We love to receive questions about the mission, ministry and movement of Cities4Life. If you have a question you’d like an answer to, check out our FAQ page or ask a question in the comment section below! We’d be glad to answer any questions you have.

Q. How do you get started? And once you have begun, how do you stay within the legal parameters so that your attempts to help others aren’t used against you?

A. In another city, the best way to get started in pro-life ministry is to find your enemy. Locate the local abortion mills by typing “abortion” and your zip code in a search engine online. Then do a little research; click on the clinic links, find out the times and hours and types of abortions done there.

Now find your troops! Drive by on an abortion day and see if there is anyone out on the sidewalks. Veteran counselors are your best resource. They’ll help you with literature, information on abortionists, resources and the overall lay of the land. If there is no one outside of the mill then you may have to rally your own troops! Pray about inviting friends or maybe your pastor or elders from your church. Prepare to advance into enemy territory. Be prayerfully ready to bring light into darkness.

If you are really on your own, don’t be discouraged…God may just be raising you up to lead the way! There are wonderful on line resources for things to hand out to abortion-minded women. (link Tiny Hands and HH76) and you may want to look up your closest pregnancy resource center – try optionline.org and your zip code. The quickest way to find out how close you can get to the women coming in to have an abortion is to give it a shot! The clinic will probably call the cops and then you’ll know your boundaries. If you don’t want that much drama, research the public right of way lines and use those.

Now onto the sidewalk! My best short answer advice is to smile and engage her. You are her last friend offering her truth and support before she commits a grievous sin. You are there to represent what is right and your words and presence should confirm this in her conscience. Speak to her on a physical level about the risks and her baby’s development, on the emotional level tapping into the maternal instinct and appealing to her heart, and the most important level – the spiritual; swing to the things of God and tell her what His word says about not only His love for her, but His righteous judgment as well.

Experience is the best teacher. God will reward your faithfulness in going and I believe you will grow spiritually as you stand up for Him, and for the defenseless. Go and advance the kingdom for LIFE!!

In His service… for LIFE,

Jeannette

Q. We often hear the argument on the pro-choice side mentioning the phrase, “My Body, My Choice” to affirm their decision to abort. How can we debate that argument?

A. Let’s get one thing clear about the debate. NO ONE has the right to tell a woman what she can and cannot do with her body. “Hands off my body” is the rule we need to operate on when it comes to the health and well-being of every living woman. She gets to choose medical procedures for her own body. For the full answer, watch the video below. Do you agree or disagree? Why?

For a more in-depth argument, see THIS video.

We love to receive questions about the mission, ministry and movement of Cities4Life. If you have a question you’d like an answer to, check out our FAQ page or ask a question in the comment section below! We’d be glad to answer any questions you have.

Q. Are you standing outside the abortion center praying or do you approach the young ladies?

A. There are three main parts of ministry in Cities4Life. Proclaim. Provide. Pray. Some are what we call “front line ministries” that reach out and offer help and truth to women as they are entering these places of death and the others are “back end ministries”, such as those in the Life Network, that help the women after they have chosen Life for their unborn children.

Those who are on the “front lines” of this ministry do stand on the sidewalk outside these abortion mills. All Pray; some only Pray. We like to call this “focused prayer”, as they can see those individuals who are coming to the abortion mill and hear of the specific situations over which they can pray right there on the spot. We intercede for the staff, the mothers, the fathers, the babies, anyone who may be involved in the life ending process. Praying at an abortion mill allows for more informed prayer, on-site intercession, and prayerful intervention in many cases. Simply put, we see who needs prayer and the Holy Spirit leads us in how to Pray for the women and support people.

Others Proclaim the truth in Titus 2 style, woman-to-woman and mother-to-mother. Sidewalk counselors speak to women in a loving/helpful tone. They provide a host of information about their unborn baby and offer real choices to these mothers. Some women share their post-abortive experience, others information about the baby’s development, and others about their adoption experiences. Because of buffer zones, there are often limitations on interaction; therefore, a microphone is used to prevent yelling. Many women hear what we say in the building and many have come out and chaged their minds as a result. Men are often the ones interacting and communicating with the men that have driven their wife/girlfriend/sister to the mill. Not only is hope offered, but a clear communication of the Gospel message, as well.

All involved in our ministry are asked to read, sign and adhere to the Cities4Life Code of Conduct. This best demonstrates how we seek to lovingly step into the lives of these mothers and support people in tangible ways and show the love of Jesus.