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Lord God, we thank You for the faithful intercessors who join the First Friday Prayer Conference Calls and for the guests who are doing amazing things in public schools.
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Before yesterday’s prayer call, we experienced one odd difficulty after another in the IFA office. We sensed we were in the midst of an important spiritual battle. It was powerful call and full of practical information. We found that it was deeply inspiring to everyone who participated. You can still participate! Watch the video below or call the replay line: (712)775-7432, code 2452#.

So much information was shared, we wanted to make sure you didn’t miss any of the links and resources.

Guest David Schmus with Christian Educators Association International shared about the great work they are doing and the wonderful resources they have. Explore all they have to offer at CEAI.org. They are offering a FREE virtual training summit for Christian educators called Rise Up, visit christianeducatorssummit.com for more information.

Cynthia Dunbar, IFA Board Member, shared about the Republican National Committee resolution advocating for the rights of parents regarding sex education in schools. You can access this here, or go to the RNC website, click on resolutions, then choose 2018, and you will find it. She also mentioned a list of recommended textbooks and alternative school curriculum. Click HERE to receive the information from her.

Jeff Eckart shared about Claim Your Campus, an effort to motivate and equip students to pray in their middle and high schools. He  It was so exciting to hear about Claim Your Campus 2020, an event on July 4, 2020. Check out claimyourcampus.com and claimyourcampus2020.com.

 

How did the call inspire you to intercede for education? Leave a comment.

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Helenmary
September 11, 2019

It was a wonderful, informative call. Thank you IFA for fighting through to breakthrough so we could all benefit. Have passed on the info from that call to several educators here in our area–GREAT THINGS TO COME!

Alan K. Veasey
September 9, 2019

Thanks be to God for using IFA for His glory. Thank our God for overcoming and defending His ministry
against enemy attack. IFA was clearly attacked because of the strategic value of the work underway at the time of the attack. If your ministry harms the kingdom of darkness, a counter attack will ensue. Praise God that the victory is the Lord’s.

Joanna Faith
September 9, 2019

I study📘 history. Today, I heard 🏅David Barton speak in church, as a guest. He shared what I already knew. In the early 1960’s, the Bible was removed from schools as a major educational source. We see the awful negfative effects what it has done to our🇺🇸 nation. We see rebellion, vio-lence, immorality, drug use, suicides, mocking Christians, historical revi-sionism in text books, dissing the Bible,increased false religions, new age 👿influ-ences…ETC. Go to David’s web site: Wallbuilders.com for great detailed resources about our rich Godly Biblical heritage. 💒I pray that there be a re-vival & a reversal of 👿’s evil agenda to destroy our 🇺🇸 nation, given to us by God because of praying, God honor-ing & Bible reading Founding Fathers🦅 over 240 years ago.

Janice
September 8, 2019

Thank you for sharing concerning the challenges Satan is throwing at IFA staff. I had started praying for Dave Kubal and the IFA staff a week before the call was to take place. I thank God for all you do and all you are. I pray for a hedge of protection around you and your families. Holy guarding angels to angels to watch over you. That God will guard your hearts, minds, and spirits and keep them in Christ Jesus.

Now to answer the question, “What I am doing in response to September’s prayer call: let people know what resources are available, starting with my neighbors, and pray more diligently for the schools. I already pray for the school staff and students when I drive past our schools. I pray for the students, parents and bus drivers in our neighborhood. My cousin is a principal. I am thinking about contacting him to see what he has going on concerning prayer in his school.

Jan Teel
September 7, 2019

IFA, I am so greatful for you!! So greatful for IFA’s First Friday of each month prayer time with the body of Christ, His spotless Church.
I live in Iowa and feel a “Call” on my life to contact Pastors of Churches along with their prayer teams in South East Iowa!! The purpose is not only to tell them about IFA, but to place in their hands a packet I have put together with tools of free resources from IFA !!
I also include, the book Praying For The Government by Derek Prince!!
I am totally convinced God is answering our prayers for America as we press in with the scripture 2 Chronicle 7:14,
Corporate prayer, fasting, IFA resources, and revelation knowledge concerning
Spiritual warfare.
IFA has kept me updated on
issues that I never would have known about!! The word is truth, My people perish for lack of knowledge.
Thank you again IFA!!
Are the First Friday Prayer speakers always available for replay? If not it would be a great help, in keeping the body of Christ updated!! I try to take notes, but miss a lot of
information I like to pass on!!
If the Holy Spirit quickens any of you, please lift me in prayer for the “Calling” He has given to me!! “Know,” that I will feel
and cherish them!!
He is worthy to be praised, all glory to Him.
Jan ✝️🔥✝️🔥

Dorothy Ter Horst
September 7, 2019

Lord, please confuse the strategy of the demonic realm attacking the work of your kingdom in this world. Make one lie prove another wrong until they kill each other and fall to the ground, in Jesus name, Amen.

Jeri Wilson
September 7, 2019

The enemy is defeated .. any giant he puts in our path will meet with the same demise as goliath because the Same Spirit of God fights in us. A friend sent this note :
“Safety doesn’t exist in the absence of danger .. but in the presence of God.” and we “love not our lives to the death”

    Mrs D
    September 7, 2019

    AMEN!!

      CHARLES BARNHART
      September 8, 2019

      Meanwhile we need to pray for the protection of our children, no time to execute any program to indoctrinate the kids, teachers and state administrators. Please pray for your state administrators that drive the
      addenda in most states. I am a retired teacher who made a difference.
      Prayer is the key. I carried the scriptures to be prayed on 3 x 5″ cards to
      pray at stop lights, at home, in meetings non stop. Their adgenda soon fell
      and many others in the district began taking thier own family to church.
      This took years and I enjoyed every minute of it.

        Berkeley E Boone
        September 8, 2019

        …an excellent way to deal with this issue and a lot of others! kudos and thanks to you, Charles.

Mary L McClellen
September 7, 2019

I am praising God for IFA and the information they provide for Intercessors. I continue to pray for Christians in America to wake from our spirit of slumber and become warriors for The Lord!! Reading the prayers of others is so encouraging. I am praying for pastors, educators, political leaders to be strong and courageous and speak boldly for righteousness.

Nothing is impossible with God and we know he hears our prayers.

Ron Bangert
September 7, 2019

Cynthia Dunbar is correct, this has been a long campaign in our public schools over the heart & souls of the children. Every generation of Christians must step into the battle for the Lost souls of men & women. “Robbing Hell to Populate Heaven” as Reinhart Bonnke so apply adopted as his motto.

The American Dream vs God’s Dream, there has been a Long War against God, though He is still enthroned over the earth. My wife and I were public high school teachers, ’74-’07 & ’74-’12. We witnessed the silent and gradual transformation of progressive anti-christ ideology sweep through education. Much of what we have today began in 1940’s & earlier.

Industrial Revolution gave birth to Child Labor Laws which gave birth to The Committee of Ten to develop K-8 curriculum for standardized education across the nation, c.1890, with the influx of children who could no longer work. The Arts Crafts Movement soon after to address training future workers. How ever, attacks on God in the public forum increased after WWII.

Intercession and guidance from the throneroom is imperative, repentance and revival in the church paramount.

Carolyn Reeves
September 7, 2019

I am a retired public school science teacher. I have been praying this year that the Holy Spirit would show and lead me in helping our schools to “turn back the battle at the gate” through His strength. I listened to the IFAPRAY webcast this morning. Several comments and ideas spoke to my spirit. Thank you for all you are doing.

Mary Ann McCloy
September 7, 2019

There is opportunity to carry the gospel back into the schools, and we need more volunteers and churches to pick it up and do it….. Two separate supreme court rulings… #1.. Release time Bible classes during school day – 3 conditions- parental permission, no tax payer money used and off campus. #2. Bible clubs such as Good News clubs of CEF or Fellowship of Christian Athletes…. which meet before or after school at the school just as other clubs… What could you or your church be doing….. put feet to our prayers! 🙂 Bible Centered Ministries has 8 volumes through the Bible line upon line, precept on precept… excellent material for the whole school year ..covering several years .. “Footsteps of Faith”…. Also an excellent curriculum for a church to use.

Barbara J Struble
September 7, 2019

I am retired educator and director of adult education. This was all new information. I am so grateful. I have been praying since early 1960’s for churches to stand for God in our schools (and in churches also). We have deserted our children. This First Friday call was very encouraging. Thank you.

Teresa Daigrepont
September 7, 2019

Thsnk you Lord i was able to be a part of this, my daughter is a history teacher and i shared with her the info i learned from your call. She is a trusted mentor for her students, and needed this affirmation that there is an undercurrent of faith in public schools that is about to burst forth with our prayers facilitating it. Also i shared your contact info with a Christian principal of a new charter school in out town. How sweet to stand in prayer with the people on this call.

June Darley
September 7, 2019

Jesus,Open up all the schools to bring back prayer and the pledge to the flag.For the teachers to teach the history of this nation and how it was a nation under God.This is a big part of the problem we are seeing through out this nation.Congress needs to stop all the hate and do the job that is not being done. They need to read Col.1:9-14. We all need to wake up because the devil is alive and moving fast.Lord, cover us with Your armor-the belt of truth,the breastplate of righteousness,the shield of faith,the helmet of salvation,and the sword of the spirit,Fill us with Your strength,that we can withstand the devil’s schemes, Amen
say it every morning.

Mary Ahlborn
September 7, 2019

Your comments were so encouraging to me. I am presently researching what’s Behind the transgender agenda and it’s infiltration into our Educational Institutions. I am under Satanic attack to discourage and prevent me from publishing the truth which I believe will have the Lord’s anointing to open up the blind eyes to see. Please pray for me. I am a former educator and have witnessed through prayer how God will intervene in public schools and establish His presence. Mary

    Judy
    September 7, 2019

    Mary, I am praying for you!

      Mary Ahlborn
      September 7, 2019

      Judy, thank you. May the Lord bless you and keep you.
      How may I pray for you?
      1Thessalonians 5:11😍

        Emily Sommer Florian
        September 7, 2019

        Praying for you from Alaska! Declaring Boldness, courage over you and voice of truth, and powerful anointed writing and published info through you!

          Cristina Conlon
          September 7, 2019

          Praying the Blood of Jesus over you, your family and your household against the attacks of satan from Pittsburgh, Pa.

          Mary Ahlborn
          September 7, 2019

          Emily, The Lord has begun to give me confidence and encouragement as I move forward in Him. Thank you so much for praying. The enemy has been defeated. 🙌

          Mary Ablborn
          September 7, 2019

          Christina, thank you, too. The Lord has given me the ability to overcome concerning these attacks. Prayer is the answer in bringing down strongholds. I am So inspired by answers to everyone’s prayers🙌

Charlene
September 7, 2019

I think God for this. He’s open my eyes to what the enemy is doing with our children and our grandchildren to attempt to indoctrinate them in the ways of darkness. But we serve a God of the impossible. And through our God we shall do valiantly for it is he who will track down the enemy. Not by might, nor by power, but by the spirit of the Lord. This is giving me much fuel for prayer for my grandchildren and great grandchildren. I’m expecting to see God do great things and that we will not despise the day of small beginnings. But we will trust in the name of the Lord our God!

Lynette
September 7, 2019

I was very humbled & amazed by yesterday’s call. God loves our children and He is at work! Moms in Prayer International encourages Moms/Grandmas to gather weekly to pray for their children, teachers, & schools. Go to Moms in Prayer.org for resources and more information.

    Sigrid
    September 7, 2019

    Thanks be to God for this prayer call of intercessors of America! Praying for a mighty army to arise! Lets be in agreement! God is on the move in our awesome Country and on the campus of our schools.
    It is humbling to be part of this with all of you! Praying for the eyes of the parents of our grandchildren to wake up to this and not stay in this slumber of political correctness and idol of social justice!
    In Jesus mighty name and by his authority! Amen

    Thanks Lynnette for sharing about MIP,
    I part of a Moms in Prayer group here in Waverly, IA! We have been praying for the children , teachers, & schools, Administrators , and other staff at our public and private and home schooling for a longtime! We might have to switch to a grandma group.

Mary C
September 7, 2019

This call and the information contained hit a “straight arrow” into the heart of the enemies designs!!! That’s were so much of the lies are … hitting our most vulnerable!
I’m standing in prayer and whatever action I can do in this fight for our children 🙏
Greater is He who is in us, than he who is in the world!

Star
September 7, 2019

I get down on my face & knees daily before our Almighty God weeping & petitioning God for my family, friends, pastors & families, Christians AND the many lost & dying souls out in this wicked, Satan-powered world. But our God is So Good ALL the Time, and ALL the Time God is Good. He will prevail & heal our nation bringing America back in His care IF we persist as in “the earnest, faithful prayer of a righteous man avails much”..much is accomplished with God’s mercy and grace. We don’t deserve Him but John 3:16 confirms His love for us, His creation. Let’s “keep our faith in Him”, put on our Christian soldier’s uniform daily (Philippians 6) and go forth to battle with God as our Captain/Leader against the evil principalities and powers of this world. Satan’s the big-time loser over all and after all! God bless America Again as we lead and teach other nations in God’s way. Amen.

Ernestina Cavazos
September 7, 2019

I am asking God, for moms n grandmoms that can have pray meeting in their homes or in the school for all studies n children of all ages. That Jesus would be in everything that is going on schools amen.

Valerie Bruton
September 6, 2019

Now is the time to seriously pray with out ceasing. We are soldiers in God’s army and our kingdom is suffering violence and the violent must take it by force. The Bible Our Father’s infallible WORD says, “One can chase 1,000 two can put 10,000 to flight. It’s time to fight the good fight of faith and take back this nation for our GOD. For righteousness exalts a nation and sin a reproach. God’s eyes are over the righteous and His eats are open to our cry. Stay strong in the Lord and in the Power of His might all @ IFA and prayer warriors.With ❤️

Bob O’Connor, Jr.
September 6, 2019

Recommend you subscribe to Eagle Forum “Education Reporter.” Phyllis Schlafly used to write it. Phyllis has passed away, but I believe Eagle Forum, St. Louis, Mo., continues to publish it. The great insight I gained from Phyllis is that the D.O.Ed. was inaugurated as a political favor by Jimmy Carter to the NEA. The Dept. in effect is an NEA construct. Please review the policy statements of the NEA annual conventions which have little to do with advancing educational excellence but left wing, LGBTQ, secular, political priorities of the NEA. What the NEA promotes in their policy statements appear as local school district policies as well. Please don’t circulate my email address.

Ethel Sipe
September 6, 2019

I’m excited to see this implemented. It’s going to be the saving grace for our children, teachers as well as all 1st responders. But I’m not stopping there. My grandson is begining his 3rd year in college. WOW do they need to raise up an army for their campuses. I can’t wait to share this with him. He is on fire for Jesus. He and his friends could make this happen. All glory to God we were able to hear Jeff share this with us today. Thank you IfA for bringing this to us every month

Nancy Carmickle
September 6, 2019

I have a small group that meets each week at my home for prayer. Our main focus is to pray for our nation but praying for the education system has been a part of this. This call gives us more specifics to pray for, especially locally where we have more actual contact. A great prayer call!

Kay
September 6, 2019

Bless you all for this faithful prayer vigil I’m standing with you in prayer

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