NORTH TONAWANDA — Former Planned Parenthood manager Ramona Trevino, the director of outreach of the peaceful, prayerful, effective 40 Days for Life project, will tell the story of this groundbreaking effort in North Tonawanda on March 12. Trevino will be speaking at St. Matthew’s Lutheran Church 875 Eggert Drive, North Tonawanda at 7 p.m.
“People in North Tonawanda and Niagara Falls have made extraordinary sacrifices to expose the abortion industry and to protect pre-born children and their mothers from abortion,” Trevino said. “I’m honored to be able to join these folks in prayer. Their efforts illustrate why we’re seeing historic changes – more mothers choosing life, more abortion workers experiencing conversions and leaving the abortion industry, and more abortion centers closing their doors for good.”
“We are tremendously pleased that Ramona will be here to support our 40 Days for Life effort,” said Kristen Jorg, spokesperson for the local 40 Days for Life campaign in North Tonawanda. “She’s an energetic, enthusiastic speaker, and we know she will be an inspiration.”
Trevino previously managed a Planned Parenthood abortion referral facility in Sherman, Texas, until 2011, when God used the prayers and public witness of a 40 Days for Life campaign to move her to leave her job and reclaim her walk with Christ. Ramona’s resignation from Planned Parenthood resulted in her former center going out of business. Ramona is a wife, mother, and grandmother. She is the author of “Redeemed by Grace: A Catholic Woman’s Journey to Planned Parenthood and Back.”
North Tonawanda and Niagara Falls are among the hundreds of communities around the world conducting simultaneous 40 Days for Life campaigns from Feb. 14 to March 24.
40 Days for Life is an intensive campaign that focuses on 40 days of prayer and fasting for an end to abortion, peaceful vigil at abortion facilities, and grassroots educational outreach. Since 40 Days for Life began, over 24,224 mothers have chosen life for their children; more than 256 abortion workers have quit their jobs; and over 148 abortion centers where 40 Days for Life vigils have been held have gone out of business.
Here is how to take part in 40 Days for Life in Western New York:
Vigil location: Planned Parenthood, 15 Webster St., North Tonawanda,
Leader Contact: Kristen Jorg, 231-286-8685, kjmichigoose@aol.com
Vigil location: Planned Parenthood, 750 Portage Road, Niagara Falls
Leader Contact: Pastor Bill Ruminas, 585-480-2034, 40dayspastorbill@gmail.com
The 2024 Lenten Vigil takes place Wednesday, Feb. 14 to Sunday, March 24
Sign up online at 40daysforlife.com.
To learn more about 40 Days for Life, visit 40daysforlife.com. For information about the North Tonawanda and Niagara Falls campaigns, visit 40daysforlife to RSVP or for more information, please contact Kristen Jorg at kjmichigoose@aol.com or 231-286-8685.