Ministry Update

Hello Friends,

We would like to highlight a few things that have happened in the past few weeks:

* Celebrated arriving in Virginia 1 year ago and looking back at the doors that the Lord opened each step of the way.

*The Lord’s constant faithfulness and your friendship in trekking with us over the past year.

* A few of our IFA team praying on Capitol Hill with Senate Chaplain Barry Black and key prayer leaders from around D.C.

* Chaplain Black told the encouraging story of breakthrough in the debt-ceiling debate last year. One of the senators shared with Chaplain Black about the snarled gridlock in the proceedings. Thirty minutes after he and others interceded for the Lord to help, an agreement was reached.

* Our mobilization team at IFA is excited to be partnering with George Otis, Jr. and The Sentinel Group which produces documentaries on revival around the world that have been seen by over 200 million people in 175 countries. We will be working to bring the Journey to Transformation training to communities that are hungry for transforming revival. Pray that Christians will recognize the desperation of these times and the need to draw from this principle-based training.

* Through IFA, Bob is focusing on Texas, North Carolina, New Hampshire, Kentucky, Michigan and Arizona in connecting with leaders to mobilize fasting and prayer for our nation.

Please pray for us...

* We are in a spiritual war [Ephesians 6]. We have seen an increase in attacks on our family. Scarlett has fought through 3 migraines. Bob was taken by ambulance to due to a severe migraine and chest pains but was released after a few hours. We know that Jesus has given us His authority and we are standing our ground.

Please let us know if you would like to partner with us!

With love,

Bob and Scarlett Royce

Bob Royce

Mobilization Coordinator

Intercessors for America

PO Box 915

Purcellville, VA 20134

800-USA-PRAY

540-317-2097 Direct

GetAmericaPraying.com

One year ago

13 June 2011...I packed up the car and with three brave girls, headed out of Hamilton, Ontario. Our men (Bob, Austin, Ben, Elliot the cat and Diego the gecko) stayed behind to supervise the moving truck that was coming that morning to load up our worldly belongings. They would follow the next day.


We had already been on this journey for several months. God had spoken to our family through dreams, visions and prophetic words about leaving our life in Canada and moving back to the States. I knew we were doing exactly what He was asking of us, but it was difficult. We had lived there 8 years. Emma was 6, Austin was 3 and Ben only 7 months when we moved there from Texas. The little girls were born there and it was the only home they had ever known. Pulling up those roots took serious effort and so many tears.


The girls and I said goodbye to friends and neighbours and headed to Northern Virginia. We did not have any reservations for a place to stay that night. We were just following His lead.


I cried the first three or four hours of the trip. Friends and family were texting and praying us through the day. I am so thankful for that support and encouragement.


We must have listened to this song 20 times that day.





It really became a theme song for us...in hotels, a beach condo, a bed and breakfast, house sitting for friends, vacation rentals and more hotels. We followed as the Lord led us one step at a time. It was a crazy journey. At times we questioned whether or not we had heard Him correctly. At times I questioned my sanity (the enemy loved to whisper lies along the lines of "you've lost your mind..."). But the Father was and is faithful and true and good and loving and generous. He never changes, no matter how much our situation or circumstances change. He remains faithful, even when what He asks of us does not make sense, humanly speaking.

We desire to live our lives to please Him, no matter the cost. Jesus died for us and rescued us from sin and gave us new life! We want to know and experience Him and follow Him wherever He takes us and no matter how difficult the journey. We loved our life and our friends in Canada. It was not a piece of cake to say goodbye to all that (not to mention all of the "possessions" that He asked us to give away). It was not a cinch to let go of what had been established there. But He told us over and over that we would be settled and established in this new venture. We hung on to Him and that word.


We are still hanging onto Him and singing about His faithfulness. In the past three or four months during our family worship times, we have enjoyed a new song that started coming on my Pandora. The theme still concerns God and His faithfulness. The first time I heard it I couldn't believe my ears, since we live near the mountains now and it does feel like we are on the battlefield most days.


Never Once by Matt Redman




This was our reality for the first 6 months of the last 12...

And for the past 6 months, this...

We sense He has us here for several reasons, but we are really just at the beginning of this new volume He has commenced writing for us, so it is in process of being fleshed out. We continue to seek His face and to sing of His love and faithfulness! 

Praise God, everybody! Applaud God, all people! His love has taken over our lives; God's faithful ways are eternal. Hallelujah!  Psalm 117:2 [MSG]

I saw heaven standing open and there before me was a white horse, whose rider is called Faithful and True. Revelation 19:11 [NIV]

19 Years!

So, I am a day late on this, as there is not much time to blog right now. However, I can't let my wedding anniversary pass by without a special mention. Bob and I celebrated 19 years yesterday! We are so thankful that the Lord continues to bless our lives and we are looking forward to the future with great anticipation and bright hope!


We were able to go to Toronto for a night last week (thank you, Christine, for caring for the children!). We so love Toronto and it was a great opportunity to go one last time before our move.


I love you, Bob, and I love our life together! Thank you for your commitment to God and His Kingdom, to me and to our family. I cannot wait to see what God has for us in this next "book" in our lives and I am ALL in!

Cheers!