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Dear Praying Friend,

In 2000, I wrote the 2nd most important letter of my life-a call to prayer for the elections of that year. I’m now writing what may be my most important letter. I knew the importance of those elections in 2000 was beyond any in my life up to that point and that the spiritual warfare surrounding them would be unlike anything any of us had ever seen. That letter was read by millions of people and I believe millions of them responded by praying. I also believe the prayers turned the tide.

You may question whether President Bush was the right choice; obviously, he has made some blunders in his tenure as president. But two of his decisions alone left no doubt he was God’s choice: Roberts and Alito. These two Supreme Court Justices have proven critical in the process of breaking the hold of humanism, death and anti-God agendas that have ruled the Court for 50 years. I assure you that more devastation-the shedding of innocent blood, immorality, decay of the family and an erosion of our godly heritage-has flowed into our nation through that institution than any other door in America. Many times more. The poison allowed into America through their decisions is beyond any of our abilities to articulate.

The reality in America is that you don’t need to control Congress or the White House to rule the nation. You only need 5 people - 5 out of 9 on the Supreme Court. And for decades those who disagree with just about everything you and I stand for have been in control!

In Bush’s two terms, the process of turning this around began with the appointments of Roberts and Alito. Now, we win some cases 5-4 and lose some 4-5. (We barely outlawed partial birth abortion. The vote of one judge saved thousands of babies from this horror.) We need one more conservative Justice for a consistent majority, then more to build a strong majority.

In Obama’s own words, “the next president will appoint at least one, perhaps two or more Supreme Court Justices.” He’s right. Almost certainly two or more older, liberal Justices are waiting until after the elections to retire, in hopes of Obama winning and appointing more liberals to replace them. And he certainly would. He voted against the confirmation of Roberts and Alito. So did Biden. And Biden led the fight against Justice Thomas several years back, another of the 4 solid conservatives. Make no mistake about it, the two of them do have a litmus test for Supreme Court Justices, and a major part of that test is Roe vs. Wade. McCain and Palin, on the other hand, both have very strong pro-life positions. This alone makes the choice for President simple. To vote for the 2nd and 3rd most liberal senators (Obama and Biden), both of whom are firmly and blatantly pro-abortion, would be unconscionable. Obama has actually said that if he wins, he would like his first action as president to be the signing of the Freedom of Choice Act, which would eliminate every other law against any aspect of abortion (partial birth abortion, parental notification, etc., etc.). And with a democratic majority in the House and Senate, pretty much any legislation he and Biden want to pass will be a slam-dunk. There are many other unrighteous positions they hold but this position alone makes the choice easy. If they win this election, it will set America back decades in the cause of life and the restoration we seek.

Just as many of you do, I too, want to see a first black President, but not Senator Obama. To allow that noble and godly desire, the economy or one’s position on the war to trump this issue of life and death for the innocent unborn is simply wrong. The scriptures teach that if we choose first to exalt righteousness and turn from evil, God promises to heal our land (see Proverbs 14:34; 2 Chronicles 7: 14). It is righteousness that exalts a nation, not wealth, prosperity or armies. If we will finish the process of removing the curses of death and anti-God laws off of America by electing a president that will continue to shift the Court, God will grace us with breakthrough in other areas such as the economy, the war against terrorism, etc. My faith is not in a person, and certainly not a political party, for the healing of America , but I know God’s word and His ways well enough to know that our decisions do move Him to action or inaction.
Now to the heart of my reason for writing this letter (I realize I am “preaching to the choir”-most of you who know or listen to me are conservative enough to vote for McCain and Palin.) I have not written any appeals for prayer concerning this election because:

1) others have, and

2) I believe our movement has matured to the point that the prayer base of the Church is already praying.

But I now feel the need to raise my voice. I am appealing to you to pray for these elections the next two weeks like you’ve never prayed for any in the past. Faithfully. Passionately. Boldly. Ask God for His mercy and grace. We deserve His judgment for removing His influence and authority from our government, schools, homes and businesses; for the killing of 50 million babies; for leading the world in the consumption and exporting of pornography; for passing laws to reject His; etc. But mercy triumphs over judgment and in His wrath He remembers mercy. In 2000 we actually lost the popular vote and won the election-talk about grace! Please pray for this grace to be released again. But I am also asking you for something more than normal prayer. For those of you who understand spiritual warfare, I am asking you to also include this aspect of prayer. There is no doubt that we have entered a Daniel 10 moment in time: “Then he said to me, ‘Do not be afraid, Daniel, for from the first day that you set your heart on understanding this and on humbling yourself before your God, your words were heard, I have come in response to your words. But the prince of the kingdom of Persia was withstanding me for twenty-one days; then behold, Michael, one of the chief princes, came to help me, for I had been left there with the kings of Persia’” (Daniel 10: 12-13 NAS). The spiritual warfare in this election is incredibly fierce, and just as it was in Daniel’s day, is all about the restoration of a nation. And also like Daniel, we must keep praying until we win the battle in the heavens.

In August of this year I predicted that September would mark a shift in momentum for these elections. This happened with the appointment of Sarah Palin as the Vice Presidential nominee (who is a true Esther in our generation), but when the economy began its meltdown and the media ramped up their unprecedented attacks on Palin, that momentum wasn’t sustained. But we can see it turn again if we approach this battle as the spiritual warfare it truly is and bind the evil forces involved (see Matthew 16:18-19). The reality is that this election can be the breakthrough we need to fully shift the Court (and ultimately our nation) or it will be an immeasurable setback that could take many years to reverse-if ever.

Please understand what I am saying: if we engage in this battle and do what I am asking-in mass-we will win; if we do not, we will lose. I, for one, don’t intend to allow the latter. I am in Washington , D.C. now with Lou Engle and a team of prayer leaders from around the nation to war for this election. Join us! Lose some sleep, miss some meals-pray! Pray like never before for these elections. And as you do, involve yourself not only in petitioning prayer but also in spiritual warfare. Use your God- given authority over the plans and strategies of satan’s kingdom. Bind all witchcraft that is working to control the outcome, including occultic powers that are suppressing truth. Release Christ’s Kingdom rule in every way the Holy Spirit leads you.

Don’t be deceived and don’t lose hope (if you have to, turn off the TV.) It is not too late to turn these elections. God is plenty powerful enough to do so. The real question is will we rise to the level of prayer and spiritual warfare necessary to release that power. And remember, we don’t need a majority of Christians who are willing and able to do this-only a praying remnant. We can do it!

Here are some practical suggestions to consider:

1) Fast (a meal a day; a day a week; a Daniel fast; 3 days; 10 days; TV; etc.) and spend the time praying.

2) Agree in prayer with someone everyday for God’s will to be done.

3) Form/participate in prayer groups regularly. Churches could pray every day.

4) Take time in every gathering to pray. (Take 15 minutes in every service to pray for the elections. Turn an entire service to harp and bowl style intercession-worship and prayer combined.)

5) Join 2 or more on a conference call and pray for 15, 20, or 30 minutes.

6) Pray on the way to work (and on the way home).

7) Pray before you go to sleep.

Pray before church services.

9) Ask God to give you His strategy-He will!

In His grip,
Dutch Sheets

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Who will win the election?…and why it matters.

Dear Portia,

Do you believe the nation of Israel has a right to defend itself against Islamic terrorists, the same terrorists that attacked innocent Americans on 9-11?

Do you believe it is in America’s strategic interest to help the Israeli government defend itself against rogue nations like Iran?

Do you believe supporting the modern state of Israel is a partial fulfillment of God’s covenant promise to provide a national homeland for the Jewish people?

If you answered “Yes” to any of these questions, then please, take a moment right now and fill out the 2008 ELECTION YEAR SURVEY.  Your input is more critical today than ever before. 

I will tell more about that in a minute.  But first, I want to thank you for your ongoing financial help to THE JERUSALEM CONNECTION.  As I mentioned in my letter to you last month, raising the necessary funds during this particularly difficult economic time is indeed a huge challenge. 

I shared with you last month how the Summer Nearly Wiped Us Out!  Thankfully many responded.  But the rocky economy shows no signs of letting up — faltering investment banks on Wall Street, billions needed for a financial bailout, little hope any time soon for energy independence, all have indeed challenged everyone.

Here at THE JERUSALEM CONNECTION we’re still currently experiencing…a YTD shortfall of more than $25,000.  And for a small organization like ours, that hurts.

So, here is my ask: if you are able to help us again this month, we’d love to hear from you.  But, please do so only after you have taken care of your family’s needs and tithes to your local church.

The National Election

The air here in Washington is thick with election year buzz.  Each presidential consultant is jockeying for airtime and just hoping the other guy makes a mistake.  And, as you know, one of the unique aspects of our ministry is this: We are not beholden to any political party nor any particular government agency, U.S or Israeli. We want to be able to speak truth to power regardless. 

Estimates show that Evangelicals make up about 25% or approximately 75 million Americans.   At least half are pro-Israel or Christian Zionists.  These are Christians who believe modern Israel is a partial fulfillment of God’s covenant promise to provide a national homeland for the Jewish people.

Many of us do not believe the Bush Administration’s “Road Map to Peace” with its “Two-State Solution” and a “divided Jerusalem” constitutes proper support of Israel.  To address this critical issue, THE JERUSALEM CONNECTION is calling upon you to help us make the case for THE JERUSALEM CONNECTION PEACE PLAN — which spells out specific proposals regarding our future relationship with our Middle Eastern friend and closest democratic ally, Israel. 

THE JERUSALEM CONNECTION PEACE PLAN advocates a sound public policy initiative that includes;

1. Recognition that the Bush Administration’s “Road Map to Peace” has failed.
2. Support a “surge,” similar to the U.S. surge in Iraq, by the Israelis against Palestinian Jihadists including Hezbollah.
3. Recognition that negotiations simply do not work with radical-Islamic Jihadists, nor does deterrence. 
4. Support for Knesset Member Benny Elon’s peace plan, “The Israeli Initiative,” which gives Jordanian citizenship to “West Bank” Palestinians.
5. Defund the United Nation Relief and Works Agency, (UNRWA) which perpetuates the Palestinian refugee problem.

In my opinion, the candidates who best articulate our PEACE PLAN will win the election.  We can hope and pray that both candidates will see the wisdom of THE JERUSALEM CONNECTION’S PEACE PLAN and adopt it.  But we know only one man will be elected President.

And on January 20, 2009, I will send the results of the enclosed 2008 ELECTION YEAR SURVEY to our new President at the White House, to the new 111th Congress and to select members of the media.  They need to know what the silent majority of us believe is the best course — not only for Israel — but for the future security of America too. 

And, if you are in a position to help us again with a gift, we’d be greatly blessed.

Thank you again, and may God bless you and keep you. 

Cordially,

Rev. James M. Hutchens, Ph.D., President
Chaplain (Brigadier General) U.S. Army (Ret.)

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