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- Monday, October 12
President Donald Trump will speak at a midterm campaign rally at the Covelli Centre in Youngstown, Ohio, today.
President Trump is considering options regarding Iran as Treasury Secretary Bessent continues to implement Operation Economic Outcast. The president said that he was not planning to conduct military strikes against the Islamic Republic before the U.S. midterm elections and that his administration was having “productive discussions” with Iranian leaders.
Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Allison Hooker is concluding her travels to Japan.
As the Lord Leads, Pray with Us…
- For wisdom for President Trump as he considers next steps with the Iranian regime.
- For Secretary Bessent as he oversees Treasury Department and OFAC actions under Operation Economic Outcast.
- For safety for the president as he travels across the nation for campaign events.
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 • October 12, 2026
For Monday October 12, 2026:
- 8:00 AM ET: Participates in Executive Time
- 9:00 AM ET: In-Town Pool Call Time
- 9:08 AM ET: Departs the White House for Trump National Golf Club Washington DC
- 9:40 AM ET: Arrives at Trump National Golf Club Washington DC
- 3:45 PM ET: Out-of-Town Travel Pool Call Time
- 7:00 PM ET: Delivers Remarks
- TBD: Departs the White House en route Youngstown, Ohio
- TBD: Arrives Youngstown, Ohio
- TBD: Departs Youngstown, Ohio en route the White House
- TBD: Arrives the White House
Updated as of 2:00 PM, Monday, October 12, 2026 (via White House Time – ET)
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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- Sharice Davids, Representative for Kansas
Sharice Davids, Representative for Kansas
- Born – May 1980 in Frankfurt, West Germany
- Education – A.A., Johnson County Community College; B.B.A., University of Missouri-Kansas City; J.D., Cornell Law School
- Military Service – None
- Profession – Lawyer, mixed martial artist
- Political Experience – White House fellow at the Department of Transportation
- In office since – 2019
- Family – Single
- Religious Affiliation – Undisclosed
- Sharice Davids, Representative for Kansas
- Dual Citizens
Therefore we welcome one another as Christ welcomed you, for the glory of God. – Romans 15:7
The Pew Research Center reported last year that, after years of decline, the number of Americans who identified as Christians leveled off. Data from the prayer app, Hallow, shows the Catholic Church experienced over 30 percent growth between 2025 and 2026. Religious participation near universities has also increased in the past year, signifying a shift in the nation’s spiritual landscape.
Believers hold dual citizenship—one in the country to which they were physically born, and the other as a citizen of the new Kingdom of Christ, to which they are spiritually born. In Romans 13, the apostle Paul discusses how to live in this dual alignment—to thrive in a culture that would seek to cancel Christians. The Christ-follower must be responsible to government, for it is ordained of God and has its place in human affairs. At the same time, in obedience to the Savior, the believer must continually seek to love others. In an address to a state Sunday School convention, theologian and preacher Dwight L. Moody said, “Be kind. Conquer by love. If a man has his heart full of love and a little common sense, he will succeed.”
Welcome those who are new to faith in Jesus Christ. When you do, everyone is strengthened and steadied as the day’s issues are addressed. Pray for Christians to take their civic duties seriously, as the nation prepares for the upcoming elections. Intercede for believers in politics to draw near to the Lord in the life He has called them to lead.
Today’s Verse: Romans 15:7
Therefore welcome one another as Christ has welcomed you, for the glory of God.
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: Romans 13:1-10
Let every person be subject to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except from God, and those that exist have been instituted by God. 2 Therefore whoever resists the authorities resists what God has appointed, and those who resist will incur judgment. 3 For rulers are not a terror to good conduct, but to bad. Would you have no fear of the one who is in authority? Then do what is good, and you will receive his approval, 4 for he is God’s servant for your good. But if you do wrong, be afraid, for he does not bear the sword in vain. For he is the servant of God, an avenger who carries out God’s wrath on the wrongdoer. 5 Therefore one must be in subjection, not only to avoid God’s wrath but also for the sake of conscience. 6 For because of this you also pay taxes, for the authorities are ministers of God, attending to this very thing. 7 Pay to all what is owed to them: taxes to whom taxes are owed, revenue to whom revenue is owed, respect to whom respect is owed, honor to whom honor is owed.
8 Owe no one anything, except to love each other, for the one who loves another has fulfilled the law. 9 For the commandments, “You shall not commit adultery, You shall not murder, You shall not steal, You shall not covet,” and any other commandment, are summed up in this word: “You shall love your neighbor as yourself.” 10 Love does no wrong to a neighbor; therefore love is the fulfilling of the law.
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.
