A powerful two-day conference was held July 20 and 21, 2022 in Arlington, Virginia. Sponsored by Dr. Jim Garlow and Rosemary Schindler Garlow of the “Well Versed” ministry in El Cajon, California, speakers ranged from pastors, former members of Congress and current legislators, businessmen, attorneys, theologians, entrepreneurs and physicians.

The focus of the conference was to educate the faithful. The speakers did not pull any punches about the hostile domestic and international situation toward Christians and the war that is raging for world dominance. Pope Francis, Klaus Schwab, Bill Gates, George Soros, Trudeau, the Biden Administration, Rockefeller and Carnegie, leaders of the United Nations, leaders of the European Union, and Council of Foreign Relations, media and education are all working in tandem to promote a one-world global system.

The presentations ranged from the present state of the church in the US to matters of faith, marriage and family, sexuality, Israel, race, legal and cancel culture. The latter issue addressed our religious freedom, money, safety, ability to communicate, health and education in light of the current cancel culture in the US. Presenters addressed the rapid rise in nations of global authoritarianism with limitations on health care, travel, ability to own property, and to conduct financial affairs – even speech. Others addressed the border insecurity, weapons left behind in Afghanistan, a supposed innocuous World Health Organization pandemic definition (read: health dictatorship) and homelessness in California. The need  – and indeed the urgency for –

alternative banking and educational systems were highlighted.

Discussion of the pandemic and government-mandated closures of churches in the United States and Canada were noted while at the same time liquor stores, florists and abortion clinics remained open. Although Pastor Ché Ahn of Harvest Rock Church in Pasadena won the court battle against Governor Newsom to hold indoor services during the pandemic, others were not so fortunate. Canadian pastor Artur Pawlowski has been arrested numerous times for holding church services during the pandemic, even one held outdoors. Pastor Henry Hildebrandt of Aylmer, Ontario, Canada organized a drive-in church service, but even that was prohibited by the police.

One of the most compelling speakers was Nick Vujicic, born without arms or legs. He was falsely accused of terminating a homosexual employee who had actually resigned from Nick’s firm. A gay magazine published the false narrative that this employee had been fired. Not only were Nick’s bank account and credit lines frozen, but he eventually had to spend tens of thousands of dollars in legal fees to resolve the situation and at the same time lost much more in contracts for his business.

From Pope Francis’ efforts for an “interfaith” agreement to The World Health Organization’s proposed treaty that will allow them to define “pandemic” and to enact whatever policies they want with zero liability; the push is toward globalization and NOT national sovereignty. Under the Biden administration, we lost our energy independence. Not only are gasoline prices in the stratosphere, even the cost of propane (in Wisconsin) has more than tripled.

Other compelling presentations provided practical guidance for emergency preparedness on how to collect your own rainwater (not legal in all states!), purify it, start a garden to grow food, even light a fire if you run out of matches. Cities of refuge were addressed; the growing public square support for cancel culture efforts were highlighted.

However, the overall direction and purpose was that not only should the Lord’s people aggressively prepare for the future, but they should also engage and fight for the sovereignty of the US, to be salt and light in the culture with the saving Gospel of Jesus Christ. Christians will have to register to vote and show up on election day. If they will engage and pray, this sinking battleship may well be turned around. Indeed, “Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord.” (Psalm 33:12)