The Good ShepherdFOUNDATION
Painting of a family escaping slavery arriving at a snowy Indiana farm, received by Quaker abolitionists Levi and Catharine Coffin.A line of supporters along a curb: an older man holding a Pro-Life, Pro-Family sign, mothers, and small children beside a stroller.

Before history called it the Underground Railroad, it was known simply as a Chain of Friends.

1893: Charles T. Webber, The Underground Railroad

Ordinary believers who refused to look away while image-bearers were stripped of God-given rights. They met in homes, stood in public squares, and risked their lives to forge an unbroken line of rescue.

Today, on the sidewalk

Today the victims are preborn, but the lie is the same, and so is our calling. We are rebuilding that chain, equipping ordinary Christians for frontline presence in our cities, campuses, and clinic doors.

Apply to the Chain of Friends

More Than an Activist. A Trained Witness.

Two advocates in 'We Did Not Bow' shirts leading supporters gathered outside Planned Parenthood.

Culture shapes law, and law teaches culture. When legal structures codify injustice, society learns apathy. Corrupt institutions rely on quiet isolation, while the culture desires that the church remain quiet both inside and outside the four walls of the building.

We do not send out untrained volunteers to shout slogans. We train committed, faithful men and women in the art of public engagement, reasoned moral defense, and faithful biblical rescue through live, on-site field immersion. True conviction isn't formed in an armchair; it is sharpened on the pavement. By stepping directly into the real environments where decisions are made, you learn to read dynamic situations, adapt to different seasons, neighborhoods, and hostile atmospheres, and deliver truth with steady, unflinching composure.

Stepping into the Chain of Friends is not an open sign-up; it is a serious commitment for those ready to confront institutional decay, truly be the church, and rescue those appointed to die.

How we train you for the field.

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Live-Setting Apologetics and Worldview Defense

Master the ability to dismantle secular humanistic arguments under real-world conditions. We take you beyond classroom theory to engage skeptical crowds, college campuses, and street-level passersby in real time. You will learn how to apply biblical truth, biological reality, and philosophical precision with grace and authority while facing the unpredictable energy of the public square.

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Hands-On Field Apprenticeship and Sidewalk Intervention

We do not lecture you and hope you find the courage to go; we walk alongside you directly at the gates. You will be trained shoulder-to-shoulder on the sidewalk, learning de-escalation, mastering direct crisis communication, and extending a heartfelt challenge that calls parents to rise above fear and crisis to choose life and follow Christ.

03

Field Documentation and Digital Reach

Every frontline witness is outfitted with professional body-worn cameras, vetted literature, and the tactical gear required for street-level ministry. We train you to operate with legal discipline and teach you how to steward raw field footage across social platforms, turning face-to-face sidewalk encounters into undeniable cultural conviction that leads others to be the church in their own communities.

Face-to-Face Where It Matters Most

Every facet of our work is personal, physical, and relational. Members of the Chain of Friends are trained and deployed directly where the battle lines are drawn:

A mother holds her young son on her shoulder outside the Planned Parenthood B Street Health Center; the boy looks back at the camera.
Outside the B Street Health Center, Sacramento.

At the Doors.

Providing an unwavering, faithful presence at facility gates to offer the gospel, concrete alternatives, and a heartfelt plea that challenges families to rise above the temptation of fear and destruction, choose life, and follow Christ.

On Campuses and Public Squares.

Engaging students, faculty, and city leaders through open-air reasoning, intellectual challenge, and uncompromised public witness.

Guarding the Defenseless.

Standing vigilant against human exploitation, trafficking corridors, and predators who prey on vulnerable youth in our communities.

From the sidewalk

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Led to the slaughter

Abortions in the U.S. in 2024
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Sources

  1. * 1,038,100+ abortions in the U.S. in 2024. Guttmacher Institute, Monthly Abortion Provision Study: 1,038,100 clinician-provided abortions in states without total bans. View source
  2. * 2,800+ every day. The same 2024 count, averaged over 366 days. View source
  3. * 182,000+ in California in 2024. Guttmacher Institute, Appendix Table 1: an estimated 182,170 abortions provided in California in 2024. View source
  4. * 73M+ worldwide every year. World Health Organization, abortion fact sheet: around 73 million induced abortions a year. View source