KINGDOM PRAYER GUIDE HOOD COUNTY, TEXAS 2021

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This guide has been prepared by Fred L. Orcutt, Jr. for the Hood County Prayer Task Force

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

What Is Kingdom Prayer? Why Is It Needed ...... 1 Getting Serious with God ...... 5 Kingdom Praying ...... 7 How Can We Pray to Affect Our Community? ...... 9 The Bottom Line – Revival and Awakening ...... 11 A Word to Our Pastors, Priests and Bible Study Leaders ...... 14 Practical, Effective Praying ...... 16 Types or Prayer ...... 17 Priorities in Prayer ...... 18 Tools for Kingdom Prayer ...... 18 Pray Without Ceasing ...... 20 Praying for America ...... 22 Kingdom Prayer Topics ...... 25 Appendices ...... 75 Appendix A – Area Public Schools Appendix B – Elected Officials Appendix C – Hood County Area Churches and Pastors Appendix D – Countries and Their Leaders Appendix E – 100 Largest Unreached People Groups Appendix F – Prayer Bookmarks

WHAT IS KINGDOM PRAYER? WHY IS IT NEEDED?

Kingdom prayer is prayer that focuses on what God wants to do to build His kingdom. Rather than emphasizing concern for people’s health and convenience issues, it emphasizes spiritual issues and conditions that have to do with our sin, our righteousness, our need for repentance, the spread of the Gospel to our people and those all over the world, the discipling of believers and the need for safety and righteousness in our communities. Jesus told us to “. . . seek first his kingdom and his righteousness. . .” (Matthew 6:33, NIV) God said:

When I shut up the heavens so that there is no rain, or command locusts to devour the land or send a plague among my people, if my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and I will forgive their sin and will heal their land. 2nd Chronicles 7:13-14, NIV

Can there be any doubt that our Nation is in a mess and that we need God to move in our midst? We need to repent and turn back to God.

Kingdom Prayer Guide – 2021 1 Yet I hold this against you: You have forsaken the love you had at first. Consider how far you have fallen! Repent and do the things you did at first. Revelation 2:4-5a, NIV

We can’t repent on our own. We don’t even really know what we need to repent of, but when we come to God and ask Him to show us and to bring it about, He will. We need to heed James’ advice:

You do not have because you do not ask God. When you ask, you do not receive, because you ask with wrong motives, that you may spend what you get on your pleasures . . . Submit yourselves, then, to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. Come near to God and he will come near to you. Wash your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double- minded. Grieve, mourn and wail. Change your laughter to mourning and your joy to gloom. Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will lift you up. James 4:2b-3, 7-10, NIV

GUIDANCE

Use the Prayer Topics list in this prayer guide to bring to your mind Kingdom issues that need your attention in

Kingdom Prayer Guide – 2021 2 prayer. God cares about each of these and wants you to seek Him about them. You do not have to pray for any set length of time or for a set number of issues. Just pray until God releases you. You might pray for the people and issues on one page each day.

Begin praying where you left off yesterday and lift to God each concern listed with as much understanding as you have about it. Remember to thank God for the person or issue regardless of what it is. You may not like it, but He allowed it, so He has a purpose in it.

When you finish for the day, mark your place ( e.g. , with a paper clip or sticky note) so you will know where to start tomorrow. When you get to the end of the list, return to the beginning and start over.

Trust that God’s Holy Spirit is praying alongside you. If God brings something else to your mind, pray about it. You may want to jot it down so you will remember to pray about it again. Avoid listing personal requests. Stick to Kingdom issues.

When a scripture passage is listed, pray it back to God, asking Him to reveal His intent clearly and, as applicable, asking Him to reveal to you how you are doing with regard to what He said. If you are doing well, thank Him.

Kingdom Prayer Guide – 2021 3 If not, repent and ask Him to enable you to be faithful and obedient.

Note that there are several lists in the appendix that you may want to use to guide your praying too. These are:

• Appendix A – Area Public Schools • Appendix B – Elected Officials • Appendix C – Hood County Area Churches and Pastors • Appendix D – Countries and Their Leaders • Appendix E – 100 Largest Unreached People Groups

Kingdom Prayer Guide – 2021 4 GETTING SERIOUS WITH GOD by Fred L. Orcutt, Jr. (Based on a series of articles originally published on the Devotional Page of the Hood County News , January 2015.)

One of the reasons the Granbury/Hood County area is such a great place to live is that it is very Christian friendly and merciful. Few communities our size have so many ministries that reach out and help those who are less fortunate, while showing genuine compassion.

Having said that, it seems that the percentage of people who have chosen to put their trust in the Lord Jesus Christ is still very low and our area is plagued by the same problems as most all other areas – murders, thefts, vandalism, etc. And the number of people in some of our churches is dwindling.

How can we improve this situation? How can we make our community even better? We can’t! But God can – and He will – when we seek Him as He told us to. A key to this is prayer, including cooperating with God about what we pray. Jesus gave us the model prayer (We often call it The Lord’s Prayer .) in the Bible . (Matthew 6:9-13) He said, “This, then, is how you should pray:

“Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name.

Kingdom Prayer Guide – 2021 5 Your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us today our daily bread. And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.”

To quote an area pastor, “To me, prayer is simply loving God. It’s more about communing with Him than communicating. . .” Part of communing with God is allowing Him to bring us onto the “same page” with Him in our desires and actions so that He is exalted through our lives. Thus, let’s focus on the highlighted portions of the first two lines of this model prayer.

First, God wants to be recognized. He wants the people He created to praise Him and hold Him in the highest regard – to revere Him. He deserves to be exalted. He created us and maintains us. We cannot simply say good things about God and then live any way we please. Our lives, as well as our words, must exalt Him. That is what it means to “hallow” His Name.

Second, we must desire that His kingdom be established here on earth, so that earth resembles heaven because His will is being carried out here. This involves much more than wishing it were so. It requires submission of our

Kingdom Prayer Guide – 2021 6 very selves to God, cooperating with Him in what He wants to do.

God wants to improve our situation, but we must do our part. When I say “we”, I mean those of us who have put our trust in the Lord Jesus Christ. God says that, when we (not everyone) humble ourselves and pray and seek His face and turn from our wicked ways, He will hear us, forgive our sin and heal our land. (2 nd Chronicles 7:14) Believers, the ball is in our court! Do we want a better community? Then we need to take God seriously, pray and change our ways. When we do this, God says He will act.

Kingdom Praying

I call this kingdom praying. Kingdom prayer is prayer that focuses on what God wants to do to build His kingdom. Rather than emphasizing concern for our own needs or concern for people’s health and convenience issues, it emphasizes spiritual issues and conditions that have to do with our sin, our righteousness, our need for repentance, the spread of the Gospel to the world, the discipling of believers and the need for righteousness and safety in our communities. Remember, Jesus told us to “. . . seek first his kingdom and his righteousness. . .” (Matthew 6:33, NIV)

Kingdom Prayer Guide – 2021 7 It seems that relatively few in our community or our nation have any morals anymore. People do whatever they please without regard to God, morality or other people. On the international scene, it seems that there is no end to war and violence. The merciless killing of innocent people goes on unabated. And what about the need for us to be leading people to Jesus? To put it bluntly, “It just ain’t happening much!” Can there be any doubt that our Nation and our world are in a mess and that we need the Lord Jesus Christ to move in our midst? It is those kinds of things God wants us to seek Him about. That is kingdom praying.

This term, “kingdom prayer”, comes from Jesus’ model prayer. In that prayer, Jesus said we should pray, “Your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.” How is God’s kingdom to come here in the same way it exists in heaven? God wants to use us to bring it. That’s our job.

Notice that “God wants to use us to bring it.” We cannot bring His kingdom in our own strength and wisdom. We don’t have any. But God can and will work through us to minister to people and make Jesus known to them so that they can become part of His kingdom. A key to this is kingdom praying.

Kingdom Prayer Guide – 2021 8 Jesus did not so much intend for us to repeat His prayer (though doing so is certainly appropriate). He meant for us to use it as an outline or prompt for more in-depth prayer focused on what He wants to bring about in this world.

Kingdom praying is hard work. It requires that we become aware of the people and issues in our churches and our world, that we compare them with our knowledge of what the Bible says about them, and that we then agree with God about them and make ourselves available to Him to rectify them as needed.

How Can We Pray to Affect Our Community?

As mentioned above, kingdom praying is prayer that emphasizes spiritual issues and conditions that have to do with our sin, our righteousness, our need for repentance, the spread of the Gospel to the world, the discipling of believers and the need for righteousness and safety in our communities. This kind of praying is of much greater importance than emphasizing concern for our own needs or concern for people’s health and convenience issues, because God will use it to change our communities and the world. He will use it, and us, to bring people to Him for salvation and abundant life.

Kingdom Prayer Guide – 2021 9 Well, how do we get there from here?

• Start setting aside significant time for prayer, in addition to your Bible study time. Start with 15 minutes and work up to 20 or 30 minutes or more. Ask God to make it possible. Be aware that you may have to set aside other, less important things. • Spend time telling God how much He means to you, how wonderful He is and how thankful you are that Jesus saved you from the penalty of your sin and that He is involved in your life. (I am not good at this, so I do it by letting others help me. I read back to God portions of His Word or hymns or worship songs that express adoration and thanksgiving.) • Pray about your own relationship with God. Examine yourself to see if you really are in the faith (2 nd Corinthians 13:5) . Compare your thinking, attitudes and actions with those the Bible says you should have. Discuss any differences you find with God, indicate your willingness to change and ask God to adjust you as needed. • Be aware of what the Bible has to say about morality, behavior and justice. Compare the goings-on in our community and our world with what God has revealed to you. Remember to pray for the salvation and discipling of people and to ask God to energize His missionaries who are trying to reach them. Ask God to bring this world into conformance with His desires. Don’t forget that He chooses to work through His

Kingdom Prayer Guide – 2021 10 people. Make yourself available to Him for this – whatever the cost. • Thank God for hearing you and answering your prayers. Trust Him and watch expectantly for Him to do so.

If you are like me, remembering all the things the Bible says we should pray about is hard. You can find prayer guides in any Bible bookstore. It is likely your denomination publishes one or more prayer guides that will help you. This Prayer Guide is full of kingdom prayer topics, many specific to Texas and the Hood County area. Use it for God’s glory and feel free to provide others with copies.

The Bottom Line – Revival and Awakening

Let’s make the bottom line clear. We, whether believers or not, have been the beneficiaries of God’s grace and mercy. He alone provides what we need. He alone gives us life and breath. But we need more! There is an old hymn, There Shall Be Showers of Blessing (lyrics by Daniel W. Whittle), the chorus of which says, “Showers of blessing, showers of blessing we need: mercy-drops round us are falling, but for the showers we plead.” We are living in a mercy-drop era, but we need a deluge of revival and spiritual awakening!

Kingdom Prayer Guide – 2021 11 Much of the church has slipped into lethargy and complacency. We are neglecting the job Jesus gave us to do, sharing the Good News about Him and making disciples. (Mark 16:15-16, Matthew 28:18-20) Indeed, we are often neglecting Him! But it is carrying out this task that God will use to change our community!

We have talked about the need for kingdom praying – emphasizing spiritual issues and conditions that have to do with our sin, our righteousness, our need for repentance, the spread of the Gospel to the world, the discipling of believers and the need for righteousness and safety in our communities. A major part of our kingdom prayer should be begging God to invade our space, driving out our lethargy and complacency, and filling us with His Holy Spirit, setting us aflame with zeal to make Him known. Ask Him to transform us individually and as congregations so that our lives lift Him up and make Jesus known. Ask God to bring us to Godly sorrow that leads to repentance (2 nd Corinthians 7:10) of treating Jesus as anything other than our first love (Revelation 2:4) . In short, we must continually be asking God to send us revival .

At the same time, we must be concerned for the salvation of our families, our neighbors and people around the world. God wants people from every ethnic group worshipping Him around His throne (Revelation 7:9-10) . How will they get there if we don’t reach them? It is

Kingdom Prayer Guide – 2021 12 imperative that praying for spiritual awakening among the lost and for our involvement in sharing the Good News must be a major part of our kingdom praying.

Up to now, we have talked in terms of personal prayer, but God also wants us to seek Him together with other believers. You can foster this together kingdom prayer by:

• Joining a prayer group. This could be one with people in your congregation, but don’t rule out one with believers of multiple denominations.

• If your church does not already meet regularly (weekly or monthly) for kingdom prayer, why not approach your pastor, priest, Bible study leader or other leader about doing so?

• Join or start a prayer group at work or in your neighborhood.

Participate in a community-wide prayer group. There are at least three such groups in Hood County:

• The Community Prayer Meetings are held on the second Monday evening of each month beginning at 7:00 p.m. They generally meet at Healthy Connections, 1321 Waters Edge Drive in Granbury. The format is structured, with different people

Kingdom Prayer Guide – 2021 13 leading prayer for different topics or issues. Times for small group prayer are also provided.

• There is a men’s group, Brothers of the Cross, that meets at 6:00 a.m. each Wednesday in the upstairs Board Room of Granbury Square Plaza, 205 East Pearl Street (at Crockett Street) in Downtown Granbury. The format is very informal and participatory.

• There is a ladies’ prayer group, the Bent Oaks House of Prayer, that meets Thursdays at 2:00 p.m. at 1410 Island Village Court in Granbury.

There likely are other groups you can become part of too. We need an extraordinary movement of God’s Spirit! We must beseech God for it!

A Word to Our Pastors, Priests and Bible Study Leaders

Revival is God’s work alone. We can, however, place ourselves and our people in a position to be revived by God’s Holy Spirit. All the revivals of which I am aware began with a few people crying out to God to move among them – sometimes for years. Until we leaders come before our Lord in real desperation, we will not see our congregations or groups do so. Until they do so, we will not see our people being very effective in leading

Kingdom Prayer Guide – 2021 14 people to Christ, making disciples or affecting our communities. Fervent prayer is the key to this. If this requires that we change our programs or the way our congregations operate, then so be it. We must begin to be serious about seeking God’s face!

Kingdom Prayer Guide – 2021 15 PRACTICAL, EFFECTIVE PRAYING

There are many books about prayer. Most of these focus on the theology of prayer; however, we can understand the theology of prayer and still be frustrated in our prayer attempts because we do not know how to pray effectively .

To pray effectively, we need to understand the purpose of prayer. The purpose of prayer is simply to worship God by talking with Him about what He wants , and to align ourselves with His revealed desires.

Jesus gave us the framework for effective praying in His model prayer in Matthew 6:9-13:

Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name, Your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.

Give us today our daily bread.

And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors.

And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.

For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen.

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Notice that we must give attention to exalting God, submitting to His will, asking for His provision, confessing and asking for forgiveness for our sins and requesting His guidance and protection.

• Worship • Align with God’s will • Our needs • Asking forgiveness • Requesting protection and guidance

Types of Prayer

This model prayer basically exhibits four types of prayer that we can or should engage in:

• Worship prayer – Talking to God about how wonderful and good He is and thanking Him for our salvation and all He has done and continues to do for us • Personal prayer – Talking with God about your spiritual condition and needs • Selfish prayer – Talking to God about your wants and desires and those of others; e.g. you need/want a new car, heal Aunt Mabel’s cancer, etc. • Kingdom prayer – Talking to God about what is important for His kingdom

Kingdom Prayer Guide – 2021 17 Priorities in Prayer

When your prayer time is limited, pray according to the following priorities:

1. Worship prayer 2. Personal prayer 3. Kingdom prayer 4. Selfish prayer

(See the first article in the Prayer Guide for a discussion of Kingdom prayer and why we should engage in it.)

Tools for Kingdom Prayer

You will likely find it difficult to remember all the myriad things you should be praying about – especially Kingdom issues. One or more of the following tools may aid you.

• The Bible • Devotional books and booklets • A globe or world map • A hymnal • A list of missionaries • A list of countries and world leaders (see Appendix D) • A list of local churches and their pastors (see Appendix C) • Your prayer journal

Kingdom Prayer Guide – 2021 18 • Your list of personal prayer requests • Biographies of godly people • Contact list in your cell phone or e-mail

You likely won’t need all of these in every prayer session – but have them at the ready just in case.

Kingdom Prayer Guide – 2021 19 PRAY WITHOUT CEASING by Tan Flippin, Pastor of Discipleship Lakeside Baptist Church, Granbury, Texas

Have you ever stopped to consider how many things we do constantly without even having to think about them? Breathing, moving, seeing, feeling, thinking, reacting, and the list goes on and on. Have you ever considered that prayer could be on that list? It’s possible because we can cultivate a spirit that is focused on communication with God, keeping our hearts attuned to Him.

Although translations vary slightly, 1 Thessalonians 5:17 tells us to pray without ceasing, pray continually, or pray at all times. The word in the original Greek language for “without ceasing” means “constantly recurring.” In other words, we can’t be on our knees all day, but we can spend the moments of our days with recurring prayer.

We should continuously be aware of God’s presence in our lives, which should create a desire to intersperse our days by fellowshipping with Him. That means even allowing our everyday tasks to become times of prayer. For example, praying for each of your family members as you fold their laundry . . . thanking God for providing the meal you just enjoyed as you clean up afterward . . . praying for your child’s sports teammates and families as your drive your child to soccer practice. As you wait in line — or in traffic — turn those situations into your

Kingdom Prayer Guide – 2021 20 personal prayer closet; transform that wasted time into something meaningful by praying for others, for Kingdom issues or for personal concerns. Praying without ceasing reminds us of the nearness of God and that He is our constant companion.

Sometimes our prayer time will be spent simply listening and resting in His presence. Remember that the best conversations are like a two-way street; you won’t hear anything if you never stop to listen.

When is the last time you prayed during your workaday world? Do you waste opportunities to pray that are right in front of you? God is waiting for you to fellowship with Him though prayer — and you have the time to do so each day if you will simply look for it.

SOURCE: One Nation Under God Devotional, October 18, 2018

http://granburyministries.org/devotionals

Kingdom Prayer Guide – 2021 21 PRAYING FOR AMERICA

Source: The “Citywide Prayer/Outreach Strategy” is taken from City of Prayer by Trey Kent and Kie Bowman (PrayerShop Publishing 2019). Used by permission, pp. 94-96. (edited)

As churches throughout the nation are adopting monthly days of prayer, we ask churches to unite by praying toward a common, seven-point prayer focus. Pastors and prayer coordinators can obviously cre ate their own prayer guides, but we believe there is power in uniting the praying Church citywide, countywide, statewide and nationwide. See Appendix F for bookmarks with these prayer foci.

Here are the seven major prayer foci suggested by “America Prays”:

• Pray for Unbelievers to Be Saved. Pray that people's hearts will be opened to repent of their sins and confess Jesus as Savior. Pray that every person in the world will be able to hear the gospel and the Word of God in their native language (Matthew 9:37-38, 24:14; Romans 10:l; 2 Peter 3:9; Acts 26:18). • Pray for a National Spiritual Awakening. Pray that Jesus will revive the Church and awaken our nation to His great ness and supremacy. Pray that God will pour out His Spirit on America, forgive our sin and

Kingdom Prayer Guide – 2021 22 heal our land. Pray that millions of Americans will be convicted by the Holy Spirit, repent of their sins and turn to God with all their hearts (2 Chronicles 7:14; Daniel 9:18-l9; Psalms 85:6; Habakkuk 3:2; Acts 2:37-41). • Pray for Unity Between Pastors and Churches. Pray that denominational, theological, and ethnic walls will come down so that pastors will love each other, pray together and serve each other (John 1 7: 20-23; Psalms 133: 1; Ephesians 4:3-6). • Pray for Families. Pray that Jesus will heal, restore and strengthen every marriage and family. Pray that husbands will love their wives like Christ loves the Church and that wives will respect and submit to their husbands. Pray that the hearts of parents will be turned toward their children to love them and raise them in a God-honoring way. Pray that children will respect and obey their parents (Genesis 2:24; Joshua 24:15; Psalms 127:3-5; Malachi 4:6; Ephesians 5:22- 33, 6:1-4). • Pray for Racial Reconciliation. Pray that God will heal our nation of racism and that God will use the Church to stand against racial conflict, violence and prejudice. The Church must lead the way in racial reconciliation by modeling love and respect for every person regardless of the color of their skin or their ethnic background (Romans 10:12—13, Galatians 3:28, Acts 10:28, 34-35, John 7:24, 1 John 2:9, James

Kingdom Prayer Guide – 2021 23 2:9, Revelation 7:9). • Pray for Life to Be Valued and Protected. Pray that life will be valued and protected throughout a ll of life, beginning at conception. Pray for God to break the culture of death in America and restore a culture of life. Pray for legalized abortion and euthanasia to come to an end (Psalms 139:13-16; Jeremiah 1:5; Proverbs 24:11; Deuteronomy 21:8-9). • Pray for Local and National Government Leaders. Pray that God will give them wisdom to make wise decisions and to govern with integrity, justice and mercy (1 Timothy 2:1-2; Romans 13:1; 1 Peter 2:17; Titus 3:1-2; Micah 6:8)

Kingdom Prayer Guide – 2021 24 KINGDOM PRAYER TOPICS

• Search me, O God, and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts. See if there is any offensive way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting. (Psalm 139:23-24, NIV) Ask God to search you right now, to reveal to you anything in you that is displeasing to Him. Listen for His response and turn from anything and everything He reveals to you. If any restitution is needed, deal with it as soon as possible after you finish praying.

• An end to the COVID 19 pandemic and the full reopening of our country

• The Steering Committee planning a countywide 2022 evangelistic crusade

• Your pastor, priest, deacons and elders as appropriate

• Hood County Judge Ron Massingill and his staff

• Father Fernando Presciado and the people of St. Frances of Cabrini Catholic Church

• Granbury City Council member Tony Mobly

• U. S. Senators

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• When I shut up the heavens so that there is no rain, or command locusts to devour the land or send a plague among my people, if my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then will I hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and will heal their land. Now my eyes will be open and my ears attentive to the prayers offered in this place. (2nd Chronicles 7:13-15, NIV)

• That we Christians would turn away from everything we have put before our devotion to our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ and return to Him as our First Love

• Pastor William Sanders and the people of Elm Grove Assembly of God

• Cooperation among the Hood County churches in worshipping God and ministering to our community in Jesus’ Name.

• Hood County District 355 Judge Ralph Walton

• Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, since as members of one body you were called to peace. And be thankful. (Colossians 3:15, NIV)

• The return of righteousness to our Nation

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• Pastor Jacob Stump and the people of Calvary Church of Granbury

• Lipan High School – well-being and growth of the children; loving, involved parents and guardians; competent, caring, godly teachers and staff; Principal Jodi Overton; an environment conducive to learning; deliverance from violence, drug activity, abuse.

• Sexual purity among adults, teens and children

• Soon revival in all Hood County churches

• Granbury ISD Trustee Chris Willis

• Salvation of many Anglos in our area

• Bible study group/class leaders

• Pastor John Knox and the people of the Granbury Church of Christ

• Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly as you teach and admonish one another with all wisdom, and as you sing psalms, hymns and spiritual songs with gratitude in your hearts to God. (Colossians 3:16, NIV)

• Repentance in the church

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• City of DeCordova Mayor Dave Hanson

• Foster care in Hood County – the need for more godly foster parents, God's blessing on foster parents and children in foster care, wisdom for foster care officials

• Loaves and Fishes – that this ministry would be successful in providing groceries to those in need and leading them to faith in Jesus Christ

• Hood County Precinct 1 Commissioner James Deaver

• Roberson Elementary School – well-being and growth of the children; loving, involved parents and guardians; competent, caring, godly teachers and staff; Principal Kellie Lambert; an environment conducive to learning; deliverance from violence, drug activity, abuse.

• Pastor Miguel Cortez and the people of Templo Del Spiritu Santo

• Tolar Mayor Terry Johnson

• . . . whatever you do, whether in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him. (Colossians 3:17, NIV)

Kingdom Prayer Guide – 2021 28 • Bible Reading Marathon – pure hearts as the Bible is read from the Hood County Courthouse out over the County in late April and early May. Ask God to work mightily in the people of our area.

• National Day of Prayer – Ask God to be greatly exalted in our Nation, Texas and Hood County as we seek His face, repent of our sins and yield ourselves to Him. Ask Him to bless the preparations for this holy time, including evening Concert of Prayer and worship gathering at the gazebo on Granbury Square.

• That God would give your pastor or priest His message and that your congregation would receive it and act on it, guided and empowered by the Holy Spirit.

• Texas Baptist Children’s Home – compassionate and loving care of the children and availability of loving and competent adoptive parents. Budget needs met.

• Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts

• Father Stuart Smith and the people of Good Shepherd Anglican Church

• Pastor Lonnie Lehrman and the people of Granbury Baptist Church

Kingdom Prayer Guide – 2021 29 • “. . . if my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then will I hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and will heal their land.” (2nd Chronicles 7:14)

• Brazos Pregnancy Center – wisdom for the staff, help for women and their families, life for the unborn children. God’s resources to continue to minister.

• Healthy families, loving parents and guardians, respectful children in Hood County

• Pastor John Hawkins and the people of Oak Trail Baptist Church

• Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for men, since you know that you will receive an inheritance from the Lord as a reward. It is the Lord Christ you are serving. (Colossians 3:23-24)

• Freedom for victims of human trafficking

• Pastor Jeremy White and the people of Stonewater Church

• Special Olympics of Granbury

Kingdom Prayer Guide – 2021 30 • Lipan Mayor Mike Stowe

• Rend your heart and not your garments. Return to the LORD your God, for he is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and abounding in love, and he relents from sending calamity. (Joel 2:13, NIV)

• Pastor Bryce Vandiver and the people of Bible Baptist Church

• U.S. Senator Jon Cornyn

• Minister Daniel Lee and the people of the Downtown Church of Christ

• Wisdom and moral uprightness for the children of Hood County

• Cornerstone Christian Academy – well-being and growth of the children; loving, involved parents and guardians; competent, caring, godly teachers and staff; Head of School Duane DeWald; an environment conducive to learning; deliverance from violence, drug activity, abuse.

• Simon Peter answered him, "Lord, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life. We believe and know that you are the Holy One of God.” (John 6:68- 69, NIV)

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• City of DeCordova Council Member David Coop

• Catholic Charities, Fort Worth – wisdom for Interim CEO Deb McNamara and all the volunteers who minister to people and families in need and lead them to Jesus Christ

• Elimination of spousal and child abuse in our area

• That the people of your congregations would get serious, both individually and as the body of Christ, about praying for righteousness, intentional personal evangelism and the coming of Christ’s kingdom on earth

• Bible study groups and Sunday school classes and leaders in all the churches – that Jesus would be exalted and people will grow in discipleship

• Now, Lord, consider their threats and enable your servants to speak your word with great boldness. Stretch out your hand to heal and perform miraculous signs and wonders through the name of your holy servant Jesus. (Acts 4:29-30, NIV)

• Rev. Wade Killough and the people of Acton United Methodist Church

Kingdom Prayer Guide – 2021 32 • Hood County Commissioners Court

• Christian radio station KWRD (100.7 fm)

• Pastor Jesus Sandoval and the people of Mas Que Vencedores

• Judge Vincent Messina, Hood County Court at Law

• Rev. Steven Haverlah and the people of Emmanuel Lutheran Church

• Create in me a pure heart, O God, and renew a steadfast spirit within me. (Psalm 51:10, NIV)

• That those who are persecuted for their faith in Jesus would have peace and joy and would remain steadfast in their testimonies about Him. Ask God to give them relief and free them.

• Tolar City Council member Kevin Fron

• Wisdom for the Hood County Pastor Council as they seek to lead us to stand for righteousness

• An end to all child and spousal abuse

• Lipan Mayor Pro Tem Jackie Shockley

Kingdom Prayer Guide – 2021 33 • Granbury Middle School – well-being and growth of the children; loving, involved parents and guardians; competent, caring, godly teachers and staff; Principal Tammy Clark; an environment conducive to learning; deliverance from violence, drug activity, abuse.

• If you have children or grandchildren, pray for their teachers. If not, pray for a teacher you know personally.

• Hospice agencies serving Hood County – compassion as they care for terminally ill people in Jesus’ Name: Bridgeway Hospice Grace Hospice Integracare Hospice Interim Hospice Mission Hospice

• Have mercy on me, O God, according to your unfailing love; according to your great compassion blot out my transgressions. Wash away all my iniquity and cleanse me from my sin. For I know my transgressions, and my sin is always before me. Against you, you only, have I sinned and done what is evil in your sight . . . (Psalm 51:1-4, NIV)

• Marine and Navy personnel

• That God would be glorified in Hood County

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• Salvation and spiritual growth for the people on your block, especially the neighbors on your right and your left

• Your Sunday school or Bible study teacher – wisdom, understanding and ability to make God's Word come alive to you. A godly life.

• Rev. Drew Travis and the people of First Presbyterian Church

• Granbury ISD Trustee Nancy Alana

• Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name, your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us today our daily bread. And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one. (Matthew 6:9-13)

• Your pastor, priest, deacons and elders

• Tolar Mayor Pro-Temp Matt Hutsell

• Pastor and the people of Faith Assembly of God

• House churches in our area

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• Wisdom and resources for the Hood County Prayer Task Force as they seek to get all of us engaged in meaningful Kingdom praying and as they seek to plan and facilitate events for the National Day of Prayer (the first Thursday in May), the 2022 evangelistic crusade and other times.

• Granbury High School – well-being and growth of the children; loving, involved parents and guardians; competent, caring, godly teachers and staff; Principal Jeremy Ross; an environment conducive to learning; deliverance from violence, drug activity, abuse.

• Pastor Mark Forrest and the people of Lakeside Baptist Church

• . . . seek first his kingdom and his righteousness . . . (Matthew 6:33)

• City of DeCordova Council Member Kay Bailey

• An end to human trafficking

• Meals on Wheels – that seniors would be ministered to and well cared for

• Pastor Dean Porter and the people of New Seasons Ministries

Kingdom Prayer Guide – 2021 36 • Brazos River Charter School – well-being and growth of the children; loving, involved parents and guardians; competent, caring, godly teachers and staff; Principal Bengie Laning; an environment conducive to learning; deliverance from violence, drug activity, abuse.

• That we Christians would turn away from everything we have put before our devotion to our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ and return to Him as our First Love

• U. S. Representative August Pfluger

• Blow the trumpet in Zion, declare a holy fast, call a sacred assembly. Gather the people, consecrate the assembly; bring together the elders, gather the children, those nursing at the breast. Let the bridegroom leave his room and the bride her chamber. Let the priests, who minister before the LORD, weep between the temple porch and the altar. Let them say, "Spare your people, O LORD. Do not make your inheritance an object of scorn, a byword among the nations. Why should they say among the peoples, 'Where is their God?'" (Joel 2:15-17)

• Rev. Jim Vaughn and the people of Brazos River Baptist Church

• Lipan Alderperson Chris Tarpley

Kingdom Prayer Guide – 2021 37 • Granbury ISD Trustee Paula McDonald

• The return of righteousness to our Nation

• Your personal humility and meekness

• Pastor Rudy Arista and the people of Acts 2 Ministries

• Forward Training Center – that Katy Offutt and all the other volunteers would be a blessing to the men and women who come to them for training and discipleship and that their clients would walk with Christ and find jobs to support themselves and their families.

• Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, since as members of one body you were called to peace. And be thankful. (Colossians 3:15, NIV)

• Rev. Dr. Suzi Robertson and the people of Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd

• Fire Chief J. Young and the firefighters of the Indian Harbor Volunteer Fire Department

• Rev. Sam Montgomery and the people of Lighthouse Baptist Church

• President Biden and his family

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• STEAM Academy at Mambrino – well-being and growth of the children; loving, involved parents and guardians; competent, caring, godly teachers and staff; Principal Stacie Brown; an environment conducive to learning; deliverance from violence, drug activity, abuse.

• Salvation of many Mexicans and other Hispanics in our area

• Supreme Court Justice Neal Gorsuch

• Pastor Dan Jones and the people of Triple Cross Cowboy Church

• For I tell you that unless your righteousness surpasses that of the Pharisees and the teachers of the law, you will certainly not enter the kingdom of heaven. (Matthew 5:20) Are you clothed in Jesus’ righteousness? If not, put your trust in Him and you will be. Ask God to show you if you are. If you are, ask Him to show you if you are living up to what He expects. Make any adjustments He shows you are necessary. Do this now.

• Rev. Mark Roath and the people of Acton Baptist Church

Kingdom Prayer Guide – 2021 39 • Prayer in the church

• Bible distribution and testimony of Gideons International

• People Helping People – that this ministry would be successful in feeding and clothing the hungry and leading them to faith in Jesus Christ

• Our zeal for Christ to be based on knowledge of His Word

• Governor Greg Abbott

• Pastor Alan Latta and the people of Generations Church of Granbury

• Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only the one who does the will of my Father who is in heaven. Many will say to me on that day, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name and in your name drive out demons and in your name perform many miracles?’ Then I will tell them plainly, “I never knew you. Away from me, you evildoers!” (Matthew 7:21-23)

• Rev. Justin Jeter and the people of First Christian Church Disciples of Christ

Kingdom Prayer Guide – 2021 40 • Pope Francis

• Granbury ISD Trustee Mike Moore

• Fairness and qualified, godly candidates for the next election

• Hood County Precinct 3 Commissioner Bruce White

• Rev. Terre McGill and the people of Waples United Methodist Church

• You are the salt of the earth. But if the salt loses its saltiness, how can it be made salty again? It is no longer good for anything, except to be thrown out and trampled underfoot. You are the light of the world. A town built on a hill cannot be hidden. Neither do people light a lamp and put it under a bowl. Instead they put it on its stand, and it gives light to everyone in the house. In the same way, let your light shine before others, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven. (Matthew 5:13-16) Ask God to show you if anyone is being flavored by you and if anyone is praising Him because of you.

• Army personnel

• City of DeCordova Council Member Judy Cordell

Kingdom Prayer Guide – 2021 41 • Lipan Alderperson Bonnie Moran

• Granbury City Council Member Bruce Wadley

• Pastor Michael Robinson and the people of Abundant Life Community Church

• Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor

• STARS Accelerated High School and Behavior Transition Center – well-being and growth of the children; loving, involved parents and guardians; competent, caring, godly teachers and staff; Principal Margaret Rodriquez; an environment conducive to learning; deliverance from violence, drug activity, abuse

• Pastor Tim Petty and the people of Crossing Place

• An Air Force family you know

• Vice President Harris and her family

• Now, Lord, consider their threats and enable your servants to speak your word with great boldness. Stretch out your hand to heal and perform miraculous signs and wonders through the name of your holy servant Jesus. (Acts 4:29-30, NIV)

Kingdom Prayer Guide – 2021 42 • Granbury City Manager Chris Coffman.

• Granbury ISD Superintendent Jeremy Glenn and the School Board members (see Appendix A)

• Create in me a pure heart, O God, and renew a steadfast spirit within me. (Psalm 51:10, NIV)

• Sheriff Roger Deeds and his deputies and staff

• Hood County Precinct 2 Commissioner Ron Cotton

• Therefore, my dear friends, as you have always obeyed — not only in my presence, but now much more in my absence — continue to work out your salvation with fear and trembling, for it is God who works in you to will and to act in order to fulfill his good purpose. (Philippians 2:12-13, NIV)

• That God would be glorified in Hood County

• City of DeCordova Council Member Robert McKenzie

• Salvation and spiritual growth for the people on your block, especially the neighbors on your right and your left

• Rev. Daniel Flower and the people of Seventh-Day Adventist Church

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• Your personal responsibility to make Jesus known at home and throughout the world

• Your pastor, priest, deacons and elders

• Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer

• The Steering Committee planning a countywide 2022 evangelistic crusade

• City of Cresson Alderperson, Place 5 Pamala Manley

• The return of righteousness to our Nation

• This is the word that came to Jeremiah from the LORD: “Go down to the potter’s house, and there I will give you my message.” So I went down to the potter’s house, and I saw him working at the wheel. But the pot he was shaping from the clay was marred in his hands; so the potter formed it into another pot, shaping it as seemed best to him. Then the word of the LORD came to me. He said, “Can I not do with you, Israel, as this potter does?” declares the LORD. “Like clay in the hand of the potter, so are you in my hand, Israel." (Jeremiah 18:1-6, NIV) Ask God to reveal to you whether or not He finds you moldable to His purposes. Adjust as needed.

Kingdom Prayer Guide – 2021 44 • Pastor Paul Duncan and the people of Mambrino Baptist Church

• That we Christians would turn away from everything we have put before our devotion to our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ and return to Him as our First Love

• An end to gangs in Hood County – that God would convert them to ministry teams

• Hood County Precinct 4 Commissioner Dave Eagle

• President Biden and his family

• Salvation of Native Americans in our area

• Pastor Julian Corpus and the people of Granbury Church of the Nazarene

• Tarrant Area Food Bank – resources

• Granbury Reach Out – wisdom and resources to help people in need

• Lipan Alderperson Denise O’Bannon

• Repentance in the church

Kingdom Prayer Guide – 2021 45 • I will bless those who bless you, and whoever curses you I will curse; and all peoples on earth will be blessed through you. (Genesis 13:3, NIV) God chose Abraham and the Jewish people to make Him known to the world and to bless the world. He fulfilled this blessing in Jesus, a descendent of Abraham. Now, Jesus has assigned the task of making Him known to us, His church . “Then Jesus came to them and said, ‘All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.’” (Matthew 28:18-20, NIV) How are you doing at it? Ask Him.

• Pastor John Turner and the people of New Prospect Baptist Church

• Granbury ISD Trustee President Mark Jackson

• Lake Granbury Ministerial Alliance – that all the Granbury area pastors and churches would cooperate together for mutual support and to accomplish those ministries that God wants and that require more than one church.

• State Senator Brian Birdwell

Kingdom Prayer Guide – 2021 46 • Pastor Lowell Ercanbrack and the people of Hope Community Church

• Churches needing pastors and other staff – that God would provide

• Fire Chief S. Boynton and the firefighters of the DeCordova Bend Estates Volunteer Fire Department

• Pastor Scott Goodfellow and the people of Granbury First United Methodist Church

• Spiritual care and ministry to people in Senior Care of Harbor Lakes

• U.S. Senator Ted Cruz

• The homeless of Hood County – their needs met and their salvation and growth in Christ

• The economy of our nation state and county

• Pastor Mike McMahon and the people of Fellowship Church of Hood County

• Granbury ISD Trustee Secretary Barbara Herrington

• City of DeCordova Mayor Pro Tem Jim Gallman

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• That God would move in every church in Hood County to make us effective in loving people and sharing Jesus Christ with them

• Pastor Merrie Cardin and the people of Brazos Covenant Ministries

• “Will a man rob God? Yet you rob me. But you ask, ‘How are we robbing you?’”

“In tithes and offerings. You are under a curse — your whole nation — because you are robbing me. Bring the whole tithe into the storehouse, that there may be food in my house. ‘Test me in this,’ says the LORD Almighty, ‘and see if I will not throw open the floodgates of heaven and pour out so much blessing that there will not be room enough to store it. I will prevent pests from devouring your crops, and the vines in your fields will not drop their fruit before it is ripe,’ says the LORD Almighty. ‘Then all the nations will call you blessed, for yours will be a delightful land,’ says the LORD Almighty.” (Malachi 3:8-12, NIV)

How are you doing in giving? You don’t need to ask God about this one. He has made the minimum clear.

• Granbury City Council member Trish Reiner

Kingdom Prayer Guide – 2021 48 • Spiritual care and ministry to people in Trinity Nursing and Rehabilitation of Granbury

• Morality and decency of the films shown at Cynergy of Granbury and Brazos Drive-in Theater

• Rev. Michael Corb and the people of First Baptist Church

• We know that we have come to know him if we keep his commands. Whoever says, “I know him,” but does not do what he commands is a liar, and the truth is not in that person. But if anyone obeys his word, love for God is truly made complete in them. This is how we know we are in him: Whoever claims to live in him must live as Jesus did. (1st John 2:3-6, NIV)

• Pastor Carl Livingston and the people of Western Hills Baptist Church

• Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh

• Blessing of Opportunity House, a ministry in Hood County to people needing transitional housing. Now serving men. Pray they would also be able to serve women, children and families. Ask God to provide wisdom and resources.

• Granbury City Council member Greg Corrigan

Kingdom Prayer Guide – 2021 49 • Then you will know that I, the LORD your God, dwell in Zion, my holy hill. (Joel 3:17a, NIV)

• Minister Brian Weaver and the people of Thorp Spring Church of Christ

• Granbury Police Chief Mitch Galvan, our policemen and the support staff

• Pastor Jesse Reuterskiold and the people of Fairview Baptist Church

• Granbury ISD Trustee Vice President Barbara Townsend

• Fire Chief B. Blackmon and the firefighters of the Granbury Volunteer Fire Department

• An end to violence in Hood County

• . . . let justice roll on like a river, righteousness like a never-failing stream! (Amos 5:24, NIV)

• businesses

• David Kimbrow and the people of Warriors for Christ Biker Fellowship

• Granbury Mayor Nin Hulett

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• Pastor Lindsay Luedeker and the people of Waples Baptist Church

• A Navy family you know

• Do not love the world or anything in the world. If anyone loves the world, love for the Father is not in them. For everything in the world — the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life — comes not from the Father but from the world. The world and its desires pass away, but whoever does the will of God lives forever. (1st John 2:15-17, NIV)

• That God would be glorified in Hood County

• Lipan Alderperson Nelson Ogle

• Pastor Terry Enns and the people of Grace Bible Church

• Salvation and spiritual growth for the people on your block, especially the neighbors on your right and your left

• Pastor David Schatte and the people of Our Savior Lutheran Church

• Health for marriages and faithfulness to marriage vows

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• Granbury City Council member Eddie Rodriquez

• Your pastor, priest, church staff, deacons and elders

• Spiritual care and ministry to people in Granbury Villa

• Fire Chief R. Becker and the firefighters of the Cresson Volunteer Fire Department

• Salvation of black people in our area

• Pastor Kevin Brown and the people of First Baptist Church of Thorp Spring

• The salvation of atheists

• Young people aging out of foster care – that they would walk closely with Jesus and that He would provide aid and housing during their transition to independent living

• Simon Peter answered him, "Lord, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life. We believe and know that you are the Holy One of God.” (John 6:68- 69, NIV)

• The return of righteousness to our Nation

Kingdom Prayer Guide – 2021 52 • Spiritual care and ministry to people in The Courtyards

• Tolar Junior High School – well-being and growth of the children; loving, involved parents and guardians; competent, caring, godly teachers and staff; Principal Jerrod Tidwell; an environment conducive to learning; deliverance from violence, drug activity, abuse.

• That we Christians would turn away from everything we have put before our devotion to our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ and return to Him as our First Love

• An end to illegal drug sale and use in Hood County

• Salvation of New Age believers in our area

• Fire Chief M. Hutsell and the firefighters of the Tolar Volunteer Fire Department

• Pastor and the people of Southside Baptist Church

• That people from every people, tribe and language would be around God’s throne with us worshipping Him.

• Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, since as members of one body you were called to peace. And be thankful. (Colossians 3:15, NIV)

Kingdom Prayer Guide – 2021 53 • President Biden and his family

• Evangelist Chip Foster and the people of Old Granbury Road Church of Christ

• Supreme Court Justice Amy Barrett

• Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly as you teach and admonish one another with all wisdom, and as you sing psalms, hymns and spiritual songs with gratitude in your hearts to God. (Colossians 3:16, NIV)

• Kingdom prayer in the church

• Spiritual care and ministry to people in Quail Park

• State Representative

• The salvation of Muslims in our area

• . . . whatever you do, whether in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him. (Colossians 3:17, NIV)

• “The days are coming," declares the Sovereign LORD, "when I will send a famine through the land — not a famine of food or a thirst for water, but a famine of hearing the words of the LORD. . .” (Amos 8:11, NIV)

Kingdom Prayer Guide – 2021 54 • Pastor Angel Guia and the people of Iglesia Bautista Cristo Roca Viva

• U.S. Representatives

• People who are out of work in Hood County – God’s provision for them

• Fire Chief K. Andrews and the firefighters of the Lipan Volunteer Fire Department

• Tolar High School – well-being and growth of the children; loving, involved parents and guardians; competent, caring, godly teachers and staff; Principal Lindsay Morgan; an environment conducive to learning; deliverance from violence, drug activity, abuse.

• Salvation of Satan worshippers in our area

• Your own personal outreach for Christ in the community

• Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for men, since you know that you will receive an inheritance from the Lord as a reward. It is the Lord Christ you are serving. (Colossians 3:23-24, NIV)

Kingdom Prayer Guide – 2021 55 • An end to the war in Afghanistan

• Rev. Brett Quillin and the people of Granbury Church of God

• Salvation of Jewish people in our area

• That God would be exalted and many people fed in Jesus’ Name through the Loaves and Fishes Ministry

• That God would be glorified in Hood County

• Salvation and spiritual growth for the people on your block, especially the neighbors on your right and your left

• Sexual abstinence before and outside marriage

• Fire Chief M. Bell and the firefighters of the North Hood County Volunteer Fire Department

• People released from jail and prison – new life in Jesus Christ

• The people of Lakestone Chapel

• Tolar City Council member Craig Davis

• Your pastor, priest, deacons and elders

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• The salvation of Hindus in our area

• City of Cresson Alderperson, Place 3 Ron Becker

• Rev. Terre McGill and the people of Cresson United Methodist Church

• Spiritual care and ministry to people in Granbury Care Center

• Salvation of Jehovah’s Witnesses in our area

• This is how God showed his love among us: He sent his one and only Son into the world that we might live through him. This is love: not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son as an atoning sacrifice for our sins. Dear friends, since God so loved us, we also ought to love one another. (1st John 4:9-11, NIV)

• The return of righteousness to our Nation

• That we Christians would turn away from everything we have put before our devotion to our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ and return to Him as our First Love

• World leaders (see Appendix D)

Kingdom Prayer Guide – 2021 57 • Fire Chief G. Tillison and the firefighters of the Station 70 Volunteer Fire Department

• Missionaries you know or know of

• Lipan Elementary School – well-being and growth of the children; loving, involved parents and guardians; competent, caring, godly teachers and staff; Principal Jennifer Phillips; an environment conducive to learning; deliverance from violence, drug activity, abuse.

• President Biden and his family

• Salvation of many people from all of the ethnic groups in our area

• A Marine family you know

• Mr. Brad Fry and the people of Tolar Church of Christ

• Hood County area’s economy and people out of work

• Repentance and revival in our Hood County area churches

• The people of the Border Patrol, FBI, ICE and other Federal, state and local law enforcement agencies

Kingdom Prayer Guide – 2021 58 • Acton Elementary School – well-being and growth of the children; loving, involved parents and guardians; competent, caring, godly teachers and staff; Principal Karla Willmeth; an environment conducive to learning; deliverance from violence, drug activity, abuse.

• Tolar City Council Member Sally Grimes

• Physical, mental and spiritual well-being of children in foster care

• Baccus Elementary School – well-being and growth of the children; loving, involved parents and guardians; competent, caring, godly teachers and staff; Principal Julia Rohleder; an environment conducive to learning; deliverance from violence, drug activity, abuse.

• Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God, the LORD is one. Love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength. These commandments that I give you today are to be on your hearts. Impress them on your children. Talk about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up. Tie them as symbols on your hands and bind them on your foreheads. Write them on the doorframes of your houses and on your gates. (Deuteronomy 6:4-9, NIV)

Kingdom Prayer Guide – 2021 59 • Habitat for Humanity – that they will have adequate resources and volunteers to continue to help deserving families acquire homes and that God would enable them to lead these families to Christ

• Child Evangelism Fellowship – that they would have wisdom and success in leading children to trust Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior and in discipling those who do. Pray for expansion to all of the schools in Hood County and other sites as well. CEF Good News Clubs are currently held at:

Acton Elementary School Brawner Intermediate School Cornerstone Christian Academy Emma Roberson Elementary School Glen Rose Elementary School Baccus Elementary School Legacy Christian Academy Oak Woods School STEAM Academy at Mambrino Tolar Elementary

• Pastor David Samples and the people of Tolar Baptist Church

• Pastor Jeff Bise and the people of Paluxy Baptist Church

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• Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for men, since you know that you will receive an inheritance from the Lord as a reward. It is the Lord Christ you are serving. (Colossians 3:23-24, NIV)

• The Ada Carey Center for Women and Children – that they would have compassion and resources to continue helping women and children who are victims of abuse

• Granbury Parks and Recreation people

• Spiritual care and ministry to people in The Villas

• Your congregation – that the congregation would provide for the widows, orphans and poor both in the congregation and in the community.

• Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito

• Pastor Julian Viesca and the people of Primera Asamblea

• Mission Granbury, Inc. – that they will have volunteers and resources to continue helping people in need

• Forest rangers

Kingdom Prayer Guide – 2021 61 • And now, Israel, what does the LORD your God ask of you but to fear the LORD your God, to walk in obedience to him, to love him, to serve the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul, and to observe the LORD’s commands and decrees that I am giving you today for your own good? (Deuteronomy 10:12-13, NIV)

• Doctors, nurses, nurse practitioners, dentists, emergency medical technicians and other health care professionals – thank God for them and ask Him to keep them safe and well.

• Acton Middle School – well-being and growth of the children; loving, involved parents and guardians; competent, caring, godly teachers and staff; Principal Jennifer Pennington; an environment conducive to learning; deliverance from violence, drug activity, abuse.

• City and County Public Works people

• Pastor Steve Behrens and the people of Pecan Baptist Church

• Community Kitchen at Lakeside – that this ministry would be successful in feeding the hungry and leading them to faith in Jesus Christ

Kingdom Prayer Guide – 2021 62 • He has showed you, O man, what is good. And what does the LORD require of you? To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God. (Micah 6:8, NIV)

• Paluxy Baptist Association and its Director of Missions, Glenn Ward – that the Association would be effective in fostering cooperative ministry among the churches

• An end to unemployment

• That God would be glorified in Hood County

• Salvation and spiritual growth for the people on your block, especially the neighbors on your right and your left

• Salvation of Voodoo worshipers in our area

• Brawner Intermediate School – well-being and growth of the children; loving, involved parents and guardians; competent, caring, godly teachers and staff; Principal Jincy Ross; an environment conducive to learning; deliverance from violence, drug activity, abuse.

• Pastor Terry Logsdon and the people of Dayspring Christian Church

• Your pastor, priest, deacons and elders

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• A Coast Guard family you know

• Whoever acknowledges me before others, I will also acknowledge before my Father in heaven. But whoever disowns me before others, I will disown before my Father in heaven. (Matthew 10:32-33, NIV)

• The return of righteousness to our Nation

• That we Christians would turn away from everything we have put before our devotion to our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ and return to Him as our First Love

• President Biden and his family

• City of Cresson Alderperson, Place 2 Lisa Clement

• Rev. Clint Jones and the people of Temple Hall United Methodist Church

• Repentance in the church

• U. S. Space Force personnel

• The work of the Granbury ISD in feeding needy children

• Children to respect their parents

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• Pastor Kevin Spencer and the people of CenterPoint Church

• City, County, State and Federal public servants – wisdom and integrity

• A return to decency and morality on television

• Produce fruit in keeping with repentance. . . (Luke 3:8a, NIV)

• Our environment

• Our troops in Afghanistan and other places in harm’s way

• Salvation of Mormons in our area

• Rev. Michael Edwards and the people of Long Creek Baptist Church

• Grace Classical Academy – well-being and growth of the children; loving, involved parents and guardians; competent, caring, godly headmaster, teachers and staff; an environment conducive to learning; deliverance from violence, drug activity, abuse.

Kingdom Prayer Guide – 2021 65 • The Steering Committee planning a countywide 2022 evangelistic crusade

• . . . I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is the power of God that brings salvation to everyone who believes: first to the Jew, then to the Gentile. For in the gospel the righteousness of God is revealed — a righteousness that is by faith from first to last, just as it is written: “The righteous will live by faith.” (Romans 1:16-17)

• Fire Chief J. Adams and the firefighters of the Pecan Plantation Volunteer Fire Department

• Vacation Bible Schools – that the VBSs of all of the various churches would be effective in leading children to put their trust in Jesus as their Lord and Savior.

• Wise and effective discipline in our homes and our schools

• This is the message we have heard from him and declare to you: God is light; in him there is no darkness at all. If we claim to have fellowship with him yet walk in the darkness, we lie and do not live by the truth. But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus, his Son, purifies us from all sin. (1 st John 1:5-7, NIV)

Kingdom Prayer Guide – 2021 66 • Pastor Raul Sandoval and the people of Iglesia Cristiana Vino Nuevo

• Lakeside Baptist Academy – well-being and growth of the children; loving, involved parents and guardians; competent, caring, godly teachers and staff; Director Regina George; an environment conducive to learning; deliverance from violence, drug activity, abuse.

• That God would be glorified in Hood County

• Celebrate Recovery, Lakeside Baptist Church Ministry Center – that hurting people and people with addictions and unhealthy habits would be healed and delivered by our Lord Jesus Christ and would come to trust Him.

• Salvation and spiritual growth for the people on your block, especially the neighbors on your right and your left

• Premier High School of Granbury – well-being and growth of the children; loving, involved parents and guardians; competent, caring, godly teachers and staff; Director Marsha Grissom; an environment conducive to learning; deliverance from violence, drug activity, abuse.

• Your pastor, priest, deacons and elders

Kingdom Prayer Guide – 2021 67 • City of Cresson Mayor Pro Tem Ron Becker

• Pastor Randy Adams and the people of Crossroads Church, Cresson

• That God would give your pastor or priest His message and that your congregation would receive it and act on it, guided and empowered by the Holy Spirit

• Barry Jenkins Ministries – wisdom to glorify God and facilitate ministry in the churches

• The return of righteousness to our Nation

• That we Christians would turn away from everything we have put before our devotion to our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ and return to Him as our First Love

• President Biden and his family

• Educational excellence and truth in all Hood County schools

• Salvation of Buddhists in our area

• Christian radio station KCBI (90.9 fm) and staff and volunteers

Kingdom Prayer Guide – 2021 68 • King Nebuchadnezzar, To the peoples, nations and men of every language, who live in all the world: May you prosper greatly! It is my pleasure to tell you about the miraculous signs and wonders that the Most High God has performed for me. How great are his signs, how mighty his wonders! His kingdom is an eternal kingdom; his dominion endures from generation to generation. . .This is the interpretation, O king, and this is the decree the Most High has issued against my lord the king: You will be driven away from people and will live with the wild animals; you will eat grass like cattle and be drenched with the dew of heaven. Seven times will pass by for you until you acknowledge that the Most High is sovereign over the kingdoms of men and gives them to anyone he wishes . . .” All this happened to King Nebuchadnezzar. Now I, Nebuchadnezzar, praise and exalt and glorify the King of heaven, because everything he does is right and all his ways are just. And those who walk in pride he is able to humble. (Daniel 4:1-2, 24-25, 28, 37, NIV)

• The Lord is not slow in keeping his promise, as some understand slowness. He is patient with you, not wanting anyone to perish, but everyone to come to repentance. (2nd Peter 3:9, NIV)

• Repentance in the church

• Leader Mark Morton and the people of Harvest Church

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• For I desire mercy, not sacrifice, and acknowledgment of God rather than burnt offerings . (Hosea 6:6, NIV)

• Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan

• The peace of Jerusalem and Israel

• Lake Granbury Medical Center – doctors, nurses and staff – safety, good health, wisdom and compassionate care

• Preschools in Granbury area – well-being and growth of the children; loving, involved parents and guardians; competent, caring, godly teachers and staffs; environments conducive to learning; deliverance from violence, drug activity, abuse.

• . . . the earth will be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the LORD, as the waters cover the sea. (Habakkuk 2:14, NIV)

• Christian radio station KDKR (91.3 fm)

• Those in jail and prison

• Tolar City Council Member Chip Foster

• Special Olympics of Granbury

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• Peace, steadfastness and relief for persecuted Christians worldwide

• School Resource Officers in our schools

• Parents and guardians to love, nurture and protect their children. An end to child abuse.

• That God would be glorified in Hood County

• Salvation and spiritual growth for the people on your block, especially the neighbors on your right and your left

• Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas

• Our men and women in the military and their families

• That Jesus would return soon

• Sexual purity among adults, teens and children.

• Pastor Troy Strickland and the people of First Baptist Church, Lipan

• That we would penetrate ethnic enclaves in our area with the Gospel and that many people from these enclaves would become followers of Jesus Christ

Kingdom Prayer Guide – 2021 71 • Search me, O God, and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts. See if there is any offensive way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting. (Psalm 139:23-24, NIV) Ask God to search you right now, to reveal to you anything in you that is displeasing to Him. Listen for His response and turn from anything and everything He reveals to you. If any restitution is needed, deal with it as soon as possible after leaving this place.

• Tolar Elementary School – well-being and growth of the children; loving, involved parents and guardians; competent, caring, godly teachers and staff; Principal Christal Hollinger; an environment conducive to learning; deliverance from violence, drug activity, abuse

• Rev. Michael McLaurin and the people of Tolar United Methodist Church

• Make A Way Ministries – wisdom to help people recover from actual or pending financial disaster

• Rev. Darryl Chandler and the people of Allison Baptist Church

• Pastor Joe Phillips and the people of Rainbow Baptist Church

• Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick

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• Oak Woods School – well-being and growth of the children; loving, involved parents and guardians; competent, caring, godly teachers and staff; Principal Donnie Cody; an environment conducive to learning; deliverance from violence, drug activity, abuse.

• Grace Biblical Counseling – wisdom to help people in need

• Pastor Shane Brooks and the people of The Bridge

• Joseph’s Locker – that this ministry would be successful in feeding and clothing the hungry and leading them to faith in Jesus Christ. Wisdom and resources.

• Glen Rose Medical Center – doctors, nurses and staff – safety, good health, wisdom and compassionate care

• Pastor Russell Addison and the people of Lipan Cowboy Church

• Cresson Alderperson, Place 4, Kenneth Benzenhoefer

• City of Cresson Mayor Teena Conway

• Paluxy River Children’s Advocacy Center – ministering to abused children

Kingdom Prayer Guide – 2021 73 • Shape Academy – well-being and growth of the children; loving, involved parents and guardians; competent, caring, godly teachers and staff; Director Monica Brown; an environment conducive to learning; deliverance from violence, drug activity, abuse.

• Stonewater Church Help Ministry – wisdom, compassion and resources for ministering to people in need

• Pastor Rick Lineberger and the people of First Baptist Church, Glen Rose

• Children’s Miracle League

• Pastor Ronnie Allard and the people of Pure Praise Church

• Community Food Pantry – that this ministry would be successful in providing groceries to those in need

• The Steering Committee planning a countywide 2022 evangelistic crusade

• Pastor Dennis Funderburg and the people of Five Crowns Ministry

Kingdom Prayer Guide – 2021 74 AP PENDIX A AREA PUBLIC SCHOOLS

GRANBURY ISD Jeremy Glenn, Superintendent [email protected]

School Board

Mark Jackson, President Barbara Townsend, Vice President Barbara Herrington, Secretary Nancy Alana Paula McDonald Mike Moore Chris Willis

School Principal Acton Elementary School Karla Willmeth Acton Middle School Jennifer Pennington Baccus Elementary School Julia Rohleder Behavior Transition Center Margaret Rodriquez Brawner Intermediate School Jincy Ross Granbury High School Jeremy Ross Granbury Middle School Tammy Clark

Kingdom Prayer Guide – 2021 75 Oak Woods School Donnie Cody Roberson Early Learning Academy Kellie Lambert STARS Accelerated High School Margaret Rodriquez STEAM Academy at Mambrino Stacie Brown

TOLAR ISD Travis Stilwell, Superintendent [email protected]

School Board

Dalton Nix, President Justin Deaver, Vice President Wendy Bonnell, Secretary Brooks Goodson Matt Imel Rhonda Knight Josh Swaim

School Principal Tolar Elementary School Christal Hollinger Tolar Junior High School Jerrod Tidwell Tolar High School Lindsay Morgan

Kingdom Prayer Guide – 2021 76 LIPAN ISD Ralph Carter, Superintendent School Board Todd Tuggle, President Ellyn Grove, Secretary Walter Baldree Chris Cogdill John Cooper Sheree Reynolds Phillip Tarpley

School Principal Lipan Elementary School Jennifer Phillips Lipan High School Jodi Overton

Kingdom Prayer Guide – 2021 77 APPENDIX B ELECTED OFFICIALS

UNITED STATES E-mail through websites.

President Joseph Biden The White House 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW Washington, DC 20500 (202) 456-1111 http://www.whitehouse.gov/contact/

Vice President Kamala Harris The White House 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue Washington, DC 20500 (202) 456-1111 http://www.whitehouse.gov/contact/

U.S. Senator Ted Cruz 185 Dirksen Senate Office Building Suite SDB-40B Washington, DC 20510 (202) 224-5922 http://www.cruz.senate.gov

Kingdom Prayer Guide – 2021 78 U.S. Senator John Cornyn 517 Hart Senate Office Building Washington, DC 20510 (202) 224-2934 http://www.cornyn.senate.gov

U.S. Representative August Pfluger 2469 Rayburn House Office Building Washington, DC 20515 (202) 225-3605 http://pfluger.house.gov

TEXAS

Governor Greg Abbott Office of the Governor P.O. Box 12428 Austin, Texas 78711-2428 (512) 463-2000

Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick Capitol Building, 2E.13 Austin, TX 78711 (512) 463-0001

State Senator Brian Birdwell P.O. Box 12068, Capitol Station Austin, TX 78711 (512) 463-0122

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State Representative Glenn Rogers P.O. Box 2910 Austin, TX 78768-2910 (512) 478-8805

HOOD COUNTY County Judge Ron Massingill 100 West Pearl Street Granbury, TX 76048 (817) 579-3200 [email protected]

Precinct 1 Commissioner James Deaver 1410 West Pearl Street Granbury, TX 76048

Precinct 2 Commissioner Ron Cotton 1410 West Pearl Street Granbury, TX 76048

Precinct 3 Commissioner Bruce White 1410 West Pearl Street Granbury, TX 76048

Precinct 4 Commissioner Dave Eagle 1410 West Pearl Street Granbury, TX 76048

Kingdom Prayer Guide – 2021 80 CITY OF GRANBURY 116 West Bridge Street Granbury, TX 76048 (817) 573-1114

Mayor Nin Hulett [email protected]

City Council Place 2 Eddie Rodriquez [email protected]

City Council Place 3 Bruce Wadley [email protected]

City Council Place 4 Trish Reiner [email protected]

City Council Place 5 Tony Mobly [email protected]

City Council Place 6 Greg Corrigan [email protected]

CITY OF TOLAR P.O. Box 100 8712 West Highway 377 Tolar, TX 76476 (254) 835-4390

Mayor Terry Johnson (817) 219-7675

Kingdom Prayer Guide – 2021 81 Mayor Pro-Temp Matt Hutsell

Council Member Kevin Fron

Council Member Craig Davis

Council Member Sally Grimes (817) 657-6175 [email protected]

Council Member Chip Foster

CITY OF LIPAN 105 East Lipan Drive Lipan, TX 76462 (254) 646-3345 [email protected]

Mayor Mike Stowe

Mayor Pro Tem Jackie Shockley

Alderperson Bonnie Moran

Alderperson Denise O’Bannon

Alderperson Nelson Ogle

Alderperson Chris Tarpley

Kingdom Prayer Guide – 2021 82 CITY OF DeCORDOVA PO Box 5905 Acton, Texas 76049 [email protected]

Mayor Dave Hanson [email protected]

Mayor Pro Tem Jim Gallman [email protected]

Council Member Kay Bailey Council [email protected]

Member David Coop [email protected]

Council Member Judy Cordell [email protected]

Council Member Robert McKenzie [email protected]

CITY OF CRESSON 8901 East Highway 377 Cresson, Texas 76035 (817) 396-4729 [email protected]

Kingdom Prayer Guide – 2021 83 Mayor Teena Conway

Alderperson Ron Becker

Alderperson Lisa Clement

Alderperson Kenneth Benzenhoefer

Alderperson Pamala Manley

CITY OF STOCKTON BEND (817) 403-0053

Mayor Edward Reiter

Mayor Pro Tem Dean White

Alderperson John Adcock

Alderperson Rex Becham

Alderperson Ken Knieper

Alderperson John Perfetto

Kingdom Prayer Guide – 2021 84 APPENDIX C HOOD COUNTY AREA CHURCHES AND PASTORS

Church Pastor, Priest, Minister or Leader Acton Baptist Church Dr. Mark Roath Acton United Methodist Church Rev. Wade Killough Acts 2 Ministries Pastor Rudy Arista Allison Baptist Church Rev. Darryl Chandler All Things New Chaplains Terry & Darla Louvin Bible Baptist Church Pastor Bryce Vandiver Brazos Covenant Ministries Pastor Merrie Cardin Brazos River Baptist Church Rev. Jim Vaughn Calvary Church of Granbury Rev. Jacob Stump Celebrate Recovery Mr. Tim White CenterPoint Church Pastor Kevin Spencer Cresson United Methodist Church Rev. Terre McGill Crossing Place Rev. Timothy Petty Crossroads Church Rev. Randy Adams Dayspring Christian Church Rev. Terry Logsdon Downtown Church of Christ Minister Daniel Lee Elm Grove Assembly of God Rev. William Sanders Emmanuel Lutheran Church Rev. Stephen Haverlah Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd Rev. Dr. Suzi Robertson Fairview Baptist Church Pastor Jesse Reuterskiold Faith Assembly of God Fellowship Church of Hood County Rev. Michael McMahon First Baptist - Glen Rose Pastor Rick Lineberger First Baptist Church - Lipan Rev. Troy Strickland First Baptist Church of Thorp Spring Pastor Kevin Brown First Baptist Granbury Pastor Michael Corb First Christian Church Disciples of Christ Rev. Justin Jeter First Presbyterian Church Rev. Drew Travis Five Crowns Ministry Pastor Dennis Funderburg Generations Church of Granbury Pastor Alan Latta Good Shepherd Anglican Church Fr. Stuart Smith Grace Bible Church Rev. Terry Enns Granbury Baptist Church Rev. Lonnie Lehrman Granbury Church of Christ Dr. John Knox Granbury Church of God Rev. Brett Quillin Granbury Church of the Nazarene Rev. Julian Corpus Granbury First United Methodist Church Rev. Scott Goodfellow Harvest Church Leader Mark Morton Hope Community Church Pastor Lowell Ercanbrack Iglesia Bautista Cristo Roca Viva Pastor Angel Guia Iglesia Bautista La Hermosa Iglesia Cristiana Vino Nuevo Pastor Raul Sandoval Lakeside Baptist Church Dr. Mark Forrest APPENDIX C HOOD COUNTY AREA CHURCHES AND PASTORS

Church Pastor, Priest, Minister or Leader Lakestone Chapel Lighthouse Baptist Church Rev. Sam Montgomery Lighthouse Church of Christ Pastor Ralph Carter Lipan Cowboy Church Pastor Russell Addison Long Creek Baptist Church Rev. Michael Edwards Mambrino Baptist Church Rev. Paul Duncan Mas Que Vencedores Pastor Jesus Sandoval New Prospect Baptist Church Pastor John Turner New Seasons Ministries Sr. Pastor Dean Porter Oak Trail Baptist Church Pastor John Hawkins Old Granbury Road Church of Christ Evangelist Chip Foster Our Savior Lutheran Church Rev. David Schatte Paluxy Baptist Church Rev. Jeffrey Bise Pecan Baptist Church Rev. Steve Behrens Primera Asamblea Pastor Julian Viesca Pure Praise Church Pastor Ronnie Allard Rainbow Baptist Church Pastor Joseph Phillips Rock Church Pastor Paul Renfro Seventh-Day Adventist Church Rev. Daniel Flower Southside Baptist Church Sovereign Grace Baptist Church Rev. George Otero St. Frances Cabrini Catholic Church Fr. Fernando Preciado Stonewater Church Rev. Jeremy White Temple Hall United Methodist Church Rev. Clint Jones The Bridge Pastor Shane Brooks Thorp Spring Church of Christ Minister Brian Weaver Tolar Baptist Church Pastor Dave Samples Tolar Church of Christ Mr. Brad Fry Tolar United Methodist Church Rev. Michael McLaurin Triple Cross Cowboy Church Pastor Dan Jones Waples Baptist Church Rev. Lindsay Luedeker Waples United Methodist Church Rev. Terre McGill Warriors for Christ Biker Fellowship Mr. David Kimbrow Western Hills Baptist Church Rev. Carl Livingston APPENDIX D COUNTRIES AND THEIR LEADERS January 20, 2021

SOURCE: www.geni.com/projects/Current-World-Leaders/6177

Country Leader Prime Minister Afghanistan President - Ashraf Ghani Albania President - Bujar Nishani Prime Minister - Edi Rama Algeria President - Abdelaziz Bouteflika Prime Minister - (Acting) Youcef Yousfi Andorra Co-princes - Joan-Enric Vives i Sicília Prime Minister - Antoni Marti Petit and François Hollande Angola President - Jose Eduardo Dos Santos Antigua and Barbuda Governor General-Louise Agnetha Lake- Prime Minister - Baldwin Spencer Tack Argentina President - Mauricio Macri Armenia President - Serzh Sargsian Prime Minister Tigran Sargsian Aruba Governor - Fredis Refunjol Prime Minister - Michiel Godfried Eman Australia Governor General - Quentin Alice Louise Prime Minister - Anthony John Abbott Bryce Austria President - Alexander van der Bellen Chancellor - Brigitte Bierlein Azerbaija President - Ilham Aliyev Prime Minister - Artur Rasizade Bahamas Governor General - Arthur Foulkes Prime Minister - Perry Gladstone Christie Bahrain King - Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa Prime Minister - Khalifa Bin Salman Al Khalifa Bangladesh President - Abdul Hamid Prime Minister - Sheikh Hasina Barbados Governor General - Elliot Belgrave Prime Minister - Freundel Stuart Belarus President - Aleksandr Lukashenko Prime Minister - Roman Golovchenko Belgium Monarch - King Philippe Prime Minister - Charles Michel Belize Governor General - Sir Colville Young Prime Minister - Dean Oliver Barrow Benin President - Thomas Boni Yayi Prime Minister - Pascal Koupaki Bhutan Monarch - King -Jigme Khesar Namgyel Prime Minister - Lotay Tshering Wangchuck Bolivia President (Interim) - Jeanine Áñez Bosnia and Herzegovina President - members of the presidency Prime Minister - Denis Zvizdi ć Botswana President - Seretse Khama Ian Khama Brazil President - Jair Bolsonaro Brunei Sultan - Sir Hassanal Bolkiah Prime Minister - Sir Hassanal Bolkiah Bulgaria President - Rosen Plevneliev Prime Minister - Plamen Oresharski Burkina Faso President - Blaise Compaore Prime Minister - Luc-Adolphe Tiao Burma President - Thein Sein Burundi President - Pierre Nkurunziza Cabo Verde President - Jorge Carlos De Almeida Prime Minister - Jose Maria Pereira Fonseca Neves Cambodia Monarch - King-Norodom Sihamoni Prime Minister - Hun Sen Cameroon President - Paul Biya Prime Minister - Philemon Yang Canada Governor General - Julie Payette Prime Minister - Justin Trudeau Central African Republic President - Michel Am-Nondroko Prime Minister - Nicolas Tiangaye Djotodia Chad President - Idriss Deby Itno Prime Minister - Emmanuel Nadingar Chile President - Sebastian Piñera

Page 1 of 6 APPENDIX D COUNTRIES AND THEIR LEADERS January 20, 2021

SOURCE: www.geni.com/projects/Current-World-Leaders/6177

Country Leader Prime Minister China President - Xi Jinping Prime Minister - Li Keqiang Colombia President - Ivan Duque Marquez Comoros President: Ikililou Dhoinine Congo, Democratic Republic of President - Joseph Kabila Prime Minister - Augustin Matata Ponyo The Mapon Congo, The Republic of President - Denis Sassou-Nguesso Cook Islands Prime Minister - Henry Puna Costa Rica President - Luis Guillermo Solís Rivera Cote D'ivoire President - Alassane Dramane Ouattara Croatia President - Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovi ć Prime Minister - Andrej Plenkovi ć Cuba President - Miguel Díaz-Canel Cyprus President - Nikos Anastasiadis Czech Republic President - Milos Zeman Prime Minister - Bohuslav Sobotka Denmark Queen - Margrethe II Prime Minister -Mette Frederiksen Djibouti President - Ismail Omar Guelleh Prime Minister - Abdoulkader Kamil Mohamed Dominica President - Charles Savarin Prime Minister - Roosevelt Skerrit Dominican Republic President - Danilo Medina Sanchez Ecuador President - Lenín Moreno Egypt President - Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi Prime Minister - Ibrahim Mehlab El Salvador President - Salvador Sánchez Cerén Equatorial Guinea President - Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo Eritrea President - Isaias Afworki Estonia President - Kersti Kaljulaid Prime Minister - Jüri Ratas Ethiopia President - Mulatu Teshome Prime Minister - Hailemariam Desalegn Fiji President - Epeli Nailatikau Prime Minister - Josaia Voreqe Bainimarama, Finland President - Sauli Niinistö Prime Minister - Jyrki Tapani Katainen France President - Emmanuel Macron Prime Minister - Édouard Philippe Gabon President - Ali Ben Bongo Ondimba Prime Minister - Raymond Ndong Sima Gambia President - Yahya Jammeh Georgia President - Giorgi Margvelashvili Prime Minister - Irakli Garibashvili Germany Fed. President - Joachim Gauck Chancellor - Angela Merkel Ghana President - John Dramani Mahama Greece President - Karolos Papoulias Prime Minister - Antonios Samaras Grenada Governor General - Cecile La Grenade Prime Minister - Keith Mitchell Guatemala President - James Ernesto Morales Cabrera Guinea President - Alpha Conde Prime Minister - Mohamed Said Fofana Guinea-Bissau President - Manuel Serifo Nhamadjo Prime Minister - Rui Duarte De Barros Guyana President - David Arthur Granger Prime Minister - Moses Veerasammy Nagamootoo Haiti President - Jocelerme Privert Prime Minister - Enex Jean Charles

Page 2 of 6 APPENDIX D COUNTRIES AND THEIR LEADERS January 20, 2021

SOURCE: www.geni.com/projects/Current-World-Leaders/6177

Country Leader Prime Minister Honduras President - Juan Orlando Hernandez Alvarado Hungary President - János Áder Prime Minister - Viktor Orban Iceland President - Guðni Th. Jóhannesson Prime Minister - Katrín Jakobsdóttir India President - Ram Nath Kovind Prime Minister - Narendra Modi Indonesia President - Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono Iran President - Hasan Fereidun Ruhani, Hojjat ol-Eslam Iraq Supreme Leader - Ayatollah Ali Hoseini- Prime Minister - Nuri Al-Maliki Khamenei; President - Fuad Masum Ireland President - Michael Daniel Higgins Prime Minister - Enda Kenny Israel President - Reuven Rivlin Prime Minister - Binyamin "Bibi" Netanyahu Italy President - Sergio Mattarella Prime Minister - Giuseppe Conti Jamaica Governor General - Patrick Linton Allen Prime Minister - Portia Simpson-Miller Japan Emperor Naruhito Prime Minister - Yoshihide Suga Jordan Monarch - Abdallah II Prime Minister - Abdullah Nsour Kazakhstan President - Kassym-Jomart Tokayev Prime Minister - Askar Mamim Kenya President - Uhuru Kenyatta Kiribati President - Anote Tong Korea, North Supreme leader: Kim Jong-un Korea, South President - Moon Jae-in Kosovo President - Atifete Jahjaga Prime Minister - Hashim Thaci Kuwait Amir - Sabah al-Ahmad al-Jabir al-Sabah Prime Minister - Jabir Al-Mubarak Al- Hamad Al-Sabah Kyrgyzstan President - Almazbek Atambaev Prime Minister - Joomart Otorbaev Laos President - Lt. General Choummali Prime Minister - Thongsing Thammavong Saignason Latvia President - Andris Berzins Prime Minister - Laimdota Straujuma Lebanon President - Michel Sulayman Prime Minister - Tamam Salam Lesotho King - Letsie III Prime Minister - Thomas Motsoahae Thabane Liberia President - Ellen Johnson Sirleaf Libya President - Nuri Abu Sahmayn Prime Minister - Ali Zaydan Liechtenstein Head of State - Prince Hans Adam II Prime Minister - Klaus Tschuetscher Lithuania President - Gitanas Nauéda Prime Minister - Ingrida Šimonyt ė Luxembourg Grand Duke - Henri Prime Minister - Xavier Bettel Madagascar President - Hery Martial Rajaonarimampianina Rakotoari Malawi President - Joyce Banda Malaysia King-Abdul Halim Mu'adzam Shah Prime Minister - Najib Razak Maldives President - Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom Mali President - Ibrahim Boubacar Keita Prime Minister - Oumar Tatam Ly

Page 3 of 6 APPENDIX D COUNTRIES AND THEIR LEADERS January 20, 2021

SOURCE: www.geni.com/projects/Current-World-Leaders/6177

Country Leader Prime Minister Malta President - Marie Louise Coleiro Preca Prime Minister - Joseph Muscat Marshall Islands President - Christopher Jorebon Loeak Mauritania President - Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz Prime Minister - Moulaye Ould Mohamed Laghdaf Mauritius President - Rajkeswur Kailash Purryag Prime Minister - Dr. Navinchandra Ramgoolam Mexico President - Andres Lopez Obrador Micronesia, Federated States of President - Emanuel "Manny" Mori Moldova President - Nicolae Timofti Prime Minister - Iurie Leanca Monaco Prince Albert II de Monaco Prime Minister - Michel Roger Mongolia President - Tsakhia Elbegdorj Prime Minister - Norov Altankhuyag Montenegro President - Filip Vujanovic Prime Minister - Milo Djukanovic Morocco King - Mohammed VI Prime Minister - Abdelillah Benkirane Mozambique President - Armando Emilio Guebuza Prime Minister - Alberto Clementino Antonio Vaquina Namibia President - Hifikepunye Pohamba Prime Minister - Hage Geingob Nauru President - Baron Divavesi Waqa Nepal President - Dr. Ram Baran Yadav Prime Minister: Sushil Koirala Netherlands Monarch - King Willem-Alexander Prime Minister - Mark Rutte New Zealand Governor General - Dame Patsy Reddy Prime Minister - Jacinda Ardern Nicaragua President - Daniel Ortega Saavedra Niger President - Issoufou Mahamadou Prime Minister - Brigi Rafini Nigeria President - Goodluck Jonathan North Macedonia President - Stevo Pendarovski Prime Minister - Zoran Zaev Norway King Harald V Prime Minister - Erna Solberg Oman Sultan Qaboos bin Said Al Said Prime Minister - Qaboos Bin Said Al Said

Pakistan President - Mamnoon Hussain Prime Minister - Mohammad Nawaz Sharif Palau President - Jr. Thomas Esang Remengesau Panama President - Laurentino Cortizo Papua New Guinea Governor General - Bob Dadae Prime Minister - James Marape Paraguay President - Mario Abdo Benitez Peru President - Francisco Sagasti Philippines President - Rodrigo Duterte Poland President - Andrzej Duda Prime Minister - Mateusz Morawiecki Portugal President - Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa Prime Minister - António Costa Qatar Amir - Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani Prime Minister - Abdallah Bin Nasir Bin Khalifa Al Thani Romania President - Traian Basescu Prime Minister - Victor-Viorel Ponta Russia President - Vladimir Putin Premier - Dmitriy Medvedev Rwanda President - Paul Kagame Prime Minister - Pierre Damien Habumuremyi

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SOURCE: www.geni.com/projects/Current-World-Leaders/6177

Country Leader Prime Minister Saint Kitts and Nevis Governor General - Cuthbert Montraville Prime Minister - Dr. Denzil Llewellyn Sebastian Douglas Saint Lucia Governor General - Dame Pearlette Prime Minister - Kenny Davis Anthony Louisy Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Governor General - Sir Frederick Prime Minister - Ralph Everard Nathaniel Ballantyne Gonsalves Samoa Chief of State - Tui Atua Tupua Tupuola Prime Minister - Fatiaalofa Aiono Efi Tamasese Lupesolia'i Sailele Malielegaoi Tuilaepa Sao Tome and Principe President - Manuel Pinto Da Costa Prime Minister - Gabriel Arcanjo Ferreira Da Costa Saudi Arabia King Abdallah bin Abd al-Aziz Al Saud Prime Minister - Abdallah Bin Abd Al- Aziz Al Saud Senegal President - Macky Sall Prime Minister - Aminata Toure Serbia President - Aleksandar Vu čić Prime Minister - Ana Brnabi ć Seychelles President - James Alix Michel Sierra Leone President - Ernest Bai Koroma Singapore President - Halimah Yacob Prime Minister - LEE Hsien Loong Slovakia President - Zuzana Čaputová Prime Minister - Peter Pellegrini Slovenia President - Borut Pahor Prime Minister - Janez Janša Solomon Islands Governor General - Frank Ofagioro Prime Minister - Gordon Darcy Lilo Kabui Somalia President - Hassan Sheikh Mahamud Prime Minister - Abdiweli Sheikh Ahmed

South Africa President - Cyril Ramaphosa South Sudan President - Salva Kiir Mayardit Spain President of the Govt. Mariano Rajoy Brey Sri Lanka President - Maithripala Sirisena Prime Minister - Ranil Wickremesinghe Sudan President - Umar Hassan Ahmad Al- Bashir Suriname President - Desire Delano Bouterse Swaziland King Mswati III Prime Minister - Barnabus Sibusiso Dlamini Sweden King Carl XI Gustaf Prime Minister - Stefan Löfven Syria President - Bashar Al-Assad Prime Minister - Wael Al-Halqi Taiwan President - Tsai Ing-wen Tajikistan President - Emomali Rahmon Prime Minister - Qohir Rasulzoda Tanzania President - Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete Prime Minister - Mizengo Kayanza Peter Pinda Thailand King Rama X Prime Minister - Prayut Chan-o-cha Timor-Leste President - Taur Matan Ruak Prime Minister - Kay Rala Xanana Gusmao Togo President - Faure Gnassingbe Prime Minister - Kwesi Seleagodji Ahoomey-Zunu

Page 5 of 6 APPENDIX D COUNTRIES AND THEIR LEADERS January 20, 2021

SOURCE: www.geni.com/projects/Current-World-Leaders/6177

Country Leader Prime Minister Tonga Monarch - King Tupou VI Prime Minister - Tu'ivakano, Lord Trinidad and Tobago President - Anthony Thomas Aquinas Prime Minister - Kamla Persad-Bissessar Carmona Tunisia President - Moncef Marzouki Prime Minister - Mehdi Jomaa Turkey President - Recep Erdo ğan Prime Minister - Binali Yıldırım Turkmenistan President - Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow Tuvalu Governor General - Iakopa Italeli Taeia Prime Minister - Willy Telavi Uganda President - Yoweri Kaguta Museveni Prime Minister - Amama Mbabazi Ukraine President - Volodymyr Zelensky Prime Minister - Arseniy Yatsenyuk United Arab Emirates President - Khalifa Bin Zayid Al Prime Minister - Muhammad Bin Rashid Nuhayyan Al Maktum United States of America President - Joseph Biden United Kingdom Monarch - Queen Elizabeth II Prime Minister - Boris Johnson Uruguay President - Tabaré Vazquez Uzbekistan President - Shavkat Mirziyoyev Prime Minister - Abdulla Aripov Vanuatu President - Lolu Johnson Abbil Prime Minister - Moana Carcasses Kalosil Venezuela President - Nicolas Maduro/Juan Guaidó

Vietnam President - Truong Tan Sang Prime Minister - Nguyen Tan Dung Yemen President - Fd. Mar. Abd Rabuh Mansur Prime Minister - Muhammad Salim Ba Hadi Sindwah Zambia President - Michael Chilufya Sata Zimbabwe President - Emmerson Mnangagwa

Page 6 of 6 APPENDIX E 100 LARGEST UNREACHED PEOPLE GROUPS

Source: Joshua Project (2015) People Group Country Population People Group Country Population Shaikh Bangladesh 135,161,000 Arab, Tunisian Tunisia 10,298,000 Japanese Japan 120,830,000 Arain, Muslim Pakistan 10,264,000 Shaikh India 77,725,000 Ansari India 10,116,000 Brahman India 58,346,000 Kazakh Kazakhstan 9,938,000 Yadav, Hindu India 57,534,000 Sinhalese Sri Lanka 9,877,000 Turk Turkey 53,402,000 Mahishya India 9,469,000 Chamar, Hindu India 52,376,000 Tujia China 9,458,000 Rajput India 43,833,000 Arab, Saudi - Hijazi Saudi Arabia 9,188,000 Han Chinese, Xiang China 38,179,000 Lingayat India 9,145,000 Java Pesisir Lor Indonesia 35,603,000 Somali Somalia 9,070,000 Hakka China 35,454,000 Mali, Hindu India 9,050,000 Sunda Indonesia 34,533,000 Mappila India 9,044,000 Jat, Muslim Pakistan 31,220,000 Lohar, Hindu India 8,852,000 Burmese Myanmar 30,717,000 Mahar, Hindu India 8,801,000 Persian Iran 30,132,000 Java Banyumasan Indonesia 8,556,000 Hausa Nigeria 27,807,000 Hausa Niger 8,542,000 Mahratta India 27,748,000 Madura Indonesia 8,457,000 Bania India 27,601,000 Azerbaijani, North Azerbaijan 8,363,000 Algerian, Arabic-speaking Algeria 25,864,000 Santal India 8,342,000 Korean Korea, North 24,659,000 Kurd, Kurmanji Turkey 8,127,000 Pashtun, Pathan Pakistan 24,033,000 Viswakarma India 7,998,000 Uzbek, Northern Uzbekistan 23,549,000 Tajik, Afghan Afghanistan 7,858,000 Thai, Central Thailand 19,230,000 Nau Buddh India 7,760,000 Thai, Northeastern, Isan Thailand 17,735,000 Kahar, Hindu India 7,739,000 Kurmi, Hindu India 17,522,000 Pasi, Hindu India 7,573,000 Jat, Hindu India 17,426,000 Arab, North Iraqi Iraq 7,568,000 Teli, Hindu India 17,363,000 Koiri, Hindu India 7,505,000 Rajput, Muslim Pakistan 16,337,000 Mongol China 7,398,000 Kunbi, Hindu India 16,209,000 Kayastha, Hindu India 7,310,000 Azerbaijani, Azeri Turk Iran 15,375,000 Baloch, Eastern Pakistan 7,294,000 Kapu India 15,124,000 Madiga, Hindu India 7,268,000 Kumhar, Hindu India 14,649,000 Sonar, Hindu India 7,245,000 Bhil India 14,632,000 Kashmiri Muslim India 7,197,000 Arab, Moroccan Morocco 14,598,000 Sayyid India 7,171,000 Khmer, Central Cambodia 13,995,000 Thai, Northern Thailand 7,122,000 Arab, Iraqi Iraq 13,757,000 Nair India 7,022,000 Gond India 13,630,000 Mahratta Kunbi India 6,938,000 Hui China 13,399,000 Gujar, Hindu India 6,846,000 Han Chinese, Min Nan Taiwan 13,372,000 Lodha India 6,673,000 Koli India 12,527,000 Pashtun, Southern Afghanistan 6,622,000 Fulani, Nigerian Nigeria 12,494,000 Tajik Tajikistan 6,598,000 Shaikh Pakistan 12,146,000 Gadaria, Hindu India 6,391,000 Dhobi, Hindu India 12,123,000 Ilavan India 6,383,000 Arab, Saudi - Najdi Saudi Arabia 11,858,000 Minangkabau, Padang Indonesia 6,379,000 Vanniyan India 11,744,000 Bugis Indonesia 6,323,000 Uyghur China 11,478,000 Somali Ethiopia 6,318,000 Pashtun, Pathan India 11,323,000 Pashtun, Northern Afghanistan 6,287,000 Nai, Hindu India 11,245,000 Kanuri, Yerwa, Beriberi Nigeria 6,269,000 Jat, Sikh India 11,147,000 Sayyid Pakistan 6,257,000 Yemeni, Northern Yemen 10,550,000 Badhai, Hindu India 6,160,000 APPENDIX F PRAYER BOOKMARK

The last two pages contain four copies of a prayer bookmark. Print them back-to-back on one sheet of paper.

We suggest that you print them on card stock for durability. We also suggest that you laminate them. We use clear contact paper to do the laminating.

Use the blue lines as a guide for cutting the bookmarks apart. This page intentionally left blank. Major Prayer Topics

Pray for the Pray for a Pray for Pray for the Pray for racial Pray that life Pray for salvation of national unity spiritual reconciliation. would be national, unbelievers. spiritual among and valued and state and awakening. pastors and physical protected from local leaders. churches. health of conception to families. natural death.

“. . . The prayer of a righteous person is powerful and effective.” James 5:16B

Major Prayer Topics

Pray for the Pray for a Pray for Pray for the Pray for racial Pray that life Pray for salvation of national unity spiritual reconciliation. would be national, unbelievers. spiritual among and valued and state and awakening. pastors and physical protected from local leaders. churches. health of conception to families. natural death.

“. . . The prayer of a righteous person is powerful and effective.” James 5:16B

Major Prayer Topics

Pray for the Pray for a Pray for Pray for the Pray for racial Pray that life Pray for salvation of national unity spiritual reconciliation. would be national, unbelievers. spiritual among and valued and state and awakening. pastors and physical protected from local leaders. churches. health of conception to families. natural death.

“. . . The prayer of a righteous person is powerful and effective.” James 5:16B

Major Prayer Topics

Pray for the Pray for a Pray for Pray for the Pray for racial Pray that life Pray for salvation of national unity spiritual reconciliation. would be national, unbelievers. spiritual among and valued and state and awakening. pastors and physical protected from local leaders. churches. health of conception to families. natural death.

“. . . The prayer of a righteous person is powerful and effective.” James 5:16B Hood County Prayer Task Force --- Prayer Bookmark

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday That our Wisdom for Salvation and That we would That I and our That I and all Personal worship in your Pastor and discipling of become a people would our people boldness for prayer, song, staff and their the lost in our people that have repentant would be yourself and offering and families as they community pray as a body and diligent in your message be seek to lead us and our world earnestly for surrendered making congregation in acceptable to to love and and your God’s hearts and reproducing sharing your our God and obey our Lord personal role kingdom to minds available disciples . faith and serving King. Jesus Christ. in this . come. to God. others .

“. . . In every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God .” Philippians 4:6

Hood County Prayer Task Force --- Prayer Bookmark

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday That our Wisdom for Salvation and That we would That I and our That I and all Personal worship in your Pastor and discipling of become a people would our people boldness for prayer, song, staff and their the lost in our people that have repentant would be yourself and offering and families as they community pray as a body and diligent in your message be seek to lead us and our world earnestly for surrendered making congregation in acceptable to to love and and your God’s hearts and reproducing sharing your our God and obey our Lord personal role kingdom to minds available disciples . faith and serving King. Jesus Christ. in this . come. to God. others .

“. . . In every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God .” Philippians 4:6

Hood County Prayer Task Force --- Prayer Bookmark

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday That our Wisdom for Salvation and That we would That I and our That I and all Personal worship in your Pastor and discipling of become a people would our people boldness for prayer, song, staff and their the lost in our people that have repentant would be yourself and offering and families as they community pray as a body and diligent in your message be seek to lead us and our world earnestly for surrendered making congregation in acceptable to to love and and your God’s hearts and reproducing sharing your our God and obey our Lord personal role kingdom to minds available disciples . faith and serving King. Jesus Christ. in this . come. to God. others .

“. . . In every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God .” Philippians 4:6

Hood County Prayer Task Force --- Prayer Bookmark

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday That our Wisdom for Salvation and That we would That I and our That I and all Personal worship in your Pastor and discipling of become a people would our people boldness for prayer, song, staff and their the lost in our people that have repentant would be yourself and offering and families as they community pray as a body and diligent in your message be seek to lead us and our world earnestly for surrendered making congregation in acceptable to to love and and your God’s hearts and reproducing sharing your our God and obey our Lord personal role kingdom to minds available disciples . faith and serving King. Jesus Christ. in this . come. to God. others .

“. . . In every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God .” Philippians 4:6