Rest in Peace Kortney and Sophy Gordon - Prayer for Jon
It is with great sadness that I write this post.Kortney Blythe Gordon and her pre-born child, Sophy, were killed in a head-on collision while traveling back from a Georgia SFL conference on Saturday night.Kortney was an extremely passionate advocate for the rights of pre-born children. She worked tirelessly at Students for Life of America to spread the pro-life message to all college students across the country.The pro-life movement lost a valuable asset and a woman who truly loved life!Kortney was scheduled to speak at this year's Midwest Pro-Life Summit. SFLI will be dedicating this year's Summit in honor of Kortney and Sophy.In fact, Kortney spoke at our Summit last year and I am moved as I remember talking with her. We talked about the end of abortion and she was so confident and excited to see the end of abortion in her lifetime.She considered herself to be and truly was an abortion abolitionist.I am still looking forward, with Kortney's same confidence, to the end of abortion in my lifetime. I'm sad that she was not able to see it because her life was cut short, but I'm confident that she will be helping our movement to abolish abortion from heaven.Please join me and the rest of the SFLI team as we mourn the death of Kortney and Sophy. Please join us in prayer for their family, the SFLA staff and the others who were injured in the accident today and during this very difficult time.
Pray for Jon Scharfenberger
Kortney and Sophy were not the only ones in the car. There were some students and another SFLA staffer, Jon Scharfenberger.I don't have many details about Jon, but I do know that he is in critical condition after the accident.Please join me in praying for his full and swift recovery!
More Information
To keep up on the developments with Jon, Kortney and Sophy you can sign up for a webcast that SFLA is putting on tonight. This is from Kristan Hawkins of SFLA:
Jon Scharfenberger, Coordinator of our Pregnant on Campus Initiative, was in the car during the accident and is not doing well. Currently, he is in critical condition in a hospital in Georgia, where the accident happened. I flew down to be with him and his family yesterday and will be in Georgia indefinitely to offer prayers for him and support to his family.We are hosting a webcast at 5:00pm tonight for those who want to pray and offer their words of support for Kortney’s family and of encouragement for Jon. David Bereit of 40 Days for Life, Reverend Pat Mahoney of Christian Defense Coalition, Troy Newman of Operation Rescue, and Claude Allen of Gerard Health Foundation will be on the call to lead us in prayer and discussion to honor the lives of Kortney and her daughter Sophy, and to offer words of encouragement for Jon and his family.We will keep you updated with his status as more details are revealed. Please devote a portion of your day today to praying for his recovery and the continued mission of Students for Life.