Washington D.C. Update
Ann Marie and I traveled to Washington D.C. the week of the vote on the health care bill in The U.S. House of Representatives. We arrived on Thurs. March 18. For the next 3 days we walked the House office buildings halls urging Congressmen to vote no on the health care bill. We visited approximately 50 offices of Congressmen who were undecided or leaning yes or no. We spoke with their staff urging the Congressmen to vote no primarily because of the corruption in the process of developing the bill and the egregious offense of requiring taxpayers to fund abortion. We made return visits to approximately 25 offices for a total of, around 75 office visits. In addition, we spoke with around 30 Congressmen. We prayed with and for several of those. We had a special time of prayer early Sunday morning with Congressman Steve King from Iowa and later in the morning with Congressman Jerry Moran from Kansas.
I had the opportunity to speak with Congressman Bart Stupak on Sunday, the day of the vote. I reminded him of prayer meetings we had both attended in the past and thanked him for standing strong. He obviously did not continue to do so.
On one visit to Congressman Stupak's office, we found his office locked. A news crew from ABC news asked if I would be interviewed in front of his office. I agreed. I told the interviewer we were there to urge the Congressman to stand strong and vote no on the health care bill because of the corruption of the bill and the subsidizing of abortion.
After the interview, a local pastor Pat Mahoney, asked if we would join him in a prayer meeting on the west terrace of the Capitol building. We did. During the prayer meeting, I noticed Congressman Paul Broun of Georgia on the Capitol steps. We had met and prayed together previously in Nov. 09. I asked him to join us in the prayer meeting. He agreed. Pastor Mahoney recognized him and gave him the microphone. Congressman Broun spoke powerfully and eloquently on taking back our freedom and liberty by repealing the bill. He then prayed powerfully over the meeting.
We met many special people during the trip. Citizens like ourselves who are concerned for our country and were engaged in meeting members of congress and voicing their strong concerns. Please pray for us and contact us if you are interested in working with us to establish a prophetic presence on Capitol Hill. Our country needs you.
I had the opportunity to speak with Congressman Bart Stupak on Sunday, the day of the vote. I reminded him of prayer meetings we had both attended in the past and thanked him for standing strong. He obviously did not continue to do so.
On one visit to Congressman Stupak's office, we found his office locked. A news crew from ABC news asked if I would be interviewed in front of his office. I agreed. I told the interviewer we were there to urge the Congressman to stand strong and vote no on the health care bill because of the corruption of the bill and the subsidizing of abortion.
After the interview, a local pastor Pat Mahoney, asked if we would join him in a prayer meeting on the west terrace of the Capitol building. We did. During the prayer meeting, I noticed Congressman Paul Broun of Georgia on the Capitol steps. We had met and prayed together previously in Nov. 09. I asked him to join us in the prayer meeting. He agreed. Pastor Mahoney recognized him and gave him the microphone. Congressman Broun spoke powerfully and eloquently on taking back our freedom and liberty by repealing the bill. He then prayed powerfully over the meeting.
We met many special people during the trip. Citizens like ourselves who are concerned for our country and were engaged in meeting members of congress and voicing their strong concerns. Please pray for us and contact us if you are interested in working with us to establish a prophetic presence on Capitol Hill. Our country needs you.
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