For several hours on Saturday, the island in the middle of Times Square between Broadway and Fashion Avenue was transformed into an open-air church for pro-life advocates who rallied against abortion, singing praises to God and sharing testimonies of survival.

“I came here to tell a story,” Mary Pendergraft began as the crowd sang “How Great Thou Art.”

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The sun had come up after a wet, cold and overcast morning. It had warmed up enough for people who had braved raindrops to maintain their spot at the historic anti- abortion “Alive From New York” rally, hosted by Focus on the Family that attracted almost 20,000.

“We were thrilled with Saturday’s turnout, which far exceeded expectations. That close to 20,000 people would jam into New York City’s Times Square on a Saturday to celebrate life should encourage everyone who continues to champion and protect the most vulnerable and innocent among us. It was a triumph and the largest pro-life gathering in the history of New York City!” Paul Batura, vice president of Focus on the Family, said in a statement to The Christian Post….

Mary

“My story is I was raised Catholic but I walked away from the church and I got married and I had a wonderful first son. But my second son, his head was small and he was challenged physically,” Pendergraft said. “He could not walk or talk.”… (Read More Click Here) (Excerpt from Leonardo Blair article in The Christian Post)