Please enjoy this wonderful video summary of the mission of Operation Save America. It was filmed and produced by one of our own, Charity Johnston. Please pass this video along to your spheres of influence.
Now that the Smoke has Cleared
Controversies ignited like brushfires as Operation Rescue/Operation Save
America confronted the culture of death in New Orleans, Louisiana
(Jeremiah 5:14). Now that the smoke has cleared, what actually happened in
the Big Easy?
OSA ministers in cities at the invitation of local pastors and churches.
OSA is the wheel that helps lead the church to the exposed areas where
babies are murdered. OSA leadership consists of Christian pastors,
reverends, and layman in good standing with the church.
All Christians have a responsibility to spread the Gospel (Matthew
28:18-20). Additionally, all Christians have the responsibility to “rescue
those unjustly sentenced to death” (Proverbs 24:11) and to speak for those
that cannot speak for themselves (Proverbs 31:8-9). When OSA receives a
“Macedonian Call” for help from a pastor or minister, OSA visits that city
with the Gospel of Jesus Christ and exposes the unfruitful works of
darkness (Ephesians 5:11).
OSA members preach the Gospel of the Kingdom at different venues (abortion
clinics, parks, street corners, and neighborhoods). In addition, OSA uses
one day of the week long outreach, Sunday, to appeal to area churches to
plead the case of the fatherless to win it (Jeremiah 5:28). The appeal is
based upon Hebrews 10:24, which states, “Stir up one another to love and
good works.”
During OSA’s New Orleans outreach, OSA visited more than forty area
churches with this godly appeal. In addition, OSA determined to visit the
Unitarian Universalist Church of New Orleans to bring loving correction
through the Word of God (Ephesians 5:8-11). UUC is a vocal supporter of
Planned Parenthood. UUC is helping to spearhead a new building site for an
abortion mega clinic. This violates the clear teachings of Scripture.
Below is OSA’s official response to the controversy regarding OSA’s visit
to the Unitarian Universalist Church of New Orleans. The media slandered
former National Director, Rev. Flip Benham, and colluded with the abortion
industry to distort certain incidences during our week long event.
1. The Unitarian Universalist Church Disruption was not Authorized by OSA
a) In addition to the Unitarian Universalist Church, OSA visited over
forty other area churches without a single incident
b) As a result of OSA’s appeal to the churches, at least three local
pastors and numerous layman joined the outreach
c) The OSA member who spoke during the Unitarian Universalist Church
service was not authorized by OSA to disrupt the service.
d) The OSA member who spoke during the Unitarian Universalist Church
service was not present during OSA’s instructions on how to share the Word
of God with church members.
e) The disruption was contrary to OSA’s specific instructions. OSA
instructed members to dialog with church attendees AFTER the service.
f) OSA leadership brought correction. The OSA member repented.
g) Finally, the media reporting (see below) of what happened at the
Unitarian Universalist Church was grossly exaggerated. The media never
contacted OSA for an official comment.
2. Reporting by Social Media and Traditional Media was Biased and Largely
Inaccurate.
a) The general lack of fairness, accuracy, and objectivity contributed to
a mischaracterization of OSA. (Specific media inquiries should be directed
to Dr. Pat McEwen, Media Relations, pmcewen@cfl.rr.com, or Rev. Rusty Lee
Thomas, National Director, at rusty@elijahmin.com
b) Biased reporting was especially apparent in the slander of Reverend
Flip Benham, former National Director of OSA.
c) Media outlets repeated the “talking points” of feminist and abortion
rights groups. By definition, talking points are intended to present only
one side. The typical purpose of a talking point is to propagandize. The
continuous repetition within media outlets of Benham being a “convicted
stalker” created an environment of “proof by assertion.” Although the
facts revealed something else, the media refused to report on it. The
slander is seen as fact due to its not being challenged by truth. As a
result, the media was a mouthpiece for abortion supporters.
d) Throughout OSA’s week long outreach, DuVergne Gaines, Legal Coordinator
for the Feminist Majority Foundation and National Clinic Access Project,
slandered Benham to the press. A North Carolina abortionist accused him of
“stalking.” Benham’s conviction was overturned by a higher court. Benham
was exonerated. However, media outlets repeatedly referred to Benham as a
“convicted stalker,” parroting the Feminist Majority’s “talking points.”
Fact checking would have squelched the story.
e) The neighborhood outreach was similarly mischaracterized. According to
media reports, the neighborhood outreach was a “threat” rather than a
Gospel witness. OSA plans its national event during the summer, to
encourage mothers, fathers, children, and grandparents to minister the
Gospel as families. Rather than report grandmothers and mothers pushing
baby strollers visiting an abortionist’s neighborhood with Gospel tracts
and signs, the media mischaracterized OSA members. Neighbors were
naturally concerned to hear “anti-abortion activists” were coming to
“picket” their neighborhood with a “convicted stalker.” Again, a little
fact checking would have presented a more balanced report.
Our Operation Save America New Orleans facebook page was inundated with
hundreds of vile, blasphemous, and vulgar attacks. Many who support
abortion on demand railed against our efforts to save lives and souls
through the Gospel of the Kingdom. We thanked them for their comments and
did our best to respond as our Lord commanded, “But I say to you who hear:
Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, bless those who curse
you, and pray for those who spitefully use you” (Luke 6:27, 28).
Those in the abortion camp may not agree with our methodology due to their
ideology, but our motives and actions are Biblically based. Our intention
was to save babies and the lost. There is no salvation for eternal souls
apart from Jesus Christ. Our call as Christians was to speak this truth in
love.
During the Civil War and the great polarization that divided our nation,
Abraham Lincoln made this statement, “With malice toward none, with
charity for all…let us strive on to finish the work we are in…to do
all which may achieve and cherish a just and lasting peace among ourselves
and with all nations.” To friend and foe alike in New Orleans, we must
finish the work to end child sacrifice and the shedding of innocent blood
to achieve a just and lasting peace in our nation. With malice towards
none and with charity for all, OSA was, is, and will be committed to end
the America Holocaust.
Operation Save America Denounces Court Ruling
The day after the court trial and conviction of 3 Christian sidewalk
counselors in Jackson, Mississippi, the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
ruled that the same abortion facility may continue their murderous rampage
against innocent children made in the image of God. This unjust ruling
came even though the abortion facility could not meet the state’s
statutory restrictions.
The Appeals Court ruled against the 2012 Mississippi law that required
abortionists to obtain hospital privileges within 30 miles of the abortion
facility. This Mississippi law, although nearly identical to similar laws
in nine other states, was found to be unconstitutional. The court stated,
“it would create an undue burden on women.” It would force other nearby
states to take on “constitutional responsibilities.”
Rev. Rusty Lee Thomas, National Director of Operation Rescue
National/Operation Save America (OSA), cited the fact that this same 5th
Circuit Court of Appeals just recently upheld the same law in the State of
Texas as constitutional. He called this new ruling, “Schizophrenic.” He
added, “Although extremely disappointed, I am not surprised, however.
Courts throughout America under the color of law have defended the
lawlessness of child sacrifice and the shedding of innocent blood since
Roe vs. Wade.”
Former Las Vegas Police Officer, Rev. Chet Gallagher, was one of those
arrested while preaching on the public sidewalk outside of the same
Jackson, Mississippi abortion mill. He was subsequently convicted in
criminal court on July 28 for “Interfering with a business.” In response
to this ruling, Rev. Gallagher quoted Job 9:24, which states, “When the
land falls into the hands of the wicked He (God) blindfolds its judges. If
it is not He that does it, who is it?”
Rev. Gallagher went on to say, “I am honored to have been convicted of
interfering with any business that murders innocent children made in the
image of God. However, as long as the church is complicit in abortion, the
shedding of innocent blood, America will remain at enmity with God. His
just judgment includes blindfolding our own judges and unjust decrees.”
Operation Save America, New Orleans, 2014
“Honoring Rev. Flip Benham” Friday, July 25th
Honoring of Flip
The last evening rally was a tribute to Reverend Flip Benham, outgoing
National Director of Operation Rescue/Operation Save America. Rev. Flip
had served as National Director since 1994, having received his commission
from Pastor Keith Tucci (National Director before Flip and after founder,
Randall Terry).
Flip is known for his uncompromising stand on the issues and his leading
Norma McCorvey to the Lord. After worship, a plaque was presented to Rev.
Flip commending him for his tireless efforts on behalf of the Lord’s
preborn children. A slide show and video tribute by Flip’s family was
played on a large overhead screen. OSA children and young people then
invited Flip and his wife, Faye to the stage. The young people took turns
praying over the couple. Allysa compiled a scrap book of gratitude and the
children presented it to Rev. Flip while on stage. At the end of the
night, a large cake with the OSA logo was devoured by hungry and grateful
members.
OSA will be forever indebted to Rev. Flip for his uncompromising and
unwavering commitment to end child killing. We love you Rev. Flip. Thank
you for making the theology of the churches, biography on the streets.
Cal Zastrow’s Poem
Flip Benham – The Lion of the Tribe of Rescue
Babies are dying, let’s go to the streets
Let’s humble our hearts, it’s now time to weep
Will we go Rescue and will we obey?
Will we show up for the babies today?
Here cometh the evil, here cometh the night
Will we be slaves, or rise up and fight?
Flip hears the cry of innocent blood
He sees the evil come in like a flood
If you obey you could go to jail
Flip trusted God, who never could fail
Our nation and churches in peril and trouble
Will we repent, or be crushed into rubble?
Smashing the idols, Flip ran to the roar
It’s time to block the deathpit door
How strong is our faith, God sees and He knows
The babies need us to interpose
Will we just cheer? Will we just clap?
Or will we step up and fill in the gap?
We didn’t just talk, we didn’t just pray
Flip led us well, God’s judgment is stayed
Flip Benham has picked up and carried his cross
The Lord has been faithful, you’ve suffered no loss
The Lord has been faithful, you’ve suffered no loss.
(by Cal Zastrow – July 26, 2014)
My heart sank when I saw this picture in the news. We are a people desperately in need of a 2 Chronicles 7:14 movement in our nation today. It cannot begin before it has first become a full fledged, Holy Ghost, fire raging in the hearts of those who claim Christ and make up the body of Christ – His Church. Judgment begins in the house of God, but it doesn’t stop there.
Let this be a call to, in the words of the late David Wilkerson, anguish!
We joined our brother Chet Gallagher on this, his third appearance, in Jackson, Mississippi, for preaching the Gospel of Christ on a public sidewalk in front of the state of Mississippi’s last remaining abortion mill. Chet, with his fine attorney Steve Thornton, had one charge dismissed and two other charges continued for yet another appearance in Jackson. Chet has had to travel from Las Vegas, Nevada, to Jackson three times already to make these appearances. One more is on the way. But this time he will be tried on July 28, 2014.
Our National Event in New Orleans, July 19-26, 2014, will end on Saturday, July 26. This will open the door for several of us to make a short two and a half hour trip from New Orleans to Jackson, MS, and join our brother Chet for his trial on Monday afternoon, July 28,2014. I’m sure the city of Jackson will be ecstatic when they realize the magnitude of their invitation for us to bring the Gospel of Christ right back to the gates of hell at Jackson Women’s Health Organization.
This is awesome in Jesus’ name.
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Attached is the story of God’s call upon the lives of Michelle and her husband Brandon Stewart, and a picture of their wonderful family. Michelle posted this little caveat of their first family sortie into the gates of hell in Houston, this past Saturday, November 30, 2013.
There were four turn-aways that Saturday. Praise the Lord!
“We were able to implement two microphones at both entrances and we were much more effective. We were also able to have signs at both parking lots. We need Malachi, I believe! Praising King Jesus for a great day serving Him. It was such a joy to come as a family and we are only 6 people but wow we can really get stuff done in His name! The kiddos were challenging the clinic escorts today. It is both hilarious and sad to watch them get stumped by little kids.“
Enjoy! ~ Flip
Houston – a modern-day Ninevah?
I have been reading in Jonah, Micah, and Nahum this week. This story is one that I couldn’t put down when I started in Jonah. I felt so compelled to dig into it and what we know about Ninevah. Why did Jonah struggle so much about going there? What was so bad about that wicked place?
I have learned that Houston has 15 “gates” aka killing places/abortion clinics. While studying up on Ninevah, I learned that it, too had exactly 15 gates in the city walls guarded with statues of bulls with human heads. In Jonah 1:2 I feel the Lord speaking to Jonah in the same way he spoke to me about Houston after the mill in my hometown of College Station, TX, closed down. FOREVER WE PRAISE YOU LORD FOR TEARING DOWN THAT STRONGHOLD!!! Please help me to heed this warning, O Lord. I want to please you. Hold me accountable to You as well as my earthly authorities designated to me by You as I struggle with that ever present fight with disobedience and comfort of my own town and home. I do NOT want to be swallowed up by the whale only to be spit out 3 days later.
I associate so closely with this story. As we walk through Jonah we see that he obeyed God the second time He commanded Jonah to go to Ninevah. We learn it was a 3 day walk to get there. I should be grateful I have a car and it’s only 2 hours to Houston! I also love how the Lord was providing for Jonah, even when Jonah wanted to die because he was so mad at God. He could not understand how he could end up so destructed, but God ended up sparing Ninevah, at least temporarily, because they repented. However, after he had evangelized as required by the Lord’s command, Jonah was not willing to use the tools the Lord gave him even for simple survival. The Lord grew up a plant around Jonah to cover him while he was homeless, but the plant withered away, as Jonah did not take care of it.
God even purposes to Jonah an interesting debate. I personally happen to love this part of the story, because it is a good example of how to deal with any lie of the enemy. Usually you can find something self-refuting in a lie. The art of apologetics is at work here when Jonah says, “It’s better for me to die than to live.” (Jonah 4:8). Talk about self pity…. but that is another topic. Back to the Lord’s response in verse 9 “Is it right for you to be angry about the plant?” Then in verse 10, Jonah seems to tell God, “Duh… of course it is right! I’m angry enough to die!” So the Lord answered in the final paragraph of the book: “You cared about the plant, WHICH YOU DID NOT LABOR OVER AND DID NOT GROW. It appeared in a night and perished in a night. Should I not care about the great city of Nineveh, which has more than 120,000 people who cannot distinguish between their right and their left, as well as many animals?” I imagine Jonah did not like the taste of that particular humble pie he had to eat that day. This is one concept it seems the Church also has a hard time dealing with. They focus on praise and worship, and being purpose-driven, but never actually step out onto that plank of obedience in full faithfulness and trust.
Micah gives us a great example of what it means to prophesy, (what we now call evangelizing since we have Holy Spirit). He spoke what the Lord needed to tell the people, in a land before the veil was torn. Priests talked to God for the people, and prophets talked from God to the people. We see him speaking of false “grace” prophets who leave out righteous judgment. Sounds A LOT like America! Micah does such a good job of living out Ephesians and standing for Truth, while still loving the people as God commanded him.
I know he is talking about Israel here, but I also relate closely to Micah 7:1-4 “How sad for me! For I am like one who – when the summer fruit has been gathered after the gleaning of the grape harvest – finds no grape cluster to eat, no early fig, which I crave.” (This particular passage feels like what it is to minister in Houston with the very low #s of known turnaways and rescues. Of course, Houston has all the tools to get to planting the seeds God gives them. But there are hardly any people willing to get out and work that field. They want to skip ahead to the harvest, and blame God for not bringing it to them).
It continues on: “Godly people have vanished from the land; there is no one upright among the people. All of them WAIT IN AMBUSH TO SHED BLOOD; they hunt each other with a net. Both hands are good at accomplishing evil; the official and the judge demand a bribe; when the powerful man communicates his evil desire, they plot it together. The best of them is like a brier; the most upright is worse than a hedge of thorns. The day of your watchmen, the day of your punishment, is coming; at this time their panic is here.” The panic is definately spreading in Houston, as gentle Christians, forced again out onto the ledge of obedience and trust, are answering the call to evangelize this enormous stronghold I call the “competitive market of abortion in Houston.” There are so many abortion clinics in Houston that they have started the names of the Clinics with A’s. There is A Affordable Women’s Center, Aaron’s Women’s Clinic, AAA Concerned Women’s Center, and Aalto Womens Center. That’s 4 clinics competing for the first spot in the yellow pages under: “Abortion provider.” The other clinics I know about so far are Gulf Coast Planned Parenthood Headquarters, Dickinson PP Health Center, Greenspoint PP Health Center, Northwest PP Health Center, Stafford PP Health Center, Houston Women’s Clinic, Suburban Women’s Clinic (2 locations in Houston proper), Texas Ambulatory Surgical Center, Southwest Health Center, and KNS Medical Center. Folks, if I wanted to visit 2 clinics per day in Houston, it would take me over a week! I have spent much time in Houston since we returned from the OSA national event in Rochester. I have largely been alone in my work, save my direct family. I was able to get in to three of the clinics without any deathscorts there, because they are not needed everywhere on Saturdays, and are basically not needed at all on Monday-Friday. Most of the clinics kill EVERY DAY but Sunday. Where are God’s people? Maybe this Ninevah needs us to GO THERE!
But first let’s revel in God’s awesome-ness! Michah 7:18 – 20 “Who is a God like You, removing iniquity and passing over rebellion for the REMNANT of His inheritance?” (Boy sometimes do I ever feel like nothing but a remnant.) “He does not hold on to His anger forever, because He delights in faithful love. He will again have compassion on us; He will vanquish our iniquities. You will cast all our sins into the depths of the sea. You will show loyalty to Jacob and faithful love to Abraham, as You swore to our fathers from days ago.” What a BEAUTIFUL way to end a book that is very short, but very powerful.
In Rochester the Lord told me in a dream (that was so vivid, I got up and wrote it down immediately in the middle of the night) He gave me the term “destineered” and said, “Now GO!” I knew it was the Lord telling me that. Destineered is not in the dictionary, but you can kind of think of it as being designed/engineered or prepared for a fate or destiny or purpose. I promise this will make sense, so bear with me. If I were to have to go to Ninevah today, I’d have to fly to Baghdad, then drive north along the Tigris River, and when I got to the city of Mosul, I’d cross the river via bridge, and then I’d stop. I wouldn’t find that much when I got there, but I would know that that term “destineered” does not just apply to a Christian person’s purpose. It also can apply to a group of people’s ultimate fate. Ninevah’s ultimate fate was complete destruction, because they acted in rebellion against God. We know the Assyrians who lived there were a horrible and destructive people who took over cities by force – aggressive brutal force we would probably associate with Islam in our day and time.
I do not know what fate lies with Houston, or with America, but I do know that Jonah’s prophesy was conditionial. If they repented, God would save the city, and they would be spared. Initially, they did repent, and were spared; but ultimately, Ninevah was finally destroyed. God is slow to anger, but AWESOME IN POWER (Nahum 1:3). How many bb’s do we need to add to the “Sound of abortion” video before we’ve waited too long to repent? How many times can this country blaspheme our Creator before we have to taste of that bitter cup of wrath? I can’t know that, but I’m so glad that when we all get to heaven, all of this earthly battle stuff will just be a moment, and it will be over. Then, we can sit and rejoice with all of heaven, and the battle will have been WON! The battle is in fact, already won, because our God is not bound by the constraints of time, like the lowly earth is. He has always been on top!
Oh VICTORY in JESUS
My Savior FOREVER!
He sought me and He bought me
With HIS REDEEMING BLOOD!
He loved me e’er I knew Him
And all my love is due Him
He Plunged me to VICTORY!!!!
Beneath the cleansing flood
Love and blessings from Texas!
Let’s keep standing!
Michelle