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If I Don't, No One Will

7/18/2014

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The last year and half has brought exhaustion, frustration and disappointment but never regret. The smiles, tears of joy and opportunity to see life, that was but a moment from death's doorway, born into the world has brought my heart into a place I just can’t escape. But more than the feeling, the realization that God has called me to love my neighbor as myself regardless of the outcome has become real to me. The mothers, fathers and children in the womb are our neighbors, and they come Wednesday – Saturday to 4 Office Park Drive, Little Rock Family Planning, where roughly 30-40 abortions are performed each day. Some come broken and desperate. Some come laughing and mocking, but they all come lost. Every parent needs to hear truth in love, and every child deserves the chance for a hope and a future. So if we as the body of Christ do not reach out, who will? The answer is no one.

This is where Every20Seconds comes in, but Every20Seconds is not myself or any of the individuals who founded it. It is not some exclusive club with a secret hand shake. Every20Seconds represents the movement of the body Christ to end abortion in the state of Arkansas. Yes we need finances, but more than that we need willing hands and feet. I’m inviting you all to join us on this journey and take the challenge of looking at yourself in the mirror and declaring that if I don’t do something, no one will.

When 1% of the church shows up abortion in Arkansas shuts down. That’s what the Every20Seconds billboard states on the I-30 river bridge in Little Rock, Arkansas. I think the simplicity of this statement seems to confuse people. I get it all the time. “What does that mean?” What’s the 1% all about?” Let’s try to clear this up for you. In Little Rock alone there are roughly 196,000 people. In Arkansas, statistics show that 53% of the population claims to attend church almost weekly, but let’s go on the conservative side and say it’s 40%. If only 1% of Little Rock church members were actively participating in outreach at the abortion clinic that would be a total of 784 individuals. I’ve seen what God can do on any given Saturday when there might be anywhere from 15-35 people praying and reaching out in love with offerings of housing, groceries and medical help. I’ve seen hearts soften when the sound of praise worship cuts through an atmosphere of death and destruction. Can you imagine if 784 people decided to show up? I think we’d see not only the end of abortion in our state, but we’d see revival in our churches and communities. We as the church have ministries for children, couples, financial counseling, homeless, widows, recovering alcoholics and foreign countries, but there seems to be a disconnect when it comes to the pro-life mission field. We think that if we write a check to the nearest right to life group and check the boxes next to the pro-life candidates we’ve done our part. The world has dictated our terms and created in us a fear of looking unusual. We’ve forgotten that we’re not of this world. When will we care more about what God wants than what the world thinks?

I’d like share a story with you. It was one of the first saves that I witnessed, so it holds a special place in my heart. –

Two young ladies drove into Little Rock Family Planning, at 4 Office Park Drive, just like many others had that day. After talking to each other for over 20 minutes inside their car, they got out and walked toward the door. Immediately one of the women with us who regularly counsels called out to her. “Can we pray for you? I had an abortion here and went through the pain and regret. You don’t want to do this.” With tears in her eyes, the young lady turned around, her friend by her side, and walked back towards the white line that we pro-lifers are restricted from crossing. I wish I had taken a photograph at that moment, because it was one of the most beautiful things I’ve ever seen. In a circle they stood holding hands at the white line in prayer. The line that represented a barrier between two worlds at that moment united them in a bond of love. Tears were flowing down their faces as well as mine. When the prayer was over, my aunt asked the young lady, “What is your name?” She replied, “Sky.” My aunt came that morning wearing a random T-shirt from her drawer from the Bible school theme at our church two years prior. She said, “Sky, look at my shirt," which said "Sky-Everything is possible with God." Sky had asked God to send her a sign that day, and he did just that. I was able to hold that baby in my arms this year, and I couldn’t help but get a little misty eyed once more. This child, that was almost torn apart, was lying in my arms, wide eyed, ready to face the world. He had been given the opportunity to live, all because the body of Christ decided to show up one Saturday morning and Love. His mother couldn’t be more proud.

Everything is possible with God. Do we believe that? Abortion is a giant, but giants fall because our God is mighty and we can do all things through Christ who strengthens us. God slayed a giant through a shepherd boy, freed his people from captivity through a stuttering man, and he can deliver us from the abomination of abortion if his people are just willing to show up.

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Mixed Emotions 

2/6/2014

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"The best of times and the worst of times". A piece from a very old quote that seems to be more true today than ever before. We today live in an age of universal deceit, and yet the truth seems to be shining brighter than it ever has before. I find myself disgusted, yet excited. Angry with the way the world operates, but at the same time eager to see the Church unify under a cause.

  I've learned something new in the past year of being active in the Pro-life ministry. If you want to see someone's true nature, to see the compassion, the anger, the venom, or the apathy, then ask them of their thoughts about abortion. I've seen that spark in the eye when another Christian gets it, sees the vision, and means it when they tell me, "I want to help out any way I can." I've seen the grayness and  gloss in the eyes of those I meet that tell me, "That's not really my thing, I mean I think that's good and all but it's kind of a political topic." I've also seen the empty, cold, darkness in the eyes of those that curse me to my face and accuse me of wanting women to die at the hands of "Back Alley Butchers."

   Postmodernism seems to be more prevalent today than ever before. A way for people to deny any accountability to moral law because the very concept is brought into relativity. "Well I'm glad you found your truth but that doesn't make it everyone's truth" Any Christian that enjoys friendly debating with nonbelievers as much as I do has probably heard a statement similar to this before. Truth is Truth. Truth is absolute. It's a true statement that every human being on earth needs oxygen to survive. That's not just my truth, it's yours as well. Don't believe me? Hold your breath and count to 3:00 minutes.

This brings us to the question, "Is purposely ending a pregnancy through means of abortion morally wrong?" Could someone justify the reply of "Well abortion may be wrong to you, but that doesn't make it wrong for others." Wait, didn't we already determine that Truth was absolute? So if we have two differing opinions, then both cannot be the Truth. Was Adolph Hitler's orchestration of the murder of millions upon millions of Jews, Slavs, and other minorities OK? But those groups were Sub Human right? They couldn't be considered comparable to the rest of us. Killing them isn't murder, it's Hitler's Choice. It's Hitler's Truth. I can imagine that if Hitler didn't take his own life, and was brought before a world court and he pleaded that very case, then the world would look at him with shock, disgust, anger, and contempt.

   For us as Christians to have anything less than that spark and fire in our eyes, to apathetically sit by and say "that's good but it's not really my thing, I voted pro-life so I did my part.".......That is no different than to be comfortable with Adolph Hitler pronouncing his "Truth" on the world. The definition of murder is :to kill in cold blood with malice and forethought. It's a simple message. Either you as a Christian recognize that murder by abortion is wrong according to God's word and the moral law he has written on your heart, or you accept it as a fact of life, something to be accepting of and not worth fighting for. Proverbs 6:16-19 says that "God hates hands that shed innocent blood." If your reading this as a Christian and your on the fence about the subject, not sure if you are willing to get active, then I urge you to to spend time in God's word and Prayer and let him reveal his will to you.

     No government, military, principality, demon or devil in hell can't stop my God from his will. I know this cause is God's will because he was gracious enough to give us his word to live by. It's time for we as Christians to do as David did so many years ago and to pick up some stones from the creek bed, walk out into the battle field in what seems to be insurmountable odds and realize we have the Alpha and Omega fighting the battles for us. God wants to use us a vessel's to save the lives of unborn children that die every day from abortion. It's time to make a choice.


                2-6-14****Levi Childress*****Every20seconds
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1/5/2014

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2014


       2014. Another year has passed us and yet another has arrived just like the one before. Most of us have likely made resolutions in hopes of bettering ourselves. We've engrained events and deadlines into our minds to help motivate our work out regiments. We have aspirations of championships for our sports teams and will faithfully attend and cheer them on in ravenous fashion. So many "to do's" on our list and so many ways we try to fulfill ourselves. As a Christian people our minds and cares are being shaped by a society that wants us to believe its all about us.

    
I have been guilty of being wrapped up in empty pleasures as much as anyone and issue this challenge to myself, as well my brothers and sisters in Christ. Let us make 2014 the year
that
we love others as ourselves. I don't mean something we do on special holidays that make us feel warm and cheery inside, but let us go out of our way to meet the needs of a hurting world. A world that is crying out for us to take our place and be what God has called us to be. Let us be givers when its  inconvenient.  Let us be lovers when we are hated. Let us be the beacon of light that guides the lost man or woman to shore.

    In 2014 I pray that the spirit of doubt subsides, and we as the body of Christ will understand that
it is not by our might but by yours Lord that we are about to witness great things. Many say that Abortion is a political issue. I say it's a love issue. I pray God that your people will rise up this year and join in what should be the main event and not a side note. These women and unborn are precious to you, and I pray that you instill the passion that you have for them into our hearts like never before. In 2014 we will show up believing and expecting, even when we might rather be somewhere else.

    We recently put up a billboard, on I-30 south before crossing the river bridge
, that states "When 1% of the church shows up, Abortion in Arkansas Shuts down. I firmly believe that, but I think God expects much more than 1% don't you?

Lucas Childress-every20seconds.org 1-5-14


   





















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