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CHRISTMAS GREETINGS TO ALL PRAYER WARRIORS!!

Among the various activities which are part and parcel of this time of year, I know that many on this forum have pledged a certain increment of the day to hold devotions for those fighting the War on Terrorism; our troops, our allies, our support personnel, our intelligence services, and our leadership.

Last month, from November 10 to December 10, many here answered our Call to Arms to give an increase in the usual devotions for our Cause. From that Call to Arms, these are things for which we were specifically praying:

"Over the last several days, we have seen the increasing successful attacks on our helicopters by the enemy's use of hand held rockets. We are witnessing the possible court martial of an officer who was able to obtain solid information WITHOUT TORTURE of an attack on his men, thereby saving many lives. We learned today that the Supreme Court is hearing a case in order to decide whether prisoners in Guantanomo will be granted access to the US Court system. The Senate Select Intelligence Committee has been rendered impotent because a memo surfaced outlining a plan to use classified information bringing down the Bush Administration. The loss of integrity of this committee directly puts the lives of our troops at risk. There have been stories reported that large cities in our nation have had threats once more leveled toward them by Al Quaeda during this time of Ramadan. The press has continued to ramp up its "Quagmire!" coverage by emphasizing the death toll and ignoring stories of the victorious work our troops are really doing. I know I am not alone in the distress I feel in the face of these challenges to our troops and our nation. While wrestling with the helpless feelings, it was laid on my heart to come to the Prayer Warriors here to see if together we can forge a response on the spiritual front of these battles. "

We have seen during this last month the capture of a number of weapons caches by our troops, with, by God's grace, the minimizing of the ability for the enemy to perpetrate those helicopter attacks. We saw the great victory in battle by our troops with the killing, wounding, and capturing of numbers of the enemy. We saw the charges dismissed against LTC West. Many of us are disappointed that such a fine officer's career was ruined, but we are nevertheless grateful that he has been spared further legal problems. We wish him well and hope that many opportunities will open to him.

For some of the things which we were praying for, I have not heard progress or status reports. I am hoping that some of you out there would be willing to fill us in on the status of the Supreme Court case and the Senate Intelligence Committee memo scandal.

I know I rejoice with all here that the big cities of our nation were spared from attacks which had been threatened during the Islamic month of Ramadan.

Unbeknownst to me, when the Lord laid the Call to Arms on my heart, a fellow Freeper Prayer Warrior had a similar Call. Xzins received the Calling to pray and fast specifically for the capture of Saddam Hussein. I am so very grateful for his efforts and for all who have responded. As all of you well know, four days after the conclusion of our Call to Arms project, Saddam Hussein was captured. It is my hope that while our Call to Arms was not directed at the capture of Saddam, our extra prayers and devotions were supportive and very much a part of the equation of the victory!

It is a humbling thing to envision our Lord knocking on the doors of our hearts pleading for us to be partners with Him in bringing about positive change in the world through our prayers. How grateful I am that we have received the Call and we have answered. How much more grateful I am with the vision and certitude that Prayer Warriors all over this nation and the earth have also received a prompting to a Call to Arms during this time at some level and have been praying in their homes and places of worship as well as those of us here online. The LOrd, in return has heard our calls and has answered! It is truly the prayers of ALL who have effected this great Victory, by God's grace!

(I would like to mention here that I have word from xzins that he will be leading a prayer thread focusing now on the truth of whereabouts/capture of Osama Bin Laden. All are invited to participate in that very focused prayer effort. I do not have a link at this time. Xzins, you are welcome at any time to post a link and any reminder links here. The link to the Capture Saddam threads is here:

http://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1021327/posts?q=1&&page=151 )

I had not had the expectation that by increasing my devotions, even by a small increment, it would bring into my life a miracle. But that indeed happened. As most of you know, I had not thought I would be able to be with my family on Thanksgiving Day. The way to do so unexpectedly, and if I may say so, miraculously opened up, and I was able to spend a very special time with my family giving Thanks for our many blessings. Glory to God in the Highest!

I am very interested in hearing your response to our CAll to Arms project. Did things happen in the news or global situation which you feel was a result of a number of us banding together? Did you have a small miracle in your life which was an unlooked-for gift?

To all who have joined us in praying for our troops and the issues in our special Call to Arms, please accept my gratitude.

BELOVED MERCIFUL FATHER,

We are so absolutely filled with the joy of Victory! Father, you have instructed us and caused us to pray. You have, by your Grace, listened to our prayers. We are so grateful for the victories we have seen over this past month. We are so grateful for your Plan and Will, and are so eager to participate with you in unfolding that Plan and Will.

As we prayed earlier, on xzin's thread, we give gratitude for your gracious answer to our prayers. We demand, according to thy Will that this man who has now been captured be held FULLY accountable before his people for the crimes he has committed. Father, there has been a momentum in the past for defeat to be snatched from the jaws of Victory, by forces who would fritter away the hard-won efforts of those who gave their blood and treasure. Father, seal this Victory, and let not those forces of darkness and evil tamper with it. Let not this man escape Justice. Let there be no 'sweetheart' deals or any other compromise. Certainly, if there is mercy to be granted in the situation, guide the placement of that mercy. Let there be mercy for the Iraqi people who have suffered under his hand.

Father, we support our xzins in his next assignment which we understand to be praying for your Will concerning disposition of Osama Bin Laden. We ask that you will guide him and give him and all praying with him the proper words which are the formulae for Victory in this matter.

We give all glory of the Victory to you and we thank you for guiding our President and all our military in the achievement of this Victory. We praise you, Father, and in the name of our beloved Saviour, we thank you for this Christmas miracle, and like happy expectant children on Christmas morning, we are looking for the next box under the tree! THANK YOU!!

Amen

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PRAYER WARRIOR FIELD TRIP
I ran across an article posted by yonif concerning the thoughts and perceptions that someone experiences when they lose a loved one. The author captured many of the thoughts and impressions I had myself when my father passed several years ago. I consider it a very good read and invite you to look at it.

http://freerepublic.com/focus/news/1042083/posts?page=1