Heart of America Memorial Wall for the Unborn

Pictures of the Memorial

Posted on 9th September 2011 in Pictures

Before the memorial was built. We found a lot of tires on the property that had to be disposed of.

And lots of trash!

And spent a lot of time landscaping the area.

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For Pastors – Fred’s Prayer

Posted on 9th September 2011 in Messages for Pastors

Heavenly Father,
The Psalmist made it very clear:
You make babies in the womb.
You certainly did not intend
For the womb to become a tomb.

When I think of all my country’s sins,
For which I often mourn;
None of them can compare
With killing babies not yet born.

What goes on in a “doctor’s” mind,
While dismembering a precious child?
That whom You have wonderfully made;
Is there any sin so vile?

How do we deal with the kind of people
Who profit from a holocaust?
Destroying almost fifty million:
A mind-boggling human loss.

Why do Americans who pride ourselves
On being civilized,
Not only do not oppose it,
But has it legalized!

What if all those babies
Had been given birth?
What if they’d been treated
With the care for which they’re worth?

Surely out of fifty million
Many would bless this nation:
Another Daniel or a Joseph
To strengthen our foundation.

One thing we must not overlook
The obvious power of prayer
When thousands of God’s children
Are praying everywhere!

Drive us to our knees, O God,
Hear us when we pray.
Obliterate this awful blight,
Bring in a brand new day!

I pray in the Name of Jesus Christ,

AMEN

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For Pastors – By Nancy Warren

Posted on 9th September 2011 in Messages for Pastors

I had two abortions before I came to know Jesus Christ as my Lord and Savior. I really did not believe I had done wrong. I made a choice and I believed that all I did was have a legal, medical procedure. My abortions were both my decision, for completely selfish reasons. I was utterly deceived. I was actually just beginning to think about attending a church when I had my second abortion, a friend was inviting me and taking my other two children to the church. Four months after the second abortion I received Christ into my life and was baptized in that same church. Then my sin was quite clear to me. I was horrified by what I had done, choosing to murder my own babies. As I learned and grew in my relationship with Jesus, I was learning that God had forgiven me. But I was not forgiving myself and I became stuck there. I believed I couldn’t talk to anyone about it, it was too horrifying. Finally, my husband, who had to live with me in my misery daily, asked me what was wrong and I told him. Then the Lord used my husband’s voice to speak into my ears what they needed to hear, and I received my forgiveness.

Many in the church are still suffering in silence. The Memorial Wall will break the silence, it will be a beautiful, tangible place of healing for the suffering. When the church gets involved and gets behind the building of it and the support of it, women are going to know it is safe to speak up. They will be able to move into their healing and freedom in Christ from the shame prison they are in. Because Christ bore our shame on the Cross, we don’t have to, and it is so freeing and empowering to know that. I believe these healed women will arise, a mighty army for the ending of abortion in our nation.

At a conference, two years ago, I heard a word for the church in America. A word for the whole church. In Matthew 25:1-13 we read the parable of the Ten Virgins. Most are familiar with the two groups of virgins. There were five wise virgins, who brought containers with extra oil for their lamps and 5 foolish virgins who did not bring extra oil. The Bible says in verse 5 “But while the bridegroom was delayed, they all slumbered and slept.” They ALL slumbered and slept. All 10 were under the slumbering influence.

Much of the church slumbers now. Deceit and apathy make our spirits slumber and sleep. We don’t know we are deceived, that’s the way of deceit, it is so subtle. Hebrews 3: 12 & 13 reads, “Beware, brethren, lest there be in any of you an evil heart of unbelief in departing from the living God; but exhort one another daily, while it is called ‘Today’, lest any of you be hardened through the deceitfulness of sin.” We need to help each other. We need to encourage one another, exhort one another, and keep one another awake. Galatians 6: 7& 8 says, “Do not be deceived, God is not mocked; for whatsoever a man sows, that he will also reap. For he who sows to his flesh will of the flesh reap corruption, but he who sows to the Spirit will out of the Spirit reap everlasting life.” This passage encourages us to live awakened lives, watchful lives. Making sacrifices as necessary to avoid slumbering, pursuing the Kingdom of God purposefully, desiring to be awake when the Bridegroom moves. We cannot sow to our own comfort and pleasure and expect to reap anything of eternal value in the Kingdom.

There is an area of deceit within the church that we need to have exposed, uncovered and a repentant attitude towards and this is abortion. We have been deceived into silence. It is the enemy’s strategy, an anti-Christ strategy. America, all of us, are blood guilty. Those who perform abortions are guilty, women who have abortions are guilty, men who impregnate the women who have the abortions are guilty, the politicians and judges that allow it to continue on our law books as legal are guilty. The rest of the church has been in denial regarding their part. We have all been deceived. The deceit has brought a silence and a dullness in our hearts regarding the utter horror of abortion. Our silence, our apathy, our lack of participation in ending abortion in this nation is our guilt. Christians say, “Well, it’s the law. What can we do?” Christians say, “The babies are going to heaven anyway.” This is demonic. It is a demonic spirit lulling the church to slumber and sleep and do little to nothing about stopping abortion. Babies are dying by the millions and we are sleeping. The most innocent among us are being slain and we slumber.

Let’s look for a moment at slavery. The people of America allowed slavery to continue for decades. Once the Dred Scott case, which was an 11 year battle in the courts for the freedom for slaves, was settled in the courts that slaves by law were to remain slaves, non-citizens, non-humans – but property only – the Civil War broke out on American soil and over 600,000 Americans lost their lives.

The church loves to gather and pray and cry out for revival. It may very well be those cries are drowned out by the blood of the 50 million babies aborted in the last 34 years, crying out to the Lord. We must stop the violence in the land, the blood shed of abortion in the land, before revival will come. We must fear the Lord. Judgment is coming to America because of the millions of abortions, because we are silent, because we don’t weep, because we don’t cry out and intercede, because we don’t wake up. The hour is late. There is a King coming church, Faithful and True is His name. He is coming to make war, fast before we know it. We need to be prepared, watching and waiting, not slumbering. Not in our easy chair, but on our feet taking the Good News of the Kingdom of Heaven forward, on our knees remaining in the gap, interceding for our generation and the future generations.

The Lord tells His people in Joel 2:12-24 “Now, therefore, says the Lord, Turn to Me with all your heart, with fasting, with weeping and with mourning. So rend your hearts and not your garments; return to the Lord your God, for He is gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness; and He relents from doing harm. Who knows if He will turn and relent, and leave a blessing behind Him – a grain offering and a drink offering for the Lord your God?” Let’s ask God to give us His heart on this. Let’s ask God to break our hearts as His is broken over the death of 50 million babies. Let’s pray, let’s intercede for our nation and plead the blood of Jesus over our sin and the sin of our nation. Let’s ask God to end abortion, daily. Let’s ask again and again and again. Let’s be silent no more. Let’s wake up, seek God and obey His voice, whatever He desires us to do.

Let’s get involved in bringing forth the Memorial Wall. God has already spoken to a group of people that He desires it be done. Since He desires it, let’s do our part to be sure He has His heart’s desire. I believe the Memorial Wall will be an everlasting reminder, and a place of eternal healing for our nation.

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Needs for the Memorial

Posted on 9th September 2011 in Needs

Why do we Need a Memorial Wall?

An Example to take to heart

The Heart of America Memorial Wall for the Unborn has great meaning for many. Let me tell you the story of one client. This beautiful, talented client was but thirteen years old when she discovered she was pregnant due to some incest going on between her and a family member. She was afraid to tell anyone so went to an unsympathetic abortionist and had an abortion. She went through a lot of struggles until she heard about Jesus and his desire for all of us to be whole. She was very attracted to the memorial wall Christians for Life is building. Several years went by until she decided it was time to memorialize her children (she had a miscarriage in addition to the abortion). There was such excitement in her voice for this had been a heart rendering decision. We set the date and time. She then went on line and told other friends in a chat room for post abortive women what she was planning on doing. Within 30 minutes time 25 names of babies that were aborted were added for us to memorialize. She has decided to make this a ministry to bring names periodically to the Heart of America Memorial Wall for the Unborn to be memorialized.

Many thanks to the volunteers and donors who have helped with the heavy landscaping, the building of the retaining wall, and the erecting of the first section of the memorial wall already full of names on one side. We are grateful that an underground sprinkling system was donated and operational. Through donations and discounts, the driveway around the memorial, donation brick sidewalks, and decorative lighting on the Path of Healing are complete. Entrance columns are being erected.

Funds are still needed for a gazebo and fencing to finish Phase I. We are currently taking bids for the Gazebo, estimated at $10,000. Volunteers are needed to work during the times listed on the Home Page. We encourage you to pray about funds and/or volunteers to facilitate these beautiful grounds. If in your prayers, you feel God would have you partner with us financialaly or volunteer, please feel welcome. God Bless all of you who already are, you are important to this great cause.

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