On Watch in Washington
Prayer Alert
July 28, 2010
In This Issue:
Mothers Laud Crisis Pregnancy Centers at Capitol
Defense Funding Bill Includes On-Base Abortions
Legal Challenges to Prayer on the Rise
Evangelical Lutheran Church Welcomes Gay Clergy
Oil in Gulf Breaking Up Faster than Expected
Congress Approves War Funding
Netanyahu, Abdullah Discuss Israel-Jordan Ties
North Korea Threateans "Physical Response"
Keith Green 28/28/28 ~ July 28, 201
The Day of Prayer for the Peace of Jerusalem - Oct 3
Unite in Saturday Nationwide Prayer Surge
Mothers Laud Crisis Pregnancy Centers at Capitol
"For you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother's womb. I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well. My frame was not hidden from you when I was made in the secret place. When I was woven together in the depths of the earth, your eyes saw my unformed body. All the days ordained for me were written in your book before one of them came to be" (Psalm 139:13-16).
Pray for mothers on Capitol Hill testifying to the good that Crisis Pregnancy Centers have done for them. Give thanks for CPCs and volunteers saving lives and encouraging young women facing unplanned pregnancies.
Terrie was pregnant and confused in the Fall of 2008. She was unemployed, and her boyfriend had kicked her out of his apartment. Opening the yellow pages to look for an abortion clinic, she noticed an ad for a crisis pregnancy center that offered help for pregnant women.
Now Terrie and other moms who opted to keep their babies are going to the Capitol to tell Congress how grateful they are for the help they received from pregnancy centers. Heartbeat International sponsors the "Babies Go to Congress" event, happening this week from Tuesday through Thursday. Heartbeat says that abortion advocates like NARAL Pro-Choice America are slandering pregnancy centers and lobbying for Congress to regulate them. "Babies Go to Congress" is an effort to show Congress the good that pregnancy centers are doing.
Defense Funding Bill Includes On-Base Abortions
Pray that Congress will not pass a bill allowing abortions to be performed at military hospitals.
Buried inside the 854-page 2011 National Defense Authorization Act is the very short section 713, which strikes a subsection of the U.S. Code. Section 713 is titled "Restoration of Previous Policy Regarding Restrictions on Use of Department of Defense Medical Facilities," making it eminently unclear what the section actually does.
Section 713, which was inserted into the bill in committee by Sen. Roland Burris (D-IL), effectively makes it legal to perform abortions on U.S. military bases. LifeNews.com reports that Sen. Roger Wicker (R-MS) has introduced an amendment to remove Section 713, but the amendment is not thought likely to pass. Pro-life groups are urging lawmakers to vote against the bill in its current state.
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Legal Challenges to Prayer on the Rise
Pray that legal challenges to our freedom to come before God in prayer will not stand up in any court.
FoxNews.com reports that incidents of prayer being challenged as unconstitutional are becoming increasingly common. One of the most recent high-profile cases involves police telling a group of schoolchildren to stop praying on the steps of the Supreme Court because it is illegal.
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Evangelical Lutheran Church Welcomes Gay Clergy"I have written you in my letter not to associate with sexually immoral people--not at all meaning the people of this world who are immoral, or the greedy and swindlers, or idolaters. In that case you would have to leave this world. But now I am writing you that you must not associate with anyone who calls himself a brother but is sexually immoral or greedy, an idolater or a slanderer, a drunkard or a swindler. With such a man do not even eat" (1 Corinthians 5:9-11).
Pray for believers in America to stand against every kind of sexual immorality within the Church and especially among Church leaders.
The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America has welcomed back seven homosexual clergy members who had been barred from the denomination. At a ceremony Sunday, the seven became some of the first actively homosexual clergy to be added or reinstated by the ELCA since the denomination voted last year to rescind its policy requiring homosexual clergy to be celibate.
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Oil in Gulf Breaking Up Faster than Expected
Members of a Seashore Coastal Assessment Team sift through collected tar balls along the beach at the Ruth Avenue Decontamination Site in Gulfport, Miss., July 26, 2010. (Photo: USCG/Brandyn Hill)
Give thanks that oil in the Gulf of Mexico is biodegrading more quickly than expected! Continue to pray that the impact would be minimal on all who live in the Gulf Coast region.
Oil in the Gulf of Mexico is breaking down and disappearing from the surface more quickly than expected, but fears about the long-term effects of oil underneath the water still linger. Jane Lubchenco, director of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, said Tuesday that the oil is biodegrading quickly, being broken down into microscopic particles and consumed by bacteria.
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Congress Approves War Funding
Pray for safety, success, and mental and emotional strength for U.S. troops in Afghanistan and Iraq.
The House of Representatives on Tuesday approved a $58 billion measure to fund the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, despite growing opposition to the wars among congressional Democrats. The House passed the Senate version of the war funding bill after the Senate rejected tens of billions of dollars in domestic initiatives that the House had included in its original version.
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Netanyahu, Abdullah Discuss Israel-Jordan Ties
Pray for Jordan and other nations to earnestly seek peace with Israel. Pray for the peace of Jerusalem.
Israeli Prime Minister Benyamin Netanyahu met with Jordan's King Abdullah on Tuesday, ending more than a year of near-silence between the two countries, Haaretz reports. U.S. President Barack Obama reportedly urged Abdullah to agree to the meeting in order to smooth over tensions between the nations.
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North Korea Threateans "Physical Response"
The aircraft carrier USS George Washington arrives in Busan, Republic of Korea on July 21. (Photo: U.S. Navy/Charles Oki)
Pray for peace and stability in the Korean Peninsula as the U.S. held joint naval exercises with South Korea this week.
North Korea last week threatened a "physical response" to the joint naval exercises by the U.S. and South Korea taking place this week (The Guardian). The four days of exercises in the Sea of Japan, which began Sunday, are in response to the sinking of the South Korean warship Cheonan in March. An international investigation determined that the ship was sunk by a torpedo from a North Korean submarine, but North Korea denies responsibility for the attack.
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Keith Green 28/28/28 ~ July 28, 2010
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The Day of Prayer for the Peace of Jerusalem - Oct 3
On the first Sunday of every October, hundreds of millions of people around the world join together to pray for the peace of Jerusalem. In just a few years, this event has quickly become the largest Israel - focused prayer event in history.
The purpose of this one day each year event is to raise global awareness and intercession for G-d's purposes in Israel, knowing that this hour in history is critical and our authority in prayer is great. Though we pray every day for Israel, we seek on this day to unite believers around the world in raising a cry to Heaven on behalf of this troubled, but strategic land and its people. We believe in G-d's promises for His beloved nation and fervently pray to hasten the day when He brings fulfillment to His word.
Unite in Saturday Nationwide Prayer Surge
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A Heritage of Character: Devotions for Families
Elena KaganA Heritage of Character: Devotions for Families is part of the Country of Character Series by Dave Kubal.
This new IFA resource comes to you out of my personal desire to teach my own family how to follow God. We are a typical family with busy schedules, sports, school activities, and commitments at church. It is always a struggle to plan and find the time where there is enough overlap in our schedules to have a meal together each night--something we find important.
A Heritage of Character is a challenge to set aside time with your family each week to discover the type of biblical character that helped build this country, and then to discuss and apply these lessons in your own family....
This workbook is an eight-week family challenge, and I encourage you to stick to it all the way through. You will be tempted to drop it when times get hectic--but persevere! God will reveal Himself and do great things in your family.
Blessings!
David Kubal, President
Intercessors for America
Coming this fall!
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Introducing the Liberty New Testament
This fall could prove to be one of the most pivotal times in the history of America. The Liberty New Testament is a perfect resource and opportunity to encourage your people to pray for our nation.
The Liberty New Testament contains not only the New Testament Word of God, but also:
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The Liberty New Testament is a resource of Intercessors for America. Paperback - Preorder by August 15 and receive a special price of $2.99 each plus shipping or order a case of 24 for $69.00 plus shipping. (Delivery expected by September 15); after August 15 purchase for $4.99 each plus shipping or a case of 24 for $99.00 plus shipping. Order from IFA Fulfillment Center, c/o The Christian Shoppe, PO Box 1058, Purcellville, VA 20134. Credit card orders toll-free 888-349-4446 or via www.ifaresources.com.
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