Right to Life of Southwest Indiana Hosts Prayer Vigil

Right to Life of Southwest Indiana Hosts Prayer Vigil

Right to Life of Southwest Indiana (RTLSWIN) is sponsoring the 40 Days for Life Fall Campaign with its Prayer Vigil Kickoff tonight at 6:00 p.m. at Reitz Memorial High School with Bishop Siegel opening in prayer.  Prayer partners will walk from the school to Planned Parenthood with the event concluding with prayer led by Pastor Steven Claspell.

40 Days for Life Fall Campaign is an internationally coordinated campaign that aims to end abortion locally through prayer and fasting, community outreach and a peaceful all-day vigil in front of abortion businesses.  The Fall Campaign will commence on Wednesday, September 22 and end on Sunday, October 31, 2021 with prayer partners standing and/or walking in front of Planned Parenthood on Weinbach Avenue in Evansville.  This site is chosen because even though the local Planned Parenthood office does not perform abortions, it does refer moms facing unplanned pregnancies to its other sites. Planned Parenthood is the largest committer of abortions and kills more than 350,000 unborn children every year. Recently 40 Days for Life announced an extension of its Fall and Spring Campaigns where walkers will be invited to pray every Wednesday.

“Unlike other demonstrations, Right to Life of Southwest Indiana participates in 40 Days for Life as a symbol of peace and hope for women facing incredible decisions and pressure from the abortion industry,” said Mary Ellen Van Dyke, Executive Director of Right to Life of Southwest Indiana.  “Our presence communicates that there is a pro-life community that cares about them and the life that is within them and, that there are other options other than abortion.”