Small Victories to Hold First

Fundraising Walk June 1st

By Jim Day

Small Victories, headed by Angela and Daniel Michael of Highland, IL will hold their first fundraising walk on Sunday, June 1^st in Tower Grove Park. Pre-registration for the walk begins at 1:30 p.m. with the actual walk beginning at 2. Supporters who have gathered pledges will walk a 2-3 mile path around the park which is located at 4256 Magnolia in South St. Louis City.

For those not familiar with Small Victories, their office is housed in a mid-sized recreation vehicle – a mobile crisis pregnancy center – which is fully equipped with an ultrasound machine.  Angela Michael, a former RN and president of Small Victories, drives the mobile center from Highland to Granite City, Illinois, six days a week to be available for the women seeking abortions at the Hope Clinic for Women in Granite City.  To date, her efforts have saved 640 babies over the past 3 years.

"We hope to raise at least $10,000 through this walk," stated Walk organizer Jan Wickersheim. "I have set a goal for myself to raise $1,000. If just nine other people do the same, that's $10,000, but I know that more than nine other people will walk with me.  Every donation, no matter how small will be put to use to save babies. Even $1.50 is a gallon of gas in the Small Victories RV, and a gallon of gas will take Angela from Highland to Granite City. When she's standing outside the Hope Clinic, she can show a woman an ultrasound picture of her baby for free, and once a woman sees that picture, she can't kill her baby.  That's a very powerful $1.50 donation."

To join this fundraising effort by making a pledge or outright donation, please call Small Victories at (618) 654-5800 or email to walk4sv@hotmail.com. Donations can also be sent to Small Victories, PO Box 143, Highland, IL 62249. All donations are tax deductible. 

Publisher’s Note…

Folks, Angela and Daniel Michael need our help!

I have stood on the sidewalk in front of the Hope(less) Clinic in Granite City and watched Angela and her small group of supporters pray and plead with young women – some not even old enough to have a driver’s license – not to kill their unborn children.

I have heard her and her helpers try to talk to the deathscorts in an effort to explain to them that they are aiding in the murder of innocent babies. (Deathscorts are young men and women – students -- which the clinic uses to escort pregnant women from the parking lot into the building in order to prevent them from being persuaded not to go through with their abortions.)

I have heard the Gospel message preached to the clinic workers in an effort to bring them to Christ and turn away from their murderous trade.

Angela and her husband Daniel are true warriors on the front line in the battle to stop the murder of innocent children. They have made sacrifice after sacrifice in their service to the Lord. They have been doing all of this and much more with little to no financial support.

I would encourage everyone who reads this article to help the Michaels by calling in a pledge or sending them a donation. They are truly “Walking the Walk”. This is our chance to walk with them.