The Helpers of God's Precious Infants

Would you spend some time with the little babies in your own neighborhood
before they die? Maybe you'll even be able directly to save some lives,
maybe not. What's even more important, you'll be there. In a sense, it may
be a way to redeem the abandonment of Jesus by His apostles when they
refused to be with Him at His death-too often, we also refuse to be with
Jesus for fear of the Cross, do we not?

These little ones dying today are intricately connected with the sufferings
and death of our Savior. There is a bond here that must not be overlooked.
All the political action, educating, donation of funds, demonstrations,
alternative work, important and necessary as these are, do not make up for
an absence at the death scene. Thus, let me beg you to view your presence at
the killing center in your area as the place where God wants you to be.
Grab your rosary, pick up your Bible, bring your devotionals, and go out to
the Calvary not far from you-where Christ is being crucified today in your
midst . . .

. . . We may not be able to save their lives, but can we not plead on their
behalf? And should they die, as usually happens (God forgive us!), let us
lift up our hearts to God Almighty on their behalf. . . . It will be the
only human love they will know on this earth . . .  JOAN ANDREWS
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"Whatever you do to the least of my brothers, that you do unto me . . ."
                                                           JESUS CHRIST
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             Who are the  Helper's of God's Precious Infants?

The Helpers of God's Precious Infants are a group of people committed to
maintaining a loving and prayerful presence outside of the abortion mills
where God's children are put to death. We unite ourselves with these
victims, in solidarity with their pain, as they are put to death at this
modern-day Calvary. We pray in reparation for the injustice being performed
on their tiny bodies. Just as Mary and John lovingly stood and prayed
beneath Jesus' Cross as he died, we wish to remain with these children in
the hour that they are crucified.

We pray to obtain God's mercy for the abortionist and his staff who do the
killing. Our peaceful presence outside their mill is a reproach to the dirty
business they carry out inside. Some abortionists have stopped doing
abortions because of the pressure from groups picketing outside their
offices. Our prayerful witness outside the death center where he works tells
the abortionist, and his neighbors, that we refuse to recognize or accept
abortion as an appropriate or legitimate profession. The consciences of the
abortion mill staff will be disturbed by our presence there, making them
feel ashamed so that they can reform their lives and switch to a suitable
line of work, one that will contribute to society, not destroy it. Regular
people in normal jobs don't have to pass by a crowd of people praying every
time they go to their office. The workers at the abortion mill should feel
uncomfortable when they come to work. It should not be pleasant to get up in
the morning to come to destroy children. They should have to confront God
each time they start their day of business, because it is His precious
children they are attacking. The message of the Helpers of God's Precious
Infants to the abortionist and all who help him to kill God's children is
that, though we love them, we will never accept what they do.

We witness to those who pass by, praying that they will take notice of what
is going on and be provoked to take action against the killing in their
neighborhood. Many neighbors and businesses that surround the killing center
don't like having babies die right near where they live and work, but they
have resigned themselves to the fact that the evil is there and seemingly
cannot be prevented. When they see that something can be done, that it is
not necessary to tolerate this death camp in their midst, they will be
impelled to join us. We help the community to see that they, also, are
responsible for the deaths of these children, happening so close to where
they live. They have permitted it with their failure to rise up against the
evil.

We plead with our voices for the lives of the babies being carried by the
pregnant women who have scheduled appointments with the abortionist that
day. We ask each mother to change her mind. We reach out to her with the
love of Christ; we do not judge or condemn her for what she is planning to
do. We simply promise her support and assistance if she should change her
mind, and prayers for her healing and conversion if she should proceed with
the killing of her child.

Most of all we love the unborn children who will be brought there that day.
These children have been rejected by their parents, and are doomed to die.
The only human love they ever encounter in their short lives may be from
those of us standing outside.

Mother Teresa, in her home for the dying, has the mission of giving human
love to the poorest of the poor who are dying abandoned by all. She picks up
discarded people from the streets and cares for them, so that they will not
die without ever having experienced the love of Christ.

This is what the Helpers of God's Precious Infants do for the little ones in
the wombs of their mothers. We recognize them as our brothers and sisters,
welcoming them into the human family. We embrace them spiritually. We stand
with them when they die.

No one wants to be alone when they die. When our loved ones lie dying in
intensive-care units, we keep constant watch. Many prayers are said outside
of the dying person's room. Even Jesus did not want to be alone before He
died. He asked His apostles to watch with Him in prayer through the night.
Our loving presence for the children at their hour of death will comfort the
Heart of God, because they belong to Him.

                                How do we work?

There are three ways that we help God's Precious Infants:

(1) Prayer/Picketers

The prayer/picketers come to the abortion mill for an hour or more on any
morning that the babies are going to be killed. They carry on a most
important spiritual battle as they stand outside the mill. They pray in a
spirit of reparation, for their own sins, and the sin of abortion,
particularly the deaths that will occur while they stand outside that day.
They pray for women going in to the abortion mill, for the abortionist and
his staff, for the neighboring community, for the legislators, for the
religious leaders of the nation, and for all who, through indifference, do
nothing to try to stop abortion.   

The prayer/picketers provide spiritual and moral support for the sidewalk
counselors. They are essential. Before a mother is able to physically abort
her child, a "spiritual abortion" must take place within her heart. By the
time she arrives at the abortion mill, she will have already rejected her
child. This "spiritual abortion" must be overcome by spiritual means before
the mother can change her mind about the physical abortion. By their
sacrifice and prayer the prayer/picketers obtain the grace of God that is
needed to reverse the "spiritual abortion" while, at the same time, the
sidewalk counselors are working to prevent the physical abortion of the
child.

The prayer/picketers are also there to give a personal love to God's infants
who will die that day. Just as John the Baptist was able to leap for joy in
Elizabeth's womb because he was aware of the presence of the love of Jesus
and Mary (remember that it was at the sound of Mary's voice that he leapt in
his mother's womb), so also will the babies joyfully leap in their mothers'
wombs when they hear the voice of the prayer/picketers. They will know they
are loved.

(2) Sidewalk Counselors

The sidewalk counselors are the ones who approach the woman going in to have
the abortion and ask her to reconsider her decision. It is surprising that
the woman often has not been given much factual information about what
happens in an abortion. The sidewalk counselors educate her about the baby's
biological development in her womb, and help her to understand the exact
manner in which the abortion will kill her child. They will also warn her of
the physical harm the abortion may cause to her own body. The woman will be
provided with literature telling of all the help available-financial,
medical, and spiritual. The sidewalk counselors will also talk to the father
of the baby. If the woman decides to go to see the abortionist anyway, she
will be reminded that the Helpers of God's Precious Infants will pray for
her and be outside waiting if she, like others before her, changes her mind
and comes back out again.

(3) Spiritual Supporters

There are some people who want to be present at the abortion mill but are
physically unable to come. These spiritual supporters are present with the
Helpers of God's Precious Infants in spirit. They contribute prayers and
sacrifices made during the week, and offer it up for the work of the
Helpers.

Some of the spiritual supporters are small children who are still in school.
They make small sacrifices, such as giving up one night of television. They
pray the prayer card of the Precious Infants for the work of those who go
out to the places where the babies are being killed.

Other spiritual supporters are "shut-ins" or terminally ill patients in
hospitals, who offer their sufferings and the pains of their condition to
God for the purposes and intentions of the Helpers. Also, there will be
religious communities, called to a life of contemplation and prayer,
providing powerful spiritual backup for the work.

                            What will we accomplish ?

Our purpose is to be faithful and pleasing to God, and we hope that this
will save the physical lives of God's precious infants through the spiritual
conversion of their mothers.

We also hope for ourselves to become closer to God through experiencing the
mystery of His Cross. We will deny ourselves comfort in the morning, and go
find out what Calvary is like. We will more clearly realize Christ's
personal love for each one of us, and will know the joy of having responded
to His call.

We will learn to pray, offer penances, and leave the results up to God. We
will see that it is God's power and love which will overcome the evil of
abortion and soften the hearts of those who participate.
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For more information please write:

THE HELPERS OF GOD'S
PRECIOUS INFANTS
P.O. Box 1515, Corona Elmhurst Station
Elmhurst, NY 11373
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Compliments of:

American Life League, Inc.
P.O. Box 1350
Stafford, VA 22555
(703)659-4171
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