Events and Opportunities

From the 100,000 Prayers for Life website:

WHAT is the '100,000 Prayers for Life' Campaign?
We are calling all Christians to be silent no more and cause a tidal wave, storming heaven with our prayers to end abortion in Australia.

WHO?
 The 100,000 Prayers to End Abortion Campaign is run by the team behind the ‘National Day for Prayer and Fasting,’ which is coordinated by Australian Heart Ministries, an interdenominational Christian ministry organisation. Australian Heart Ministries has a long history in National Prayer Initiatives and is operating in the knowledge that prayer is powerful.  We are people of all professions offering our services for the sake of advocating that Christians can be silent no more on the issue of abortion in Australia. We believe that together we can help change the scape of our land as a combined force.
 

WHY?
 Because …
 It’s unprecedented – it’s never been done before to this extent. But we know it works because of the effective, prayer-centric and respectful 40 Days for Life campaigns.
 
With an estimated 100,000 babies’  lives being ended every year in Australia to abortion, it’s only fair that 100,000 of us tell God together that we know this isn’t right and we need His help to end it.
 
And WE KNOW IT WILL WORK … because of the amazing impact that 40 Days for Life campaigns have had around the world. See more about this amazing campaign here!

HOW?…
 IT’S SIMPLE (only 2 steps!)
 Step 1. Choose to create your own short prayer or use a  pre-written prayer.  Please pray it as you send it!
 
Step 2. Invite your family and friends to do the same.
 

WE NEED YOU … AND YOUR FRIENDS
The groundswell of awareness-building and prayer-making is up to you to create. Join the campaign so our prayerful voices will unite all Christians in an effort to present a powerful sound unto the Lord!
 Women need you.
 Men need you.
 Doctors need you.
 The babies need you.

Send your prayer here

 

 

Join us for the final hour of prayer.

From 6:30pm outside the Fertility Control Centre.

Followed by a celebratory supper at St Francis Pastoral Centre (326 Lonsdale Street, Melbourne).
7:30pm-9:30pm, 4th November.
RSVP 2nd November: events@40daysforlifemelb.org ph 0401 802 013

 

 

 Thanks to you -- and the hundreds of other enthusiastic pro-life advocates -- who made yesterday's "40 Days for Life Australia" worldwide webcast such a HUGE success ... and a FIRST-EVER dual-nation event for life!  

As promised, the entire event was recorded, and the replay is now online at:  

http://instantteleseminar.com/?eventid=31487934

As you listen to the recording, you will hear leaders from the United States and Australia share:  

 * The scope and magnitude of the worldwide abortion crisis, and specifically how it affects Australia

    and America

* What 40 Days for Life is, and how it began

*How 40 Days for Life is a highly effective local solution to the abortion crisis

*The track record of lifesaving results this effort has generated around the world

 *Reports on how 40 Days for Life is saving lives and creating positive transformation across Australia

 *Details on the "Life Breakthru" tour which is coming to Brisbane, Canberra, Hobart, Adelaide,

    Perth, Melbourne, and Sydney from August 23 - September 3

*The hope we have for a bright, abortion-free future

Listen now online at: http://instantteleseminar.com/?eventid=31487934

  These next few months can be transformational for our nations -- and the world -- so be sure to:

  1. PRAY for God to bless these efforts

 2. SPREAD THE WORD to others

 3. PARTICIPATE in the upcoming Life Breakthru events  (if you are in Australia)

 4. GET INVOLVED in 40 Days for Life wherever you live 

 5. EXPECT MIRACLES

Looking forward to great things!

In Christ,

David Bereit

National Director

40 Days for Life

Around the world ... in 40 Days?  

When 40 Days for Life first began with one hour of prayer in Texas, we never imagined that it would spread from that community to 440 cities across all 50 American states and 13 other countries -- but it has!  

From Canada, Australia, Spain, Ireland, Northern Ireland, Poland, Belize, England, Germany, Argentina, Denmark, Armenia -- to the formerly Soviet occupied country of Georgia -- 40 Days for Life is spreading around the globe.  

(Please pray for the many courageous people in other countries who are actively considering applying by the July 31 deadline to bring 40 Days for Life to their cities this fall!)  

Today I want to focus on the BREAKTHROUGH that is happening in Australia.   

Seven Australian cities have already conducted 40 Days for Life campaigns ... and now, a nationwide coalition of religious, family and pro-life leaders has united with a goal to expand 40 Days for Life to dozens of new locations across Australia over the coming months.   

The next Australia National Day of Prayer is going to focus around that specific goal, calling Australians to pray, fast, and work for a "Life Breakthrough."   

Sounds like "40 G'Days for Life" to me!  

In a few weeks, these groups and leaders are flying David Bereit and his family to Australia for a whirlwind working and speaking tour all across the country to recruit, motivate and equip thousands of people to expand 40 Days for Life coast to coast.  

As a preview of this exciting initiative, you are invited to attend our first-ever Australia/America joint online webcast on Friday night (in the U.S.):  

http://40daysforlifeaustralia.com   

During this FREE online event, 40 Days for Life leaders from the U.S. and Australia will reveal:  

 >> How YOU can help save lives from abortion --   wherever you live  

 >> How 40 Days for Life began with one hour of prayer,  and grew into a worldwide movement of more than half a million participants across 440 cities ... in just five years

 >> The three key 40 Days for Life strategies that have saved 5,928 babies from abortion, helped to shut

    down 23 abortion centers, and led to 69 abortion workers experiencing conversions and leaving the

    abortion industry

  >> How the 40 Days for Life proven track record of results point to even bigger victories in 2013

  >> Specific details for the upcoming Australian mobilization -- and how you can help make this

    effort a success even if you live in America!

 

This event is scheduled at a time enabling Americans and Australians to join together for prayer and international convergence: 

* AMERICA: Friday, July 27, 9 PM Eastern (6 PM Pacific)

* AUSTRALIA: Saturday, July 28, 11 AM AEST (9 AM AWST)  

It's free to attend, but there are limited spaces available on the webcast, so register now at:  

http://40daysforlifeaustralia.com   

As leadership applications continue to be accepted for one more week for this fall's 40 Days for Life, come get a glimpse of the big picture of how your city can join with people of faith and conscience in other cities and towns -- all around the globe!  

For Life,  

Shawn Carney

Campaign Director

40 Days for Life  

PS: Can't attend the webcast due to schedule conflicts?

Register anyway at: http://40daysforlifeaustralia.com

Your spot will automatically be allocated to someone else who can attend live, and we'll notify you as soon as the recording of the event is available.

 

 * Where you can hear David Bereit speak during his tour of Australia in Aug/Sep here

 * David Bereit addresses recent Pro Life Convergence Conference in Brisbane here

David Bereit, co-founder of 40 Days for Life, has recently addressed those who attended the Pro Life Convergence Conference in Brisbane. Be inspired by his address here 

By Shawn Carney -  40 Days for Life shawn@40daysforlife.com

Are you ready to be part of something BIG?  

Are you ready to pray and fast, stand in peaceful vigil, change hearts and minds -- and save lives?  

If so, it will require sacrifice ... but it will be worth it.  

Tomorrow, you have the opportunity to join the largest spring (Autumn in Australia) 40 Days for Life campaign in history, as it kicks off in 258 cities across America and around the world!  

Find the location nearest you:  

http://40daysforlife.com/location  

http://40daysforlife.com/adelaide-sa/

http://40daysforlife.com/brisbane/

http://40daysforlife.com/hobart/

http://40daysforlife.com/melbourne/ 

http://www.40daysforlife.com/perthwa/

http://40daysforlife.com/sydney/

http://40daysforlife.com/tweedheads/

Albury, NSW - Are undertaking to pray for a minimum of an hour every day from Ash Wednesday to Passion Sunday from 4:30pm-5:30pm (can be extend to 6:30pm should enough people roster on) as well as our full day on Thursdays from 9:30am - 5:30pm. Contact: 0433 841 676

When we conducted the first 40 Days for Life campaign in College Station, Texas, back in 2004, if you had told me that 40 Days for Life would spread around the globe ... I wouldn't have believed it.  

We thought there would be ONE -- and only one 40 Days for Life campaign. EVER.

Thankfully, God's plans were bigger than ours ... and 40 Days for Life has now been conducted in hundreds of cities and towns across all 50 American states -- and thirteen other countries.  

One of those countries where 40 Days for Life is making a profound impact is England. This spring, there will be four local campaigns conducted across Great Britain. 

A few days ago, they flew 40 Days for Life national director David Bereit and me "across the pond" to help kick off campaigns in London, Birmingham and Manchester.  We were amazed to see how God has inspired thousands of people across the UK to pray and fast, stand in peaceful vigil and participate in community outreach ...  

... and now YOU can see the big picture by watching this brand-new 15-minute video of how 40 Days for Life is positively impacting England: http://40daysforlife.com/blog/?p=2657

As I said ... this is BIG. And you can be a part. 40 Days for Life is God's work -- but in order to make this happen, He needs YOU! We start tomorrow. Will you be there?

Let's get to work saving lives!  

During these next 40 days, when you sign up, you will receive daily devotionals and scriptures along with amazing reports of blessings straight from the frontlines. To get you started, today's devotional is from Carmen Pate, a member of the 40 Days for Life board of directors.

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PRE-KICKOFF INTENTION

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 For God’s blessing upon the coming 40 Days for Life campaign.

SCRIPTURE: "If My people who are called by My name will humble themselves, and pray and seek My face, and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and forgive their sin and heal their land."  2 Chronicles 7:14

 

A participant from the '40 Days for Life' campaign in Melbourne sent this in:

"WOW!! The Carlton (Berkeley St) abortion clinic is CLOSING DOWN from next week, N ovember 1. They have announced they are “relocating” their services to the existing abortion clinic in East Melbourne (Fertility Control Clinic) as the Doctor/owner is semi retiring. Great news!! 

It has been a blessing to hear of the many turnarounds over the last few months at this Carlton clinic during the peaceful prayerful presence from the Helpers. It’s now less than 2 weeks to go until this 40 Days for Life campaign ends - let’s multiply our efforts at the East Melbourne clinic as we pray for this one to shut down too!"

For information about joining Melbourne's '40 Days for Life' campaign (it finishes on November 6 for this year), click here. 

Other exciting news: Life News has reported that 361 mothers have changed their minds about abortion during the current 40 Days for Life campaign. Read more here.

Hello,
 
My name is Joanne Cicchini and I am part of a small committee who are launching Perth's very first "40 Days for Life" campaign. I have attached a brochure to give you an idea of what the campaign is about.
 
Part of our campaign is to let as many Christian people know about 40 Days for Life and we are currently printing up brochures, fliers and posters. We intend to do a mail out in the Koorong catalogue in February, but we are also very keen to promote the campaign in church newsletters.
 
I was wondering if your church circulated newsletters, either by mail or email and if you would be willing to put a small insert in that newsletter about 40 Days for Life? We are currently creating a smaller advertisement, as well as the brochure, so that it is easily included in a newsletter or bulletin.
 
Could you please email me or phone me on 0439 657 597 or email me back to let me know if you would be willing to include this in your next newsletter? 40 Days for Life will run from the 9th March til the 17th April 2011.
 
Thanks very much.
 
Joanne Cicchini

The international 40 Days for Life phenomenon began in the US in 2007 and comprises 40 days of concerted prayer, fasting and peaceful protest outside abortion clinics. The event occurs twice per year in Spring and Autumn, and has quickly spread to Canada, Australia, the UK and other parts of Europe.

Across the world, the unified efforts of people of faith and conscience has witnessed astounding outcomes. According to the campaign website:
• More than 350,000 have joined together in an historic display of unity to pray and fast for an end to abortion
• More than 11,500 church congregations have participated in the 40 Days for Life campaigns
• Reports document 2,811 lives that have been spared from abortion — and those are just the ones we know about
• 38 abortion workers have quit their jobs and walked away from the abortion industry
• Seven abortion facilities completely shut down following local 40 Days for Life campaigns
• Hundreds of women and men have been spared from the tragic effects of abortion, including a lifetime of regrets
• More than 850 news stories have been featured in newspapers, magazines, radio shows and TV programs from coast to coast (in the US)... and overseas
• Many people with past abortion experiences have stepped forward to begin post-abortion healing and recovery

After so many years of struggle, many people of faith are experiencing a renewed sense of hope! The current campaign has been running for just two weeks and over 300 babies are known to have been saved.

Joining 236 locations around the world, 40 Days for Life prayer vigils are currently being held outside abortion clinics in Melbourne and Adelaide, with groups planning subsequent vigils at Newcastle and possibly other Australian locations in the future. Meanwhile, faithful pray-ers continue long term vigils outside abortuaries in Melbourne, Albury, Tweed Heads and other cities.

If you live in Melbourne or Adelaide, we encourage you to set aside an hour or two to spend with the local 40 DFL team. Your simple act will have profound consequences in the battle for life. If you can’t make Melbourne or Adelaide, you might consider planning a campaign in your city next time.

"Stand for something or fall for anything"
A message from life4life

What is STAND24?
On November 24th 2010, 12.00am-11:59pm, you are invited to stand united and motivated by love, at Parliament House Melbourne for a 24hr Silent Siege. It is a 24hr stand in taking our position in the gap for the unborn and families devastated by abortion (which is quickly increasing since the decriminalization bill in Victoria.)
 
Our artilery is prayer, being seated with Christ, pleading His blood over our city and interceding for righteous rulers to come forth. We make our appeal to the higher courts of heaven and believe that STAND24 will shift principalities and powers in the unseen realms. We stand in the gap, just as Jesus stood for us, and we cry out "God have mercy on Melbourne". STAND24 takes place just days before a new leadership is voted in and announced for Victoria on Saturday November 27, 2010.
 
What is the Silent Siege?
“Lay siege against it, build a siege wall against it… Set your face against it, and it shall be besieged, and you shall lay siege against it.” (Ezekiel 4:2-3 NKJV)

A Silent Siege is just this—we build up a wall and stand in the gap on behalf of our nation (Ezekiel 22:30). It is an incredible strategy given in a dream from the Lord. It has become a phenomenon that catches the eyes and hearts of the world. When we make a stand outside of government or an abortion clinic, our stand is for life, justice and mercy.

When LIFE is written on a piece of red tape and placed on our mouths, we are identifying with the silent cries of the unborn and of those who have no voice.

Our stand is not a protest, but a silent prayer meeting. We make our appeal to the Judge of the earth and ask Him for speedy justice to be released. It is a plea— “Oh, that God would subpoena the conscience of Australia!”
 
How will it take place?
There will be a core leadership team taking shifts for 3 hour prayer sets. All of whom are well equipped to assist you with life tape, prayer focus, and a quick run down of life4life and sieging protocol. (We have a good reputation with security at parliament and show them respect at all times during a silent siege). The prayer leader will invite you to share your insight and prophetic words with the group, and you will be invited to take communion together. You are welcome to take breaks as needed, but we do encourage you to go in pairs for toilet breaks etc, especially at night and early morning hours for your safety.

Whether you give give 1/2 an hour or 1/2 a day, your prayers count. Stand in love and boldness, and be counted come November 24, 2010.
 
Who can I contact?"
Melissa - 0424-160-282
Beth - 0405-728-586
Michelle- 0430-126-783
Jo - 0432-902-042