Small Things Count

I remember reading a story about a woman and her just-born infant who were in serious danger in a small Peruvian town. If they didn’t get medical attention immediately, one or both would die. The owner of a Cessna quickly offered to fly them to a hospital, then realized he couldn’t, because the tiny airport’s runways were unlighted, and it was a dark night. Word got to a local radio station, which broadcast the situation. Within half an hour, that dark runway was brilliantly lighted by hundreds of people in 300 taxis and motorbikes. The plane was able to take off, carrying its precious cargo of mother and new life. Mom and child were saved. Strangers had rushed to meet an emergency. To me this is not only coming together as a community but a fine example of the profound concept of Pro-Life.