What Would Should I Do?
In high school, we watched The Ernest Green Story. The bravery of the “Little Rock Nine,” students who were black enrolled in a previously all-white high school in 1957, was clear. But I was also struck by varied responses from white students. Many were hateful. Some were kind.
I remember asking: What would I have done?
Today, I know we can’t say for sure what any of us would do in any situation. But we can say what we should do. And every one of us should be the person who extends a friendly hand to everyone—especially those different from us and rejected by others.
This movie made me ask, “What would I have done?”
A People In Need
Around the time I watched that old made-for-TV movie, my aunt and cousins stopped by the Walmart where I worked after school. They said they were going to an abortion facility in Fort Wayne, IN the next day to pray for and offer help to women.
Now, I knew what abortion was. I knew it was wrong. But that night was the first time someone invited me to do something to help preborn people. I instantly knew what I should do.
I began spending many days praying outside that abortion facility on Webster Street in Fort Wayne. Still I didn’t yet see what I could do to advance this fight for human equality.
I was introduced to abortion outside this decrepit Fort Wayne, IN abortion facility.
Change is Possible
That changed one wintry day. My soon-to-be wife and I were invited to the Ohio State University for the Genocide Awareness Project, a pro-life outreach. In between gulps of warm Panera soup, we talked with pro-choice students stopping by the campus display. And for the first time, I saw change: pro-choice people becoming pro-life.
We knew we’d found our role in this movement.
As Vice President of Created Equal, I equip and mentor others to engage in effective pro-life outreach. Together, we stand in the public square talking with people who disagree with us. We believe all humans are equal. Many of them do not. We believe all humans are created by a loving God. Many of them do not.
These differences in worldview make conversation challenging but not impossible. Our team continues to see people change their minds—from pro-choice to pro-life.
Our first day of pro-life campus outreach.
Your Turn
I don’t know your story, but I know God can use you to help babies and their parents. Whatever your background or skill may be, there’s a place for you in this.
Contact us to find out more.
With training, anyone can defend preborn people.