Received this interesting e-mail, which I had permission to repost. First off… As someone who has organized protests myself, I cannot condone what Mr. Allen did in crossing the fenceline onto the property, nor would any of the local pro-life organizations either. Disobeying the rules makes it more difficult for other activists, and the ones being protested against find it especially threatening and have something else to hold against them. I think this was very unwise, and unfortunately, the consequences of that action now have to play out…

Past that, this is still a very compelling story, and very good reason to keep David Allen in your prayers for mercy, and the cause he defends.

To whom it may concern,

My name is Steven Lopez and I’ve been shooting a documentary on 40
Days for Life for nearly two years. In the course of volunteering and
shooting the documentary I met a gentleman named David Allen. He is
someone that sticks out in my mind among the hundreds, if not
thousands, of courageous pro lifers we’ve met during the last three
campaigns.

He is someone you don’t easily forget primarily because he blows a
ram’s horn. I’m no expert, but most people are impressed with his
ability to sound the trumpet.

He then smiles and tells onlookers that he is knocking down “spiritual
walls”. It wasn’t until I learned his motivation for blowing that horn
that he became forever etched in my memory.

One day he arrived with his ram’s horn tucked under his arm with his
usual smile… but on this particular day he approached the Planned
Parenthood volunteers in their bright yellow vests to tell them that
God loves them. And then he went on to say, “You know when I was a
teenager I was the first in line. Back in 1973 I came to Planned
Parenthood with my girlfriend and we killed our son… and his name is
Samuel. But God has forgiven me, and he can forgive you too.”

I don’t remember what he said after that because he was crying too
hard to make out the words. And in that moment his horn and its sounds
took on a whole new meaning. The grief that David feels even thirty
seven years later is captured in the form of a ram’s horn. If only it
could bring back his son.

But the story didn’t end there.

A couple weeks later we went to the new facility Planned Parenthood of
Southeast Texas is building near the University of Houston, which
happens to be the largest abortion clinic in the western hemisphere.
We were not shooting any footage that day, but a friend of ours who
had never seen the facility asked if we would meet him there. When we
arrived we were told that the police were on their way because David
Allen had blown the horn inside the fence near the new building.

He had just left before we arrived… the police were on the scene
shortly thereafter.

Planned Parenthood does not like David blowing his horn near their
building which is still under the final stages of construction. In
fact, charges were formally brought against David a couple of days
ago. When I emailed David and asked if he had an attorney he replied,
“You know my testimony from 1973 – and it may be that my defense rests
in the repentance and understanding of His forgiveness for even this
grievous sin. After all the people they have hurt and continue to
hurt, what standing do they have to bring charges? I am trusting that
the exact words will come at the proper time – but they cannot come
from men. Be encouraged – and continue to stand faithfully! Stay in
touch, we will rejoice together in the victory!“

Not everyone agrees with the sound of a ram’s horn, but none of us
agree with innocent babies having their lives stolen. Ironically, the
doctors who perform thousands of abortions each day will not stand
before the same TX judge that David Allen will be facing. However,
just like the Philistines before them abortionists and their army of
attorneys underestimate the power of faith. David wasn’t standing
alone when he put that stone into a sling and slayed the giant.

And David Allen isn’t standing alone as he faces the largest abortion
provider in the United States.

-Steve