Note: Earlier it was stated that
Frank Amedia was Donald Trump's liaison for Christian policy. He no
longer serves in that volunteer position. A faith advisory council has
been appointed for Trump. Amedia is independent of any official role for
the campaign.
Many of the nation's faith leaders
believe it isn't only Hillary Clinton and the Democratic Party that
Republican Donald Trump is attempting to defeat in the 2016 Presidential
election.
The opposition goes much deeper than that—and
to a much higher spiritual plane. That's why pastors like Frank Amedia
feel like the Lord has led them to cover Trump—and all of America—in
prayer at least until Wednesday, November 9, the day after the election.
As
the co-senior pastor of Touch Heaven Canfield Church in Canfield, Ohio,
Amedia heeded God's call to lead the Kingdom Wide Prayer Watch on
Monday, September 26. The movement urges believers to fast and pray for
Trump beginning at 6 a.m. and ending with the completion of Trump's
first presidential debate with Clinton.
Trump and
Clinton will engage each other in the first nationally televised debate
Monday at 9 p.m. ET at Hofstra University in Hempstead, New York.
"We
are interceding to pull down strongholds, expose and strike down
adversarial plots and strategies, bind every force that opposes the will
of God, and loosen upon Mr. Trump the supernatural gifts of grace,
favor, wisdom, revelation, power, peace and presidential authority,"
Amedia said.
"I really don't believe that there is an
intentional commitment from any political persuasion to fight against
God, because the Bible says that we wrestle not against flesh and blood,
but the forces of darkness. Speaking for myself, and perhaps for other
faith-based leaders, we clearly see that the conservative platform Mr.
Trump is committed to is one that we need to support because there are
so many areas that line up with our faith. But the spiritual warfare
that surrounds this election is nothing that you and I don't experience
all the time as children of God."
After receiving a revelation from the Lord, Amedia says he
began making phone calls on Thursday to drum up support for the Kingdom
Wide Prayer Watch. Generals International's Cindy Jacobs, MorningStar
Ministries' Rick Joyner, It's Supernatural television host Sid
Roth, New Wine Ministries senior pastor Mario Bramnick (who is also the
president of the Hispanic Israel Leadership Coalition), international
speaker and business consultant Lance Wallnau, and Paula White, senior
pastor of New Destiny Christian Center in Apopka, Florida, are among
many kingdom leaders spreading the word and getting behind the movement.
Other worldwide ministries have joined in, including ones in Pakistan,
Africa, Israel and Mexico.
With that type of support,
Amedia said he expects "tens of thousands of people committed in a
covenant" for fasting and intercessory prayer from early Monday morning
through the debate.
"I wasn't sure there was enough
time to get this going, but what the Lord wants, He accelerates," Amedia
said. "We just began to get the news out over the weekend, and it
simply snowballed from there."
Pam Pryor, faith director for Trump's campaign, says, "The government could decide how we get to practice our faith."
"That's
just how crucial every aspect of this presidential election is," Amedia
said. "It's about the protection of the unborn. It's about the Supreme
Court and appointing righteous judges. It's about our alliance with
Israel. It's about the restoration of our military. It's about family
values and the protection of our Judeo-Christian heritage. If any of
those things mean anything to believers, they need to join us for this
prayer watch. Those values have been under assault for many years, and
many people have accepted that as the norm. We shouldn't accept that."
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