More than a building was demolished

Yesterday, my dear friend and sister in Christ, Julie Dumois, and I made a visit to the former Planned Parenthood location on Tampa Avenue in Orlando, FL. We have both done our share of praying on the sidewalk at this location over the years when the building was standing.   I can remember one of the first times I went to pray at this location, about 9 years ago, I happened to be there on a day when the Stericycle truck arrived.  Barrel after barrel was loaded into the back of the truck. Barrels filled with the bodies of murdered babies.   What a reality check.

We had heard the bulldozer had done its job of ripping apart the construct of the building and felt compelled to go there, pray for the babies murdered there and to sprinkle Holy Water on the foundation and underlying dirt.  When we arrived, we thought about hanging in the parking lot and doing our prayer there, but decided to walk around, onto the foundation of the old building.  Instantly, we both felt as if we would vomit, and both of us were lightheaded.  We started with a prayer for aborted children, composed by Jim Harrison.    The tears were abundant throughout this prayer – just thinking about what had been demolished at this location of the last 20 years or so.

We followed by praying the Divine Mercy, in a not so quiet way. The more we prayed, the better we felt.  We walked the foundation, sprinkling Holy Water on the ground and I remembered that I had a Miraculous Medal in my wallet (I actually carry a lot of them). Julie found a deep hole that went into the ground, and I placed the medal there.  Last was prayer to St. Michael the Archangel.

While I don’t have an exact number of how many innocent lives were lost at this location, over 150,000 surgical abortions have been done in Orange County FL since 1999. I can promise you that there was not one single mammogram done in this building.  There is not a single Planned Parenthood in the USA that is licensed to do mammograms. You can find this information online through state and federal licensing agencies.  I can also promise you that not one mother saw the ultrasound of her living baby before that innocent life was taken.   Because the truth is that when mom sees her child in the warmth and safety of the womb, her heart and mind are changed.

Throughout the last 20 years, hardly a day would go by when you did not see people praying on the sidewalk, offering help and hope to the women walking in. Dedicated, loving people who sacrificed lunch hours, weekends, and stood in 95+ degree heat without complaint. You know who you are, and thank God for you.

For those of you who want to know about the image of Jesus, holding the bodies of aborted babies, this is what abortion is.  Return To Sender.   The artist is Denise Fisher and she has some beautiful works. She created this piece of art after New York State decided that babies could be killed up to 9 months, – and maybe even after.

Let us keep praying for those who are so desperate that they see no other option.