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- Friday, March 13
Vice President JD Vance is traveling to Rocky Mount, North Carolina, today.
The vice president will speak at Rocky Mount Mills about the progress and goals of President Trump’s administration regarding domestic and international security and the U.S. economy.
The House Judiciary Committee’s Subcommittee on Crime and Federal Government Surveillance, chaired by Representative Andy Biggs of Arizona, is holding a field hearing at the Arizona State Senate to hear testimony regarding the federal oversight by a court-appointed monitor of the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office, which has lasted over a decade.
As the Lord Leads, Pray with Us…
- For safe travels for Vice President Vance as he goes to visit the people of North Carolina.
- For President Trump to receive God’s guidance regarding Operation Epic Fury.
- For discernment for Secretary Hegseth, General Caine, and Admiral Cooper as they oversee military operations in Iran.
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 • March 13, 2026
- ET: TBD: The President departs the White House en route Palm Beach, Florida
- 8:00 AM ET: The President participates in Executive Time
- 2:00 PM ET: The President signs Executive Orders
- 3:00 PM ET: The President participates in a Greeting with the National Finals Rodeo Winners
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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- Andrew Ferguson, Chair, Federal Trade Commission
Andrew Ferguson, Chair, Federal Trade Commission
- Born – June 1986 in Harrisonburg, Virginia
- Education – B.A., J.D., University of Virginia
- Military Service – None
- Profession – Attorney
- Political Experience – Solicitor General of Virginia
- In office since – 2025
- Family – Undisclosed
- Religious Affiliation – Undisclosed
- Andrew Ferguson, Chair, Federal Trade Commission
- Hope in the Good News
He will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and death shall be no more. – Revelation 21:4
Sorrow and joy are not mutually exclusive. For example, there are circumstances when death brings great loss, but the knowledge that suffering has come to an end brings a sense of joy at the same time. Death touches every life, whether it is the physical loss of a loved one, the emotional pain involved in ending a relationship, or perhaps the confusion of one losing faith, walking away from God. Death in any form produces sorrow and human suffering. Many people you meet today are suffering from loss that may be devastating.
Through His own death, burial, and resurrection, Jesus put a permanent end to the effects of death. The apostle Paul says the pain and sorrow of this earthly life can produce hope for those trusting in Christ; “We rejoice in hope of the glory of God. Not only that, we rejoice in our suffering, knowing that suffering produces endurance, and endurance produces character, and character produces hope, and hope does not put us to shame, because God’s love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit who has been given to us” (Romans 5:2-5).
The suffering you see in the world today is real. Hurting people need practical help and, at the same time, they need spiritual help through a relationship with Christ Jesus, the Savior and Healer. Pray for believers in the United States to be generous and help those who are hurting. Pray for officials in the government as they seek to provide practical help to those in need. And pray for the American church to uphold the goal of offering the gospel of Hope to the lost.
Today’s Verse: Revelation 21:4
He will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and death shall be no more, neither shall there be mourning, nor crying, nor pain anymore, for the former things have passed away.”
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 Peter 1:3-7
3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! According to his great mercy, he has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, 4 to an inheritance that is imperishable, undefiled, and unfading, kept in heaven for you, 5 who by God’s power are being guarded through faith for a salvation ready to be revealed in the last time. 6 In this you rejoice, though now for a little while, if necessary, you have been grieved by various trials, 7 so that the tested genuineness of your faith—more precious than gold that perishes though it is tested by fire—may be found to result in praise and glory and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ.
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.
