ARROWS from ZION : Arrows from Zion 9/19/2018

Priority Prayer Focus

Haniyah Naftali posted this picture on social media last week during the Ten Days of Awe and right away we recognized that the man standing next to the sign holder was an Israeli Messianic Jewish congregational leader by the name of Joe Shulam who also leads the Netivyah Bible Instruction Ministry. At first I was horrified that Joe Shulam was in this picture and judging by the comments to follow, so were others. But then I got the background story of how this picture came about in Shulam's own words:

This picture is over a year old. I was waiting at Ben-Gurion airport for Marcia to arrive. The flight was late. For more than an hour I see the guy who looks like Gandolf holding this sign and talking to people that just landed. So I got close to him to hear what he was saying.
                He was asking men, “are you the Mashiach?” They would say “NO” and he would say “Mashiach is coming tonight!”
                So it was natural to ask him if he believes in Yeshua. I asked and received a flat “NO!”
                Naturally my idea was there is another case of Jerusalem Syndrome, a nut case. Later I found out that this strange man is a Rabbi in an orthodox synagogue just one short city block from Netivyah. A synagogue that at one time was mostly of Rabbi Shlomo Carlibach’s disciples. He does this to provoke people to think while he waits for his guest to arrive.
                All in all I was not next to this man more than five minutes. Someone, I have no idea who, snapped the picture. It became viral! The Lord can use anyone anytime and any how to bring good news and wake up the people!

As a prayer priority, since the High Holy Days are a prophetic season, appointed by God to be an illuminating picture of Israel's salvation, let us pray that those Jews who are looking for the Messiah and even those who aren't, would have the veil removed to see their Messiah has come.

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Arrows from Zion
Summarized from the Weekly Summary of Prayer Requests Israeli Ministries by subscription only donna@israelprayer.com

Yom Kippur 5779 marks a new wave of persecution, and so a new challenge to forgive as we have been forgiven through Yeshua. Bless your enemies by praying for your enemies.

Unfortunately in the very time that Jews all over the world are observing the Ten Days of Awe in which a person is to inspect their own conscience and see if there is anyone they need to seek forgiveness from, we have the report of Israel Pochtar of the Ashdod Beit Hallel congregation that their just remodeled and renovated congregational building was hit hard by religious orthodox vandals causing expensive damages.

This is not the first time the Ashdod congregation has been targeted for persecution, so it is disheartening that the police were not really interested in pursuing the perpetrators until the congregation presented their video evidence of the vandals in action and leaving the scene. They have identified the persons who committed the crime.

According to a KehilaNews article, Pochtar has indicated he does not especially want the religious vandals charged to the full extent of the law, but rather would just like to see them be responsible for the damages to the marble walls, steel doors and windows where they painted the message, "Missionaries are a national danger." Please pray about the situation, for the damages and also that it does not create another outbreak of persecutions nationally.

From Tikkun International several articles from the ministries, like Guy Cohen in Acco The Friendship Paradox | Vakif Khassanov on the Nazareth Kid's Camp, Asher Intrater on Pride, Humility & Spiritual Warfare and the feature on one of Asher's prophetic books written prior to immigration to Israel called The Five Streams. I found this book personally helpful in more fully understanding the vision of Tikkun. As Dan Juster wrote in the foreword, "Keith (Asher) Intrater's book on the five streams is an important reflection of the heart of us at Tikkun Ministries. We desire the unity of the true Church. This is a passion with our leadership team."

From Ron Cantor of Messiah's Mandate, The Sin We Ignore: Splits and Divisions and Unforgiveness: The Most Arrogant Sin. Also the VIDEO The Most Misunderstood verse in the New Testament where Ron takes a look at Galatians 3:38.

One of the ways that Ari and Shira Sorko-Ram ministries have made themselves invaluable to the Israeli body of Messiah is with their book translating & publishing. How great is it to have biblical ministry resources in your own language? Beyond priceless. Learn more about the many great translating & publishing projects they are doing each year and Give today to our Hebrew Book Publishing. This you be the part you play in reaching Israel with the unconditional love of the Father!

Since the High Holy Days are keeping everyone in Israel stretched thin with activities, there are not as many ministry letters as usual, which gives me an opportunity to go into greater depth in the Weekly Summary of Prayer Requests from Israeli Ministries with several we heard from. If you are subscribed to that list also, you can see full versions of the excellent resource the Caspari Media Review, which watches the Hebrew-only news media for articles of specific interest to us of the faith. In this weekly issue there are 6 articles related to "Christians in Israel, Israel, and Anti-Missionary Activity"

Another full weekly letter included in this issue of the Weekly Summary of Prayer Requests from Israeli Ministries, is the full email from Martin Sarvis in Jerusalem. Normally I do not publish Martin Sarvis' entire email containing the Torah portions and teaching on the same, for the reason that this email in not focused on teachings from the scriptures, but rather on providing our readers with a greater understanding of the body in Israel, their significance to Israel and the prayer requests on their hearts. This week however, seeing how the volume of Israeli ministry letters is down due the intense busy-ness of everyone with the High Holy Days, i wanted to give you a better idea of Martin's weekly email which is especially enlightening as it goes in-depth into the Yom Kippur, Day of Atonement. It is in the Weekly Summary...which you may sign up for if you are not already subscribing by emailing me at donna@israelprayer.com

The God's Vineyard (Kerem-El) congregation is an offspring of the HaCarmel congregation in northern Israel. They are rejoicing with two baptisms at the end of August - one an older Jewish man who was brought to faith by an Arab believer, and another, a woman. They talk about how baptism is a huge step for Jews since it is seen as a "Christian" thing. But in fact it is a very Jewish ceremony.

Other news from their community sounds like a really wonderful idea since Israel is such a melting pot of immigrants from all sorts of backgrounds and ethnicities. They put on a "Culture Night" to share with each other food, games and clothes that represent the different countries they came from. At the entrance people received a passport where they needed to collect stamps from all the different "countries" they visited and answered some trivia questions. "It was a great experience for everyone as cultures from all over the world were represented, from New Zealand to Guatemala, the UK to Kazakhstan and Iraq to Lebanon." Sounds like great fun, doesn't it?

Other subjects covered in the Kerem-El ministry letter involved their Young Adults hang out meetings, the weekly Women's Prayer Meetings, a summer teaching series called "Foxes in the Vineyard" and these prayer requests:

1) For the new believers who were baptised - that their faith would continue to grow strong and their lives would bear fruit for the Kingdom of God.

2) For a deeper level of prayer and sanctification among us. That we will be prompted to prayer together more often and more intensively to see breakthroughs and the Lord's will being done.

3) For all the seekers who come weekly to our meetings. That the seeds sown in their hearts more stir them to faith and to accept Yeshua as their Lord and Saviour!

4) For the new school year, that our children would be successful in their studies, but most importantly, that they would be salt and light wherever they may be and keep themselves from the unclean influences of the world.

Also from the Revive Team in the Insider Team Edition: "A new arrival in Israel commented on the beauty of the Ramat HaNadiv Gardens near Zichron Yaakov and how they fulfill Biblical prophecy concerning Israel’s “wasteland” becoming like the “Garden of the Lord” (Isaiah 51:3). His friend responded that the miracle required a lot of hard work to achieve. An even greater promise is that one day, “All Israel will be saved” Romans 11:25. Again, there is much work to be done before that promise is realized. So please continue to pray together with us for the salvation and peace of Zion."

How the Revive Team is engaging and praying for the West Bank believer families who were formerly Muslim | the superb response in Israel to the 24/7 evangelistic TV channel Yeshua Chai (yeshualive.tv) | Tel Aviv congregation Tiferet Yeshua recently baptized 9 believers in a single service with over 20 new believers in the past year! | A prayer request for the New Immigrants: 27,000 Jews immigrated, or made Aliyah, to Israel in 2017. Of these a small percentage are already believers in the Messiah of Israel, Yeshua. However, the government department for internal affairs is dominated by religious Jews and often persecutes believing immigrants, seeking to stop them entering and to revoke their visas if they do manage to enter. One believer commented recently that it is easier for satanists or criminals to enter the country, despite the fact that believers integrate and contribute well. However, we sense an imminent shift in this situation and ask you to pray with us for a dramatic turn around. There are hundreds of thousands of Jews who believe in Yeshua and are yet to return to fulfil the prophecy of Micah 2:12: “I will surely gather all of you, Jacob; I will surely bring together the remnant of Israel”. If you would like personal prayer for your own Aliyah, please do contact us and we will pray for you.

Finally from Revive: Yom Kippur | Did you know that during Israel’s holiest day, the Autumn fast of Yom Kippur (the Day of Atonement), all traffic stops? Starting at Jewish New Year, Rosh HaShanah, right up to Yom Kippur are the 10 ‘Days of Awe’, a time of soul searching and repentance before the Lord and reconciliation between people. For believers we understand this not as a means of salvation, but in the context of Yeshua’s atoning work on the cross. During Yom Kippur, Revive Israel holds an annual event for congregations to join together in repentance and supplication before the Lord as we anticipate Yeshua’s imminent return. This overnight gathering on Yom Kippur itself is immensely significant as a demonstration of unity in Yeshua across congregations.

Lastly, from KehilaNews.com

Why American Jews are tuning out on their faith | Cookie Schwaeber-Issan
Israel advocate, father killed in terror attack | Kehila News Israel Staff
With return of Syrian regime, IDF ends humanitarian mission to Syria | Kehila News Israel Staff

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

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

We have no new update from Elisheva, but urge CONTINUED URGENT PRAYER FOR JACOB DAMKANI and prayer for continued decreasing cancer in EDDIE SANTORO's brain | Albert a Messianic leader from southern Israel, has had a successful surgery and an amazing recovery details in Howard Bass' ministry letter | Rania Sayegh asks for prayer of restoration of strength, energy, and complete healing.| Rachel Netanel took a fall and has broken her leg. Pray for quick healing. In April she learned she had a polyp on her vocal cords. Please pray for complete healing for this evangelist in Israel. | Olga Bikas continues to suffer from chronic, acute back pain. She is getting medication and physiotherapeutic treatments but without any substantial improvement | Ruth Nessim appears to be on the repair and currently out of the country with her son after suffering from severe Gastro-Enteritis which she had 5 attacks of within a 2-month period. Con't prayers |
Sensitive Information I cannot share names of several who have asked for prayers for the last several months for certain of their grandchildren who are afflicted, even tormented. The enemy not only strikes at us through our children, but also our through our grandchildren. Please pray for these Israeli grandmothers crying out to God silently for their grandchildren.

Pray also for Israel intercessors/supporters in other nations with urgent health needs: Jeurgen at ICEJ, Karen and Yonit in Israel. Also for Israel intercessors: Cecelia Toth, Arlene Stucki, Una Gere, Mo Murray, also from our friend Steve in the UK for his wife Elizabeth. A special appeal for prayers for Israel intercessor Debra Koen Abernethy

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