WEEKLY Arrows from Zion 9/14/2016

Priority Prayer Focus Sep 14, 2016

The most urgent need for prayer this week is for Shelly, wife of Eitan a pastor in Israel Pochtar's Voice of Judah network.  Israel writes:  About two years ago Shelly was diagnosed with a very rare form of brain tumor that leaves almost no chance of survival. She had undergone various different operations, treatment, chemotherapy, radiation, etc. Her battle has been monumental and she withstood it all with great faith and strength, defying all odds.

Throughout her journey Shelly has seen good days and some painfully bad ones. Her family never leaving her side, trusting and believing every step of the way.  For the past few months things have taken a turn for the worse and her condition deteriorated to the degree that the hospital discharged her, saying there is nothing more they could do for her, and basically sent her home to die surrounded by her family.

Shelly’s will to live and her faith in Yeshua has been her driving force, it kept her going through the toughest days. Her condition now is very severe, she is sedated by heavy dosage of drugs to try to alleviate her pain, and she is unable to move her limbs. Most of the time she is unconscious.

We’re standing before a true life or death situation. We’re not losing faith, but stand stronger than ever, praying and believing until the end. One thing we know, God loves Shelly, He has never left her side, and while there’s still breath of life we will not cease to pray and believe.  We urge you to join us in fervent prayer for Shelly as she is literally walking through the valley of the shadow of death. God never lets go of the hand of his children. We will keep you updated on her condition. We really appreciate your love, support and prayers. Shelly needs them now more than ever!

Arrows from Zion
Strategically Aimed for the Lord’s Harvest in Israel

Arni Klein of Emmaus Way begins this week with a background of the Spirit stirring China concerning Israel and the great increase of Chinese visitors to Israel from hundreds to thousands annually.  Arni has just departed with Claude Ezagouri of the Morning Star Fellowship in Tberias, and Andrei, the congregation's chief musician for 16-days in mainland China to meet with believers there. 

Arni writes, "The challenge before us, in the short time we have in each city, is to pass on a foundational understanding and vision to enable them to channel the passion the Lord has awakened within them. Even though the church has grown in numbers, China remains officially closed to the gospel. Therefore our comings and goings will require constant wisdom and discernment. We are blessed to have the translator of the booklet as our organizer and guide throughout the whole time. As you are led, we would be grateful if you would stand with us in prayer for wisdom, direction, protection, and Divine encounters."

Read more about the vision they take with them inside the attached DOCX Weekly Summary also pressing prayer requests for two key women to the Kleins.

The Peniel Fellowship, another Tiberias congregation is literally overflowing their facilities and they are having to experiment with a Friday night service in addition to the Shabbat morning main service. It is less than ideal for them for reasons explained inside the attached DOCX Weekly Summary - but it must be done to take care of all the people they are now serving.

The Yahav's, Daniel and Shirya, who lead the congregation have developed a super family-friendly congregation, complete with a private school to serve their families.  Recently a safety inspection by their local fire department earned them this declaration by the inspector:  "for over ten years I am visiting many kindergartens, but your kindergarten is so different, I have never seen another one like this. It is so neat and peaceful here, and the children seem to be so calm…"  Shirya wrote, "We are thankful to our Lord for this testimony, as he saw the light of God shining in this place. All the glory to God!"  They also have a grades 1-6 learning center where a new 6th grade student said, "it is so different in this school from the public school, now I really love school, when I go home I already wait for the next day…"  The difference even a child can appreciate.

There are many other good reports from the Peniel Fellowship inside the attached DOCX Weekly Summary including a wonderful healing testimony of a little boy who had major heart problems from the age of 4 months until 11. God has done a great miracle so the pacemaker removed from his body is not even needed anymore! And this is being reported to us a full year and half after the pacemaker had to be removed. You really need to read this testimony inside the attached DOCX Weekly Summary along with other congregational news.

From the Revive Israel team several key events related to the Fall Feasts are given inside the attached DOCX Weekly Summary including the 40-day fast by the young people; a Feast of Trumpets event with Hebrew and Arabic participation; and the Day of Atonement annual fasting & prayer.

Revive teaching article by Ari Blumenthal: The End Times Reconciliation of the World; a video teaching by Asher Intrater Spirit of Holiness; and another Revive Team member video introduction of Roni Rejuwan, who is also the pastor of Beit Yeshua.

Maoz Ministries' Ari and Shira Sorko-Ram are Celebrating 40 Years of Ministry in Israel and Shira shares her remembrances in this article. Ari is off to the Far East & the ask prayer for the Lord guide him and direct his path throughout this entire visit. May we see much fruit from these connections Ari is making over the last few years. The ministry asks prayers for Shira's writing projects and also for the many other projects of Maoz - read fully inside the attached DOCX Weekly Summary

Orna Grin whose A Sign & An Example (Ot Oo’Mofet) ministry is to orphans, widows and single parents in the body of Messiah in Israel communicates these days through her blog which she post spiritually insightful articles often and which you can sign up to receive notice every time she does. You can get a taste in this article, Mekudeshet about the Hebrew meaning used in a wedding ring and the New Age Festival going on in Jerusalem now in a Co-exist New-Age-festival.

From the outstanding resource, KehilaNewsIsrael, we have three items lifted from numerous others from their last two editions since last week as an example of the type of quality links they are putting together:  A Seasonal Word by Howard Bass; Calev Myers news book, Crucial Alliance; and a video by the Aliyah Return Center in the Galilee.

We have an update inside the attached DOCX Weekly Summary on Jacob Damkani, who is home from the hospital and believing God for his healing.

Urgent HEALING Needs: Life and Death is in the power of the tongue

Please keep in prayer the Israeli ministry leaders and believers with urgent health needs:

PLEASE Pray for ANOTHER MIRACLE:  Speak death to every cancer cell which has been attacking God's servants even multiple times in order to cut off the gospel from their mouths! God is greater than even cancer arising twice!  Pray for David Stern who is recovering from surgery today (9/12) | We have received a new update from Jacob Damkani please read (The new surgery advised was even more dangerous than the one a year ago & they have decided to trust God for healing and forego the surgery); | Continue prayers for David Davis |  Shelly M, Israeli pastor Eitan's wife whom doctors have sent home to die as cancer has returned to a new place in her body |  Eddie Santoro - a new form of cancer unrelated to the brain cancer | "Gila" in the Negev will have surgery involving amputation of one of her limbs. Please pray for her. |Ruth Nessim has received a clean bill of health from cancer treatment: pray it does not rise up a 2nd time | Continued prayer against cancer in Rick Ridings daughter, Esther Moore | David O., Ami (unhealed wounds); 

Long term disease battles:  Leah; an unnamed forefather of Messianic Judaism; Moshe M.;  the son of an Arab pastor, Ghazi, who is suffering from Leukemia. Judy, wife of pastor Yaakov K;  Evan Thomas in still painful occupational therapy phase after serious arm fractures; Carolyn Hyde, Eddie Beckford, Claude Ezagouri; Rachel Slater; Patti, wife of Dan Juster; Baruch and Karen Maayan; Michael E and unnamed Israel-related ministers.  Pray also for Tal Bass. Miriam Abramov, incisional hernia, Ronen a congregant & faithful volunteer in the Tiferet Yeshua Tel Aviv congregation.

We have a testimony of healing that came in this past week from Dr. Jurgen Buhler, the Executive Director of the International Christian Embassy Jerusalem.  Dr. Buhler was diagnosed in Israel last November with advanced kidney cancer and doctors told him his survival rate was 50%. Read the Dr Jurgen's testimony of healing, I Am the Lord Who Heals You

Praying the Headlines & Teaching Article Rolled Into One

9/12/16  Martin Sarvis Jerusalem

"Ethnic Cleansing" By Any Other Name | On September 20th, Prime Minister Netanyahu will be arriving in New York for the United Nations General Assembly, which he is expected to address on Thursday the 22nd. As of this week, there appears to be no high-level meeting with American President Obama scheduled while he is there. It is conjectured that factors contributing to make such a meeting improbable include Netanyahu’s seeming openness this past week to the possibility of meeting with Palestinian President Abbas in Moscow (which would effectively at least temporarily displace the U.S. with Russia as facilitator of peace efforts with the Palestinians). There is also irritation with Israel’s continued expansion of areas, even in Jerusalem, which the White House considers to be “settlements.”  Read in full inside the attached DOCX Weekly Summary

Israeli Ministries on Tours  |  BOOKING meetings now (See open dates)  Inside the attached Weekly Summary are itineraries and open dates for Guy Cohen, Harvest of Asher;  Kobi & Shani Ferguson Family, Yeshua Israel; and Orna Greenman, A Sign & An Example

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