The call to prayer for our nation went out for the
National Day of Prayer on May 3rd across our nation. The preparations for this day are an ongoing
process that I have been privileged to participate in for the last twenty
years.
As the western states National Area Leader for the
National Day of Prayer Task Force, a good part of this past year has been
involved in recruiting, training and praying for new state coordinators in
Washington, Alaska, Hawaii and California.
While some of the training has been through annual conferences and
conference calls, in California Doris Force, the CA State Coordinator, and I
teamed up for personal group training sessions with many new and experienced
NDP coordinators. This May I
participated in the capitol event in Salem, Oregon where the NDP leadership is
also going through a transition.
This year was my last year as part of the official
leadership team of the NDP Task Force, although I will continue to work with
NDP on local events. Doris Force will
be taking over the responsibilities as western states coordinator where I
served the last four years. We ask for your
prayers for a smooth transition as she moves into leadership and as I move on.
So, you’re probably wondering, “what’s Joe going to be doing? What’s the
next prayer mobilization season going to look like for him?” Ok, I’m so glad you asked.
Currently I am helping with the prayer mobilization and
counseling efforts of the Luis Palau Festival in Sacramento on June 16-17 at
the California State Fair Grounds.
I will continue to maintain ministry blogsites, including
CCNewsPortal.com, Facebook.com/praythenews and the CapitolFellowship.org. I will be participating with our CaliforniaCapitolIntercessors.blogspot.com
ministry, headed up by Betsie Rocci. We
have teams praying daily at the Capitol with monthly prayer training also at
the Capitol. I will also continue in leadership
in local prayer summits and city prayer gatherings as well as networking with
state and national prayer ministries.
Finally, I am looking forward to mentoring
prayer and business leaders for Kingdom of God vision - the practical aspects of walking out Jeremiah 29:7
These are troubling and exciting
days ahead for the middle east and the U.S.A with its economic instability. But it is the LORD who is our Shelter and Provider. May the He grant you and your family a great
portion of His satisfying “daily bread”.
Prayerfully and gratefully for
you. Joe and Dianne Walsh
