Overcoming fear is the biggest challenge to people starting out in sidewalk counseling.
After awhile you'll wonder why you were afraid when you first started, especially when you come to understand how desperately these mothers need your help. If you are afraid the best thing to do is to admit it and ask God's help to conquer it. People who are afraid and don't admit it make themselves believe that only God can change the minds of mothers seeking abortion, that Christians must stand idly by like helpless mutes, and that bad advice is the only advice that is ever heeded. It is far better to be too aggressive in approaching these mothers than to be timid. Once fear is conquered an approach which is too aggressive can always be trimmed back.