Thursday, December 11, 2025
Prayer Focus: Pray for citizen journalists in California Senate District 28; for California Assemblywoman Blanca Rubio (D-48); Mississippi Congressman Trent Kelly (R-1) and Mississippi Congressman Bennie Thompson (D-2).
Election Countdown: 47 Weeks
Local (Community): Pray for citizen journalists in California Senate District 28, which is represented by California State Senator Lola Smallwood-Cuevas, Los Angeles, first elected in 2022.
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 28.”
County/State: Pray for California Assemblywoman Blanca Rubio (D-48), Baldwin Park.
(Editor’s Note: California Assemblywoman Blanca Rubio, 56-years-old, first elected in 2016, is an advocate for victims of domestic abuse. The California 48th Assembly District represents eastern San Gabriel Valley and foothill communities. Her sister, Susan Rubio, is a California State Senator. Blanca Rubio was born in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico and became a citizen in 1994. Previously she was a teacher in Fontana Unified School District and then served as a Vice President and then President of the Baldwin Park Unified School District.)
Scripture: 2 Chronicles 6:35: “then hear from heaven their prayer and their supplication, and maintain their cause” (NKJV).
Prayer: “Lord, give your counsel to California Assemblywoman Blanca Rubio.”
Nation/Nations: Pray for Mississippi Congressman Trent Kelly (R-1) and Mississippi Congressman Bennie Thompson (D-2).
(Editor’s Note: Mississippi Congressman Trent Kelly, is 59-years-old, and was elected in 2015. He attended law school and worked in private practice before becoming a city prosecutor and then was elected as district attorney in 2011. He began his career in the Mississippi Army National Guard in 1985 and received deployments in Desert Storm, 1990, and the Iraq War, 2005 and received two bronze medals and several other commendations. He retired from the National Guard in April, 2025 as an Assistant Adjutant General. Mississippi Congressman Bennie Thompson is 77-years-old, and was elected in 1992 and has been elected for 17 Congressional terms. His district includes most of Jackson and is the only majority-black district in the state. He has served as chair of the Committee on Homeland Security from 2007 to 2011 and from 2019 to 2023. He was both the first Democrat and the first African American to chair the committee. Previously he served as a school teacher in Madison, and as an alderman, 1969-1973 and Mayor, 1973-1980, of Bolton before being elected to the Hinds County Board of Supervisors, 1980 to 1993. Mississippi has a Congressional delegation of four: 3 Republicans and 1 Democrat.)
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 Mississippi Congressman Trent Kelly and Mississippi Congressman Bennie Thompson.”