IDOK DEVOTION FOR THURSDAY, JUNE 11, 2009

If you will wait you will see God is good, all the time He is good, even when your emotions are not so sure He is good because what He has allowed does not feel good in any way, shape or form; wait and you will see He is good, always and forever, He is Good.

Psalm 27:

13 [What, what would have become of me] had I not believed that I would see the Lord’s goodness in the land of the living!

14 Wait and hope for and expect the Lord; be brave and of good courage and let your heart be stout and enduring. Yes, wait for and hope for and expect the Lord.

Prayer Requests and Reports

Neolle T is 40-year old and mother of a beautiful 8-year old daughter, Neolle has in-operable breast and bone cancer, and is restricted to a wheel chair. She underwent radiation therapy, and had to quit chemotherapy (which she could not tolerate). She was in a nursing home getting physical therapy and contracted pneumonia. Please keep her in your prayers.

Mary F. is fighting lung cancer. She has never smoked and has always lived a healthy life style. She has fought breast cancer in the past. The doctor gave her 2 years max. to live and she went to another doctor who said he will fight aggressively with chemo to shrink the cancer, then hopefully be able to operate. She has been on chemo for about a month now. She is so weak from chemo that she can barely sit up. Mary has a 14 year old girl and 16 year old boy, and an ex-husband who does not pay child support . . . it would be greatly appreciated if you could put her on your church’s prayer list.

Forgive me I am very, very late with this report:

Doug (#2) is doing very well. He should be able to go home today (Friday 6/5). He hasn’t even had to take any pain medicine.

Doug (#1) We are still waiting to see when they can put the feeding tube in. The doctor today seemed to think that it was too soon after the esophagus surgery, and that we need to wait another 2 or 3 weeks. Doug looks better, and sounds better….but, he is still very weak. He had trouble walking today, he got dizzy and tired so quickly that he was unable to walk into the hall. They were going to try to walk him again later today (6/10), so, hopefully he will be able to do that.

ABBA, in this day we declare You are good. In the heartache, in the sickness, in the disappointments, in the betrayals, we declare You are good. We declare that in the land of the living, in the very communities in which we live, in our very homes, we will SEE You are good because we do believe. We believe and know that You are Good. You are even MORE Good than we know. You are more good than we are able by any stretch our of minds to comprehend. I know that’s not proper English, but it is proper theology and I am honored to proclaim it. So because You are good, because we know You are good, we are presenting ourselves for power to let You make our hearts stout and enduring. And we are interceding for You to empower and cause others to let You make their hearts stout too, like Neolle and her daughter and family, and Mary and her children and her family and Doug and Claudia and Caleb and his family and Dora and Mattie and Jared and Betty and on and on down the list, the whole list, ABBA. The whole list of names, breathe on them with strength and power to receive Your goodness into themselves and their circumstances and situations. We pray this particularly and especially for our IDOK Troops, we pray for their safety and protection and their safe returns home. We pray for the cleansing of America, we pray for instructions and wills to be willing servants working with You in this cleansing. And thank You for that room of women on Tuesday night, singing and praising and praying and listening. Thank You for letting me be there. And I pray now that each one will return again and again, bringing even more women with them; we are trusting You for the space to meet. Thank You for the Eastern Shore Women’s Ministry and what You are doing and thank You for this ministry to our IDOKs; it’s all Yours for You to do as You will. Thank You for letting us come along with You. Amen and amen.

A SPECIFIC UNSPOKEN. Unspoken Requests – situations so close you can only speak to Father about. Neolle T. Mary F. Caleb and his family – Rob, Vaughn, Whitaker and Donoghue. Dora. Mattie. Jarrod. BETTY. Stack Family. Brenda and her family. David Y. Joshua A. Kim T and her parents. Martha McC. Tamra and Family. Rachel and family. Joe and Rose. Stellan. Darlene’s Sister. Tammy B and Family. Jackie K. Brian T. Ricky M. Linda and Family. Joe. Michael H. Linda W. Debbie W. Mike and Vickie. Natalie. Jacqueline and Sons (River and Jackson). Sandra Dot B. Julia O. Ann C. Stan and Jowanna and Family Mary. Shay and Emma’s Kids (orphanage in Zambia) Ministry. Susan D. Melissa and daughters. Jason A and his mother. Wayne B. Melinda H. Brennan and his family. Joshua. Mabel’s Aunt Lou. Heather and Brandon. Darlene and Torkel. W C and family. Maggie and Family. DeLois. Katelyn (B) J Lloyd and family. Janet and Steve. Bay and family. Bill and Judy. Doug. Larry and Claudia and family. Callie. Ruth. Cynthia. Allyson and Glyn and family. Brittney and Kersten and family. Sheila and Andy. Carrie and Rachel and Jacob and family. Chuck. Helen and Dan and family. Jen and Larry and family. Mollie and family. Andrew and Daughters. Mollie B.

Public and Private School Teachers.

Every IDOK and every IDOK son and daughter and grandchild.

Every IDOK Pastor and Family. Every IDOK church.

The Peace of Israel.

Revival in America.

ABBA, I am posting this here in prayer as a daily prayer and I am praying as pure in motive as I know how today, asking that You by whatever ways and means You choose, see to the removal from office of every elected Official in Washington and all 50 States that is not sensitive to and is not inclined to work to preserve Judaeo-Christian values and the Constitution of this Nation in its Original Intent. Lord, I am so sorry that many (and thank You not all) offices of this Nation are filled with corrupt, reprobate-minded people who have no regard for You or Your Word and if I have done anything that has contributed to the election of these people, please forgive me and stop me from any further actions that will damage and bring this Nation to complete ruin. I pray Holy Spirit that You will stir the hearts and prayers of enough people to bring this Nation to repentance and will clean and cleanse the offices and the Officials of this Nation. Father God, please have mercy on us. Lord Jesus, clean Washington even as You did the Temple if need be. And Lord some weeks later since this prayer began we have word from one of those Alabama officials that he wants our prayers, that he is mindful of You, that he does love You and obviously he is well acquainted with Your Word. And ABBA I am so delighted and grateful for this man and for others like him, so for each of them (and You know who they are, Lord) we pray that You will anoint and empower them to stand firm and holy in these places of service You have given them and Lord please bring others alongside to stand with them and help them. And as he suggested move us to be involved in the political process with more than just our prayers according to the individual will You have for each of us. Again, Lord, thank You for this news, thank You for what You are doing. Amen and amen.

IDOKs Military Families.

IDOKs Troops (foreign soil) – Ethan. Christopher. Raul. Robert. Billy. Buddy. Mark. Josh W. James. Bryan. Nick. Brant W. Christopher R. Joshua M. Brent. Justin G. Michael K. Bay N. T. Palin. Richard M. Bobby G. (added 12/16/08) Tommy T. Chad B (3/2009) Kyle N. (3/26). Jessica D. (4/09) Sgt. Vince Barrientos (5/2009)

IDOK Troops leaving shortly for foreign soil: Brandon B.

Serving Stateside: Jonathan. Jasmine B. Shaun. Bay. Danny. Lee. George. Travis N. Hawk. Justin G. Tommy W.

Injured: Lukas S. (11/30/08)

Military at home, specifically those emotional-spirit wounds that only God and Time can heal – Adam M. Captain Tran. Josh. John L. Drew.

As I post this it is 82°F and haze in Al Asad, IQ (Airport) and the time there is 5:40 AM AST on June 11, 2009.