MOBILISE YOUR FRIENDS AND FAMILY

- INTERNATIONAL LIFE CHAIN SUNDAY - 7 OCTOBER 2018

“For You created my innermost being; You knit me together in my mother’s womb…my frame was not hidden from You when I was made in the secret place. When I was woven together in the depths of the earth, Your eyes saw my unformed body…”Psalm 139:13 -16

Life Begins at Conception

The sanctity of life is an essential article of the Christian Faith. The Bible makes it clear that life begins at conception (Psalm 139:13-16; Isaiah 44:2; Jeremiah 1:5; Luke 1:41). The pre-born baby is then genetically, physiologically and organically a distinct person. At that moment life begins. At about three weeks after conception the baby’s heartbeat can be detected. Six weeks after conception the baby has its own lifelong brainwave.

Life is Sacred

If the absence of a brainwave is considered the sign of death, why then is the presence of this brainwave not accepted as a confirmation of life? Birth is not a magical act that turns a non-human into a person. Birth is only a change in environment for a life that began many months before. Every abortion stops a beating heart. Every abortion ends a brainwave. Every abortion is the murder of a helpless and innocent human being.

Life is Threatened

The most dangerous place in the world is not Iraq, Ukraine, Egypt, Syria, Afghanistan, Nigeria, Zimbabwe, or the Congo. The most dangerous place in the world is the womb. Pre-born babies are being killed in their mother’s wombs at a greater rate than any other section of society.

Abortion Holocaust

A growing number of Christians worldwide are beginning to recognise the abortion holocaust as one of the greatest evils being committed in the world today. It is an urgent priority for the Church to expose, oppose and end this war against children made in the image of God.

“They sacrificed their sons and their daughters to demons. They shed innocent blood, the blood of their sons and daughters…the land was desecrated by their blood.” Psalm 106:37-38

Modern Day Child Sacrifice

Abortion is the modern equivalent of child sacrifice. Just as God’s people opposed Pharaoh’s decree to murder new born boys in Egypt (Exodus 1:15-22), so we need to protect pre-born babies from abortion today.

Just as King Herod sought to kill the babies in Bethlehem (Matthew 2:16), so abortionists are attempting to butcher babies today.

International Event

Sunday, 7 October, is International Life Chain Sunday. On previous Life Chain Sundays, up to one million Christians in over 1400 locations worldwide have stood for the right to life of pre-born babies. Will you be part of this great chain of Christian love and concern?

Life Chains have been held every year since 1987 in the USA and since 1992 in South Africa. Over one million, four hundred thousand (1,400,000) babies have been killed through abortion in South Africa since 1 February 1997 – legally.

Stand for Life

The National March for Life (Durban) and Life Chains which will be held throughout the country, on 7 October, will be one of the positive and practical ways that we can stand up for the sanctity of life and speak up for the right to life of pre-born babies.

Show You Care

We hope that you will show that you care by standing in a Life Chain in your city. If you are in, or near Cape Town, we certainly hope that you will make the time to join us at the entrance to the Waterfront, opposite the Cape Town International Convention Centre in Buitengracht Street, downtown Cape Town, on Sunday 7 October at 2:00pm.

We also trust that you will be able to encourage your church leaders to promote and pray for the National March for Life and Life Chains. Bring as many friends and family with you as possible.

“Speak up for those who cannot speak for themselves.” Proverbs 31:8

Speak Up for the Pre-born

Through these Life Chains we pray that God will enable us to reach:

• Mothers who are considering abortion,
• Medical personnel who must decide whether to participate in abortions or not,
• Christians who need to consider volunteering to work at a Crisis Pregnancy Centre,
• Pastors who need to preach on when life begins and how we are to love our pre-born neighbours,
• Journalists who should present the other side of the abortion story,
• Politicians who need to enact legislation to protect pre-born babies from the violence of abortion,
• Lives that will be saved.

“If you falter in times of trouble, how small is your strength! Rescue those who are led away to death; hold back those staggering towards slaughter. If you say, but we knew nothing about this, does not He who weighs the heart perceive it? Will He not repay each person according to what he has done?”Proverbs 24:10 -12 

Contact Africa Christian Action for advice and resources for organising a Life Chain in your area.

National Alliance for Life Conference – Saturday, 6 October
All pro-lifers and pro-life ministries in South Africa are invited to participate in the annual National Alliance for Life Conference, Saturday 6 October 2018, 9:00am – 13:00, Gateway Christian Church, Umhlanga, near Durban. To participate, contact Doctors for Life: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. , 032 – 481 5550.

Nationwide Life Chains – Mobilise Your Congregation to Participate

Cape Town: Sunday 7 October, 2:00 - 4:00pm. Buitengracht Street, near entrance to Waterfront. Contact: Africa Christian Action: 021 -689 4480 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .

Durban: Sunday, 7 October, National March for Life, 2:30 - 5:00pm, corner of Centenary Blvd and Zenith Drive, near Gateway Mall, Umhlanga. Organised by the National Alliance for Life, Contact: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. , 032 – 481 5550.

East London: Saturday, 6 October: 11:00-12:00, corner of Oxford Street and St Matthew's Roads. Contact Frans: 082 774 6649.

Bloemfontein: Daily protests and prayer vigils from 6.30am to 10.30am outside the National District Hospital and Marie Stopes abortuary. Contact Faan Oosthuizen: 083 265 9395, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .

“Could you not watch with Me for one hour?”  Matthew 26:40

Download these pro-life videos for pro-life presentations, or share on your social media.

Pro-life sermons, Powerpoints, articles, books, DVDs, leaflets and posters are available to help you mobilise your congregation in the Fight for Life. Pro-life speakers from Africa Christian Action can be invited to inform and inspire your school or congregation.

"Who will rise up for Me against the evildoers? Who will stand up for Me against the workers of iniquity?" Psalm 94:16

Africa Christian Action
PO Box 23632
Claremont
7735Cape Town

South Africa
Tel: 021-689 4481 
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Web: www.christianaction.org.za/

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