Ministry Update from Shirley Dobson

Chairman, National Day of Prayer Task Force

Warm greetings from Colorado Springs!  Our 61st annual NDP observance is just around the corner, and I want to let you know how deeply we value your friendship and support. As the Chairman of the National Day of Prayer Task Force, I’d like to take this opportunity to speak to you about a matter that is crucial to the future of our nation – prayer!  In 2 Chronicles 7:14, the Lord proclaims “If my people, who call on My name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, I will forgive their sins, and I will heal their land.”   The National Day of Prayer theme for 2012, One Nation Under God, emphasizes a parallel biblical truth found in Psalm 33:12, “Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord.”  Both of these verses make it clear that God cares about and responds to the attitudes and actions of His people.  In recognition of the importance of publicly acknowledging our dependence on God, our Task Force sponsors tens of thousands of National Day of Prayer gatherings around the country on the first Thursday of May, as well as an observance on Capitol Hill.

As our country faces mighty natural disasters, the culture’s pervasive moral decline and the War on Terror, circumstances can be overwhelming.  However, I encourage you that there is strength in numbers – and the prayer movement continues to grow!  Join us, won’t you, as our NDP Task Force brings together a powerful army of prayer warriors before God’s throne!  In 2011, our grassroots volunteers distributed more than one million prayer guides and we fully expect to surpass that number this year.  During the past few months our teams have been training and equipping churches and community leaders to mobilize prayer throughout the year and several thousand groups have been formed and counting! Through God’s gracious blessing, 178,000 people received the gospel message and another 23,000 military families were equipped with Bibles and prayer resources.

Such undertakings are costly, but they reap eternal dividends.  With this in mind, I ask you to prayerfully consider financially partnering with us as we stand in the gap for our beloved country.  There has been no more critical time in our history – much is at stake.  May I count on you to support our mission?  Become a Friend of the National Day of Prayer today.  Click the link below for details.  Together, we can make a difference!

God bless you and may God bless America!

MESSAGE FROM THE CHAIRMAN
MESSAGE FROM THE CHAIRMAN

Mrs. James C. Dobson (Shirley)
Chairman
National Day of Prayer (NDP) Task Force