Wednesday, December 11, 2019

A Prayer Assignment |Arrows from Zion 12/11/2019

A Prayer Assignment at Porta Negra

The Porta Nigra is the oldest defensive structure in Trier, Germany. It was erected in about 180 AD when the Roman city was surrounded by walls. Today it is the largest Roman city gate north of the Alps. 
Heart of G-d Ministries points out why that is important as a prayer assignment.

It could even be said this is a strategic "gate of hell" that shall not prevail against the body of Messiah.

INTRODUCTION: For a couple of weeks I have been gathering research material for an article I felt compelled to finally address. I have been seeing an increase in our Messianic/Christian community articles about rising "Christian" Anti-Semitism. Last week I spotted an article in the Times of Israel, "The Tell: Three of the impeachment witness lawyers were Jewish, and it matters".  The writer, Kon Kampeas, is the Washington, DC Bureau chief of the Left-leaning Jewish Telegraph. Kampeas said, of the high Jewish profile in impeachment hearings "predictably it mattered to anti-Semites." Then he specifically called Ann Coulter and TruNews anti-Semites.

The writer, Kon Kampeas, is the Washington, DC Bureau chief of the Left-leaning Jewish Telegraph. Kampeas said, "predictably it mattered to anti-Semities." Then he specifically called Ann Coulter and TruNews anti-Semites.

There is no doubt about it that there are people who call themselves Christians who are truly anti-Semitic, but there are others who are just downright confused by where they are supposed to stand. Look, it would be impossible not to notice how many times Jews are major players in the struggle between right and wrong that is going on in US politics. That has been true for a while, pre-dating Trump's entry into politics.

The subject is quite a tough one to deal with because something that Ron Kampeas and TruNews neither one can comprehend is that the main reason Jews line up on the wrong side of real justice so often is because they do not YET know the Messiah of Israel. As the scripture notes, "For they being ignorant of God's righteousness, and going about to establish their own righteousness, have not submitted themselves unto the righteousness of God."

Now I don't know if the Christianity that TruNews people claim is for real, or if their eyes will ever open to what God is doing, but I do know this: We are in a time of history where the anti-Semitism Christians embrace is a huge spiritual disqualifer. AS IF God is going to welcome Jew haters into eternity! I don't think so!

So when we see Jews prominent in conspiracies against people who are standing for truth and justice, instead of letting it make us hate Jews, we should let it prompt us to pray for Jewish salvation.

This is why we are continually seeking to further the understanding of God's plan in the fullness of time to bring Jew and Gentile into "one new man" in Messiah. When Christians see this, it clarifies so much and they can see that the answer is prayer for the salvation of the Jewish people in Yeshua Messiah.
— Donna Diorio

This is why I was so excited to read the following excerpt from the Israeli Heart of G-d ministry of Carolyn and Richard Hyde:

Porta Nigra in Trier | A Prayer Assignment | Carolyn and Richard Hyde, Heart of G-d Ministries | We've noticed that most conversations among believers eventually move to a topic of great concern on how the Left wing agenda is eroding the very moral fabric of Western civilization.

     Recently I met a prophetic dance group and when the leader told me she’s from Trier, Germany, the L-rd put this city on my heart so strongly that I began to pray and do some spiritual mapping. Then the L-rd poured out Scriptures and brought friends with prophetic words of confirmation along with a strategy about the roots of the Left wing agenda - Marxist-Leninist communism. Karl Marx, the original founder of communism was a Jew born in Trier, Germany.

     Now of course we wondered what could we do about this! As we continued to dig, we found that the founders of these movements and other similar ones such as the Frankfurt School were all Jewish. Saul Alinsky, also Jewish, the chief philosopher from this school was the inspiration for Barak Obama and Hilary Clinton.

     Yeshua, the King of Kings came from Jewish seed and we are called the Apple of G-d's eye and lots of other blessed names. But we, the Jewish people, have also sinned greatly against our G-d as we've been very influential as anti-Semitic, anti-G-d Jews.

     So it seems that Trier is a trigger for the real event as several Israeli Jewish believers are completely on board with us regarding the main strategy for this prayer journey to Trier to worship in the ancient city gate, the Porta Nigra and repent as Daniel did in Daniel Chapter 9:2-19. At first Richard was skeptical until a dear friend from Australia, who knew nothing about this calling, spoke these words over us, "I see an ancient city gate that is waiting for you to come."

     Since then, a continuous flow of words of confirmation have been coming in from Germany, England, Ireland, Mexico, America and Israel! The timing is also special as the Sisters of Darmstadt are hosting a meeting for national repentance the day before we repent in Trier...

     Last week the L-rd woke me up and said it's time to mobilize the prayer warriors. The dance leader from Trier woke up that morning with the same word! So if this resonates with any of you and you'd like to read more, please let me know and I'll be glad to send you some more information. We would be most grateful for your prayer coverage during this journey to Germany in February, 2020. — Carolyn and Richard Hyde


I would like to share this encouraging email I received from a subscriber, because it emphasizes how the impact of this prayer list goes well beyond the number of subscribers.

Dear Donna,
     I wanted to tell you what a blessing and preparation these letters have been to me. I’ve recently been commissioned to be an ambassador to Israel with "XXX" {an organization I have been with] for 18 years in Atlanta. I’m also a Jewish believer and will now begin speaking in XXX groups that have chosen Israel to pray for and support.
     A group in Oklahoma said they’ve been praying for a year for this. I met with my team head over Middle East/ North Africa. He was saved over 25 years ago and discipled by Israeli believers .... He’s been praying for a messianic Jewish person to be on his team. God is fitting all this together.
     Love, BB in Atlanta


Arrows from Zion
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Sean left his heart in Israel when he moved his sabra Israeli wife and their children back to the United States a while back, but it has not stopped his ministry work going forth in Israel. Sean partners with Yariv Goldman, new head of Hands of Mercy, in a new work that is ministering to ex-Orthodox people who are ill-equipped for life outside of the insular society they departed from. When I say insular, I mean they really do not have the life skills to make it. Maybe you've seen one of the documentaries, like One of Us, that have been made about how hard it is for these to adapt to living in the regular world. Watch Sean and Yariv talk about their new ministry house Addullam where they are helping Israeli "Datlashim" with basic life skills to live and thrive outside the oppressive, insular society they left. Also ionvolved in the oversight team are Oded Cohen of Negev Blossom and Dr Michael Brown of ICN Ministries.

Sean writes, Ayelet (wife) and I are super excited about this project because it is a fulfilment of many prophetic words that one day we would be working again with the Orthodox Jewish community after many years working with mostly secular and traditional Jewish people. Up until now, we have operated off a shoestring budget for most our work in Israel. However, now as we are engaging in this access ministry project that is needed for this desperate community. This has caused our financial needs to significantly grow! Donate here, please designate Simeon's Cry

We also heard from Daniel and Shirya Yahav after a long while. They open writing about the distinct potential for war in their region. They have a large congregation in Tiberias, northern Israel at the Sea of Galilee. They keep one eye on developments there while continuing to build God's kingdom in Israel. Remind you of Nehemiah 4:17 where "The laborers who carried materials worked with one hand and held a weapon with the other." The write about recent additions to the congregation and also seeing some of their elderly congregants reach the age of going to nursing homes in Haifa. The flow of life. Daniel is doing a teaching tour in Germany and about to come out with the first printing in German of his book about his father in the Holocaust, and his own testimony. All the proceeds of the book are going to the Peniel Fellowship's building fund. This is a congregation we have written about many times that just needs more space.

Evan Levine of the HaTikva Project makes a special appeal for their financial aid department writing that because of the focus on their Dental and Adoption/Fostering departments, their benevolence aid for Israeli believers in financial crisis has taken a hit. All the work they are doing is a huge blessing to both believers and unbelievers, but the aid to believers in financial crisis is especially close to my heart. Scripture tells us "while we have opportunity, let us do good to all people, and especially to those who are of the household of the faith." If you can help with an end of the year gift see how to give here

From Israel Pochtar of Beit Hallel in Ashdod (and Voice of Judah Ministries) the 2/5 email is a Year in Review and a Looking Forward to 2020. Wow. Can you believe 2020 is already upon us? In 2019 they provided food hampers to 12,000 families in Ashdod and Ashkelon, blessing 2,000 Holocaust survivors and their families too. In 2020 they are hoping to do even more. This is a ministry that helps new immigrants with so much practical help. They also have an intense desire to share Yeshua with as many as are drawn by God to hear the Good News. You can help with large or small gifts Donate Now

Joseph Magen of news.kehila.org wrote to say Make a note of the new link to all of the Kehila resources. One really important news article is how the Director of the “Lehava” organization, has been indicted for incitement to violence, racism, and terrorism. You remember this past year the reporting we passed along of the anti-missionaries attacking believers at a couple of events? This was that anti-missionary group. Read more about this and please pray for true justice to come from this indictment.

Also at Kehila I want to feature this because it would make such a wonderful Christmas or Hanukkah gift:
Announcing the publication of the Jerusalem Illustrated Bible. In one of the may testimonials for the 250 pieces of art work by Elhanan ben-Avraham in this large family Bible of Old & New Testments, Asher Intrater wrote, "As one of the first and pioneer artists in the Messianic community in Jerusalem, his art seeks not only to portray the story line involved, but also the heart and spirit of the events and personalities involved. In this sense his drawings are “illustrations” in the deepest sense of the word: illuminating the picture....It would be worth taking notice of the facial expressions, surroundings, clothing and many other details, all worked out with the detail-conscious eye of the artist. Of course, Elhanan is a master at bringing out the Jewish psyche, culture and environment of his subjects.  The feel from his pictures is that they bring out not only the universal meaning but also the struggle and passion of the individual’s soul in each portrait."

From Maoz ministries, Ari & Shira Sorko-Ram and Kobi & Shani Ferguson, the spotlight is on their IStandwithIsrael fund which helps so many Israeli believers around the country in so many ways. Here are two of those ways: The Lone Soldier Project and the testimony of Sarah in their scholarships for students project.

Ron Cantor wrote from the midst of leading a tour group through Israel, visiting Michael Beener in Sderot to tell the group about how they are ministering to people living in a town only 1 mile from Gaza that continuously must run for shelter from incoming rockets. Later a stop by his borther-in-law's moshav for barbecue for the tour group. This is the kind of tour you want to be on, that takes you to real Israel, meeting real people. The next Up to Zion tour in May. Also check this VIDEO The Prophetic Timeline of Israel by Ron on God’s hand throughout history to reveal how the Almighty restored the language of Hebrew and the nation of Israel. Plus Relationship between Jews and Gentiles in the New Covenant Part II

[Do you see how this works? When you are armed with the facts, you know how to pray for the Israeli ministries working in the harvest field of salvation for "all Israel". Yes, someone can give you a quick set of prayer points to pray, but that doesn't move you any closer to really understanding how to pray for them without needing a prepared list. It's like the same principle of, you can give a man a fish to eat one meal, or you can teach a man to fish and he can eat for a lifetime. Nothing compares with increasing your understanding of what the Israeli ministries are actually up against to minister salvation.]

Lastly, in the Tikkun matching funds that ends on Dec 31st, Ron says that $20,000 has been given (so doubled by GOD TV). This is an excellent opportunity for double blessing the Tikkun Israel ministries Donate online

The Joseph Project is also highlighting their humanitarian work in Israel like the Help & Hope for Sderot where they partner with Hands of Mercy, and partnering with HaTikva in the Orphan Shabbat that was held recently. Joseph Project would love you donations and also is a place that you can volunteer to work when visiting Israel.  

We began with the excerpt from Richard and Carolyn Hyde of Heart of G-d ministries and return to the rest of their monthly ministry letter with Carolyn writing about a theological term "prevenience" which means God's working in a life or situation before we ever show up on the scene to join Him. It is a word that likely explains Yeshua's John 5:19 statement, "the Son can do nothing of Himself, unless it is something He sees the Father doing; for whatever the Father does, these things the Son also does in like manner." That is a profound yet simple understanding of the statement, don't you think? She continues, "So when the L-rd brings about a divine appointment we need to understand that we're working in partnership with Him. He wants to guide us in the way He was already going. We need to have eyes and ears open to the Spirit to sense the direction to go." Amen!

In the Media Team arena, the Hydes write, "We have some end of the year needs. If G-d puts it on your heart for an end of the year donation it would be much appreciated. G-d is good! We recently found out we can accept stocks as donations. This helps you avoid capital gain tax and it's a blessing to us..... Also we are searching for an expert in Google/YouTube advertising who is willing to help us spread the Gospel."

Michael and Dena Beener of the City of the Living congregation in Sderot write about the practical ways they are helping people in their city so traumatized by the rocket fire and threat from Gaza. One, they will put on a Hannukah Celebration for the children - a recent Facebook video unforgettably demonstrated the fear of the children too fearful to leave the bomb shelter. A little light hearted fun is a blessing. Also they write about their counseling and financial aid to a mother with children facing multiple family distresses, and the opportunity they have to come to the financial aid of a wrestling program for poor children in Sderot by providing $6,100 worth of equipment. To help them minister in Sderot donate through PayPal  or email for info

The Juster's, Dan & Patty and Ben & Lorena catch us up on the Restoration from Zion doings over the past month which has included a lot of traveling in the US for Dan and Ben on separate travels to make new and old connections at every stop. It is so encouraging to hear how many denominational leaders are looking now with greater interest in the labors of the body in Israel. A major sign of the times! Visit the new Restoration from Zion website to learn more about the ministry under the apostolic covering of Tikkun Global, a family of several apostolic ministries led by leaders with deep historic covenant relationships and mutual accountability. (By the way, I love this article by Daniel Juster The Annual vilification of Christmas.

Rick and Patricia Ridings of Succat Hallel have a new book out "Shifting Nations Through Houses of Prayer”. Watch and share this video where they talk about the book


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

Ruth Nessim
Critical prayer need she is losing sight! Prayers for a miracle for Ruth.| Continue to pray for Jacob Damkani | Olga Bikas has longstanding severe back pain. please keep praying for Olga. Sadly, she is not getting better and recently she has even felt worse for a period of time. | Rania Sayegh asks for prayer of restoration of strength, energy, and complete healing. | Ronit Bender says my heart valve  is still leaking but my lungs are fine. I totally have peace about my health, although it is far from great.  I still appreciate prayer, as I need it. I am very grateful they let me travel in October and November both to Australia and Holland. Please continue to pray for Ronit | Shlomy Abramov of Awake Israel, for a condition where blood does not flow to his legs as it should. Please pray.

Here's My Article from the Messianic Times

Terrorism Target: Messianic Congregation in Las Vegas
Click title to read the article on my Facebook Note



Since I wrote this for the Messianic Times, the deficiencies of how the ADL is covering American anti-Semitism incidents has broken wide open. I want to make sure everyone has a chance to read this. Next month in the Messianic Times I have another important related article which can answer many questions of Messianic synagogues on how they can more protect their congregations from mass shooters or other types of terroristic attacks. Get a 14-day free trial offer (only $9.99 annual online subscription to the Messianic Times)

Coming up in the Jan-Feb issue of Messianic Times,

Rising Anti-Semitism: Creating a Safety Plan for Your Synagogue.




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