Hupernikomen
01-28-2005, 11:14 PM
(I can't verify the veracity for this request but I certainly agree with its content and send my prayers.)
From Captain Lyle Shackleford, a U.S. Army Chaplain in Iraq.
As a transportation battalion, my unit will be delivering the voting
machines and the ballots to villages and cities throughout Iraq during
the upcoming elections. (January 30/31)
Our convoys are prime targets for the insurgents because they do not
want the equipment to arrive at the polling stations nor do they want
the local Iraqi citizens to have the chance to vote; timely delivery
must occur so that the elections occur.
Encourage your friends and family members and those within our churches
to pray specifically for the electoral process.
Historically, the previous totalitarian regime would not allow
individual citizens to vote. Democracy will not be realized in Iraq if
intelligent and competent officials are not elected to those strategic
leadership positions within the emerging government; freedom will not
have an opportunity to ring throughout this country if the voting
process fails.
Announce this prayer request to your contacts throughout your churches,
neighborhoods, and places of business. Those with leadership roles
within the local church post this message in as many newsletters and
bulletins as possible.
There is unlimited potential for God's presence in this process but if
we do not pray then our enemy will prevail (See Ephesians 6:10-17).
A prayer vigil prior to the end of the month may be an innovative
opportunity for those within your sphere of influence to pray. This is
a
political battle that needs spiritual intervention.
A powerful story about God's intervention in the lives of David's
mighty
men is recorded in 2 Samuel 23:8-33. David and his warriors were
victorious because of God's intervention. We want to overcome those who
would stand in the way of freedom. David's mighty men triumphed over
incredible odds and stood their ground and were victorious over the
enemies of Israel. (Iraqi insurgents' vs God's praying people). They
don't stand a chance.
I will pray with my soldiers before they leave on their convoys and
move
outside our installation gates here at Tallil. My soldiers are at the
nerve center of the logistic operation to deliver the voting machines
and election ballots. They will be driving to and entering the arena of
the enemy. This is not a game for them it is a historical mission that
is extremely dangerous. No voting machines or ballots. No elections.
Your prayer support and God's intervention are needed to give democracy
a chance in this war torn country.
Thank you for reading this e-mail. Please give this e-mail a wide
dissemination.
Thank you for your prayer support for me and my family. Stand firm in
your battles.
Blessings,
Lyle Shackelford, Cpt.
Battalion Chaplain
HHD, 57th Transportation Battalion
From Captain Lyle Shackleford, a U.S. Army Chaplain in Iraq.
As a transportation battalion, my unit will be delivering the voting
machines and the ballots to villages and cities throughout Iraq during
the upcoming elections. (January 30/31)
Our convoys are prime targets for the insurgents because they do not
want the equipment to arrive at the polling stations nor do they want
the local Iraqi citizens to have the chance to vote; timely delivery
must occur so that the elections occur.
Encourage your friends and family members and those within our churches
to pray specifically for the electoral process.
Historically, the previous totalitarian regime would not allow
individual citizens to vote. Democracy will not be realized in Iraq if
intelligent and competent officials are not elected to those strategic
leadership positions within the emerging government; freedom will not
have an opportunity to ring throughout this country if the voting
process fails.
Announce this prayer request to your contacts throughout your churches,
neighborhoods, and places of business. Those with leadership roles
within the local church post this message in as many newsletters and
bulletins as possible.
There is unlimited potential for God's presence in this process but if
we do not pray then our enemy will prevail (See Ephesians 6:10-17).
A prayer vigil prior to the end of the month may be an innovative
opportunity for those within your sphere of influence to pray. This is
a
political battle that needs spiritual intervention.
A powerful story about God's intervention in the lives of David's
mighty
men is recorded in 2 Samuel 23:8-33. David and his warriors were
victorious because of God's intervention. We want to overcome those who
would stand in the way of freedom. David's mighty men triumphed over
incredible odds and stood their ground and were victorious over the
enemies of Israel. (Iraqi insurgents' vs God's praying people). They
don't stand a chance.
I will pray with my soldiers before they leave on their convoys and
move
outside our installation gates here at Tallil. My soldiers are at the
nerve center of the logistic operation to deliver the voting machines
and election ballots. They will be driving to and entering the arena of
the enemy. This is not a game for them it is a historical mission that
is extremely dangerous. No voting machines or ballots. No elections.
Your prayer support and God's intervention are needed to give democracy
a chance in this war torn country.
Thank you for reading this e-mail. Please give this e-mail a wide
dissemination.
Thank you for your prayer support for me and my family. Stand firm in
your battles.
Blessings,
Lyle Shackelford, Cpt.
Battalion Chaplain
HHD, 57th Transportation Battalion