Happy Easter! How appropriate that as we celebrate new life through Christ’s sacrifice and resurrection, we also mark the end of our first quarter praying together for new life! This is our 12th week as a prayer team, and I pray that if you originally committed to pray for 3 months, you’ll consider extending your commitment for another three, six or more!

If you’re like me, you’ve been wondering about the results of Red Envelope Day. You may have received this article linked from an email if you committed to participate, but if not, here is an excerpt to do some praising over!

The White House mail office has confirmed it received a “deluge” of as many as 2.25 million red envelopes symbolizing the empty promise of lives snuffed out in abortion in a massive campaign that was larger than most White House mailing movements in the last 35 years.

White House mail worker “Steve” has handled letters for 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. for more than three decades. Every single package and letter destined for the White House goes through his office.

Asked if he has seen a flood of red envelopes bound for the White House, Steve chuckled.

“Uh, yes,” he said emphatically. “Believe me, they made it here.”

Steve said while Obama has been occupied in Europe, his administration has noticed millions of red envelopes on behalf of aborted children.

“Quite frankly, there was definitely a deluge of mail coming through,” he laughed. “I had to handle them all.”

“I’ve been here 35 years, so I’ve seen presidents come and go,” Steve told WND. “This campaign ranks up there with the big ones.”

Isn’t that marvelous? I also received an email from Life Issues Institute stating the same results of the Red Envelope Project, but I wanted to share how they closed the email:

Please pray that this project changes the President’s heart on abortion and that he acts to protect unborn babies from a violent and brutal death.

We aren’t the only ones praying for the President’s heart to change!

SCRIPTURE FOCUS

We were therefore buried with Him through baptism into death in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead through the glory of the Father, we too may live a new life. Romans 6:4 NIV

Father God, we come to you today – many believers, one voice – to stand for life. We come in celebration this day over Your defeat of death and the advent of eternal freedom to all captives of sin! Even as we praise You for this new life we enjoy through Christ, we lift up the new life that struggles to be born into our society…the new life that may not have a chance to live out its purpose in Your plan. Lord we pray that President Obama would make the correlation between the rebirth and renewal of Easter and the lives that hang in the balance of new legislation and the recension of old. As he seeks to unite America, open his ears to hear the cries of ALL of her people; make us bold, Father, so that he doesn’t mistake the voice of the few as the voice of the whole. In the MIGHTY, LIFE-GIVING NAME OF JESUS CHRIST WE PRAY, Amen.

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14 Comments

Mary on April 12, 2009 at 2:12 pm

AMEN! May the Lord do a MIGHTY work in the heart of our President. May the 2.25 million red envelopes encourage him to reconsider his position.
May the lives of the yet-to-be born babies be saved!

Mary in Alabama
sharon on April 12, 2009 at 3:07 pm

Blessings over everyone who sent Red Envelopes. To God be the glory!!

Sharon in Texas
April on April 12, 2009 at 3:07 pm

Thank you for the encouraging note on Red Envelope Day!!! Praying… GOD is good… and He is at work!
April in CO
Jean on April 12, 2009 at 7:02 pm

Whoo-hooo!

Lord, open his blinded eyes like you did Elisha’s servant’s.

Jean
http:www.jeanmatthewhall.blogspot.com
Jennifer on April 13, 2009 at 5:13 am

That is Awesome! I have been wondering what the results were!! I miss you my friend.

Love you!!
A Simple Country Girl on April 13, 2009 at 7:35 am

Praying in Oregon.

My 5-year old son helped me make our red envelopes out of construction paper. Thank you for your leadership and for asking us to join you in prayer.
Cheryl Barker on April 13, 2009 at 7:37 am

Melinda, thanks for the udpate on Red Envelope Day — wonderful news!

Cheryl in KS
Teresa @ Grammy Girlfriend on April 13, 2009 at 12:12 pm

Thanks for the update….Blessings to you this week.
Beth (A Mom's Life) on April 13, 2009 at 1:34 pm

I’m praying with you! Have a wonderful week!
Shannon on April 13, 2009 at 6:41 pm

Continuing to pray!

Shannon in Texas
elaine @ peace for the journey on April 14, 2009 at 1:10 pm

How I pray he got the message. I’m so discouraged with him. I just often feel numb where he’s concerned. God help me not to be bitter, but to continue to pray for his heart.

Thanks, Melinda, for the reminder.

peace~elaine
quietspirit on April 14, 2009 at 3:40 pm

Melinda:
I am still praying. I do wish he would get the message that his thinking is not according to God’s plans.
Fran on April 14, 2009 at 7:30 pm

WOW WOW WOW!!!! Praying with you Melinda. God is definitely doing something HUGE.

Love praying with you,
Fran
debrah on April 16, 2009 at 2:33 pm

Amen and Amen!
I’m still praying…think I neglect to post @ times but still praying.
Have u heard about the Purple Envelope Project? This is a great idea to support a crises pregnancy center.
God Bless you for all you are doing to encourage others to pray for the pre-born and to pray for our Presidents heart to be changed by God.

Debrah in New York

Changing One Heart for Many – Week 12

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