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Dear Friend of Defend Life,

Once again, because of the exceptional generosity of several pro-life donors, Defend Life has received a $6,000 matching challenge grant. This means any donations you make to Defend Life no later than December 31, 2003 will be matched $ for $ up to a total of $6,000.

In other words, whatever amount you give, whether it be $25, $50, $100 or $500, will be INSTANTLY DOUBLED to $50, $100, $200 or $1000. If, with God's help and yours, we can raise $6,000 by December 31, we'll have $12,000 to continue and expand our pro-life efforts in 2004. Before I tell you our plans for 2004, let me tell some of what we have done so far with your generous support during 2003.

2003 WAS A VERY GOOD YEAR!

• Arranged for Mike Schwartz, the head of the pro-life, pro-family coalition on Capitol Hill to speak twice, once in St. Mary's County and once at Loyola College.
• Sponsored a 5-day, 15 stop, 7-college April speaking tour by Stephanie Gray, the head of the College pro-life movement in Western Canada.
• Hosted a 4-day speaking tour by Father Denis Wilde of Priests for Life, including a very successful priests luncheon.
• Arranged for a 2-day speaking tour by Joe Schiedler in May, the victor by 8-1 in the historic Schiedler vs. NOW Supreme Court Case.
• This and most of this year's other speaking engagements were arranged by the tireless Cookie Harris.
• Sponsored our most successful ever 5-day, 17-stop summer Maryland Face the Truth Tour including such memorable stops as the Holocaust Museum & Embassy Row in Washington, D.C.
• Sponsored 4 mini-Face the Truth Tours including a tour at the National Conference of Catholic  Bishops' Meeting on November 10 exhorting them to refuse Holy Communion to pro-abortion Catholic politicians such as Barbara Mikulski.
• Helped organize and fund GAP, the Genocidal Awareness Project at the University of Maryland and George Mason University in September. See our September-October newsletter for the remarkable results.
• Arranged a 4-day, 13OO-student October speaking tour for Scott Klusendorff, the C. S. Lewis of the pro-life movement including an extended Pro-Life 101 course for 40 college students at the University of Maryland.
• Sponsored "Therese," a wonderful "Lives of Saints" drama produced by Leonardo Defilippis and performed beautifully by Margaret Masny at Immaculate Conception in Towson. Thanks to Dolores Orlando who so capably arranged this event. Contact " Dolores at 410-825-5191 for a "Lives of the Saints" drama at your church.
• Continued to publish our outstanding newsletter. It's one of the very best in the entire pro-life movement and is superbly edited by Diane Levero. Michele Sauers, our graphic artist, prepared the newsletter for printing. Joe Frese, faithfully organized monthly pickets at GBMC as well as recording our three times weekly pro-life messages on Defend Life Action News at 410-296-BORN.
• Jack Ames, Director, was interviewed on EWTN during its live coverage of the March for Life and spoke at Joe Scheidler's momentous Victory Rally in Chicago on June 7.

Whew! It will be hard to top a year like 2003, but try we must! So, with your financial help, let me tell you about some of Defend Life's plans and hopes for 2004.

OUR PLANS & HOPES FOR 2004

• A January 19-20 speaking tour by Bernie Smith, the head of the pro-life movement in Northern Ireland. Bernie, the vivacious mother of 4, has personally shut down 9 of 11 abortion referral centers in Northern Ireland and has kept legalized abortion out of Northern Ireland! Contact Cookie at 410-666-9411 for Bernie Smith or any of our other speakers.
• A booth at the 2004 March for Life Conference where we plan to encourage grass roots pro-life activists from across America to sponsor Face the Truth Tours in their own communities.
• A speaking tour by outspoken Orthodox Jewish Rabbi Yehuda Levin, father of 9, from Brooklyn, New York. Rabbi Levin has been addressing the March for Life in Washington for the past 25 years.
• A speaking tour by Ed Martin, an Evangelical clergyman, long-time pro-life activist and Rescue leader from Ocala, Florida. Ed describes himself as "the pastor of the street." You'll never hear a more passionate speaker than Ed Martin.
• Talks by Vera Lord and Missy Smith, both post-abortive pro-life activists. They have remarkable stories to tell.
• At least one outstanding chastity speaking tour by the likes of Barbara McGuigan, Annie Scheidler, or Kim Marshall.
• A speaking tour by Joseph Kung on the status of the underground Roman Catholic Church in China. Joseph Kung is the nephew of the late Ignatius Cardinal Kung who was tortured by the Chinese Communists for refusing to deny his Savior!
• Our June 14-18 Summer Face the Truth Tour which will again be capably headed by Nancy Bradford. Mark these dates on your calendar now and contact Nancy at 410-557-9155 to volunteer for our Core Team. We will also have a special Face the Truth Tour on Wednesday, January 14 from 9-11 AM in conjunction with the opening of the Maryland General Assembly legislative session. Mark that date on your calendar also.
• Giving away and mailing free audio cassette tapes of all Defend Life talks. George Maalouf, our professional audiographer as well as an outstanding architect, has the ability to produce tapes within minutes after a talk on his high speed duplicator. They can be taken home, listened to time and again while driving, and shared with friends. In this way, tapes of our wonderful talks take on a life of their own.
• At least one pro-life activist event each month such as a picket, mini Face the Truth Tour, or Pro-Life Plan event. For more information on this, visit their website.
•  Another tour by Stephanie Gray or Scott Klusendorff, talks by Joe Scheidler and Mike Schwartz, and another priests luncheon.

So you see, we have a lot in store. But it can only happen with your generous help!

Please make year generous donation today so we can take maximum advantage of our wonderful $6,000 matching grant by December 31. Please use the enclosed reply card and envelope. Send or fax this letter to other pro-lifers so they can also give. Don't assume every local pro-lifer is already on our list. Thousands are not!

And finally, when deciding how much you should give, please remember this... Almighty God is never outdone in generosity! Thank you!

Long Live Christ the King!
signed Jack Ames, Director

PS. Anyone donating $50 or more will automatically receive an audio cassette of Scott Klusendorf's recent outstanding and updated talk at Holy Trinity Church in Glen Burnie.

P.P.S. We are also looking for several persons to assist Cookie Harris in scheduling speakers at churches and schools. We also urgently need a person to orchestrate our newsletter mailings every other month. Contact Jack Ames at 410-337-3721 to find out how you can help!