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In October, we announced an online contest to reward the person who distributed the most voter guides prior to the election. We also announced a drawing for all who participated in our online contest.

Congratulations to Donna Moore, our contest winner, who distributed nearly 10,000 voter guides to churches and various groups in the Fredericksburg area. Donna is a member of the Rappahannock Family Forum and has been actively engaged in making a difference in that region for years. We will send Donna a beautiful framed photograph of the state capitol.

Also, congratulations to Tony Armstrong of Newport News, who won the overall drawing. He will receive an autographed copy of the book From Hope to Higher Ground by former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee.

We offer our sincere thanks to all who distributed voter guides during the past campaign. With your help, we placed nearly 900,000 voter guides in churches and with civic groups throughout The Old Dominion! This is by far our largest voter guide distribution effort and we believe our voter guides had a big impact on the election. CNN exit polls reported that 34 percent of those who voted were born again/evangelicals, 83 percent of whom voted for the winning candidates. That is the highest percentage of voting for that demographic since CNN began exit polling in Virginia, giving the winning ticket nearly 50 percent of their votes.

This does not take into account our many African-American friends, such as new Pastors For Family Values Chaplain, Bishop Earl Jackson. We also published our first voter guide in Spanish and received much positive response from pastors in the Hispanic community. But . . . there is still work to do!

Please continue to keep our Winning Matters efforts in your prayers. There are at least two special elections to fill vacant Senate seats (to replace Attorney General-elect Ken Cuccinelli and Virginia Beach Sheriff-elect Ken Stolle) and maybe more as Governor-elect Bob McDonnell selects his cabinet appointees. We will be “on the job” and “on the ground” with our Winning Matters team, covering these elections, motivating and educating voters to make an informed choice at the ballot box.

Therefore I exhort first of all that supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks be made for all men, for kings and all who are in authority, that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and reverence.  I Tim. 2:1-2

The importance of praying for our nation, our leaders, and our elections is paramount — and a specific Biblical command. It is imperative that we have laws that reflect God’s principles in order to live on earth in peace with one another, and that only happens through leaders who know and follow Godly principle. As we approach another crucial election, to many a crossroads in our nation’s history, asking God’s direction seems most essential.

David Andersen, the Virginia state director for Capitol Ministries, is inviting everyone, especially pastors, who would like to pray on the eve of election night, Monday, November 3, 2008 at the State Capitol:

Virginia Capitol Cookout and

The Pre-Election Capitol Square Prayer Walk

Old City Hall

1001 East Broad St, Richmond, Virginia

November 3, 2008

5:00-7:30 p.m.

Catered by Brock’s Bar-B-Que

Featured Speaker:

Delegate Sam Nixon

We hope that you can plan to attend this special event. (The event is free, but you must register by calling 804-796-9411.) The idea is to reach our leaders one heart at a time. We want to take this opportunity to support Capitol Ministries, pray for the upcoming elections and give you a chance to learn more about the impact Capitol Ministries has had on many serving in the Virginia General Assembly.