40 Days for Life: Discover What God Has Done...Imagine What He Can Do

by: David Bereit and Shawn Carney

Hardcover: 272 pages

As America marks the 40th anniversary of the Roe v. Wade Supreme Court decision this year, abortion has become the leading cause of death in our nation and worldwide, ending the lives of more than 42 million children each year and harming millions of women – and men.

In the midst of this global crisis, there is new hope.

Beginning with one hour of prayer in Texas in 2004, the groundbreaking 40 Days for Life movement of prayer and fasting, peaceful vigils, and community outreach has mobilized more than half a million volunteers in 481 cities around the world. 6,749 babies have been spared from abortion. 75 abortion workers have had a change of heart and quit their jobs. 25 abortion centers have closed. And every baby, every changed heart, every closure is an amazing story.

This book contains forty of those stories:

Hearts changed on the most controversial issue in our culture
Babies and mothers spared from abortion at the last possible second
Shocking secrets from inside the abortion industry – revealed
Abortion workers experiencing a change of heart and quitting their jobs
Thriving abortion facilities shutting down for good

Prepare for a 40-day journey like no other where you will discover how God can use you to change hearts and save lives.

Reviews

If you are growing weary over the increasing level of disrespect of the most innocent among us, open this book, read these encouraging stories of lives saved ad redeemed, and help let the light out! --Jim Daly, President , Focus on the Family

These are incredibly beautiful stories -- brief, crisply told, illuminating, heart-rending. Reading one a day does wonders for one's sense of human beauty and God's power. The power of prayer is breathtaking. Whole abortion clinics close, directors begin to reflect and to walk out, faces in grief and despair about abortions to be inflicted within them turn to faces of gratitude, and joy, and thanksgiving -- often after a writhing inward struggle, in which they first see that someone stands with them, prays with them, hopes with them. --Michael Novak, Author, Journalist, Diplomat, winner of 1994 Templeton Prize

40 Days for Life is one of the most impressive initiatives launched since Rove v. Wade. It s a powerful combination of prayer and persuasion, aimed above all at serving women in crisis pregnancies and helping rebuild a culture of life. The forty stories told here are stories of America at its best. --George Weigel, Distinguished Senior Fellow, Ethics and Public Policy Center

About the Author

David Bereit is national director of 40 Days for Life. He has spoken extensively across the United States and around the world, inspiring audiences as large as seventy thousand people. David s work has been prominently featured in the media, including coverage on CNN, ABC, NBC, CBS, Fox News, HBO, hundreds of radio programs, and in over one hundred newspapers, including The New York Times, The Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, and USA Today. Shawn Carney is campaign director of 40 Days for Life. Starting in college as a volunteer for a local pro-life organization, he became its youngest director. Today, Shawn is one of the most sought after pro-life speakers in America and regularly addresses audiences coast-to-coast and internationally. His work has been featured in hundreds of media stories including Fox News Channel s The O Reilly Factor, the Laura Ingraham Show, Drudge Report, and Focus on the Family.

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