ARROWS from ZION : WEEKLY Arrows from Zion 3/7/2018

Priority Prayer Focus Mar 7, 2018

For the past couple of months I have had the privilege of reading a book-in-progress by Eddie Santoro about the spiritual journey and battle for life after he was diagnosed a couple of years ago for an extremely severe brain cancer. God really knows what we are going to need because soon after I began reading my husband's health came into great jeopardy between the need for surgical intervention for severe spinal stenosis and with a heart attack requiring a second stent. These have been unnerving situations to juggle, but Eddie's own spiritual journey which was even more severe, has been a timely encouragement to me.

This morning I am waiting to hear from a dear lady from Mississippi who is a strong intercessor for Israel. Debra Koen Abernethy just received a miracle after waiting for over a year for a lung transplant for the pulmonary fibrosis she had. Debra had made her peace with the potential of passing into eternity but she was holding out hope for the abundant life of God to keep on living His life abundantly here. She got the call to come to the hospital in Louisiana for the transplant two days ago and had the transplant yesterday. The 12-hour procedure was completed in half that time. Now we wait to hear the report that Debra is again breathing easy - praise the Lord.

This morning we have even had to make an emergency visit to our veterinarian as one of our beloved dogs began to suffer from severe respiratory distress overnight. My 'nerves' have been a little frayed with visits to the ER, the cardiologist, the orthopedic surgeon...the vet! Tony will have his neck surgery probably the first week of May.

We have a section each week devoted to prayer requests for those who are suffering health battles among the Israeli ministries - and there are even more not specifically mentioned with health needs in the congregations. Please pray for God's healing to flow and for the release of a strong healing prayer anointing among the faithful followers of Yeshua in Israel.

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.

Opening this week are two week's worth of reports from Martin and Norma Sarvis in Jerusalem. First Norma writes about the important discoveries related to the prophet Isaiah that have occurred at significant times in the modern history of Israel. There was news in the past couple of weeks of the latest discovery that is being called, the Isaiah seal. Read Norma's backgrounder and thoughts on the latest discovery announcement withIsrael's 70th year since declaring their statehood.

Martin speaks of the season of "gates" being opened in Israel in the Spirit. Spiritually, there are big changes taking place and Martin briefs us on what those are and how to pray in light of it.

Ron Cantor of Messiah's Mandate has 4 new articles - with a video attached to this one: Billy Graham and the Baptism of the Holy Spirit | A Story You Have Probably Never Heard. The other three are: Three Powerful Points on Purim | Bravery, Blessing and Bad Behavior | Does the Holy Spirit Still Work Today? Why Some Claim the Gifts are no Longer Needed | The Theology of Joy Behar | View Co-Host mocks faith of Vice President

Michael and Dina Beener have a congregation that is roughly translated City of Life in Sderot, an Israeli city that has been hard hit for years by missile fire out of Gaza terrorizing the citizens inhabiting Sderot. The congregation name, City of Life, or of the Living, is in direct opposition to what the terrorist group Hamas calls Sderot, a city of the dead. The Beener's are speaking life over the people of Sderot, and we speak life over their labor of love in a city where the poor people who live there are shell shocked and suffering PTSD. I'm sure many would move if they could, but we are speaking of a level of poverty here as well. Please pray for the city, for the Beener's ministry and outreach to the needy. If you would like to help them financially, you will find their contact information (as all the ministries featured in this prayer summary), inside the Weekly Summary attachment.

From the Arad Hebrew congregation, Hasdey Yeshua, they report on a special time of study together with other Israeli congregational leaders at the Israel College of the Bible. It took place in mid-February and about 40 members of their congregation atended when one of the Arab brothers who participated also came to speak at the Beer Sheva congregation led by Howard Bass. They write of the service with Pastor Khalid, "Our worship team led the combined congregations in singing praises to the Lord, the elders prayed for each other before Pastor Khalid spoke. Then everyone shared a meal together afterwards —believers from every background and ethnicity. It was a true taste of heaven!"

They also write about developments with the Hassidei Gur cult that has for many years caused much havoc in the city of Arad. The developments were noted by an Orthodox financial website in Israel recently: "According to the article, the Housing Committee of the Gur have decided not to send any more yeshiva students to Arad. Keep in mind that these “students” are young, able-bodied but non-working adult men, most of whom are married and have many children. Although they subsist on government welfare, the financial condition of the 'students' already living in Arad is quite desperate; in fact, the Gur have invested large sums for distribution of bread and milk to them several times per week. In addition, according to the article, there are now one thousand Gur families on a waiting list to purchase apartments, but can no longer afford to do so because housing prices have increased. When the Gur began arriving in Arad, secular residents were afraid that the city would be taken over by them and fled, many selling their apartments for less than they were worth. No more! Especially in the last year, seculars have for the most part refused to sell, and so the Gur have had to set their sights on another city." Find more to pray in reference to these developments inside the Weekly Summary attachment

Benjamin Juster, in his role as operations directory for Tikkun International, writes with prayer requests for Eddie and Jackie Santoro are ministering in the United States this month. Please pray for deep relationship connections and for God's anointing on their times of ministry. Pray for strength and health
for the duration of their travels. And for Asher Intrater and Ariel Blumenthal will be flying to Korea in March.

Also from the March Israel's Restoration Newsletter:
Victory and Persecution in Revelation | Asher Intrater (Revive Israel) | ... a period of great moral darkness, yet a people of glory and purity in the midst of that darkness.

The Craze for Ancestry Information | Daniel Juster (Restoration from Zion) | Let's enjoy some knowledge of ancestry, but let's find the center of our identity in Yeshua.

Hope and the Hyacinth | Avi and Hannah Tekla (Ohalei Rachamim) | ... Creation itself is waiting for us to be revealed as the sons (and daughters) of God ...

The Heart of a Giver | Guy Cohen (Katzir Asher) | "... inasmuch as you did it to one of the least of these My brethren, you did it to Me."

Branch of Galilee Congregation | Vakif Khasanov (Return to Zion) | ... the Lord made His Covenant with five daughters!

Delivery Man | Asher Intrater and Ron Cantor (Revive Israel) | The word ... has several meanings in modern Hebrew: apostle, public servant, anyone with a sense of divine mission or purpose, and even ... a delivery man.

Three Principles of Biblical Leadership | Ariel Blumenthal (Revive Israel) | "are you doing this because you have to or because you love God?"

Orna Grinman of Ot Oo’Mofet (A Sign & An Example) has several new blog posts available online: Rejoicing Hearts and I am Challenged

From the Maoz Ministries of Ari and Shira Sorko-Ram God's Greatest Sign to this Generation | By Shira Sorko-Ram | I believe there is no greater proof of a God in Heave than the existence of the modern state of Israel. Israel is God's time clock. Also The Amazing Story of Yonatan Perry and Kehilat Tiferet Yeshua: We're Growing

Revive Israel sends this article by Ron Cantor Does the Holy Spirit Still Work Today? and two videos: Revive Live | Asher Intrater and Ron Cantor | What's #Purim all about, and why is Asher in a purple wig!? and Youval Yanay: To Carry the Cross.

Also get details on the Baruch HaBa Intercessory Conference & Tour Oct 15-26 2018 Registration is now open and Asher's latest book Alignment

From the Adonai Roi congregation and Dugit Messianic outreach led by Avi & Chaya Mizrachi: Chaya and Devora traveled to speak at the First Nations Leadership Summit in California. They write, "Representatives from First Nations were in Israel for the Welcoming the King of Glory conference last year. We are excited to see that the relationship is continuing. Chaya and Devora gave a report from the conference and general updates from Israel. Devora was able to address the youth directly and even prayed for many of them." Please continue to pray for these developing relationships.

Chaya is traveling to Holland for a women's conference and asks for prayers over that, they also invite you to " Read our latest news online here and we also invite you to follow us on Facebook!"

Howard Bass writes, that having "have just finished celebrating Purim (from the Scroll/Book of Esther in the Bible) and are looking towards Passover at the end of this month. From one Full Moon to the next, with a New Moon right in the middle. This New Moon marks the beginning of the Biblical Israeli year, which lays out YHVH God's plan of redemption, pointing to and focused on the Messiah of God, Himself YHVH who came to us in the person of the Son of God -- Yeshua/Jesus." We see preparations for the Passover gearing up throughout the Israeli ministries. Please pray for them as this is a prophetic holiday that not only speaks to the sacrifice of Yeshua for the sins of mankind, but also to the appointed season of Israel's salvation in the last days. This is an important time to pray for the opening of spiritual eyes throughout the Jewish world.

Howard also writes, "For those interested in a Messianic Passover Haggadah ('the telling' of the story), I have written one back in the 80's, and it is available in English, Hebrew, Russian, and Spanish." You can also read Howard's thoughts on the funeral of Billy Graham

David Decker is a longtime pastor in Israel, a Christian Zionist, who heads the Israel Justice Alliance. Read about a couple of cases they are working on now related to citizenship issues. "As Biblical Zionists, we see this unwritten policy of discrimination by the Interior Ministry as a contradiction of Isaiah 35: 4-6, which deals with, among other things, the return of ALL the precious Jewish people to the Promised Land: “Strengthen the feeble hands, steady the knees that give way; say to those with fearful hearts, "Be strong, do not fear; your God will come...". Read more about what the IJA are doing inside the subscription-only, attached Weekly Summary of Prayer Requests from Israeli Ministries

Sally Shiff, from the Kehilat Hamaayan congregation in Kfar Saba shares a short praise report on a healing miracle she has been praying over for a friend. She writes about a new prompting toward doing the work of an evangelist, and also a report from events which took place over Purim. "During the Fast of Esther, a group of Messianic Pastors gathered together in the Old City in Jerusalem to repent for our nation and welcome the King of Israel back to Jerusalem. The last person who got up was an Arab Christian thanking God to live in Israel and that Israel is a Jewish Nation." Also a new national group of intercessors meeting to pray for their nation. Read more inside the Weekly Summary attachment

Richard and Carolyn Hyde of the Heart of God Ministries give a report of their "recent journey to raise up more informed intercessors for Israel." From New York city to Guatemala and Panama, and then back to the U.S. in Detroit and back to Israel again. Carolyn writes, "Perhaps this may sound unconventional but our journeys usually begin with a dream that G-d sends and then right afterwards, He sends tour groups from those areas to our home, so G-d really knows how to set us up." Read more about their trip inside the Weekly Summary attachment . You can also enjoy this Music Video of Carolyn's called You'll Arise

Just a few items from what is available on KehilaNews.com this week:

On February 22nd, 2018, Israel College of the Bible wrapped up the third such senior pastors’ conference for all the graduates of the Masters program, held at a hotel in Hadera, on the coast of Israel.

Many have wondered whether the passing of Billy Graham, at the age of 99 years old, is an indication that days of great spiritual harvest lie just ahead of us.

In Part 3 of KNI’s series on believing organizations that help the poor in Israel we highlight the humanitarian work of Christ Church Jerusalem Mercy Fund, One for Israel, Joshua Fund and Dugit.

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:

The Kfar Saba Wellspring (Hamaayan) Congregation is asking prayer for their members suffering from cancers | Rick Ridings daughter, Esther Moore continues to need prayer in her ongoing battle with cancer. Now part of the Succat Hallel staff, there are encouraging signs in her healing. | Eduardo, an elder in the Beer Sheva Yeshua's Inheritance congregation, has been bed-ridden with a newly discovered congenital spinal defect which has him in severe back pain. He has already outlived the typical 25-yr life statistic and also has been able to father three children. Please pray for this serious condition: a healing miracle from God | Olga Bikas continues to suffer from chronic, acute back pain. She is getting medication and physiotherapeutic treatments but without any substantial improvement, doctors are now beginning to talk about surgery| Lebanese Christian Pastor Najeeb Attieh had two surgeries on his thighs & a hip replacement Pray for full recovery| Rick Ridings daughter, Esther Moore, miracle needed for cancer battle | PLEASE CONTINUE PRAYER FOR for HaMaayan congregant Danny Meyuseff suffering poor health on several fronts, David Ortiz, Ami Ortiz, Ruth Nessim| LONG TERM BATTLES | David Stern, David, Leah and Ami, Moshe M.; Michael E, Claude Ezagouri; Baruch & Karen Maayan, Judy, wife of pastor Yaakov K.

Israeli Ministries on Tours | BOOKING meetings now (See open dates) Inside the attached Weekly Summary are itineraries and open dates for Ronit Bender (for the Arkansas, Oklahoma and Rhode Island for October); for Marc Chopinsky (US April-May dates and openings from TX to D.C.); and Kobi Ferguson dates March 15-April 15 with openings in Dallas

The Israeli Messianic Marketplace Feature of the Week:

The Joseph Project is the largest importer of humanitarian aid to Israel. In the coming spring Jim Schutz will be traveling around North America visiting churches and groups to speak about what this organization is doing, what it represents and how you can be part of the operations. If you would like to recommend a meeting to a circle of people, please do so and be in touch with us so we can coordinate the itinerary. Don’t miss this opportunity to talk about Israel, the Bible and humanitarian aid. Let us know earlier than later, so we can cover lots of ground between important networking encounters with partner organizations.

Helping Thousands | We wish to give you a better impression of how some of our major distributions take place. This month we did a massive event in the city of Bat Yam, south of Tel Aviv. What happens behind the scenes? It starts with brainstorming between our staff and their officials. The municipality has budget considerations they need to figure out, and we have supply limitations. Who will be invited to the event? Who needs what furniture and why? Who will come at which time?

Watch our video from the event in Bat Yam!

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