God is moving in the states and IFA state groups! We asked IFA leaders to share with us answered prayer to encourage intercessors. Connie Seglem, IFA Kansas, wrote this great story of wins in prayer as well as some of the strategies they are using in Kansas.

Our greatest prayer victory here in Kansas was the passage of several vital pieces of legislation during the fall session. Gov. Laura Kelly proceeded to veto some of the most important new laws, but our representatives were able to overturn many of those vetoes.

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The legislature actually set a record for the number of vetoes overturned in any Kansas legislative session. The bills included:

• HB 2350 — establishing human smuggling as a crime in Kansas. Two new legislators proposed this legislation. We had no laws on the books about smuggling before this;
• SB 180 — the Women’s Bill of Rights; I watched Riley Gaines testify in committee about women’s rights; passage of this bill is a major victory;
• HB 2313 — the Born Alive Protection Act;
• HB 2184 — provides funding for alternatives to abortion.

Kansas is fighting a decision by our Supreme Court supporting abortion, so each protection we can get through our legislature represents one more step toward protecting our babies. The overturning of the governor’s veto was often accomplished by only one or two votes. One of our Democrat representatives stood strong in support of life and gave us the winning edge. Unfortunately, he is still being condemned by his own party for his vote.

In April, the legislature overrode gubernatorial vetoes on three life priorities: the Born-Alive Infants Protection Act; a bill involving informed consent on the abortion pill; and funding alternatives to help women facing unexpected pregnancies. These were the first such pro-life override victories in Kansas history!

And below I share a post from two Kansas IFA prayer warriors — Pam Popp, and her husband, Conrad:

“My husband and I read Give Him 15 every morning, and we have read Gina Gholston’s book, Carry On. We felt led to take our tiny teardrop camper and drive 1,550 miles around the border of Kansas. We stopped and anointed each border county in Kansas and felt led to leave a stalk of wheat. We decreed and prayed to the Lord of the Harvest for a tremendous harvest of souls in Kansas and more workers for the harvest (see Matthew 9:37–39). We spent time praying in each corner and at the geographic center of the lower 48 states. Our goals were to:

1. Anchor Kansas in hope
2. Appeal to Heaven
3. Apply the Oil
4. Activate the Harvest of Souls.

“… As I prayed about what we could leave in each county and at the geographic center, I first thought about seeds. But as retired farmers, we love the season of harvest, and I felt the Lord say, ‘This is the season of harvest, not planting.’ So I gathered stalks of wheat, which we took with us, leaving one in each county after we prayed and decreed. It is the time to call in the workers for the harvest because it is harvest time (see Matthew 9:37–38). So, using our Appeal to Heaven flag, we asked the Lord of the Harvest for more workers to bring in the great harvest of souls.

“… We spent time praying at Mt. Sunflower and were joined by friends. The warfare there was intense but rewarding.

“… We were met with a bald eagle outside Baxter Springs; he sat in a tree and waited for us to get his picture. … His head was held high. What a beautiful sign from God!

“We prayed at the Mine Battlefield museum and were particularly touched while contemplating the battle that took place there in the Civil War. We are in a battle now — not physical, but spiritual. The Union forces won this battle in one hour, even though they were outnumbered 8,000 to 1,200. We read ‘The Gettysburg Address’ and sang all the verses of ‘Battle Hymn of the Republic.’ This was a very moving experience. My husband said the Union troops had the advantage of being on the higher ground. May we battle this fight with the full armor of God from the ‘higher ground’!

“In several counties, we used the words of Abigail Adams in the letter she wrote to her husband [John Adams] on June 20, 1776. These words seemed to be very fitting. She wrote, ‘I feel no anxiety at the large armament designed against us. The remarkable interpositions of heaven in our favor, cannot be too gratefully acknowledged. He who fed the Israelites in the wilderness, who clothes the lilies of the field, and who feeds the young ravens, when they cry, will not forsake a people engaged in so right a cause, if we remember His lovingkindness.’

“In White Cloud, Kansas, the northeast corner of the state, a beautiful zebra-striped swallowtail butterfly landed at my feet and flew in between my legs several times, while three hawks soared high above our heads.

“At the geographic center of the United States, we soaked several stalks of wheat in oil of frankincense and left them there. As we were leaving, I felt the song ‘Spring Up, O Well’ in my spirit. We prayed and decreed in The Tiny Chapel, another key spot. Our God is so faithful.

“We came home exhausted but also thrilled that the Lord had given us safety, protection, and many prayer warriors to help us complete this journey. … ”

How are you praying in your state? Please share in the comments.

Connie Seglem is an IFA state prayer co-leader for Kansas.