Troop Prayer Thread 10 - A Year of VICTORY!

[TEXOKIE]

THREE CHEERS FOR OUR WONDERFUL TROOPS, THEIR ALLIES, AND ALL WHO ARE SERVING IN SUPPORT CAPACITIES IN THE WAR ON TERROR! YOU HAVE GIVEN THIS NATION A YEAR OF VICTORY IN THAT WAR! The honor is yours, but know that we bask in your accomplishments and love you for your steadfast service on this day!

Welcome, everyone to the 10th Troop Prayer Thread! Today is the anniversary of the resumption of hostilities with Iraq, wherein our troops have made military history that shall ring down the centuries.

The troop prayer threads are dedicated to giving our troops, allies, and all who are serving the Holy Cause of Freedom, including (but not limited to) the families and loved ones waiting at home and those who are not in uniform but who are serving in dangerous situations supporting our troops and gathering intelligence spiritual support. We seek together to offer prayer, scriptures, encouraging messages, and other devotions dedicated to this purpose.

We have over the past year gathered together a prayer list of these servants of freedom. You will find it posted below. FReeper amom has been serving as our List Keeper this past year and I wish to thank and commend her for doing such a meticulous job of keeping it updated. She has also been keeping our ping list up to date. If you wish to submit a name for the prayer list or to add or take off a name from the ping list, please let either or both of us know.

For those of us who have somewhat limited computer capacity, or still have phone modems, we request that graphics be limited to pictures of loved ones for whom we are offering prayers, special visuals that seem particularly appropriate, and as much as possible, non-moving graphics. Thank you.

Thank you so much for spiritually supporting our troops, allies, support civilians, and their families.

We are grateful to God that for those who have been injured or taken back Home, He has dispatched angels to their care.

To view the previous prayer threads, use these links:

Troop Prayer Thread 9:
http://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1031704/posts

Troop Prayer Thread 8:
http://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/994696/posts?page=451,50

Troop Prayer Thread 7:
http://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/973786/posts

Troop Prayer Thread 6:
http://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/917197/posts?page=301,50

Troop Prayer Thread 5:
http://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/898097/posts

Troop Prayer Thread 4:
http://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/879044/posts

Troop Prayer Thread 3:
http://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/873600/posts?page=151,50

Troop Prayer Thread 2:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/870136/posts

Troop Prayer Thread 1:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/863153/posts

For those who wish to pay their respects and honor our Fallen Heroes, please visit this thread:

Names,Stories, and Pictures of Fallen Heroes of Operation Iraqi Freedom

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/872330/posts?q=1&&page=601

Dear Lord,
Lest I continue
My complacent way
Help me remember
Somewhere out there
A man died for me today
--As long as there be war
I then must
Ask and answer
Am I worth dying for?"

Taken from the book, "A Man Called Intrepid" by William Stevenson about William Stephenson, the head of British intelligence services prior to and during WWII. He wrote this at the very beginnings of the Battle of Britain and shared it with Eleanor Roosevelt.

STAR SPANGELED BANNER

Oh, say, can you see, by the dawn's early light,
What so proudly we hail'd at the twilight's last gleaming?
Whose broad stripes and bright stars, thro' the perilous fight,
O'er the ramparts we watch'd, were so gallantly streaming?

And the rockets' red glare, the bombs bursting in air,
Gave proof thro' the night that our flag was still there.
O say, does that star-spangled banner yet wave
O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave?

On the shore dimly seen thro' the mists of the deep,
Where the foe's haughty host in dread silence reposes,
What is that which the breeze, o'er the towering steep,
As it fitfully blows, half conceals, half discloses?

Now it catches the gleam of the morning's first beam,
In full glory reflected, now shines on the stream:
'T is the star-spangled banner: O, long may it wave
O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave!

And where is that band who so vauntingly swore
That the havoc of war and the battle's confusion
A home and a country should leave us no more?
Their blood has wash'd out their foul footsteps' pollution.

No refuge could save the hireling and slave
From the terror of flight or the gloom of the grave:
And the star-spangled banner in triumph doth wave
O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave.

O, thus be it ever when freemen shall stand,
Between their lov'd homes and the war's desolation;
Blest with vict'ry and peace, may the heav'n-rescued land
Praise the Pow'r that hath made and preserv'd us as a nation!

Then conquer we must, when our cause is just,
And this be our motto: "In God is our trust"
And the star-spangled banner in triumph shall wave
O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave!

FRANCES SCOTT KEY

AMERICA, WE LOVE YOU!
AMERICA, WE LOVE YOU!
AMERICA, WE LOVE YOU!
AND OUR LOVE IS GREAT ENOUGH TO HOLD YOU ETERNALLY VICTORIOUS IN THE LIGHT!

[shezza]

Amen and amen.
(You have such a way with words...what a beautiful prayer, TexOkie.)

[TEXOKIE]

"ONe spectacular young woman lost in that ambush was the best friend of PFC Jessica Lynch. Her name was Lori Piestewa from the Hopi Reservation in Arizona. She left behind two young children.

During her funeral, as eagle flew overhead. Her family took it as a sign of her soul soaring to Heaven."

What a very precious story. Thank you so much for posting it, DL.

[TEXOKIE]

Thank you for all your prayers and for your post 79, Tonk. God bless you. Please give my greetings to the Canteeners! My poor little modem just cant crunch very easily all the high powered graphics y'all are into over there! We still live in backwoods rural America with no rapid connectors to the net available to us yet....soon, we hope! :-)

[TEXOKIE]

Your post 80:

"Offering prayers of Thanks
txradioguy has just returned from Iraq"

Thanks for the notification, Tonk!

WELCOME HOME, TXRADIOGUY!!!! WE ARE SO HAPPY YOU ARE HERE!!!THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR SERVICE TO OUR NATION!!

[TEXOKIE]

Thank you for joining us in prayer in your posts 82 and 83, Alamo-Girl. Hope things are going well with you.

[TEXOKIE]

Thank you for all your prayers and for bringing us the Romans 10:17 reminder, maestro.

[TEXOKIE]

Thank you for all your prayers and for your post 85, Rags! God bless you.

[TEXOKIE]

Thanks for your prayers for the 507th and for your post 87, Rags.

[TEXOKIE]

Thank you for joining us in prayers for the 507th, MBY.

[Ragtime Cowgirl]

Amen.

Joining you in prayer, TEX.

Your prayer in response to the attacks in Fallujah is so beautiful.

Thank you! Bless you!

[TEXOKIE]

Dear Ms 'Tima,

Prayers continue!!

Beloved Heavenly Father,
We continue to thank you and praise you Father, for the grace you have given us by watching out for our Karen, who is serving in the 4th ID in Iraq.

Father, we ask that her prayer blanket, and her golden chain mail armor be renewed and strengthened. Let her be granted all the wisdom, courage, and strength that your Great Law will allow so that she can discharge her duties to her highest abilities. Let this be true for all who serve with her in uniform and in support capacities. We are so grateful for these fine young men and women who are sacrificing years of their youth and vigor for us and our nation. Let them know and understand at some level the gratitude we feel.

Father, we place them all in your hands and keeping and we gratefully call forth your divine Will and Plan for them. Let ONLY your Will be done. Shatter all opposition to their lives. Shatter any and all attacks which are opposed to your Vision and Plan.

Amen

[TEXOKIE]

Thank you for your posts 90 and 91. Indeed it is so hard to wait whenever we want to know NOW what is going on! God bless you. Thank you for your many prayers for our troops and those who serve with them.

[TEXOKIE]

"AMEN TexOkie. And an apology - I have been remiss -- I can't believe I didn't let you all know KALEN ARRIVED AT FT. McCOY yesterday morning. Going thru demob and we hope to see him on Sunday!!! WOOOOOO-HOOOOOOO! Thank you ALL for all the prayers offered for his safety on this thread and in your hearts."

NO apology needed....just thanks ever so much for the GREAT NEWS!!! We all join you in rejoicing for the return of your young warrior! When you finally come up for air, let us know whatever you can about him and/or some of his experiences! :-)

[TEXOKIE]

Thank you for joining us in prayer in your post 99, Phyllis.

[TEXOKIE]

All glory to God in the Highest for all the good stuff. Thank you so much for all your prayers for our troops and those who serve with them.

[McGavin999]

I join you in prayer daily TEXOKIE, I just very seldom post.

[maestro]

Amen,.......More Grace and Mercy,.....In Jesus' Presious Name, Amen!!!

(Romans 10:17)

[maestro]

Amen,.......More Grace and Mercy,.....In Jesus' Precious Name, Amen!!!

(Romans 10:17)

[amom]

Kalen is HOME??? HOME!!!! What wonderful news! This is the BEST PART...getting to say

WELCOME HOME!!!

[amom]

txradioguy!!! Even if it is a bit late...I wanted to say WELCOME HOME directly to ya.

Tonk. Thanks for posting the news here.

[amom]

Joining in prayers up for Karen of the 4ID.

Also prayers for all who serve wherever they may be and in whatever capacity they may serve.

[68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub]

"We still live in backwoods rural America with no rapid connectors to the net available to us yet....soon, we hope! :-)"

I posted your greeting in the Canteen.
I, also, live in a rural area.
I finally got 2 way satellite for my isp.
No dsl or cable will ever get here.

[Alamo-Girl]

I join in your prayers!

[armymarinemom]

Prayers as always for our troops

It is with a sad heart that I ask prayers for a local family. We lost a great troop supporter this evening here. She literally passed away supporting our troops. This loving mother of 5 who have served our country with a son in-law currently in Iraq died on her way to greet troops returning home. I'm sorry to say that I was not there tonight but I did get word that once again our troops showed honor.

The chaplin on the flight had a small service for the troop greeter. God Bless him and our troops. The troops did get a welcome but they gave comfort to those who came to comfort.

[LucyJo]

Amen to another wonderful prayer, TexOkie. I join you, as always, in praying for our president, our military folks, and all of those in charge of our security, and in praying especially at this time for the loved ones of those whose bodies were so desecrated. Man's hatred is a vile and ugly thing to behold in all of its manifestations, but there is something particularly evil, and horrifying, about involving children in such violence and teaching them to rejoice in it.
May we look to God for instruction and guidance in what is good and right. May He surround us with His providence, open our eyes to every danger, give us courage to face it, wisdom to defeat it, and be our strength, shield and buckler as we do battle with the type of ignorance and evil that feeds hatred such as that - here and abroad. God grant us victory in this WOT for the sake of freedom all over the world, and may the resulting freedom give rise to glorification of our Heavenly Father and His Son, Jesus Christ our Lord.

[fatima]

Thank you amom.

[fatima]

TEXOKIE Amen.

[amom]

Welcome and a hug for you.

[fatima]

You are still awake:) She might get home Monday-

[amom]

MONDAY???!!!! OH my! SUPER!

Yes still awake, droopy eyed but still up. And you too I notice. :-)

[fatima]

amom,Too excited to go to bed,first chance I had to get online-we hold our breath for Monday as dates have changed often.

[amom]

OH do I understand THAT. And the date changes can test a person to the max. Praying when Monday comes you are celebrating and all this is in the past.

[fatima]

amom,Glad you are awake.Karen is strong and we are held up with her strength,Monday might come and go, but we are ready.

[amom]

I'm calling it a night. You get some sleep so when Monday comes around you'll be well rested. I know, I know, easier said than done.

[fatima]

Night amom.

[Chong]

Dear TEXOKIE,

I've been away for a while and now catching up on reading all the posts. You ARE guided by the Holy Spirit, I am sure of it. Not like you, at this moment, my heart is full of pure hatred for the evil seeds who committed such unspeakable acts upon our people who were trying to help them. I shake with anger and want to pray that our Almighty God brings instant justice upon the guilty.

Can't even start to imagine how the families feel...

But, His Will be done in His time. I pray that He guides our leader and this nation and brings it back to what it once was, a Nation Under God.

[Chong]

BTW, my nephew, Chris, is back home safe now. Thanks for all your prayers.

[TEXOKIE]

REQUEST FOR PRAYERS

Prairiebreeze, one of our troop prayer thread participants is requesting prayers for Mary, wife of FReeper bulldogs, who is terminally ill and undergoing hospice care.

She has stated, "I'm writing to Pray for Pres. Bush list and will put up a post in Chat asking for prayers.

Time is short for Mary I believe. Many thanks."

While we try to maintain focus on this thread for our troops and those supporting them, we are pleased to pray on the thread for other FReepers in special instances. The prayer list for the thread itself is limited to our troops and those who support them and their families. As individuals you are invited to include Mary and bulldogs on your own personal prayer lists.

As I understand it, Billbears has threads available with the mission of praying for FReepers in need.

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1097926/posts



Beloved Heavenly Father,
We are praying at this time for bulldogs' wife, Mary, who is undergoing hospice care. We ask that you will surround her and comfort her and her entire family. Help them to resolve and bring into the highest state of love all their relationships. Guide this family during this difficult time.
Comfort and heal them. Take into your arms bulldogs' precious Mary. Help her medical people in the management of pain and other palliative therapies.

We ask for as many miracles of healing and comfort for Mary and her family as your great Law will allow. Please multiply our prayers for any and all who are undergoing a similar situation of need.
Amen

[Alamo-Girl]

I join in agreement with your prayer!

[prairiebreeze]

Thankyou for the lovely prayer Texokie and for raising Bulldogs and Mary's need for prayer to the attention of those on this list.

I posted a prayer thread for them Prayers Requested for Freeper Bulldogs

thanks, Prairie

[Ragtime Cowgirl]

Joining you in prayer for bulldog's wife, and all who love her.

[amom]

Continued prayers for bulldogs and Mary and amen.

Prayers for our troops in Fallujah who have had a long last 24 hours and we can expect it to get longer before their work there is done. Praying to fill them with strength and stamina to do what must be done and once done the calm of the heart which comes of knowing they gave their best.

[amom]

Excellent news about Chris. So glad he's back.

I understand what you say in your previous post about the anger and hatred. It's easy. Texokie is a wonder isn't she?

[LucyJo]

God's blessings surround bulldogs, his dear wife Mary, their family and friends. May He comfort and sustain them, and keep them close beneath the shelter of His wing as they go through this difficult time.

[Chong]

Texokie IS a wonder, a rare one.

Thank you, amom, for being understanding about my not-so- Christian like post. I regreted it as soon as I hit the post button.

Chris' (immediate) family said to thank you all for your prayers, it lifted his spirit.

And amom, you are also a wonder and I appreciate all you do.

[amom]

I regreted it as soon as I hit the post button.

LOL Been there done THAT! Isn't that just the WORST feeling? LOL

Tell Chris I am honored.

Thanks for your kind words, Chong. We all have our little bits we can do and I try do mine with a song in my heart and a smile.

Prayers up for our troops everywhere

[bulldogs]

I am praying for our troops too. Bless them all. Thank all of you for your prayers

[bulldogs]

Our troops are included in my prayers. Thank you so much.

[amom]

Thanks for your prayers for our troops.

Keeping you and Mary in my prayers.

[TEXOKIE]

Prayer Request

Troop Prayer Thread participant TruthNtegrity, has a possible opportunity to obtain a job in governmental service in the DC area. She states that the job would allow her to continue in her service to our troops. She has asked for prayer support in this effort from our Prayer Warriors. One thing which she is facing is that the previous administration severely damaged the clearance process and it is still not fixed, so we need to ask the Lord to help expedite her clearance process.

TNT informs us that she is going to be visiting our injured troops at Walter Reed on the Easter weekend - taking in chicks, jelly beans, and chocolate bunnies and chocolate eggs.."

She promises us a 'trip report'.

PLEASE POST A LINK TO YOUR REPORT, TNT!! WE ENJOY THEM SO MUCH!!
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Beloved Heavenly Father,

Our fellow Prayer Warrior, TruthNtegrity, is seeking a job in government service. We understand that the position would allow her to continue in her service to our troops in some capacity. We also understand that the clearance procedures are problematic these days. We ask that you will intercede and cause those responsible to be charged with the understanding that this situation needs to be remedied. Oversee it and let it be refurbished according to thy Will and guidance.

Father, we place all of this on the altar, and we ask that you will open the doors that need opening and close the ones that need closing. We petition you for this job on behalf of our TNT, but we also ask that only your Will be done, for your Plan is always better than what we may be able to perceive from our limited perspective. Bless this fellow Prayer Warrior and all who may be in a similar situation of need and desire to serve.

We ask that you will overshadow TruthNtegrity during her visits in our behalf to the injured troops at Walter Reed. If there are others involved in similar activities, overshadow and bless them also. Bless, heal, and comfort all our injured heroes. Grant them hope, peace, and abundant joy in their lives.

Let our prayers be adjusted according to thy divine Will.

Amen