{"id":296618,"date":"2023-08-17T06:36:22","date_gmt":"2023-08-17T11:36:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.liveaction.org\/news\/?p=296618"},"modified":"2023-08-25T20:08:58","modified_gmt":"2023-08-26T01:08:58","slug":"shocked-abortion-entrepreneur-ministry-saved-hundreds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/shocked-abortion-entrepreneur-ministry-saved-hundreds\/","title":{"rendered":"Shocked by abortion in his city, this entrepreneur started a ministry that’s saved hundreds of lives"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Justin Reeder was just 20 years old when he founded his business. Little did he know at the time that almost two decades later, his business acumen would be instrumental in launching a national pro-life ministry. Reeder was calling on a client in Charlotte, North Carolina, when he learned of a nearby inconspicuous building operating as an abortion business.<\/span><\/p>\n

Reeder told Live Action News, \u201cI was invited to go to visit which was known as the largest abortion clinic in Charlotte located just down the street from one of my biggest customers. I had no idea it was there, and I was stunned at what I saw.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

As he stood on the sidewalk, Reeder noticed visibly pregnant women go inside \u2014 and for Reeder, the abortion issue suddenly became real and personal.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cOn that day, I think about 30 people walked through those doors,\u201d Reeder said. \u201cMy heart just broke for all the people affected by the inhumanity of abortion. I felt convicted to do something to raise awareness of this atrocity.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

He spoke with the sidewalk counselors about bringing pastors to the abortion center to allow them to experience firsthand the tragedy occurring in their community. <\/span>Reeder said, \u201cChurches typically don\u2019t want to get involved. There\u2019s much apathy from spiritual leaders. I wanted to find a way to change that.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

He returned to the office and shared the troubling details of that day with his staff. Then, he started bringing other business leaders to the facility so they, too, could get a glimpse into the horrors of abortion.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cAfterward, I got involved in some pro-life work, but had no clarity yet on what I was going to do to affect change on a larger scale,\u201d Reeder said.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Amid prayer and fasting, Reeder traveled to Central America to help build a business there.<\/span> \u201cIt was during that time that I heard God tell me, \u2018I called you to be a voice for the voiceless.\u2019 I knew the Lord was stirring something deep within me,\u201d Reeder said.<\/span><\/p>\n