IFA Michigan Policy & Prayer Speaker Faces Legal Battle
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One of the highlights of the Michigan Policy & Prayer event was the testimony of Cal Zastrow, a pro-life advocate in Michigan. His simple focus is “hand to the plow, eyes on Jesus” as he peacefully prays and sings outside abortion clinics across the state. Cal’s joyfulness in the face of prosecution is remarkable. He speaks of counting it all as loss as compared to the mission to speak for the unborn, something God has asked him to do.
The FACE Act is a law that makes it illegal to impede entry to an abortion facility–a law passed during the Clinton administration. The prosecution of the FACE Act makes it consequential for Christians to sing, pray, protest, or counsel at clinics where abortions are performed. One charge from one incident can result in significant federal prison time and fines that can sink a family’s finances.
Zastrow, his daughter Eva, Chester Gallagher, Heather Idoni, Joel Curry, Justin Phillips, and Eva Edl are awaiting their fate as they face charges brought about by the Biden administration—the FACE Act charges and additional civil rights conspiracy charges. Because of these additional charges, they face up to 10 additional years in prison.
As Daily Wire reported from a gathering in Roseville, Michigan, “Zastrow prayed that the courts would “recognize the humanity, the personhood of all preborn children” and that the group could help and love others. He also said that the “DOJ had pulled out the big guns and the long knives” for the trial.”
Just days before, at the IFA Michigan Policy & Prayer event, Zastrow shared about the heartbreaking prison plight of fellow defendants Heather Idoni, age 61, and Eva Edl, age 89, both potentially facing what would amount to life in prison for these charges.
Jury selection for the trial began Tuesday at the Theodore Levin courthouse in Detroit. The defendants face not only the charges stemming from violation of the FACE Act, but the Biden Justice Department has also filed federal conspiracy charges. The defendants peacefully sat or stood outside the Northland Family Planning Clinic in Sterling, Michigan. According to The Daily Wire report, it’s a “novel prosecution technique; the Biden administration has brought felony conspiracy charges against pro-lifers across the country from Tennessee to Washington, D.C. Sentences for the pro-lifers have ranged anywhere from six months to over five years in prison.”
Pray for these defendants, like Rosa Parks, who used civil disobedience in the era of segregation to call attention to the injustice. They are calling attention to the murder of the unborn.
Share your prayer of encouragement for Cal and the other pro-life advocates facing these charges by sharing in the comments below.
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I will pray feverishly for this family, May God help to save them for any charges and that Michigan govt to ban their evil FACE law, and stop abortion in any sense.
Dear Cal and all prolifers. Thank you for your godly stand for life. I’m praying for God’s will, with grace, peace, blessings & courage as you and your loved ones and coworkers in Christ stand on His Word. He is our Rock and the Horn of our Salvation. Your behavior gives me hope and courage! Amen.
Freedom of assembly = a right.
I pray that like Paul, and Bonhoeffer, and others under Communism and Naziism, their light will shine.
Lord, Justice and righteousness are the foundation of your throne. Bring that justice and righteousness to bear on each of these cases. Flip the narrative and charges as you did in the case of Haman in queen Esther’s day. Expose who the real evildoers are.
Give your grace, strength, truth and even joy in the trial to those being wrongly accused and prosecuted. Help us as the rest of the body of Christ to pray faithfully for them.
Abba Father, we acknowledge your creative power and your free gift of love for all you create. Thank you for your love.
In Jesus’s name Amen
May God arise in defense of these prayer warriors. May all those who are taking up the part of satanic accusations be the actual ones on trial before a holy God. May their plans to persecute and prosecute these lawful citizens be complete foiled and brought to nothing. Bring peace and confidence in the power of God through the Holy Spirit to those who are suffering the obvious unconstitutional trial of their faith.
Father, please be the refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble! Psalm 46:1
May all the evil plots to destroy the faithful, boomerang on those bring unjust charges. We serve God and His righteous laws.
Lord God, we pray Your presence in the courtroom, You, your son, Jesus the Christ, and Holy Spirit envelope it, the entrances, the hallways surrounding the building. Let your warrior angels stand guard. Let only Truth , that of your creation be uttered. Let the words out of the mouth of the government be from you, astonishing those speakers. Continue to fill the defendants with your peace, their attorneys with your righteousness, the jurists with a sense that these charges are all against nature, whether Believers in you as Creator or not. Thank you, Lord, for these folks standing firm. Your Mercy & Grace upon those already imprisoned, let the citizens be so outraged, that they are set free. In Your Name, Jesus…praises…. amen
Lord, it seems as though these tests we undergo, to stand for the glory of You..and the truth of your word in our lives-, against evil, are as much a trial for us- as it has been orchestrated to see if we are really authentic in our faith-, and it seems to me that -,that extra energy could be used…to-, instead of testing us- to ward off evil and come against the captives of the evil one- as we pray for them too.. as they are lost in their foolishness- and we know that even if a baby is murdered it still goes to heaven- so it seems like it doesn’t bother you that much if a baby is murdered-,as long as your point is made, which to me is very callous-, and although I realize that is human thinking.. Lord we. Do grow weary.. in well doing.. and of course then we have to repent for that..Lord, -,and so as in a battle in a war often times all sense is lost ..and as we hang on to shreds of Our Hope by the flimsiest of fingernails.. often- at least my logic-,so I cannot always manifest the greatest Christian logic ..as we are tossed to and fro.. praying to stop these horrible crimes against children- against babies in the womb.. and actually against all of humanity ..Lord I pray your mercy could be larger and your response could be more immediate ..and that any testing or trials of Christians as we are attempting to do our best to stand.. would be abandoned ..and all of that effort could be put towards you working through us to stop these murders and to get people saved.. Lord.. in spite of whatever their flaws are instead of wasting time putting us Christians through trials in the process.
In jesus mighty name..Amen
Dear Lord, Why are these people so far from understanding and any kind of common sense. We know why, because they reject you and the will of evil is in their hearts and mind. They go so far to hurt people who are doing good and sharing Gods love and Gods heart for the babies who will die. Have mercy on America for this wrong that we have allowed to happen and Lord. They are making their sacrifices to Molech. But your Jusitce will come Lord and then it will be too late for them and they will not be able to turn back from their evil ways. But you Oh Lord will be glorified and soon you will make the things right when the time is ripe!
Father God – please break the chains of these walls, LORD, and free these people who have stood for the unborn. You are the Miracle Worker, and You are able to do what no one else can. I pray these unjust laws will be changed. LORD, remove the darkness from this world.
Praying for Miracles!!! Our GOD Is Able!!!
Our Father, we thank you that you are working in the court case against these life loving children of yours. Be their lawyer, judge and jury. Touch and soften the hearts of those with hardened hearts and are working with the devil to kill our most precious unborn babies. Forgive us as a nation for standing idly by and knowing that heinous things are happening in these clinics and other places the innocent babies are sent after abortion occurs. Help those who have sang, prayed for and witnessed to the mothers who are not given all the information on what actually happens to their child. Help Father, and I thank You for it. In Jesus name I pray, amen.
LORD GOD HELP HIM DEFEAT THE FORCES OF SATAN THAT WOULD THWART THIS REVIVAL IN YOUR NAME.
Dear Father in Heaven, we come before you and thank you for access to you and for your listening ear. We pray for our Nations leaders to be convicted of sin and humble themselves before you. We pray as your children to repent of all our sins and humble ourselves before you. We pray for those of us in the front lines seeking your righteousness to be protected by you, to see many turn back to you, to see our Nation trust in you again.
Standing in agreement with each & every prayer included here and with Brother Zastrow and my fellow Christians who are facing bogus court charges for defending our most innocent unborn children. “Preserve those who are appointed to die.” Psalm 79:11 Father GOD, praying for our hearts to break as Your heart breaks for the lives You have created in the womb, fearfully and wonderfully made by You. LORD, praying for hardened hearts to repent and to stop despising these little unborn babies. Forgive us Father GOD for allowing our living children to see abortion as an acceptable alternative to Life. “To teach to their children, that the next generation might know them, the children yet unborn.” Psalm 78 Joining hearts and hands and prayers with Cal and all Pro-Life advocates who are facing charges In JESUS’ Righteous, Victorious, Life Giving Name. Amen.
Father in Heaven, We praise You for Your love for us all, including the unborn! We ask in the precious Name of Jesus that You would forgive those who are persecuting Your children for standing up for those who cannot speak for themselves, our unborn children! Please let Your Truth prevail here! Bring salvation to many because of these trials and use them to wake up our entire nation to the barbaric slaughter that has happened here for far too long. Forgive us, Lord, for allowing this to happen. We pray for each of these brothers and sisters in Christ who are being persecuted for singing, praying & counseling (free speech that is protected by our Constitution)–let not their faith fail them! Give them courage, wisdom, and grace in everything they say and do. Let them feel Your Presence with them and deliver them from all evil, we ask in the Mighty Name of Jesus! Amen
I am standing with you all and am so proud of and inspired by your courage in standing up for the unborn. Knowing that our Father in heaven sees you and is with you. He is our justice and He will deal with the ungodly as our government seeks to persecute you for righteousness sake. We first pray for them as God commands. However, if they do not repent, we send the angel of God according to Psalm 35 to pursue them.
Abba, please intervene on behalf of Your faithful and courageous children who are actively engaged in waging warfare for the unborn. Grant them grace, mercy, strength . . . all they need as they walk out the path before them. This is a life and death struggle, especially for those who cannot defend themselves. I repent afresh of the horrible practice of child sacrifice, the murder of the unborn. Just judge of the whole earth, I pray Psa. 94.
Our Sovereign Lord, we lift up the innocent ones who were trying to defend the innocent!!! We welcome a SOVEREIGN move of Your Spirit into the court room, and over every jury member!!! Move mightily on their behalf! We also decree and declare that The “ FACE Act “ would be “DEFACED “, broken and spoiled!! Reverse this unjust law against your precious people, both born and unborn!!! In the MIGHTY NAME & through the PRECIOUS BLOOD of JESUS!!! Amen…
Almighty God, please show Yourself strong and mighty on these defendant’s behalf. Thwart the hand of our enemy with Your right hand and Your justice. Get Yourself glory and honor as Your servants walk through this unjust legal battle, and give them courage and strength for the journey.
I speak to the evil, unjust twisted laws and regulations and I command them in the name of Jesus to bow their knee to the King of Kings and Lord of Lords in this and all related legal and court actions. Amen
Dear heavenly Father, I lift up your faithful ones who are being persecuted because of their belief in you, your righteousness, and your statutes. Our children are your children and our future. We thank you for these ones who make right choices no matter the consequences. We pray for your justice for them. Jesus, You are their advocate in the highest court and we trust you to bring justice to them all. We trust in your plan Lord. We declare justice to your faithful ones. We declare our children are not for sacrifice. We declare our children are our future. They are the family of Almighty God and He is jealous for them. We declare the enemy will not be successful in destroying God’s family and all his plans for evil will boomerang back to him. We declare our God will not fail to save, ever! We declare America will be saved. We declare all nations are under King Jesus’ reign forever and ever!
Praying for God to intercede these our His children who themselves fight in the womb for life and as we seek to sow love into the mothers not only for their babies but also for themselves that they would come to know Lord Jesus may Father intercede and overrule man’s law that does not match His heart nor is pleasing in His sight. In Jesus name.
Lord Jesus, may Your will be done for these innocent victims of the ungodly treatment that they have been subjected to. May they, by
Your grace, be vindicated. Thank you, Jesus.
Heavenly Father, You know what’s going on here; you know that we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against wickedness and high places. You know who the ruler of this wickedness is.
And only you know how to put a stop to this. I pray that you’d fight for those or standing up for the lives of unborn babies. Let this world see the wickedness of ending the life of an unborn baby. Open their eyes, Let them see what breaks Your heart. This so-called crime does not fit the punishment. Fight for them we ask in Jesus name amen.
Heavenly father, I declare your word that greater is he that is in these mighty men and women of God than he that is in this world and that no weapon formed against those protecting unborn babies lives will prosper justice will be served. I pray in JESUS name them help them protect them deliver them in Jesus holy name amen.
How this is happening in America now speaks to the evil we are dealing with, which must be fought if we are to live good lives.