A friend had taken a perilous road trip, to save a family in danger of being killed. My friend's a pro-life activist, who stands outside abortion clinics and talks to people in a friendly way. If expectant mothers going into the clinic are willing, she befriends them, and she gets them what they need so they won't feel the need for an abortion anymore. Sometimes this is a matter of a baby shower with lots of supplies, or helping them apply for assistance, or finding them housing.
But she also does more dangerous things. She helps spirit people away from domestic violence or even gang violence. The pregnant woman she drove across state lines last week had been targeted by a gang and was going to be shot. My friend took her and her four-year-old to a safe house several states away.
