I just joined the new Nashville chapter of Bound4Life and couldn't resist sharing the e-mail I got today. I'd love to have you join me! Here is the e-mail from Gloria Greenman, who started the Nashville chapter along with Mark Woodward:
Bound 4 Life is a grassroots prayer mobilization movement targeting the ending of abortion, the rising up of a massive adoption movement, and reformation of government and society through spiritual awakening! Basically, it's a bunch of people who are passionate about seeing abortion end in this nation and seeing God pour out revival and an awesome adoption movement, getting together and crying out to God for these things.
Some of you may have seen pictures of, or experienced at The Call, people with red tape that has LIFE written on it over their mouths. The LIFE tape is worn during meetings that are called Silent Sieges. A Silent Siege is just this- wall of people standing in the gap with intercession for our nation. During a Silent Siege LIFE tape is worn over the mouth of those people who are standing on behalf of the nation and the unborn and silently interceding for mercy, the end of abortion, the increase in adoption, and revival. When LIFE tape being placed over the mouth is a physical action taken to identify with the screams of the unborn and those who have no voice. The sieges are not a protest but a silent prayer meeting. It is making an appeal to the Judge of the whole earth and asking Him for speedy justice to be released. It is an exciting time of being spiritually proactive in this fight!
The other side of Bound 4 Life is corporate prayer meetings at which people will come together to pray, worship and cry out for revival and the end of abortion. These times can be intense and God is sure to show up in amazing ways!
Both Mark Woodward and I [Gloria Greenman] have an intense passion for Bound 4 Life and have started a chapter here in Nashville. We also desire to find a way to mobilize people in a compassionate movement that connects those involved in abortion with ministries that provide other alternatives and the unconditional, loving heart of God. The Nashville chapter is still fairly young and we are looking for people who have a desire to join this awesome history changing movement! If you want to know more and/or be on the e-mailing list for events and prayer meetings please contact me at gideoncompanynashville@gmail.com or 615-775-0033.
There is a huge nation wide event coming up on Saturday, April 26, called The Mercy Seat. The heart of this Bound 4 Life event is that there would be as many people at as many supreme courts across the nation silently sieging at the same time on the same day. It will take place from 9am-4pm on the 26th. This means that for 8 hours thousands of people will be standing in the gap for our nation. Bound 4 Life's hope is that there would be 10,000 gathered across the nation fasting and praying on this day. The numbers are slowly but surely growing. The heart of The Mercy Seat is that people would cry out for mercy on our nation over the blood guilt of 50,000,000 babies that have been aborted since 1973. Someone had a vision in which there was a 3rd seat on the supreme court and it was the Mercy Seat of heaven! People will be crying out for the blood of Jesus to cover the sins of this nation with mercy. All who are gathered will be crying out for the ending of abortion, the rising of an adoption movement to take its place, and an outpouring of revival and change in this nation.
Right now we are currently in the beginnings of a 21 day fast that started on April 5th. We are praying for open doors for new amendments that are being processed in South Dakota and Colorado that will change abortion in those states, we are praying about The Mercy Seat, and that God would move peoples hearts to join this awesome rising army of passionate intercessors.
Here in Nashville, specifically, we are asking God for strategy on how to get the word out about our new Bound 4 Life chapter and that God would align us with the right people who want to partner with us and open doors as we move forward. Also, we are in process of looking for more of a neutral and central location other than my home which is south of Nashville. Also, we have recently found out that The Mercy Seat is happening on the same day as the Music City Marathon here in Nashville which means there will be thousands of people already downtown to witness what God is doing at the supreme court! We are asking that God would move on people's hearts as they pass by and that He would pour himself out in a mighty way!
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Gloria Greenman
Nashville Bound 4 Life
615-775-0033
gideoncompanynashville@gmail.com
bound4life.com
Bound 4 Life is a grassroots prayer mobilization movement targeting the ending of abortion, the rising up of a massive adoption movement, and reformation of government and society through spiritual awakening! Basically, it's a bunch of people who are passionate about seeing abortion end in this nation and seeing God pour out revival and an awesome adoption movement, getting together and crying out to God for these things.
Some of you may have seen pictures of, or experienced at The Call, people with red tape that has LIFE written on it over their mouths. The LIFE tape is worn during meetings that are called Silent Sieges. A Silent Siege is just this- wall of people standing in the gap with intercession for our nation. During a Silent Siege LIFE tape is worn over the mouth of those people who are standing on behalf of the nation and the unborn and silently interceding for mercy, the end of abortion, the increase in adoption, and revival. When LIFE tape being placed over the mouth is a physical action taken to identify with the screams of the unborn and those who have no voice. The sieges are not a protest but a silent prayer meeting. It is making an appeal to the Judge of the whole earth and asking Him for speedy justice to be released. It is an exciting time of being spiritually proactive in this fight!
The other side of Bound 4 Life is corporate prayer meetings at which people will come together to pray, worship and cry out for revival and the end of abortion. These times can be intense and God is sure to show up in amazing ways!
Both Mark Woodward and I [Gloria Greenman] have an intense passion for Bound 4 Life and have started a chapter here in Nashville. We also desire to find a way to mobilize people in a compassionate movement that connects those involved in abortion with ministries that provide other alternatives and the unconditional, loving heart of God. The Nashville chapter is still fairly young and we are looking for people who have a desire to join this awesome history changing movement! If you want to know more and/or be on the e-mailing list for events and prayer meetings please contact me at gideoncompanynashville@gmail.com or 615-775-0033.
There is a huge nation wide event coming up on Saturday, April 26, called The Mercy Seat. The heart of this Bound 4 Life event is that there would be as many people at as many supreme courts across the nation silently sieging at the same time on the same day. It will take place from 9am-4pm on the 26th. This means that for 8 hours thousands of people will be standing in the gap for our nation. Bound 4 Life's hope is that there would be 10,000 gathered across the nation fasting and praying on this day. The numbers are slowly but surely growing. The heart of The Mercy Seat is that people would cry out for mercy on our nation over the blood guilt of 50,000,000 babies that have been aborted since 1973. Someone had a vision in which there was a 3rd seat on the supreme court and it was the Mercy Seat of heaven! People will be crying out for the blood of Jesus to cover the sins of this nation with mercy. All who are gathered will be crying out for the ending of abortion, the rising of an adoption movement to take its place, and an outpouring of revival and change in this nation.
Right now we are currently in the beginnings of a 21 day fast that started on April 5th. We are praying for open doors for new amendments that are being processed in South Dakota and Colorado that will change abortion in those states, we are praying about The Mercy Seat, and that God would move peoples hearts to join this awesome rising army of passionate intercessors.
Here in Nashville, specifically, we are asking God for strategy on how to get the word out about our new Bound 4 Life chapter and that God would align us with the right people who want to partner with us and open doors as we move forward. Also, we are in process of looking for more of a neutral and central location other than my home which is south of Nashville. Also, we have recently found out that The Mercy Seat is happening on the same day as the Music City Marathon here in Nashville which means there will be thousands of people already downtown to witness what God is doing at the supreme court! We are asking that God would move on people's hearts as they pass by and that He would pour himself out in a mighty way!
--
Gloria Greenman
Nashville Bound 4 Life
615-775-0033
gideoncompanynashville@gmail.com
bound4life.com
2 comments:
i so admire your passion and dedication. even though we only see each other in passing, I am thankful to hear your heart here.
I have only recently heard about this movement and while I agree wholeheartedly that abortion is wrong, there are a couple of things that concern me. It seems like we conservative Christians are very vocal about ending abortion from a legislative standpoint and it seems that oftentimes the life of the child is separated from the context of the life of the mother. The mother considering abortion becomes the enemy, when she is often-times making a very difficult decision with limited resourcs. I think the only real way we can reduce abortions is to actually love women carrying babies. Christian parents are still sending their pregnant daughters to maternity homes. Christian girls who are pregnant and unmarried are still shamed, scorned, and blamed. I think that RELATIONSHIP and loving women is how we reduce abortions.
Many evangelical Christians think that adoption is the solution to abortion, but I strongly disagree. Placing a child for adoption is a loss that affects a woman for a life-time. I, for one, cannot advocate for more of that loss occuring. Babies placed for adoption are not unwanted babies, so the solution "just adopt" isn't actually a realistic option. Placing a child is not an experience that you "bounce back" from.
Anyway, this is long, but my opinion is that while legislation against adoption is relevant, empowering women to health and wholeness is the greater answer.
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