to whoever posted the video for helping us share the Gospel with everyone in the group.
Someone posting on the PP Facebook page said that a "sneaking new protester" handed out some papers in the waiting room which shared options for life instead of abortion. I did not meet the person who did it but I am glad that someone was able to get in. If anyone posts anything on Facebook about abortion consider tagging Planned Parenthood so that their group will see it.
It has been said that you know you are doing something right when you have opposition. One week we had 8 "deathscorts". Planned Parenthood is probably nervous because God is at work and is saving babies that they were wanting to murder! When the enemy starts stepping up the amount of guards around their murderous industries you can assume that they are intimidated by your message.
As a man walked by and told Daddy that Jesus never existed and abortion was a great idea that we should do more of, Daddy quoted Robert Gray in saying "Thank you for showing the wickedness of your heart". It seems like people can sometimes be trying to get on your nerves when they say "you inspired me to make a donation (to Planned Parenthood)". In saying this they are showing how wicked their hearts are and this statement is very fitting. Thank you Robert for introducing it to us.
Recently we watched a video of an abortion doctor who came out to protesters at another abortion mill. He brought out an actual dead baby that he had aborted to wave in the face of the protesters! Abortionists know that abortion is murder and they still do it. Anyone who has gone to medical school knows enough about the human body to know that a baby in the womb is a human being that is alive. The men and women around the world who perform abortions are wicked men and women who hate God but only God knows who He will save. We should not treat these people like a lost cause and we must remember that before God saved us we were no better than they are now.
It is only by God's mercy that we are not in their place today. It is our duty to proclaim Christ to them and pray for them. Please pray for this man's salvation and for the salvation of all other abortionists around the world!
On Friday one person said that Jesus loved her and everyone else in the building. She is wrong though. The Bible says that God is angry with the wicked everyday. God does not love the wicked! We love those in Planned Parenthood because we are commanded to love our enemies. We love them as human beings that are created in the image of God. We must continue to pray for them to be saved. But God knows if they are going to be saved and while we are told to love our enemies God cannot love wickedness, and He will not let the guilty go unpunished.
As I said not much happened this week but we were still able to proclaim Christ and that is what really matters. Our officer this week stayed busy even though not much happened. She stood there opening the door of Planned Parenthood! It is so sad to see law enforcement officers standing by not only agreeing with the murderers but actually opening the door for people who are going in! It is very ironic that this officer especially was in agreement with Planned Parenthood because this officer was black. If Margaret Sanger, Planned Parenthood's founder, had her way that woman would never have been born. Margaret Sanger was racist and if she had her way there would no longer be any black people in the world today. Black people are in no way inferior to those with lighter skin and those who are our brothers and sisters in Christ are equally part of the bride of Christ, contrary to Mormon theology but that is another discussion.
Margaret Sanger's views and actions are the result of a worldview without God. It also comes from the evolutionary worldview that those with darker skin are less human and more closely related to apes. It goes to show that without God the world turns to chaos and man is the one who decides who lives and who dies and what is right and wrong. As it says in the Old Testament "every man did what was right in his own eyes". Margaret Sanger was a wicked woman who hated God and those who she thought were somehow inferior. When black people stand and support Planned Parenthood they are supporting the work of a woman who would have had their entire ethnicity wiped out if she had the chance.
On Saturday we are going to Portland to Redeeming Grace Fellowship to get together with our friends from Pro-life Missionaries of Maine. Please pray that it is a time of good fellowship and that we will glorify God in our time together, and that God would show us what His will is as we continue to stand for the lives of the unborn here in Maine. Our friend is coming from Canada to visit some people here in Maine and will be joining us for Church on Sunday and we are looking forward to having some time with her and her children.
We are considering having some signs printed for open air ministry. If anyone has any ideas for signs, feel free to send them to us in the comments below. We have some ideas but have not had them printed yet. We are printing signs for all of our open air ministry and not for the abortion mill only. So most of the signs will be more gospel centered instead of abortion focused but we may do an abortion sign too so feel free to send any ideas that you may have.
I am making a folder to pass out at the abortion mill for those who choose life and if anyone has an idea of papers or anything to put in it that would be greatly appreciated. I am putting in information on pregnancy, an adoption agency, Bible verses, the gospel message, contact information, a baby model, local doctors (if we can find any that would be willing to help out), and things such as that. If you can think of anything else that would be helpful to put in please let me know. Does anyone happen to know any doctors in the Portland area that we could refer people to? Thank you for any suggestions!
I came across these verses in my Bible reading and really liked them and thought I would share them. Philippians 3:7-21 But whatever were gains to me I now consider loss for the sake of Christ. What is more, I consider everything a loss because of the surpassing worth of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord, for whose sake I have lost all things. I consider them garbage, that I may gain Christ and be found in him, not having a righteousness of my own that comes from the law, but that which is through faith in Christ—the righteousness that comes from God on the basis of faith.I want to know Christ—yes, to know the power of his resurrection and participation in his sufferings, becoming like him in his death, and so, somehow, attaining to the resurrection from the dead.Not that I have already obtained all this, or have already arrived at my goal, but I press on to take hold of that for which Christ Jesus took hold of me. Brothers and sisters, I do not consider myself yet to have taken hold of it. But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead, I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus. All of us, then, who are mature should take such a view of things. And if on some point you think differently, that too God will make clear to you. Only let us live up to what we have already attained.Join together in following my example, brothers and sisters, and just as you have us as a model, keep your eyes on those who live as we do. For, as I have often told you before and now tell you again even with tears, many live as enemies of the cross of Christ. Their destiny is destruction, their god is their stomach, and their glory is in their shame.Their mind is set on earthly things. But our citizenship is in heaven.And we eagerly await a Savior from there, the Lord Jesus Christ, who, by the power that enables him to bring everything under his control, will transform our lowly bodies so that they will be like his glorious body.
Prayer
Please be praying for those at Apologia Church as they prepare for the End Abortion Now conference. Pray that the speakers will have the words to say and that they would glorify God with their lectures. Pray for those who are planning to attend. John Barros should be traveling to Arizona in the next few weeks as he is speaking. Please pray for the safety of those who are traveling and that the conference would be both encouraging and challenging to those who are going. Pray for their outreach on the Saturday of the conference as they take people out to the abortion mill to put into action what they learned at the conference. Pray that it would make an impact on Planned Parenthood with having so many people there standing for the gospel and for the lives of the unborn.
With love in the Lord,
Virginia
Saturday, April 8, 2017
Planned Parenthood intolerant of young women
Hi everyone.
Once again we got up yesterday morning and drove to Portland to proclaim the Gospel of Christ and to plead for the lives of the unborn. Daddy was not feeling well neurologically but still decided to go and was able to preach and hold a sign for a couple of hours. We had something strange happen yesterday but that will have to wait until later.
At our abortion mill we are able to be very close to the door of the building and still be on the public sidewalk, meaning we are within our legal rights to be close enough to talk to women entering the clinic without raising our voices. The "deathscorts" usually stand on either side of the door and down at the corner as well, walking on either side of women seeking abortions and talking in their ear constantly to avoid them hearing our message of life, mercy, and love. At one point yesterday Mommy counted 8 "deathscorts." Considering we usually have 4 or 5 it was a lot of them. Yesterday one of the "deathscorts" moved away from the door for a while, so I stood in their spot on the public sidewalk. My sister in Christ, Stephanie, did this a few weeks ago also. The "deathscorts" decided that they would block me in as you can see in the pictures below. What happened to being tolerant of all people? Last I checked, blocking someone in because they stood in a certain spot on the public sidewalk and was proclaiming a message you do not want people to hear, was not called being tolerant. They are very intolerant of my message.
The message of a young woman who they profess to care about and want to help. Isn't that what Planned Parenthood says they are all about, letting women choose what they want to do? The truth is that they only support you in your choice if it agrees with their anti-God worldview.
If you choose to be a young woman who lives for the Lord and seeks to glorify Him and to proclaim Christ to the world, they are not going to accept you and will instead block you, all the while saying that they are tolerant. This is not tolerance! It is a lie that they want women to be able to choose. They want women to be as they are, haters of God, and murders of precious children!
Where is my choice in whether two grown women block me and stand so close that they are invading my personal space? What happened to "my body my choice"? They show tolerance as long as you agree with them. But if you do not agree with them you are a threat to their business, and you are not accepted. This once again shows that Planned Parenthood is not at all what they claim to be.
As I said earlier, Daddy was able to preach even though he was having neurological problems. Daddy has had neurological issues for many many years but this was probably his worst time that Brian and the others from out group have seen him. After preaching he stumbled over and had to sit down on the sidewalk from exhaustion. Sometimes he has a hard time speaking or walking when one of these spells comes over him. God gave him strength though and he was able to stay for a couple of hours and make it back to the van with a little help. Brian and some of the others wondered if he was okay but everything ended up fine and Daddy was able to work today. Thank you to everyone who prayed for him. It is great to see how much our brothers and sisters in Christ care for him. We love you guys!
One man went by who seemed to be a satanist. It may have been a show to see our reaction but if someone is willing to say things like "Hail Satan" you can know that they are against you. One man asked me what the "religious propaganda" was on our van and when I told him it was not propaganda he responded with saying it was "proper gander", whatever that is supposed to mean. Since I was the one at the van and Daddy was not feeling well I decided not to argue with him and just let him move on.
There was a woman standing on the sidewalk who was holding a sign that said "Save Planned Parenthood." Daddy said that she added an extra word to her sign as it should have been, "Save Parenthood!" Those who support Planned Parenthood's practice of abortion are supportive of premeditated murder of children by their parents. That isn't planned parenthood, it is making the abortive parents into parents of a dead baby. They are still parents, but don't actually participate in parenthood.
There was a heckler from one of the higher floors of the building. We have had hecklers from the building before. I guess they are tired of hearing the Gospel week after week. Please pray for their Salvation, that as they hear the Gospel time and time again God would work in their hearts. That God would grant them repentance and faith and that they to may come to know the truth of God!
One man has come running past us the last few weeks and calls the men "little men who are intimidating women". I guess he does not realize that he runs past yelling while holding 2 large dogs, which intimidates at least my little brothers and sisters along with my mother, if not others in the group. Who is the one intimidating the women now?
One person told Mommy to kill herself. Mommy told her that that was not a solution. As the song by the band Unspoken says, "you can bury the workmen but the work will go on. You can silence the voices but you can't stop the song." Even if you killed those who stand outside the abortion mills pleading for the lives of children it will never change the truth that abortion is murder and that the Gospel is truth!
I said earlier that something strange happened to us yesterday. It actually happened to Daddy while he was sitting in the van. Mommy had taken us all into the Portland Children's Museum while Daddy sat in the van dozing off to sleep since he was not feeling well. He heard a "splat" and someone pounding on the window. A woman was yelling obscenities and ran off down the street, then started crying and wailing on the sidewalk. Daddy did not want to go talk to her by himself as she was obviously distraught, and he was barely capable of speaking, but he made his way to us to see if Mommy could talk to her, but we could not find her when we left. The sign on the back of the van said "All human life is precious. From conception to natural death." Since we were not far from the abortion mill at the time she could have seen us there but we are not sure. We only know that she seemed very upset. Our van smelled like coffee and will need to be washed but there was not much harm besides coffee on the van. Our signs can be redone very easily and we are not mad about what happened we are just concerned for the girl. Please be praying for her salvation.
For those of you who have not yet seen End Abortion Now.com I strongly encourage you to go on there and fill out the form to your government officials. Please go there today and fill it out and let your officials know your thoughts on the matter of abortion. I would love to hear some of the responses to the letter if you would like to post them in the comments below. I got the short email back from Senator Collins but since them I have not heard anything else from her. I know that she may not have read the letter and may have instead had a staff member write back but at least someone read the letter and heard the truth. I strongly encourage you to write to your officials and tell them the truth and just maybe God would use that letter as the means in which they hear the Gospel. It can never hurt to try!
Prayer
Please be praying for Mike Stockwell as he went to the Philippines to preach there. In the life of a street preacher this is considered a fun trip. Okay, maybe not to all street preachers but our family would find it a lot of fun. Please pray for his safety and that he God would use him to bring the Gospel to the people of that country.
With love in the Lord,
Virginia
Once again we got up yesterday morning and drove to Portland to proclaim the Gospel of Christ and to plead for the lives of the unborn. Daddy was not feeling well neurologically but still decided to go and was able to preach and hold a sign for a couple of hours. We had something strange happen yesterday but that will have to wait until later.
At our abortion mill we are able to be very close to the door of the building and still be on the public sidewalk, meaning we are within our legal rights to be close enough to talk to women entering the clinic without raising our voices. The "deathscorts" usually stand on either side of the door and down at the corner as well, walking on either side of women seeking abortions and talking in their ear constantly to avoid them hearing our message of life, mercy, and love. At one point yesterday Mommy counted 8 "deathscorts." Considering we usually have 4 or 5 it was a lot of them. Yesterday one of the "deathscorts" moved away from the door for a while, so I stood in their spot on the public sidewalk. My sister in Christ, Stephanie, did this a few weeks ago also. The "deathscorts" decided that they would block me in as you can see in the pictures below. What happened to being tolerant of all people? Last I checked, blocking someone in because they stood in a certain spot on the public sidewalk and was proclaiming a message you do not want people to hear, was not called being tolerant. They are very intolerant of my message.
The message of a young woman who they profess to care about and want to help. Isn't that what Planned Parenthood says they are all about, letting women choose what they want to do? The truth is that they only support you in your choice if it agrees with their anti-God worldview.If you choose to be a young woman who lives for the Lord and seeks to glorify Him and to proclaim Christ to the world, they are not going to accept you and will instead block you, all the while saying that they are tolerant. This is not tolerance! It is a lie that they want women to be able to choose. They want women to be as they are, haters of God, and murders of precious children!
Where is my choice in whether two grown women block me and stand so close that they are invading my personal space? What happened to "my body my choice"? They show tolerance as long as you agree with them. But if you do not agree with them you are a threat to their business, and you are not accepted. This once again shows that Planned Parenthood is not at all what they claim to be.
As I said earlier, Daddy was able to preach even though he was having neurological problems. Daddy has had neurological issues for many many years but this was probably his worst time that Brian and the others from out group have seen him. After preaching he stumbled over and had to sit down on the sidewalk from exhaustion. Sometimes he has a hard time speaking or walking when one of these spells comes over him. God gave him strength though and he was able to stay for a couple of hours and make it back to the van with a little help. Brian and some of the others wondered if he was okay but everything ended up fine and Daddy was able to work today. Thank you to everyone who prayed for him. It is great to see how much our brothers and sisters in Christ care for him. We love you guys!
One man went by who seemed to be a satanist. It may have been a show to see our reaction but if someone is willing to say things like "Hail Satan" you can know that they are against you. One man asked me what the "religious propaganda" was on our van and when I told him it was not propaganda he responded with saying it was "proper gander", whatever that is supposed to mean. Since I was the one at the van and Daddy was not feeling well I decided not to argue with him and just let him move on.
There was a woman standing on the sidewalk who was holding a sign that said "Save Planned Parenthood." Daddy said that she added an extra word to her sign as it should have been, "Save Parenthood!" Those who support Planned Parenthood's practice of abortion are supportive of premeditated murder of children by their parents. That isn't planned parenthood, it is making the abortive parents into parents of a dead baby. They are still parents, but don't actually participate in parenthood.
There was a heckler from one of the higher floors of the building. We have had hecklers from the building before. I guess they are tired of hearing the Gospel week after week. Please pray for their Salvation, that as they hear the Gospel time and time again God would work in their hearts. That God would grant them repentance and faith and that they to may come to know the truth of God!
One man has come running past us the last few weeks and calls the men "little men who are intimidating women". I guess he does not realize that he runs past yelling while holding 2 large dogs, which intimidates at least my little brothers and sisters along with my mother, if not others in the group. Who is the one intimidating the women now?
One person told Mommy to kill herself. Mommy told her that that was not a solution. As the song by the band Unspoken says, "you can bury the workmen but the work will go on. You can silence the voices but you can't stop the song." Even if you killed those who stand outside the abortion mills pleading for the lives of children it will never change the truth that abortion is murder and that the Gospel is truth!
I said earlier that something strange happened to us yesterday. It actually happened to Daddy while he was sitting in the van. Mommy had taken us all into the Portland Children's Museum while Daddy sat in the van dozing off to sleep since he was not feeling well. He heard a "splat" and someone pounding on the window. A woman was yelling obscenities and ran off down the street, then started crying and wailing on the sidewalk. Daddy did not want to go talk to her by himself as she was obviously distraught, and he was barely capable of speaking, but he made his way to us to see if Mommy could talk to her, but we could not find her when we left. The sign on the back of the van said "All human life is precious. From conception to natural death." Since we were not far from the abortion mill at the time she could have seen us there but we are not sure. We only know that she seemed very upset. Our van smelled like coffee and will need to be washed but there was not much harm besides coffee on the van. Our signs can be redone very easily and we are not mad about what happened we are just concerned for the girl. Please be praying for her salvation.
For those of you who have not yet seen End Abortion Now.com I strongly encourage you to go on there and fill out the form to your government officials. Please go there today and fill it out and let your officials know your thoughts on the matter of abortion. I would love to hear some of the responses to the letter if you would like to post them in the comments below. I got the short email back from Senator Collins but since them I have not heard anything else from her. I know that she may not have read the letter and may have instead had a staff member write back but at least someone read the letter and heard the truth. I strongly encourage you to write to your officials and tell them the truth and just maybe God would use that letter as the means in which they hear the Gospel. It can never hurt to try!
Prayer
Please be praying for Mike Stockwell as he went to the Philippines to preach there. In the life of a street preacher this is considered a fun trip. Okay, maybe not to all street preachers but our family would find it a lot of fun. Please pray for his safety and that he God would use him to bring the Gospel to the people of that country.
With love in the Lord,
Virginia
Wednesday, April 5, 2017
Response to Senator Susan Collins
Dear Senator Collins.
Thank you for taking time to respond to my email. I do not want to sound rude, but I have to disagree with your response to the issue at hand. No federal funds can be used for abortions except in the cases of rape, incest, or when necessary to save the life of the mother. But abortion is murder and the Bible says that a child should not be punished for the sins of the father. If you say that it is okay for a mother to have an abortion because they were raped or because it was a case of incest, you are saying that it is okay for them to murder a baby for the sins of their father. This is wrong! It should be illegal to murder a child because his or her father is a rapist. We should punish the rapist for his wickedness of stealing a women's purity and for destroying her God given dignity, but the baby should be seen as the blessing it is and should be treated as such.
Also we should not murder a baby because of the health of the mother. The healthcare professionals should do the best they can to save both the baby and the mother and if the baby dies after they have done all they can, it was not their fault. But when you murder a baby so that you can save the life of the mother you are still a murderer. Abortion should not be funded at all by anyone! Abortion is still murder regardless of what circumstances surround it.
You said, "Throughout my service in the Senate, I have been a strong proponent of programs and measures to promote and protect women’s health. I continue to believe that the best way to reduce the number of abortions in the United States is to ensure that women have access to the important services they need to prevent unintended pregnancies."
First, promoting and protecting women's health is great but it has nothing to do with abortion. Abortion is not healthcare! The best way to reduce the number of abortions in the United States and around the world is for people to turn to Christ in repentance and faith and hate abortion as much as God does. Show Planned Parenthood for the murderers that they are and punish those women and men who murder their unborn babies in direct opposition to God's express command "You shall not murder". You think that if women are ensured access to services to prevent unintended pregnancies it will be the best way to reduce the number of abortions.
I want to say that children are a blessing in every circumstance and should never be rejected. If I tried to hand someone a million dollars, we would say they would be crazy to not accept such a wonderful gift. But when God says that children are a blessing our society in general says, "I reject your blessing, please stop giving me children. You say that they are a blessing but I see them as a curse that will interfere with my way of life." This is a attitude that no one should have. If women do not want to be pregnant they should stop having sex. I understand that some women are raped and they have no choice in whether or not they are pregnant. But if they find out they are pregnant they should accept that baby as what it is, a blessing from God.
I am not looking for the government to merely stop provide funds for abortion in most circumstances, but then provide funds for murder at certain times. I want all abortion to be punished as what it is and for our government to have no part in funding such an evil practice of murdering the unborn!
Thank you again for your speedy response to my previous email
~Sincerely, Virginia Cowperthwaite.
Jesus Christ is KING!
Saturday, April 1, 2017
A letter to Senator Susan Collins on Defunding Planned Parenthood.
Hi everyone.
Due to the recent vote on the bill to defund Planned Parenthood, I wrote the following letter to Senator Collins to tell her why I disagreed with her recent vote where she opposed the bill to defund Planned Parenthood. Please consider contacting your government officials and tell them your views on topics where our government has strayed from the commands of God. Here is the letter to Senator Collins:
Dear Senator Collins.
Due to the recent vote on the bill to defund Planned Parenthood, I wrote the following letter to Senator Collins to tell her why I disagreed with her recent vote where she opposed the bill to defund Planned Parenthood. Please consider contacting your government officials and tell them your views on topics where our government has strayed from the commands of God. Here is the letter to Senator Collins:
Dear Senator Collins.
My name is Virginia Cowperthwaite and I am writing to you to express my concern with your recent vote concerning the bill to defund Planned Parenthood. I myself am an abortion abolitionist and I am looking forward to the day when abortion is outlawed in every circumstance.
My concern with your recent vote is that by opposing this bill it showed your support for Planned Parenthood. Not only that but if this bill was not passed our tax dollars will continue to be used to fund abortions. We who know that abortion is the murder of precious children created in the image of our creator God, are very opposed to the fact that our tax dollars are being used to murder children. We urge you to reconsider your vote and think about all the precious children that have been murdered by Planned Parenthood and think about how your vote could have made it so that Planned Parenthood could continue to murder these children with the funding of the American government. Abortion should be viewed as what it is and should be punished as any other murder would be.
In this state alone babies are being murdered in at least 3 locations. I personally have been to each of these locations and have talked to many women who are going in to Planned Parenthood. I have frequently been with people who work for Planned Parenthood and the supporters of abortion. While Planned Parenthood may say that they accept all people, they do not accept you unless you agree with their lawless actions. Sadly many police officers and many citizens will walk by and show their support of this organization and sadly, as has recently been seen, people who are higher up in our state's government such as yourself will vote for these people to be able to receive funding for their unjust actions. You may say that you are not supportive of abortion yet you see that Planned Parenthood provides healthcare for women. But there is a problem with this argument. If there was a man who helped 99 women safely across the street and helped them with anything they needed, but the 100th one he brutally murdered, you would say that he was an evil man and should be punished. And rightfully so. Yet when Planned Parenthood murders a much larger percentage than 1 out of 100, people say, "But they provide healthcare we should continue to fund them." I am not saying that Planned Parenthood does not provide healthcare. What I am saying is that they murder children and we should cease their government funding. There are many other places in the state of Maine that provide healthcare and people would still have access to healthcare even if Planned Parenthood was shut down. If people think that Planned Parenthood should be funded because they provide healthcare for people who can not afford it. The hospital will provide lifesaving healthcare for anyone who needs it regardless of whether they can pay for it or not.
I urge you today to reconsider your vote and stand up for human life and show Planned Parenthood for who they are, Murderers! Our message to both Planned Parenthood and to you is that Jesus Christ come into the world to save sinners! Everyone will have to stand before God on Judgment day and they will have to give an account of their sins. Jesus Christ is the only one who can save you from an eternity in hell which is the righteous judgment for our sins against a holy and righteous God. Jesus Christ, the Son of God, came to earth 2,000 years ago and lived a sinless life before God His Father. He died on a cross for the sins of all who will turn to Him in repentance and faith. 3 days later he rose from the dead and is reigning as King of all! One day He will come again to take His children home with Him to heaven where they will spend an eternity with their Savior. If you repent, turn away from your sin, and turn to Christ in faith, trusting in Him alone for Salvation you will be saved.One day every knee will bow and every tongue will confess that Jesus is Lord. The question is, will Jesus be your Savior or will He be your judge? Do not wait until tomorrow to repent and turn to Christ, you are not promised another day, today is the day of salvation! I, along with many others will continue to stand for the life of the unborn and expose the crimes of Planned Parenthood. Will you stand with us?
~ Sincerely, Virginia Cowperthwaite, age 13.
Prayer update: Paul Washer was released from the hospital and is now home. Continue to pray for him as he continues to rest from his recent heart attack.
With love in the Lord,
Virginia.
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