Here are the first steps you can take to help 40 Days for Life make a lifesaving impact here in our community:
1. Pray
The most important thing anyone can do to ensure the success of 40 Days for Life is pray. Each day between now and the end of the campaign, please take time to pray for the nationwide effort, and for the efforts here in our city.
2. Sign up for prayer requests and updates
To learn more about 40 Days for Life and get prayer requests and breaking news about this effort, sign up today using the form on the top right of this page.
3. Spread the word
The success of 40 Days for Life depends on the most powerful form of advertising in the world -- word of mouth. Tell all of your friends, family members, co-workers, and fellow believers about 40 Days for Life. Encourage them to visit this web site where they can learn more and get involved.
4. Find your role
Please contact us at 40Days@glorifyJesus.com to explore opportunities to assist in the following areas:
- Prayer and fasting
- Peaceful vigil
- Community outreach
Prayerfully discern how God is calling you to help.
We are looking for the following:
- Pastors, priests, and other church leaders to lead hours of prayer.
- Prayer Vigil "Shift leaders" - We need several people to volunteer to be shift leaders for blocks of time to assist the Vigil Coordinator.
- Community Outreach- we need volunteers to join the team to go to door gathering signatures to pledge to join us in Prayer and Fasting to end abortion.
5. Participate in the peaceful vigil
While all aspects of 40 Days for Life are crucial in our effort to end abortion, the most visible component is the peaceful prayer vigil outside the local abortion facility.You can help make a life-saving impact by joining our local vigil at:
(Located at the corner of 25th and H Streets, right across from the LifeHouse pro-life pregnancy help center.)Family Planning Associates
2500 H St.
Bakersfield, CA 93301
The vigil is peaceful; participants sign a "Statement of Peace" with a pledge that they will conduct themselves in a Christian manner. All people are welcome!
Please contact us at 40Days@glorifyJesus.com or 661-323-2229 to learn more.
To view what hours need to be filled go to our vigil schedule page.
To sign up for specific hours go to our sign-up page.
Learn more about how you can help by visiting the national 40 Days for Life web site.