Changed Lives 
Feature Article 
– February 2005

Choose Life 2005

On Monday, January 24, fifteen OBC congregants participated in the 32nd Annual March for Life in Washington D.C. We joined with more than 100,000 pro-life marchers from across the United States. We heard from pro-life leaders in the House and Senate as well as an encouraging message by President Bush.

Read some comments from participants in the march below:

I have always been pro Life. I believe all life is sacred and every child has the right to live. Roe v. Wade was a tragic day in 1973. To take God's will out and put in the hands of sinful man was truly a sad day for America. So when I saw in the bulletin that the annual March for Life was going to happen in DC, I decided that I wanted to do more than just watch it on the 6 o'clock news. I wanted to show my support in a tangible way. I'm glad I went. Walking with all those other marchers showed me how wrong abortion is. Some people carried signs that talked about how abortion is murder and killing babies is wrong. Other people held up pictures of aborted babies. Still others sang.  There was much praying throughout the day. The sign that touched me the most was the sign that said, "Your Mom chose Life."

Through OBC I have also gotten involved with CareNet, a Pro life organization focused on helping mothers who are considering abortion. They have done wonderful things to provide alternatives to abortion. They, like myself, believe that God is the Creator of all life.
—Laura Clark

At OBC, we rejoice in recent rollbacks on abortion rights, such as the ban on partial-birth abortions, and look forward to the day when the scourge of Roe v Wade, which has resulted in the slaughter of 46 million pre-born Americans since its passage in 1973, is overturned.