Pray for America Conference Call Numbers

If you're interested in joining a  conference call to pray for America, I'm posting the phone numbers I have to share. Mary Colbert organized this movement and it's very effective.  If you'd like to participate,  you can check out different ones to find which prayer leader's style is best suited for you. 

If I receive any changes or additions to the following list, I'll update this post. You can choose any of the following, just remember if the one you choose is not in your time zone, be sure to make the necessary time adjustment. After you dial the number a recording will give instructions and you'll be asked to enter the six digit code adding a # sign at the end of the number.  Once you're asked to introduce yourself, it's best to give the name of your state, then mute your phone to reduce background noises.  During this time you'll hear others introduce themselves until the prayer host comes on.

  

Nation Builders Prayer Hosts

DJ Daly - Mary Colbert's Son
Eastern Standard Time
Hosting: Fridays
Time: 9:00-9:15am EST
Phone Number: 641-715-0700
Code: 230273 

Glenda Swager - Eastern Standard Time
Florida
Hosting: Daily
Time: 9:00-9:15am EST
Phone Number: 515-739-1264
Code: 273870

Pat McClure - Eastern Standard Time
Michigan
Hosting: Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday
Time: 8:00-8:15am EST
Phone Number: 641-715-0632
Code: 988133

Susie Mills - Eastern Standard Time
Ohio
Hosting: Thursdays
Time: 6:30-6:45pm EST
Phone Number: 712-832-8330
Code: 4943728

Abigail Greene - Eastern Standard Time
Michigan
Hosting: Saturdays
Time: 10:00-10:30am EST
Phone Number: 712-832-8310
Code: 991354

Melissa Porreca - Eastern Standard Time
Ohio
Hosting: Wednesdays
Time: 9:00-9:15am EST
Phone Number: 712-451-0235
Code: 519106

Gerri Vita - Eastern Standard Time
New York
Hosting: Tuesday & Sunday
Time: 8:30-9:15am EST
Phone Number: 712-451-0200
Code: 578103

Denise Edwards - Eastern Standard Time
Michigan
Hosting: Monday-Friday
Time: 9:00-9:15am EST
Phone Number: 605-475-4120*
Code: 5034950
*number has been corrected

Lori Scott - Eastern Standard Time
ME, NH, VT, MA, RI & CT
Hosting: Monday-Friday
Time: 8:00-8:15am EST
Phone Number: 712-770-8023
Code: 907880

Pastor Calton & Elvira Craig - Central Standard Time
Texas
Hosting: Monday - Friday
Time: 7:45-8:00am CST
Phone Number: 712-770-4010
Code: 373267

Amy Ruth Tekiah - Central Standard Time
Alabama
Hosting: Fridays
Time: 8:00-8:15am CST*
Phone Number: 712-770-4010
Code: 790864
*time has been corrected

Judith Angel- Central Standard Time
Texas
Hosting: Monday - Friday
Time: 8:00-8:15am CST
Phone Number: 712-451-0242
Code: 422307

Jeff Lamprecht - Central Standard Time
North Dakota + South Dakota
Hosting: Daily*
Time: 7:45-8:00am CST
Phone Number: 641-715-0634
Code: 192899
*days have been corrected

Lois Christy - Central Standard Time
Arkansas
Hosting: Tuesday & Thursday
Time: 8:00-8:15am CST
Phone Number: 641-715-0632
Code: 988661
 
Beverly Gadbois - Mountain Standard Time
Colorado
Hosting: Fridays
Time: 10:00-10:15am MST
Phone Number: 641-715-3273
Code: 446532

Sharon Thompson - Mountain Standard Time
Montana
Hosting: Tuesdays
Time: 7:00-7:15am MST
Phone Number: 712-775-7035
Code: 536926

Paul & Elizabeth Kosydar - Pacific Standard Time
Prayer Starts December 2nd, 2016
Hosting: Fridays
Time: 6:00-6:15am PST
Phone Number: 515-604-9300
Code: 389789

Carrie McFarland - Pacific Standard Time
California
Hosting: Monday & Thursday
Time: 6:00-6:15am PST
Phone Number: 515-739-1285
Code: 954858

Debbie McCallister - Pacific Standard Time
West Coast
Hosting: Monday & Thursday
Time: 9:00-9:15am PST
Phone Number: 605-475-4121
Code: 8552747

The Other Bear Girl

Since, in my post, I gave the The Bear Girls names and displayed their pictures before God and everybody,  it only seemed right and proper to do the same to the other Bear Girl.   That would be me.   In case you were wondering,  here I am.

Andrea (pronounced Ahndrea) Bear Buettemeyer,  the writer of this blog. I'm very pleased to be  One of the Bear Girls and fully embrace my Bear Family roots.  Virginia is where I was born and raised and now,  I'm also happy to be a Texas woman, having lived here longer than in Virginia. When you add these together with all the related experiences, plus a whole lot of God's goodness and grace, it equals me. So, here I am, also, "out there before God and everybody."   

And with these insightful words *Mer Lou would sometimes say, "What you see is what you get,"  I'll end this little  exposé  of myself.

*And do remember not to mention that I called her that--but I'll have to admit,  I'm still a little bit country!   Blessings to all!

A Story About 3 Bear Girls

Yesterday, March 18, 2017 one of the 4 remaining Bear girls moved to her heavenly home.  Now there are 3 of us whose journey here still remains.  I would like to introduce you to Mary Louise Bear Anderson, our beloved sister. This photo is one of  her at an earlier age. She was a beauty, and I'm certain she's gorgeous now!

In keeping with true Virginia tradition, well, actually, Southern country tradition where people are often called by their first and middle name, so it was with Mary Louise.  And as family's often do, it was further shortened to Mary Lou.  And don't pass this on, because it's really "country",  but often those who were family just called her Mer Lou! 

( Mer pronounced like "her.") 

                                                                               

Mary Lou was fun, funny and feisty and could definitely be the life of the party in everyday situations. She was well loved by most, and before she left, a number of those who helped care for her at the facility where she lived went to her room to tell her so not long before she passed. 

One of the two sisters who were always there for her and did all they could to help Mary Louise gives some insight into her last difficult years as well as expressing the true heartfelt praise and thanksgiving each us feel toward our Heavenly Father for His ever present grace during this journey. 

Thoughts of:

Joanne Mullins

March 18, 2017 

GRIEVING AND PRAISING

I grieve today for a sister that I knew before February of 2011. That is the year that a dreaded mind altering disease called Alzheimer’s took her away from us. Alzheimer’s took away recognition of her family and friends, the ability to have a conversation, and even the concept of time.

I grieve today for a sister that was very out-going, a sister who loved to talk on the telephone, and who dearly loved music, playing her guitar and singing. I grieve for days of going to lunch with Mary Lou and Frances that were filled with sisterly laughter. I grieve for the days visiting antique shops and playing a game of cards, also taking long day trips to the mountains to visit family and friends.

Today I want to praise, and thank our Heavenly Father for taking Mary Louise, my sister to an eternal rest. So today, when I said my final goodbye, I let my grief turn to praising and thankfulness in knowing that Mary Louise Anderson is at peace and whole again, safe in the arms of our Heavenly Father.

I will love you and miss you Mary Lou until we meet again.                                        

Here are the 3 Bear Girls this little story is all about. Prime examples of what love looks like and acts like when it's lived out.  Thank you, my sisters,  for all you are!

         

Pictured are Frances Arpaia, Mary Louise Anderson (center) and Joanne Mullins

Borrowing Dr. Martin Luther King's quote with one small change, will be our closing tribute to our precious Mary Lou!

Free at last, Free at last, Thank God almighty [she is]  free at last. 

Open Doors

While reading John 2 about Jesus turning the water into wine,  I saw something I'd never seen before which makes so much practical sense to me, so I'll get right to the point focusing only on verses 4, 5, and 11.

 In  verse 5,  Jesus' mother told told the servants to do whatever He told them to do.  This was after Jesus telling His mother in verse 4 that His time had not come yet.  Basically He was saying it wasn't the "set time"  or  "fullness of time"  or His  season  to do anything out of the ordinary, but evidently she knew he could or she wouldn't have spoken to the servants.

Between verses 5 and 11, Jesus  honored, as written tn the commandments- what His mother expected Him to do and turned the water into wine.  And this is what I wrote in my journal this morning as I began to understand what I was seeing:

I wonder if honoring His mother opened the door to honoring His Father?

And this is what I mean about honoring His Father.  In verse 11, it states by turning the water into wine, He manifested His glory, and displayed His greatness and His power openly.  It was at this point in time when Jesus began His public ministry.  By doing what His mother expected of Him, honoring her instructions to the servants, He openly honored His Father by being openly who His Father created Him to be, thereby causing what had NOT been the time or season to become the right time and season for Him!  The door opened for Jesus' public ministry and He walked through it to fulfill His destiny.

God knows how to open the door to our right time and season in the way He chooses to do so, as we, one step at a time, choose to follow His leading. Who knows that the step we're taking now as we honor His ways might be the one to open the door of opportunity and service uniquely prepared for us?  And we can fully trust His desire for us is good and will fit us like a custom fit glove.  How do I know this?   Because He says it many times in His Word, in many ways.   I'll close with just one.

Ephesians 2:10Amplified Bible, Classic Edition (AMPC)

For we  are God’s [own] handiwork (His workmanship), recreated in Christ Jesus, [born anew] that we may do those good works which God predestined (planned beforehand) for us [taking paths which He prepared ahead of time], that we should walk in them [living the good life which He prearranged and made ready for us to live].

             Scripture quotations taken from the Amplified Bible

Kenneth Copeland Ministries - Get Ready for Supernatural Breakthrough

I've often made mention of times and seasons, the time we're living in now, and the fullness of time in this blog, where there's great revelation and increased knowledge in the world and in the Church. It's also a place in which can we can see, understand and experience who God is as never before. In keeping with this, I'm posting the following video link with Kenneth Copeland and Morris Cerullo. It's only about 28 minutes long. If you choose to watch, I trust there will indeed be a breakthrough for you!







Kenneth Copeland Ministries - Get Ready for Supernatural Breakthrough

Shine, Shine, Shine!

As mentioned in the following movie trailer, "Show the Lord a little respect..."  I think it's a great idea, but not how the choir director meant it!   Let us all show Him a little respect by letting our true light shine, what He created us to be, and all of our best "doing" will come out of that.  Oh, there will always be those who will try to discourage us, but now is a very good time to break loose, break through, break free from all that held us back and let our lights shine no matter our age.   Herein lies joy!  

In keeping with lights shining, here's my all-time favorite movie trailer. 

Though the little girl in the video needed some instruction in proper timing, she didn't need to be cast aside.  What a missed opportunity to have offered loving instruction in order to develop a true gift!

We might not all be superstars in the making, but we can all be super at being ourselves. By developing and using our God given personalities with all the gifts and talents which go along with it, we have so much more to offer those around us.  Is there a greater way to respect God than to cooperate with Him in being who He truly intended us to be?  

I think He's still saying, " Let there be Light,"  so I trust Him to help us all "rise and shine!"  So my final word on this subject is, and I say to us all:

                                                                                 Lights Be!

Say it Again....one more time for me.

If this looks familiar,  it's because it was in my last post, but this is what I really need today:

Soul’s Rest

Ah, rest indeed is needed-

a time for quiet repose-

to hear the voice of gladness

speak gently with its prose.

To give the gift of freedom-

as soothing as the dew-

on parched flowers’ kingdom,

a gift from God to you.

So err not soul in sleeping,

just rest in gentle love;

the Light for your life’s keeping

flows freely from above.

                                     AJBB June 1977

I'm reminded again how we need the same thing we share with others again ourselves.  It's like eating.  Just because we had a nice meal yesterday doesn't mean we won't be in need of another meal today.  Life is like that in every area.  Just because we slept last night doesn't mean we don't need to sleep tonight.  I suppose it's a bit more difficult to enter into rest for our soul on a consistent basis, but it is attainable to enter more often than most of us do.  We are just so self reliant it interferes with our ability to "enter in". 

 A scripture in Hebrews tells us to labour to enter into rest.  Sounds like more work to me!  So at times it can be helpful to check out some other translations for a little more clarity.  Here are a couple other ways to say the same thing differently. Some translations use diligent, while some use the term, "make every effort".  What I enjoyed the most, though, was discovering that one of the corresponding meanings of the word labor as defined in Vine's Expository Dictionary Of New Testament Words is this:

to hasten to do a thing, to exert oneself, endeavour, give diligence;

What that means to me is, don't delay.  So in keeping with that, I'm going to endeavor to hasten to finish this entry and be diligent about preparing myself a cup of hot tea  while allowing my soul to be at rest as I do it!   Is this a better way to multitask, or what?