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MARCH Read Through the Bible Old Testament / New Testament Thu 1 Num. 4 / Mark 16 Fri 2 Num. 5-6 / Luke 1 Sat 3 Num. 7 Sun 4 Ps. 28-31; Prov. 6:1-19 Mon 5 Num. 8-10 / Luke 2 Tue 6 Num. 11-13 / Luke 3 Wed 7 Num. 14-15 / Luke 4 Thu 8 Num. 16-17 / Luke 5 Fri 9 Num. 18-20 / Luke 6 Sat 10 Num. 21-22 Sun 11 Ps. 32-34; Prov. 6:20-7:5 Mon 12 Num. 23 / Luke 7 Tue 13 Num. 24-25 / Luke 8 Wed 14 Num. 26 / Luke 9 Thu 15 Num. 27-28 / Luke 10 Fri 16 Num. 29-30 / Luke 11 Sat 17 Num. 31 Sun 18 Ps. 35-36; Prov. 7:6-23 Mon 19 Num. 32-33 / Luke 12 Tues 20 Num. 34-36 / Luke 13 Wed 21 Deut. 1-2 / Luke 14 Thu 22 Deut. 3-4 / Luke 15 Fri 23 Deut. 5-6 / Luke 16 Sat 24 Deut. 7-8 Sun 25 Ps. 37; Prov. 7:24-8:11 Mon 26 Deut. 9-10 / Luke 17 Tue 27 Deut. 11-12 / Luke 18 Wed 28 Deut. 13-14 / Luke 19 Thu 29 Deut. 15-16 / Luke 20 Fri 30 Deut. 17-18 / Luke 21 Sat 31 Deut. 19-20 ************************************************* * * * article from p. 9 continues here * * * Immediately, Garland knew what the words meant: God had given him an assignment to travel to the four corners of the nation and pray for America. Stopping at each designated place, he was to stake the land, pray and declare, “This land belongs to Jesus!” Garland had taken the plan to John Benefiel, an Oklahoma pastor who, along with two other key leaders, had founded the Heartland Apostolic Prayer Network. They all agreed that this assignment was from God, and a nationwide tour began—The God Bless America Tour. Riding alongside Garland were his brother, Pastor Nathan Thomas, of Indianapolis, and Pastor Phil Ness, from Killeen, Texas. In addition to praying over the four corners of the nation, they planned to stop and pray at other key historical sites, and in each state they traveled through. Before starting the tour, they went to the geographical center of the lower 48 states in Kansas, dropped a plumb line, and asked God to bring America back into proper alignment with His original purpose: to become a city on a hill, a light to the world. The tour then started July 29, 2016, with Garland and Phil leaving Tahlequah and meeting up with Nathan in Indiana. They went on to Washington, D.C., where they stopped at our nation’s Capitol and the White House to pray over America, her leadership and her future. Heading toward Lubec, Maine, the most northeastern point of the U.S., they stopped and prayed at historical landmarks and places where wells of revival had once manifested. At the grave of Daniel Nash in New York, they prayed for the release of fresh fire on intercessors praying for revival. In Oberlin, Ohio, where Charles Finney was buried, they asked God to release an anointing to raise up evangelists. And in North Dakota, Garland heard the Holy Spirit say, 'I am hovering over America like I did at Creation, removing the chaos and bringing forth awakening.' With each stop on the tour, God’s glory fell with increasing weightiness. On Aug. 15, 2016, following their prayer in the Grand Tetons, the men rode another 80 miles through Yellowstone National Park. They passed waterfalls, stunning mountain passes and verdant valleys. Passing a large herd of buffalo, Garland’s mind drifted. Roaming Buffalo. One of Garland’s friends, Dr. Jay Swallow, a Cheyenne-Sioux, had been a direct descendant of two Cheyenne chiefs: the Peace Chief, Black Kettle; and the War Chief, Little Bear. Jay’s Cheyenne name was Roaming Buffalo. No one had been able to war in prayer like Jay Swallow. For more than 50 years, he’d ministered to 253 Native American tribes from the Arctic Circle to Central America. In 2006, "Charisma" magazine named him one of the Top 10 Most Influential Christian Leaders. Garland was honored to call him friend. In March 2015, Jay went home to be with the Lord. Three months later, Garland’s wife, Patty, also passed away. It had been a rough time for Garland, but he’d persevered, determined to run his race and finish his course. Garland had no way of knowing, but just that morning, one of HAPN’s prophets had been praying when she saw a demonic spirit launch an attack that was intended not only to put a stop to the tour, but also to Garland’s life. Riding the lead position as the men left Yellowstone, Garland spied a huge buffalo standing next to the road, pawing and snorting. Then he passed a black wolf so close to the road that Garland saw its eyes watching him. Garland passed a pickup, and had just pulled back into his lane when, out of nowhere, a deer jumped in front of his motorcycle. As he hit the deer, his bike slid one way while Garland’s body flipped over and over down the road. Nathan and Phil swerved to avoid hitting his now bloody, mangled body. The passengers in the truck stopped to help. One was an EMT. The other was a physician’s assistant. Realizing they had no cell service, Nathan ran to a nearby lodge to call an ambulance. A woman standing outside said, “I’m an ER doctor.” In an instant, there were three medical personnel on the scene. Although the closest hospital was an hour away in Cody, Wyo., an ambulance that had been dispatched to a non-life-threatening accident, was rerouted and raced to assist Garland. Despite medical attention, he died twice in the ambulance on the way to the hospital. One Small Step Into Heaven Looking down, Garland realized that he was standing on something that looked like shining, translucent gold. He had stepped into another world. 10 : BVOV

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