praying for our nation
by
Rachel Paxton - rachel@creativehomemaking.com
Many Americans are responding to the war in Iraq by getting down
on their knees in prayer. Prayer for our soldiers, for our governmental
leaders, and for the Iraqi people. According to one poll, 81% of
Americans have prayed for peace in the past several weeks. The following
resources will get you and your family informed about how you can
be involved in this national effort:
http://www.presidentialprayerteam.org
- Presidential prayer requests. Includes specific topics to pray
for, including leaders of the week. Articles of prayer and faith
in the news. Highlights of our nation's Godly heritage. More than
1.5 million people have committed to pray for our nation.
http://www.presidentialprayerteam.org/troopsadoptup.htm
- Adopt a troop campaign. Adopt a member of the military service
for prayer or register a military person for prayer. Downloadable
prayer certificate highlights who you have committed to pray for.
More than 260,000 people have already signed up to pray for someone
in our military.
http://pptkids.org/
- Weekly e-mails for kids with stories of Christians
in American history. Leaders of the week to pray for. Words of inspiration
from past Presidents. Chance to submit a prayer for President Bush
to be included on their web site.
Rachel
Paxton is a freelance writer, mom, and owner of four home and
family web sites. For complete resources for the Christian home,
visit her web site at http://www.Christian-Parent.com.
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