It's time to dip your toes in the water and get your feet wet!
Q - “I’ve always considered myself as ‘pro-life’, but I have never really taken any action on that, besides my vote. Now I want to do more. Where do I start?”
A - Glad you asked! Here are Five suggested First steps you can take to start changing hearts and saving lives!
Please see cautionary note here first*.
step 1
Pray at home: (give sample prayer and one sentence stat about power of prayer): Adopt a family. Through a regularly scheduled commitment, pray for nine months straight, and give that child a name. This can be done right from your home, just set an appointment on your calendar.
Prayer suggestion (but feel free to use your own):
“Dear Lord, Right now there is a woman who needs your help. The unborn baby is in danger, and the momma is scared. You put her on my mind, so I pray that she may have peace and rest in you. Please bring her hope. I pray for the child and the daddy too. Please hear my heart and my words on their behalf that they may have hope where there is despair. I pray for true abundant life for them to share.”
step 2
Pray with a group in front of an abortion facility, and/or officially join “40 Days for Life” (see Discovery page for the information) for details about a campaign in your area. Abortion facilities have shut down as a direct result from people praying in front of them for many years through this global organization. Find out how you can be part of this growing movement. Recommendation to try it at least once. There is a spiritual bale that can be felt on location. This activity deepens your faith and it is good to support one another. This is how we build unity for our beloved pro-life movement.
step 3
Go deeper on this path. If you are so inclined with this particular skill set, to intercept with skill, take a course to become certified from the organization which perfected a proven strategy: Sidewalk Advocates for Life (see their information on the Discovery page).
step 4
Read the basic “Pro-Life Basic Training Manual” (you can find it HERE) to effectively advocate using proven concepts and methods. Don’t forget to look intently in the eyes of the one with whom you are speaking. It’s the number one tool we have: Look AND listen!
step 5
Sign up to receive legislative updates during legislative sessions. Human Life of Washington is the gold standard lobby group on the LIFE issue. Constituents will be empowered with key tasks and talking points to influence their legislators’ votes. Contact: info@humanlifewa.org to sign up
YOU can be a pro-life superhero!
- Important Caution: Prepare yourself first. The pro-life movement has new people wanting to help for a logical reason; they want to be part of the solution to counter the injustice. This is good. However, it is very important to examine one’s past experiences with abortion and the trauma associated with it first. This includes not only the woman who had an abortion but also her male partner, her family and friends. In the event of disenfranchised grief, the help that an individual is trying to do may backfire in the event that deeply rooted anger emerges. In such a case, we highly recommend engaging in a program for healing before engaging in volunteer work. YOU are very important and YOU deserve this time for yourself. There are a number of wonderful resources tailor made for you. Here are some resources for guidance and healing. Later, after fully processing your pain, you will have first-hand knowledge of the layers of trauma and pain others may be encountering over similar experiences.