Life; Martin family

We just had an amazing two hours of praying for life and against abortion. We prayed mostly for South Dakota--that state will be voting on an abortion ban tomorrow. The worship team didn't do the regular cycle of worship/intercession. They did some amazing songs, praising G-d for His goodness, and then the intercessors just went at it. The line for rapid-fire intercession (prayers of 5-10 seconds each on similar topics) was probably thirty or forty people long--usually they cut it off at fifteen. The life lines (strips of red tape on the carpet where people stand to pray specifically for life/against abortion) were full; people spread out in front of the stage. Hardcore intercession tonight...lots of good prayers, lots of energy in the room. In fact, when Luke Wood's team came out at 10:00 to start the next set (which is devotional--no prayers on the mic), they decided to switch over to an intercession set. The midnight set is intercession, too...that means six straight hours of intercessory prayer tonight. Tune into the free webcast and check it out. Today was the first day of the Global Bridegroom Fast, so the webcast is free for the next three days, I think.

Throughout the evening, I have been praying for Wes and Amanda Martin. The prayer leader announced earlier that Charli passed away today. I know Wes and Amanda; they are people of wisdom and character, so I know that they are not offended at G-d or bitter. Still, they must be grieving tremendously for their little girl, even knowing she's experiencing Revelation 4 right now. And Ali is not doing well, either. Please pray for the Martins.