Wednesday, November 23, 2016

WEEKLY Arrows from Zion 11/23/2016

Priority Prayer Focus Nov 23, 2016

It is the day before Thanksgiving in the United States - a day where women across the nation are busy making special dishes for their family get-togethers.  That is also how I will spend the rest of this day and remembering the wonderful Thanksgiving family gatherings of my youth filled with aunts, uncles, cousins, grandparents and family friends.  It is a blessing to be an American. My dad's family arrived here in 1638 when our forefather Edward arrived in Virginia from England in 1638. We have generations here in this land and I am thankful for that heritage. 

How much more is the emotional investment of heritage by the People of the Book in the Promised Land?  Today I am thankful to God who has restored the Jewish people from exile to the Land of Israel. From reading Isaiah thirty five years ago, I understood that if God's promises to the Jewish people were faithful, then His promises to me would be faithful too. I give my thanks to the faithfulness of God for His promises which I witness every week in this prayer summary. God bless the United States of America, and God bless the people of Israel whom He has set apart for great blessings and a joyful destiny. Through it all, God is faithful.

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.

Joel Jelski gives an exciting report of his time in a Middle Eastern nation meeting with former Muslim, now Christians and hearing about what God has been up to - like the 8000 Sunni Muslim and Yazidi refugees from Iraq and Syria who had given their life to Yeshua and had been baptized in the last 5 years alone.  Joel writes, "It's easy to think that tens of thousands, if not more, have come to know Yeshua in the last 5 years. This is unprecedented growth of the kingdom of God in a region once so closed to it. I'm filled with hope today more than ever that the Middle East is rapidly changing, in ways you will not hear in the media." That is call for great rejoicing! To know more, please read inside the attached DOCX Weekly Summary  There is also a report on their trip to Cypus for a conference with the Teens.

It seems like it has been a major year of transition for many, including the Carmel congregation of David Davis, with Dani Sayeg now Senior pastor.  They write, "... we are seeing the fruit of many years of labor as the Lord continues to bring in His harvest. Many have been coming to faith in Yeshua (Jesus), both native-born Israelis, as well as Russian-speaking immigrants, and even Holocaust survivors, through our various evangelistic outreaches. These include our humanitarian food and clothing programs, dinner outreaches, evangelistic teams going to homeless drug addicts and prostitutes, bus tour outreaches, internet video projects, and our weekly Shabbat meetings where the presence of the Lord can be experienced powerfully by unbelievers who visit the congregation."  Read more specifics and get contact information inside the attached DOCX Weekly Summary.

You will especially love the report from the HaCarmel Video Outreaches, their last one reaching over 3.5 million people including some 700,000 Hebrew-speaking Israelis. The next video described inside the attached DOCX Weekly Summary sounds like it was met with great response from Israelis on the street. It is now in editing and will hopefully be released in a matter of weeks - please be praying for it and read more about it inside the Weekly Summary where you can also find specific prayer points requests by the congregation for all of their outreaches.

From Revive Israel is a teaching article from  Asher Intrater Timing of the Rapture  and Dan Juster  End Time General Consensus.  Also a video teaching The Holy Spirit Anointing by Asher that you do not want to miss on how the same anointing that was on the prophets to write the scriptures is on us to read and understand the scriptures.  Also worship leader Tal Haroni of the Revive Israel Team shares her experience at the Global Gathering Jerusalem .

From our friend in the Haifa region, Ronit Bender, "My time on the streets of Tel Aviv is over, at least for now. It has been an intense season, heart breaking at times.... Israel needs to get saved and there is much work. Please pray for me, as I seek the Lord for the new direction in this new season for my life. There are many needs, and many options, but only  His direction I will follow.  I want to express my appreciate for your prayers -- not only now, but for the past 11 years since Tom and I returned. Without them I doubt I would be here to continue. Also, for those that support me financially - THANK YOU SO MUCH!"

While in Jerusalem for the ICEJ conference, Ronit had a "chance" encounter with a rather famous religious Jewish advocate for  the Temple Mount. It was an unexpected encountered that was very encouraging and if you want to know more, then you must open  the attached DOCX Weekly Summary to  read about it and see the picture. I know this, it doesn't take a prophet of God to see when the Lord's anointing is resting upon someone - anyone God shows can see it - and clearly He was showing it on Ronit that day at the Wall.

Howard and Randi Bass prepare for a stateside visit with family, something they have not done for a decade. Pray for a blessed trip filled with good things for all. Also when they return, Howard is going for a delicate hand surgery. Please pray for that as well.  In his report inside the attached DOCX Weekly Summary Howard catches us up on the ministry to their young people entering IDF service, the teens, a Rawandan refugee who has been among them about to go to bible school in Texas, and many other things going on in this busy Negev congregation.  Howard wrote a post following the U.S. Presidential election.   I was also asked to do a short video about the one new man. 

Guy Cohen of the Akko congregation writes a sort encouragement on our Father's Love and gives the congregational prayer requests regarding their children's after school program - the good, the challenging and the needs. See it inside the attached DOCX Weekly Summary

Brian Slater of the Abundant Bread of Salvation in Netanya is really excited about an outreach they were able to do for the elderly recently and they have a new video clip, of a special Orthopedic Shoe Outreach, featuring the world renowned music of Lev Shelo, a group with a heart for the G-d of Israel.  They have also extended their outreach efforts helping a local Bible-based drug and alcohol rehabilitation center every month with $250 U.S. dollars worth of food products to the dozens of addicted and homeless that they take in off the streets.  Brian writes, "Please continue to pray for the refreshing of souls and give like you've never given before, so that we can continue to practically and spiritually provide for the growing needs of our community here in Israel.  The time is now and the time is short!   Please lift our team up in your daily prayers." 

Get donation information on all of the ministries we feature each week inside the attached DOCX Weekly Summary.  You can have a part in their harvest by your prayer and financial support.

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: 

We are sorry to report that Rick Ridings' daughter Esther has had another confirmed cancerous lump. Please keep praying and read the excerpt below for specifics.  Continue to pray for Jacob Damkani who has decided to trust God for healing and forego the advised more dangerous surgery for now (Fungus has disappeared but bacteria still present in his blood, please keep praying | Continue prayers for David Davis |   Eddie Santoro - a new form of cancer unrelated to the brain cancer | "Gila" in the Negev No new updates on the surgery of 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 | David Stern Please continue pray for David's health and also for Martha, as his caretaker |  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.  Ronen a congregant & faithful volunteer in the Tiferet Yeshua Tel Aviv congregation.  PLEASE PRAY ALSO for all the caretakers. If you have ever been one, you know that it stretches us to our limits in an very emotional time. Pray for God to strengthen and uphold them all.

Shlomy Abramov reports that his wife Miriam's hernia surgery went well but had to be readmitted after unusual swelling occurred. She was released again later that day but asks prayers for pain management and the recovery period which is about 6 weeks at least. It is key because any lifting or strains during the healing period could lead to new hernias in the future. If any in the area could help out during the recovery period, they would love to hear from you.


Teaching Articles

Martin Sarvis in Jerusalem takes a deep dive into the uproar over the recent push to end the noise pollution of electronically amplified Muslim daily calls to prayer in Israel. While this issue is being addressed without an uproar in countries all over the world, the Palestinians never miss an opportunity to try to put Israel in a bad light.  Sarvis has the scoop on it, plus prayer points inside the attached DOCX Weekly Summary

Israeli Ministries on Tours  |  Itinerary for Rachel and Avner Boskey inside the attached DOCX Weekly Summary


The Israeli Messianic Marketplace  Feature of the Week:
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