Thursday, January 29, 2026
Prayer Focus: Pray for citizen journalists in California Senate District 34; California Assemblywoman Leticia Castillo (R-58); Indiana Congressman Marlin Stutzman (R-3) and Indiana Congressman Jim Baird (R-4).
Election Countdown: 40 Weeks
Local (Community): Pray for citizen journalists in California Senate District 34.
(Editor’s Note: California Senate District 34 is represented by 70-year-old California Democrat State Senator Tom Umberg of Santa Ana; first elected in 2018.)
Scripture: Matthew 6:9-13: “In this manner, therefore, pray: Our Father in heaven, Hallowed be Your name. Your kingdom come. Your will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread…” (NKJV).
Prayer: “Father, raise up citizen journalists in California Senate District 34.”
County/State: Pray for California State Assemblywoman Leticia Castillo, R-58.
(Editor’s Note: CA State Assemblywoman Leticia Castillo, Riverside and San Bernardino Counties since 2024, is 54-years-old and was previously a psychotherapist in private practice.)
Scripture: 2 Chronicles 6:35: “then hear from heaven their prayer and their supplication, and maintain their cause” (NKJV).
Prayer: “Jesus, give your counsel to California Assemblywoman Leticia Castillo.”
Nation/Nations: Pray for Indiana Congressman Marlin Stutzman (R-3) and Indiana Congressman Jim Baird (R-4).
(Editor’s Note: Indiana Congressman Marlin Stutzman, R-3, is 49-years-old, first elected to Congress from 2010-2017 and then re-elected to the same district seat in 2024. Before serving in Congress, he served in the Indiana Senate, R-13, 2009-2010, and in the Indiana House of Representatives, R-52, from 2002-2008. Stutzman is a fourth generation farmer and operates a 4,000 acre farm lying between Indiana and Michigan and is owner of Stutzman Farm Trucking. Indiana Congressman Jim Baird, R-4, is 80-years-old, first elected in 2018. Previously, he served in the Indiana House of Representatives, R-44, from 2010-2018, and as a Putnam County Commissioner from 2006-2010. He is the owner of a farm, a gas station operator, and owner of a home health agency and has undergraduate and graduate degrees in animal science and enjoys pig breeding. Baird served in the U.S. Army in Vietnam where he lost his left arm in a convoy ambush and won a Bronze Star and two Purple Hearts. Indiana’s Congressional delegation is 9 members: 7 Republicans and 2 Democrats.)
Scripture: 2 Chronicles 7:15: “Now My eyes will be open and My ears attentive to prayer made in this place” (NKJV).
Prayer: “Holy Spirit, give Your wisdom to Indiana Congressman Marlin Stutzman and Indiana Congressman Jim Baird.”