BABIES SAVED (that we know of)
TURN-AWAYS
ABORTION WORKERS WHO HAD A CONVERSION & QUIT
BABIES SAVED (that we know of)
TURN-AWAYS
ABORTION WORKERS WHO HAD A CONVERSION & QUIT
About
The Central Texas Coalition for Life is a grassroots community-based organization that draws attention to the injustice of abortion through prayer and fasting, community outreach & education, and peaceful prayer vigils on the public right-of-ways in front of abortion facilities in Austin, Texas.
We network with numerous pregnancy centers, community healthcare clinics, medical professionals and other resources to help women and their families find real, life-affirming alternatives to abortion.
We connect women and men with abortions in their past to resources for hope and healing. We direct anyone working in the abortion industry to resources to help and encourage them to leave. The Central Texas Coalition for Life is the bridge from the abortion/abortion referral facilities to these community resources.
The heaviest presence on the sidewalk is during our 40 Days for Life campaigns which consist of hundreds of volunteers from across central Texas praying for 40 consecutive days in front of the local abortion facilities. These campaigns occur twice a year – once during the spring and once during the fall. As many as 600 local volunteers participate during the campaigns. Most volunteers sign up simply to pray for one hour a week in front of a local abortion facility. Some attend Sidewalk Advocate trainings to learn how to effectively reach out to women at the abortion facilities to offer them alternatives and educate them about fetal development, abortion, and all their options. Sidewalk Advocates are the voice for the voiceless. Our Sidewalk Advocate training is sought out by other pro-life groups across the country; occasionally we offer our training in other cities to help them get their own sidewalk ministry started.
Not only are we there for the women, men, and babies, but we offer help to abortion workers too. Many former abortion workers have left the industry and had conversions to the side of life. With their witness and willingness to help, we have more insight into the abortion industry.
We visit as many as 15 churches on any given weekend to promote, encourage, educate and recruit people of faith to join us. Over 100 churches are represented on the sidewalks. We seek to keep a close relationship with other pro-life organizations to work together and build a culture of life. With our unique perspective, we are also able to provide trainings to pregnancy center counselors/advocates to better equip them, to affirm their ministries, and to build relationships.
Since 2009 we have witnessed hundreds of women (that we know of) choose life for babies scheduled to be aborted (at least four women were pregnant with twins)! Pregnancy centers report a significant increase in clientele when our efforts are more concentrated on the sidewalks. We have given information to thousands of men and women about healthcare alternatives. At least twelve abortion workers have had conversions and quit their jobs. Hundreds of women have been connected to post-abortion healing ministries, including several of our own volunteers. We are seeing abortion end before our very eyes and we are excited for what God has in store!
Recent Blog Posts
long wait – no way!
It had been a very busy day for us both with many volunteers coming for their prayer hour and, sadly, for the abortion facility. Mica and I talked with several people, almost non-stop, within a couple of hours. A woman stopped at the driveway and told me she was...
A young couple open to life
From Barbara and Mica: Two teenagers who had been sitting in their car for a while got out and came over to talk with us. They revealed that she is pregnant and they both really want to keep the baby. However, the girlfriend said she's feeling uneasy because of the...
The Heartbeat Won Her Over
April encountered a pregnant mom last Thursday on the sidewalk who was looking for a sonogram. April and Marty were just about to end their shift on the sidewalk when "S" pulled into a parking spot and began talking with April. "She was already crying and I asked if...
Other issues are more important
Forrest comes to pray on the sidewalk once a month with 2 friends from the La Grange area. This month while he was praying, a young woman drove into the driveway to talk with them - mainly to let them know that their presence was intimidating. Forrest assured her...
The SCOTUS case Dobbs vs Jackson Women’s Health
The Supreme Court has agreed to hear a Mississippi case, Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, that will delve into the question of whether pre-viability limits on abortion - the dismembering or poisoning of a tiny human being - beginning at 15 weeks’...
Fear turned to happiness
Mica joined three dedicated prayer volunteers (Beth, Dennis and Barbara) early one morning on the sidewalk. A woman stopped at the driveway to talk with her on her way in. She was there for an ultrasound, but Mica was able to convince her to get one at a pregnancy...