NDOP Update

 Ambassador Oren

IFA Team

Hi Friends,

Just sending a brief update since the National Day of Prayer [NDOP] about 10 days ago.

Thursday, May 3, NDOP

It was a privilege being with our IFA leadership in the Cannon House Office Building on Capitol Hill for the 9 till noon observance…going through security and visiting with the Lithuanian Ambassador, Žygimantas Pavilionis, and passing the offices of Representatives like Michelle Bachmann and others.  We enjoyed the first hour of the NDOP meeting and then joined others in smaller rooms to pray for the nation in 2 one hour shifts.  One lady even received healing in her arm without even asking for it.  Powerful time.

Friday, May 4  - Solidarity with Israel Event at Israeli Embassy

It was an honor to join Christian leaders from across the country and Israeli Embassy leadership for about 3 hours to show support of our Jewish friends and Israel.  It was a sobering, yet joyfully holy time as we listened to Israel’s Ambassador Michael Oren share some of the threats Israel is facing these days, whether it is continued random violence from Israel’s neighbors bent on their annihilation or the Anti-Israel media spreading it’s message [See Bob Simon’s recent report on 60 Minutes].

IFA also hosted our First Friday monthly prayer conference call that Friday with over 300 friends from around the country joining in.

Sunday evening I will be speaking at a local church for their Awakening Meetings this week.  I met with their pastor yesterday and another area pastor to pray for the community and to prepare for next week.  Some good things are happening.

If we at IFA can help mobilize your family, church or community to prayer or our country during these days, please let me know.

Lastly, thank you to our financial partners.  We need help in expanding our donor base and generating additional support.  Suggestions are welcome!   My anticipated ministry expenses are $8,400 per month, roughly $100,000 this year .   As of yesterday, there is $700 in our ministry account.  

Here is how to invest with us:

Go to GetAmericaPraying.com

Click on Donate on right side

Important: Be sure to enter in the Comments section “Field Staff Bob Royce”

You are also welcome to send checks to IFA: Intercessors for America, P.O. Box 915, Purcellville, VA 20134. Important: Enter in the Memo section “Field Staff Bob Royce” (or write it on a separate note).

Thanks again for your partnership with us.

Bob

Bob Royce

Mobilization Coordinator

Intercessors for America

PO Box 915

Purcellville, VA 20134

800-USA-PRAY

540-317-2097 Direct

GetAmericaPraying.com

National Day of Prayer

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Blessings!

May Prayer Update

Friends,

It’s been an active several weeks since our last update at the end of March.  I travelled to Texas for a month spending a week in Houston and three weeks in Dallas/Ft. Worth and east Texas.  It was a privilege to connect with friends already associated with Intercessors for America and also to connect and cast vision with others to mobilize fasting, prayer and repentance during these pivotal days for our country.

Some of our team from IFA will be in DC the next few days for events associated with the National Day of Prayer.  Thursday, we will be at the Cannon House Office Building for the official NDOP prayer event.  Friday, we will be attending an invitation only gathering at the Israeli Embassy, with Ambassador Michael Oren, to show support for and solidarity with Israel.

Also, we at IFA are hosting our First Friday Prayer Conference Call this week[712-432-0075, Access Code 1412452, 12:15-12:45 ET] if you are interested in joining us.  Since 1973 we have been mobilizing Christians to set aside the first Friday of every month to fast and pray for the country.  We will be facilitating these calls every month up to the election and possibly beyond.  In April over 200 friends joined in on the call…it was a powerful, moving experience together in the Lord.

Scarlett and I continue to say what a humbling yet joyful time to be here during these important days.  Thanks for investing with us prayerfully and financially.  Attached is a brief article I wrote about the earthquake that hit DC back on August 23.  It is a timely message for us in the US.

Expectantly,

Bob

Bob Royce

Mobilization Coordinator

Intercessors for America

PO Box 915

Purcellville, VA 20134

800-USA-PRAY

703-835-7959 (m)

GetAmericaPraying.com

Moving and Shaking

In January 2011, after enjoying serving as a missionary and pastor outside Toronto, Canada, for 8 years, the Lord started moving in our family of seven to get ready for a new assignment somewhere back in the U.S., in Virginia, near Washington D.C.  With the kindling of spiritual awakening and revival glowing brighter inside of us, we sold it all, started trekking on a journey of faith in June as a family and eventually landed near the headquarters of Intercessors for America [IFA]…having never heard of this vital and strategic ministry.

Many of us remember the earthquake that shook our Nation’s Capital on August 23, 2011.  According to ABC News, “The strongest earthquake to hit the East Coast of the U.S. in seven decades…” [“Earthquake Aftermath: National Landmarks Damaged” by Kevin Dolak and Jessica Hopper, August 24, 2011]. We felt it.  The ripple effects of this shift cracked both the National Cathedral and the Washington Monument.  Once I heard this, I immediately sensed that the Lord is showing us something crucial…Both the church and the nation are damaged and crumbling.  In the words of one of IFA’s founders, Derek Prince, “As goes the church, so goes a nation” [IFA Prayer Letter, Feb 2010, p.3].

The following Sunday we gathered with one other family in their living room, and I shared from Scripture about the need to turn from our personal and national sin, in light of the shaking that occurred just a few days ago. As we were discussing and praying, a bald eagle swooped down and flew right outside their living room window...maybe 10 feet off the ground! One of the teenagers shouted as he saw it, and we all ran outside to their deck, stunned in amazement and awe, as the eagle rose back in the air and circled the area for a bit. Why would this majestic creature, the official bird of the United States since 1789, make a rare and unusual appearance right at that moment? I believe that the Lord was confirming for us the timely message of personal and national repentance. The Lord is inviting our nation to turn back to Him, and if we do so in humility, He is eager to respond in ways we cannot even imagine.

Here is the deal…

• It is time to move to a place of repentance, not with a stronger sense of human will but surrender.  We, the followers of Jesus, are to lead the way.
• When we humble ourselves, confess our sins, get together and pray, God eagerly forgives and shows up.  [2 Chronicles 7:14]
• It is time to gather those around us, whether it’s family, church, city or state.

Thank you for all you do in mobilizing prayer for our country. It is a privilege to be connected with you in the Kingdom, and specifically with IFA.  Go to Getamericapraying.com to setup a prayer website or learn about our Can America Be Saved resources to help you.  Always feel free to contact our office for additional mobilizing support.  Let’s continue to link arms together, not in our own strength but empowered by the Holy Spirit, focused on Jesus and His Kingdom, and watch the Lord raise up a tenacious army of intercessors for our country.

Time 4 Learning Review

I was given a one month subscription to Time 4 Learning website in exchange for review of their product.

Time4Learning is an online curriculum for grades Pre-Kindergarten through Grade 8 where the content is delivered over the Internet for a monthly subscription fee. The program consists of language arts, math, science (grades 1 - 6); social studies (grades 2 - 7). The lessons use a combination of interactive activities, animation, and, if desired, printable worksheets.

Click here to view an interactive
Scope and Sequence. There is also a
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Students use Time4Learning for homeschooling, as an after school enrichment or as a summer school program. Whether mainstream, gifted or special needs, Time4Learning provides a flexible, student-paced approach. 

I used Time4Learning in my homeschool with my four  younger children. They all enjoyed the online learning aspect and the different lessons and this free trial came at the perfect time for us.  I started a part-time job, in which I could take my children with me.  All we had to do was just pack up the laptop and they could all work on their  Time4Learning schoolwork at work with me.  It was fantastic! They enjoyed the animation and the variety of lessons and have been asking me when they can log on again to continue their learning. 

What's great for me as the mom is the reports section.  I can log on and check out each student's progress. There is also a parents' forum for sharing ideas with other parents from all over the world.

The monthly membership is $19.95 for the first child and $14.95 for each additional child, with nothing else to buy. Your billing cycle begins on the day of registration and members are billed every 30 days, until you contact them to cancel. When an account is cancelled, members will have access to the program until the end of their billing cycle.

Thank you to Time4Learning for the opportunity to review their program. Disclaimer: I was given a one month subscription to this website in exchange for my honest review on this blog. No other compensation was received. All opinions on this blog are my very own.

Birthday man-child

Wow! I can't really call him a boy anymore, eh? He is a young man now and such a wonderful one, at that. Austin recently celebrated his 12th birthday (I am very late posting this due to life being busy). What a joy he is to our family.  He is the quiet reserved one of this crew but underneath all that stealthy tranquility lies a joke just waiting to burst forth.  Seriously, this child (okay, so I'll still refer to him as a child) is funny!  He has had me laughing with tears rolling down my face many times. Especially when he provides a voice for our cat, Elliot.  Oh my!

Here are some shots of his big day...

Love you, Bud! Thank for being so steady and calm and for bringing so much fun and laughter to our family. Enjoy being 12!