The pro-life campaign, 40 Days for Life, will be holding a peaceful public witness outside the Edinburgh Royal Infirmary in Little France from 8am to 8pm, 1 March to 9 April 2017, to pray for an end to abortion. To volunteer or to find out more contact local organiser, Patricia Maclennan, at pnmaclennan@yahoo.co.uk. All participants are asked to sign a statement of peace in which they pledge to conduct themselves in a Christ-like manner.
Sign up for Vigil hours: https://40daysforlife.com/local-campaigns/edinburgh/
Vision and Mission:
The mission of the campaign is to bring together the body of Christ in a spirit of unity during a focused 40 day campaign of prayer, fasting, and peaceful activism, with the purpose of repentance, to seek God`s favour to turn hearts and minds from a culture of death to a culture of life, thus bringing an end to abortion.
40daysforlife.com/(edinburgh)
Campaign Components:
One of the strengths of 40 Days for Life is its simplicity. The campaign is made up of three key components:
- Prayer and fasting: inviting people of faith throughout our city and across the country to join together for 40 days of fervent prayer and fasting for an end to abortion
- Peaceful Vigil: standing for life through a 40-day peaceful public witness outside the local (insert nformation about abortionfacility or Planned Parenthood)
- Community Outreach: taking a positive, upbeat pro-life message to every comer of our city through media efforts, church and school outreach, petition drives, and public visibility.