By Dave Andrusko

Editor's note. Part Two today is the column I run every September 11 that first appeared in the October 2001 issue of National Right to Life News. Over the years many, many people have written very kind responses. Please send your much-appreciated comments on Parts One and Two to daveandrusko@gmail.com. If you'd like, follow me on www.twitter.com/daveha.

There is so much going on at National Right to Life, so many outstanding resources produced, that sometimes I forget to highlight the most obvious and the most useful materials we have for grassroots pro-lifers. In this instance I'm referring to the CDs that are available from the NRLC convention held in Charlotte.

What a treasure-trove of resources that you can order by clicking on www.nrlc.org/convention/cdorderform09.pdf. The entire convention was geared to preparing our people to stop the Obama Abortion Agenda. Thus these CDs are just as invaluable as they were the day they were recorded.

Congressman Chris Smith (center) is shown prior to this banquet address with (left to right) Geline Williams, chairman of the NRLC board; NRLC Vice President Tony Lauinger; Mrs. Marie Smith; NRLC President Dr. Wanda Franz; and David N. O'Steen, Ph.D., executive director of NRLC.

There are four General Sessions, the Prayer Breakfast, and the closing Banquet which featured pro-life champion Cong. Chris Smith. (See end of this edition for a taste of his call-to-action speech.) But that's just the start.

There are not only recordings from 72 workshops, there are also 14 teen sessions as well as the annual session of the Association for Interdisciplinary Research in Values and Social Values.

There is just so much to choose from. If you have a question on virtually any pro-life subject, you can find the answer in one or more of these CDs.

Our rule of thumb around here is that you don't have to reinvent the wheel. Pro-lifers have the experience and the expertise and the latest know-how to help you with any area you need assistance in.

You can order individual CDs or an entire set at http://www.nrlc.org/convention/cdorderform09.pdf. If you can have questions, you can call 202-378-8842, or email stateod@nrlc.org.

I strongly encourage you and/or your chapter to take advantage of these powerful resources.

Chris Smith captivated the audience at the closing banquet with a call to battle Obama unflinchingly, with energy, enthusiasm, and resolve. He ended with this which I reread periodically for inspiration:

"We are here in Charlotte today--these past three days for some of you--because we know that if the children and at risk persons in America and the world are to survive the newest aggression against their lives, you and I have no other option but to fight. We must be disciplined and alert and wise. And we need to redouble our efforts and recruit new activists here and around the world especially among the young. This is no time for quitters or the faint of heart. I truly believe that this will someday be regarded as our finest hour, when against overwhelming odds, we stood firm and overcame evil with good.

"So be assured that even at this most difficult of times when the clouds seemingly are at their darkest, you and I can stop Obama's abortion agenda. And you know, through it all, we can actually smile, and be joyful, with a peace that surpasses all understanding not only because we are doing our duty, but because our trust is vested unequivocally in the mercy, justice and awesome power of God. To all here, thank you for so courageously standing in the gap and for your noble service in the greatest human rights struggle on earth."

Part Two