Newsletter

Each week PRAY CALIFORNIA sends out a newsletter in preparation for the weekly Wednesday noon Prayer Call, now in its 13th year.

Beloved Brethren who truly CARE about what is happening all around us….those with eyes to see, you true watchmen of the LORD! Below are some very timely and important situations that need our attention, prayers, action!

But before you set aside a few moments to see what some ungodly, prideful, rebellious, anti-Christ Legislators are up to, two things:

#1. Purim begins this Thursday at sunset, February 25th. You are probably familiar with the story of Purim found in the Bible in the Book of Esther…. In a nutshell: As Mordecai and Queen Esther knew, the jealous and wicked Haman sought to annihilate the Jewish nation. Esther was willing to put her life on the line and go before the King in an effort to save her people. Because of Esther and her cousin Mordecai’s boldness and courage, demonically-influenced Haman was killed on his own gallows built to destroy the Israelites, and the Israel nation was delivered! Today we see demonically-led people seeking to shut up, steal from, kill and destroy God’s People with the intent to push their evil agendas on us and our children. May we arise and say “NO! And if we perish, we perish!” as Esther did. #2. Please join our weekly Wednesday 12 noon PRAY CALIFORNIA Praise and Prayer Zoom call that goes live on Facebook. To receive the Zoom link OR a telephone number to call in, please go to www.prayerforce.live to sign up in the Prayer Force Prayer Room…you will quickly receive an email with the information to join us! We always begin with thanksgiving, praise Scriptures, worship, and testimonies of answered prayer before we pray! www.prayerforce.live This is our 13th year of lifting up King Yeshua/Jesus every Wednesday! We all know James 5:16b that says ‘the fervent effectual prayers of the righteous avail much.’ We believe it! Please join us for as long or as little as you can, whether just to listen or to participate.

PRAYER AND ACTION NEEDED!

#1. The Equality Act Last Thursday Democratic U.S. lawmakers introduced sweeping legislation to prohibit discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity, marking the first step in advancing a set of historic measures that President Biden has pledged to sign. The Equality Act would amend existing civil rights laws, such as the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Fair Housing Act, to explicitly ban LGBTQ discrimination in the workforce, housing, education, credit, jury service and other areas of American life. Of course House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is for this Bill. She said “Our nation was founded on the promise that all are created equal and are worthy of dignity and respect, regardless of who they are or whom they love. With the reintroduction of the Equality Act, Congressional Democrats are making a resounding commitment to this truth: that all Americans must be treated equally under the law, not just in the workplace, but in every place.”

Decades in the making, the Equality Act passed in the House in May 2019 but was blocked in the Republican-led Senate. Now, with Democratic control of the House, Senate and White House, the reintroduction of the bill represents the “best opportunity we (Democrats) have ever had to have comprehensive legal protections for LGBTQ people,” said Alphonso David, president of the Human Rights Campaign. Introduced by U.S. Rep. David N. Cicilline (D-R.I.) and U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), the Equality Act has broad support in the House, which will vote on the measure this week. But it will likely face opposition in the Senate, where it will need at least 10 Republicans to vote in favor of the bill. Sen. Mitt Romney (R-Utah) has said he would oppose the Equality Act because of its lack of “religious liberty protections.” “Sen. Romney believes that strong religious liberty protections are essential to any legislation on this issue, and since those provisions are absent from this particular bill, he is not able to support it,” Romney spokesperson Arielle Mueller said. We agree! The text of the Equality Act includes: “An individual shall not be denied access to a shared facility including a restroom, a locker room, and a dressing room, that is in accordance with the individual’s gender identity.” (what they feel they are as opposed to how God created them). Other considerations if this passes: Adoption and foster care agencies will be forced to place children into same-sex households and into homes of individuals suffering from gender confusion. Churches and private Christian schools may be forced to hire openly LGBTQ teachers, Pastors pressured/forced to officiate same-sex marriages, Christian business owners forced to do things that go against our religion, and so on… PLEASE NOTE: I agree that all people have a right for ‘truth, life, and the pursuit of happiness’ but what is happening is not Biblically right nor in my opinion, in the best interest of our children. If you look at it one way, a thief might say “I should be able to pursue my happiness and therefore, I can break into people’s homes and businesses so I can buy a home and a new car.” A married individual may say “I will be happy if I can have multiple sex partners outside of marriage.” A pedophile might say “I will be happy if I can sexually assault children.” A murderer might say “I will be happy if I can kill my boss and get away with it.” You get the picture…the comparisons I make may seem a bit outlandish BUT to me, so is what many of Legislators are trying to push on us! Our Founding Fathers did not intend the Declaration of Independence to go against the Bible which was the foundation of the birth of our nation! The meaning of pursuit of happiness can be defined “as long as you do not do anything illegal or violate the rights of others.” Well, our nation has been violating the rights of unborn babies and babies BORN from botched abortions then murdered, for decades!!! “Forgive us LORD for our silence!” And people’s rights ARE being violated when they are forced to share bathrooms, dressing rooms, and locker rooms with the opposite sex/the way they were born…or to have homosexual or transgender teachers force their views and actions on innocent children… GOD CREATED male and female, He does not make mistakes. We are to love people into the Kingdom, help them discover their divine destiny, see people delivered and set free but not promote nor condone sin, right? The LORD is very clear about all those things mentioned above. We are to love what He loves, and hate what He hates. And we are to protect the children! Who’s with me?! Who will let their voice be heard, make the phone call to your Representative and say “PLEASE vote NO on The Equality Act!” which actually (again my opinion) is NOT fair to God-fearing, Jesus-loving, Bible-following people! Find your Senator: http://www.legislature.ca.gov/legislators_and_districts/legislators/your_legislator.html

In other news…

– Pres. Joe Biden has selected Transgender doctor ‘Rachel’ Levine (born male and named Richard) as assistant Health Secretary….a number of studies have shown that transgender suicides or attempted suicides are much higher than ‘binary gender’ (created and born either male or female and living as such). The Biden Administration has made it crystal clear that they are not only supporting, but promoting, the LGBTQ agenda with indoctrination into our culture and schools. Please pray for Joe Biden and Richard Levine to fall to their knees in repentance and be delivered through the Love of Christ!

– Pres. Biden has stated he believes children could begin hormonal therapy to change the sex they were born with beginning at age….age eight! PRAY his heart and understanding will be opened… – Last month NBC news published an article by Dan Avery that said “A new study suggests transgender women maintain an athletic advantage over their *cisgender peers even after a year on hormone therapy.” (*Definition: people who are cisgender remain on the same side of the gender they were initially identified as at birth). – Some athletes born as men are trying to invade women-only sports teams and gain fame and victories after going through a sex change…Tennis champion Martina Navratilova said she supports moves toward equality but that the physical advantages for transgender women competitors who had gone through male puberty were “pretty obvious.” Navratilova called for a special provision to be made for elite sports after Pres. Joe Biden signed an executive order designed to allow equal transgender participation in school sports. – In 2018 The Boy Scouts accepted girls as Cub Scouts with older girls admitted into the flagship scouting program in 2019. This past week The Boy Scouts celebrated the first graduating team of female Eagle Scouts…I was a Brownie then a Girl Scout. Why is there such competition between male and female? Jezebel spirit?! Wives were not created to do the works of husbands, this whole feminism goal (as one female Eagle Scout said) of “I needed to prove to my Dad and brothers that I was a capable as they are” (paraphrased) is not how the LORD created male and female. Nor how He created the Family unit which the enemy is intent on destroying and is using Legislators and Leaders to do so! ***************************************** – Hearings for California Attorney General Xavier Becerra’s nomination to join Pres. Biden’s Cabinet as secretary of Health and Human Services begin this week. Becerra has a well-publicized record of suing former President Donald Trump’s administration 123 times on issues ranging from immigration, to environmental productions, to promoting LGBTQ rights. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell states “His (Becerra’s) recent experience in health policy seems largely limited to promoting abortion on-demand and suing groups like the Little Sisters of the Poor who dare to live out their religious convictions” (of not being forced to pay for abortions). Beccera also took over where Kamala Harris left off in bringing multitude lawsuits against David Daleiden and Sandra Merritt regarding their undercover videos for exposing Planned Parenthood and Stem Express for their involvement in murdering babies and selling baby parts for profit. PLEASE, contact your Senator and say NO to Xavier Becerra’s nomination! He has proven to be a horrible, ungodly Legislator in California! (Please pray for his salvation!) Find your Senator: http://www.legislature.ca.gov/legislators_and_districts/legislators/your_legislator.html

WHAT?! NO!!!

Senate leadership are considering suspending Article IV, Section 8, subsection (a) of the California constitution which would place a 31-day hold on newly introduced bills.

That time period gives California citizens and organizations a chance to research bills, analyze their potential impact, and formulate a plan of action. The California constitution is designed as a check on the government. The Senate leadership intends to suspend this check for the sake of convenience…really? What happened to US – we the people – having a voice in decisions that affect US and our State! Find your Senator: http://www.legislature.ca.gov/legislators_and_districts/legislators/your_legislator.html *****************************************

WORSHIP CORNER

“Let God Arise…and His enemies be scattered.” – Paul Wilbur Psalm 68:1 ***************************************** PRAYER and FASTING OPPORTUNITIES! 1. The Missionary Church International, one of our fabulous Ministry Partners (who three of our PRAY CALIFORNIA Board members are ordained under), have published a 21 Day Fast which began February 5th and runs through February 26th. Go to: https://www.tmciworld.com/21-day-fast.html 2. 40 Days of Hope kicked off fasting and prayer last Ash Wednesday….we are also partnered with this wonderful Ministry! Go to: www.40daysofhope.net ***************************************** Please continue to PRAY for all those suffering because of freezing cold weather, lack of food, shelter and water… Please continue to PRAY for those sick, depressed, lonely, oppressed, the lost and the prodigals! ***************************************** DO YOU KNOW…how very much Our Lord God Almighty, Creator of heaven and earth LOVES you?! It’s true, you are made in His Image, you are fearfully and wonderfully made! ***************************************** As a Prayer Warrior in the Service of the LORD, would you please forward this email to others and help raise up prayer and action for the good of our children, future generations, and our state which affects nations? ***************************************** Would you please consider partnering with Pray California in prayer, praise, and financial support? We are a non-profit 501(c)3 Ministry and involved with many other ministries in leadership and participation….the UNITY of the Brethren! ***************************************** We love and appreciate you! *****************************************

May our LORD abundantly bless you and keep His Hand of Protection upon you and your household, Maryal Boumann and Pray California Team www.praycalifornia.org