August 2008 Newsletter
Back to Main Newsletters Page"Because of the Life Principles, three innocent human lives were saved!"
The comment above was shared with me by one of our national partners during a recent trip to Alabama. Last year we told you about a new program we developed to train women leaders in the Life Principles curriculum. Our goal was to reach powerful women who could actually take what they learned and initiate community-wide opportunities for pro-life education and activism.
So we partnered with Johnnette Benkovic, the internationally acclaimed founder and director of Women of Grace ministries and Living His Life Abundantly, Inc. Through her Women's Leadership Institute, we presented a full day of training to top women executives and community leaders.
Well, these women have been doing amazing things! For example, one Institute graduate was recently emboldened to step out and single-handedly start a "40-Days for Life" campaign in the Diocese of Rochester. These campaigns coordinate pro-life individuals to stand in front of abortion clinics all day and all night for 40 days, praying, and offering witness and assistance to the women who come to the clinics for abortions.
Our Life Principles graduate was so effective that she managed to fill the entire forty-day schedule with volunteers around the clock. Johnnette told me:
During the course of their witness, her group saved three innocent children and their mothers from abortion. This would not have happened without the skills and encouragement you provided at the Leadership Institute. Because of the Life Principles, three human lives were saved!
Needless to say, we've been invited back for another comprehensive Life Principles training at Johnnette's Women's Leadership Institute in Sacramento this September, and we'll be exploring new ways to expand the program to even more partnership organizations. There's no limit to what we can accomplish in the pro-life movement when we work together, empower good people with excellent skills and tools, and encourage one another with faith, hope, and love.
But you know that we need your financial help to do this work. We simply couldn't provide the training, materials, and resources we do if it weren't for your financial commitment to Healing the Culture and our pro-life mission.
In past letters, I laid out several different ways you can donate to our work. Many of our members and supporters have told us how useful this list has been, so I'm including it again, below. If you have special questions about any item, please don't hesitate to call us - we're glad to help! And remember that you can always donate ONLINE if you prefer the convenience of electronic gifting.
God bless you,
Camille Pauley
President
SIX WAYS TO SUPPORT HEALING THE CULTURE:
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- Donate online. You can use your credit card to make a gift on our secure website. You can also purchase a variety of pro-life products and materials online.
- Workplace Matching Gifts. Many businesses will match all or part of your gift to Healing the Culture to increase the power of your donation. To see if you can double your gift, check out our "Workplace Matching Gifts" page at: www.healingtheculture.com/support.
- Stocks and Securities. By donating stock to Healing the Culture, you can avoid paying capital gain tax on the appreciation, and still deduct the full fair market value of the stock at the time the gift was made. To make a gift of stock, follow the simple instructions on the "Stocks and Securities" page at: www.healingtheculture.com/support.
- Wills and Bequests. You can include Healing the Culture in your will. Follow the easy instructions on the "Wills and Bequests" page at: www.healingtheculture.com/support.
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