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An Unpopular Assignment. What if God calls a Christian to an unpopular assignment? Not unprecedented biblically, since God called Jonah to an assignment he ran from, only to be chastened and returned to the task.During the highly divisive political season prior to the USA 2016 election, Dr. Long was led step by step into increasing involvement through intercessory prayer to battle for a man‘s soul—a man who was not his choice for President, and whom he did not like. His work to discern the truth about the candidates and later to spiritually battle for God’s agenda was met with personal attacks that wounded his heart. Facing down his own doubts, arguments, and those of others, he persevered in prayer to see God’s will prevail.Long details the personal prayer battles in this crucible that lost him friends and coworkers as he surrendered to God’s assignment and worked to involve a small team to move beyond politics into “the place of intercession.” The lessons for all of us called into prayer for our nation are vital for us to learn. As Long states, “The vanguard of this spiritual and cultural war for the soul of the nation and the souls of its citizens and leaders are the intercessors.” A profound principle that is taught in this spiritual battle is the concept of “the place of intercession.” This biblical concept modeled by the prophet Amos is the dynamic of cooperating with the Holy Spirit which transcends human politics, in a fallen world advances God’s kingdom. The story of this book will encourage new generations of Kingdom intercessors to count the cost of faithful service to the King of Kings, Jesus Christ. You will find that as you do, you will play a role in shaping history that will take part in God’s Kingdom plans on earth. Table of Contents:1.Principles for Moving Beyond Politics to History-Shaping Prayer 2.Introduction to the Impending Spiritual Battle 3.Praying for Leaders Who Can Defeat Radical Islam4.Is Trump the Next Hitler?5.Called into Our Place of