Happy Sunday everyone! We’re back today for another great Sunday afternoon message from our good friend Pastor Robb Goodman. Today’s message: The High Places Must Come Down! Today we will study 2 Chronicles 15. King Asa got words from the prophet of the Lord to clear out all of the idols in Israel. We will look at the great things that took place once he was obedient to the prophet’s word, the Word of God.Let’s study together the effect that this had upon the people. I believe that the Lord has instructions for all of us in this message. Pastor Robb Goodman Sr. Pastor of Zion Freedom Fellowship USA Watch here:

While the United States is locked in an ongoing conflict with Iran, an Iranian national was living comfortably in the Los Angeles suburb of Woodland Hills. But according to federal prosecutors, she wasn’t just living the California dream. She was allegedly brokering tens of millions of dollars in weapons, drones, and ammunition on behalf of the Iranian regime. And she almost got away. Federal authorities arrested Shamim Mafi, 44, at Los Angeles International Airport on Saturday night, just as she was reportedly about to board a flight to Turkey. The charges? Allegedly brokering the sale of Iranian-manufactured Mohajer-6 armed drones, bombs, bomb fuses, and millions of rounds of ammunition to Sudan’s Ministry of Defense in violation of U.S. sanctions. First Assistant U.S. Attorney Bill Essayli announced the arrest on X: Last night, Shamim Mafi, 44, of Woodland Hills, was arrested at Los Angeles International Airport for trafficking arms on behalf of the government of Iran. She is charged with a violation of 50 U.S.C. § 1705 for brokering the sale of drones, bombs, bomb fuses, and millions of… pic.twitter.com/l39Gf1WVed— F.A. United States Attorney Bill Essayli (@USAttyEssayli) April 19, 2026 The scope of the alleged operation is staggering. According to the criminal complaint, Mafi allegedly brokered a contract worth more than $70.6 million for the sale of Iranian drones alone. On top of that, prosecutors say she helped arrange the sale of 55,000 bomb fuses, 10 million rounds of AK-47 ammunition, and a separate proposed deal for 240 million additional rounds. Fox News correspondent Matt Finn reported on the details of the arrest: NEW: Feds arrest an Iranian woman last night at LAX right before she was about to get on a flight to Turkey. Shamim Mafi is accused of brokering Iranian bombs, weapons, drones and ammunition to Sedan.Mafi, who lives in LA, allegedly brokered "millions of rounds of… pic.twitter.com/MQtbwCmRl1— Matt Finn (@MattFinnFNC) April 19, 2026 Fox News reported on the full scope of the case: Mafi is an Iranian national who became a lawful permanent resident of the United States in 2016. She maintains a residence in Woodland Hills and frequently travels to Iran, Turkey, Oman, and other countries. According to the complaint, Mafi used an Oman-based company called Atlas International Business LLC to facilitate the deals. Payments were allegedly routed through Turkey and the United Arab Emirates to evade sanctions. Investigators say Mafi maintained approximately 62 bidirectional contacts with an officer from Iran’s Ministry of Intelligence and Security between December 2022 and June 2025, and coordinated with figures tied to Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. Let that sink in. She was allegedly in regular contact with Iranian intelligence officers and IRGC-connected figures for years, all while living as a permanent resident in the United States. And she never obtained the required U.S. licenses for brokering any of these Iranian defense articles. The Libs of TikTok account noted one detail that jumped out to many online: BREAKING: Iranian national Shamim Mafi arrested at Los Angeles International Airport for allegedly trafficking guns on behalf of the Iranian government.She faces up to 20 years in prison.Mafi was born in Iran and became a lawful United States resident in 2016 under Obama. pic.twitter.com/URQmhnxjJW— Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) April 19, 2026 CBS News reported on what Mafi now faces: If convicted, Mafi faces a statutory maximum sentence of 20 years in federal prison. She is expected to make her initial appearance on Monday afternoon in U.S. District Court in downtown Los Angeles. First Assistant U.S. Attorney Bill Essayli stated that Mafi “brokered the sale of drones, bombs, bomb fuses and millions of rounds of ammunition manufactured by Iran and sold to Sudan.” The timing of this arrest is impossible to ignore. The United States is actively engaged in a conflict with Iran, the Strait of Hormuz has been shut down again, and President Trump just convened an emergency meeting over Iran’s latest provocations. Meanwhile, an Iranian national with ties to Tehran’s intelligence services was allegedly running a weapons pipeline right out of Los Angeles. Twenty years in prison would be the maximum sentence. Given the scale of the alleged operation and its direct connection to the Iranian regime, many will be watching this case very closely.

President Trump is set to participate in a marathon Bible-reading event this week. The week-long event, called “America Reads the Bible,” will take place April 19-25. “National leaders and everyday Americans will read scripture aloud from Genesis to Revelation, live from the Museum of the Bible to celebrate America’s 250th,” Great American Pure Flix wrote. “On April 21, President Trump is scheduled to read Scripture via video message from the Oval Office during the 6 p.m. EST hour,” a press release read, according to CNN. “This week, I send my best wishes to every citizen gathered at the Museum of the Bible, on the National Mall, and all across our country participating in America Reads the Bible, a historic initiative in which nearly 500 Americans will take part in a public reading, over the course of one week, of the entire Bible—from Genesis to Revelation—to celebrate 250 years of the Bible in America,” Trump said in a statement. “I applaud every citizen participating in the America Reads the Bible initiative. Together, we will honor Holy Scripture, renew our faith, usher in a historic resurgence of religion on American shores, and rededicate the United States as one Nation under God,” he continued. Trump is scheduled to read 2 Chronicles 7:11-22. President Trump will be reading the Bible, specifically 2 Chronicles 7:11–22, in the Oval Office on Tuesday, April 21, between 6 p.m. and 7 p.m. ET. pic.twitter.com/DIfAWhBi7A — Leading Report (@LeadingReport) April 18, 2026 CNN has more: Founder and president of Christians Engaged, Bunni Pounds, who helped organize the event, told Fox News that they “needed someone special to read Second Chronicles, chapter seven” and that they set aside the passage for Trump to read. Margaret Susan Thompson, professor of history and political science in the Maxwell School at Syracuse University, told CNN the verse has been seen by many Evangelical Christians as a “justification of calling upon God to bless their nation.” Read 2 Chronicles 7:11-22 below (Christian Standard Bible): 11 So Solomon finished the Lord’s temple and the royal palace. Everything that had entered Solomon’s heart to do for the Lord’s temple and for his own palace succeeded. 12 Then the Lord appeared to Solomon at night and said to him: I have heard your prayer and have chosen this place for myself as a temple of sacrifice. 13 If I shut the sky so there is no rain, or if I command the grasshopper to consume the land, or if I send pestilence on my people, 14 and my people, who bear my name, humble themselves, pray and seek my face, and turn from their evil ways, then I will hear from heaven, forgive their sin, and heal their land. 15 My eyes will now be open and my ears attentive to prayer from this place. 16 And I have now chosen and consecrated this temple so that my name may be there forever; my eyes and my heart will be there at all times. 17 As for you, if you walk before me as your father David walked, doing everything I have commanded you, and if you keep my statutes and ordinances, 18 I will establish your royal throne, as I promised your father David: You will never fail to have a man ruling in Israel. 19 However, if you turn away and abandon my statutes and my commands that I have set before you and if you go and serve other gods and bow in worship to them, 20 then I will uproot Israel from the soil that I gave them, and this temple that I have sanctified for my name I will banish from my presence; I will make it an object of scorn and ridicule among all the peoples. 21 As for this temple, which was exalted, everyone who passes by will be appalled and will say, “Why did the Lord do this to this land and this temple?” 22 Then they will say, “Because they abandoned the Lord God of their ancestors who brought them out of the land of Egypt. They clung to other gods and bowed in worship to them and served them. Because of this, he brought all this ruin on them.” “I’m looking forward to being part of America Reads the Bible, a week-long event where the entire Bible will be read aloud in honor of our nation’s 250th anniversary! I’ll be reading Luke 10, including the parable of the Good Samaritan—a passage that inspired the name and mission of @SamaritansPurse,” Franklin Graham said. I’m looking forward to being part of America Reads the Bible, a week-long event where the entire Bible will be read aloud in honor of our nation’s 250th anniversary! I’ll be reading Luke 10, including the parable of the Good Samaritan—a passage that inspired the name and mission… pic.twitter.com/rvhDywkXNo — Franklin Graham (@Franklin_Graham) April 17, 2026 Watch the opening ceremony below: WATCH LIVE: 'America Reads the Bible' opening ceremony underway https://t.co/pB5UNogQhD — Fox News (@FoxNews) April 18, 2026 Fox News shared further: Pounds said the passage, particularly verse 14, has been central to American prayer life for decades, often invoked during times of national reflection. “It comes at a time where the Israelites were experiencing hardship and God spoke and said, ‘If my people that are called by my name would humble themselves and pray,’” Pounds said. “We’ve prayed this scripture for at least the last 50 years of American history on National Day of Prayer and other moments in this country.” Verse 14 reads, “If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.” “And so we instantly said — who needs to read that? The President of the United States,” she added. “We set it aside for him and have been praying for that for the last year.” Pounds said Trump’s participation sends a broader message about faith in American life. “I think he’s sending a message that faith matters in this country, and that it’s important not only personally, but for our nation overall,” she said. She added that the selected Scripture speaks to the country’s current moment. “We’re making a statement during this week as America reads the Bible, that there is so much in the Bible that we can gain wisdom and discernment from, there is so much that can heal our families, that can rescue us from depression and anxiety and can heal our inner cities and heal our land … I believe the president’s saying that by reading this scripture specifically,” Pounds said.

President Trump just did something that could change the lives of thousands of suffering American veterans. And he had one of the biggest names in media standing right next to him when he did it. On Saturday, the President signed a landmark executive order in the Oval Office directing the FDA to fast-track research into psychedelic therapies for treating PTSD, traumatic brain injuries, and severe depression. The ceremony included Health Secretary RFK Jr., retired Navy SEAL Marcus Luttrell, Rep. Morgan Luttrell (R-TX), and podcast giant Joe Rogan. More than 6,000 American veterans die by suicide every year. The current treatment options have failed too many of them. This executive order opens the door to therapies that have already shown incredible results overseas but have been locked behind bureaucratic red tape for decades. The White House posted video of the ceremony, featuring Rogan delivering a powerful statement about what this moment means: Accelerating Medical Treatments for Serious Mental Illness@JoeRogan: "For 56 years we've lived under those terrible conditions. We're free of that now. Thanks to all these people… and thanks to President Trump." https://t.co/j1tkGACSM7 pic.twitter.com/aQmZl3z4PG— The White House (@WhiteHouse) April 18, 2026 “For 56 years we’ve lived under those terrible conditions. We’re free of that now.” That’s Joe Rogan, visibly moved, thanking President Trump for finally cutting through the red tape that has blocked these treatments since the 1970s. The executive order specifically targets drugs like ibogaine, psilocybin, MDMA, and LSD that have been designated as “breakthrough therapies” by the FDA. President Trump cited a 2024 Stanford University study showing that 30 special operations veterans with traumatic brain injuries experienced an 80 to 90 percent reduction in symptoms of depression and anxiety within just one month of ibogaine treatment. Health Secretary RFK Jr. laid out exactly what the order will accomplish: Thanks to the leadership of President Trump, under this historic Executive Order, @HHSGov will accelerate research, approval, and access to new mental health treatments, including psychedelic therapies such as ibogaine. pic.twitter.com/ZiUl5IaoBL— Secretary Kennedy (@SecKennedy) April 18, 2026 The numbers are staggering. According to RFK Jr., more than 14 million Americans currently live with serious mental illness. The existing treatments, for far too many, simply aren’t working. This executive order commits $50 million to ibogaine research and opens a pathway for seriously ill patients to access ibogaine under the federal Right to Try law. Fox News reported on the details of the signing: President Trump signed an executive order directing the FDA to expedite review of psychedelics already designated as breakthrough therapy drugs, with a focus on treating veterans’ mental health conditions. The order aims to “dramatically accelerate access to new medical research and treatments based on psychedelic drugs,” Trump said, emphasizing that these experimental treatments “have shown life-changing potential for those suffering from severe mental illness.” The federal government is committing $50 million to ibogaine research, matching a commitment previously made by Texas. The order also opens a pathway for ibogaine administration under the Right to Try law, removes what the administration calls “unnecessary bureaucratic hurdles,” and improves data sharing between the FDA and Department of Veterans Affairs. Rep. Morgan Luttrell, a Texas Republican and combat veteran who has personally undergone ibogaine treatment, put it in the most human terms possible: “It changed my life, and I look forward to seeing the impact it will have on countless others. We’re losing too many veterans. If this treatment gives us a chance to change that, we owe it to them to try.” VA Secretary Doug Collins also weighed in, making clear that the administration sees this as a critical piece of a much larger strategy: Thank you, President Trump. We need an all-of-the-above strategy when it comes to tackling mental health, and your EO opens up new possibilities for America's Veterans. https://t.co/OOqKuWd6C2— VA Secretary Doug Collins (@SecVetAffairs) April 18, 2026 KOMO News provided additional details on the scope of the order: The executive order instructs the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to prioritize and fast-track applications for treatments that have shown early promise for PTSD, as well as conditions such as depression and other mental health disorders. It leverages the FDA’s “breakthrough therapy” designation to shorten timelines for reaching patients. The order also directs the Attorney General to work with HHS on rescheduling reviews after successful Phase 3 clinical trials on psychedelics, so that rescheduling may proceed as quickly as practicable for approved products. The drugs will remain classified as Schedule I substances for now, meaning they’re still illegal outside of clinical settings. But the FDA has already approved the first ibogaine investigational new drug clearance, paving the way for the first-ever human trials in the United States. This is President Trump doing what he does best: cutting through decades of government inaction and bureaucratic paralysis to help the people who need it most. Our veterans have been failed by the system for too long. If these treatments can deliver even a fraction of the results that the Stanford study showed, this executive order could end up saving thousands of lives.

The Atlantic just dropped what it clearly hoped would be a knockout blow against FBI Director Kash Patel. Instead, Patel came out swinging. The magazine published a lengthy anonymously sourced article late Friday night titled “The FBI Director Is MIA,” alleging that Patel has engaged in “erratic behavior,” “excessive drinking,” and “unexplained absences.” The piece cited more than two dozen unnamed sources, including current and former FBI officials, congressional staff, and lobbyists. Patel’s response? He didn’t flinch. Not even for a second. Within hours of the article going live, Patel took to X and made his position crystal clear: see you and your entire entourage of false reporting in court… But do keep at it with the fake news, actual malice standard is now what some would call a legal lay up. https://t.co/MfbHH8OtLv pic.twitter.com/kw5U3LrfMM— FBI Director Kash Patel (@FBIDirectorKash) April 18, 2026 “Actual malice standard is now what some would call a legal lay up.” That is not the language of a man who is worried. That is the language of a man who knows the reporting is garbage and intends to prove it in court. Patel also shared a screenshot of a letter his FBI team sent to Atlantic reporter Sarah Fitzpatrick before publication, warning her the claims were “categorically false and defamatory.” The Atlantic ran the story anyway. His attorney, Jesse Binnall, reportedly sent a separate pre-publication letter asserting that the “vast majority” of the claims in the piece lack proper sourcing and are demonstrably false. Fox News had more on the fallout: White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt told the magazine that “crime across the country has plummeted to the lowest level in more than 100 years and many high profile criminals have been put behind bars. Director Patel remains a critical player on the Administration’s law and order team.” Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche praised Patel’s accomplishments, calling the article an “anonymously sourced hit piece.” FBI Assistant Director Ben Williamson dismissed the reporting as “every obviously fake rumor” from the past 14 months. So the White House, the Attorney General, and the FBI’s own public affairs office are all on record saying this story is fabricated. But sure, The Atlantic cited “two dozen anonymous sources.” Sound familiar? It should. This is the same playbook the media has used against every effective member of the Trump administration since 2017. Patel wasn’t done, either. He followed up with another post that should make every journalist at The Atlantic think twice about what they just printed: Memo to the fake news – the only time I’ll ever actually be concerned about the hit piece lies you write about me will be when you stop. Keep talking, it means I’m doing exactly what I should be doing. And no amount of BS you write will ever deter this FBI from making America…— FBI Director Kash Patel (@FBIDirectorKash) April 18, 2026 “Keep talking, it means I’m doing exactly what I should be doing.” He is not wrong. Here is the part The Atlantic conveniently buried. Under Patel’s leadership, the FBI has overseen 67,000 arrests nationwide, a 112% increase in violent crime arrests, and the recovery of more than 6,200 missing children. Those are not the numbers of an absent director. Those are the numbers of an agency that is finally doing its job. RedState pointed out another key detail that undercuts the entire “MIA” narrative: Erica Knight from the FBI provided contrasting facts, noting Patel has taken only 17 days off since assuming office, significantly less than predecessors. She emphasized: “The so-called ‘intoxication incidents’ have happened exactly ZERO times.” The piece was released Friday evening with only a two-hour notice to Patel’s office before publication, a practice characterized as an ambush tactic designed to minimize the opportunity for a thorough rebuttal. Seventeen days off. That is roughly half the time taken by former Directors Comey and Wray during comparable periods. And the “intoxication incidents” that formed the backbone of the article? According to the FBI itself, they never happened. Not once. The pattern here could not be more transparent. Patel is delivering results that terrify the establishment. So the media falls back on what it does best: anonymous sources, character assassination, and a Friday night news dump designed to dominate the weekend cycle. Patel is not playing that game. He is lawyering up and daring them to prove a single word of it in court.