Friday, March 26, 2021

Get Real about Israel | Arrows from Zion 3 26 2021 Passover issue


Get Real about Israel | 3 26 2021
Weekly Summary of Prayer Requests of Israeli Ministries 
ARROWS from ZION

 Serving the Body of Messiah in Israel since August 2001
Praying in Agreement with the Israeli Body of Messiah


Get Real about Israel
by Donna Diorio

March 23, 2021: For the past twenty years beginning in mid-August 2001 I have been preparing the Weekly Summary of Prayer Requests from Israeli Ministries. To my knowledge, it is one of a kind. No one else that I know of has ever taken up the prayers and lives of the Israeli Messianic Jews to communicate to the rest of the body of Christ.
              Many Christians are not even aware there is a vibrantly increasing body of believers in Israel today living in much the same circumstances as existed in the New Testament book, The  Acts of the Apostles.  What existed in the first century of the Messianic  Jewish faith in Israel, exists again. It all started with God restoring Israel as a modern state.  In 1948 there were 20 documented Messianic Jews in Israel and today the estimates are 20,000. That makes it crystal clear that God is restoring Israel spiritually and Israelis are being restored by faith in Yeshua. Like Ezekiel's vision of the valley of dry bones, Israel has become a state and a generation later there is a spiritual infrastructure for Israeli Messianic Jews to proclaim the Gospel in their own nation. What is the Christian position in this? It is
to make it our priority to help those Israeli Messianics who are ministering salvation to Israelis.
               God has put me on a path to learn and experience what it means for a Christian to be committed to the spiritual labors of the Israeli Messianic community. I built this email list only after having gone through my spiritual 'Jewish learning curve.'  In the late 1980's my Jewish education began on the fledgling internet with Messianic  "Bulletin Board" forums.  In the early 1990's I joined a Messianic congregation. I heard the Messianic worship trio Israel's Hope and it lured me into finding a local Messianic congregation where I could worship to that authentic style of worship. Both of the churches I attended before that did not consider themselves anti-Jewish, but in reality they were teaching what has been labeled as "Replacement Theology."
                Growing up in Fort Worth, Texas, the only Jews I knew of were in the Bible.  I had no recognition of ever encountering Jews growing up, but it is pretty clear in hindsight, I did. I never recognized meeting any Jews  until I was in my twenties at the start of the Seventies.  I met Jewish doctors from across the country at my first job which involved my working in six success conferences for chiropractors each year. Late in the Seventies I worked as a writer in the concerts/music industry, again meeting  many Jews who were either the artists or those representing the whole industry built up around the music makers. Jews intrigued me from the beginning of meeting the chiropractors who were secular and also some who were clearly religious Orthodox Jews. In my neck of the woods, I never even saw an Orthodox Jew much less talk to one! They were a mystery to me, so turned to a book popular at the time to learn more: The Jewish Mystique.
                Maybe you've known Jews all your life; that was not me. The only Jews I knew about were the ones taught to me in my Baptist Sunday school growing up. Even if you grew up around Jews, how much do you really know about the Jewish faith? That is part of the learning curve Christians pass through and we need to know what it means to be Jewish.  I do believe that for many Christians who have joined the Messianic movement that there is a common pitfall and it is to get stuck in a fascination with "all things Jewish." God wants us move through our learning curve toward His ultimate goal of making of two, one new man in the Messiah. (Ephesians 2:15) It is not a homogeneous oneness. God's "oneness" does not wipe out our distinctions which He made us to be as Messianic Jews and Christians. Instead we complement each other, like a husband and wife complement each other when the relationship is according to God's design.
                When I returned to my childhood faith in 1983, one of the first things I wanted to know at church was, "Where are the Jews?" It honestly surprised me churches weren't full of Jews like the Bible was.  I did not know or understand God's plan and it would take nearly a decade for me to find my way to that plan.  There actually were a few Jews at that first church I attended, but none were Jewish-identifiable. They were completely blended in to a "homogeneous" Christianity.  Even my music industry friends were mostly identifiable as Jews, but not the ones I found in churches. At that particular church, the pastors admitted they did not even read the Old Testament because they didn't think it had anything to do with the Christian faith. Many are the pitfalls that keep Christians blind to our true connection and relationship with the Jews.
                In all these experiences God was leading me to my connection with the Messianic Jews of Israel. He had placed His hook in my mouth even as I was a prodigal daughter because He was reeling me toward the path of His choosing for me. In the beginning of my wayward, wandering twenties, I had a vivid dream I have never forgotten about being on a sojourn in Egypt. I believe it was a God dream. When I returned to God a decade later, I received a spiritual baptism. Finally I could understand what I was reading in the Bible!  I devoured the Bible reading with a 'life or death' fervor to get the Word of God in me.  I read the Bible through five times in 1984 cover to cover as if my life depended on it. It surely did. Early on I remember hearing God say to me that every time I read His Word, He was going to show me something.  He did and He still does. Soon I wanted to move past the translators' levels of understanding into knowing all the potential meanings from the original languages. I did this armed with a Strong's Exhaustive Concordance, a Hebrew lexicon and a Greek lexicon.  As I learned, I began to do what I always did from childhood up: I began to write. I wrote my thoughts just for myself in the form of articles. I hoped for a day when others would be interested to read, but knew I would always write regardless of readers or not.
                 It was around 1992 when God showed me something in His Word that really changed everything. It became my mission because it seemed like a mystery that none were really seeing.  The Holy Spirit showed me in many scriptures that what I was seeing had become something  the apostle Paul began to see, and which became a priority in his ministry among the Gentiles.  It was why and how Christians are indebted to the Israeli believers to help them in their ministry. Paul taught the churches that they owed a spiritual debt to the believers in Israel that would be repaid by material means and there were a series of events that opened his eyes to what God was showing him.
               

               Romans 15:26-27 "For Macedonia and Achaia have been pleased to make a contribution to the poor among the saints in Jerusalem. Yes, they were pleased to do so, and they are indebted to them. For if the Gentiles have shared in their spiritual things, they are indebted to them also in material things."

                Over the years God began to show me the breadcrumbs Paul left in his letters to the churches. He became aware that God was directing him to teach the right relationship between the church and the Messianic synagogue by a series of dramatic events. It all started when a worldwide famine was prophesied by a Jerusalem prophet Agabus  to the church in Antioch (Acts 11:28) The church in Antioch took an offering to "send relief to the brethren living in Judea." (Acts 11:29). Paul and Barnabas arrived in Jerusalem to deliver the Antioch offering to the apostles at the precise moment of a severe persecution against the believers. Peter was imprisoned and Herod had already cut off the head of John's brother James.  Paul, having been a persecutor himself, understood God was showing him a new dimension of what He wanted him to preach and teach among the nations: That the Messianic Jews were going to be religiously persecuted  to those who God gave them to declare the Gospel to, their own people Israel, and that Christians were to help them, seeing they had a spiritual debt to do so.
                Our spiritual debt is not to unsaved Israel. God certainly wants us to love Israel whom He is restoring through the preaching and teaching of Messianic believers in Israel. But Paul made the distinction whom the churches are spiritually indebted to: saved Israel. They are the ones we should sending our donations to for the preaching of the Gospel and for humanitarian distribution.
               In the church today we have it completely backwards because we send relief to Israel and ignore the brethren in Israel. We have a bag full of excuses of why we do it that way, and have a rotten attitude about why we think it is our right to do it our way instead of God's way. Seemingly few Christians have a true revelation from God about what He really wants from us regarding Israel.                
                I believe it is time to get real about Israel.  Since the beginning of the biblical Jewish New Year, Nisan 1, which took place on March 14, 2021, I have sensed God telling the time is now to write and finish the book I first started in April of 2001. Over the years I have written articles continuously but I never have been able to complete it in book form. Pray for me please that God will anoint me for this work and I will not go down the many rabbit trails on the way.
            There are many books about how Christians are to stand by Israel, even books showing how we are related by the Blood of Jesus to the Messianic Jews, but I don't know of one book that specifically makes the case that our first priority is to financially support Messianic Israel instead of all the unbeliever Israel organizations we support while overlooking Messianic congregations and ministries. That is biblically out of order and God wants it set in order.
             I won't say that I know everything there is to know about being an Israeli believer, but I have seen and learned a lot in the 970 issues of the Weekly Summaries and Arrows from Zion that I have produced since 2001. I do know this: the majority of churches who support Israel are not supporting the Israeli ministries and congregations, they are supporting unsaved Israel.  God wants that to change  because it is only the believers who are building His kingdom in Israel. I know this will step on toes, but the same is true of Messianic ministries in the Diaspora. They also are not primarily donating to support the work of the Israeli ministries, instead they are skirting that issue in order to make personal friends among the Israeli government and non-believer organizations. It is not the right thing for Diaspora Messianic congregations to do any more than it is for the churches to do. 
              God is waiting for us to get our priorities right, and then we will see an outpouring of salvation and blessing like never before. Please pray for me as I begin to assemble from my writings over the years on this subject.  I truly do believe it is God's timing for us all to finally Get Real about Israel.

Passover starts on the evening of Saturday, March 27th
and ends the 7 day festival at sunset on Saturday, April 3rd

Arrows from Zion
Summarized from the Weekly Summary of Prayer Requests Israeli Ministries 

Israel Pochtar sends Part 1, Part 2 & Part 3 in his video + short articles teaching series on the Essence of Passover. There are also video/article combos in his The Greatest Passover Gift is the Gift of God's Salvation, an invitation to supporters to Become Part of Our Passover Gospel Outreach in Jerusalem! and Glimmers of Hope as Israel Slowly Returns to "Normal" as Covid restrictions begin to lift in Israel. In one last article learn how you can help with their Passover Feeding Project. And lastly you are invited to join in a ZOOM meeting with Israel for Prayer in the Desert  March 31 at 17:00 to 17:15 Israel Time. Just Sign up in advance online.

Marianna Gol gives a good report from the Streams in the desert ministry she leads to bless widows and orphans. Rut(h) and Shirrel are doing well after Ruth decided to accept the insurance offer for Shirrel's needs. Ruth's most recent blood tests came back surprisingly good and they are encouraged that the Lord is answering prayers for the mother and daughter in a miraculous way. Keep praying.

Avi Mizrachi's Dugit Ministry writes about the miraculous recovery of Victor BahBah, who was at death's door with Covid for weeks. The body set to prayer for the pastor and even as he was in a coma, he began to get better - then he was healed of Covid but was still in a coma. Everyone continued to pray and he finally came out of the coma after being on a ventilator for 2 months - but was almost completely paralyzed unable to even swallow. Prayers continued and now he is able to walk and eat by himself. They are naturally rejoicing for his life. [We may never know why 2 believers from the same city, with great prayers being lifted for each, why one passes into eternity and the other is almost literally raised from his death bed. This is the domain of our God;  it is not explainable in the natural, but we can know that our God is always good and His ways are such that we can commit ourselves to His judgment regardless.  If you would like to make a special Passover offering to the help in the outreach of Dugit this is the perfect time to do it. "
Please donate now to help us provide food to the hungry and the good news of Messiah to the lost during this Passover season and beyond!"

Avner Boskey has written the best article I have ever read on Corona Virus—bar none! He has put together the facts better than any news journalist I've read, and no spiritual leader have done better to present the situation from the spiritual side that I have seen.  And it has a tie-in to Passover! Read
Moses, the Exodus and the Ten Plagues on the Boskey's David's Tent website.

Liat Archer writes about her's and Cody's move to the Golan Heights where they are working with Eitan Shishkoff and Joel Jelski in the Fields of Wheat ministry.  She writes that 4 other young believer families also moved there soon after their move, all under the leading of the Holy Spirit. They are building community and Liat shares how the two of the young mothers helped out the new mother when the new immigrant gave birth. Liat also is pregnant and the families are becoming tightly knit together as they are living out their calling in the Golan.  This is probably very different from what you are used to hearing about ministry in Israel, but it is breaking new ground in an area underserved.  Liat writes, "
Thank you for partnering with us – your prayers and giving make it possible for us to invest into these precious families and focus on the development of community, which cannot be underestimated in these crazy times. The enemy is trying to separate and conquer, but the Lord has called us to stick together as one body following His voice – which looks like caring for one another. "

Ron Cantor writes something I want everyone to pay attention to: "Messiah’s Mandate continues to support several pastors in Israel. Just this week, because of your gifts, we were able to send $9,000 in support to three different leaders in the Galilee. Our goal is to take pressure off of them, so they can focus on ministering to their congregation and sharing the good news of Yeshua. Your participation and partnership makes this all happen. Thank you for Giving Now!"

It cannot be emphasized enough how much help the Israeli pastors and ministry leaders
 need the financial support of believers in the nations. Without our help, many have to work other jobs just to feed their families while pastoring the congregation.  Many of the larger ministries help the smaller ministries make ends meet. That is one thing that has not changed in the 20 years I've been doing Israelprayer list - except that the Corona crisis has exacerbated the severity of the lack.

Also from Ron:
last Sunday Ron and 3 colleagues held a Facebook live discussion on the Israeli election. Ron writes on the Shadow War between Iran and Israel appears to be escalating. Also an appeal to Give to ShelanuTV where they are reaching many new Israeli with the message of Yeshua the Messiah.

Rick Ridings of Succat Hallel has a VIDEO A New Wave of Aliyah Prayer Alert. He gives a historical account of the Waves of Aliyah, beginning in 1881. He explains about a coming Fourth Wave of Aliyah, and the importance of travailing prayer to birth this Fourth Wave.

Jackie Santoro of Zion's Glory ministry writes of
A New Season as the great challenges of the past year of Covid appears to be receding in Israel, a new round of division in the body of believers has become acute over the government pressure to get the vaccine.  She writes, "...the government has said that houses of worship would be open to people with a "green passport" only. This is a serious issue for the leadership as we are so eager to meet but are caught in a conflict between observing government regulations and not wanting to stop anyone from attending. Please pray for great wisdom for our congregational leaders as all these things affect all the congregations in Israel.  Jackie also notes that the new season shows encouraging signs too: "Although life is so uncertain, we do know with certainty that this is the time for the Word of the Lord to take root, for the seeds that have been planted to begin to grow and for the long awaited harvest to come. Many Israelis are continuing to request New Testaments and other books each week through the evangelistic media outreaches and so we know there is something going on in the spirit. We are so yearning to see the good that God will bring forth from this difficult period that we all have walked through.

Chaim Malespin of the Aliyah Return Center writes about how the Last Supper in the New Covenant is the Passover. Yeshua was fulfilling the Passover and this will be used by God to speak to Israel.  Chaim extends an invitation to join in a Zoom meeting March 27 "as we dive into the mysteries of the Last Supper that are being unfolded in this Passover season. Time: at 6pm Israel (UTC  time zone). See the
Time Zone Map and the Universal Time Zone Converter to figure out your time difference. Please click the following link to watch a brief message about Passover 2021 from Chaim Malespin. Watch as Chaim Malespin talks about our premier LIVE Passover 2021 on Facebook & Youtube. More information to follow. We look forward to celebrating Passover with you. If you would like to support the Aliyah Return Center and the fulfillment of the mandate the Lord has given us, please click now

Read Chuck Cohen's Intercessors for Israel in Jerusalem
Friday Prayer Points  for 3/19 also for 3/26 | One key point in prayers for Security needs: "Iran continually threatens Israel and then tells the world to condemn Israel when it defends itself. And most nations, including in the West, do just that. Ex-President Trump did not, and that was – and still is – one of the main reasons for Satan's rage against him.... Show Israel's leaders how to respond when the US rejoins the Iran nuclear deal (Psa. 140:1-8). 3/26 deals with American need to stand in the gap regarding US Pres Biden: Protect Israel from all well-meaning "friends" – whether America or any other nation - who pressure it to do anything that is against Your Word (Psa. 41:9).

Eric Benson writes about the joy of returning to public gathering at the Carmel congregation and the silver lining of Covid restrictions in discovering a broader reach with Zoom & other online options.  The fellowship of men who are working their way back to stable life after substance abuse was greatly enhanced by the purchase of bicycles so they could do nature rides together - after the Bible study and chores were done. It has proven to be a physical and emotional strength builder as the men have enjoyed this more intimate, personal type of fellowship together.  Eric writes that one of men in the program who is 73 has grown noticeably stronger and healthier. "The 'bike ministry' of House of Victory is strengthening our bonds of love and unity, as we ride along the shores of the Mediterranean."  If you would like to donate, click here

Revive Israel March Newsletter contains some articles you don't want to miss including: The ex-Orthodox crisis – update | A high percentage of Orthodox and ultra-Orthodox Jews in Israel feel like they are dressed in a costume. They may still be living within the Orthodox community, but many do not believe in what they are doing or even in God. Plus many other articles. Also 3/24: Asher invites all to watch the latest weekly Global Broadcast with Praise, Prayer, Prophecy and Preaching from Israel. He shares Ron Cantor's article “Cave of Horror” yields new fragments of Dead Sea Scrolls and Dan Juster's CANCEL CULTURE, Will the Bible Be Canceled?

Maoz Ministries Shani Ferguson also writes about how Passover is about
Reminiscing about God’s Goodness—it's not about just remembering how God delivered the children of Israel from Egypt, it is how He delivered us from 'Egypt'! In the weekly prayer points she wrote about a most important point for us to take up in prayer regarding the Israeli elections: While many are rightfully focused on who will be the next Prime Minister, as believers, we always keep our eye on who is given the Ministry of Interior. This one office affects Jewish believers and Christians more than any other branch of government. The party in charge of this office has the power to allow or refuse entry or residency to people even without legal reasoning—which is why the ultra-Orthodox see it as an important tool to keep Yeshua out of the country.

Howard Bass at Yeshua's Inheritance in Beer Sheva asks if the chaos of electing a Prime Minister who can form a stable government which has plagued Israel over 4 elections now, "Could this be the Lord?" As they prepare at long last to gather with their families for Passover following all the Covid restrictions, Howard writes:  "The corona vaccination regimen in Israel is already resulting in sharp divisions within the society, and even within the Body of Messiah. Being that the whole program is still experimental, we must stand against separating on the basis of whether you are, or are not, vaccinated." "(For those wondering, Randi and I have both been vaccinated, recognizing that there are many unknowns still at this time.) God willing, we plan to begin physical services again on the first Shabbat of April, the 3rd.  We will probably require two services"

Avi Tekle at Tents of Mercy in coastal northern Israel writes, "
Just four days shy of the eve of Passover, in the midst of an intensive week of distributing food baskets, we paused today to cast our votes with the rest of Israel.... Our prayer for Israel, today and in the days to come, is the establishment of a servant-hearted leadership for our nation and that our nation will recognize the One True High Priest who was and is the Passover Lamb. Will you join us in this prayer?"

Senior pastor at the Carmel congregation, Dani Sayag, writes, "Who is like You, Adonai, among the gods?” (Exodus 15:11) During that first Passover season, He made a way for the children of Israel to be delivered from death through the blood of a Passover lamb that was placed on the doorposts. (Exodus 12)  Many years later, through the atoning death of the perfect Passover Lamb, Messiah Yeshua, He would make a way for us to be delivered from eternal separation from God. ... Here's a special VIDEO greeting to each one of you, our Kehilat HaCarmel family, in Israel, and to the ends of the earth! And, if any of you are interested in having a Passover Seder in your homes, and would like a little direction, you can follow along in this VIDEO with Pastor Dani and LuAnne in the Seder they led last year. 

Guy Cohen writes about the periods of Exiles and Returns in the history of the nation of Israel, a theme that many Israeli Messianic believers are seeing right now, and since Israel's history is written for our example as Christians, it is good to perk up and take notice. Guy writes, "I see the completion of cycles throughout our history; cycles of exile and return to the land. First there was Abraham and his sons, followed by Yaacov and his sons (the twelve tribes), then the Assyrian exile followed by the Babylonian and the Roman exile. I believe we are in the  midst of the last cycle of exile to return and I do not believe there will be another exile. Even though we see chaos in our community and our leadership is questionable, we are all waiting for the Messiah to come and sit on His throne. 

From Gil Afrait at Tiferet Yeshua in Tel Aviv, he encourages in the last commandment given by Yeshua in His last Passover seder (Matt 22:39) “A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another. By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another.” -John 13:34-35.  Also they share an article about Crisis, Spiritual Hunger and a Prophetic Dream from 20 Years Ago. It reminded me of the dream I shared in my cover story, Get Real about Israel when Olga wrote, "When we first went into quarantine, the Lord had put on my heart a powerful dream that He gave me almost twenty years ago when I was a brand new believer—a time when I was still immature in the faith and living in compromise in many ways. However, it is amazing to me that, despite our weakness and immaturity (think of Peter the disciple), the Lord will still give us deep and amazing revelations!"  That is a powerful demonstration of His acceptance of us and commitment to us, that He would plant the idea of our destiny that He is ultimately going to lead us into in our lives.

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 
Pray for the Silvers: David's knees and Josie's back pain | Rachel Netanel  who is recovering from a broken ankle. She asks prayers for healing and for the pain to subside.  Living in a home with lots of stairs makes it all the more difficult| A prayer request for Naomi, for a dear family that is a part of Israel Pochtar's pastoral team, who was diagnosed recently with colon cancer. "Despite what this battle entails, we are confident in God’s unfailing Word and promises." Read in her own words| Ronit Bender wrote, I am feeling pretty good, but do have trouble climbing stairs and walking is getting tougher for me because of my heart situation. My cardiologist was changed by my health provider. He is very unpleasant and I want a new one. | Rachel Netanel wrote, Please pray for me as well. I have very high blood pressure and the doctors have sent me to have a number of tests. The results won’t come for a while but please pray that all will be well. I do have peace in Yeshua. | Please continue to pray for Jacob Damkani for the LORD's mercies over Jacob and his dear wife, Elisheva | Olga Bikas is slowly recovering from the operation, but fell and broke her ankle.



Donna Diorio, November 10, 2020
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Thursday, March 18, 2021

Transitions | Arrows from Zion | 3/18/2021

 Transitions | 2021 & the Biblical New Year | 3 18 2021

Arrows from Zion
Prayer Requests Points from Israeli Messianic Jewish & Christian Arab Ministry Leaders



The Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) announced on Tuesday that it has recovered dozens of fragments of a biblical scroll for the first time in about 60 years .... The “new” Dead Sea Scroll fragments, include portions from the Book of 12 Minor Prophets, including the books of Zechariah and Nahum.
     Wow! Avner Boskey must be quite elated with the news of this discovery which included "portions from the Book of 12 Minor Prophets, including the books of Zechariah and Nahum." Avner has just completed the whole series of video teachings on "The Minor Prophets" as part of their Ezekiel 27 Institute. Watch the series on YouTube at their Signet Ring Media channel.


Transitions
2021 & the Biblical New Year
by Donna Diorio

March 16, 2021/Nisan 3: It is so interesting to me —because I wasn't really paying attention — that Sunday 3/14 was the real biblical Jewish New Year that God gave —the first of Nisan. The one in the fall is not the date God gave as the beginning of the New Year.
                It struck me because I was just reading Peter Robertson's post on the real Jewish New Year and how it is: "The Biblical New Year’s Day seems to be featured in a prophecy that is as of yet unfulfilled. In the Temple that is found on the pages of Ezekiel the prophet, the first day of the first month is designated as the annual day on which to purify the sanctuary. It is an annual new beginning for this Temple on the New Year’s Day. “Thus says the Lord God: In the first month, on the first day of the month, you shall ... purify the sanctuary.”               In Nate Johnston's prophetic word, he was talking about how it was a time of transition - a new beginning from what was described as a vision that had been so long in coming it was almost given up on. That sure describes the transition I am suddenly personally sensing for myself.  As of Monday which was Nisan 2, it has seemed to me a transition that I have been waiting to see for the Israeli Messianic believers for a couple of decades has begun.
                For them it has been more than just a couple of decades of longing for the time.              It is always the waiting that tests us. It seems we are just not used to God's timing
— it is so different from our own sense of what the timing should be.
                A  friend who is a long time intercessor for the Israeli body of believers, Liz Rhodes, wrote on Sunday that she had just had a retinal membrane removed from her eyes three days earlier. She even sent  
a video of the process of peeling away the thin membrane that had developed over her central vision. Liz wrote, 
                " Sometimes these membranes spontaneously peel off themselves, so I had actually waited several years praying for healing. Then I felt soooo strong that it was the time to get this done. It became an intercessory act: I prayed and interceded as I watched the veil come off my own eye.  As the membrane was peeled away, the veil lifted —praying even more so for the spiritual veil over the eyes of Israel be peeled back and removed. Then this morning I watched church service from home.  My pastor started the service by reciting the Shema reading the prayer of repentance prayed around the world by the Jewish people and asking for Messiah to come. Then he lead the congregation in prayer for the salvation of the Jewish people. . .TODAY!  That was a first and took me by surprise to say the least. Could it really be that the veil over the Gentile church is coming off as well?  Yes, yes, and yes! I believe it."
                If you are a student of the Old Testament, you see that although "instant" miracles do happen, in the lives of the people who became pivotal in God's will, they were usually not the ones who instantly rose to prominence. They weren't the ones others looked to for leadership or even input. I think we are in a generation of people who are pivotal to God's will in the coming next few years —when I say "a generation" it is the whole generation of people, from the youngest to the oldest, none is doing this without the other. It will take the vibrancy of youth and the wisdom of the aged. Only God gets the glory, not any age group in our generation.
                One of my favorite verses is the encouragement to "Faint not, for in due season we will reap if we do not faint." When we faint, it is like we become overwhelmed: feeling weak, dizzy, exhausted, we lose consciousness. When something is faint it is lacking brightness, vividness, clearness, loudness, strength. Another favorite verse is that "Faith and patience inherit the promises."
                I believe we are in a time of transition, and there has been plenty to make us feel faint in every sense of the word, but now is the time to stir ourselves in our most holy faith to press into the promises of God that He stirred up in us. Opposition will not stop as we are pressing in, but this is a time of vision renewal, so we can again see ourselves standing in the promises we have held in our hearts.
                "For I know the plans that I have for you, says the LORD, plans for good and not evil, to give you a future and a hope."

Arrows from Zion
Summarized from the Weekly Summary of Prayer Requests Israeli Ministries 

 Asher Intrater of Tikkun Ministries writes about the real biblical New Year which began Sunday, Nisan 1"half way between Purim (in the middle of the twelfth month) and Passover (in the middle of the first month). A spiritual change of seasons is taking place here. Something is definitely transitioning. We believe this is also a new period for the relationship between Israel and the Church. The convergence of these two divine vehicles is ever increasing. Romans 11 promises that the "grafting in" of the international and Israelite branches of the "olive tree" will bring about five great results. Read more in his New Year and the Glory of God. Dan Juster's The Israel Elections and the Ultra-Orthodox Jews, Book: That They May Be One, and Moshe Morrison's Pigs Have Kosher Feet.

 The monthly  news & prayer letter from the Wellspring, HaMaayan congregation which is led by Tony and Orna Sperandeo, is available this month on their blog - plus all the accompanying pictures.

David & Josie Silver send a monthly family update on their doings, as Israel is gradually expected to emerge from lockdowns that have kept David grounded from international touring, and Josie's
annual prayer summit / tour cancelled for the 2nd time over the 2-Covid years. But they are keeping on with ministry in the form newsletters & Zoom meetings. (David's most recent video update March 13.) Their son Stefan and wife Keren, are busy pastoring at the Kerem-el congregation, but  Stefan will also be returning to an active part of in David & Josie's Our of Zion ministry beginning in March. "Because we have no idea when it will become possible to recommence our ministry to the Body of Messiah in the nations, we are rethinking how we can move forward and increase our ability to bring the Word of the LORD out of Zion, and to continue to encourage an increase in the level of prayer and intercession for Israel and for the salvation of the Jewish people. So you can look forward to hearing more of Stefan's biblical insights which are rooted in his excellent understanding of the Hebrew language." Their other son and daughter-in-law, Jordan and Limor work with the Carmel congregation's video production team, and Limor is the office administrator for the Messianic health workers ministry that is run by Keren's father.  They ask prayers for their entire family as they continue to work to "to fulfill the apostolic calling on the Jewish people to be a blessing and a light to the nations. " You can partner with them in many ways, including by donation.

I just want to reiterate how Covid has been tough on the whole world, but it has really made the whole body of believers in Israel economically stressed. We really need to step up to the plate to help as much as we can.

Shirya Yahav sends the Peniel Fellowship ministry letter on behalf of herself and Daniel Yahav in Tiberias. They are seeking ways to keep the unity within the congregation over covid vaccinations which has severely divided Israelis in two. One side is super pro-vaccination, the other pro-individual freedom to choose. Most of the congregations are mentioning this is an issue for them to be able to find the right balance in order to open their congregations, yet keep the peace in such an atmosphere of divisive issues. Prayer for this is a good one to pray for all the congregations.

There are some silver linings, they report, to the year of Covid lockdowns, unexpected like the teenager what was diagnosed as ADHD soaring to the top of her class in grading once she began studying at home via internet. Shirya says several other moms of teenagers in public school have reported the same. Also three prodigal sons from believing families have returned to the faith during this period. ...and they also ask, like all the other ministries, for your prayers over their election—it is a mess and needs a God-intervention!  You can access Peniel "daily teaching as well as the Shabbat services with a translation into English, German, Russian and Spanish can be found at the Peniel website and on our YouTube channel  We thank you and value your prayers very very much!"

Kobi & Shani Ferguson's Fellowship of Artists concert did take place against a lot of obstacles and the location they shot in the Judean Hills is truly breathtaking. They are in editing now and plan to release the concert on Shavuot during the Feast of First Fruits. In the Maoz Israel Report the continue How it All Began (Part 1 and Part 2) with part 3 The First Congregation —the first  in Israel to be "unapologetically geared towards building a Spirit-filled Hebrew-speaking community of Israelis."   In their weekly prayer letter, they wrote about Sects, which I wish had a link so everyone could read and know how to pray, as Shani highlights two issues: "...it is a mistake to generalize an entire community (Arabs are like this—Jews are like this….) due to the actions of a few. However, traumatic occurrences like this can create animosity towards an entire people group.... The second is that there are many small extreme groups in the country—both Jewish and Arab—who promote problematic behaviors because of a charismatic and manipulative spiritual leader. " It is not a lot to go on, but God knows exactly what you are talking about as your pray over these two key issues disrupting Israeli life.

Benjamin Juster sends out a monthly Restoration from Zion letter on behalf of himself & Lorena,and his parents, Daniel and Patty Juster. Ben is noting the biblical new year adding, "I am certainly experiencing a new season," commenting on their recent move back to the US from Israel in order for Ben to take heading the Tikkun America team. He writes that they continue to see the flowering of a new season of relationships with churches taking a stand with Israel. He writes, "Please pray that the special nature of our unity continues to develop and that we have an encounter with the Presence of God together...." From Daniel Juster, he writes about the controversies in Israel over the vaccines, saying, "My two important prayer requests are for the reopening of our congregation. May we have wisdom to follow the regulations of the government, but yet make progress. We miss meeting together very much. The other is the effort to relaunch an Israel Theological School for training leaders at all levels. We are making progress on this, and I am one of the four on the committee to work on this project. "

Dan adds: "...a few weeks ago I sent you an introduction and recommendation for Vladislav Naginer from Karkov, Ukraine. I have related to him for many years. He is one of the key teachers bringing solid biblical and Jewish reflections for the Messianic Jewish movement and the churches of Ukraine. In recent years, Vlad and his wife had had very hard physical medical challenges. However, he perseveres and continues teaching. ... . I sense call to help him build a support base. He does not need much.... His teaching is mostly in Russian of course). Please
email him to sign up to his teaching letters. His ministry is called "Jews, Christians and the Word of God."  To donate to Vlad's ministry visit Tikkun.

Lead pastor Gil Afrait at Tiferet Yeshua — the one featured above in the Maoz Israel Report —sends two articles,
A Season of Trials, and one by his wife Tamar Could Covid be a Blessing? Plus in their look into the Hebrew language, Hebrew Roots this issue they cover the Hebrew root "aflict" with word that come from the root: "season" and "answer" —"Sometimes God gives deeper answers through a season of affliction." 

Chaim Malespin of the Aliyah Return Center writes, "In the history of the Aliyah Return Center, never have we been in a more trying time." He did not elaborate on that point but I want to add that they have become the target of religious persecution which has broken a key relationship they had with the Jewish Agency. For any believers in Yeshua as Messiah, the unwanted attention of religious opposition is surely going to come their way eventually. This does not stop the believers from praising God and continuing their work, but you should know that it is a heavy burden when the attention of Israel's religious activists fall on believers.  It is a good time to hold up Chaim and his team at the ARC for a special outpouring of grace, favor and help in funding the vision God has given the. They are working on a new vision for Lone Soldier Housing & you can watch this video to learn more.  Also, they invite you to unite with them online for a holy convocation March 27th, 2021 at 6 PM Israel time as we unravel an ancient mysterious correlation between the last supper, communion, the Passover lamb, the elements of the Passover Seder, and the Christians part in the ongoing exodus happening today while the prophecies relating to that are being fulfilled as we speak. We eagerly look forward to celebrating Passover with you.  Click to donate to the ARC

From Asher Intrater's Revive Israel
“Breaking the Vessels” → “Repairing the World” an article that reveals how Bible history for the nation of Israel is about several periods of dispersion and re-gathering. This is a very prominent aspect of Jewish thought, that is not found in most Christian (or secular) literature. " Destruction and disaster among the Jewish people would lead to salvation and redemption to the nations, and then the Jewish people would be restored.  That is the mystical view of “breaking of the vessels” and “repairing the world,” he writes. "There is a divine purpose and logic behind these disasters, in which the greater and wider good will be made apparent later on. To every dream and vision, there is a death and rebirth.  May God give us all more grace, faith, hope, and perseverance to walk out what is hidden from us in times of horribly painful scattering and suffering. " 

Ashdod Beit Hallel pastor Israel Pochtar sends this VIDEO & article "And now I entrust you to God and the message of His grace". Also, For a small country like Israel, People — Israel's Biggest Asset. This is why new immigrants are so important to this land, and God made it very clear that we are not only to receive them, but we are to take care of them in their time of need because He mentioned that not only the strong and healthy will arrive, but the vulnerable and the sick. We cannot turn away from their needs. To help them: donate 

Ron Cantor of Messiah's Mandate writes about the elections...and it's not pretty. He writes, "The division taking place within—over coronavirus vaccines and lockdowns—are turning Israelis on one another." There is not a clear winner in sight. But at Shelanu TV—24/7 Hebrew, Yeshua-centered TV the Word of God is going forth and changing lives in Israel.  It is a digital channel that is reaching in places that were unreachable before.  Take a peek at the Hebrew Gospel channel and help them by donating.

From Avishalom Tekle at Tents of Mercy in northern Israel, they are preparing for Passover 2021 Update (video). Avi writes, "This time of the year that we gear up to do our Passover city wide Outreach. This year we are trying to reach as many as we can, as the COVID crisis has hit so many families and affected their livelihood. We want to thank you for your partnership and prayer covering for us during these days."  Can you help? 

 Gilad Rosinger of Radiant Israel  continues their Global Shabbat Livestream & Prayer Calls via AUDIO only  OR Video On YouTube OR Facebook. "Many people all over the world are going through different challenges; depression, oppression, anxiety, poverty, persecution - the list goes on. That is why it is our heart to stand together unified as one Body and one Mind to provide more information about the gift of Sabbath rest that is for everyone and create a space where we can all come together for support. " Click here to become a Global Shabbat FB Group Member!  Click to Donate to our ministry. Also: Mazal Tov to the Rosinger's who are expecting another "radiant" Rosinger in the months ahead. 

Michael Beener in  Sderot at Ir HaHaim, City of Life, is also getting prepared to go out to reach the most needy in our city Sderot by distributing food baskets, supermarket coupons and other amazing gifts. Watch and read Passover is Soon! to see how they will bless more than 500 families in Sderot.  You can help one family with only $30. Learn about all their Compassionate Outreach Projects.

Guy Cohen sends a teaching that addresses how the Covid crisis has many people " in a dilemma regarding where to stand in making critical decisions. Many in the body here in Israel and in the rest of the world; from all branches of the faith, have been found to be struggling with how to respond to situations and questioning what exactly is or is not compromise."  He concludes, and I agree: "Where does all this uncertainty lead us? It should lead us to the realization of how critical it is to hear God. Even the Word does not necessarily give us a one step at a time solution to every situation we may find ourselves in. From within the framework of God's word we must hear from the Spirit of God. We must come before God and close out all the noise around us; whether family and friends, media and even leaders. At some point it will be us seeking God for the answer."

Peter Tsukahira is a co-founding pastor at the Carmel Congregation in Haifa. He just returned from 2 months in the USA visiting family and was there for the birth of one of his grandchildren, but also the night he returned to Israel his 99-year old mother passed into eternity with God.  He writes, " This experience has served to deeply impact my heart with the importance of family. The Bible is filled with stories about families. It has been said that the greatest example of a family is that of Father God Who created children in His image and His continuing desire and struggle to redeem them from sin and live in loving relationship to Him. Yeshua taught us to pray, “Our Father, who is in heaven…” Faith in Yeshua is an invitation to join the family of God and truly know God as our Father.... In this special season, we are called to look carefully and lovingly at those closest to us. We have God-given bonds of relationship with family members who believe and with others who still do not believe. All of our family members are given to us by God. Be encouraged to humanly love, serve, pray and reach out to everyone in your family knowing that this is the will of God for you. " It is a beautiful encouragement.

The HaCarmel congregation continues to help the needy in their community with Hot Meals with Love and recently hosted the
Heal Our Land prayer initiative focusing on abortion.  HaCarmel will not be livestreaming Mar 27 due to Passover but here are some recent broadcasts: Shabbat Meeting | Midweek Meeting. Also Subscribe to our YouTube channel and you can receive notifications when we post a new video or livestream.

Howard Bass of the Yeshua's Inheritance congregation have an online
Passover Haggadah in five languages at their Kehilat Nachalat website.  Howard writes, "I do not ever remember (which might not mean much) Passover beginning at the end of a Shabbat. How will Jews, especially religious ones, prepare for Passover when they need to stop all of their preparations before the Sabbath begins on that Friday evening?! Israel also moves the clock forward for the summer on that Thursday night/Friday morning, the 26th." The congregation hosts a lot of international students every year - all of which are looking forward to when the congregation can meet together again post-Covid restrictions. While the lockdown has gone on, they have been doing renovations which are almost complete but donations to the work is still appreciated. They just started a new series on 1 Timothy, and you can find the two first installment on the congregation website. They are also starting a new house group for Hebrew only - studying Jonah to begin with. Our intention if for the elders (me and Eduardo) to begin leading and teaching the group, planning to hand it over to one among the appropriate younger persons later this year.  We also hope to get a better idea of those with potential responsible and mature leadership for more involvement in the congregation, and for opening other small groups.  The time is coming when this will be necessary as last-days prophecies come upon this generation. (Zec 1:5-6)

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

Pray for  Rachel Netanel  who is recovering from a broken ankle. She asks prayers for healing and for the pain to subside.  Living in a home with lots of stairs makes it all the more difficult| A prayer request for Naomi, for a dear family that is a part of Israel Pochtar's pastoral team, who was diagnosed recently with colon cancer. "Despite what this battle entails, we are confident in God’s unfailing Word and promises." Read in her own words| Ronit Bender wrote, I am feeling pretty good, but do have trouble climbing stairs and walking is getting tougher for me because of my heart situation. My cardiologist was changed by my health provider. He is very unpleasant and I want a new one. | Rachel Netanel wrote, Please pray for me as well. I have very high blood pressure and the doctors have sent me to have a number of tests. The results won’t come for a while but please pray that all will be well. I do have peace in Yeshua. | Please continue to pray for Jacob Damkani for the LORD's mercies over Jacob and his dear wife, Elisheva | Olga Bikas is slowly recovering from the operation, but fell and broke her ankle.



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Friday, March 12, 2021

3 12 2021 Arrows from Zion | Recognizing the Grace

 Prayer Requests Points from Israeli Messianic Jewish & Christian Arab Ministry Leaders


I am passing along David Lazarus' super important article on how empty-handed Christian efforts to evangelize Jews in Israel has been —and that is not just a timing issue. It really is a recognition of the grace God has given to Messianic Jews within Israel to minister the Gospel to Israelis. We are not talking about Christians backing of witnessing to Jews outside of Israel, but we need a breakthrough in our mindset that Israel is only going to come to faith if non-Jewish Christians come to evangelize them from the 4 corners of the earth. That is just having a blind eye to God's purposes in Israel and for Israel, and how we Christians are supposed to fit into helping those God-appointed laborers in the Israeli harvest fulfill their mandate. Lazarus article takes us back to the rarely seen history of pre-statehood Christian evangelizing of Jews in Israel. From 1821 up to date as just last week we learned a Christian missionary had been arrested in Ashdod for handing out pamphlets to minors. Every Messianic Jewish Israeli knows that is against the law, but it is not surprising that a Christian missionary would not either know it, or respect that it is illegal to attempt to convert a minor in Israel. This historical perspective in Lazarus' article is necessary for both Messianic Jews & Christians to know.

Recognizing the Grace
by Donna Diorio

I won't say that Christians being drawn to evangelize Israelis is a completely bad thing because it does serve a purpose in turning Christian hearts toward Israel. Even though Christians have mostly read the timing of Israel's spiritual restoration wrong, or without having an appreciation for historic Christian persecution and/or forcing conversions of Jews, at least some Christians understood that God DOES want to restore Israel,  the Jewish people, back to relationship with Himself through the faith of Jesus. We've gotten that much but in terms of desired results? Not so much.
     We Christians, after preaching the Gospel to Israel to no avail, then moved to win Israelis over by gifts — schools, hospitals, humanitarian aid, jobs and many more incentives. Israel accepts the gifts, but not the Gospel.
     According to David Lazarus' article, this gifting strategy was adopted in the 1800's before the modern state of Israel even existed. But Jews were in Israel and so were the Christians who came to convert them to Christianity. To this day Christians are trying to do the same thing now as they did in the 1800's, to persuade Israel that because of our assistance to Israel, that it is okay for them to become Christians. It hasn't been an effective appeal, but that hasn't slowed many down from repeating over and over what isn't working. 
     Why isn't it working? Well, for one thing because it is not in God's timing. It didn't work in the 1800's because, if we can borrow from Ezekiel's vision of the dry bones, those dry bones had not been called back together again to stand on its own feet as a modern nation of Israel. There are certain things that have to be in place before it is God's timing.
     The next reason is the anointing and the mandate from God to spread the Gospel in Israel rests on the Messianic body in Israel. In Romans 11:9, the apostle Paul talks about how the apostolic pillars of the faith in the first century, James, Peter and John, recognized the grace that was given by God for Paul and Barnabas to minister and preach the Gospel to the nations. 
     In our day that is what is missing in reverse: for the nations to recognize the grace given by God to minister the Gospel in Israel rests on the Messianic Jews of Israel.  That's what's missing here, "recognition of the grace."
     David Lazarus wrote the fact that should be clearly recognizable by now,  "Christian missions to Israel have been trying to convert Jews to Christ for over 200 years – without much success. As the Messianic Jewish movement emerged in the 1970s and began forming Messianic congregations around the country, Jews started coming to believe in Yeshua (Jesus), and people got nervous." 
     When Israel became a state — when the dry bones came together as a body and stood on its own feet — that is when the timing of God for the spiritual restoration of Israel began unfolding. In 1948 there were only 20 documented Messianic Jews in Israel, we know because Israel offered the financial incentive if they  would leave, but they wouldn't. Now 73 years later best estimates are that 15-20,000 Israeli Messianic Jews exist.
     After the 1970's Jesus Movement in America produced the Messianic Movement, a great many of those Messianic Jews who became believers, including congregational leaders, followed the Spirit's call to immigrate to Israel. They left lives that were a lot more comfortable, a lot easier, a lot better financially and a lot less spiritually pressurized. Just living in Israel is a pressure cooker but Messianic Jews are faced with at times intense spiritual opposition on top of that! Why do they do it? They committed to the high calling of God for the salvation of Israel. They are paying what it costs to be a Jewish minister of the Gospel in Israel.  In my 20 years of hanging on the words Israeli ministries each week, rarely do I hear anything but the hopeful pressing forward in their calling to bring the Gospel to Israelis of every walk of life.
     If only every single Christian who understands God wants to bless Israel with the ultimate blessing of faith in Yeshua, would also have the "recognition of the grace" that rests on the Israeli Messianic believers to bring the Gospel to their own people, we could make a great leap forward in this. Then those who really wanted to help to Israel come to faith in greater numbers, would become "help-mates" to those who are laboring in Lord's harvest in their own land. Help-mates who would support the outreaches of the congregations and ministries in Israel who are ministering the Gospel to Israelis. Help-mates in supplying humanitarian aid through the Messianic ministries in Israel, which greatly enhances their standing in their cities and regions.
     What a great difference we would see spring forth as congregations and ministries were able to bring on salary believer need to best do the job of spreading the Gospel —that God-called evangelist that needs to feed his family of five and can't without an income.  Or ministry staff. Or equipment or more finances for the outreaches. 
     What a difference it would make if Christians didn't think they had to be the boots on the ground, when the real effectiveness has already been demonstrated to be the boots that are already on the ground —the boots worn by Israeli Messianic believers who already walking a mile in the same living experiences as other Israelis. Christians are used by God in the whole world to witness to Jews in their nations. In Israel there is another dynamic and that dynamic is completely overlooked by those who want to go to Israel more than they want to see an effective witness go forth in Israel. (Oops! Did I just say that out loud?)
     What a difference when Christians comprehend that our role is to pray for the breath of the Holy Spirit to enter the dry bones so Israel can come spiritually to life in Messiah. What a difference when Christians realize our call from God is to pray for the salvation of Israel, and to be help-mates of those laborers in the Lord's harvest in Israel.  We don't have to physically be those laborers, but we have to support the laborers who are there to do their ministries, and to continue training younger generations of Israelis to join the spiritual labor force.  It is so close. Can't you feel it?

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Rania Sayegh of the Nazareth House of Prayer & Exploits sends a report on the Arab Deborahs Meeting which featured teaching by Barbara Yoder. You may have never seen an Israeli Christian Arabs worship meeting before. Please watch  The teaching was in English translated into Arabic, you can view it here. She also writes, " We do not know if we will be able to secure the new build that we shared in the vision but we are trusting God that His timing is perfect. Either the building will remain available, or He will lead us to another beautiful property. If you want to give towards this project, please add "New Building Project." We are rejoicing in the amazing provision that has already come in. We still need $230,000 for the first payment."

Evan Levine, who is also a worship leader and recorded worship minister in Israel, has been doing many groundbreaking humanitarian projects in Israel from the beginning of the HaTikva project - things so one else was doing like the Dental Clinics set up to help the Messianic believers get affordable dental work and also to help the needy unbelievers too. Then came their entry into adoption and foster parenting. The latest is to open one of the first emergency shelters of its kind in Israel for vulnerable children called HaTikvah House.  Great humanitarian operation to plant seed donations in.

The latest Maoz Israel Report is out and Shani Ferguson is asking, Four Elections in Two Years: Why?  Shani writes, "Though Israelis are incredibly liberal on social issues, the need for security, due to being surrounded by Jewish-hating nations, takes priority in people’s minds over internal issues." But that vote may not go to Netanyahu because as she notes, " There is no question Netanyahu has done a good job over the years of protecting Israel from its enemies and moving Israel away from the socialist sphere into a solid capitalistic culture. So what’s the problem? His weakness is in the way he rules—which has become more obtrusive in the last few years as threats of a corruption trial intensified. "

At present the Covid vaccination deal that Netanyahu cut with Pfizer is turning out to be as emotionally charged in dividing the Israeli public as the last American presidential election has been U.S. citizens. The intensity of the differing views is causing great division and should be a major prayer point for Arrows subscriber/prayer warriors.  With that said, Arni Klien of Emmaus Way writes that his concerns are that Israel is leading the way in what may be the most dramatic restrictive policies in the world with regard to the "Green Passport". A not so gentle coercion to get citizens to take the vaccine so they are allowed to freely move about.  He is also concerned with the voices that have arisen to call the unvaccinated "enemies." This is a most serious prayer issue.

From the Jerusalem Intercessors for Israel Chuck Cohen writes in his Watchmen from Jerusalem Issue #1 , 2021, "Living in these chaotic and confusing days, we might wonder how we can continue to walk and co-labor with God when we are not really sure about what He is doing. Proverbs 3:5 is our answer: Trust in YHWH with all your heart [mind, emotions and will]; and lean not on your own understanding.  There are times when He wants us to know His will so that we pray with our spirit and understanding (1 Cor. 14:15). Yet there are other times when we are at a loss about what is happening to us or to our world. Can we then trust Him without demanding to know what, why, how, etc.? Can we walk by faith or has that sly spirit of humanism slipped into our lives so that we insist that it must make sense to us before we step out on the water?"  Read in full online

Ashdod minister Pastor Israel Pochtar sent several videos including, this teaching on the Almond Tree — Watchman of Spring. Also enjoy Hebrew Worship from the heart of Israel; a Devotional  Called to be Life-Sustaining Wells of God. Plus watch this Message from Pastor Israel Pochtar:  Kindness is a muscle that we exercise through giving. Blessing the Poor and Needy of Israel during Passover : Despite the paralyzing effects of the pandemic, as believers and people of God we are pressing forward boldly to bring the love and the kingdom of God to our own nation, regardless of the circumstance, which is why we need your help!

Revive Israel article by Asher Intrater Wisdom and the Fear of God, an invite to the Revive Israel Global Broadcast every Thursday at 3pm Israel time, the PDF version of Israel's Restoration for March 2021. They note: Our March 2021 issue for Israel’s Restoration Magazine will be available digitally only. The United States Postal Services have been very unreliable since January 2021. Therefore, please download the digital version here. Plus a progress report from Youval Yanay Your Kingdom Come Discipleship.

Watch this Passover message from Pastor Michael Beener in Sderot: This year Pesach is special, after the difficult time we experienced because of the COVID pandemic and the Islamic terrorism that we face in our city, people need to celebrate and remember that in the same way that the Lord saved us before he can also save us now, He's still in control!  (All it takes is $30 US dollars to help them) Also see their focus on Walking Assistance Relief and all City of Life projects. 

From David and Josie Silver of Out of Zion Ministries on Mt Carmel, VIDEO David's Latest Video Update for the week ending March 5th and an invitation to View From Carmel | Q & A  Zoom meeting every Tuesday  9.00 pm  Israel time Meeting ID  823 5158 2826     Password 146188

Ariel Hyde of Tree of Life ministries sent a report on the recent Heal Our Land prayer event. If you missed it you can still watch and pray now. He writes, " the video we showed near the end of the live stream that reveals the truth about abortion - will be released in English and many other languages in the coming weeks! Please share this video stream from our Facebook, YouTube, Instagram, Twitter, and other social media platforms. " Ariel also shares the testimonies of two recent people who came to faith by first viewing their videos, one is a young lady from an Ethiopian-Israeli Jewish religious family and the other a young woman from the United Arab Emirates! Tree of Life asks prayers for the launch of their Pro-Life & Gospel campaign, for all the seekers who are contacting them , and for ongoing online evangelism, the new believers and their outreaches to the poor.
 

Chaim Malespin of the Aliyah Return Center has several videos to share regarding their outreaches, like food packages to Immigrants and holocaust survivors, in extreme poverty. The city called & 78 families waiting for help. Also, Chaim, who is master sergeant in the combat engineer elite corps, says, "Our troops need our support" - especially the "Lone Soldiers" who have no family in Israel as a support base. The Aliyah Return Center works to fill in that gap and recently began renovations of a Lone soldier warm house in town, near the sea of Galilee.
     ALSO from the ARC: Sunday, March 14th, 2021 – the 1st day of Nissan. NEW International Multi Ministry 24/7 Aliyah Prayer Initiative |  Rebuilding the Altar of Prayer for Aliyah.  Please view this VIDEO . Chiam writes, "I believe that this is a major piece of the restoration of the  Amos 9:11 Tabernacle of David (video explanation).  JOIN TODAY - Go to Altar of Prayer  Complete the form to get involved button or by clicking Get Involved.   If you have any questions, please email:  pegbyars@return.co.il
 

Gilad Rosinger of Radiant Israel Ministry continues their Global Shabbat conference calls which they have begun to livestream to their social media platforms on YouTube OR Facebook. They also stream other  ministry times like their interview this last week with Christina "Kiki" Kohl and also with Evangelist Matt Cruz. check out the events on Facebook or YouTube.

Rachel Netanel is overcoming a painful broken ankle but has many testimonies of events they have held for people who had literally nowhere else to go during Covid restrictions - of course these events whether a baby shower or a Shabbat dinner are all times when Rachel is able to share her faith with her guests, many respond to the call of the Lord for their faith. The hospitality visitors see from Rachel & Gilad and Rachel's natural boldness to speak of Yeshua, by the Spirit's leading in light of their needs, has not only planted many seeds of the Gospel, but it has reaped many for the kingdom of the LORD. During one of the busiest times of her life, she broke her ankle, and has to take injections daily for the pain. Pray for her - also for their car which is undrivable because of extensive damage from a mud hole.  

From Rachel and Avner Boskey of Final Frontier & David's Tent: VIDEO Ezekiel 37 Institute – teaching on the Minor Prophets – Obadiah. They ask for prayer as they work on two new projects: the complete E37 Institute teachings, and a series on the Book of Ezekiel. Subscribe to their youtube channel Signet Ring Media. Also get information regarding the E37 Teaching Institute

From the Kerem-El (God's Vineyard) congregation in Carmel,  Dani & LouAnne Syag, Yonatan  Arnold and Stefan & Keren Silver, they are excited for the flowering signs of Spring again in Israel. They are happy for the easing of covid restrictions which are allowing small groups of 10 to meet together, and rising to 20 in a few days.  They have begun 12 small groups for a "Journey of Truth" study. They have also been able to purchase 3/4 of the media equipment they need for recording future ministries, services, and studies of Kerem-El —and they have already begun to bear the fruit of salvation through their video teachings.  Please pray over these issues, also for some health issues within the congregation, for complete healing and strength to persevere with the uncertainty of treatment. Please pray for the financial support of this congregation. See Giving options.

From Kehila News Israel  Here is just a few of the articles, videos and other resources you can find at Kehila (Congregation). From the One For Israel Staff What Happens When an Israeli Arab Preaches Jesus in Haifa? Compelled by the Holy Spirit, he jumped up on the table, microphone in hand, and began to preach about Jesus. But what happened next amazed us all! ...Several Israelis accepted Yeshua on the spot, right then and there, including a prominent member of a local synagogue. | Also, by Tuvia Pollack Congregations in Israel – Messianic and Arab Christian – join together for Day of Prayer. And last, but not least, by Joseph Shulam, Netivyah.org An Invitation to Give. Joseph writes, "These are just a few of the examples from the Apostle Paul’s letters where he encourages the churches to make a contribution (an offering) for the poor saints in Jerusalem. Paul bases his command and suggestion on this Shabbat’s Torah reading from Parashat Terumah."

 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

Pray for  Rachel Netanel  who is recovering from a broken ankle. She asks prayers for healing and for the pain to subside.  Living in a home with lots of stairs makes it all the more difficult| A prayer request for Naomi, for a dear family that is a part of Israel Pochtar's pastoral team, who was diagnosed recently with colon cancer. "Despite what this battle entails, we are confident in God’s unfailing Word and promises." Read in her own words| Ronit Bender wrote, I am feeling pretty good, but do have trouble climbing stairs and walking is getting tougher for me because of my heart situation. My cardiologist was changed by my health provider. He is very unpleasant and I want a new one. | Rachel Netanel wrote, Please pray for me as well. I have very high blood pressure and the doctors have sent me to have a number of tests. The results won’t come for a while but please pray that all will be well. I do have peace in Yeshua. | Please continue to pray for Jacob Damkani for the LORD's mercies over Jacob and his dear wife, Elisheva | Olga Bikas is slowly recovering from the operation, but fell and broke her ankle.


 

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