Strategically Aimed for the Lord’s Harvest in Israel
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A Beer Sheva ministry leader writes this week in the Weekly Summary of Prayer Requests from Israeli Ministries:
“A call for a national fast by the believers has gone out for next week, Aug 8-9, coinciding with the Jewish day of mourning over the destruction of the two temples. The Body of Messiah, as priests representing our peoples before God, is called to intercede for our nation in the face of all the existential threats she faces.
“For us to have any authority before God on behalf of our unbelieving people, the believers must face squarely our own sins as God's people under the blood of the New Covenant at this time.”
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Arrows from Zion
Strategically Aimed for the Lord’s Harvest in Israel
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Arrows from Zion can be shared freely, but we ask the Weekly Summaries not be forwarded. Meant to give subscribers inside information that cannot be shared in public forums, the Weekly Summary are actual prayer letter excerpts, along with photos from the ministries of Israel, links to important stories, and contact and donation information for the ministries.
We want to continue to lift up prayers about the intention of the Palestinians to seek recognition in Sept of a Palestinian state. Part of the orchestrated ‘mood setting’ for the UN will be UNHRC (Human Rights Conference) “Anti-Racism Week” – a week of Israel-bashing before the PA places its statehood bid before the UN.
This is a priority prayer issue – do not be distracted as some by the news that Netanyahu put discussion of the 1967 borders on the table IF the PA would drop its UN statehood bid. It is meant to stop the unilateral establishment of a Palestinian state, which would relieve Palestinians from EVER agreeing in formal negotiations to the right of the State Israel to exist. http://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gifhttp://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gif
On Sept 21, the Jerusalem Institute of Justice (Messianic attorney Calev Myers & associates) will join forces with the World Zionist Organization, Eagles’ Wings and others, in demonstrations against the UNHRC Israel-hate fest, called Durban III. Please pass along this simple video explanation of why the UN is so incessantly anti-Israel. Take part in prayer and action to stop the planned Palestinian action in Sept.
Pray for the new international relations director of the Jerusalem Institute of Justice, who is beginning to go out into the Christian and Messianic world to raise awareness and support for the important work of the JIJ in Israel – not only in Israel advocacy internationally, but also in representing the religious freedoms of believers in Israel, and all manner of civil rights and human justice issues.
Reports are coming in from many quarters about the wonderful time had by all in believers’ children’s and youth camps all over Israel. Many are still in progress, so let us continue to pray for the spiritual growth of their young Israelis and for those working among them to bring forth great fruit from the younger generation. “Train up a child in the way he should go and when he is old he shall not depart from it.”
The Succat Hallel Youth and Young Adult conference is coming up Aug 14-16. Pray for this gathering – that all needs will be met, the gathering will be protected from those who oppose, and that God will pour out fresh oil upon all who take part.
From Beer Sheva we get word from the Messianic pastor hosting a pastor from Zambia for a month, who has come to see how Yeshua is walking among the Messianic believers of Israel. This is an up close and personal sharing between pastors, but many individuals and groups from the nations are coming to Israel to experience the nation through the eyes of the indigenous Body of Messiah. Pray for the desire among Christians to grow to connect with the Lord’s Israeli Body and to see what marvelous things He is doing among His people to bring all Israel to salvation.
In Beer Sheva there are still looming questions over the future of the Ha-MaKoM and Bible House – a valuable resource for the congregations of the Negev. Prayers are asked for a continuing witness of the true faith, and for the relationships between the various parties to be preserved for on-going co-laboring in God's vineyard.
Thank God for our Christian Arab pastor friend in Acco who was able to get his visa application granted – and not only granted but given a 10-year multiple re-entry visa. This will allow the Evangelical Baptist pastor to travel as he will this month in Texas, speaking to a group of regional pastors on the Gulf Coast. Thank God for pastors like this who are bold in the ministry of reconciliation we have been given, bringing the good news to his neighbors in northern Israel. Pray God will bless this man of God with faithful supporters wherever his foot shall tread.
One ministry in Jerusalem with a youthful congregation set their hearts to pray for an increase in immersions (baptisms). God has graciously been answering their prayers. This is a good prayer for the whole Body in Israel : that in all the congregations many would be plunged into the waters and arise again in as New Creations. The Jerusalem pastor asks for prayers over these Israeli disciples of Yeshua.
Continue to pray for the Israeli ministers and teams going out into the nations in a fulfillment of the original commission on the nation of Israel for all the nations of the world to be blessed through Israel. Israeli believers are going to the four corners of the earth fulfilling the Word and believers from the four corners of the earth are coming to the Body in Israel for a fresh anointing. These are times where blessing is poured from vessel to vessel to the building up of the whole Body.
Mazal tov to two young Israeli Messianic ministers – to Sean for finally receiving his full Israeli citizenship and to Ron who finally lived his dream of being able to preach his message entirely in Hebrew. Milestones in the real lives of those God has anointed to call Israel to their own Messiah and to be grafted back into their own olive tree.
Maoz Israel treated their staff to a 3-day retreat last month, leaving the heat and humidity of Tel Aviv for a time of touring in Jerusalem – like regular sight seers! This was an important get-away for the staff, a time to spiritually recharge and to download the future vision for Maoz ministry.
There are many small ministries in Israel – some we mostly never hear from – ministering to the prostitutes, the street people, the walking wounded families, the unmarried pregnant…all the usual human predicaments. But these are pouring out their lives to minister Yeshua’s love to His people Israel just as whole-heartedly as the largest ministries. Pray for God to meet every need and make Divine connections with those who will partner in their labors.
Many of the Israeli ministries reach out to meet not only the needs of their congregations, but also into the needs of their communities. The poverty rate is up in Israel with 46% of Israelis living under the poverty line being the working poor. Hard working individuals with low earning power making choices between food and medicine. Pray about where you are contributing funds into Israel – let the blessings flow from Yeshua’s Body.
We are all living in trying financial times, but one of the psalms of David says, “Blessed is he that considers the poor: the LORD will deliver him in time of trouble.” A similar proverb says, “The righteous considers the cause of the poor: but the wicked does not care to notice it.”
Subscribers to this prayer points letter should not get the idea from how often I choose to mention the need to financially support the indigenous ministries of Israel that they are continually focusing on that issue. To the contrary. It is just that as I compile these wonderful reports each week, and also knowing the needs, I cannot help but wonder what would happen if the billions in Christian donations to Israel each year were even in part channeled toward the LORD’s workers in His Israeli harvest fields. So don’t get the wrong idea that they always have their hand out – it is me making sure you understand how great the need is and how worthy their labors are. “All Israel” will not be saved without their labors.
Praying the Headlines
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August 1-29 is the Muslim month of Ramadan and Arab governments in the Middle East are preparing for increased tensions and uprising. Pray the Lord would restrain the bloodshed & mayhem.
Islamists in Egypt have swept the idealistic young Leftists out of the public square and are demanding Shariah law for the government. Pray the Lord will raise up His banner of Yeshua in Egypt – the highway of the Lord’s righteousness prevailing over the plans of radical Islam.
As former Egyptian President Mubarak is tried from his hospital sickbed in Egyptian courts – pray that the world will see the inhuman and evil spirit behind those who would do such a thing.
Inside the Weekly Summary of Prayer Requests from Israeli Ministries
SPOTLIGHT Article
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In the 4/4/11 issue of Israelprayer Weekly Summary we told you about a 60 Minutes type news program in Israel that featured personal stories of how the Interior Ministry and anti-Messianic activist group, Yad L’Achim were working together to cause Israel’s Messianic Jewish believers untold troubles. One of the believers featured in that report (The Jewish “Big Brother” PT 2) was a young blind woman, Yarden, who Yad L’Achim picked up one day – not telling her where they were going – and took her to their Bnei Brak offices for a “talk”.
In April, my friends whom Yarden had been living with for a couple of years, Moshe and Katya Morrison, part of the pastoral leadership at the Tents of Mercy congregation in Kiryat Yam, told me, that Yarden had a much longer story than her segment in the news program and that they would tell me sometime. I am delighted that the time has come in the way of an article written by Moshe Morrison for the Tikkun monthly publication, Israel’s Restoration. You don’t want to miss Yarden’s incredible story.
Yarden by Moshe Morrison, Tents of Mercy in the Haifa Bay area
“He knows the deep hidden reasons why some seem to suffer more than others, but His goal is for our path and the path of Yeshua to intersect as early as possible.”
(See Israeli Ministries on Tours for the Morrison’s open date in October-November 2011 tour)
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Israeli Ministries on Tours
Israelprayer hopes to be able to do more ‘matchmaking’ between fellowships, churches, Messianic congregations and prayer groups that are interested in having Israeli Ministries come to speak. We hope to be able to fill in more dates for Israeli ministries with tours planned in the U.S. and other parts of the world. All we need is advance notice so we can pass along the information to our readers and those they distribute Arrows from Zion to, and you preferred contact information for inquiries.
Pastor Hani Sayegh (Akko, Israel)
Evangelical Baptist Church of Akko
Web Site: http://ebca.weebly.com/index.html, E-Mail ebc_akko@hotmail.com,
August dates in Corpus Christi Texas
Ruth Nessim Nahariya Kehilat Or Ha Galil “The Light of Galilee” Congregation
July 18 to August 16 in England
Carolyn & Richard Hyde in Poriya Ilit Heart of God Ministries
Tour calendar at www.heartofg-d.com
Ari Sorko-Ram Tel Aviv MAOZ Ministries Tiferet Yeshua Congregation,
I Stand With Israel www.istandwithisrael.com Intercessors@maozisrael.org www.MAOZisrael.org
Aug 3, Wed Evening: Faith Fellowship—Lucas
Aug 7, Sunday: Shady Grove Church—Grand Prairie, 10:00 am.
David Silver Haifa and Mt.Carmel Out of Zion Ministries
kiwi@netvision.net.il www.out-of-zion.com
Brazil
Wed 3rd - Tues 9th meetings in Fortelesa
Thu 11th - Sunday 14th meetings in Maranguape
BOOKING meetings now (See open dates by subscription only)
Moshe & Katya Morrison
Kiryat Yam Tents of Mercy - Ohalei Rachamim Congregation (in a Haifa suburb) ohaleimm@netvision.net.il http://www.tents-of-mercy.org/
http://www.tikkunministries.org/donations.asp?MosheMorrison
October & November dates
Kobi Ferguson JerusalemYeshua Israel Ministries
ferguson@yeshuaisrael.com
Yeshua Israel's Kobi Ferguson will tour the U.S. this September If you would like Kobi to speak at your church, prayer group, youth group, small group, etc, please let us know. He will be available morning, noon and night while in the U.S., as he wants to connect with as many of you as possible during these crucial days ahead. The closer we get to the dates, the less flexibility we will have to work with your schedule. So email us at: info@yeshuaisrael.com Or call our US office right away! 214.460.9106
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