My
Word for the Beginning of the New Year 2018
In the 16 and half years that I have complied a Weekly Summary of Prayer
Requests of Israeli Ministries, I have made a conscious effort to include all
the ministries of faith in LORD in Israel without regard to differing
theologies or eschatology. That was not because I didn't have a clear grip on
my own convictions, but because I believe that there is more that we agree on
than we disagree on, and that the more important issue was to be united in the
things we do agree upon. That's also not to say that I haven't had fallings out
over the years with a few individuals - or that they haven't had fallings out
with me. When the heat of the moment
passes, it is always my heart's desire to present the body of Messiah in Israel
as inclusively as possible.
Which is why I want to state emphatically that I stand 100% with my
friend Asher Intrater.
I thank God for Revive Israel and for Asher Intrater whom I have known
and followed his ministry closely since the summer of 2000. I have watched the
ministry grow through many changes and always the teachings have resonated so strongly
in my spirit. I am exposed to much in the Messianic Jewish movement, but none
has touched me so greatly as Revive Israel and Tikkun.
Over the past many years I have seen how there was a conscious decision made to begin to pour into the young men and women who would make up the coming ranks of ministry leaders in Israel's community of faith. For years there has been true spiritual 'parenting' of young adults and now to say that Revive Israel is Asher Intrater is not exactly rightl, because it is a very large number of young family men and women who are functioning in leaderships positions within Revive and without. There are pastors, evangelists, prophets, teachers, apostles, humanitarian outreach, worship leaders and all manner of servants of the LORD serving the community of faith in Israel and in the nations.
We are not sent here to spiritually excel alone, but to duplicate - to make disciples and multiply our effectiveness in service to the King Yeshua. Not in service to building our own little kingdoms as is the pitfall of so many in ministry, but truly to serve selflessly bringing forth a new generation equipped to run with the vision of seeing God's will performed in Israel. This is what I have always seen in Asher Intrater. If you have seen something else, I don't believe you see him clearly at all.
God bless Asher, all of the Revive Israel and Tikkun International, Inc. affiliated ministries. If God be for them - and He is - who can stand against them? Whoever tries, I will not be joining them for any reason. — Donna Diorio, December 25, 2017
Over the past many years I have seen how there was a conscious decision made to begin to pour into the young men and women who would make up the coming ranks of ministry leaders in Israel's community of faith. For years there has been true spiritual 'parenting' of young adults and now to say that Revive Israel is Asher Intrater is not exactly rightl, because it is a very large number of young family men and women who are functioning in leaderships positions within Revive and without. There are pastors, evangelists, prophets, teachers, apostles, humanitarian outreach, worship leaders and all manner of servants of the LORD serving the community of faith in Israel and in the nations.
We are not sent here to spiritually excel alone, but to duplicate - to make disciples and multiply our effectiveness in service to the King Yeshua. Not in service to building our own little kingdoms as is the pitfall of so many in ministry, but truly to serve selflessly bringing forth a new generation equipped to run with the vision of seeing God's will performed in Israel. This is what I have always seen in Asher Intrater. If you have seen something else, I don't believe you see him clearly at all.
God bless Asher, all of the Revive Israel and Tikkun International, Inc. affiliated ministries. If God be for them - and He is - who can stand against them? Whoever tries, I will not be joining them for any reason. — Donna Diorio, December 25, 2017
Priority Prayer Focus Jan 3, 2018
Two priority prayers this week. 4 letters of the Alphabet: RAIN and IRAN
Two priority prayers this week. 4 letters of the Alphabet: RAIN and IRAN
Seen
over Jerusalem in December Howard Bass' circumzenithal arc (inverted rainbow) to the
1-1-2018 sighting by Ron Cantor of crepuscular rays shining down on the City of
David.
Ron writes, "After a very dry 'rainy' season, Israel got a downpour today that started sometime this morning after 2018 began. While rain is other countries is associated with depression and gloominess, here in the Israel it is seen as LIFE. In the scriptures it is associated with revival, as rain brings to life that which appears to be dead. The lack of rain is seen as a curse. (Zech. 14:17) and the abundance of rain is seen as God's favor. (Acts 14:17). “Shower, O heavens, from above, and let the clouds rain down righteousness; let the earth open, that salvation and righteousness may bear fruit; let the earth cause them both to sprout; I the Lord have created it." (Is. 45:8) "Let us know; let us press on to know the Lord; his going out is sure as the dawn; he will come to us as the showers, as the spring rains that water the earth.” (Hosea 6:3)
Ron writes, "After a very dry 'rainy' season, Israel got a downpour today that started sometime this morning after 2018 began. While rain is other countries is associated with depression and gloominess, here in the Israel it is seen as LIFE. In the scriptures it is associated with revival, as rain brings to life that which appears to be dead. The lack of rain is seen as a curse. (Zech. 14:17) and the abundance of rain is seen as God's favor. (Acts 14:17). “Shower, O heavens, from above, and let the clouds rain down righteousness; let the earth open, that salvation and righteousness may bear fruit; let the earth cause them both to sprout; I the Lord have created it." (Is. 45:8) "Let us know; let us press on to know the Lord; his going out is sure as the dawn; he will come to us as the showers, as the spring rains that water the earth.” (Hosea 6:3)
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IRAN | I don't know if you are aware but Twitter is alight with videos and reports from the popular uprising in Iran that is happening in many cities over Iran. I have sensed from the beginning of it that we may be seeing something shift in Iran that we weren't expecting - like when the Berlin wall came down. I don't know, but I do know that the people of Iran are seriously against the fundamentalist Shia Islamist government they are being oppressed by and that President Trump has said they are watching carefully for human rights violations by the mullahs' military.
God does some things suddenly, and it would
not surprise me now if this was a "suddenly" change for 2018. If so,
we will see other major shifts of alliances all over the Middle East -
including some nations pulling back from their alliance with Israel. They go by
the saying, "the enemy of my enemy is my friend" so if the government
of Iran returns to secular rule and the mullahs are thrown out of power, then
suddenly nations like Saudi Arabia will not need alliances with Israel so much.
However, their shift to the thinking of the new ruling power there, just may
keep this as they are with the new attitude toward Israel...at least for a
while. It would be a good time to pray for God's mercy and intervention on
behalf of the people of Iran to get rid of the mullahs and that a great door
for the preaching of the Gospel to open among them.
Last week in Israelprayer/Arrows from Zion,
there was a report from Asher Intrater about a recent conference he attended in Egypt
where a major breakthrough in the Arab world was sensed by all. Asher reported
that they have been involved in an increasing number of conferences with
Christian Arab brothers and Israeli Messianic Jews that are getting more and
more intense in the level of breakthrough of brotherhood they are experiencing.
In the recent Egypt conference the sense of
breakthrough was so great that many who have been praying for decades over the
Isaiah 19 Highway said, "That's it! It's opened!"
I rejoice in that but it also gives me an
hopeful expectation about the potential for a window of opportunity coming open
right now in IRAN. Now Iranians are not Arabs, they are Persians. Their brand
of Islam is Shia Islam, whereas most of the Arabic Middle East is Sunni Islam.
The Isaiah 19 Highway that opens with faith in
Yeshua from Egypt to Assyria, also includes parts of Iran - "part of
today's northern Iraq, southeastern Turkey, northwestern Iran and northeastern
Syria". It is time to pray earnestly for the opening of the Isaiah 19
Highway and declare salvation in the peoples of the Middle East. - Donna Diorio
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We have many greetings for the New Year from
Israeli ministries this week, and you will notice that although it has already
passed, appeals for end of the year giving. Some I noticed said that end of the
year giving actually represented 10% of their budget to fund the coming year. I
don't know if that goes for everyone, but I believe it probably does represent
some percentage of the paying for their vision for 2018. This I do know: Good
for you getting a final tax-deductible donation in before the end of 2017 - but
even better if you start your year off with a first-fruits offering for 2018 to
help Israeli ministries fulfill their God-given visions in the coming year. As
the Apostle to the Gentiles, Shaul, or Paul, said, it is the duty of the
Gentiles who have shared in their spiritual blessings, to minister to them with
material blessings. (Romans 15:27)
To start, we have a New Year's Eve blessing
from Eddie and Jackie Santoro - Eddie, a walking miracle of God's healing of an
aggressive brain cancer diagnosed in August of 2015. Eddie is thriving today,
and God is opening great doors to him to pray for many who need healing in
Jerusalem. The Santoro's bless you praying
this word over you: "We know that as you Trust in the Lord with all your hearts, and lean not on your own
understanding; and as you acknowledge Him in all your ways, He will direct your
paths. (Proverbs 3:5) We serve such an awesome and wonderfully good God! We
praise the Lord for the wonderful things that have unfolded in all of our lives
over 2017 and we proclaim that He who
promised is Faithful! (I Thessalonians 5:24) As we look ahead to the coming year, we know
that God will work all things together to
the good for those that love him and are called according to his purpose.(Romans
8:28) If God is for us, who can stand
against us? (Romans 8:31) We pray that 2018 will be a year in which the
testimony of the goodness of the Lord overflows in your life and that you will
walk in an ever deeper revelation of his amazing and unending love for you."
From the Maoz Ministry of Ari & Shira Sorko-Ram (see their opening comments below in the review of Jacob Damkani's new movie, A New Spirit), is also this prayer request: "For the body of believers in Israel. Pray for unity. Pray for each believer and each leader to focus on what is truly important, setting aside theological differences and personal grievances. Pray against the spirit of rebellion and self-righteousness in the young generation God is raising up. Pray for revelation regarding the power of unity and love." For many other prayer requests for Israel and for their Maoz ministry please read inside the Weekly Summary attachment
Kobi and Shani Ferguson (Shani is the daughter
of Ari & Shira Sorko-Ram), a truly beautiful worship song they have just
recorded for you to enjoy called Sapphire Skies. Read about how it came to
be written, also about their Israel Worship Initiative and
the Israel Family Fund (IFF) to help needy families - inside the Weekly Summary attachment
From Orna Grinman in Modi’in of the A Sign
& An Example Ot Oo’Mofet ministry to orphans, widows and single parents in
the body of Messiah in Israel, a new blog post:
Nittel Nacht – the Chassidic Reaction to Christmas | While the Christians worldwide lit their
Christmas trees, the Chassidic Schools (Beith Midrah), where the ancient Hebrew
texts written by the sages of old are taught 24/7, remained darkened and
barren. Purposefully. [Israelprayer: What a prophetic symbol that
is!!]
Hasdey Yeshua, the Hebrew congregation in
Arad, write about the double tragedy there as their Negev town recently
experienced its first terror attack in the murder of a 19-yr old IDF soldier
stationed at an army base near Arad. The second part of the tragedy is that the
two terrorists who were apprehended with 24 hours came from the same Bedouin
tribe that they do outreach among. Here are two that were radicalized by Islam
instead of touched by the Gospel. Please pray for the city of Arad and for
those who are ministering among the Bedouin tribe there. Also for the family who lost their young son
to terrorism. Read more - including the good news from Arad - inside the Weekly
Summary attachment
Ron Cantor gives a yearend report that speaks
of "a wave of evangelism sweep the body of Messiah here." Indeed, as I have witnessed through the ministry
reports over the last half of the year there has been a shift in things in
Israel as the body of believers has begun to step out with greater boldness and
as Israelis have become more open to receive from them. Read Ron's perspective inside
the Weekly Summary attachment along with other news from his ministry and Tel
Aviv congregation.
Eric Benson, who leads the Beit Nitzachon - House
of Victory rehab ministry, (and has for the past 25 years!) was given a
surprise birthday celebration by the students and staff of House of Victory. He said it was a real and wonderful surprise
- which is so great because rehab ministry is often such a heartrending work,
it is good for a heartwarming blessing such as this. Eric catches us up on the
ministry, but there is also a fascinating report he makes about how the Jewish
and Arab Haifa city planners, merchants, shop keepers and restaurant owners got
a vision to light up the city with a downtown Hanukkah and Christmas display of
lights that attracted visitors from all over Israel. You can see a picture and
read about it inside the Weekly Summary attachment. This really seems like more evidence of the
shift of openness we have been seeing an increase in within Israel.
Eric writes, "How much more will people
be touched, if we as the children of God are shining the glorious light of God.
May our light shine and draw people out of their personal darkness into His
glorious light, so that we can all be changed more and more into His likeness."
Dani Sayag, who is the senior pastor of the
HaCarmel congregation, writes about how teams from a few congregations went out
during December to share the gospel in the Holiday of Holidays downtown Haifa
festival. "The teams passed out hot
apple cider and told people it was "for free, just like God's love for
you!" Amazingly, many people immediately responded with, "Are you
Messianic believers?" When one lady
was asked why she responded that way, she said, "Because you all know how
to show love!" Another man left behind his crutch as he was healed of
severe hip pain after prayer. Read about it, plus all the news from the
congregation of Carmel, inside the subscription only Attached DOCX Weekly
Summary of Prayer Requests from Israeli Ministries.
Avi Mizrachi of Dugit Messianic outreach and
Adonai Roi congregation in Tel Aviv looks back over the year with gratefulness and
thanksgiving. Dugit has purchased a new storefront space, the King of Glory
Conference played a significant prophetic role in what God is doing in Israel
as the nations came to align with the Messianic believers of Israel. For more milestones from the ministry, please
read & rejoice with them inside the Weekly Summary attachment
From Asher Intrater, my friend, who leads the
Revive Israel and Tikkun network, an article, We Prophesy in Part: The phrase, "we prophesy in part" can be
looked at in two ways. For those who do not believe in the continuing gift of
prophecy at all, or who say that prophecy must be perfect or else it is totally
false, we can see that New Covenant prophecy involves a level of interpretation
and understanding that is only partial in nature. We "see through a glass
dimly..."
Also, a video with Cody Archer, Embracing the Process: God wants to work in us and
through us through difficult times. AND a short piece, Between Two Worlds | Do you feel caught in a place between two
forces – on the one hand an indulgent love of the things of this world, and on
the other a place of negative standoffishness from all that is going on?
From Succat Hallel, Rick Ridings announces they have moved into their new facility on Ein Rogel in the Abu Tor neighborhood of Jerusalem. See more inside the Weekly Summary attachment
From Succat Hallel, Rick Ridings announces they have moved into their new facility on Ein Rogel in the Abu Tor neighborhood of Jerusalem. See more inside the Weekly Summary attachment
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believing community. The following articles were the five top read stories
about the believing community in 2017.
VIDEO:
Brad Show interview with Richard and Carolyn Hyde - "The gospel message
met by persecution" | Brad TV |
Richard and Carolyn share the gospel of Yeshua in
Israel through a ministry called Heart of God. Recently, Carolyn’s citizenship
has been targeted by the government to try to force them out of Israel.
Pray
for Israel: HaTikva Project | FIRM Staff | Through HaTikva Project,
Christians everywhere have an opportunity to not only minister to the needs of
the local believers in Israel, but to also strategically fund the growing body
of Messiah in Israel.
Urgent HEALING Needs | Life and Death is in
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We have added nothing new, so please consult lists from last weekly
prayer summary.
The Israeli Messianic Marketplace Feature of the Week:
We are getting such rave reviews from Israeli ministries who have gone to see the new movie about evangelist Yaacov Damkani's life, called New Spirit - it is all in Hebrew to reach Israelis, of course.
Here is an early report I
got from Yonit Klein of Emmaus Way:
"Last night we drove to Tel Aviv for the premier of the new full-length
movie about Yaacov Damkani called Ruach Hadasha (New Spirit). It was excellent
and REALLY tells the gospel and shows the ultra-orthodox very clearly. You’ll
probably hear a lot about it. It’s opening in 8 theaters across Israel!!! The
producer got saved while making the movie. I think it will cause an earthquake
in Israel and things will never be the same. I want to get a copy as soon as
possible. You can see the trailer online. English subtitles."
Here is
what Ari & Shira Sorko-Ram of Maoz Ministries wrote (12/27): Tomorrow the movie "A New Spirit"
opens in theaters around Israel. Since
the premiere last week, there has been quite a buzz in the media about the
movie, about Yacov Damkani, and about Messianic Jews. Not all coverage has been
favorable towards our faith. Most
Israelis have no idea what (or WHO) we believe in, and many see Messianic
Judaism as a cult. Unfortunately, that's
exactly how one of the journalists presented us on Channel 2 News' Friday
Magazine, causing somewhat of an uproar among believers in the last few days.
Nevertheless, the fact is that this movie
presents the pure Gospel—and it will be out there for every Israeli to
see. One of the most amazing things was
to hear the director and the cast speak about the movie, and about Yacov. Naturally, they see there is something
different about those who follow Messiah Yeshua, and they are getting curious!
"Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works and
glorify your Father in heaven."
(Matthew 5:16)
Please
pray with us for "A New Spirit." Pray for many Israelis to go watch this movie
and hear the Gospel. Pray for open
hearts, eyes and ears. May the Holy
Spirit move in power, drawing multitudes to return to God and receive the
Messiah of Israel.
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