After the illegal leak of the Supreme Court ruling overturning Roe v Wade, CompassCare’s Buffalo medical office was firebombed, injuring two firefighters on June 7, 2022.
But that was just the beginning. That attack sparked a firestorm of additional attacks from multiple fronts, which CompassCare and our attorneys continue fighting to this day. And now that abortion is up in America, it turns out that overturning Roe was not the end of abortion but the end of the beginning. And the battle rages.
Pray for CompassCare’s pro-bono attorneys from the Thomas More Society, a public interest law firm based in Chicago, as they prepare for oral arguments on two of our many critical cases, fighting weaponized legislation from both New York State and New York City. Oral arguments on both cases will be heard at 10:00 A.M. Monday, January 26, in Manhattan. Pray for justice and a favorable panel of judges.
There are several other cases still pending, new cases being considered as new lines of legal attack opened with the passage of New York Prop 1, making abortion a civil right, threats from the new NYC Mayor Mamdani, additional concerns from the New York Attorney General, ongoing investigations into unresolved violence against us, and more.
Pray for CompassCare staff and volunteers, as many have wondered what’s next? CompassCare’s team is one of the most courageous and mission-focused group of Christians I have ever had the privilege of knowing. And I have the honor of serving alongside them every day!
Stand with women and children through CompassCare.
CompassCare faced debanking, doxing, death threats, cyber terror threats, politicized federal law enforcement, active Big Tech censorship, lawfare from the NY Attorney General, with cascading implications of physical and financial security for concerned staff, volunteers, and donors.
And while the Apostle Peter tells us not to be “surprised at the fiery ordeal among you…as though some strange thing were happening to you” (1 Pt. 4:12), the persecution remains an ongoing and ominous toll we must pay daily, not just legally, but mentally, spiritually, and physically.
New Book: Rev. Harden Provides Practical Lessons Learned
Enduring Persecution from a Biblical Perspective
AVAILABLE FEBRUARY 5: Forged from the smoke of the Buffalo firebombing and resulting ongoing persecution, this book is essential preparation for any serious Christian. Rev. Harden notes that he put off writing this story for quite a while. But when Charlie Kirk was assassinated in September, he couldn’t deny the reality that persecution in America wasn’t just happening to CompassCare, targeted churches, or a handful of peaceful pro-life protestors. Jesus predicted it. And He told us to be ready for it.
Full Disclosure: I wonder what legal notice will be served in the mail next, what emergency 2:00 A.M. phone call I will get next, which donor might bow out for fear of being audited for supporting us, which pastor will write a letter to their congregation chastising CompassCare as too political.
So please pray, beloved. Pray that to the degree we “share the sufferings of Christ,” we “keep on rejoicing” in the salvation He has wrought for us in the furnace of His cross, “so that also at the revelation of His glory [we] may rejoice with exultation” (1 Pt. 4:13).
In Christ,
Rev. Jim Harden, M.Div.
CompassCare CEO
EMC FrontLine President
Thanks to Thomas More Society, all of CompassCare’s
vast legal battles are fought pro bono.
“We’re proud to defend CompassCare against Letitia James’ attacks on New York’s pregnancy centers. We are honored to support your mission.”
-Thomas More Society