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Tina Peters spoke to a \u201cpacked crowd<\/span>\u201d on Friday at the Rocky Mountain Voice Freedom Festival.\n<\/p>\n IFA has been following\u00a0Ms. Peters\u2019 story<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>since 2021, when\u00a0the FBI invaded her home<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>at 6 a.m., waking the 60-year-old single woman to a SWAT team in full combat gear. This is because she exposed that 29,000 election logs were deleted<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>during a \u201cTrusted Build\u201d in 2020.<\/p>\n \u00a0\n<\/p>\n Peters told<\/span> hundreds at Freedom Festival, \u201dThis is our 1776 moment,\u201d and she certainly suffered under something addressed by four grievances in our Declaration of Independence: Unjust judges and unfair trials.\n<\/p>\n Matthew Barrett, appointed by Colorado Governor Jared Polis (D), sentenced her to nine years, saying<\/span>, \u201cPrison is for those folks where we send people who are a danger to all of us, whether it be by the pen or the sword or the word of the mouth,\u201d admitting that he was shutting down her freedom of speech.\n<\/p>\n On December 11 (a year and a day after we prayed<\/span>), President Donald Trump pardoned Ms. Peters<\/span>, saying<\/span> Governor Polis\u2026\n<\/p>\n \u2026won\u2019t allow our wonderful Tina to come out of a jail \u2014 in a high-intensity jail \u2014 because she caught people cheating on an election, and they said she<\/span><\/span> was cheating. She wasn\u2019t cheating. She went over; she looked at one of the election scams going on, and because she did that, they put her in jail for nine years.\n<\/p>\n Governor Polis and Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser took no action then, claiming presidential pardons are only applicable to federal charges.\n<\/p>\n Then, on April 2, the Colorado Court of Appeals ordered that Ms. Peters must be resentenced, concluding<\/span> that \u201cthe trial court should not have considered [her] beliefs relevant when imposing sentence.\u201d\n<\/p>\n This prompted Governor Polis to take action, cutting her 8\u00be year sentence to 4\u215c years, and releasing her on parole June 1, after 20 months in prison.\n<\/p>\n Ms. Peters was greeted by a standing ovation when she spoke on June 26, 25 days after her release.\n<\/p>\n She thanked those present and around the world for their financial support as she faced legal fees, and for their prayers. She said<\/span>, \u201cThank you. You\u2019re my heroes.\u201d\n<\/p>\n She addressed the charges, including that she had allowed unauthorized access to election equipment, saying<\/span>, \u201cI didn\u2019t have an unauthorized person in there. I was elected by the people. I had an authorized person that has preserved the election records that are required by federal law.\u201d\n<\/p>\n One of the stories she mentioned about her time in prison was when she was attacked. Someone on her team posted<\/span> the day after:\n<\/p>\n As far as Tina is aware, the inmate who assaulted her has not been charged, slept in their cell last night, and will face no consequences. This incident is clearly a targeted attack against Peters. In all likelihood, it is being used as an opportunity to isolate and harass Tina Peters.\n<\/p>\n When we reported<\/span> the grievances of her unconstitutional sentencing, we did something our founders did in signing the Declaration, \u201c\u2026appealing to the Supreme Judge of the world\u2026\u201d who is Jesus Christ<\/span>.\n<\/p>\n Bret Smith leads the\u00a0IFA Colorado Prayer Team<\/span><\/span>, and their state motto is \u201cNil sine numine,\u201d which is translated \u201cNothing without the Deity.\u201d On Monday, Mr. Smith wrote to IFA, \u201cWe have been praying for Tina weekly.\u201d\n<\/p>\n In December 2024, he wrote<\/span> to IFA, \u201cWe have been praying that Tina\u2019s suffering be short, and she be strengthened and restored. As said in 1 Peter 5:10,\u00a0And after you have suffered a little while, the God of all grace, who has called you to his eternal glory in Christ, will himself restore, confirm, strengthen, and establish you.\u201d\n<\/p>\n In March, he sent the Colorado Prayer Team a prayer by Anita Lynott, the IFA Florida Prayer Group leader:\n<\/p>\n Father God, I lift up Tina Peters, who is in prison before You. You see the truth of what has happened, and nothing is hidden from Your eyes. You know every person and every act that led to this injustice. I ask that You expose the truth in Your perfect time and way. And I ask that it will happen SUDDENLY!!!\n<\/p>\n Hank Kunneman, pastor of Lord of Hosts Church in Omaha, NE, believes the release of Ms. Peters is \u201ca sign<\/span> pointing to a bigger redemptive purpose.\u201d Let\u2019s pray this opens the door to more justice in America. As Ms. Peters\u2019 release is in the wake of rededicating America to the Lord, let\u2019s pray we respond with deeper commitment to the Lord.\n<\/p>\n When pardoning Ms. Peters, President Trump referred<\/span> to evidence of cheating that happened in 2020, saying, \u201cYou\u2019ll see that coming out more.\u201d\n<\/p>\n Let\u2019s pray as Ms. Lynott encouraged the Colorado Prayer Group to do: \u201cYou are the God who avenges and repays those who do harm, for it is written, He is the God who pays back those who harm me (Psalm 18:47a).\u201d\n<\/p>\n Ms. Peters told those at Freedom Festival, \u201dYou cannot back down. You cannot give up, and you cannot give in.\u201d\n<\/p>\n Rich Swingle has presented in 42 nations on six continents, mostly with his own one-man plays. Rich and his bride Joyce Swingle have 41 screen children.\u00a0The Swingles\u2019 home mission is New York City. www.RichDrama.com<\/span>.\u00a0Photo Credit: Marc Piscotty\/Getty Images.<\/em>\n<\/p>\nLet the IFA community know how to pray for you.<\/h4>\n
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Let\u2019s go to our knees with that resolve. Post your prayers in the comments below for Ms. Peters, fair elections, justice for the real criminals, and righteous judges\u2026<\/h4>\n