Standing in the Gap for Oregon

First house in Portland. Naito Pkway and Washington St. Election Day is over, but of course the votes are still being counted and many races in Oregon are too close to call. Mixed feelings at some of the outcomes - Am hopeful you will join me in a renewed commitment to pray for our state, to be diligent to hear from the Lord on how to pray and to remember it is God who … changes the times and the seasons; He removes kings and raises up kings; ….Daniel 2:21   Multnomah County – the most populous in the state, with the smallest geographical area. Portland, the county seat, was started in 1843 when Asa Lovejoy and William Overton filed a land claim at the place along the west bank of the Willamette River that was known by trappers and natives as “The Clearing.” Mr. Overton built a cabin at this site before selling his portion of the claim to someone else and leaving for greener pastures. This site is in what is now Multnomah County, not far from the waterfront, at the intersect...