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Blogged from 40 Days For Life:

Unexpected joy arrived one evening at the 40 Days for Life vigil outside the Planned Parenthood location in Sioux City, Iowa as people gathered to pray.

A bus from Michigan broke down at the fast food restaurant right across the street. The bus was carrying a Christian drama team — including 13 children with disabilities. The assistant director saw the vigil across the street, so he walked over and started asking questions.

Stormy, one of the vigil participants, had a bunch of questions for him as well. When she found out who they were and what they did, she asked if they would put on a play — right then and there.

“They did! Right there, facing Planned Parenthood, these special kids and friends re-enacted the Passion of Christ,” Mary reports. “The young man who portrayed Jesus had Down syndrome. He stretched out his arms and ‘hung on the cross.’ ”

The assistant director said he cries every time he watches the kids do this play. “It might have something to do with the actor playing Jesus,” she said, “who gets so emotional that he can’t stop crying.”

Before they left from their home town of Holland, Michigan, their principal had told them that he didn’t know when or where, but he just had a feeling they would hold one additional performance at a time and place that was not listed on their original schedule.

“We are sure glad it was here,” said Mary. “They were terrific and they were so pleased to perform for people who respect all life. Their replacement bus arrived just after the kids were able to receive lots of applause and thanks and a 40 Days for Life
bracelet.”

The death of the innocent Lord and Savior — staged in front of Planned Parenthood, an organization responsible for ending hundreds of thousands of innocent lives every year; performed by special needs children, upon whom the abortion industry has declared open season — how powerful!

There is indeed joy. And there is indeed hope.