MADISON — Former Planned Parenthood manager Ramona Treviño, the director of outreach of the peaceful, prayerful, effective 40 Days for Life project, will tell the story of this groundbreaking effort in Madison on Monday, Sept. 23.
Trevino will be speaking at Madison’s fall 40 Days for Life kick-off, which is set for 6:30 p.m. on the sidewalks surrounding Planned Parenthood, 3706 Orin Rd. in Madison.
“People in Madison have made extraordinary sacrifices to expose the abortion industry and to protect pre-born children and their mothers from abortion,” Treviño 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 Gwen Finnegan, spokesperson for the local 40 Days for Life campaign in Madison.
“She’s an energetic, enthusiastic speaker, and we know she will be an inspiration.”
Fr. Drew Olson, parochial administrator of Our Lady of Guadalupe Pastorate in Madison, will be speaking as well.
Madison is one of many communities around the world conducting simultaneous 40 Days for Life campaigns from Wednesday, Sept. 25, to Sunday, Nov. 3.
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, more than 20,000 mothers have chosen life for their children, more than 200 abortion workers have quit their jobs, and more than 100 abortion centers where 40 Days for Life vigils have been held have gone out of business.
Treviño 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.
Treviño’s resignation from Planned Parenthood resulted in her former center going out of business.
Treviño is a wife, mother, and grandmother.
She is the author of Redeemed by Grace: A Catholic Woman’s Journey to Planned Parenthood and Back.
To learn more about 40 Days for Life, visit 40daysforlife.com
For information about the Madison campaign, visit vigilforlife.org