ORN February Newsletter 1996

February 15, 1996

Precious brothers and sisters,

"Roe Memorial" weekend, this January, served as a powerful reminder to our nation that Jesus Christ is Lord. The battle for the lives of children is being won as the Gospel is carried into the streets. From Bridgeport, Connecticut, to Spokane, Washington, the message of the Cross was clear, crisp and undeniable. The abortion industry does not have enough fingers to put in the dike to prevent the truth from piercing it to its very core.

Miss Norma and I were privileged to travel to Washington D.C. on Sunday, January 21st, to join Pastors Rob and Paul Schenk in the "National Memorial Service". Over a thousand saints gathered in the beautiful chapel at Georgetown University. Those who had spent days, weeks and months in jail laying down their lives for our Lord's image bearers now had an opportunity to meet the one whose name appeared on the court case that ushered in the wholesale slaughter of children waiting to be born. How would they react?

The atmosphere was electric as Maria Chiafulio finished her song and I arose to present Miss Norma to the Church of the Living God. I read from Isaiah 61:1-5 and announced that JANE ROE IS DEAD! NORMA McCORVEY IS ALIVE. SHE IS ALIVE! SHE IS ALIVE! SHE IS ALIVE BECAUSE JESUS IS ALIVE! JESUS IS ALIVE! HALLELUJAH!

The saints jumped to their feet applauding and praising God in absolute awe of what He had done. Tears and shouts of "Glory" filled the chapel. Who would have ever dreamed, last January, that Jane Roe would be singing the praises of Almighty God?

The first thing Miss Norma did was to ask the forgiveness of her new brothers and sisters in Christ. She had been despicably used by the enemy of our Lord. She confessed her part in the holocaust savaging our nation. There were choruses of "We forgive you Miss Norma". "We love you Miss Norma." The saints did what the angels had already done on July 22, 1995. They rejoiced. They simply REJOICED!

Randall Terry got up from his seat and wrapped his arms around Miss Norma and welcomed her home. She had been found. She was home now. Randy hugged her for a long time. Again the saints stood and rejoiced at the marvelous work of God.

Randy sang, "I'm Crying for You, Baby". It was an anointed moment as we all wept before God for our failure to rescue those who are perishing. Rev. Johnny Wade Sloan reminded us that each one of the over 36 million children slaughtered by abortion in our land would have chosen life if they were free to choose. He called for us to be a voice for those who have no voice -- no matter the cost.

Miss Norma has been born into a family of "peculiar" people who are learning to love others more than themselves. Jesus is our example. The Cross is our destiny. Heaven is our hope. It is our prayer that she will follow hard after Christ and run with perseverance, the race marked out for her.

This one (Miss Norma) who use to malign has now become the maligned. The persecutor has now become the persecuted. The hunter has become the hunted. Old things are passed away and all things have become new. Miss Norma is now "...an oak of righteousness, a planting of the Lord for the display of His splendor." Isa 61:3b

ANOTHER ABORTION MILL CLOSES, ANOTHER ABORTIONIST QUITS

In Dallas, another abortion mill has been closed for good! It is the one where Baby Malachi was found frozen in a jar. Two mills in this city have shut their doors permanently in the past year. The administrator of the first mill, Kirsten Breedlove, has given her heart to Christ. The abortionist in the second mill, Harvey Johnson, has retired after twenty bloody years. He is the ninth Dallas abortionist to quit the industry in the past five years.

Harvey is the abortionist Carol Everett worked with before she met Christ. He is finished now but God is not finished with him. He needs Jesus. Pray for him.

The demise of these two killing centers and over 526 more nationwide points to the fact that the heart of our nation is changing. The fact that abortionists do quit when confronted daily with the truth of what they are doing, is a testimony to the power of God and the faithfulness of the Christian witness. The only weapon ever brandished outside these mills was the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Thousands upon thousands of children have been saved by the faithful witness of ordinary Christians.

Across this nation the battle is being taken to the very gates of hell and the ground the "enemy" has stolen is being reclaimed in Jesus' Name. The abortion industry is powerless against the Gospel of Christ! JESUS IS ALIVE!

"But God chose the foolish things of the world to shame the wise; God chose the weak things of the world to shame the strong. He chose the lowly things of this world and the despised things - and the things that are not - to nullify the things that are." I Cor 1:27-28

ANOTHER MOTHER DEAD FROM "SAFE", LEGAL ABORTION

On December 19, 1995, abortionist, Luis Marti, performed an abortion on twenty-one year old, Carolina Gutierrez, and repeatedly punctured her uterus. She left the mill and received a severe infection. Her repeated calls to the mill requesting the doctor to phone her were ignored. Three days later she was rushed to the intensive care unit at Jackson Memorial Hospital where she was placed on a respirator and later had her hands and feet amputated.

On February 5, 1995, Carolina died as infection ravaged her body. She is survived by her husband, Jose Linarte, and two children, Alba 5, and Darwin 2.

This merciless and despicable treatment of a wife and mother of two precious children is indicative of the callous and cold heart of the abortion industry. It reveals who is really behind the horrible lie that is killing mothers, children and the heart and soul of our nation. He is real. He is merciless. He is a liar. He is a murderer. He is finished in Jesus Name!

Abortionist, Luis Marti, has apparently fled town and the Maber Center abortion mill has been closed tighter than a drum for the past several weeks. The local media in Miami has done a remarkable job covering this tragic story. Not one word of concern or condolence however, from those bastions of women's rights NOW, NARAL or Planned Parenthood. Surprised?

The ones who truly cared for Carolina and her family during this whole horrible ordeal are the ones who are often branded by the media as uncaring terrorists -- Christians. Jeff and Michelle Herzog, Carole Novielli, the 700 Club and other precious brothers and sisters are bringing the true compassion of Jesus to this family allowing Him to heal broken hearts and broken lives. JESUS IS ALIVE!

THIS IS A NEW ONE

The enemy is pulling out all the stops to silence those who are lifting up the Name of Jesus at places where children die. RICO statutes, FACE, Grand Jury hearings, Federal Marshalls, lawsuits and now an attempt in Denver to declare a Christian insane.

That's right! The notorious child killer, Warren Hern, failing all attempts to remove the Christian witness from his presence, circumvented every legal process and resorted to a ploy used by those in utter desperation. "...he is filled with fury, because he knows that his time is short." Abortionist Hern placed Ken Scott, a faithful sidewalk counselor and witness for Christ, in protective custody until a psychiatric evaluation could be done on him. Unbelievable! Ken was kept in custody, against his will, for more than forty days. This sounds incredible but it happened!

Ken is out now thanks to "Randall Terry Live" and the outrage expressed by many Christians across the country. The folks from Operation Rescue California joined with local leaders Terry Sullivan and Phillip and Wendy Faustin to pull together a legal team to aggressively pursue a civil lawsuit.

COME TO CHICAGO

Plans to bring this powerful Gospel into the streets of Chicago during Holy Week, April 1-6, are coming along splendidly. Pastor Terry Gensmer, David Lackey, Tom and Linda McGlade and Brian Longworth have great plans for our teens. The Praise and Worship team from Pastor Gordon Peterson's Church will be leading us into battle in the sanctuary and in the streets. They are awesome! There will be rallies every evening, street activities every morning and teaching seminars every afternoon.

Jim Anderson, Rick Barnard, Rick Blinn, Jodi Clemens, Eva Edl, Tim Fix, Kirk Heldreth, Mike Haley, Miss Norma McCorvey, Pat Mahoney, Ed Martin, Fr. Frank Pavone, Gordon Peterson, Joe Scheidler, Bill Shanks, Joe Slovenic, Rusty Thomas, Wendy Wright, Cal Zastrow will join with all of us to live out the Gospel at abortion mills in Chicago. Bring your family and join us at the "exposed places" where we will meet the enemy in Jesus' Name.

"Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not turn from it." (Pr 22:6) The words "train up" in Greek mean to touch the palate of or to create an appetite in. Hebrew mothers would chew up food and then place it in the palate of their baby's mouth to create an appetite in their children for that kind of food. You and I will never have a better opportunity to create an appetite in our children to follow hard after Christ than joining with the saints in lifting up the Gospel in the streets of Chicago.

Holy Week has to do with our Savior picking up His cross. It is our turn now. It is our responsibility to effectively and diligently pass this cross to the next generation. See you in Chicago!

In Christian love,

Flip


UPCOMING EVENTS:

HOLY WEEK PASSION FOR LIFE: April 1-6, 1996, Chicago, Illinois. Join us as the Word of God becomes flesh in the streets of Chicago. Please call the Communication Center at (708) 355-3210 to make arrangements to be picked up from the airport (before you fly into town). If you fly into O'Hare, please take the free shuttle to Midway.

REGIONAL EVENTS: Minneapolis/St. Paul, March 1-4; Dayton, Ohio, March 7-10; Buffalo, New York, March 21-25; Cleveland, OH, May 9-12

JESUS IS THE STANDARD: August 9-18, 1996, San Diego, California, Republican National Convention. Rescue leaders from across the nation will be lifting up our Lord Jesus Christ as the Standard for America.

Operation Rescue National is on the Internet. Please contact us at Address: http://web2.airmail.net/orn