One of my relatives is a delegate from the Pacific Northwest. His words:

Pray for GOP convention

– already got violence downtown
– got LGBT trying to upset conference
– got an inside coup trying to change rules
– got some pro-Hillary delegates that have infiltrated ranks

Need God to fight for us like he did for Joshua at Gibeon, so we truly will be anxious for nothing,

but mostly need to HEAR what He is saying so I don’t get in His way…already talked to many people.

Going to be 5000 delegates. Many protestors, many Dems in disguise and 15000 media people.

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Baton Rouge and protests here have created a heightened awareness across this side of country, and downtown Cleveland is now closed and people were asked not to go out, even to church – told to stay home.

Bits & pieces of information …

RNC convention schedule of events

Convention events will get underway July 18 at 1 p.m. EST. Tuesday’s schedule will get underway at 5:30 p.m. EST; Wednesday at 7 p.m. EST; and Thursday at 7:30 p.m. EST.

Highlights –

July 18th:

• Jamiel Shaw Sr, whose son was killed by an undocumented immigrant and who supports stronger border control
• Senator Tom Cotton
• Rudy Giuliani
• Trump’s wife, Melania
• Sen. Joni Ernst

July 19th: 

• Dana White, president of Ultimate Fighting Championship
• Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson
• Former Attorney General Michael Mukasey
• Retired Lieutenant General Michael Flynn
• Senator Mitch McConnell
• Tiffany Trump
• Donald Trump Jr.
• Governor Scott Walker

July 20th:

• Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi
• Eileen Collins, retired astronaut and first female commander of a space shuttle mission
• Former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich
• Senator Ted Cruz
• Eric Trump
• Natalie Gulbis, a professional golfer
• Vice Presidential nominee Mike Pence

July 21st:

• Representative Marsha Blackburn
• RNC Chairman Reince Priebus
• Florida Governor Rick Scott
• Ivanka Trump
• Donald Trump

Seating of state delegates:

List Of RNC Convention Speakers (so far)…

Pastor Mark Burns
Phil Ruffin
Congressman Ryan Zinke
Pat Smith
Mark Geist
John Tiegen
Congressman Michael McCaul
Sheriff David Clarke
Congressman Sean Duffy
Darryl Glenn
Senator Tom Cotton
Karen Vaughn
Governor Mike Huckabee
Mayor Rudy Giuliani
Melania Trump
Senator Joni Ernst
Kathryn Gates-Skipper
Marcus Luttrell
Dana White
Governor Asa Hutchinson
Attorney General Leslie Rutledge
Michael Mukasey
Andy Wist
Senator Jeff Sessions
Retired Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn
Alex Smith
Speaker Paul Ryan
Congressman Kevin McCarthy
Kerry Woolard .
Senator Shelley Moore Capito
Dr. Ben Carson
Co-Chair Sharon Day
Natalie Gulbis
Kimberlin Brown
Antonio Sabato, Jr.
Peter Thiel
Eileen Collins
Senator Ted Cruz
Newt Gingrich
Michelle Van Etten
Lynne Patton
Eric Trump
Harold Hamm
Congressman Chris Collins
Brock Mealer
Congresswoman Marsha Blackburn
Governor Mary Fallin
Darrell Scott
Lisa Shin
Governor Rick Scott
Chairman Reince Priebus
Tom Barrack
Ivanka Trump
Attorney General Pam Bondi
Jerry Falwell Jr.
Rabbi Haskel Lookstein
Chris Cox
Senator Mitch McConnell
Tiffany Trump
Governor Chris Christie
Donald J. Trump Jr.
Governor Scott Walker

Of course the main activity is to formally nominate Donald J. Trump as the Republican nominee for President (doesn’t seem possible that I am typing those words!!!) This video briefly explains the process.

How does delegate voting work during the RNC?