{"id":86598,"date":"2016-01-29T13:27:20","date_gmt":"2016-01-29T18:27:20","guid":{"rendered":"\/news\/?p=86598"},"modified":"2016-01-29T13:28:38","modified_gmt":"2016-01-29T18:28:38","slug":"when-one-pro-life-student-gave-me-hope-for-an-entire-generation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/when-one-pro-life-student-gave-me-hope-for-an-entire-generation\/","title":{"rendered":"When one pro-life student gave me hope for an entire generation"},"content":{"rendered":"
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On Jan 23rd, the day after the anniversary of Roe v. Wade<\/em>, I was scheduled to speak at the Students for Life National conference in D.C.<\/a> The following day I\u00a0was to speak at the\u00a0Students for Life Conference in San Francisco. Students for Life is the nation\u2019s largest youth pro-life organization with over 700 clubs at high schools and college campuses. I was honored to be presenting with Secular Pro-Life\u2019s President Kelsey Hazzard. Kelsey was going to speak about the most effective way to reach secular students with the pro-life message, and I was going to talk about reaching students of color with the truth about abortion.<\/p>\n

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In addition to sharing a message, Kelsey and I were going to receive an award. Students for Life gives a \u2018Defender of Life\u2019 award yearly to a person who\u00a0consistently fights\u00a0for the lives of the preborn. Since this year was their 10th conference they decided to pick 10 millennials to receive the award. I was shocked to discover I was chosen along with my pro-life heroes: Abby Johnson, Lila Rose, David Daleiden and others.<\/p>\n

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Right\u00a0before the event arrived, seemingly out of nowhere, the historic blizzard Storm Jonas came on the scene. To my dismay, Jonas was headed straight for Washington, D.C. In mere moments, my plans were demolished under the storm\u2019s icy winds and pounding snow. The D.C. Students for Life event was cancelled for safety reasons. Although it was devastating, I knew it was a wise decision by the SFL leadership. My flight to San Francisco was also canceled. Thankfully some speakers like Lila Rose and David Daleiden\u00a0made it to\u00a0San Fran, but Kelsey and I\u00a0could not.<\/p>\n

\"cancel\"<\/p>\n

To say I was disappointed would be an understatement. As I sat with my husband over the weekend I uttered a pathetic statement: “I think I missed God.” In my mind I wrestled with how I could have made it to San Fran. What if I gathered funds and bought new plane tickets at that outrageously high price?<\/em> I wondered. The thoughts rolled around in my mind, discouraging me. I\u00a0felt I had tried my best\u00a0to make it work and it seemed my best wasn\u2019t good enough.<\/p>\n

Even though I was sad, I decided to make the most of it. I was able to Skype in and teach students who were stuck in D.C. because of the blizzard. I also watched the San Francisco\u00a0conference on LiveStream.<\/p>\n

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