ORN May Newsletter 1996

May 1996

Precious Saints of the One True King,

DON'T JUST LIVE AND DIE --- SHAKE THE NATION!

Last year at this time no one would have imagined that Pastor Jerry Falwell and Miss Norma McCorvey would share a Christian greeting at the steps of our nation's capital. Yet here they are both lifting up the Name of Jesus and desiring to bring our nation back to the one true King.

THE REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION, SAN DIEGO, CA AUGUST 9th - 17th

Bob Dole has told the world he is abandoning everything, even his cherished seat in the United States Senate, to pursue the Presidency. He made this most moving speech on Thursday, May 16th surrounded by many powerful Republican friends. I watched on television and prayed that he would desire Jesus as much as he desires political office. God is looking for men who will make a clear trumpet sound for Him and His children remembering that, "Unless the Lord builds the house, its builders labor in vain"

DON'T JUST LIVE AND DIE BOB --- SHAKE THE NATION!

Everywhere we go we are seeing the battle for the lives of little baby boys and girls being won as the Gospel is taken to the streets. We pray that you are making plans to join us in San Diego, CA this summer to confront the Republican Party with its birth right to stand for the lives of children safe in their mother's womb. We will remind the Party that a principle cannot be compromised. It can only be adhered to or surrendered. If one is not right on the issue of abortion, he cannot be right enough on other issues to deserve our vote.

Leaders from across the nation will be joining us as we allow our theology to become biography in the streets of San Diego. We will be at the abortion mills, the Convention Center, and at City Hall. We will be at abortionist's homes, businesses, and churches. We will speak for those who cannot speak for themselves and we will do it all in the name of Jesus. We are going to give God an excuse to do exceedingly, abundantly above all we ask or imagine.

Bring your family to this historic event. God is dealing with the Republican Party. It has a choice to make. It will either fight the battle of this century or that privilege will be given to someone else.

Short list of speakers:
Friday, August 9 - Randall Terry
Saturday, August 10 - Pat Mahoney
Sunday, August 11 - Flip Benham
Monday, August 12 - To be announced
Tuesday, August 13 - Dr. Jim Garlow
Wednesday, August 14 - To be announced
Thursday, August 15 - Keith Tucci
Friday, August 16 - George Grant

DON'T JUST LIVE AND DIE --- SHAKE THE NATION! NEW VIDEO

We have great news about the video of Norma's life just produced by Donehey and Associates. It is done and it is powerful! It is a fast paced twenty-nine minute portrayal of Miss Norma's life from the time she met Sarah Weddington and Linda Coffee at a pizza parlor in Dallas in 1969 to her Christian baptism on August 8, 1995. It documents the hope Miss Norma now has in Jesus and will bring hope to millions of moms and dads whose hearts are broken over the sin of abortion.

Her testimony is exploding the lie of the enemy and continues to cause major hemorrhaging in Hell. Hallelujah! In fact, one major liberal newspaper, "The Village Voice", in New York City just did an in-depth six page article that bemoaned her conversion to Christ. The front page headline blared out, "THE DEATH OF JANE ROE." Roe vs. Wade made her a heroic symbol of abortion rights. Now she crusades for Operation Rescue. "WHAT WENT WRONG." Perhaps after reading this article the appropriate headline should be, "WHAT WENT RIGHT."

DON'T JUST LIVE AND DIE --- SHAKE THE NATION! OUR NATION'S CAPITAL

Miss Norma and I have just finished a whirlwind three week mission for Jesus which began in Washington D.C. on April 26th and ended in Minneapolis/St. Paul on May 14th. We began at the "Washington for Jesus" rally where Miss Norma shared her wonderful testimony on the steps of our nation's capital before over 75,000 rain soaked saints. We were there to call our nation to account for turning her back to Almighty God and allowing a spirit of murder to savage our land.

DON'T JUST LIVE AND DIE --- SHAKE THE NATION! THE SUPREME COURT

From the steps of the capital we moved to the steps of the Supreme Court where Pat Mahoney, Bob Jewitt, and Gary McCullough arranged a Press Conference. Over two hundred of us prayed for the reversal of Roe v. Wade. Rusty Thomas and I had the privilege of proclaiming the Gospel of Christ on the very steps where the legalized slaughter began on January 22, 1973. Pat Mahoney, Miss Norma, and I entered the Supreme Court with nine of the "Reversing Roe, the Norma McCorvey story" videos to give to the Supreme Court Justices. We desired that each Justice have an opportunity to meet the lady used to usher in this holocaust and witness for themselves her life's passion to end it. There were no takers - too hot to handle. But we were assured that the Judges would receive the videos.

THE PREMIER

We left the Supreme Court and went to the Hyatt Regency Hotel where Dan Donehey was presenting the premier showing of "Reversing Roe, the Norma McCorvey Story". We gathered together to pray that this video would be used to open the eyes of our Lord's church and the eyes of our nation to see that abortion is preeminently a Gospel issue. It must be won by the hand of God Himself or it won't be won at all.

The video is an incredibly revealing portrayal of what truly changed Miss Norma's heart, mind, and politics. Tom, Dan, Peter, and Ted could never report on this story for they do not have eyes that see. The video documents the power of the Gospel of Christ in the life of a woman who, for twenty-seven years, was looking for love in all the wrong places and finally found it in the place she least expected. It is a tremendous evangelistic tool.

SOUTH CAROLINA

Our next stop was Greenville, Spartanburg, and Columbia, South Carolina where we joined Richard Cash, Steve Lefemmine and Pastors for Life. What a joy to be with the saints who are actively living out their faith at the local abortion mills. The two abortion mills in Greenville have CPC's right next door to them and a marvelous group of sidewalk counselors. We toured the CPC in Spartanburg and were thankful that when the enemy comes in like a flood, God raises a standard to come against him. The number of abortions in South Carolina has decreased dramatically. The gates of hell cannot prevail against the living Church of Jesus Christ.

OHIO

From South Carolina we went to Cleveland, Columbus and Akron, Ohio where we joined Tom Raddell, Mark Herrington, and the saints to lift up the Gospel of Christ in each one of these cities. We have been greatly encouraged at the marked upturn of attendance at our rallies and in the streets. There is no question that the abortion industry is on the downward side of a very slippery slope with no way back up. The Church of Jesus Christ is rising up, not waiting for others to do what only it can do, and taking back the ground an enemy has stolen. As this is happening, in city after city, abortion mills are closing their doors for good!

MINNESOTA

The final leg of our missionary endeavor brought us to Minneapolis where we spoke at the banquet for the Robinsdale Women's Center. Gordon and Nancy Peterson help steer this CPC which now has an ultrasound and eight pro-life doctors who volunteer their time. One hundred and fifty babies were saved at Robinsdale in 1995. During the banquet we saw a beautiful three week old baby girl who had been saved by the faithful and godly counsel of those in the Robinsdale Center. We heard the tearful testimony of her mother who would surly have gone through with the abortion had it not been for those willing to stand in the gap for her and her baby.

FLORIDA

Great News from the saints in Melbourne, Florida. Patricia Windell's abortion mill, "Aware Woman" no longer has its sacrosanct buffer zone around the public sidewalks of the mill intact. That's right! Four teens and two parents purposed in their hearts to pray on the public sidewalk where hundreds of Christians have been arrested in the past. It was here that the U.S. Supreme Court established a 36 foot Gospel Free "Buffer Zone" to insure that pregnant mothers would not have a choice when going to kill their children.

The saints prayed and were not arrested. Others came to the sidewalk and prayed. The Church of Jesus Christ has won back the sidewalk simply by doing what is right and trusting in Jesus Christ.

DON'T JUST LIVE AND DIE - SHAKE THE NATION!

In Christian love,

Flip Benham
Director


UPCOMING EVENTS:

Republican National Convention - August 9-16, 1996 in San Diego, CA. Rescue Leaders from across the nation will join in lifting up our Lord Jesus Christ as the Standard for America.

Thanksgiving Celebration - June 28-30, 1996 Melbourne, FL. Opening of Christian Life Family Church CPC.

Youth: Training our Future - July 12-15, 1996 Rochester, NY

Summer of Mercy Remembrance Event - July 19-21, 1996 Wichita, KS. A five year anniversary remembrance of Operation Rescue's "Summer of Mercy."


THE NORMA MCCORVEY STORY

"In the same way, let your light shine before men, that they may see your good deeds and praise your Father in heaven." Mt 5:16

GREAT NEWS -- Dan Donehey and associates have put together a 29 minute video on the life of Miss Norma. Phil Keaggy wrote the music for Miss Norma's poem "Empty Playgrounds."

God Himself is overturning Roe v. Wade in this nation. We must have eyes to see!

For a non-tax deductible gift of $30 or more we will send you this video. It is a powerful witnessing tool.


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