Saturday, January 29, 2022

Walking for Life...with Friends

Now in trying to name the dear friends we saw today at the Walk for Life in Lincoln, there's clearly a problem. And that's because of the mask mandate applicable to the Capitol City, we probably saw a lot of old friends without really knowing who they were! Nevertheless, I'll give it a try.

 First of all, the Vital Signs Board members present included Quint (and Carol) Coppi, John Malek, Patrick Osborne, Keith (and Carol) Moran, Allen (and Cindy) Nelson, Karla Struble, and Mary Roberts (and daughter McKayla). And from our church (Grace Bible Church) there was Stephen Goodspeed, Chester & Amy Davis and their 5 kids, and our pastor Dan Hauge.

Others? Well, among the Nebraska pro-life leaders there was Chuck Conrad, Barb McPhillips, Julie Lostroh, and Nebraska Right to Life President, Sandy Danek. 

But that's just scratching the surface. There was Ruth Denzler, Coach Ron Brown, Elaine Olson (and daughter Karis), Pastor Steve Stout, Jeff and Pat James, Keith & Barb Huizenga, Doreen Wagenaar, Pat & Carol Eberly, Ken Filbert, Joe & Louis Ferrante, Bob Bjorklund, Suzanne Gage, Steve & Debbie Wiemeyer, and probably a truckload more that I can't remember offhand.

And what a crowd -- easily one of the biggest ever. 

The political leaders present were many and most of them had stirring remarks to deliver to the crowd. The guest speaker, actress Ashley Bratcher, was outstanding. And the numbers coming by the Vital Signs booth to chat awhile and take away free copies of terrific pro-life material -- well, that was great.

Thank you, Nebraska Right to Life and pro-life champions from around the state for making the 2022 Walk for Life such a winsome, prayerful, and effective statement for the sanctity of human life.

And yes, if you would like to hear the speeches (and I especially recommend Ashely's talk given at the UNL Student Union), please check out the videos uploaded onto the Nebraska Right to Life Facebook page.