Wednesday, September 13, 2017

WEEKLY Arrows from Zion 9/13/2017

Priority Prayer Focus Sep 13, 2017

What are we focused on as the world grows darker spiritually by the day? I don't mean that we turn a blind eye to the spiritual sickness we see throughout the world, or to the increasing disasters that were prophesied before the end would come? It would be silly and even foolish to live in such a faith bubble that we would not recognize the fact of this present darkness.

Equally foolish would be to ignore the flip side of end times prophecies, like Isaiah 60:1-2 "Arise, shine; for your light has come, And the glory of the LORD has risen upon you. For behold, darkness will cover the earth And deep darkness the peoples; But the LORD will rise upon you And His glory will appear upon you.…"

This is the time to focus on the good things that the biblical prophecies have to say about the days when lawlessness and spiritual darkness increase, yet Yeshua said that despite the signs of wars, famines, natural disasters, the end would not come without the major outpouring of the Holy Spirit upon Israel and upon the nations. Let's keep our focus, so that "all Israel shall be saved". We serve a God who brings us great hope for the future, we should not be fearful of what lies ahead of us.

Arrows from Zion
Strategically Aimed for the Lord’s Harvest in Israel
Contact info for all the ministries included inside the subscription-only Weekly Summary.

Starting this week with a correction from last week: I identified the Jerusalem Prayer Tower as part of the ministry of Kobi & Shani Ferguson of Yeshua Israel in Jerusalem, however they have not been at that ministry in several years. Currently they are involved in a professional recording studio for the worship ministries of Israel, as well as their on-going focus on family discipleship and helping the needy. To learn more about their ministry, please open the subscription-only Attached DOCX Weekly Summary of Prayer Requests from Israeli Ministries

From the Revive Israel team, several items from Asher Intrater, like Prayer and politics, commenting on the clip of US President Trump asking for a day of national prayer in the wake of Hurricane Harvey on the Texas Gulf Coast - also this video by Asher: Are the hurricanes and floods from God?   And another video by Asher on how do we teach young people to give messages in the congregation and teach the bible? How To Teach the Gospel

Also included in this Revive Israel ministry letter a way you can be involved in an outreach they help fund for believing kids and adults in broken families and single parent households in their community through working with horses in equine therapy. See inside the Weekly Summary attachment how you can play a part. There is also a great little piece by Don Finto, The First Button - "First things first!  I'll never forget Bob Benson's illustration about the buttons on a shirt. Get the first button right, and all the others will be in line. Get that first button wrong, and the whole shirt will be lopsided."  

Plus a short report on the Zoe Ministries Conference in Jerusalem where a network of 50+ Korean churches came for 4 days of prayer, worship and teaching based on Ephesians. The Revive Israel Korea team and Jerusalem team participated in the conference.

n relation to this, I am also re-running an announcement from a few weeks back on the new book coming soon from Asher Intrater called "Alignment".  This book covers some important ground which we all need to prayerfully consider as "We are entering into a final transition age similar to the book of Acts. The apostolic and the apocalyptic are converging. Biblical pattern is becoming living prophecy. Alignment leads to revival; the manifest glory of God will rest on the city of Jerusalem and the people of God everywhere. The nations of the world will be lined up on one side or the other.  Watch the video message from Asher.  I, Donna, have read this book and highly recommend it to all both in Israel and in the nations.  See more inside the Weekly Summary attachment  

Howard Bass of the Nachalat Yeshua (Yeshua's Inheritance) congregation in Beer Sheva starts his prayer letter with thoughts and prayers for those suffering in Houston and Florida from the hurricanes. Let me just say that we in the US really appreciate your prayers, as the devastation has been pretty overwhelming. The news concentrates on Houston in Hurricane Harvey, but the truth is that the whole southern Texas Gulf Coast from Corpus Christi to Beaumont has been wiped out. This area is huge in oil refineries, Gulf drilling and shipping ports - and many Texas living and working along the whole stretch have been devasted by the floods. As Howard notes, "... such things are becoming more frequent and more devastating than in times past.  Famines, earthquakes, pestilence are nightly news items across the world.  As the last days get nearer to their end some years down the road, we can only expect more, and a difficulty to cope and to recover.  Yet in the love of God, He has told us these things in advance, so that our hearts can rest in Him even as we are pummeled all around." Yes, and amen! Thank you for prayers. We have seen in Texas, for example, that faith-based humanitarian aid has outdistanced what the Federal Emergency Management Agency has done to help those devasted. This is a witness to those in need!

Howard writes, "With these things in mind, here are two links to teachings that I just gave, the first in Singapore, the second to our congregation yesterday. With these teachings in mind, while in Singapore, I had a chance to participate in a discipleship school, called Making Disciples of All Nations.  There is much good teaching and examples provided in this school (and seven nations were present for the 5 days) of how to influence our societies as believers."

You can learn more about the congregation Howard Bass leads Here is a two-minute video produced by FIRM (Fellowship of Israel Related Ministries) for Yeshua's Inheritance Congregation. Also read the entire ministry update from them inside the Weekly Summary attachment           

Eric Benson is the head of the House of Victory, Beit Nitzachon, in Haifa, which is a rehab for men in Israel who are seeking to be free of addictions. They literally go into the highways and byways to seek men who are ready to end the self-destructive addictive life. It is the type of ministry that can be very emotionally taxing, as addicts go back and forth in their desire to be free or return to the addiction. They are people who generally have lost everything that ever meant anything to them. In this ministry letter, Eric tells many of the stories of men that they are currently ministering to - plus some wonderful reports on men who have overcome addictions and come back to an abundant life on the Rock of Yeshua. Read about these men and get the prayer requests submitted by Eric inside the subscription only Attached DOCX Weekly Summary of Prayer Requests from Israeli Ministries

Daniel and Shirya Yahav are the leaders of the Face of God Fellowship (Peniel) in Tiberias, which is still, I believe the largest congregation in Israel. The operate a school for their children, which Shira tells us is a little bit crowded currently as they are having to double up in the kindergarten building while desperately needed  renovations are going on in the older kids school building. They hope to complete the work by December and this is an area where prayers are welcomed because of common delays in construction work.  The school kids did get a special invite by the Israel director general of the ministry of science & technology, at the local computer education center.  The manager of the place told our headmaster that "your kids behave the best from all the schools we know, therefore we invited you to come".  Read more from the congregation, which is located in a heavily traditionally-religious community, inside the subscription only Attached DOCX Weekly Summary of Prayer Requests from Israeli Ministries. There are several items that I don't want to put out in public via Arrows from Zion so please learn more inside the Weekly Summary. They do have new teaching material available on their website - contact info inside the Summary. Shirya writes, "I would specially recommend to you a series of teaching on "My sheep hear my voice", found on page 4, under the audio." 

We have a prayer request in from Richard Wheeler on the Hands of Mercy team for Ye'shi Reinhardt who will be undergoing exploratory heart surgery on Sep 17th after being dianosed with a 70% blockage of the right ventricle. They welcome your prayers - and if you want to reach out to Ye'shi there is a direct email given inside the Weekly Summary attachment       

Orna Grinman of A Sign and Example Ministry (Ot Oo’Mofet)  has a new blog post, A Tabernacle in Finland and in you | Dana immigrated to Israel from Latvia eight years ago, and married a good friend of mine. In her homeland she was working as a lawyer for the central bank. In Israel she wanted to seek a different path for fulfillment. Dana A few years ago she attended a couple of our seminars and Tabernacle workshops... Read more online by clicking the linked title.  

From Ari & Shira Sorko-Ram's Maoz Ministries an invitation to participate in the publication and distribution of a Narrated Bible in Chronological Order in HEBREW. They write, " We don't know how the view looks from your country, but from our vantage point here in Israel, we see signs of the soon-coming of the Lord.
       There are three events that Yeshua Himself said must take place before His Second Coming:
       1. The Gospel will be preached to all nations.
       2. Jerusalem will be trampled upon by the nations until the times of the nations are fulfilled.
       3. The Jewish people will greet the return of Yeshua, saying "Blessed is He Who comes in the Name of the Lord."
YOUR GIFT to translate the Narrated Bible in Chronological Order into HEBREW will literally bring the Word of God to Israel!

From the Yuval Messianic Worhip Center for Music and the Arts - an invitation to attend a national concert of worship and praise just days before Yom Kippur: Tuesday, 26/9 (Get place, times and ticket info inside the Weekly Summary attachment. It" is a special opportunity to meet together as the Body from all around the Land in an atmosphere of reverence to intercede for the salvation of Israel, through ancient and new songs of worship.  Let us turn our faces toward the Lord on behalf of our people, declaring together His truth, His promises and love in song and prayer!"  This concert is hosted by "Yuval Music and Arts Worship Center" together with FIRM. The concert is produced by: Yuval Arts staff, Ann Hilsden, Sheli Myers and Jamie Hilsden. 

From KehilaNews.com the online community news and information portal by the community (kehila) in Israel, about the community (kehila) in Israel, and for the community (kehila), both in Israel and around the world.

'Welcome the King of Glory' Conference during Sukkot | by Karen Faulkner | Sukkot, the Feast of Tabernacles, begins on the evening of Oct. 4 this year and many in Israel are already preparing for the holiday including a group of Israeli Messianic leaders planning to host a special gathering for ministry leaders and believers from around the world.

IDF stages Hezbollah war drills | by Karen Faulkner | The IDF is in the midst of a wide ranging 10-day drill to practice a mock war with Hezbollah, the Iran-backed Shi’ite terror group based in Lebanon. Tens of thousands of soldiers, and thousands of reservists are taking part in the exercise.

VIDEO: Out of Zion GOD TV interview with Wayne Hilsden | by Ron Cantor | Ron interviews Wayne Hilsden, co-founder of King of Kings Community Jerusalem.

Forum to promote believing businesses in Israel, build connections | by N. J. Schiavi | Israel has earned a reputation in the economic arena as the “startup nation” and has increasingly become a focus of emerging business relationships and investments from both the West and the East.

Israel carried out strikes on chemical weapons plant in Syria overnight | by Amir Tsarfati | Reports of the strikes surfaced in both Lebanese and Syrian media Thursday morning, both Syria and Lebanon reporting Israeli jets over their airspaces.
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Urgent HEALING Needs
Life and Death is in the power of the tongue

Please see
inside the attached DOCX Weekly Summary to keep in prayer the Israeli ministry leaders and believers with urgent health needs including the fight for their very lives: 

Ye'shi (Jesse) Reinhardt of Hands of Mercy-Israel  has been diagnosed with a 70 percent blockage of the right ventricle and is undergoing exploratory heart surgery on September 17 | Lebanese Christian Pastor Najeeb Attieh will have to undergo two surgeries on his thighs & a hip replacement after returning from Germany where he is currently being cared for by friends (more details in this Weekly Summary) | Rick Ridings daughter, Esther Moore, miracle needed for cancer battle | From Dugit/Adonai Roi: Sarah, wife of a worship leader, being treated for cancer and Chaya Mizrachi, healing from wrist surgery but with complications in shoulder and eye | Olga Bikas continues to suffer from chronic, acute back pain. She is getting medication and physiotherapeutic treatments that will hopefully improve her condition | Eliyahu Ben Haim, IFI's chairman, had back surgery 7/6. The operation was a success. Pray for his wife Hannah, and that his recovery from the surgery be complete and speedy | Esther Ridings Moore for cancerous tumor to yield to treatment and prayer with full healing | PLEASE CONTINUE PRAYER FOR for HaMaayan congregant Danny Meyuseff suffering poor health on several fronts,  David Ortiz, Ami Ortiz, Ruth Nessim,  Eddie Beckford | PRAY for RECOVERY of David at Revive Israel; Gila in Arad, Chaya Mizrachi | LONG TERM BATTLES |  David Stern,  David, Leah and AmiMoshe M.;  the son of an Arab pastor, Ghazi, who is suffering from Leukemia. Michael E, Claude Ezagouri; Baruch & Karen Maayan, Judy, wife of pastor Yaakov K.

Teaching Articles 

Sally Shiff of the Hamaayan congregation in Kfar Saba shares their congregational  prayer list which they will be praying over in the Ten Days of Prayer between Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur.  You are invited to pray along with them as they pray through a variety of key intercessory issues for the nation and the congregation - with scripture references for each item on the prayer list.  See it inside the Weekly Summary attachment  


Israeli Ministries on Tours  |  BOOKING meetings now (See open dates)  Inside the attached Weekly Summary Contact info and open dates for  Eddie and Jackie Santoro of the Ahavat Yeshua congregation in Jerusalem. 
          

Eddie and Jackie Santoro of The Love of Yeshua available in the western US in October in Seattle, Colorado, Texas, Arizona and California. If you live in any of those states and would like to have us try and visit your church or congregation, please send us a note. We will be sending out our schedule several weeks before our departure. "

Those of you who follow this prayer summary know that Eddie has a truly miraculous testimony of healing from cancers - the first a brain tumor which did not look as if he could live through, and later when he had survived the brain tumor, a throat cancer. Praise God who has given Eddie the victory over both and infused Eddie with a zeal to pray for others needing healing.  Eddie and Jackie have also been instrumental in the mentoring of the generation of spiritual leaders that are currently taking positions in the Tel Aviv Tiferet Yeshua congregation and the Jerusalem Ahavat Yeshua congregation.


The Israeli Messianic Marketplace  Feature of the Week:

Who is Knocking on my Door?
Managing your painful thoughts and feelings, so they won't manage you
By Orna Grinman, "Ot OoMofet" ministry, Israel

Why do we struggle so much with various chronic problems? Doesn't God promise us a real and lasting victory? Will we only enjoy it in Heaven? What about now?

Anger, fear, depression, frustration - how come they are so much more powerful than the “positive” ones? Why do they they take over our horizon and cause us to forget the good things? The painful thoughts and emotions affect our decision making and quality of relationships, drain our strength and resources, and make our daily routine unbearable at times.

“Who is knocking on your door?” answers these questions, and equips the reader with two extremely efficient tools. These tools have caused a revolution in the life of the writer, and in those of many others, ho decided to manage their thoughts and emotions, so that these won’t manage them.

The booklet is available in Hebrew, English and Finnish. Can be ordered at otoomofet@gmail.com
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