Prayer Force Summer Update

Dear Prayer Force Partners,

Greetings and blessings to you all. I trust you have had a wonderful summer season.

I personally had an amazing and relaxing summer with time spent with my family and friends. I had a monumental Birthday celebration with my two children and grandchildren in July on the beautiful island of Maui. It was truly a blessing from the Lord. Many of you know that I assist in caring for my elderly parents and I want to give a fantastic praise report that at ages 89 and 90 they are doing well and live independently with the assistance of Vaden and I checking in on them daily. We have so much to be thankful for and live everyday with the realization that we are under God's abundant love, mercy and grace. I enter into this new autumn season with hopeful expectation of what the Lord has in store at this juncture in the journey.

Prayer Force ministry has been in somewhat of a rest mode through the summer months, not as though prayer ever stops of course. Our last trip was to Washington D.C. in June and we found that time to be one of our most productive assignments since we started visiting our nations capitol in June of 2001. We have seen some amazing breakthroughs and although on the surface our nation seems to be in a very difficult place, we see many things being revealed and exposed which is a sign that things are moving into a more positive direction.

There are many ministries, churches and prayer networks putting out a call for the Body of Christ to fast and pray in repentance for our lack of holding a righteousness standard in our nation. I believe this is coming as a result of many prayers over the years. When the Church sees her need to repent then God can begin to do His healing and restorative work.

I would like to ask for your prayer support as Prayer Force has been invited to participate in a Prayer Initiative to the United Nations Sept. 9-11 in New York City. We will be gathering with over 280 international intercessors and 40 child intercessors coming in form all over the world to participate in the meetings which will be held inside the United Nations Building. We are grateful for this amazing opportunity and covet your prayers for wisdom and keen discernment during this time. Please pray that we will be able to hear God's heart for the United Nations and that those who need to be there will be able to manage this trip.

Sue Rebar will be traveling with me as well as a close friend and ministry partner Lynn Heatley. Please pray for our unity and the ability to be flexible, follow the Holy Spirit's leading and flow as a team.

I have attached the tentative schedule for you to follow and pray through while we are gone.
Thank you so much as I know we are blessed to be able to travel and go on these strategic prayer assignments because of your partnering with us in prayer and finances.

Thank you again for your strong prayers and faithful support. Please note our schedule below.

In His Love & Service,
Joyce Smith
Prayer Force

UNITED NATIONS PRAYER INITIATIVE SCHEDULE

Saturday, September 8

Everyone arrives at New York School of Urban Ministry or in some cases a nearby hotel (those wanting single rooms or to stay in the same room with their spouses).

Registration: On arrival

07:00-08:00 pm Dinner (box dinners for those arriving later that evening)

Sunday, September 9

07:00-09:00 am Breakfast

08:00-09:00 am Late registrations of NYSUM residents and those not staying at NYSUM

09:00-10:30 am Introductions, Worship, Briefing and Prayer for the UN initiative at NYSUM for every participant

10:30 am- 02:30 pm Free time for meetings or sightseeing in Manhattan (box lunches from NYSUM provided)

02:30-03:30 Proceed to Circle Line Cruise by groups on subway if sightseeing

03:30 Arrive at Circle Line Cruise and board (late arrivals may not be able to participate!)

03:45-06:30 pm Prayer Cruise around Manhattan Island in New York City with New York pastors and prayer leaders, other intercessors, and IPC-related prayer leaders from around the world.

06:30-07:00 pm Return to NYSUM by bus

07:00-08:00 pm Dinner at NYSUM

Monday, September 10

06:00-07:15 am Breakfast

07:15 am Proceed by buses to UN (Last bus leaves no later than 7:20)

08:00-08:45 am Go through UN security process with passport or ID and UN security badge

09:00 am All in their seats in Conference Room 4 inside the UN Conference Building

09:00-10:30 am Opening session of UN Prayer Initiative

10:30-11:00 am Break

11:00-12:00 pm Second session of UN Prayer Initiative

12:00-12:45 pm Lunch in UN cafeteria

(IPC group of internationals only; locals at outside restaurants or bring their own lunch)

12:45-01:45 pm Tour of UN (smaller groups according to language)

03:00-05:00 pm Third session of UN Prayer Initiative

05:30-07:00 pm Buffet dinner and fellowship at UN Church Center

Return by buses to NYSUM

Tuesday, September 11

06:00- 07:15 am Breakfast

07:15 am Proceed by buses to UN

08:00- 08:45 am Go through UN security process with passport or ID and UN security badge

09:00-10:30 am Fourth session of UN Prayer Initiative

10:30-11:00 am Break

11:00-12:00 pm Final Session of UN Prayer Initiative

12:00-12:45 pm Lunch in UN cafeteria

(IPC group of internationals only; locals at nearby restaurants or bring their own lunch)

01:00-02:00 pm Visits to national missions to UN- children and adults pay brief visits to ambassadors and mission staff from their nations, possibly bring a gift, and ask if there are prayer concerns

02:00 pm Proceed by taxi or subway to Ground Zero (directions to venue will be given)

03:00-04:00 pm Prayer Walk/ Service at Ground Zero

04:30 pm Buses return to NYSUM

05:00-07:00 pm Dinner at NYSUM

07:30 -08:30 pm Debriefing, pray together and farewells

Wednesday, September 12

07:00-08:00 am Breakfast

Farewells and departures to airports (La Guardia or JFK)

Special Prayer Requests form the Pentagon:

A special prayer tomorrow ( Wednesday, June 27) as a board selects the next Deputy Chief of

Chaplains; a critical decision.

For our two missing Soldiers in Iraq: SPC Jimenez and PFC Fouty

For the Acting Secretary of the Army, the Honorable Peter Gerin

Thank you so much for standing with us in these special prayer needs!

Joyce Smith

Prayer Force

Jes-us.prayer@juno.com

Prayer Force praying in the end time harvest

Prayer Force is a member of the Kingdom of God praying in the end time harvest.

We have an extended window of time to fall on our faces and repent for our national sins and to hold our ground in righteous living and love for God with all our hearts, minds and strength.

I believe the Lord is saying He is ready to bring in the great harvest of the end time and we His people are to be prepared and willing to pick the ripe fruit which is waiting and ready. If we the Church do not pick the fruit in this season it will fall to the ground and become rotten.

We have a great harvest to work in and must pray for more workers to come into the fields which are exceedingly ripe and ready. We as God's people must arise and put on our bridal garments clean and washed in the blood of the Lamb and work while it is yet day for the days are short and the door will soon be shut when no man may enter.

It is very exciting and full of joy and yet very sobering to know that we have only a limited season before us.

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