Legal Issue's w/ PPE

Brothers and Sisters in Christ,

We have hit a bump in the road in relation to the prayer vigil at the
Planned Parenthood in McKinney. Planned Parenthood has gotten a legal 'power of attorney' document from the owner/manager of the strip center that prohibits us from being on the property for the purpose of prayer and Christian outreach. We do not know the owners name or what information he was given by PP in order for him to resort to this action.
For the time being, in order to abide by the law, we must now stand in the public right of way (on Eldorado). There are some draw backs to this position : of course, we now will not have limited contact with the PPE clients. Our efforts were obviously significant in order for them to go to the legal expense and effort to get this "limited power of attorney" from the land owner. The PPE has also cut their Saturday hours nearly in HALF. They are now closing at 2 PM !!!!
There are also positives - We can now draw more attention to the public witness. Our 'mission' has always been to PRAY the PPE out of McKinney, and to pray for an end to abortion. We could have chosen to pray anywhere, however we were called to pray at the location and hoped to be able to share the loving message of Jesus Christ. I stand firm in the belief that we are where we are supposed to be. I do think we have some changes to make now that we have been pushed back to Eldorado. One of my suggestions is that we might want to have signs to show what we are doing. Signs that say things like “Praying for LIFE” or “praying to end abortion”. I know this intimidates some people - and it will not be 'required', however I have also heard from many people who are up for the challenge. The ladies from Rheas Mill were on Eldorado this Monday - and several people stopped by asking to get involved!!! One even brought water!!!! This move may have been God's hand leading us where He wants us!!!

There are a few specific areas I would like to ask you to pray for:

o What is the best way to focus our efforts to accomplish our goal of pushing PP out of McKinney? We already know that PP is 'testing the waters' here in McKinney and wish to someday have an actual abortion clinic here in our town - if the community accepts them. We must send a strong message that we do not want this evil entity in our home town.
o Where do we go from here? Today the national 40 Days for Life organization is allowing communities to register to participate in the upcoming fall 40 DFL campaign. I have been part of the previous 2 vigils in Dallas - and I know this is a worthy place to spend our time, treasure, and talents. I believe McKinney should be in active in this fall campaign, and I believe a vigil should be help at the Planned Parenthood Express. There are several aspects to this type of vigil a) The cost is $197.00 - and we would have to have donations to cover that expense. b) we need a dedicated core group of volunteers to help organize it c) we might need to fundraise a little bit to get signs, etc….The deadline to register is July 29th. Please visit the website for more information www.40daysforlife.com and let me know if you are called to help with this effort.
o City wide outreach: Outreach is an aspect of the 40 DFL vigil, and should we choose to participate I have some ideas of a citywide outreach to businesses.
o Businesses near the PPE. Please pray for them and that Christ blesses them for allowing us to be on their property!!! Aside from praying for them, please patronize them whenever possible!! Ladies, most of us love a good pedicure - why not stop in there for one and tell them THANK you for their kindness!!!! Men, the nail salon gift certificates are a great gift!!!!

We only have a few days more left of public witness during this vigil, lets rally and finish off with awesome numbers of people praying!!! We still need help on these days:
Friday, July 18 from 1:30 - 5 PM at PPE (on Eldorado, of course)
Tuesday July 22 Noon - 7 PM

Thank you all - each and every one of you for you



God Bless,

Melaine Gutierrez
214.385.6823 cell
“100% Pro-life, Without Exception, Without Compromise, Without Apology.”

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