Apr 19, 2024 – Notes Shabbat Call
04-19-24 Notes from the “International SHABBAT Celebration”
24/7 National Strategic Prayer Call
As we enter tonight’s SHABBAT Call, there is much to say grace over concerning our nation and our ally Israel! Those who should be standing in solidarity are engaged in infighting, to the enemy’s delight! Lord, show us YOUR ways, and lead us forward, for Your Name’s sake!
Carol (IL) led us in praying to receive the Ephesians 6 “armor of God” as we engage in the BATTLE OF THE BRIDE…A WARFARE OF LOVE on behalf of our beloved nation!
“Therefore take up the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day,
and having done all, to stand.
Stand therefore, having girded your waist with truth, having put on the breastplate of righteousness,
and having shod your feet with the preparation of the gospel of peace;
above all, taking the shield of faith with which you will be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked one.
And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God;
praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit.”
Ephesians 6:10-18
We prayed corporately, receiving God’s armor and asking that we wear it with the dignity it deserves!
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Praise Reports
UN Security Council voted today on whether or not “the State of Palestine” would be granted full UN membership. It would have formally created a Palestinian state that had full recognition by the international community. The 15-member council voted at 3 pm on a draft resolution that recommends to the 193-member U.N. General Assembly that “the State of Palestine be admitted to membership of the United Nations.” The US has vetoed a resolution in the UN Security Council on the latest Palestinian bid to be granted full membership of the United Nations, an outcome lauded by Israel but criticized by Palestine as “unfair, immoral, and unjustified”.
The resolution got 12 votes in its favor, with Switzerland and the UK abstaining and the US casting its veto. To be adopted, the draft resolution required at least nine Council members voting in its favor, with no vetoes by any of its five permanent members – China, France, Russia, the United Kingdom, and the United States.
We prayed corporately: Father, we say NO to a Palestinian state and pray that the US will not use our veto to manipulate or coerce Israel into doing things against its own best interest and security needs. Cause us to stand with our ally Israel, and stop each move of the enemy in its tracks.
Ydia (FL) thanked God for the US vetoing the measure and standing with Israel!
Danielle (SC) called in for Susan (GA) – her husband Bob is in extreme pain in his leg, and they are away from home and on the road. Danielle prayed for him and asked that this not spread to other parts of his body! Maureen and Ps Ioan added their prayers to Danielle’s.
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FISA: A bill that reauthorizes Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act cleared a procedural hurdle on Thursday, paving the way for its passage ahead of a looming Friday night deadline when the intelligence community surveillance tool expires. The test procedural vote passed 67-32, with a combination of liberals and conservatives voting against it. It’s unclear if the renewal will happen before the law lapses on Friday. “We will try as hard as we can to get reauthorization done today, if not, senators should expect votes tomorrow,” Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said on the floor.
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PRAYER REQUESTS
Cindy (LA) asks for prayer for Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-LA). The current fight over House bills – and the potential for some members of the GOP to attempt to oust Johnson over it – adds up to the most intense pressure that the Speaker has faced over his future in his short time in the role. Three bills in the foreign aid package would provide aid for Ukraine, Israel, and the Indo-Pacific region, with the latter intended to help deter Chinese aggression toward Taiwan. A fourth bill includes other House GOP priorities, including sanctions on Iran, the seizure of frozen Russian sovereign assets, and a measure that could lead to a nationwide ban of TikTok. The three House aid bills add up to about $95 billion – the same amount the Senate bill included – with an adjustment that $10 billion in Ukraine economic assistance is in the form of a repayable loan,
Cindy came on the call, and shared that she is looking to Jesus in this matter. She said that she has known and worked with Speaker Mike Johnson for many years. He was always a man of integrity, and supported pro-life legislation…and he could not be bought! (His mom was a teen who got PG and chose LIFE!) Mike is supported by Rep Steve Scalise (R-LA) and Tony Perkins (FRC) – both Godly men – and when she asked God what was going on, the answer was Israel! There are many prophetic intercessors in position around him, praying! Cindy was in DC and she went to Mike’s office to speak with Ruth, his Chief of Staff. She gave Ruth a bracelet with Matthew 28:20 “Lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age.” Today, she received Isaiah 33 (on the Judgment of God…see below) When Cindy asked God how to pray today, she felt that God is directing us about Israel, and that He would protect us as we stood with Israel. He is in the midst of the fire now, and he needs our prayers.
We read Isaiah 33 and then discussed this matter:
1 Woe to you who plunder, though you have not been plundered; and you who deal treacherously, though they have not dealt treacherously with you! When you cease plundering, You will be plundered; when you make an end of dealing treacherously, they will deal treacherously with you.
2 O Lord, be gracious to us; we have waited for You. Be their arm every morning, our salvation also in the time of trouble.
3 At the noise of the tumult, the people shall flee; when You lift Yourself up, the nations shall be scattered;
4 And Your plunder shall be gathered like the gathering of the caterpillar; as the running to and fro of locusts, He shall run upon them.
5 The Lord is exalted, for He dwells on high; He has filled Zion with justice and righteousness.
6 Wisdom and knowledge will be the stability of your times and the strength of salvation; the fear of the Lord is His treasure.
7 Surely their valiant ones shall cry outside, the ambassadors of peace shall weep bitterly.
8 The highways lie waste, the traveling man ceases. He has broken the covenant, He has despised the cities, He regards no man.
9 The earth mourns and languishes, Lebanon is shamed and shriveled; Sharon is like a wilderness, and Bashan and Carmel shake off their fruits.
11 “Now I will rise,” says the Lord; “Now I will be exalted, now I will lift Myself up.
11 You shall conceive chaff, You shall bring forth stubble; Your breath, as fire, shall devour you.
12 And the people shall be like the burnings of lime; like thorns cut up they shall be burned in the fire.
13 Hear, you who are afar off, what I have done; and you who are near, acknowledge My might.”
14 The sinners in Zion are afraid; fearfulness has seized the hypocrites: “Who among us shall dwell with the devouring fire? Who among us shall dwell with everlasting burnings?”
15 He who walks righteously and speaks uprightly, He who despises the gain of oppressions, Who gestures with his hands, refusing bribes, Who stops his ears from hearing of bloodshed, and shuts his eyes from seeing evil:
16 He will dwell on high; His place of defense will be the fortress of rocks; bread will be given him, His water will be sure.
17 Your eyes will see the King in His beauty; They will see the land that is very far off.
18 Your heart will meditate on terror: “Where is the scribe? Where is he who weighs? Where is he who counts the towers?”
19 You will not see a fierce people, A people of obscure speech, beyond perception, of a stammering tongue that you cannot understand.
20 Look upon Zion, the city of our appointed feasts (festivals); Your eyes will see Jerusalem, a quiet home,
A tabernacle that will not be taken down; not one of its stakes will ever be removed, nor will any of its cords be broken.
21 But there the majestic Lord will be for us a place of broad rivers and streams, in which no galley with oars will sail, nor majestic ships pass by
22 (For the Lord is our Judge, The Lord is our Lawgiver, The Lord is our King; He will save us);
23 Your tackle is loosed, they could not strengthen their mast, they could not spread the sail. Then the prey of great plunder is divided; the lame take the prey.
24 And the inhabitant will not say, “I am sick”; the people who dwell in it will be forgiven their iniquity.
Mary Ellen (IL) said it’s not an “either/or” with foreign aid versus securing our borders. Both are important, and the first responsibility of any government is to protect its people.
Audrey (CA) Cindy shared with us about Mr. Johnson, and I realized that the office he has taken over was occupied by a demonically controlled person…Pelosi…(and that can influence what takes place there in the House!) They have targeted Johnson and his family and we must pray for him!
Brad (VA) Dan Bongino interviewed him today, and he shared his views and explained that he has to make certain decisions to get things done!
Dorothy (OR) let us follow up and pray on the demonic influence that is oppressing him. She also read the rest of Isaiah 33…(added above.)
Nancy (MN) feels that the enemy is working through the RINOs and some have resigned, leaving a one-seat majority to the GOP… they want to help get Hakeem Jeffries (D) in there as Speaker
Albert (CA) read Psalm 126, and sought God’s help in these matters and prayed to rest in Him!
John (NJ) he was heartened to see President Trump stand with Mike Johnson. We must stop attacking
one another, and must stand, fight and act together as ONE!
With all these testimonies, we are indeed heartened regarding Mike Johnson tonight. We prayed corporately for our House Speaker as he stands for Israel! We prayed that the demonic influence that controlled the office of the Speaker of the House previously, be bound, banished and sent to the abyss and that he stays in office. Protect him and his family and staff, and let there be a drastic reduction in these attacks. AMEN!
We then took individual prayers:
Sherrill (TX) felt that we need to “open the wells” that were filled with garbage…as Isaac redug the wells his father Abraham had originally dug, so fresh LIVING water (the TRUTH) could come forth!
Dina (MI) prayed into this
Diane (MT) saw the 3 wells and was reminded of Deb Boehm’s vision about the Capitol
Deb (TX) do what You showed us, Lord, and we ask that You do it now. Cleanse the Capitol.
Diane (MT) Let those who are not flowing together begin to know Your refreshing and turn back!
Mary Ellen (IL) 2 Chronicles 6:1-2 “The Lord said He would dwell in the dark cloud. I have surely
built You an exalted house, and a place for You to dwell in forever.”
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“A Trump juror sworn in by Judge Merchan comes clean and admits she will *not* be fair and impartial. This goes to show how unjust this trial is. Judge Merchan actually *confirmed* this juror already. A serious judge in a just trial would have caught this bias on their own.”
Friday marked day four of Trump’s ‘hush money’ trial in New York City. The day took a dramatic turn when a far-left protestor set himself on fire outside of the courthouse.
12 jurors were selected and five more alternate jurors were seated. One prospective juror broke down in tears after revealing her connection to Trump’s former lawyer and convicted perjurer Michael Cohen and former NJ governor Chris Christie. “I feel so nervous and anxious right now,” the juror said as she began to cry. “I don’t want to waste the court’s time,” she said. “I thought I could do this. This is so much more stressful than I thought it was going to be.” The judge excused the juror.
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RIGGED COURT: Here’s the FULL List and Details of the NYC Jurors Selected to Serve in President Trump’s Garbage “Hush Money” Trial – Including Replacements for the Two Dismissed
All jurors, including the replacements and an alternate are in place for President Trump’s “Hush Money” trial.
As Jim Hoft reported, Fox News host Jesse Watters previously revealed seven of the jurors selected to serve in Trump’s “hush money” trial involving porn star Stormy Daniels. Two were dismissed after radical-left Judge Juan Merchan agreed they could not be fair to Trump. But the jury pool is still tilted far to the left and even includes a woman who has called Trump “very selfish” and “self-serving.”
Merchan’s daughter is a top activist for the Democrats and Joe Biden campaign. Judge Merchan is pushing charges against Trump that are not a crime. He needs jurors who believe like he does that Trump is guilty of a crime because he is still alive.
Here’s the FULL list of people seated to “decide Trump’s fate”. (Information from Watters and The Daily Mail, which filled in the final details on the jurors.)
The Jury Foreman, juror number one, is an Irish immigrant who works as a salesman from West Harlem. He used to be a waiter, didn’t finish college, and loves the outdoors. He’s married with no kids. He claims that he receives his news from the liberal New York Times, the Daily Mail, Fox News, and far-left MSNBC. Watters previously noted this was suspicious since he knew no one who watches both MSNBC and Fox News.
Juror Number Two. This is a replacement for one of the dismissed jurors, who admitted yesterday she could not be fair and impartial after being exposed by Watters. This juror is a man who works as an investment banker, has an MBA in finance and is similar to a liberal activist to an extent. He also has family members who are lawyers. While he follows Trump on X/Twitter, he also follows Trump’s disgraced former lawyer, Michael Cohen, and his podcast and the leftist account Mueller She Wrote, which lionizes corrupt former FBI director Robert Mueller. He also closely follows news on Israel and Ukraine and receives his news from the New York Times.
Juror Number Three is an Asian lawyer in his late 20s or 30s and is originally from Oregon. His corporate law firm features DEI on its homepage. He’s single, lives in Chelsea, and claims he’s not very familiar with Trump’s other charges. He likes to hike and run and receives his news from the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, and Google.
Juror Number Four. This is the second replacement. The previous one was dismissed after it was learned he was previously arrested in the 1990s for tearing down Republican campaign signs. The new juror is a security engineer originally from California who now lives on the Upper West Side. He claims he listens to comedy podcasts and several news organizations, though he declined to go into detail. His hobbies include “various things,” such as wood and metalworking, but he spends the most time caring for his three children.
Juror Number Five is a black woman in her 20s originally from Harlem who has a Master’s degree and works as a teacher. She’s unmarried, has no kids, and lives with her brother. She gets her news from Google and TikTok and listens to the leftist podcast The Breakfast Club. She was evasive when asked whether she had a strong opinion of Trump. She only said, “There was a divide in the country, and I can’t ignore that.”
Juror Number Six is a recent college graduate in her 20s who works for Woke Disney. She previously made the courtroom laugh because she wanted to know if the trial would be over before September because she was a bridesmaid at her sister’s wedding. She’s unmarried, has no kids, and likes to dance. She lives with three roommates and gets her news from leftist outlets like the New York Times, Google, Facebook, and TikTok. But she claims she doesn’t have strong feelings about Trump one way or the other.
Juror Number Seven is a middle-aged, balding white guy with a tan and glasses. He lives on the Upper East Side and is another lawyer whose firm is big into DEI and ESG. He’s originally from North Carolina, married with two kids, and his wife works at a bank. He gets his news from the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, the New York Post, the Washington Post, and NPR. Regarding Trump, he said there were policies he agreed with and ones he disagreed with, but he didn’t have any particular opinions of the man personally. He says he is aware of the other lawsuits against Trump.
Juror Number Eight is a retired wealth manager who lives on the Upper East Side. He’s married with children. His activities include using a flight machine, skiing, yoga, and meditation. His news sources are the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, CNBC, and the BBC. When asked if he has strong opinions or firmly held beliefs about Trump, he was hesitant. He paused before answering yes but claimed he would be impartial during the trial.
Juror Number Nine is a young white woman who lives on the Upper East Side. She has undergraduate and master’s degrees and works as a speech therapist. Her hobbies include hanging out with friends, watching TV, eating at restaurants, and going on walks. She says she doesn’t watch the news too closely but follows liberal news sources such as CNN Five Things, NYTimes Morning, TikTok, Instagram, and Facebook. The woman says she does not like most of Trump’s politics but asserts she can leave this “at the door” and be “fair and impartial.”
Juror Number 10 is a man who works in e-commerce for an eyewear company. He spends his time outdoors when not working. The man says he doesn’t follow the news closely but reads the New York Times. He also listens to podcasts on behavioral psychology.
Juror Number 11 is a product development manager who lives in upper Manhattan and has blasted Trump as “very selfish” and “self-serving” but claims she can be impartial. She pays attention to fashion publications for her job and also “watches” Google. Her hobbies include traveling and eating.
Juror Number 12 is a woman who has worked as a physical therapist for the past fifteen years. She runs, plays tennis, hikes, paddle boards, and listens to live music in her free time. She receives her news from the New York Times, USAToday, and CNN.
The alternate juror is a woman who works as an investment analyst for an asset manager. In her spare time, she likes to run, hang out with friends and eat food. She gets her news from the Wall Street Journal and New York Times. The trial will start Monday.
We prayed corporately into the details of this NYC “trial/fiasco”, and were reminded that on April 25, the Supreme Court will hear oral arguments on whether or not “Presidential immunity” covers President Trump, and how it will impact him regarding all these matters he is being hauled into court over!
We offered individual prayers for President Trump and this situation with the NYC trial:
Karen (AL) “impeach means to indict”…and she is standing on the promises of God for President Trump
Deb (TX) Psalm 43 “Vindicate me, O God, and plead my cause against an ungodly nation; Oh, deliver me
from the deceitful and unjust man! For You are the God of my strength; why do You cast me off? Why do I
go mourning because of the oppression of the enemy? Oh, send out Your light and Your truth!Let them
lead me; let them bring me to Your holy hill and to Your tabernacle. Then I will go to the altar of God, to
God my exceeding joy; and on the harp I will praise You, O God, my God. Why are you cast down, O my
soul? And why are you disquieted within me? Hope in God; for I shall yet praise Him, the help of my
countenance and my God.”
Marie (OK) pled the Precious Blood of Jesus over Mike Johnson and President Trump…to protect, deliver and redeem them!
Mary Ellen (IL) John 5:30 “I can of Myself do nothing. As I hear, I judge; and My judgment is righteous, because I do not seek My own will but the will of the Father who sent Me.” Cause the Trump jurors to discern and vote rightly…and set the captive president FREE!
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We paused just before 9 PM, as we do nightly, to pray for the J6ers.
We prayed corporately and lifted up all who were accused, tried, and imprisoned unjustly…
and those with pending cases, such as President Trump…and all the J6ers.
Maureen led us in singing the National Anthem
united with the J6ers, as we joined them from states across our nation!
Having prayed on-site for them in DC, we continue to stand with them and their families,
praying that they would be set free, return to their lives and loved ones,
and be compensated for the injustice they have suffered!
Let them be comforted and at peace in their cells tonight, knowing that God is near!
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Democrats want President Trump dead…so much so that on Friday, House Democrats moved to strip President Trump of his Secret Service protection if he is convicted. Democrat Rep. Bennie Thompson (who has been in Congress since 1993) introduced a resolution that would terminate Trump’s Secret Service protection. The legislation dubbed the “Denying Infinite Security and Government Resources Allocated toward Convicted and Extremely Dishonorable (DISGRACED) Former Protectees Act” would apply to all Secret Service protectees convicted and sentenced under felony charges. “The DISGRACED Former Protectees Act would terminate Secret Service protection for individuals who otherwise qualify for it upon sentencing following conviction for a Federal or State felony,” the announcement said. “It is regrettable that it has come to this, but this previously unthought-of scenario could become our reality. Therefore, it is necessary for us to be prepared and update the law so the American people can be assured that protective status does not translate into special treatment — and that those who are sentenced to prison will indeed serve the time required of them.”
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Statements by President Donald J. Trump
“Judge Merchan is “railroading” me, at breakneck speed, in order to completely satisfy his “friends.” Additionally, he has “GAGGED” me so that I cannot talk about the most important of topics, including his totally disqualifying conflict of interest, and taking away my Constitutional Right of Free Speech. Almost every Legal Scholar and Expert has stated that there is “NO CASE,” that this is a SCAM brought about by a Corrupt District Attorney, Alvin Bragg, who has let Violent Crime in New York flourish at levels never seen before, working with Crooked Joe Biden’s DOJ, IN ORDER TO HARM HIS POLITICAL OPPONENT, ME. THIS IS ELECTION INTERFERENCE AT A LEVEL NEVER SEEN BEFORE IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. MAGA2024!”
“This Trial is a Long, Rigged, Endurance Contest, dealing with Nasty, Crooked People, who want to DESTROY OUR COUNTRY. MAGA2024!”
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““WITHOUT PRESIDENTIAL IMMUNITY, IT WOULD BE IMPOSSIBLE FOR A PRESIDENT TO PROPERLY FUNCTION, PUTTING THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA IN GREAT AND EVERLASTING DANGER!” IF THEY TAKE AWAY MY PRESIDENTIAL IMMUNITY, THEY TAKE AWAY CROOKED JOE BIDEN’S PRESIDENTIAL IMMUNITY. Without Presidential Immunity, the Presidency will lose its power and prestige, and under some Leaders, have no power at all. The Presidency will be consumed by the other Branches of Government. THAT IS NOT WHAT OUR FOUNDERS WANTED!”
“If a President does not have Immunity, the Opposing Party, during his/her term in Office, can extort and blackmail the President by saying that, “if you don’t give us everything we want, we will indict you for things you did while in Office,” even if everything done was totally Legal and Appropriate. That would be the end of the Presidency, and our Country, as we know it, and is just one of the many Traps there would be for a President without Presidential Immunity. Obama, Bush, and soon, Crooked Joe Biden, would all be in BIG TROUBLE. If a President doesn’t have IMMUNITY, he/she will be nothing more than a “Ceremonial” President, rarely having the courage to do what has to be done for our Country. This is not what the Founders had in mind! Protect Presidential Immunity. MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!”
“IF IMMUNITY IS NOT GRANTED TO A PRESIDENT, EVERY PRESIDENT THAT LEAVES OFFICE WILL BE IMMEDIATELY INDICTED BY THE OPPOSING PARTY. WITHOUT COMPLETE IMMUNITY, A PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO PROPERLY FUNCTION!”
We prayed corporately into this and then took individual prayers:
Bev (MT) God said: “I AM THAT I AM!”
Mary Ellen (IL) when oral arguments are heard at SCOTUS, let the attorneys for President Trump answer clearly and persuasively…so that He prevails!
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“ABSENTEE VOTING, EARLY VOTING, AND ELECTION DAY VOTING ARE ALL GOOD OPTIONS. REPUBLICANS MUST MAKE A PLAN, REGISTER, AND VOTE!”
We are so concerned that this advice is being given when it’s been proven that the machines can subvert it all!
We must have election day voting, on paper ballots, and hand count at the local precincts! No machines!
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Pro-Life Win in Arizona: The Arizona Supreme Court upheld the state’s abortion ban, allowing enforcement to protect unborn babies. Planned Parenthood challenged the ban, but the court ruled in favor of the law’s constitutionality, stating it relies on federal abortion rights which the Dobbs ruling disclaimed. This decision clarified the law’s intent and overturned a lower court’s misinterpretation, enabling its enforcement. Alliance Defending Freedom represented Dr. Eric Hazelrigg, who advocated for the law’s review. The court’s decision reaffirms Arizona’s commitment to protecting life, aligning with legislative intent and public support. PRAISE GOD!
We asked Joan (AZ) to pray into that…which she joyfully did!
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Message from one of our DC team: Hi, NSPC team, my name is Brad Price, I’ve been part of the NSPC for 4 1/2 years. My wife Sara and I are empty nesters in a quiet lakeside townhome 17 miles southwest of Washington, DC. After Memorial Day weekend, we are going to open our home via Airbnb. We’d like to make it available to the NSPC family before we do. Our relatively large townhome has 2 master bedrooms upstairs and a small room downstairs. (So far, Father’s Day weekend is the only time it’s not available.) If available, we’d be happy to pick you up and drop you off at Reagen National or Dulles Airport, (not BWI though.) We’ll give you a night tour of DC including David’s Tent…free tickets to the Museum of the Bible…a ride to and from a metro station, 15 minutes away from our home (if we are available as driving in DC is not recommended because parking is expensive and difficult and the traffic can be nerve-racking.) COST: $50 for 1 person per night, $75 for 2 people. We could accommodate a couple more people if necessary as long as they do not suffer from separation anxiety. Ha Ha. Our address is 5448 Midship Ct Burke VA 22015 if you’d like a ticket to paradise. Any questions, texting is best.
We look forward to seeing you soon. Stay Blessed! Brad Price Cell: 571-364-3526
We blessed this initiative for Brad and Sarah…to be a blessing for many!
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Ps Ioan just checked on Susan and Bob (GA) as they’re driving home…and we all prayed again for them! From Susan: “Thank you. We were passing through a construction area. Miraculous healing from the top of his head to the soles of his feet. Praise the Lord! Thank you for your prayers. Bob doesn’t have pain and is focused on driving. God’s got us. Will be home in about an hour and 30 min. Will get the car and go to. Advance Care.”
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Obama-Biden Foreign Policy Responsible for Iran’s Unprecedented Attack on Israel – by Josh Hammer
***Background: Iran is the Shia Muslim sect, while other Muslim nations are of the Sunni sect.
The terrorist Iranian regime’s unprecedented recent attack on Israel, which included 185 drones, 36 cruise missiles, and 110 surface-to-surface missiles, is an unambiguous “casus belli” — an act of war — under international law. Of course, Iranian proxies spread across the Middle East, such as Lebanon-based Hezbollah, Gaza-based Palestinian Islamic Jihad, and the Yemen-based Houthis, have committed countless previous acts of war against Israel. But last weekend was something different entirely: For the very first time since fanatical Islamists overthrew Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi and took power in 1979, Iran launched such attacks directly from its own soil.
The regime’s attack against the Jewish state, a tactical failure in which 99% of Iran’s varying projectiles were successfully intercepted by the Israel Defense Forces and a US-led multinational coalition, is highly revealing. No longer can anyone deny the Iranian regime’s role as “head of the snake” of Middle East chaos; nor can anyone now deny the regime’s genocidal intentions. It turns out that when they chant “Death to Israel” in the streets of Tehran, they really mean it. (They also chant “Death to America,” incidentally.)
The obvious question: How did we reach the point where Iran feels so emboldened, and so unafraid of any repercussions, that it lobs hundreds of offensive weapons from its own territory toward another sovereign nation—especially one so closely allied with the U.S. and interconnected with the broader Western order? The answer is just as clear as it is troubling: The Middle East “realignment,” so doggedly pursued by Joe Biden, and by Barack Obama before him, got us here. Under the Obama-Biden foreign policy doctrine, an Iran so emboldened that it feels free to wage offensive war against Israel in such a brazen fashion is not a bug—it’s a feature.
Steeped in pseudo-academic theories such as postcolonialism and surrounded by left-wing ideologues who held America and Western civilization responsible for collective global sin, Obama sought to remake the Middle East map. On the one hand, he sought to hamstring the region’s sole outpost of Western civilization, Israel, as well as America’s traditional Sunni Arab allies such as Egypt, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates. On the other hand, he bolstered those countries’ natural foes: Iran, Qatar, and the political Islam of the Muslim Brotherhood.
The apotheosis of the Obama-Biden Middle East “realignment” was the terrible Iran nuclear deal of 2015, laundered to a skeptical American people by failed novelist-turned-Obama White House apparatchik Ben Rhodes via a cynical, astroturfed “echo chamber” of a P.R. campaign. In 2016, Obama secretly delivered $400 million in wooden pallets of cash to the mullahs—on the same day the nuke deal went into effect. More recently, the Biden administration agreed to cough up a whopping $6 billion in return for five illegally detained U.S. citizens—just weeks before the Iran-sponsored Hamas pogrom of Oct. 7. And just last month, Biden approved a fresh $10 billion sanctions waiver for Iran. There are too many other examples to count. But it is all in service of the Obama-Biden doctrine: Punish America’s allies in the Middle East and reward its enemies.
Just as bad, the Iranian regime has also shown itself capable of infiltrating and co-opting America’s corridors of power: Last September, Semafor scooped emails revealing an Iranian regime-supported intelligence operation seeking to influence high-ranking government offices, think tanks, and academic institutions in the U.S. The man at the center of it all? Robert Malley, Obama’s lead negotiator for the 2015 nuke deal and Biden’s now-suspended special envoy for Iran. Most recently, Iranian reporter Vahid Beheshti just revealed a stunning internal Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps document that inculpates the Iranian regime in helping to orchestrate America’s day of anarchic, crippling, pro-Hamas “demonstrations” on Monday.
The Trump administration, something of an interregnum between the two “realignment” presidencies, pursued the precise opposite policies: Punish America’s enemies and reward its friends. That is what basic logic would dictate, and the results were historic: new peace deals forged between Israel and the UAE, Bahrain, and Morocco under the umbrella of the Abraham Accords. It turns out that the obvious thing is often also the best thing.
The Hamas pogrom and the ensuing war in Gaza was the first real test for the Accords—and the Iran-containment coalition they represent. Crucially, none of the Arab signees have severed relations with Israel. Even more remarkably, Saudi Arabia—not part of the Accords—acknowledged on Monday that it assisted the U.S.-led coalition that foiled Iran’s weekend attack. All of this is a tribute to the statesmanship of former President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who shepherded the Accords across the finish line. And it is a glimmer of hope that more peace—and less Iran-emboldening Obama-Biden foolishness—might be just around the corner.
We prayed corporately into this matter.
As we prepared to share in communion, we were asked what it meant to us to be “a friend of Jesus.” Friendship is “a two-way street” and we honor friendship, attributing value to the relationship. Jesus offered His Body and Blood for us…His friends! We received His offering and we are standing strong with Him!
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We closed the SHABBAT CALL in prayer, and departed singing “SHABBAT SHALOM!”
With our love and blessings.
Maureen and Pastor Ioan
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04-19-24 UPDATE – FACILITATION and CO-FACILITATION NEEDS
We NEED FT Facilitators for
2 PM ET Sunday,
4 PM ET Sunday
Participants are also invited to sign up to serve as “Co-Facilitators” for one hour a week.
We use a “two by two” Biblical model to ensure each hour is covered…and a need for subs is eliminated!
Of 168 co-facilitator slots, we have 122, and still need 46 to fully secure the call!
PLEASE, step up and stand in the gap for this call! (Convert Eastern time to your own time zone!)
(Contact Maureen to volunteer to serve…407-810-4665)
See the list of available hours on our website: https://247nationalstrategicprayercall.com/facilitation-and-co-facilitation-needs/
May God bring committed facilitators and co-facilitators to cover every hour.
Touch hearts, Lord, and cause our family to be open and willing to step up to serve!
Thank YOU, Lord! This is Your work!
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