Join Your Neighbors with the Coalition for Life.
How can I get involved?
There are a couple different way you can get involved in the fight agaist abortion here in San Antonio. You can become a stand and pray volunteer and/or a sidewalk counselor.
What is a stand and pray volunteer?
A stand and pray volunteer is a prayer warrior who signs up for a time (usually one hour) each week to come out the the Planned Parenthood clinic and pray. All you have to do is pray in the way you are most comfortable. You don't have to bring anything but yourself! If you would like to hold a sign we will have one available for you.
What is a sidewalk counselor?
A sidewalk counselor is a very important part of the pro-life movement. The job of a sidewalk counselor is to speak to the women entering the clinic on both abortion days and non abortion days.
On abortion days the sidewalk counselor is someone who lovingly speaks to the men and women going in for an abortion. They offer help and alternatives to abortion. They are always calm and they peacefully will speak to the mothers to try to help them and their unborn children. A sidewalk counselor is, literally, an unborn babies last chance of survival. Needless to say, they are the hero's of the pro-life movement. A sidewalk counselor, on abortion days, will also be there to minister to the women leaving the clinic after having an abortion. They need as much love and support as the pre abortive woman. They will now face a difficult road with possibilities of Post Abortive Syndrome, depression and destructive behavior. The sidewalk counselor is there to lovingly offer them resources for healing and forgiveness.
On non abortion days a sidewalk counselor is just as important. They are there to expose the dangers of birth control and offer health facility alternatives to Planned Parenthood. They are also the first line of defense for those women who may be considering abortion. A sidewalk counselor will be there to offer help for anything a women considering abortion may need.
How do I become a sidewalk counselor?
To become a sidewalk counselor you must complete a FREE 2 hour training course. In the course you will be taught how to speak to the women and men entering the clinic. You will learn what to say to the mothers entering for an abortion and what to do in different situations. We will provide you will all the brochures and supplies you need to become a sidewalk counselor- all you need to do is sign up to be trained! For more information about the next training session please contact our sidewalk counselor trainer Cathy Nix by e-mail at cathy@sacfl.org.
How do I become a stand and pray volunteer?
To become a stand and pray volunteer you must sign a statement of peace. The statement of peace simply says that you, as a volunteer with the San Antonio Coalition for Life, agree to abide by any and all laws, to be peaceful and prayerful at all times and to never yell or speak harshly to any abortion clinic staff or customers. Our goal is to peacefully and prayerfully end abortion in San Antonio.
