| 1. |
Pray. |
| 2. |
Become educated. |
| 3. |
Educate others. |
| 4. |
Ask your pastor to preach on
the sanctity of life and other related topics. |
| 5. |
Organize others of like
concern. |
| 6. |
Get involved. |
| 7. |
Ask your doctor's opinion on
abortion -- tell him or her about your convictions. |
| 8. |
Learn who your state and
national senators and representatives are. Learn their voting records on abortion and
family issues. |
| 9. |
Write your senators and
representatives, asking them to initiate or support legislation on life issues. One letter
is worth thousands of opinions. |
| 10. |
Write a letter to the editor
of your local newspaper. (Know your facts. Be courteous.) |
| 11. |
Become involved in or start
a Pregnancy Care Center. The director will train you.
The Needs include:
- Volunteer counselors (18 hours of training
is available from the NAMB's Alternatives for Life Ministries)
- Advocates for the mothers
- Advisors with expertise in related fields
- Professionals: physicians, nurses, lawyers
- Services: maintenance helpers, printers,
advertisers, public relations
- Office space, equipment, supplies
- Maternity clothes: new and good used
- Baby furniture
- Prenatal vitamins
- Childbirth coaches
- Breast feeding information
- Financial assistance: groceries, housing
- Job training for clients
- Resources such as books, films, brochures
- Information on finishing high school
education/GED
- Opportunities for further training
|
| 12. |
Ask churches to provide:
- Facilities for meetings, banquets, support
groups
- A yearly banquet for staff and volunteers
- Parenting classes
- Child care for counselors' children or
children of single parents
- Climate of welcome and caring
- Bible studies
- "Adoption" of an unwed mother;
give her a baby shower
- Forgiveness
- Support groups for unwed parent(s), parents
of the unwed, or postabortal women
|
| 13. |
Get testimonies of people
who were adopted; get testimonies of people who have adopted. |
| 14. |
Ask business leaders to:
- Talk to key business people about support,
equipment, facilities, jobs
- Provide civic club exposure and support
- Provide speaker's bureau personnel
|
| 15. |
Provide public, school, and
church libraries with the best books available on related subjects. |
| 16. |
Expose school administers to
sex education material teaching chastity (True Love Waits) or "Sex Respect"
curriculum). |
| 17. |
If Planned Parenthood is in
your local school system, ask for equal time to present your viewpoint. |
| 18. |
Run for a position on the
school board. |
| 19. |
Provide every pastor with
related books for his library. |
| 20. |
Provide a billboard. |
| 21. |
Put an ad in the local
newspaper. |
| 22. |
Give away pamphlets (samples
available from the North American Mission Board's Alternatives for Life Ministries'
office). |
| 23. |
Keep informed on family
issues. |
| 24. |
Keep your church informed on
family issues. |
