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- Thursday, April 30
Today, President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump officially bid King Charles and Queen Camilla farewell in the White House Diplomatic Reception Room.
The Senate Committees on Judiciary and Foreign Relations are convening to consider nominees for positions in the Departments of Justice and State. The Senate Committees on Appropriations and Armed Services are holding hearings on the fiscal year 2027 budget.
House Appropriations subcommittees are also meeting to discuss 2027 funding for Defense, Commerce, Justice, Science, Interior, Environment, and the Legislative Branch.
As the Lord Leads, Pray with Us…
- For President Trump and First Lady Melania Trump as they seek to strengthen diplomatic ties with foreign heads of state.
- For House Speaker Johnson and Senate Majority Leader Thune to be discerning in the leadership of their respective chambers of Congress.
- For the chairs and members of congressional committees and subcommittees as they consider fiscal year 2027 budget requests.
- For senators as they review and question the president’s nominees in the confirmation process.
First Ministry Letter of 2026!
Our gift to you this holiday as we remember the true reason for the season with sacred and traditional Christmas music.PRESIDENT’S SCHEDULE
- President’s Today Schedule • April 30, 2026
- 8:00 AM ET: The President participates in Executive Time
- 10:50 AM ET: The President and The First Lady participate in a Farewell with His Majesty King Charles III of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and Her Majesty Queen Camilla
- 11:30 AM ET: The President participates in a Phone Interview
- 2:00 PM ET: The President participates in an Executive Order Signing
- 3:00 PM ET: The President participates in a Policy Meeting
- 4:00 PM ET: The President participates in a Policy Meeting
For 25 years, The Presidential Prayer Team has united millions in sharing their prayers for America on the National Day of Prayer. We offer real-time, coast-to-coast prayer activities for those who might be unable to attend local events.
This year is especially meaningful as our nation joyfully celebrates its 250th birthday! What an extraordinary milestone marking God’s faithfulness across generations. Wherever you are, join believers nationwide as we give thanks for our nation’s history, celebrate the freedoms we enjoy, and boldly lift America and its leaders to the Lord in prayer.
Resources available now!
▶ Print or get digital copy of official National Day of Prayer guide
▶ View and download the Leadership Prayer Checklist
▶ Call and record your prayer: 1-844-829-2022 (toll-free)
What can you do to prepare today?
– Prepare your heart.
– Tell us when you plan to pray: ▶ Sign up for the National Prayer Room
– Invite one or more friends to join you.
Online prayer activities coming May 7th
– Read, pray, and post your own prayers in the National Prayer Room
– Listen and pray along to continuous prayer stream from other members
Digital and printer-friendly versions of the official prayer guide are available now!
As we lift up the federal government of United States of America, each day we will highlight one elected or appointed federal official serving in office. Pray with us for each of them as they tackle their unique responsibilities and fulfill their oaths of office.
TODAY’S NATIONAL LEADER FOR PRAYER
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- Victoria Spartz, Representative for Indiana
Victoria Spartz, Representative for Indiana
- Born – October 1978 in Nosivka, Ukraine
- Education – B.S., M.B.A., Kyiv National University of Economics; M.Acc., Indiana University, Indianapolis
- Military Service – None
- Profession – Real estate, Farming, Certified public accountant, Chief financial officer, Professor
- Political Experience – State senator
- In office since – 2021
- Family – Married to Jason, 2 children
- Religious Affiliation – Orthodox
- Victoria Spartz, Representative for Indiana
- Encouraging Assurance
I go to prepare a place for you. – John 14:2
In their God is Here album, the Prestonwood Choir includes the song, “Thou, Oh Lord.” Consider the lyrics, based on Psalm 3, that say, “Many are they increased that troubled me.” Are you troubled? Have current events distressed you? The lyrics continue, “Many are they that rise up against me.” Do you sometimes feel you have stood alone—in your convictions on social issues or politics? Have you been rejected for the strength of your convictions? The song goes on. “Many there be which say of my soul, There is no help for him in God.” Does that sound like the recent cancel culture? Yet, the lyrics conclude as the psalmist did—“But Thou, oh Lord, are a shield for me, my glory and the lifter of my head.”
Today’s verse from John 14 follows Jesus’ statement, “Let not your hearts be troubled. Believe in God; believe also in me.” Christ gives His disciples, and you, assurance of His ultimate victory and your ultimate heavenly abode. Your belief in the finished work of the Savior at Calvary and His resurrection from the dead assures you that you will receive what He has prepared (Romans 10:9).
Another song, well presented by Don Francisco, recalls the lament of Jesus’ disciple Peter after the crucifixion. Titled, “He’s Alive,” its words include, “Jesus stood before me with His arms held open wide. And I fell down on my knees, and I just clung to Him and cried. Then He raised me to my feet, and as I looked into His eyes, the love was shining out from Him like sunlight from the skies.”
The Savior waits for you. He is not willing that anyone should miss out. Have you received forgiveness and salvation in Jesus? Do not wait, as time may well be short. Pray for a revival across the United States. Pray that officials at the highest levels of U.S. government seek the Lord and that citizens across the nation would turn to Him as well.
Today’s Verse: John 14:2
In my Father’s house are many rooms. If it were not so, would I have told you that I go to prepare a place for you?
All Scripture quotations and audio are from the ESV® Bible (The Holy Bible, English Standard Version®), copyright © 2001 by Crossway, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
Recommended for further reading: 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18
13 But we do not want you to be uninformed, brothers, about those who are asleep, that you may not grieve as others do who have no hope. 14 For since we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so, through Jesus, God will bring with him those who have fallen asleep. 15 For this we declare to you by a word from the Lord, that we who are alive, who are left until the coming of the Lord, will not precede those who have fallen asleep. 16 For the Lord himself will descend from heaven with a cry of command, with the voice of an archangel, and with the sound of the trumpet of God. And the dead in Christ will rise first. 17 Then we who are alive, who are left, will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air, and so we will always be with the Lord. 18 Therefore encourage one another with these words.
All Scripture quotations and audio are from the ESV® Bible (The Holy Bible, English Standard Version®), copyright © 2001 by Crossway, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
