South Dakota
South Dakota
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Access Code: 3779638
State Leader(s): Kathy Schmeichel
Contact Email: [email protected]
Governor: Kristi Noem
Capital: Pierre
State Motto:
Under God the people rule
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Prayer Concerns from SD Intercessor group given Monday, September 9, 2024
1. Pray for rain across the west. Two of our intercessors are wildfire management officers. One was on her way to Idaho to lead the management of firefighters there.
2. Pray for reconciliation between parents and adult children. Several of our intercessors have adult children who are prodigals
3. Pray for physical healing.
4. Pray for the defeat of Amendment G- this would make abortion at any stage a constitutional right in SD without any safeguards. It would negate the current safeguards we have in place now. This type of amendment is being tried in other states also
5. Pray for the Lakota people of South Dakota. Pray for women and children to be protected, for the men to rise up and lead righteously. Pray for healing of generational trauma and for a move of Holy Spirit to ignite the sleeping giant, the native people of this country.
6. Pray for pastors to courageously lead Biblically. For those in church leadership to speak out against the radical abortion lobby, inform their congregations that Amendment G is extreme and not representative of the majority of South Dakotans.
7. Pray for workers for elections, for crisis pregnancy centers and to assist Life Defense Fund in their endeavors
8. Pray for farmers and ranchers who are under attack from government attempts to take land. This will appear on the ballot as a referred measure.
9. Pray for election integrity, fairness as every level in ever precinct.
10. Pray for children and grandchildren, for the LGBTQ agenda in our schools, especially in school libraries, to be exposed and brought down.
11. Pray for eyes to be opened to the truth, for revival and an exposing of all deception
12. Pray for the recently fired school superintendent of Rapid City schools, for discernment in what she is to do going forward.
13. Pray for the upcoming Life-chain event in Rapid City.
14. Pray for a grandson’s school situation.
15. Pray for the upcoming Tent Revival meetings to be held at the former Black Hills Passion Play amphitheater in Spearfish.
16. Pray for the release of the 1916 project movie.
17. Pray for travel safety of our intercessors as they are traveling to see family and others headed to Omaha to the Flashpoint event.
18. Pray a hedge of protection over our intercessors, families and communities of South Dakota.
19. Pray for the churches to step into their role as defined in scripture
20. Pray for healthcare in South Dakota, for home healthcare providers.
SD Prayer Call
September 2, 2024
Here we are, officially in the fall season. It’s crunch time, as they say. Time to press in with our intercession for the election and everything being voted on.
Upcoming important dates: (Please contact me with any that you would like added)
September 3: Court case to show fraudulent tactics of petitioners for Amendment G: 9 am – 3 pm (CT) Sioux Falls courthouse. Judge Jon Pekas will hear the evidence. Pray for Joh Hansen and Sara Frankenstein as they present the evidence and the a honest hearing by the Judge.
September 20-21: South Dakota Right to Life Convention in Yankton.
September 22: Global Day of Prayer for the United States: https://www.gdop-america.org/
October 1: “This City Belongs To Jesus” declaring Rapid City for Jesus: 6:30 PM at the Monument, Rushmore Hall
October 2 – 12: 10 Days/Global Upper Room: https://www.10days.net/
October 10-11: National Prayer Assembly Conference: https://ifapray.
October 12: A Million Women with Lou Engle Ministries and Don’t Mess With Our Kids on the mall in Washington DC: https://amillionwomen.org/
All leading to Tuesday, November 5, 2024 election day.
I was convicted after reading this article on IFA’s website: https://ifapray.org/blog/intercessor-shares-dream-about-kamala-harris/ I am one of those who has a very hard time praying for those whose political ideologies are so far left from mine. I easily forget that the Lord commanded us to pray for those in authority over us whether we agree with them or not. I have asked for forgiveness from God and intend to improve in this area.
Prayer Points:
1. Pray for all those running for national office, for their families, staff and supporters
2. Pray for those who are running for state office as well as those who will continue serving (not up for re-election this year)
3. Pray for the defeat of Amendent G and for recreational marijuana measure to be defeated
4. Pray for our families, several SD intercessors have been under attack spiritually and physically this year.
Please share what the Lord has given you this week for us.
Declarations and decrees
Personal prayer ministry offered
Prayer Points for August 5, 2024
We are praying the temperatures will drop this week. We had 4 days in a row of triple digit heat so 70’s will be a welcome relief. We are not in the drought area at this time, but the far western edge of the state is in moderate to severe drought.
The Lord has been impressing on me, very clearly and often, that as we pray for the defeat of Amendment G, we must also pray for those who are considering terminating a pregnancy and for those who have believed the lies about what abortion actually does and about the life a woman carries in her womb. The only way abortion is defeated completely is for a heart change in the woman considering having one and in those who provide them.
The Lord reminded me of what happened when prohibition became the law of the land. It didn’t stop people from drinking or producing alcohol, it just pushed it underground, so to speak. We must pray for a Holy Spirit move to change hearts and minds where the killing of pre-born babies is concerned. Yes, we want it illegal, against the law in every state, but more importantly, we want the act of abortion to be unthinkable, unimaginable in the hearts and minds of the people of this nation.
Please bring a scripture or praise report to share with the group as we will take time at the beginning to do this.
Prayer Points for Monday, August 5, 2024
1. Praise the Lord that the South Dakota Supreme Court has said the lower court must hear the arguments brought by Life Defense group challenging the signatures on petitions gathered in support of Amendment G. Let us pray that the judge will rule righteously, not influenced by those forces in favor of the amendment.
2. Pray concerning the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally which is underway and runs through August 11.
3. Pray for rain across the western US to quench the flames of the wildfires.
4. We will pray for healing the history of South Dakota, specifically events/atrocities committed against the Lakota people. I know there has been apology and repentance and forgiveness among a few, but I also know there are many who have refused to accept any apology or to forgive at all.
If you did not see GH15 from Thursday, please take time to listen or read “We Are Healers of History” to understand the impetus of #4. Here is the link: https://www.givehim15.com/post/august-1-2024
Personal prayer time following –
I haven’t posted here in 6 months because I was not receiving any feedback. Here is the contents of the e-mail I just sent out to the group who regularly join on Monday morning’s pray call.
South Dakota Intercessors prayer call: Monday, July 15, 2024
I spend time each week praying, asking Holy Spirit to show me what we are to cover as we pray on Monday mornings. Some weeks I hear quite clearly, other weeks there is much in the South Dakota news to pray about, and then there are weeks that I struggle to hear clearly. At those times, I usually go to the IFA website and review the news articles, or webcasts from the previous week. So, when we meet on Monday morning, we will begin with prayer points given by an IFA staff writer, Gloria Robles in her article “Praying for America’s Return”. We will not have time to pray through all 9 points, and I encourage you to read the whole list of topics and prayers for yourself.
We will begin with scripture and praise – If the Lord leads, please be ready to share scripture or a praise report with the group before we go to the Lord.
This is the introduction to the article: “While many are praying for America to be made great again, are we genuinely great without God at the center of our nation’s work? It’s time for this nation to return to the Lord with wholehearted worship and obedience. If there is hope for this nation, it will be found in Jesus Christ, called the hope of the nations (see Matthew 12:18-21).”
Prayer points:
1. Pray for the restoration of righteousness – Psalm 19:7 says, “The law of the Lord is perfect, reviving the soul; the decrees of the Lord are sure, making wise the simple.” America was founded on biblical principles. The further we stray from God’s Word, the deeper we fall into moral decay. Righteousness equals right standing with God, and we are told to pursue righteousness (see 2 Timothy 2:22, Matthew 6:33, 1 Timothy 6:11-12).
Righteousness exalts a nation, but sin is a reproach to any people. Prov 14:34 ESV
2. Pray for a restoration of the sanctity of life – Life is a sacred gift. Every life has value in the eyes of its Creator because we are created in His image. Forgive us, Lord, for not giving the preborn the honor and value they deserve. Open our eyes to see the beauty of life and protect those in their mother’s womb.
Thus says the Lord, your Redeemer, who formed you from the womb: “I am the Lord, who made all things, who alone stretched out the heavens, who spread out the earth by myself (Isaiah 44:24 ESV).
3. Pray for a restoration of biblical family values – Healthy families are fundamental to society and our nation. The covenant of marriage and parenthood is intended to reflect God’s nature. As we love and disciple our children in the faith, they pass those godly values down the lineage. Just as a godly legacy can be passed down, so can brokenness. Those who come from brokenness can sometimes harm their families and others, negatively impacting society. Lord, our families need you.
He answered, “Have you not read that he who created them from the beginning made them male and female, and said, ‘Therefore a man shall leave his father and his mother and hold fast to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh’? So they are no longer two but one flesh. What, therefore, God has joined together, let man not separate (Matthew 19:4-6 ESV).
4. *This is not from the article: We will pray for 2 events happening this week. 1. This week Mon-Friday Grace Upon Grace Ministry from Wounded Knee are bringing a worship camp to the Wakpala community here on Standing Rock. 2. Next weekend is Lifelight Hills Alive at Memorial Park in Rapid City. Both are great opportunities to reach many with the gospel.
Declarations/Decrees
Closing prayer followed by a time of personal prayer needs
We are working with other prayer leaders from all parts of South Dakota to coordinate praying over our dams, bridges and waterways to complete the assignment given by Dutch Sheets in GH 15 this past Monday.
We will have our weekly prayer call January 22, 2024 at 7 AM central time/ 6 AM mountain time.
This past week I have been reminded of the importance of putting on my spiritual armor every morning and the need for prayer coverage when going into battle in the spirit realm. I do not always start our prayer call with putting on the armor, but tomorrow morning we will begin by reading Ephesians 6:10-18, followed with II Corinthians 10:3-6 from the Amplified version.
Prayer Points:
We will share then pray for the protection of the dams, bridges and waterways of South Dakota.
Pray for the shepherds of the flocks of South Dakota to be bold in speaking Truth to their congregations. May they have courage to say abortion is the murdering of a child and to call for their people to be active in the fight to keep it from being legal in South Dakota.
Pray for healing of the breach between Governor Noem and the tribes of South Dakota. Pray that all the tribes will bring their flags to be posted in the rotunda of the capitol as evidence of this healing.
Reminder that the 51st Walk for Life in Pierre is Sunday January 28 from noon – 1 CT at the state capitol. Following the walk is the 51st Annual Hour of Reflection in the capitol rotunda at 2 CT.
Scripture and prayer points for Monday, December 18 prayer call:
1. Proposal to change the state seal and flag. This was one of the topics covered in Pierre when the tribes met last month. I saw the article attached this week on the subject. I believe it is appropriate for us to pray over it. https://southdakotasearchlight.com/2023/12/10/let-it-speak-for-us-legislator-plans-to-pursue-south-dakota-flag-redesign/
2. Wednesday night at Bible study, we had a conversation about the ‘orphan spirit’. I will share more on this, especially as it relates to the Lakota, before we pray. The Lord showed me that this is behind all the confusion among the children and teens about their identity. Lamentations 5:2-3; Isaiah 1:15-18; Jeremiah 49:11; Psalm 68:4-6; John 14: 18
3. Election integrity. We may have a special guest to talk to us on this. If he is able to join us, we will make this our first prayer point.
We will pray using Psalm 58 as time allows, targeting the taking down of the enemy’s influence over this nation.
Prayer Points December 11, 2024
Three Mondays left in 2023. Let us finish strong with our intercession for South Dakota, our communities and this nation.
I want to thank each one who sent me articles or news items for consideration as prayer points. The governor gave her budget speech this past week. Below is a quote from her speech and I include a link to the full transcript if you are interested in reading it.
“When most of us think about South Dakota, we think of our land, our economy, our assets, our natural beauty. But, when I think of South Dakota, I think of our people.
‘Under God, the People Rule.’ That is not only our state motto, it’s our way of life. It’s my priority every day when I come to work.”
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/read-gov-kristi-noem-s-2023-budget-address/ar-AA1l36cz
Here are the prayer points for this week:
1. Pray for our governor and her staff.
2. Pray for wisdom and discernment for our legislature when they convene in January as they review the proposed budget and begin making adjustments to it.
a. Let us pray concerning the sources of revenue the state is dependent on, specifically taxes collected from gambling.
b. $1.17 billion gambled this year, earning a record-setting $163 million in revenue for the state.
c. Pray for city leaders that are working to cap new casinos.
3. Continue our prayers against the legalization of marijuana.
4. Continue praying for LIFE.
a. Pray confusion in the enemy camp that keeps them from gathering enough signatures to put the amendment on the ballot in 2024. (ACLU and Planned Parenthood of South Dakota are at odds with Dakotans for Health)
b. Pray for an end to abortion in Israel. (Please take the time to read the attached article. I know the author through Global Family 24/7 prayer. She has an amazing testimony and is a powerful intercessor.)
c. https://ifapray.org/blog/israel-must-end-child-sacri
5. Pray for election integrity.
a. Praise for the Minnehaha county’s top election official’s perseverance in getting the Election Management System laptop handed over to the auditor.
b. Pray for our secretary of state to follow through on her campaign stance of election integrity being a priority.
Greetings South Dakota Intercessors,
Here are the prayer points for the call on Monday morning, October 30. Please join us.
1. First Nations Kingdom Council gathering in Pierre, Nov. 2-4
2. Pray for the defeat of Ohio ballot Issue 1 – establish a right to abortion in the Ohio state Constitution
3. Pray for Speaker of the House, Rep. Mike Johnson from LA.
4. Pray for the Middle East – we will pray using information from article on IFA News page
5. We will pray for South Dakota legislators as they prepare for the start of the 2024 session. The session begins January 9, 2024 and lasts for 38 days.
We will be focusing our prayers on the Lakota people of South Dakota, Monday morning October 23.
Prayer Points for SD call October 23, 2023
1. Kingdom Council meeting in Pierre Nov. 2-4, led by Genieve Dawn Skidmore, director of The Naomi House and coordinator for Tribes Arise.
a. Thursday evening is vital. This will be a time of prayer and worship, building an altar unto the Lord and ensuring hearts are postured in humility and unity as tribal kingdom leaders
b. Keep Jesus the main priority, focus and necessity
c. Friday – pray for participants as they begin working on proclamation for submission during 2024 legislative session
d. Meeting with Monae Johnson, SD secretary of state.
2. Pray from declarations made by Chuck Pierce over South Dakota June 28-29, 2004 at Riggs High School in Pierre
a. “…I say I will go into Pine Ridge and I will begin to move in an unexpected, surprising way. I say I will draw the eyes of this nation into Pine Ridge, sayeth the Lord.”
b. “We decree that the Dakotas are places where the cross of Jesus is manifested. We declare the shed blood of Jesus now.
c. “Lord, I decree, and we declare, in the name of Jesus, that the spirit of Leviathan that has controlled, manipulated, distorted, taken truth and deceived with it, and strangled the moves of God, we just declare, based on your word tonight, that that spirit is being exposed and dealt with, and no longer will that spirit rule this land.
d. “And we just declare that the Spirit of the Lord is coming to these nine reservations…I just decree right now, in Jesus name, that the Spirit of God is coming to visit the Native People of this state…There is going to be an outpouring of the Spirit of God that comes to this region, and it is going to flow through all of these reservations until that spirit of leviathan that has ruled there is completely driven out. The spirit of death that has ruled, the spirit that has tried to strangle them and steal and kill and destroy, tried to shame, and tried to take from them their inheritance, we say that yes, there has been something reserved for those people, and they will rise up and begin to be seen as a people of God, as a blessed people, as a people visited by the very Spirit of the Lord, and there will be a move of God’s Spirit that will be key to what He wants to do in this entire state.
3. Pray for the on-going fight to choose a Speaker of the House in DC
4. Time of prayer for each other.
Prayer points from #1 and #2 were taken from 2 sources. I have included a link to each one. There is more information with each link.
#1. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5f73eda0bf29fc45f847f6d0/t/651f2fea5ffb9960d2b2042e/1696542702915/KCSDPrayerGuidePDF.pdf
#2. http://unlockingyourdreams.org/chuck-pierce-dutch-sheets-prophetic-decrees/
Prayer points 10/16/2023
1. Pray for the peace of Jerusalem Psalm 122:6
2. Pray for the Speaker of the House 1 Timothy 2:1-4
3. Pray for life. We will pray concerning abortion as well as the increase in laws allowing medical assistance in dying.
4. We will take time to hear from anyone on the call who has specific prayer requests to bring to our group.
Prayer points for this week’s call:
1. Continue to pray for LIFE.
a. 40 Days for Life started last Wednesday and continues
through Nov. 5. Let us pray for the bringing down of
Planned Parenthood.
b. Pray for an overturn of the recent conviction of pro-life
sidewalk counsellors in Washington DC
c. Pray for Ohio as they go to the polls next month and will
be voting to add or refuse to add abortion in their state
constitution.
d. Continue to pray for the volunteers with the Decline to
Sign campaign.
2. Pray concerning marijuana issues in SD.
a. Reverse the use of medical marijuana
b. Vote to keep recreational marijuana illegal in SD
3, Pray for our military
a. Pray that there would be a pushing back against the woke
agenda and ideologies that are being forced on the rank
and file from the highest level in DC
b. Pray concerning our southern border even as SD national
guard units are being sent to help there
4. Government
a. Gov. Noem’s uncle passed away yesterday. Pray for the
family
b. Pray for state elections. Pray specifically for Rep. Fred
Deutsche as he is facing a serious challenger. Rep.
Deutsche is one of those who is leading the fight against
recreational marijuana and to tighten oversight of
medical marijuana.
5. Pray for a breaking off of religious spirit, hanging on to
tradition rather than being open to what Holy Spirit is
bringing to the ecclesia. With this, we must pray for
discernment.
6. Continue to pray for families
a. Children and youth who participated in See You at the
Pole last week – that they would be strong witnesses for
Jesus in their schools
b. Strength to stand when the enemy attacks.
1. Prayer points for today: September 25, 2023
Pray for a strong pro-life voice to rise up around the world as it has in the USA. Pray specifically that any measure to legalize abortion in states where it is currently limited or illegal, would fail.
2. Continue to pray that South Dakotans will ‘decline to sign’ and that abortion will not even make it to the ballot in 2024 here.
3. Pray for evil systems to be destroyed that are enslaving children and youth: education, media, entertainment, social media.
4. Pray especially for new, Godly media to be developed: movies, apps, games
5. Pray for children’s relationships to be ones that place God at the center: family, friends
6. Pray for the intercessors across our nation. Pray for discernment, strength, and an understanding that Satan may go after our families, including extended family in order to distract us or cause us to leave our post on the wall.
Let us go on the offensive with the sword of the word of God: Isaiah 49:24-25.
Pray points for the SD prayer call on Monday morning, September 18.
Please join us.
Prayer Points:
1. Pray for Governor Noem. She has come under attack from various media outlets since her endorsement of Donald Trump.
Pray for the exposure of lies and false accusations.
2. Pray concerning the 3 ballot initiatives on the 2024 ballot
Rescind legalization of medical marijuana
Pray against the measure to legalize recreational marijuana
Pray against the constitutional amendment attempt to make
abortion legal up to birth
3. Ask the Lord how we should be praying over this information: there are some in the Republican party who are recommending changing the language of the platform related to pro-life.
4. Pray for the intercessors, nationally IFA intercessors as for you who are on the South Dakota call. Satan is intensifying attempts to distract and have us abandon our posts. Pray against the spirits of worry, doubt and fear. Pray protections over our families.
5. Pray for the birthing of the youth revival
Good morning SD prayer warriors. I had not looked at the calendar until I started putting together prayer points for tomorrow, so had not realized we would be meeting on 9/11. I believe this is significant. The feast of trumpets is at the end of the week beginning the 10 days of awe leading to the Day of Atonement. These are important times set by the Lord.
Prayer points for tomorrow morning’s call:
Isaiah 9:8-21 – remembering 9/11 with prayers of repentance for our nations refusal to turn to God after that event.
Ezekiel 7:5-8, 23-27; 9:3&4; 14:12-23 Pray concerning preparation for the coming shaking
In light of whistle blower information and hints from D.C., let us pray confusion over the enemy regarding threats of mandates related to a new strain of Covid and RSV along with the discovery of bio lab in CA that had multiple live virtues on site and no one seems to know who the lab belonged to.
We will pray for our state and local government leaders, including the leadership of the reservations.
Kathy Schmeichel
IFA South Dakota State Prayer Leader
Prayer points for the Monday, August 27 South Dakota prayer call:
Pray concerning 3 ballot initiatives:
Constitutional amendment that would legalize abortion at all stages in South Dakota. Let’s pray for Ohio as they will be voting on the very same legislation this November.
Initiated measure to legalize recreational marijuana
Initiated measure to make medical marijuana illegal.
Pray specifically for Gen Z – those between the ages of 11 and 25.
Pray for the SD guard units that are being deployed to the southern border. https://southdakotasearchlight.com/briefs/noem-says-national-guard-deployment-to-southern-border-will-begin-next-month/
And for those who missed Sean Feucht in Pierre Friday, here is a link to the recording: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2cJdY-Ct9ug
The South Dakota Intercessors prayed together this morning using these prayer points:
1. School has started across the state.
a. Pray for school staff: administrators, teachers, custodians, all support staff and school board members
b. Pray for parents and students
c.Pray for safety of all our schools this year
2. We pray for the Kingdom to Capitol event in Pierre this Friday, August 25 at 6:00 PM
Lord, we pray protection over Sean Feucht and his team as they come to lead worship and prayer at our capitol building. We come against attempts from the enemy to disrupt, in Jesus name.
Thank you
our Father in Heaven
for helping those in need
We love the Lord Jesus
the Christ who forgives
His children
Thank you for your christian saints who obey Your great command !
Amen
God, our Father, Giver of Life, we entrust the United States of America to Your loving care. You are the rock on which this nation was founded. You are the true source of our cherished rights to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. Reclaim this land for Your glory and dwell among Your people. Please touch the hearts of our nations leaders and citizens. Open their minds to the great worth of human life, and the responsibilities that accompany human freedom. Remind Your people that true happiness is rooted in seeking and doing Your will. Through the intercession of Mary Immaculate, patroness of our land, grant us the courage to reject the culture of death. Guide us into a new era of Life and Love. Amen
Father I thank you for the privilege of living in SD. I ask that you will turn the hearts of South Dakotans toward yourself. We pray for the churches in our state, that they would be teaching the pure gospel. I pray that abortion would be recognized for what it is, nothing but child murder. I pray for our families, that they would be strengthened, and that fathers would be the defenders of their children. I ask that you would give wisdom to all of our state and local leaders, that they would make their governing decisions based on truth.