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.

Praying the Headlines

From KehilaNews.com

Palestinian UN envoy threatens to ‘unleash all weapons’ on US if Trump moves embassy to Jerusalem
The Anti-Israel Launch of the Balfour Apology Campaign
Volume control: Permissible in Islamic world, incendiary in Israel
President Trump, Israel and blessing on the US

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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WEEKLY Arrows from Zion 11/16/2016

Priority Prayer Focus Nov 16, 2016

Do you think you are done? That the generation upcoming will not listen to you anymore? Some won't but some will. Keep running the race.

"Even when I am old and gray, do not forsake me,  my God, till I declare Your power to the next generation, Your mighty acts to all who are to come." Psalm 71:18 NIV

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.

In the United States we are thankful for the prayers of the international body of Christ for the presidential elections last week. Thank God it is over! We so appreciate the impact on Israel of who we elect as President of the United States, and the big plus of voting for Donald Trump is the fact that he is kinder hearted toward Israel than any Democratic president or presidential candidate in many decades. We are thankful to all the Israeli ministry leaders with the US as their homeland who urged prayer for the nation. Now, we ask that prayers continue to Trump as he moves into choosing his cabinet, counselors and into governing in 2017.

Ari and Shira Soko-Ram have some prayer requests on Trump: "... may the Lord bring him wise, godly advisors, and lead him in every decision he makes as the leader of the free world. PRAY that Trump keeps his campaign promises to Israel, and not succumb to pressure that is sure to come. PRAY for the relationship between Israel and the U.S. to get back on track, and for the U.S. to continue being our greatest ally."

Maoz also asks for prayer for a UK man being persecuted for converting from Islam to Christianity, quoting from the British Pakistani Christian association, ‘This part of Bradford has become a no go area for apostates (converts from Islam) and will soon become a place exclusive to Muslims if measures are not taken to correct the growing social malaise of fundamentalism.   The threat on "N" in the apparent safety of Britain has become so intense that 5 police armed response units with officers holding semi-automatic weapons were required to block roads, shield him and escort him to his new safe home when he went to collect some items remaining in his home.’  See further prayer requests for this man inside the attached DOCX Weekly Summary Likewise, Maoz also has prayer requests for a minister in the West Bank they have been supporting who shares the Gospel in an area where it is punishable by death.

There is quite a glorious Recap of the Jerusalem Global Gathering last week shared inside the attached DOCX Weekly Summary or at these links ARTICLE & LINK to VIDEOS of the sessions. We especially liked reading Asher's spiritual take on many of the things that took place as the Christians in the nations came up to Jerusalem to align themselves with the Body of Messiah in Israel. We saw numerous reports last week on Facebook as the conference was in progress at how powerfully charged the atmosphere was.

Also on Facebook, the Intl Dir of Revive Israel In a video tour of the Yad HaShmona Messianic village which we want to pass along underlining two points:  One is about two businesses that operate in the village - wine and bread - and a third business proposal they are very excited about - producing an anointing oil. Yes, you got that right: the wine, the bread and the oil from Israel's first entirely Messianic township. :-D

Now the second Point I want to draw your attention to is their request for prayers over a proposed re-location of East Jerusalem Arabs of the anti-Israel variety, into the valley next door to Yad HaShmona. There is a proposal to build an apartment settlement in that valley to re-locate Arabs in East Jerusalem. Now obviously the Arabs who are re-located are not going to be happy about that, so this becomes an intense threat to the Messianic village and the other villages surrounding. Revive Israel is requesting prayers of the saints regarding this government proposal.  For other news and information from Revive Israel inside the attached DOCX Weekly Summary

Ron Cantor files this report on the activities of Tiferet Yeshua congregation in Tel Aviv and how they are stirring up the congregation to become bolder about sharing their faith, including sharing about some new initiatives they having coming up in the next month.  Read all about it inside the attached DOCX Weekly Summary. Also, here is every episode of Ron's new GOD TV Television Show, Out of Zion

The first time I went to Israel we stayed at the Beit Immanuel Guest House in Jaffa and really fell in love with it and the area. This is also the congregation that David and Michaella Lazarus lead. It is a historical site in Israel nestled into an area filled with the artistic crowd.  David is writing about the Tel Aviv municipal authorities demand that the upgrade their safety standards, specifically installing a fire extinguish system in the basement where the children meet. They must meet this Dec 1 deadline, and have already raised half of the $7000 cost to do this upgrade - or be shut down! You can read more including how to donate inside the attached DOCX Weekly Summary

Dov Bikas writes about how much they have been able to help the homeless and addicted people who have come to their outreach center in Tel Aviv through the year 2016. It is really powerful to read that 70% of those who finish their rehab programs become sincere Christians. This speaks to ministry in Yeshua's name that rescues people everyone else has given up on. Dov shares many things in this report but we want to encourage you especially read what I have tagged as A MUST READ TESTIMONY. God is at work among them and you will understand how wonderfully reading this inside the attached DOCX Weekly Summary

Here is a link to A Word from the Director of Dugit, Avi Mizrachi from the heart of downtown Tel Aviv we are filled with immense joy, because of the amazing things God is continuing to do here in the Land.  They also share this word Why Still Tel Aviv? and an article from Israel Insider | Avi's father, Nissim was just fifteen when the Nazis signed a peace agreement with Bulgaria taking full control of the country without firing a single shot.  For more, including the lastest on the congregational building project inside the attached DOCX Weekly Summary

From the Kehilat HaMaayan congregation that Tony and Orna Sperandeo in Kfar Saba lead, we get several excellent insights from their report including this one on the Feast of Trumpets service that I have sat through many time in Messianic services, but never realized this: "During this time, in synagogues throughout the world, the shofar is blown a hundred times to “awaken” man’s soul to seek God and evaluate his relationship with God and his fellow man."  I never knew all those blasts of the trumpets - the short and the long blasts - totally up to 100 trumpet calls. If you believe as I do, this is significant because the Feasts of the Lord that are in the fall season are the prophetic foreshadowings of what lies ahead as God begins to wrap up His Divine plan of salvation. Those 100 trumpet blasts speaks to the multitude of calls for the Body of the Lord to assemble themselves together and also to assemble themselves to the spiritual battle that is coming.

Also, " As the climate is changing from summer to winter, we notice changes in the spirit realm. As the days are shorter, and the nights grow longer, so too we notice that darkness is increasing throughout the world. This past summer, there were two 'concert events' that took place here in Israel. These events represented world religions. The goal was to unite the world into a false 'peace' through the works of man. One was through music and “energy”, and the other using a metaphor of the marriage vows between man and wife. All religions, they declared, are becoming united as one couple. These events happened in the very city that God calls His own, Jerusalem.  In Tel Aviv, earlier in the summer, one of the largest alternative lifestyle (LGBT) parades took place. Both the Prime Minister and Mayor of Tel Aviv heartily endorsed this parade. Soon after this parade, the streets of Jerusalem were filled with the same LGBT 'celebrators.' Darkness is covering our land."  Please read more from this excellent and spiritually insightful ministry letter inside the attached DOCX Weekly Summary

Avner and Rachel Boskey of David's Tent sent out their personal ministry letter just befor leaving for Australia (see their full Austrailia, New Zealand and Italy itinerary in the Tours section).  Big news is the release of Avner's new book, “How to be Messianic without becoming Meshuggeh* (*crazy)” which you can read more about inside the attached DOCX Weekly Summary and which is available on their website.

The Boskey's also share their parental pride in their son and daughter-in-love who are walking in the footsteps of the parents in teaching the Word and ministering in worship music.  Here’s a short clip of David teaching on Jewish Roots at the ICEJ Feast of Tabernacles and Here are 2 clips of Jamie singing Psalm 100 and Come Alive  .  The Boskey's share more about recent ministry trips and their ongoing focus to establish a training center inside the attached DOCX Weekly Summary

From KehilaNews.com is a story about how a well-known Christian business, Chick-fil-A is teaming up with the Israel Firstfruits Center for Economic Advancement (IFC), to offer young Israeli believers an internship with Chick-fil-A. Christians in the US know there is a lot to love about this chicken franchise because of the Christian values and moral stands they take. This is really cool news:  Chick-fil-A investing in young Israeli believers, creates new internship program

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 on Sunday 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.

Praying the Headlines

Martin Sarvis in Jerusalem has a great short article and prayer requests speaking to the need not only for Jews in the nations to make aliyah but also when they return to the Jewish homeland, that Israel would have place for them and be able to absorb them into society - including jobs. This is key and you can read it inside the attached DOCX Weekly Summary

Teaching Articles

Two articles from our friends at Tikkun International Ministries in Jerusalem. From Dan Juster Calling & Maturity  and from David The Pot and The Kettle  |   Jews & Arabs at the bittersweet intersection of Israel and the Church

Israeli Ministries on Tours  |  BOOKING meetings now (See open dates)  Inside the attached Weekly Summary are itineraries and open dates for Avner and Rachel Boskey

The Israeli Messianic Marketplace  Feature of the Week:

How to be Messianic without becoming Meshuggeh* (*crazy) is a collection of salient reflections, anecdotal observations and helpful counsel which Avner has gained from being a man of the Word of God and from walking faithfully with the Lord for more than 40 years.  Avner has seen and experienced much in the Body of Messiah and as part of the Messianic Jewish movement in the US, in Israel and around the world. This book is especially written for Jewish believers whose hearts are joined to their own people in their biblical calling and destiny, peoplehood, cultural identity and prophetic hope.  

This book is a practical, bottom-line encouragement to believers everywhere who choose to identify with Israel and the Jewish people and who by faith have joined the ‘commonwealth of Israel.’  Avner’s book is available as an e-book download through our website  How to be Messianic without becoming Meshuggeh* (*crazy) will soon be available as a printed book through our website.

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WEEKLY Arrows from Zion 11/9/2016

Priority Prayer Focus Nov 9, 2016

Please pray in agreement with the Global Gathering going on in Jerusalem all this week. This has a huge Asian participation and ALL reports are this is a body of believers who are on fire for what God is doing. We believe they are even changing the atmosphere now over Israel so the heavens over the nation of Israel are being opened for healing and salvation to flow down. Let's pray in agreement with them!

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.

LIVE STREAM GLOBAL GATHERING from JERUSALEM Nov 7-11 Tune in for great blessing!

Global Gathering | This week the Revive Israel team is helping to host the Global Gathering prayer and praise celebration in Jerusalem with believers from all over the world.  The main meetings will take place in the Arena Pais arena with approximately 10,000 expected participants. Follow us through the week on Facebook and please join us in prayer for this event. To watch the LIVE WEB-STREAM click HERE!

Martin Sarvis in Jerusalem also writes this week about the Global Gathering In Jerusalem, "The Lord has spoken to us that this year (2016) will be the final stages of a season of great transition for His body. This has been a time in which the Lord called His family [body] together in unity, despite diversities that have historically caused separation. We have witnessed the body of Christ uniting as one family to behold the manifestation of the army of the Lord as in Joel 2:11 .... The family of God is being restored in a sovereign way; even now, the Lord is doing for us what we have not been able to do for ourselves. We are watching Christian Arabs and Messianic leaders from many streams and denominations walking together as one. This is the fulfillment of Isaiah 19:23-25 "  Read more, plus prayer requests inside the attached DOCX Weekly Summary.  Watch LIVE here

Congratulations are in order for the HaTikva Project who are celebrating their first year of operation of the HaTikva Dental Clinic in Jerusalem. Evan Levine writes,  "Two years ago we started with a vision, a year ago we opened a fledgling practice, and now we are the primary destination for dental care for the needy in Jerusalem. We have performed over 2000 treatments and are looking to add additional staff in the near future. Please be in prayer for us as well as we seek opportunities to open a second clinic in a different region of Israel. This work has been too blessed to stay only in Jerusalem."  Read more from the ministry which seeks to "Help the poor while advancing the kingdom" inside the attached DOCX Weekly Summary

What a super report from the Kerem-El, God's Vineyard Congregation in northern Israel!  They took to the streets with the love of the Lord and the good news message and God has some hearts prepared for their teams.  You will have to read it inside the attached DOCX Weekly Summary . You can also read their about their increase in the congregation, a testimony of one of the believer-congregants, and about the seminar to help their community with money management and debt issues.  Here are their key prayer requests for this month:

1) Pray for all those who heard about Yeshua at the Film Festival outreach.

2) Please pray for rain to fall in Israel - both physically and spiritually!

3) Pray for us as individuals and families to steward our resources well.

4) Please pray for more Messianic business initiatives to develop and grow.

If you are a FACEBOOK person, then truly you ought to connect with Ron Cantor to watch Ron's Out of Zion daily broadcast on GOD TV is also shared on his FACEBOOK page  It is fantastic!  Ron writes, "We were filming Out of Zion in the Old City, right next to the Western Wall. Suddenly I felt the presence of God like I have not felt since we started filming. I was sharing, but it was like I was in another dimension. A small crowd gathered and then an Orthodox Jewish man said something to me I never expected. I wrote a blog about it.  He also wrote about an archaeological find at the Church of the Holy Sepulcher Breakthrough at Yeshua’s Possible Tomb

Eric Benson of the House of Victory in Haifa, writes about the Sex Shop that just opened for business right next door to the outreach in Tel Aviv they work out of reaching substance abusers and those in the sex industry.  It was probably something the devil meant to discourage their outreach efforts by. Please pray that the Holy Spirit will upset their business as usual with unusual spiritual visitations on those who enter that darkened sphere.

Eric gives a report on several men who have come to their rehab center, not all successes, but some wonderful life turnarounds too.  Read it inside the attached DOCX Weekly Summary along with his report on other great things going on in their ministry.

From Revive Israel, and Asher Intrater specifically, a couple of video messages about the US election today. If you are voting watch these two short videos on Trump and Hillary: Beyoncé IN THE WHITE HOUSE - IS THAT COOL???.  This is a great article by Asher Seven Models of Apostolic Teams

Also read about the new Anti-Porn Law that just passed in Israel and how the Ahavat Yeshua congregation addressed dealing with the effects of porn within the community of faith. Read more inside the attached DOCX Weekly Summary   Cody Archer shares two videos about his recent trip to California with Matias, a young worship leader at Ahavat Yeshua. First is California Outreach Recap and one of the messages Re-gathered For Revival

Israel Pochtar is delighted to report how quickly his passport issues were settled after asking for the prayers of the saints and also about their biggest outreach event ever - 1700 unbelievers who heard the gospel and most of them chose to stand and pray.  Israel writes,  "These precious people are the reason why we aim to do these projects and evangelism campaigns. To see the light go on in the eyes of a person who is hearing the gospel for the first time, to see how God heals them and binds their heart along the way as well... that is priceless!"  Now comes the follow up... Read all about this ministry and the outreach inside the attached DOCX Weekly Summary

Howard Bass in the Beer Sheva Nachalat Yeshua, Yeshua's Inheritance congregation writes about the US elections and the Cubs baseball win after its 108 year losing streak. (Read Bass' thought on the Cubs)  Howard also gave a teaching on what the inheritance of Yeshua is. You can read that here and talks about the upcoming series they are doing on the Gospel of Mark, read about it inside the attached DOCX Weekly Summary.

Howard also reminds us to pray for the believing IDF soldiers. For those of you who have the believing soldiers on your hearts and minds, and in your prayers, [In their congregation] we have 14 young men and women who are in various stages of duty. Our son, Tal, will be released at the end of this month, after almost six years. He has various options open to him that he is prayerfully considering.  Find their list of soldiers inside the attached DOCX Weekly Summary

Eddie Santoro is rejoicing about the continued Cancer-Free MRI's he is getting on his brain every 12 weeks and the healing miracle of my tonsil will be confirmed on December 1st when I will undergo a PET-scan on my whole body.   He gives a couple of testimonies that sounds like God has released a healing anointing to Eddie - which is exactly what their ministry has been praying for as Eddie has stood in the life and death battle with cancer for the last 15 months.  Read inside the attached DOCX Weekly Summary and be encouraged about what God is doing in the body in Israel.

Breakthroughs in getting into their congregational facility have Claude Ezagouri of the Morning Star Fellowship in Tiberias rejoicing. Not sharing the details publicly, but you can read it inside the attached DOCX Weekly Summary.  Also  as the Global Gathering in Jerusalem wraps up, 90 Chinese worshippers and several teams from the Galilee will begin a 6-day 24/7 worship event. "Our desire is to dissolve the principalities of darkness over our city through vertical worship. We truly believe that pure, sincere worship can open the way in the heavenly realms. In the last two years we have felt a better spiritual atmosphere in Tiberias and the Galilee; we definitely think it is a result of God's grace together with consistent prayers and worship. Please pray that the 6 days event will develop peacefully. It is also a logistic challenge so we kindly covet your prayers in this respect."  Read more inside the attached DOCX Weekly Summary

Here are just a few of the great articles and resource materials that KehilaNews.com have been sending out over the past couple of weeks:

Jerusalem Interfaith Conference: Ecumenically Correct, Intellectually Dishonest | Hannah Weiss | "When Buddha Met Abraham" was the byline chosen for the Interfaith Conference hosted by Israel's Foreign Ministry from September 11 to 15 in Jerusalem.

Israelprayer: It is really interesting from a spiritual standpoint that while the Asian Body of Christ is increasingly reaching out to join in relationship with the Messianic Remnant of Israel - a spiritual vision directly from the Throne of God in Heaven - that a religious vision NOT from God is also underway between Eastern religions and Israel. The devil always has a counterfeit of whatever God is initiating spiritually in the Body of the LORD on the earth. God calls for unity in Messiah, misguided religionists call for religions of COEXIST. Sounds tempting, but it is a ditch.

British funds to PA suspended due to terror victim Kay Wilson's activism | Bat-El Leonard | Six years after she was viciously stabbed and her friend killed in a terror attack near the Jerusalem Forest, Kay Wilson has succeeded in convincing the British government to halt the transfer of funds to the Palestinian Authority, claiming the Palestinians use the money to finance terrorism.

The pot and the kettle | David S. | David writes, "To our great sorrow both Israel and the Christian Church and have been a very “mixed bag,” reflecting El-ohim and Christ rather intermittently and dimly throughout the centuries."

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; 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.

Teaching Articles

The Miracle of Israel | Excerpts from message given at the Maoz Ministries Pastor’s Conference “One in Messiah” in Jerusalem.   

For many pastors in the Western democratic countries, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict raises issues not easy to solve. In churches large and small, an important part of their members are young, vibrant and active millennials.

Millennials, as we all know have a passion for justice for all things and all peoples. And they attend universities which advocate and promote the Palestinian narrative. Therefore, these Christian millennials who innocently want to help Palestinians, end up buying into a very anti-Israel Islamic agenda - of which, in reality - they have nothing in common. Read the article

WEEKLY Arrows from Zion 11/2/2016

We are again experiencing first of the month overload
& will have to carry over some reports to next week.
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Priority Prayer Focus Nov 2, 2016

"Those who were rebuilding the wall and those who carried burdens took their load with one hand doing the work and the other holding a weapon. As for the builders, each wore his sword girded at his side as he built, while the trumpeter stood near me."

Nehemiah 4:17-18 holds several keys for pressing forward in the building of the kingdom of God in dangerous times, and one is to be realistic about the danger of the times yet optimistic enough about the ultimate success of your building effort to build even when danger surrounds. It also speaks to the organization required to stay safe while building. The work of Nehemiah, like ours in building the kingdom of God in this day and age, is a team effort that requires both a realistic assessment of the challenge, combined with faith in the power of God for our victory.

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.

Ben Juster is the Operations Director of Tikkun International and sends out a monthly synopsis of what that network of ministries in Israel and the USA need pray covering for. This month Ben is touching on the Nov 7-11 Global Gathering Prayer Conference of David Demian that the Revive Israel team will be providing administrative support for. My good friend, Liz Rhodes is leading a team of Cedar Rapids, Iowa intercessors to take part in this gathering, which we hope to see the good reports that will flow from it.

Also, Ben and dad, Daniel Juster will be traveling to the US for the Nov Tikkun America network leadership meetings. They are looking specifically for "an increase of an effectiveness in evangelism and power within our communities, and for continued empowerment and releasing of the next generation of leaders. Dan will also be a keynote speaker during the Jewish Voice Messianic Leadership Roundtable in Phoenix."

Have you heard about the incredible "Fields of Wheat" project that Eitan Shiskoff and Paul Wilbur are speaking about around the USA? A planned national hospitality village in Israel dedicated to hosting God’s presence and equipping His children to bear good fruit. This Village is going to be used for multiple purposes for both Israel's Messianic Jewish and Christian Arab believers, for conferences & retreats, discipling, uniting with international believes and an outreach for Israel's returning exiles. Go to the website to learn more about this fantastic vision unfolding for northern Israel. Ben asks prayers of upcoming benefit dates for the village in the US.

We have an update from Pastor Najeeb the Lebanese pastor in Haifa who leads the Immanuel Church, Bookshop and does Refugee Ministries.  The Ahmadi Sheik who visited the Bible Book Store last report has returned with another Sheik who was also interested in obtaining a Bible. The LORD is performing might miracles of revelation to the Arab people, pray that He do so with these two influential Muslim leaders seeking out the Bible of the One True God.

Najeeb and his wife Elisabeth also give updates on the work among the refugees, as well as their Christian (Arab) Soldier (IDF) Center.  "We are slowly changing the thoughts of the Arab community round about us, not all of whom see eye to eye with us. But our main aim is not merely to change their minds concerning Israel, but to bring them the Gospel, and through the soldiers' work to gain entrance into their homes and hearts." Read more inside the attached DOCX Weekly Summary

Israel Pochtar shares about a large scale event they have in planning - for security reasons the details are not going to be disclosed - but this will be an outreach much like the one they held at the beginning of the year only with almost twice as many participants. Read about the event inside the attached DOCX Weekly Summary. Pochtar's zeal for the running his race is quite contagious.

Richard and Carolyn Hyde share about their son's recent invite to team training for "going about the Galilee healing the sick and casting out demons." Read about their experiences as they hit the streets two-by-two inside the attached DOCX Weekly Summary

Eddie Santoro of the Ahavat Yeshua congregation in Tel Aviv talks about seeing the weather photo of the recent East Coast USA hurricane, "I was struck in the Spirit that in some way it is a picture of the times that we are living in. God has a Kingdom that he is establishing on the earth and like the strong rains, winds and waves that are breaking on the shore, there is a mighty storm of resistance that satan has loosed on the earth to try and prevent the inevitable. This storm is centered in the Middle East and the eye of the storm is over Jerusalem."

Most of the people on this mailing list recognize the fact stated by Eddie Santoro, that the EYE of the worldwide spiritual storm is indeed centered over Israel, and even more pin-pointed over Jerusalem. So far, it is a much smaller group of us who understand the truth of this part of Santoro's statement : "The devil is focusing much of his opposition to prevent the Body of Yeshua from being successfully established in Jerusalem. But like the response in the those coastal states, there is a corporate effort by many who have given themselves in the power of God to stand, protect and restore His Body and encourage those of us who live here."  Read more inside the attached DOCX Weekly Summary

Thank you for being one of the ones who with understanding, are standing with the believers of Israel. Let's make it a frequent prayer that God will give an increase of understanding within the international Church of how pivotal this group of believers actually are - not only to their nation, but to the world.

From the Revive Israel team, Ron Cantor:  Clearly prophetic The Miraculous Timing of Dead Sea Scrolls Discovery.   A video message delivered in California by Cody Archer Israel's Blessing is Your Blessing  An audio message by Asher Intrater Jerusalem - Every Man's Destiny

Also details about the 8-week Winter Discipleship Intensive from 12/1/16 thru 1/25/17 at the Jerusalem Hills Inn for English-speaking believers of all ages. Participants will spend time with the Revive Israel team in the Jerusalem area and Return Ministries in northern Israel for regular times of worship, prayer, and teaching. Participants will serve the local body in hands-on practical ways and each week there will be an excursion to locations around Israel. See contact & details inside the attached DOCX Weekly Summary

Our dear lady Ruth Nessim in Nahariya of the Light of the Galilee congregation (and dearest of friends with the Lebanese ministry of Pastor Najeeb Atteih, files her report this month of the many Arabs she has been blessed to share with from her daily life.  (That God sends her so many Divine appointments with Arabs is really clear if you have read her prayer letters for any length of time!).  She also shares her desire to go areas others would consider too dangerous, but Ruth goes with God's blessing. Read her report and prayer requests inside the attached DOCX Weekly Summary

Arni Klein of Emmaus Way asks what many Americans have been asking themselves during the US presidential election period, How did we get here?!  It is the sign of the times, and Arni adds, "A rather screaming sign of where we are is the insanity surrounding Israel.  To proclaim that Israel has no connection to the Temple Mount is like saying that the death of six million Jews never happened, and if it did, it had nothing to do with Germany. It’s totally crazy. So let’s talk about crazy. Since 1994 the government of Israel has been negotiating with a group that essentially had no public identity before 1965. . . ." Read more inside the attached DOCX Weekly Summary

Arni also writes about a Breaking Through in the Galilee | In just a little more than a week, 90 Chinese brethren will be arriving in Tiberias for 144 hours (six days) of continuous worship.  . . . Just after the above six days, both of us will travel to London for a few days (Nov. 22-29) of meetings in a couple of different locations.  ... There are a few spaces left for the German Galilee Worship Gathering from Dec. 22-Jan.1 ....and in central Germany Feb. 2-5 gathering for the Generation of Jacob . All details inside the attached DOCX Weekly Summary

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: 

Our list of Israeli Messianic and Christian Arab leaders (or family members) who need urgent healing prayers remains the same as last week, you can find the full list inside the attached DOCX Weekly Summary.  The one exception is for Succat Hallel's Rick and Patti Ridings. Their daughter's update returns her to urgent prayer need:

UPDATE on Esther: ""...the lump Esther found under her arm...had an ultra-sound scan this afternoon which unfortunately has shown that it is most likely cancerous. The doctor told us she is 98% sure that it is cancer rather than just scar tissue. They are also concerned that other lymph nodes under Esther's collar bone also look abnormal. They have booked in a CT scan again for 4th November to get a full picture.

This isn't the news we were praying or hoping for. We are very tired emotionally and physically from this long battle. We do feel that we haven't allowed fear to take hold and we are standing believing in His words for us to prosper and come to fullness. We are encouraged by Esther being able to go away to His Place in Germany. Esther has now booked the tickets and is going from 28th October to 2nd of November for initial testings, consultation and prayer. They will then recommend a treatment plan and whether she needs to come for an extended stay (4-6 weeks). Please pray for Esther's full healing; for Grace and rest for her at His Place and for Will and Caleb at home."

Praying the Headlines

From the Messianic Attorneys of the Jerusalem Institute of Justice a report on what they are doing internationally to counter the UN campaign against Israeli legitimacy. Read more inside the attached DOCX Weekly Summary

Teaching Articles

Martin Sarvis in Jerusalem continues on the repercussions of recent votes by UNESCO regarding Israel. This week speaking about the declaration of the Roman Catholic Pope Francis: “God promised the Holy Land to the People of Israel." Get Martin's perspective, plus prayer points inside the attached DOCX Weekly Summary

Israeli Ministries on Tours  |  Inside the attached Weekly Summary are itineraries and open dates for  Guy Cohen of The Harvest of Asher in Akko and Orna Greenman A Sign & An Example in Modi’in

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