2.8 MILLION GOAL FOR
THE PRESIDENTIAL PRAYER TEAM
REACHED IN JUST 600 DAYS

By Michael Ireland
Chief Correspondent, ASSIST News Service

WASHINGTON, D.C.  (ANS) -- The Presidential Prayer Team have reached their goal of enlisting 2.8 million Americans to pray daily for the President of the United States and his cabinet. The announcement came on May 1, the National Day of Prayer.

“Answering the president’s call for our nation to pray after the tragic events of September 11, 2001, The Presidential Prayer Team reached its 2.8 million participant goal in just 600 days. The effort is considered the fastest growing nonprofit organization in the United States, growing by over a million participants in the last three months alone,” said Sally Barton, spokesperson for the group

“With our Commander-In-Chief as a model, himself encouraging prayer before cabinet meetings, millions of Americans are following his example. They pray daily for the president and the crucial decisions that he makes. They pray for the protection of his family, and they pray for the future of our country. All 2.8 million of them!” said Barton.

“Throughout his term, President George W. Bush has been outspoken by calling America a ‘nation of prayer,’ and declaring that prayer is a part of his daily life. Last March he told Americans, ‘One thing that's really great about our country, is there are thousands of people who pray for me that I'll never see and be able to thank.’”

The Presidential Prayer Team’s immensely popular website (www.presidentialprayerteam.org) features stories of God’s hand on our nation’s history, as well as quotes from presidents and leaders on prayer and faith in America. The site has been visited over 100 million times in 20 months.

President Bush has repeatedly stated, “…the greatest gift you can give anybody, is to pray on their behalf.”

Today, The Presidential Prayer Team can say that 2.8 million Americans are doing just that for the president each and every day.

For more information on The Presidential Prayer Team, visit www.presidentialprayerteam.org.  Membership and participation is free.

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** Michael Ireland is an international British freelance journalist. A former reporter with a London newspaper, Michael is the Chief Correspondent for ASSIST News Service of Garden Grove, CA. Michael immigrated to the United States in 1982 and became a US citizen in Sept., 1995. He is married with two children. Michael has also been a frequent contributor to UCB Europe, a British Christian radio station.

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