October 9 was an active day FOR LIFE in Waterloo. The Witness of the Crosses was on the lawn at Faith Lutheran Church (the eighth church and/or school to display them this season.)
At 5:00 p.m. Dr. James Lamb, executive director of Lutherans For Life, spoke at the Life Memorial Service to the largest crowd yet for this annual service. He said for every abortion there are 10 victims who have not died. We prayed for those who are wounded by abortion: the mothers, fathers, grandparents, siblings and also the doctors and counselors who have been deceived by Satan to see abortion as a solution.
After the service, a spaghetti dinner was served at the church; then a group of people went over to Planned Parenthood in Cedar Falls for a 40 Days for Life Rally. Dr. Lamb spoke there about the tele-med abortions that are performed in Iowa where the woman doesn’t even meet with a Dr., but sees him on the computer via web-cam. He then presses a button to release a pill that begins the abortion process. The mother receives another pill to take at home where she then delivers her dead baby.
Dr. Lamb then encouraged us with a quote from Jean Garton, one of the founders of LFL. “When the Israelites saw Goliath they said, ‘Oh my, he is so big we could never win.’ When David saw Goliath he said, ‘Oh my, he is so big I could never miss.’” David “picked up the gauntlet” in spite of the odds. Dr. Lamb urged us to be like David and “pick up the gauntlet”, accept the challenge to life that this culture of death has thrown down. Then we should “throw down the gauntlet” and challenge others to take a stand for the sacredness of life. And finally we should “run the gauntlet” and challenge ourselves to willingly move forward on a course that will inevitably lead to persecution, conflict and weariness, trusting in God for the final victory.
Kie Maas
Faith Lutheran Church
Waterloo
