Dear Intercessors,

“He who dwells in the secret place of the Most High shall remain stable and fixed under the shadow of the Almighty Whose power no foe can withstand.”  Psalm 91:1.   Psalm 91 is called the “Soldiers Psalm”.  WW1 soldiers of the 91^st Brigade agreed to recite the 91^st Psalm – the “Soldier’s Psalm” – daily.  The 91^st Brigade was engaged in three of the bloodiest battles of WWI; Chateau Thierry, Belle Wood, and the Argonne.  While other units similarly engaged had up to 90% casualties, the 91^st Brigade DID NOT SUFFER A SINGLE COMBAT RELATED CASUALTY.  A prayer card listing the aforementioned historical facts and the verse by verse writing of the 91^st psalm was reprinted and distributed to U.S. Marines in Kuwait during the Gulf War in 1990.  After the war, an Arab evangelist told how the prayer card went from the American Marines to allied Arab soldiers from Egypt, Syria and Kuwait.  One hundred thousand of these prayer cards were given away to the troops thereby introducing the Word of God into this region of the world.

On March 11 2008, Brig. Gen. Dana Piccard, Commander of Iraqi Assistance, told reporters in Baghdad, “there was a period of time when Coalition forces had to urge Iraqi forces to fight.  That is not the case anymore.  They are not only capable of fighting, but they want to fight for a sovereign Iraq.”  One year ago, prayer was issued for the famous street of Haifa, in the city of Iraq.  This central Sunni district had been the scene of heavy sectarian violence and was dubbed “Purple Heart Blvd.” by American soldiers.  One year later, the locals are back playing dominoes and drinking chai tea.  One man said, “I feel 100% safe in my neighborhood.”  Prayer changes things.

Pray for the courageous members of our military…particularly intercede for those on NEOIN’s April calendar, for full protection, peace of mind and spirit as they defend citizens in Afghanistan, Iraq, Korea and around the world.  Pray for each one to succeed in their assigned task, for those in transition, those in recovery and those beginning deployment to have God’s presence and strength daily.  Pray for God’s grace for spouses and children as they are separated from their loved ones.  Pray for Church communities to care for the families.  Pray for victory for the Allied troops in Iraq and the return of our troops. 

The following are people of influence to pray for:
Jalal Talabani – Iraqi President since April 2005…He is Sunni and Kurdish.
Nuri al-Malik – Prime Minister of Iraq since 2006
Hoshuar Zebari – Iraqi Foreign Minister
Massoud Barzani – Leader of the Kurdistan Democratic Party or KDP
Adnan Dulaima – Political and Religious leader – Head of Sunni bloc in Iraq’s Parliament
Tariq al-Hashemi – Vice President of Iraq – Sunni Arab
Gen. David Petraeous, Commanding General of the Multi-national forces in Iraq
Mike Mullin   – Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
Lt. Gen. Martin Dempsey – Head of U.S. Central Command –CENTCOM – Leader of all
       U.S. forces in the Middle East.
Brig. General Dana Piccard – Commander, Iraqi Assistance.

May God bless and strengthen our troops through your intercession this month.