#1892 (3/18) PRO-LIFE SAT: "GOP Responds to Infant Messaging"

ATTENTION:  SCROLL DOWN  to get t today's article entitled in ALL CAPITAL LETTERS. And PLEASE be sure to note the various PRAYER REQUESTS listed AFTER the posted article. They deserve  your intercession. THANK YOU.

BE Prepared TO SPEAK OUT AGAINST ABORTION 

(...because ALL Babies Matter! - http://www.lifenews.com/2017/03/01/why-do-unborn-babies-matter-just-because-they-are/ 

: Go to: LIFE Training Institute - http://prolifetraining.com/resources/five-minute-11/  

Be Prepared TO ENGAGE WITH THE PC CULTURE:

Go to:"Tactics" - 

http://townhall.com/columnists/mikeadams/2016/04/29/tactics-n2154983

3/12 - THANK YOU to all who sponsored me for the Walk for Life yesterday. (It was great to see so many people at the Walk for Life itself; seemed like twice as many as were there last year!)GOD used you to raise $800, not the $500 I had originally set as what I thought was an incredibly high goal. God is truly He of the impossible; PRAISE HIM! Also, the pregnancy center itself surprassed it's goal by nearly 23%! It's still not too late to still give towards their needs; just go to: https://secure.ministrysync.com/ministrysync/RegistrationManager/Email_BrowserView.php?message_id=20170311205856-K544R1DUpV99ib@ministrysync.com Please continue to pray for ThriveOrlando and other such places to always have the funds to help all the girls and women who need their help rather than feel force to abort their unborn children. - Stan

PRAY FOR AND SUPPORT JUDGE GORSUCH FOR THE SUPREME COURT

President Trump has nominated Judge Neil GorsuchMoments ago, President Trump nominated Judge Neil Gorsuch to the Supreme Court. Judge Gorsuch is an excellent choice to fill the late Justice Antonin Scalia's seat on the Supreme Court. He is a remarkably qualified nominee with a conservative judicial philosophy and a strong track record of upholding the rule of law and the Constitution. Radical obstructionists - dedicated to defeating a constitutional conservative - are already threatening to filibuster Judge Gorsuch. He is supremely qualified. In fact, the Senate unanimously confirmed him as a judge on the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals. Now it's time for the Senate to do its job and confirm Judge Gorsuch to the Supreme Court without delay. Learn More About Judge Gorsuch, Supreme Court Nominee. https://aclj.org/supreme-court/the-senate-must-confirm-judge-gorsuch-to-the-supreme-court?utm_medium=Email&utm_source=ExactTarget&utm_campaign=d-01312017_top-SC_seg-

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PERSONAL UPDATE: 3/10 - Please see the JOURNAL section on the right side of this blog page for the latest. I REALLY appreciate all your prayers!

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"GOP RESPONDS TO INFANT MESSAGING" - Tony Perkins, Washington Update, March 15, 2017; http://www.frc.org/get.cfm?i=WA17C34&f=WU17C11

Which would you rather pay for: a baby shower or a funeral? That's the very real choice facing taxpayers in the health care debate today. By defunding Planned Parenthood, Americans could celebrate the arrival of thousands more babies -- or fail, and find themselves back where they've been: financially shackled to the culture of death. Either way, liberals warn, there's a cost.

Pulling the plug on the nation's biggest abortion business, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) estimates, would mean "The number of births in the Medicaid program would increase by several thousand, increasing direct spending for Medicaid by $21 million in 2017 and by $77 million over the 2017-2026 period." That sounds like a lot of money until you consider that these same children will be pouring far more into the economy and workforce later on. And while the Left will argue that we can't afford to encourage these births, research by the Marriage and Religion Research Institute (MARRI) proves we can't afford not to.

Human capital is one of the driving forces of the economy. That human capital -- our children -- grows up to be our nation's workers, its taxpayers, and its consumers. In more technical terms, former FRC expert Dr. Henry Potrykus found that "Overall GDP growth in the United States has been lagging for more than 50 years, a phenomenon known as the 'growth slowdown.' Human capital considerations, when they are tied to the demographics of the working population, explain this." Think about it. In the last four decades, Americans have reduced the labor force by 58 million people through abortion alone. "The slowdown of GDP growth," Henry elaborates, "is explained by the concentration of both population and human capital in the baby boom, which is now being replaced by lower human capital cohorts."

He predicts that "the U.S. economy will continue to sputter over the coming years. This slowdown is amplified by the retiring of a generation with significant human capital (the baby boom) and its replacement by a generation inadequate in population size to continue the expected and required growth of the macro-economy." Whatever investment the government makes to encourage these births is a small price to pay for the enormous return later -- and not just economically, but in innovation and ingenuity.

Still, Planned Parenthood's Cecile Richards's says, any legislation promoting childbirth is "dangerous" and "must be stopped." Even more shocking, she tweets, "Planned Parenthood is proud to provide abortion -- a necessary service that's vital to our mission." So vital, apparently, that it's willing to spend $1 million pressuring the White House to reconsider its position. (How many taxpayer dollars are they spending to defend taxpayer dollars?) "We want to hit in the heart of the Trump coalition," a spokesperson said, announcing their intent to blanket red states with ads. With roughly half of the organization's funding on the line, Richards is pulling out all the stops to repackage the group as a compassionate, cancer-curing women's health organization.

There's just one problem: the statistics tell a different story. Just a quick glance through FRC's Planned Parenthood Fact Sheet [http://www.frc.org/plannedparenthoodfacts] will have you shaking your head in disgust. Liberals love to repeat the line that abortion is just three percent of Richards's business -- a number Slate's Rachael Larimore called the "most meaningless abortion statistic ever"... "to the point of being downright silly." The Washington Post didn't pull any punches either, calling it "misleading." Even National Public Radio called out the group for the lie, suggesting that a more accurate percentage of Planned Parenthood clients who have an abortion would be 10 percent. That's not hard to imagine. In 2014, if a pregnant woman walked into a Planned Parenthood facility, she was 160 times more likely to receive an abortion than an adoption referral. 

As for those cancer screenings the group claims is so central to their work, their own annual reports refute them. "From 2009 to 2014, cancer screening and prevention programs have consistently decreased, and dropped by close to two-thirds (63 percent): 1,830,811 (2009), 1,596,741 (2010), 1,307,570 (2011), 1,121,580 (2012), 935,573 (2013), and 682,208 (2014). Despite the 63 percent decrease in screening services, Planned Parenthood continues to tout its screening efforts as a major part of their public advertising."

In the end, no one is suggesting that women go without the care they so desperately need. President Trump, congressional Republicans, and the majority of Americans are simply asking that they get it from community health centers -- which not only serve 18 million more people a year but don't perform abortions. And unlike Planned Parenthood, they have the added benefit of not being referred for criminal prosecution by the U.S. House! Here's the bottom line: If thousands of nonprofits can perform quality community outreach without $550 million in taxpayer funds, so can Planned Parenthood.

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PRAYER MATTERS:

"To clasp the hands in prayer is the beginning of an uprising against the disorder of the world." - Karl Barth; "Prayer is inviting God into a seemingly impossible situation and trusting/resting in His love and grace to accomplish His perfect will in His perfect time and for His greatest glory." - Stan 

2/7 American Center for Law and Justice: American Pastor Andrew Brunson still languishes in a Turkish prison. He’s one of 19 prisoners in a 10-person cell. He’s the only Christian. Pastor Andrew has been falsely charged with “membership in an armed terrorist organization.” He has served and loved the people of Turkey for more than two decades. Now this U.S. citizen is in extreme danger – falsely charged for his Christian faith. We are representing his family and have launched an aggressive global campaign demanding that Turkey – a fellow member of NATO – release him immediately. We’re working on Capitol Hill with our nation’s leaders, through our international offices, and around the globe to secure the release of Pastor Andrew. Now, we are preparing to send a critical legal letter to Turkey’s president in the next few days. Time is of the essence. Sign our letter before we send it. Join the fight. Be Pastor Andrew’s voice. He needs it now more than ever.Sign Our Petition: Free American Pastor Andrew Brunson.https://aclj.org/persecuted-church/free-american-pastor-andrew-brunson 

12/13- American Center For Law and Justice: On trial for their faith, two Christian pastors in Sudan face death. Christian Pastors Hassan Abduraheem and Kuwa Shamal have been brutally imprisoned for nearly a year – 359 days – in deplorable conditions. Their trial has been delayed time and time again.Their churches miss them. Their families need them. They face possible death sentences because they are Christians. At the ACLJ, we've launched a massive international legal advocacy campaign for their freedom. We're preparing critical legal letters to Sudan, raising their case with world leaders, and preparing action at the U.N. They could be sentenced to hang for their faith if the world is silent. Christian Pastors Hassan and Kuwa need your voice now. Time is of the essence, as the trial continues. Our silence could be their death.Other Christians facing death in Sudan are now free because you spoke out. Demand Sudan free Pastors Hassan and Kuwa now. Sign Our Petition: Save Christian Pastors from Death...https://aclj.org/persecuted-church/save-christian-pastors-from-possible-death?

PRAY FOR AMERICA: THANK GOD for His many blessings on America throughout it's history. May we then ask that AMERICA once again be a blessing TO GOD, by once again submitting to HIS will in our affairs - both personal and national - that He may truly "heal our land." (2 Chron. 7:14) Short of that, we should not be saying "God Bless America"but instead "God be merciful towards America!"

PRAY FOR OUR LEADERS:  1) Pray for President Trump and his advisers, that they would select Godly leaders at the federal level who will be accountable to do an excellent job (or be fired!) ; that he would seek God's wisdom and be enabled to lead our country effectively in the years ahead; and 2) Pray our leaders at every level of government will Spirit-filled, leading us with Godly wisdom and integrity; that they will  only pass legislation and enact policies that will benefit Americans today as well as future generations and NOT do any lasting harm.

SUPREME COURT: PRAY 1) that the Senate will quickly confirm Judge Gorsuch for the Supeme Court, and 2) that the justices will only hand down decisions that are Constitutionally sound and in the best interests of our country now and for future generations.

Other World-Wide Prayer Requests:

 This is a photo of 3 of Asia's daughters holding a picture of their imprisoned mother.

A Christian Mother's Mandatory Death Penalty Could Be Overturned. PRAY and Sign the Petition Now! - https://aclj.org/persecuted-church/save-christian-mom-asia-bibi-from-execution? 
Learn about Christian Persecution; Check out the World Watch List:

http://live.opendoorsusa.org/wwl/?utm_source=action&utm_medium=email&utm_content=content-banner&utm_campaign=may-2016
PRAY for the ON-GOING crisis now happening in IRAQ/SYRIA.  Pray that coalition forces will be able to destroy the leadership and infrastructure of ISIS.