Additional National Prayer Needs
Pray for America’s Military
The U.S. military is using kamikaze drones patterned after Iran’s own Shahed-136 against Iran in the assault that began this past weekend. The Low-Cost Uncrewed Combat Attack System (LUCAS) is equipped with Starlink terminals and is being used in combat by the U.S. for the first time. CENTCOM Spokesperson Captain Tim Hawkins stated last fall that the U.S. version of the one-way attack drone “has an extensive range and the ability to operate beyond line of sight, providing significant capability across CENTCOM’s vast operating area.”
Pray for President Trump and U.S. military leaders as combat operations continue against Iran.
Pray for America’s Foreign Relations
The U.S. Treasury has offered to authorize licenses to companies to resell Venezuelan oil to Cuba’s private sector, bypassing that nation’s government officials and the military to benefit the Cuban people. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said, “If we catch the private sector there playing games and diverting it to the regime or to the military company, if we find that they’re moving that stuff around in ways that violate the spirit and the scope of these permissions, those licenses will be canceled.”
President Trump said he directed Treasury Secretary Bessent to cut financial dealings with Spain after its foreign minister refused to allow the U.S. to use joint air bases in his nation during the assault on Iran. While the Spanish foreign minister called the U.S.-Israeli attack a violation of international law, he also stated that Spain rejects the actions of Iran and the Revolutionary Guard.
Pray for President Trump and Treasury Secretary Bessent as they implement financial and trade policies with foreign partners.
Pray for AMERICA’S HEALTH AND WELL-BEING
The Food and Drug Administration approved a device last month for the treatment of advanced pancreatic cancer in adult patients. Optune Pax is a portable device that delivers alternating tumor-treating electrical fields to the abdomen to disrupt rapid cell division. FDA Commissioner Marty Makary said, “Having treated many patients with pancreatic cancer, I know how difficult the diagnosis can be. The pancreatic cancer community deserves better therapeutic options.”
Pray for Commissioner Makary and FDA officials and researchers as they assess treatment options and innovative therapies for diseases.
Pray for Needs Across the States
Vermont has made policy changes that will allow people who hold traditional beliefs regarding biological sex to foster and adopt children. Lawsuits had been brought against the state’s Department for Children and Families (DCF) for revoking foster licenses of Christian families that did not affirm language regarding gender identity, sexual orientation, or identity expression in 2022 and 2024.
Virginia Governor Abigail Spanberger has refused to honor an ICE retainer for an illegal alien from Sierra Leone who stabbed a woman to death at a bus stop. The man had 40 prior arrests for violent crimes in the state, but was repeatedly released without prosecution. The governor stated that ICE needed a judicial warrant, which is only signed when cases are federal crimes.
Pray for state leaders and officials as they assess the needs of their residents and determine policies that impact the welfare of children and the public.
Pray for America’s Faith Community
“ Jesus’ birth, His life, His teachings, His examples to us, and all the many other things that took place leading up to His death were of their own distinct importance. But the simple message of salvation that He came to bring to us is uniquely manifested within these three very special events: His death, His burial, and His resurrection. …
As the Son of God, Jesus is God over all that exists, and not just that which can be ‘seen.‘ He is God over both the visible and the invisible, the physical world where we live and breathe and have our being, and also over that other dimension where angels and demons reside. …
If we, by faith believe the ‘Gospel,‘ then the perfect righteousness of Christ will come to live and abide within our souls, and by its power, we will have salvation for an eternity. And praise be to God for that indescribable free gift.“ – Bill Adams, “He was Buried,” Living in God’s Presence
