As I write it is Memorial Day for
Israel, but Hananya Naftali shared
this poignant picture days ago noting, "These Israeli children
mistakenly thought that the rocket siren is the Memorial Day's siren,
so they stood still in honour of Israel's heroes.
this poignant picture days ago noting, "These Israeli children
mistakenly thought that the rocket siren is the Memorial Day's siren,
so they stood still in honour of Israel's heroes.
Israel @ 71
and we know the warfare is not over by a long shot
The Leaves Us with a Choice to Make
As
Israel is entering its 71st anniversary as a God-restored modern nation, we have a choice & I
believe it is one of the most important ones you can make toward Israel. You
can either respond to humanitarian needs of Israel via the well-funded appeals
of unsaved Israeli organizations, or you can make a humanitarian donation to
any one of the Israeli ministries who are ministering to Israel spiritually.
The believers featured in this trio of prayer summaries are laborers for the kingdom of Yeshua AND they are doing humanitarian outreaches to the distressed and needy of their own Israeli communities. Does that matter? Of course it matters! It always matters that when the Good News goes forth across a land that the people of that land see the witness of Yeshua coming from their own kind. That is especially true of Israelis.
So why do so many think bypassing the Israeli believers as our main conduit for blessing Israelis is a good idea? Why do so many defend giving to the unsaved rabbi's organization, when in life he was deeply opposed to Jews in the faith of Yeshua? Why would so many rather align themselves with humanitarian donations to Israeli organizations who do not know Jesus and do not bless any Israeli Jews who do?
For that matter, why would you rather gather your news from religious Jewish sources than from the many great sources of the community of faith in Yeshua in Israel? Even the international Messianic Jewish community leads by bad example on this. Why teach your congregations to look to Orthodox and Ultra-Orthodox news analysis when we have so many excellent Israeli Messianic News Sources to look to?
The believers featured in this trio of prayer summaries are laborers for the kingdom of Yeshua AND they are doing humanitarian outreaches to the distressed and needy of their own Israeli communities. Does that matter? Of course it matters! It always matters that when the Good News goes forth across a land that the people of that land see the witness of Yeshua coming from their own kind. That is especially true of Israelis.
So why do so many think bypassing the Israeli believers as our main conduit for blessing Israelis is a good idea? Why do so many defend giving to the unsaved rabbi's organization, when in life he was deeply opposed to Jews in the faith of Yeshua? Why would so many rather align themselves with humanitarian donations to Israeli organizations who do not know Jesus and do not bless any Israeli Jews who do?
For that matter, why would you rather gather your news from religious Jewish sources than from the many great sources of the community of faith in Yeshua in Israel? Even the international Messianic Jewish community leads by bad example on this. Why teach your congregations to look to Orthodox and Ultra-Orthodox news analysis when we have so many excellent Israeli Messianic News Sources to look to?
Do you not know that among
the estimated 20,000 Israeli Jews of faith in Jesus that among them are a
multitude of humanitarian aid groups, congregations doing outreaches &
ministry to the distressed and needy, journalists, news gatherers - and all of
it done as the body of Messiah in Israel? Well you do now. Start seeing Israel
through the eyes of Israeli believers, and start donating to those who are
building the spiritual kingdom even through their mercy, helps and healing
ministries.
The listing of some - not all -
of the choices you have of Israeli Ministries
(Find listing available in Arrows email)
that are
doing the work of ministering to the practical and spiritual needs of needy and
distressed fellow Israeli neighbors and communities. This is how the house of
the LORD is increasing in the land of Israel.
Arrows from Zion
Summarized from the Weekly Summary of Prayer Requests Israeli Ministries by subscription only donna@israelprayer.com
Obviously, we started receiving a lot of urgent prayer request emails
last Saturday (5/4) as Israel came under non-stop rocket barrage from Gaza
which continued through Monday (5/6). The first
email we received came from Michael and Dina Beener, who pastor the City of
Life congregation in S'drot which is close to the border with Gaza, and which
Hamas has nicknamed, the City of the Dead. It is a taunt, exactly like the
taunts of Israel's ancient enemies in the Hebrew scriptures. Summarized from the Weekly Summary of Prayer Requests Israeli Ministries by subscription only donna@israelprayer.com
Rather that pass along each and every appeal for urgent prayer that
came in over these last few days, I will choose several that give a good
picture of the action and the anguish that took place, providing excerpts from
each of the ministries we received from. Then the regular ministry letters
will be shared.
One excellent real-time source of information is Facebook because many of the ministries post "breaking news" from Israel there. I also have a 100% Israel-oriented Facebook page where I re-post what Israeli ministries post. Find it by Facebook search: @DonnaDiorioIsraelWatcher
One excellent real-time source of information is Facebook because many of the ministries post "breaking news" from Israel there. I also have a 100% Israel-oriented Facebook page where I re-post what Israeli ministries post. Find it by Facebook search: @DonnaDiorioIsraelWatcher
Backgrounder |
Boskey explains the 4 basics: Who, What, Where & WhyAvner Boskey, David's Tent in Beer Sheva: from The Day After (See also
Mayday in
Gaza) | In 48 hours a total of
690 rockets and mortars were fired against Israeli civilians by the Islamist
jihadi terror groups Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ). At 04:30 local
time on Monday May 6 both jihadi groups unilaterally and anonymously announced
a cease-fire. Source.
Michael & Dina Beener, City of Life in S'drot: ... It is also very important to pray during these two
weeks for the security of Israel and the protection of the people, because next
week will be Israel’s Independence Day celebration on May 8 and 9, and planned
various open-air events, concerts and public performances and many people will
be outside and not always near the bomb shelters. Psalm 122:6
Howard Bass, Yeshua's Inheritance in
Beer Sheva: There is a sense that this
sudden escalation is connected with the Israeli Independence Day this coming
week, which for the Islamic and Arab world is the "Day of Catastrophe".
...As this weren't enough, the month of Ramadan begins for the Muslims tomorrow
(Sonday) -- a month that generates strong religious feelings and threatens
jihadi actions against unbelievers.
Sally Shiff, Intercessor & Liaison
for Kehilat HaMaayan in Kfar Saba: ....If you
are a friend on Facebook, you have seen the videos that I have forwarded from
various sites.... Staying down in Zikkim two weeks ago gave me a new
appreciation to life in the south; ever so peaceful and warm. People in the kibbutz and in Sderodt, are so
warm and friendly. These very people
have sustained over 10000 rockets in the past 12 years that I am aware. In
adversity, there is a “strength” that I see, yet have a hard time to fully
describe.
Evan Thomas, Beit Asaph in Netanya: The Israeli Air-force have launched multiple
attacks in retaliation, targeting Hamas and Islamic Jihad infrastructure and
even the homes of their leaders. I have no details of casualties on the
Palestinian side to date. It is safe to assume that it will be considerable
given the densely populated Gaza strip and that missiles are being launched
from within population centers.... Please Pray for wisdom and restraint on the
part of all the political leaders involved – war is savage and indiscriminate
and everybody suffers.
Sorko-Ram's
Maoz Team in Tel Aviv: As of
2:30am last night, the rockets have ceased, and the quiet has been restored.
But many Israelis, especially those who keep taking the brunt of these attacks
every few weeks, feel that we are back where we started - with Hamas still
undefeated, and with the next conflict just around the corner. We thank you for
keeping Israel daily in your heart and in your prayers.
Martin Sarvis, Prophetic Prayer & Worship in Jerusalem: Some
analysts surmise that the Hamas may have begun the confrontation, hoping to
coerce Israel into releasing money-payments from Qatar into the Strip, banking
on the fact that with Israel’s Independence Day celebrations four days away and
the Eurovision Music Festival in Tel Aviv just over a week, Israel would
quickly come into agreement to end the rockets.
Nor did they wish to extend the hostilities into the beginning of the
Muslim month of Ramadan which began today. As it was, Israel refused to
acknowledge for over 24 hours requests from Hamas for a ceasefire; and then
only ceased its attacks on terrorist infrastructures without officially
agreeing to a ceasefire....It would be an extremely difficult time to enter
into a lengthy campaign. For one thing,
Israel does not yet have its new government in place.
Jerusalem Institute of Justice (JIJ)
in Jerusalem: 1.7 million Israeli civilians in the south live within range
of rockets from Gaza. Pray for peace and God's protection. Watch this VIDEO of that
reality.
Israel Pochtar, Beit
Hallel & Voice of Judah Israel Ministries in Ashdod: Despite everybody being glad that calm has been
restored, many have mixed feelings about the situation. On one hand, naturally
no one here wants these escalations that lead us to practically live in war
conditions, but also people feel like the situation has become unbearable,
precisely because of how often it repeats itself, with a sense of
inconclusiveness each time. That is our
reality, unfortunately, always knowing that war is merely a matter of time and
trying to live prepared for it. Damage this time around has been
quite big, there are casualties from this round of fire, people were wounded,
building and homes were severely damaged by rockets, including two
kindergartens that were hit by rockets, fortunately it was empty at that
moment. Now it is time to pick up the pieces again, and extend a helping
hand to those that need it most right now. Yesterday, just a few hours
after ceasefire was declared, when it was finally quiet and children were able
to leave their homes for the first time in days, our team went out to local
playgrounds in order to bring some joy and comfort to kids after they spent two
whole days closed up in bomb shelters, hearing sirens and explosions. See VIDEO.
Orna Grinman, A Sign
& Example in Modi’in: An
Important Answer to Terror | Grief. A short word, that goes a long way. You
are instantaneously flooded with feelings, thoughts, memories, attempting to
take over the coastline you somehow created within yourself - your inner
boundaries, even your sanity. A memory, a smell that brings back a memory from
the past, then another sweet thought, followed by a painful...Click Title to
read online
Here is a good place to phase back into the regular ministry
letter news, with Eddie Santoro providing an excellent wrap of the past several
days of war in Gaza.
Eddie
& Jackie Santoro, Love of Yeshua in Jerusalem: We have experienced this
very same scenario too many times before. The citizens of the south are crying
out for change - how many times each year can they continue to be assaulted and
their lives uprooted and their children traumatized by these missile attacks?
And when it ends, it all seems as it was before. Nothing appears to have been
accomplished and there are no significant changes observed.... Please pray for
a new strategy to end this conflict. It is a difficult and complex situation...
Pray for Prime Minister Netanyahu as the pressures on him are immense.
Eddie & Jackie note that on Israel's 71st
Independence Day celebrations, the Jerusalem Ahavat Yeshua will have a picnic
with the Tel Aviv sister congregation, Tiferet Yeshua. They also thank you for
all the support during the past several years in Eddie's battle with brain
tumors. Keep praying, believing & holding the Santoro's up in prayers and
finances. May God extend Eddie's life as a sign & glory to Yeshua.
Israel's Restoration newsletter from the Tikkun Global affiliated ministries has
its April issue available for PDF viewing and/or download online here.
Also from Tikkun-TV, the article A New Holocaust by Dan Juster could not be more relevant to our times - especially as the US is responding to Israel's warning that an Iranian threat to the US (or US interests in the area) are imminent. Sec. Pompeo baffled everyone yesterday by abruptly cancelling his meeting in Germany and disappearing, finally showing up in Baghdad - all related to the Israeli intel of nefarious plans going on in Iran.
Dani
& Luanne Sayag of the Carmel Congregation bring
attention to the month of Nisan, also called "Aviv" which is Hebrew
for springtime, as the head of the year and symbolizing the season of new life.
This is the month that Israel was declared an independent state —the only nation
God promised to restore among the nations. In a biblically significant area of
Mount Carmel where Elijah defeated the false prophets of Jezebel, the Carmel
Congregation was founded by David Davis, who has been with the Lord two years,
as of this month. The vision to restore the altar of worship on Mt Carmel is
being carried forward: from Elijah, to David Davis and now through Davis'
spiritual son, Dani Sayag. These are the generations of the kingdom of God and
how it is playing out in real time, before our eyes. Do you see this? To learn more of the Carmel congregation's
doing in the past month and prayer points, Connect directly with the ministry
or refer to the Weekly Summary, if
you are a subscriber
Ron Cantor of Messiah’s Mandate in Tel Aviv is up to his ears in
ministry - hands on, prolific in writing, videos, tours & he has time for
his family, Tiferet Yeshua and several types of sporting activities. Whew! You
have to admire the energy and commitment of Ron to make the most of kingdom
business. One of the pluses of subscribing to Ron's ministry are the Middle
East Updates that he shares news related to Israel. Here are some of the latest issue: NY Times runs outrageous anti-Semitic cartoon —
apologizes — and then does it again! | Netanyahu: I will name Golan Town after Trump
| Daughter of Israeli family that fled Gaza rockets
hurt in synagogue shooting | Daughter of Israeli family that fled Gaza rockets
hurt in synagogue shooting | Also, Info on
the Up To Zion Dec 2019 Tour with Ron and Elana Cantor
Asher
Intrater's Revive Israel in Jerusalem shares this article Restoring the Kingdom to Israel (Part 2):
Yeshua will return; His kingdom will be established
on earth with peace and prosperity for all nations, with its capital in
Jerusalem | Video Our Challenges Today VS the Book of Acts (Part 1): Asher shows how Messianic believers in Israel are
experiencing similar challenges as Yeshua’s disciples in the book of Acts |
VIDEO What's Happening to Israeli Messianic Jews | Cody Archer with Mati Shoshani | VIDEO Yeshua Chai TV
Howard & Randi Bass of Yeshua’s Inheritance
in Beer Sheva: writes
about the invitation to share her story at an conservative Jewish synagogue
that was extended to one of their congregants. Hannah
Figueras, give her Dutch family's story during the Holocaust, when they risked
their own lives to hide and save Jews being sought by the Nazis, even in their
own home...."Our congregation, Yeshua's Inheritance (Nachalat Yeshua) has
also been involved over the years with some of the Holocaust survivors and
their children in Beer Sheva, but the primary person serving in this capacity
prefers to keep it private. (Mt 6:3-4)
There are other things going on as well that we do not always publicize,
or at least not regularly. We are not
very good at public relations! Our young
adults continue to participate in wide variety of activities outside and beyond
the congregation. "
Many Israeli ministries "are not very good
at public relations." Communicating what is really going on in the
ministry as they reach out into their communities is far beyond mere
"public relations". It is really about the need to communicate the
outreaches the congregation is involved in to supporters and that does not come
naturally to all ministries. Some even view it as unspiritual, like bragging. Me? I believe it can all be summed up in this
Bible verse, Habakkuk 2:2 "And the
LORD answered me, and said, Write the vision, and make it plain upon tables, so
he may run that reads it." Some
of the second generation leadership are used to the first generation taking
care of communications with supporters, but in the scheme of good leadership,
this is also a skill to be developed: how to keep supporters informed of their
visions and how they are carrying it out, so supporters can join them in
running with the vision.
For more of the doings at the Beer Sheva
congregation connect directly with the ministry or see in the Weekly Summary, if you are a subscriber.
Restoration
from Zion is the personal ministry of Dr. Daniel and Patty Juster in Jerusalem .
Dan starts the ministry letter with his most recent Asian trip for Toward
Jerusalem Council II. Patty tells us about a 'Passover" miracle they
experienced when grandson Rafi was found unconscious on the sidewalk with his
skull cracked almost half way around his head! Rafi had fallen off a 7-ft wall
and the head injury was life threatening. Praise the Lord he did not even have
traumatic brain injury & after a couple of scary days began to show
doctor-confounding improvement. As Patty
writes, "The Death Angel passed over!" The Juster's are about to move into the ground floor apartment they have
purchased together with their daughter Simcha's family. Their son-in-love,
Jonathan Moore is the co-leader of the Ahavat Yeshua congregation in Jerusalem.
Connect directly with the ministry to learn more or in the Weekly Summary, if you are a subscriber
From Tony and Orna
Sperandeo of Congregation of the
Wellspring in Kfar Saba (Kehilat Hamaayan) write that at the same time
terrorists in Gaza began to launch rockets into the Israeli countryside, their
intercessory team had been assembled to pray for the morning service. They were
able to switch gears and intercede for protection of all the vulnerable people
in the south. They invite us all to continue to pray as Israel begins to
commemorate the 71st anniversary of the re-birth of the state of Israel. They
also ask prayers for the upcoming Kingdom
First conference, a 48 hour gathering of Arab & Jewish believers for prayer,
worship, fellowship & studying God's Word, demonstrating the reality of the
"one new man" the root revelation of the Mystery of Messiah. Also: For
our next outreach in Tel Aviv next Saturday, as we feed the poor & the
needy, ministering to the needs of the body & the soul. Reaching out to
both Jewish and Arab population as well as foreign refugees.
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
CONTINUE
to PRAY for the urgent healing
needs of EDDIE SANTORO and Jacob Damkani
| Ronit Bender is awaiting
repair of leaking heart valve. Please pray that no weapon formed against all
three of these shall prosper & that miracles of healing will flow.
NEW: Martin Sarvis has undergone arthroscopic surgery for a torn rotator cuff in his left shoulder. He will be in a shoulder/arm immobilizer for a month followed by physiotherapy to regain use of his arm. Since he needs his arm for typing and as a pianist in his worship leading at Succat Hallel, this is a significantly urgent request for successful surgery & fast, complete healing.
NEW: Martin Sarvis has undergone arthroscopic surgery for a torn rotator cuff in his left shoulder. He will be in a shoulder/arm immobilizer for a month followed by physiotherapy to regain use of his arm. Since he needs his arm for typing and as a pianist in his worship leading at Succat Hallel, this is a significantly urgent request for successful surgery & fast, complete healing.
Ruth Nessim has several health issues, one of
the most critical is her EYES which has sent her to the hospital many times.
Please pray for Ruth in Nahariya| Olga
Bikas’s health condition that seems
to have become chronic, with no hope from the doctors for any improvement in
the future. This, no doubt, puts an additional emotional and physical burden on
our family. Please pray for her acute back pain. | Albert a
Messianic leader from southern Israel, has had a successful surgery and an
amazing recovery but keep praying for total restoration | Rania Sayegh asks for prayer of
restoration of strength, energy, and complete healing.
"Hamas kills Arabs, Israel mourns with them"
"You don't know even what it is to me that you came here." said
the son of Zayd al-Hamadeh's, an Israeli-Arab, who was killed by Hamas rocket
attack yesterday to Israeli president Reuven Rivlan.
"Why wouldn't I come, you're not an Israeli citizen?" replied
Rivlin.
The
GREATest AWAKENING
if not life from the dead?"
The Greatest Awakening:
Every couple of years I hear about a known figure in the faith predicting a
coming Great Awakening in the Church and in the world with millions coming into
a massive revival of faith. As much as that sounds wonderful, Yes! and amen, I
do not expect to see that BEFORE I see an equal revival sweep Israel.
Only by disregarding the signs of the times can
Christians believe they are going to have worldwide revival while Israel
remains the same. You may not believe that, obviously many of you don't or you
would be helping the Israeli Messianic Jews reach their people with the Good
News of the Messiah's identity.
As the Apostle Paul told us (the Romans), 11:14-15
"... in the hope that I may provoke my own people to jealousy and save
some of them. For if their rejection is the reconciliation of the world, what
will their receiving of the kingdom of be if not life from the dead?"
Keep it
context: Paul is talking about their rejection of the kingdom
of the LORD meaning reconciliation extended of the world. He is not switching
gears when he says that when Israel receives the kingdom by faith in Yeshua it
is going to mean an outpouring of spiritual life to the whole world, not just
to Israel. It is a given that Israel will experience life from the dead, but
that's not what Paul is talking about: he is saying when Israel receives the
kingdom of the LORD it will send parallel waves of revival across the world.
The acceptance by the Jews of Yeshua will mean life
from dead for the world. That is not talking about the resurrection of the
saints, that is talking about spiritual life from the dead for the unsaved in
the nations.
There is a direct parallel of Israel coming to the
knowledge of the LORD in the last days, and the church experiencing a worldwide
revival like we have never seen before. If the Church wants a great revival to
sweep our nations, we better start wanting it for Israel in earnest, so fulfilling
our duty (Romans 15:27).— Donna Diorio
donna@israelprayer.com or donna@d10r10.com
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