**Headline: THE WAVE IS COMING!!!**

The Great American Prayer Event is set to launch a wave of prayer across America on Monday, November 4, starting at 6 PM Eastern Time. This monumental event will see participation from all 50 states, uniting individuals and communities in a powerful collective prayer effort.

“This is simply amazing!” exclaimed GAP National Chairman Hope Hines from Nashville. “People are fired up and ready to pray!”

The event will kick off with prayer services beginning on the East Coast at 6 PM, progressing across the nation by time zones, creating a virtual wave of prayer that will last for four hours. “We will pray for revival, awakening, healing, and unity in Jesus!” Hines added passionately.

As of now, over 250 churches have signed on to host prayer meetings for this significant event. In addition, more than 20,000 individuals have visited the event’s website to access materials and resources to prepare for their participation.

“We encourage everyone to join us in this unified effort,” said Hines. “No matter where you are in the country, you can be part of this historic moment. Together, we can make a difference through the power of prayer.”

For more information and to find a participating church near you, please visit: [gap-event.org](http://gap-event.org).

Join us as we create a wave of hope and faith that will resonate across the nation!

Al and Kacey Hauck are cofounders of Friend Of God Ministries, and currently serve as apostolic overseers at Shepherd’s Heart Christian Fellowship in Greece, New York, a work which started in their home thirty one years ago.  They provide apostolic oversight to ministries in the United States, Africa, Asia and South America.  Al and Kacey have ministered prophetically at churches and conferences in the United States and internationally, teaching extensively on Spiritual Warfare from the perspective of the Believer’s Authority in our Father’s Perfect Love; Walking in Power and Authority; Prophetic Worship; and equipping Believers to do the work of Jesus to Implement Kingdom Principles in the Seven Mountains.  Their passion for the Presence of the Lord is reflected in their heart for worship, and is expressed in their desire to see the saints across generations equipped in the Word and released in Holy Spirit power to attain their destiny in Christ.  They also instruct worship groups and intercessors, emphasizing the release of prophetic worship, warfare and intercession.  Al has taught extensively on Servant Leadership in the Business, Education, Government and Religion Mountains.

Al Hauck has a varied and accomplished background, having worked at some point in each of the Seven Mountains which mold culture.  After receiving a BA in Chemistry from Hartwick College and a Ph.D. in Organic Chemistry from Texas A&M University, Al joined the Eastman Kodak Company.  Al’s inventions, technical and process improvement efforts before retiring after almost thirty-two years generated over several hundred million dollars in savings for the Eastman Kodak Company.  In his role as an International Manufacturing Business Manager, Al spoke into the strategies of the company’s most profitable business.  Al has also earned a Doctoral Certificate in Practical Ministry from the Wagner Leadership Institute.  He has started five not-for-profit and five for profit corporations.  Al currently serves as President of Apostolic Intercessors Network, a for profit business providing apostolic and prophetic, professional level intercession to leaders in the Seven Mountains on five continents.

Kacey Hauck also has a varied and accomplished background.  After attending Hartwick College and receiving a BA in Sociology with minors in Biology and Education, Kacey has taught in public and private schools, worked as a trace analysis laboratory technician, managed a personal business, and retired from her role as the librarian at a Christian School.  Kacey has also earned a Doctoral Certificate in Practical Ministry from the Wagner Leadership Institute.

Al and Kacey are aligned with Apostle Chuck Pierce and are commissioned by Kingdom Harvest Alliance headquartered in Corinth, Texas.  Al and Kacey currently serve as apostolic coordinators of Reform Rochester to link generations, intercessors and five-fold ministers to bring reformation to Western New York State.  They joyfully serve as the parents of three children and four grandchildren!

‘Concentrating on revitalizaton’

Nonprofit champions community improvement projects

Kevin Flowers Erie Times-News | USA TODAY NETWORK

The push for continued neighborhood improvements continues in Erie’s Little Italy neighborhood on the city’s west side, as well as a portion of east Erie and the Federal Hill neighborhood near West 26th and Peach streets.

Representatives of the nonprofit Sisters of St. Joseph Neighborhood Network, which has focused on community development and social service projects in that area since 2000, met with members of Erie City Council and city officials for a Tuesday study session at City Hall, 626 State St.

The topic of discussion was a comprehensive, multiyear action/investments plan for those areas that the Sisters of St. Joseph have developed.

City Council is expected to approve a resolution soon that endorses the plan, which was developed with assistance from City Architecture, a Cleveland, Ohio-based firm.

“This plan is really concentrating on revitalization and those sort of built environment strategies,” Heather Caspar, the Neighborhood Network’s executive director, told City Council members. “What we didn’t want this plan to be was just another big binder sitting on a shelf.”

Where is the plan focused?

The organization is concentrating on six city Census tracts that include the Little Italy neighborhood, roughly defined as the area between West 12th and West 21st streets, from State to Cranberry streets; the Federal Hill area near West 26th and Peach streets; and a portion of east Erie roughly between East 21st and East 26th streets from State Street to the Bayfront Connector.

Within those areas are significant populations of people of color and immigrants/ new Americans, according to the Sisters of St. Joseph plan. In addition, there is a high percentage of renter- occupied properties in those areas; and in much of the service area there are “high levels of residents who live below the poverty line,” according to the plan.

What are some of the recommended improvements?

The suggestions for those areas include, but are not limited to:

● Improving the physical appearance of various neighborhoods in the focus areas via removing/preventing blight; streetscape enhancements; urban farming; community maintenance/ cleanup programs; and new public art.

● Installing additional security cameras and porch lights to combat crime, as well as implementing “preventionfocused neighborhood initiatives and collaborations.”

● Working more closely with business owners and potential investors to secure grants and other funding to boost economic development, as well as “job stability programming” for teenagers and young adults.

● Creating more affordable housing through facade improvements, property rehabilitation of both occupied and vacant units, and first-time homeownership programs.

● Additional community engagement that helps identify and address the needs of residents.

Jackie Spry, the city’s planning director, endorsed the plan and urged City Council to approve it.

She said the nonprofit has been involved in a host of valuable initiatives over the past 24 years, including youth mentoring, after-school tutoring; first-time homeownership, creating community gardens; and public art.

The Neighborhood Network has become “A trusted agent for both care and change in Erie’s neighborhoods,” Spry said.

The plan also gives the nonprofit a framework for implementing its public grants and private investments, Spry said.

City Council reaction

Erie City Council President Jasmine Flores said she likes the plan’s objectives, saying she “pretty much for the most part approves of what (the Neighborhood Network) has been able to break down for us.”

Councilmember Tyler Titus added that the Neighborhood Network’s footprint includes a lot of people who are struggling in various ways, and the plan could help “elevate” some of those residents.

“I commend you… I know that is not easy work,” Titus said.

Contact Kevin Flowers at kflowers@ timesnews.com. Follow him on X

at @ETNflowers .

Fire on the Water Baptism

Prayer for the Government Mountain
Father, today we give thanks for divine province and how
you have set divine order in the heavens.
 So that the earth would be upheld by the counsel of
your word and the establish created order you ordained
before the foundation of the world.
 Today, we petition the court of heaven to hear the cry
of the Ekklesia for the restoration of our governments,
federal, state, and civil.
 Your counsel declares that the government was to be
established on the Shoulders of the son of God.
 That our Values, Principles, and Public Policies would be
a revelation from the purposes expressed in the
Kingdom of God.
 Today, we declare that morality has always preceded
all forms of the legal system and we offer our
repentance for establishing guidelines and ordinances
that feed our personal agendas and not the good of all
humanity.
 We ask that you train all government officials how to
live in covenant with your principles for this republic.
 You were asked, what was the greatest law for us to
keep? You responded that we should love God with all
that was in us, and secondly, we should love our
neighbor as ourselves.
 Love and Grace is to be buried in all of the rulings of
the law; return us O God, to that place that we might
lead a quiet and peaceable life.
 You have given humanity the stewardship of the earth.
That being evident, you have called A nation to be a
people group who has borders that should be honored.
Without borders, we are no longer a nation.
o We pray for the immigration laws of our govt to
close the borders.
 We decree today, in agreement with your word, that
life does not begin in the womb, but it begins in your
heart. Like the prophet Jeremiah, you knew him before
he was in his mother’s womb, and you ordained him for
his day, as you have with all of us.
 We ask that the laws of this nation, reflect the created
order and intelligent design of a sovereign God, and
not the ignorance that define the limitations of our
understanding of life.
 May this nation, our governments, support life and life
more abundantly.
 Let pro-life be on the heart of every public policy; let
proper healthcare be the hallmark of every health
institution.
 As a Transcendent Authority, you decreed that,
 Ps 89:14 Righteousness and justice are the foundation
of Your throne; Mercy and truth go before Your face.
 So today, we decree and declare, and we establish
through this sound that Justice and righteousness has
returned to our nation, from the ground up, and from
the inside out.
 Father, as a people, we embrace a biblical worldview
and we pray that your revelation would trump human
reasoning and there would be a cry in the heart of our
leaders for truth in our nation.
I close this petition with your sovereign promise:
Ps 2
Why do the nations rage, And the people plot a vain thing?
2 The kings of the earth set themselves, And the rulers
take counsel together, Against the Lord and against His
Anointed, saying,
3 “Let us break Their bonds in pieces And cast away Their
cords from us.”
4 He who sits in the heavens shall laugh; The Lord shall
hold them in derision.
5 Then He shall speak to them in His wrath, And distress
them in His deep displeasure:
6 “Yet I have set My King On My holy hill of Zion.”
7 “I will declare the decree: The Lord has said to Me, ‘You
are My Son, Today I have begotten You.
8 Ask of Me, and I will give You The nations for Your
inheritance, And the ends of the earth for Your possession.
9 You shall break them with a rod of iron; You shall dash
them to pieces like a potter’s vessel.’”
10 Now therefore, be wise, O kings; Be instructed, you
judges of the earth.
11 Serve the Lord with fear, And rejoice with trembling.
12 Kiss the Son, lest He be angry, And you perish in the
way, When His wrath is kindled but a little. Blessed are all
those who put their trust in Him.

NKJV

What is a rear guard?
The word for rearguard comes from the Hebrew word “aw-saf”. It means to gather into the company of others or simply “to bring up the rear”. It is a covering or detachment that is charged with executing defensive or retrograde movements between the main body and the enemy to prevent the latter from attacking or interfering with the movement of the main body. As the Israelites advanced toward the promised land, the tribes were set in order. Judah, Issachar, and Zebulan went first. Six more tribes came next. The last three tribes were given responsibility for the rear guard. Dan, Asher and Naphtali set out last and set the rear guard. These rear-guard tribes were not known for offensive military might but
rather were the most creative. They were skilled craftsmen who expressed and amplified God’s glory through sound, color, movement, and architecture. His Glory is seen the beauty of the creation. His glory is our defense, our rear guard. The enemy hates the glory of God and will flee his presence!
Setting God’s glory as rear guard; prayers & declarations over Erie –
Dan – means judge and is linked with the serpent (Genesis 49:16-17). We will need to watch, and keep our heal on the serpent’s head, or we will be deceived. We pray for the Ekklesia in Erie to have excellent discernment and make righteous judgements. We determine to only participate in righteous communication as we move into the new place God has for his body in days ahead. The accuser would try to use the words of God’s own people against his Ekklesia, so we guard our mouths and our hearts.
Naphtali –Moses final blessing on Israel in Deuteronomy 33:23, was, “O Naphtali, satisfied with favor, and full of the blessing of the Lord, Possess the land and be blessed. We declare Erie will be like a deer let loose (Genesis 49:21) with beautiful, shining words. Habakkuk 3:19 links back to the tribe of Naphtali saying, The Lord is my strength; he will make my feet like deer’s feet. And he will make me walk on my high hills.”
Asher – Anna was from the tribe of Asher and devoted herself to watching for the Lord (Luke 2:36). As Anna, we devote ourselves to watching for the Lord to show himself. We open our heart and mind to recognize him and tell of him to others.
We declare we are joyful in the watch; and in high spirits!
Glory to His Name!

MISSION STATEMENT: “Christian Advocacy Resource of Erie (CARE) will provide one resounding voice for the Erie community based on God’s Word and divine guidance. To provide representation of Christians in Erie regarding social, political, economic, and community matters. To be expressed with the loving compassion that is compatible with gospel teaching; powerful in both scope and magnitude as ordained by our Creator.”