HE'S HERE!!! :) The newest member of our family arrived on 9/29/09 weighing 7lbs. 14oz. and 21in. long. My brand new little nephew, Elliott Vincent, is just as awesome as his big brother, Isaac Edward! The photos above are of Isaac after hearing the news that Elliott was here. He was obviously just as excited as we were! :) Isaac is going to be such a great big brother, moments after meeting Elliott he starts telling him that they have a room and crib all ready for him, that the car seat is ready and he tried to teach him how to give a thumbs up! :) Precious moments like that are priceless. I've said it before and I'll say it again, Jess is my hero. She is a beautiful mommy and amazing person. She was cracking jokes up to 30 minutes before Elliott was born (she was obviously in late stage labor and she's still being her awesome self!) Her glowing smile while she held Elliott made my heart smile! Now make no mistake, Jon is a wonderful daddy and is also my hero...he had a huge smile on his face too and you could tell his heart was smiling too! They have given me so much joy with those sweet boys of theirs! I don't think they even realize it. I love them all so very much! Family is such a blessing and a new baby is an extra special gift from God. I'll stop rambling on and get to what you have all been waiting for...the photos! :) Welcome to the world, Elliott. Thanks for making it a little brighter! I love you! <3

This weekend was the Crisis Pregnancy Center 2009 Walk For Life in Terre Haute, IN. I was blessed to attend with both of my parents, my grandma and my nephew. Nothing like family coming together to support a great cause! Participants were asked to collect sponsors who would donate to the Wabash Valley Crisis Pregnancy Center so they would be able to continue to provide services to young women in the area who were dealing with an unplanned pregnancy or in need of post-abortion counseling and recovery. They are one of the many pregnancy resource centers who offer hope, love and education to these young women seeking help. It was a great turnout and I was able to capture some images of the day with my camera. The most touching was by far the children that were there with their families. Each were precious examples, living proof of LIFE!


I encourage you to find the local pregnancy centers in your area and learn more about how you can be an advocate for life. Here is a short video about Care Net, a nation wide pregnancy center so that those who are not familiar can get a better idea of what they have to offer.



This isn't just an issue of morality, it is an ignorance issue. Testimonies of young girls who find their way into these pregnancy centers across the nation have said that they had no idea the extent of their choices. Half of them didn't even know when the babies heartbeat began or that the baby was even alive inside them, or that their rights said that NO ONE (husband, parent, guardian, etc.) could force them to have an abortion. They have said "I was only told abortion was a choice, not that there were other options and I was never shown the reality of both sides" Pregnancy centers explain ALL of the women's options....including abortion. They show the women a sonogram of their baby so they can see what it is they are contemplating to abort as well as explain child development, then they are shown the abortion procedures, the risks and the consequences. After being given ALL of the information on choosing life and the choice of abortion 90% of women choose life. That is a HUGE percentage. Abortion clinics do not provide women with this same information of choices. Most don't even show them a sonogram. Why? Because if 90% are choosing life after seeing a sonogram these abortion clinics would be OUT OF BUSINESS. Because that is what they are...a business with their primary concern not being to help women, but to extort money from the ignorance, fear and lack of information these women have. One pro-abortion mind stated: "Women are smart enough to find out that information on their own, we shouldn't have to provide it for them." OK, then we should go to the grocery store and take off all the labels on all the cans, and not provide all of the nutrition information because "women are smart enough to find out that information on their own...we shouldn't have to provide it for them". That is the very same logic. It is absurd. Before undergoing any other medical procedure you are shown X-rays, and provided with other medical information before actually undergoing that medical procedure. We often also get a second opinion from other doctor's. None of this is provided to the woman in an abortion clinic. So it is no longer just a morality issue it is a lack of information. Abortionists don't want to provide this information because they know there would be a HUGE deficit in their revenue and that is their ONLY concern. If after giving these women all of the facts and information regarding their decision and they still choose abortion then it is between them and God after that, but if we do not at least provide them with that knowledge so they can make and INFORMED decision then we are just as much to blame for their choices as they are. We preach about women's rights, well then why are we not giving them the right to have all the information. Are we that scared of informed women? Even if you support abortion you should first support the right of these women to be fully informed because as of right now, they aren't and I believe this is the reason the number of abortions is so high! Give them all, and I mean ALL of their choices and then let them decide.

Be Informed, Be Inspired, But DO NOT Be Silent!

Day 2 of the 40 Days For Life campaign. I went alone to the Planned Parenthood and just sat in my car and prayed this time. It felt so good to just talk to God about everything. Asking for His help and just telling Him the burden I feel for these young women. It is so wonderful to know that God listens when we pray. I know He heard my concerns and desires for those women. I know that prayer works.

Tonight was the Annual Life Banquet for the Living Alternative's Pregnancy Center. There were 650 people there!! It was so encouraging to see that kind of turn out! Even though you know God is all you need and you are never alone it helps to see other Lifers to encourage you that there are others who share your passion. The guest speaker was Cal Thomas, an American conservative syndicated columnist, author and radio commentator. I thought he did an excellent job! He was witty yet addressed the serious issues with great passion and made so many great points! It was really great to be a part of! The center had everything donated to them by a family who had a baby at full term and due to complications they lost their child. After this heartbreaking event in their life they decided to donate hundreds of thousands of dollars to the center so they have a brand new building and all the amenities (sonogram machine, clothing room as well as other baby essentials that can be given FREE to the women who come in seeking help...) They offer adoption referrals, post-abortion counseling, and teach life skills to these young women as well as restore hope. I plan to start volunteering my time there ASAP! I can't wait to be a part of it all! Saving lives has become a passion of mine! Jared came with me to the banquet. He was astounded by the community support and the sheer number of people involved. It was wonderful to have him there by my side. His support means everything to me!

God is so good!!!

Today marked the beginning of the 40 Days For Life campaign. My Mom drove here from Indiana to be with me for this. We stood outside of the local Planned Parenthood Abortion Clinic where abortions are performed daily and simply prayed. It was heartbreaking to see these young girls going in there, some very visibly pregnant all the while knowing what goes on inside those doors. We didn't approach any of them. We just stood in their sight and prayed. I prayed they would see us standing there and rethink whatever decisions they were making. That they would understand their "choices" and seek the alternative...which is life. I think possibly the most heartbreaking was a young girl whose "friends" merely dropped her off outside and before she even had a hand on the door those same so-called "friends" drove quickly out of the parking lot leaving her alone. That was my first indication of the lack of support, and love these girls have. Their own "friends" are sending them under the knife without a second thought. There was a guy waiting for his partner in a car in the parking lot...and all I could think was "you coward". Sending that girl in there, alone, when you are just as much a part of it...again, the lack of support. It is no wonder these girls are at their doorstep. No one has extended hope, support, love and truth to these girls. After long prayer and many tears my Mom and I went to the Living Alternatives Pregnancy Resource Center (a pro-life center) to get more information in hopes to help distribute it to young girls possibly on campus. These women need to know that abortion is NOT their only option. They do have choices and there are people who want to help and support them before and after their pregnancy. This center offers free pregnancy tests, counseling, sonograms, clothing and other essential items for her and the baby and above all...it offers hope. Something no abortion clinic offers. All of these things are FREE to these women...nothing is free at an abortion clinic. Wonder why? Because greed is the fuel behind the abortion industry. They get thousands in government funding and still charge women. These pregnancy resource centers operate on donations alone and never charge women for their services. Now you tell me who truly cares...the one reaping monetary benefits or the one who is paid in simply knowing they saved lives? I am attending their Life Banquet tomorrow to learn more about how I can be apart of saving lives. I cannot wait to be a part of this wonderful local program for women in need.

Continue to pray for these women and men who are clearly searching for hope in all of the wrong places. Pray that they would find hope in Christ. Pray also for the physicians and nurses performing these abortions that they would be awakened to the truth and get out of this life destroying business. Without a change in their hearts there will not be a stop to abortion.
And lastly, continue to pray for those, like myself, who are dedicated to spreading the truth about abortion. There are those who hate us for it, who spit in our face and try to discourage us. Pray for courage, strength and wisdom to never compromise, to never forget why we are here and to love every life we encounter in hopes to bring them closer to Christ.

I want to leave you with a prayer that you can say anywhere, in your home, at work, or in front of these very clinics that are performing abortions. Prayer works! What our nation needs now more than ever is prayer!

Prayer to End Abortion

Lord God, I thank you today for the gift of my life,
And for the lives of all my brothers and sisters.

I know there is nothing that destroys more life than abortion,
Yet I rejoice that you have conquered death
by the Resurrection of Your Son.

I am ready to do my part in ending abortion.
Today I commit myself
Never to be silent,
Never to be passive,
Never to be forgetful of the unborn.

I commit myself to be active in the pro-life movement,
And never to stop defending life
Until all my brothers and sisters are protected,
And our nation once again becomes
A nation with liberty and justice
Not just for some, but for all.

Through Christ our Lord. Amen!

Tomorrow marks the beginning of the 40 Days For Life Campaign. I feel prepared, I spent the last few days typing up and printing off positive, life-affirming, educational information brochures to give to women that may be going to the abortion clinic here in town that offers alternatives to abortion. I have committed to going to this Planned Parenthood clinic for at least an hour everyday for the next 40 Days if for nothing else, to simply pray. Praying for the women dealing with an unplanned pregnancy that would seek help and choose life over abortion. I will be praying also for those in the abortion industry that God would change their hearts and that they would stop being accomplices to this horrific procedure that is plaguing our nation. Prayers are needed for those who are directly supporting this mass murdering and for those who are indirectly supporting it by not speaking out and not trying to help put an end to it. May God stir up a passion in their hearts to defend these helpless babies being slaughtered and offer love and support to those women in need so they might see that they do have a choice...and that God wants them to choose LIFE! Lastly, I will be praying for those who have chosen to take a stand against abortion that God would give them the courage, wisdom and ability to change history and bring an end to abortion once and for all. I pray that God would keep us 'Love Warriors' safe from harm as we try to spread God's love to those who so need Him. I feel prepared for any triumphs and disappointments over these next several weeks. I am not seeking recognition or overnight results...I am just simply doing what God has called me to do. He has called all of us to be witnesses and to speak the truth through love. I am simply following where God leads....

The next several weeks have a lot going on! This Wed. Sept. 23rd marks the beginning of the 40 Days For Life Campaign (www.40daysforlife.org) I've been putting together informational brochures with alternatives to abortion to hand to women at the local abortion clinic here in Champaign. I'm committed to taking an hour out of my day each day for the next 40 days to go there and pray as well as give support to any woman seeking help. A lot of these women have no support and have lost all hope. I want to help give them back that hope. Along with prayer I am also committed to fasting during this campaign. For those who aren't sure what that is, fasting is an act of discipline and faith to eat sparingly or of certain kinds of food as a religious observance. I am basically going to be a vegetarian for the next several weeks as a way of showing my dedication to this cause. It's my way of saying, I would give up something I love (eating junk) if it means saving even one life from abortion. It's a small sacrifice, I know, but my hear is in it and that is what matters.
Also coming up this weekend is the Terre Haute Crisis Pregnancy Center Walk for Life!
For more info about this and other ways to get involved go to their website: wabashvalleypregnancy.com

Keep all of us "Love Warriors" in your prayers, we are all putting ourselves at risk by taking a vocal stand against abortion. Pray that God will keep us safe and that He will give us the strength, courage, wisdom and heart to reach out to those in need and educate our world. But most importantly, pray for the women and families dealing with an unplanned pregnancy and also those suffering from post-abortion syndrome. This is not about religion or politics this is about saving lives.

For more ways on how you can get involved in your local area please contact me. I would be happy to share more information with you! To those already involved in some way, bless you! Together we can make a difference! With God, we can put an end to abortion once and for all!

40 Days for Life Spring 2009 Campaign Report from David on Vimeo.

The mission of the 40 Days For Life campaign is to bring together the body of Christ in a spirit of unity during a focused 40 day campaign of prayer, fasting, and peaceful activism, with the purpose to turn hearts and minds from a culture of death to a culture of life, thus bringing an end to abortion in America. September 23rd marks the beginning of this 40 Day commitment.
To find a location near you where you can be a part of this peaceful prayer vigil please follow this link:

http://www.40daysforlife.com/location.cfm

If we want to see the end to abortion and to give people and families love and hope through Christ then we MUST pray. God is the only hope for our future.

With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible! (Matthew 19:26)