In 2011, Live Action News published an article by a sidewalk counselor who describes an encounter with the friend of a woman going in for an abortion:
Around ten, two young women drove into the parking lot. When they got out of the car, I offered the information on local pregnancy resource centers to them, asking if I could help them in any way. The girl with the appointment (you can tell by the way they’re dressed), whom I’ll call Courtney, hurried towards the facility. Courtney’s friend, whom I’ll call Lanie, came over and talked to me.
Lanie eagerly took the information and told me she would show this to her friend inside. Before she walked away, she said “thank you for being out here.” It shocked me—I had never been thanked by a client or an escorting friend or family member before!’
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She showed me a leaflet for a Rachel’s Vineyard retreat and asked where they were located. At this point, a fellow sidewalk counselor, Elizabeth, had approached us, and she explained to Lanie the different opportunities to attend the retreats around our state, and the Bible studies that are held to help women heal from past abortions. Lanie opened her mouth to respond, then put her hand to her eyes and choked up, apologizing.
She admitted to us that she had had an abortion ten years before because her mother told her she had no other option…
Lanie cried, “Why couldn’t you guys have been there when I was going to get my abortion…” and said she never would have done it if she knew she could have had help
Lanie went back into the facility and convinced her friend not to have an abortion – they both left, and the unborn baby was saved.
“Sidewalk Counseling: My Story of a Child Saved” Live Action August 22, 2011
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