URGENT PRAYER REQUEST FROM A CHAPLAIN IN IRAQ

Rhino · January 26, 2005

I just received this email and felt compelled to pass this one.

Subject: URGENT PRAYER REQUEST FROM A CHAPLAIN IN IRAQ

This is an Urgent Prayer Request from Iraq! Please pass it on to

anyone who will pray:

As a transportation battalion, my unit will be delivering the

voting machines and the ballots to villages and cities throughout

Iraq during the upcoming elections. (January 30/31) Our convoys are

prime targets for the insurgents because they do not want the

equipment to arrive at the polling stations nor do they want the

local Iraqi citizens to have the chance to vote; timely delivery

must occur so that the elections occur.

Encourage your friends and family members and those within our

churches to pray specifically for the electoral process.

Historically, the previous totalitarian regime would not allow

individual citizens to vote. Democracy will not be realized in Iraq

if intelligent and competent officials are not elected to those

strategic leadership positions within the emerging government;

freedom will not have an opportunity to ring throughout this

country if the voting process fails.

Announce this prayer request to your contacts throughout your

churches, neighborhoods, and places of business. Those with

leadership roles within the local church post this message in as

many newsletters and bulletins as possible.

There is unlimited potential for God's presence in this process but

if we do not pray then our enemy will prevail (See Ephesians

6:10-17) A prayer vigil prior to the end of the month may be an

innovative opportunity for those within your sphere of influence to

pray. This is a political battle that needs spiritual intervention.

A powerful story about God's intervention in the lives of David's

mighty men is recorded in 2 Samuel 23:8-33. David and his warriors

were victorious because of God's intervention. We want to overcome

those who would stand in the way of freedom. David's mighty men

triumphed over incredible odds and stood their ground and were

victorious over the enemies of Israel. (Iraqi insurgents' vs God's

praying people). They don't stand a chance.

I will pray with my soldiers before they leave on their convoys and

move outside our installation gates here at Tallil. My soldiers are

at the nerve center of the logistic operation to deliver the voting

machines and election ballots. They will be driving to and entering

the arena of the enemy. This is not a game for them it is a

historical mission that is extremely dangerous. No voting machines

or ballots. No elections. Your prayer support and God's

intervention are needed to give democracy a chance in this war torn

country. Thank you for reading this e-mail. Please give this e-mail

a wide dissemination.

Thank you for your prayer support for me and my family. Stand firm

in your battles.

Blessings,

CH (CPT) Lyle Shackelford

Battalion Chaplain

HHD, 57th Transportation Battalion

Providing With Mobility

AaronS · January 26, 2005