Serving the Body of Messiah in Israel
since August 2001
Strategically Aimed for the Lord’s Harvest in
Israel
Happy
Birthday, Israel
from your Dad,
יהוה
from your Dad,
יהוה
Priority Prayer Focus
For the salvation of all Israel: "I bring near My righteousness; it shall not be far off, and My salvation shall not tarry: and I will place salvation in Zion for Israel my glory." Isaiah 46:13
For the salvation of all Israel: "I bring near My righteousness; it shall not be far off, and My salvation shall not tarry: and I will place salvation in Zion for Israel my glory." Isaiah 46:13
Arrows from
Zion Strategically Aimed for the Lord’s Harvest in Israel
The Santoro’s write about the long holiday season from Passover and “the nation immediately passes through another eight days in which we remember and honor the memory of those who gave their lives in the Holocaust and in the birthing and ongoing battle for Israel's life.”
The Santoro’s write about the long holiday season from Passover and “the nation immediately passes through another eight days in which we remember and honor the memory of those who gave their lives in the Holocaust and in the birthing and ongoing battle for Israel's life.”
“There are so many who share in the experience of being
the only survivors of large families that were murdered in Europe during those
years. It is one of the unnatural legacies of this nation that so many
have no extended, older families. For them the long history of generations was
wiped out during the years of the Holocaust and their family history started
anew from one lone survivor. For so many other families, there were no
survivors and their family history was terminated in a sea of blood and murder.
Pray for the Jewish people to awaken to this opportunity for a new
future and hope: "Speak
comfort to Jerusalem, and cry out to her, That her warfare is ended, That her
iniquity is pardoned; For she has received from the LORD's hand Double for all
her sins." Isaiah 40:2 and
Jeremiah 29:11
Santoro continues, “…as the sun sets on Memorial Day, the
nation will move from grief to joy, as Israel celebrates the miracle of its
birth 64 years ago.”
The re-birth of Israel is a miracle of God, who put in
place everything that made it possible to raise the state of Israel out of the
dust bin of history and place it once again in the central focus of the nations
of the world. It does not matter that
some do not regard Israel’s birth in 1948 as a miracle of God – there have
ALWAYS been those who did not regard the miraculous taking place in their
sight. What matters is that God has
intentions – a Divine Purpose – in the re-birth of Israel. It is not so Israel has to continue to live
in a swirling fight for her life day in and day out, year in and year out. No!
God has declared His purpose: “I know the plans I have for you,’ declares
the LORD. ‘Plans for good and not for evil, to give you a future and a
hope.”
And "I
bring near my righteousness; it shall not be far off, and my salvation shall
not tarry: and I will place salvation in Zion for Israel my glory." Isaiah 46:13
Ron and Elana Cantor write this week about the juxtaposition of flying to Germany on Holocaust Memorial Day. Let’s join our prayers of thanksgiving with Ron’s: “Thank God for a new generation of German believers who love and bless Israel. I have always believed that the separation of East and West Germany was God’s judgment…and the reunification was God’s forgiveness. We love to express that to our brothers and sisters when we are there—God has taken away their shame!”
Ron and Elana Cantor write this week about the juxtaposition of flying to Germany on Holocaust Memorial Day. Let’s join our prayers of thanksgiving with Ron’s: “Thank God for a new generation of German believers who love and bless Israel. I have always believed that the separation of East and West Germany was God’s judgment…and the reunification was God’s forgiveness. We love to express that to our brothers and sisters when we are there—God has taken away their shame!”
Pray for Ron and Elana as they minister in Germany “as representatives of Maoz Israel, seeking to raise awareness in Germany
concerning what God is doing in Israel and expose the lies of replacement
theology.” There is an increasing number
of German Christians who are connecting with the Messianic believers of Israel
and this is going to be a critical connection in the days ahead. “Where sin abounded, grace did much more abound.”
Cantor’s new book, Identity Theft: How Jesus was Robbed
of His Jewishness is about to go to the publisher and
will begin to ship out on July1st.
Pre-orders can get a 20% off discount here.
Once we know how Yeshua was stripped of His Jewishness, then we can
begin to see Him as He truly is.
Speaking of Israeli Ministries who are writing, Eitan Shishkoff of Tents
of Mercy asked for intercession for his writing process going on this
summer. He says it is the most ambitious
writing project he has ever tackled but he is determined to devote abundant
time to finish “honest, clear, biblical answers” to
questions about the Jewish people and their need for Yeshua, as well as
Israel’s role today in the plan of God.
Others who are writing are Arni Klein, Uzi Lotan and
Orna Greenman. Pray for all of these
ministries that God has stirred with a vision to share the things He has
imparted to them. For most of these,
this is the first book they have written even though God has gifted them with
unique voices in expressing ministry in writing. Still, writing is like giving birth! There’s lots of painful pushing going on
until the ‘baby’ pops out and everyone is smiling again! May the LORD give them “the pen of a ready
writer.”
During a ministry trip to Brazil, Shishkoff spoke about “Visiting
Israel, but knowing the Messianic Israelis.”
He gave this example: “If I came to your city and only visited the tourist sites, then went
back to Israel and felt that I had experienced Rio and Brazil, but never
visited or worshiped with my fellow believers there, could I say that I now
know Brazil?” A leader came to me afterward and said “I am so convicted of the way we
have been coming to Israel without relating to our Messianic brothers. We will
never again bring a group to Israel without spending meaningful time to build
relationship with you and learn about Israel through your eyes.”
Pray for this conviction to spread to North America. And Europe. And
Asia….worldwide.
Shishkoff gives a great report from the Passover teen camp, Katzir
(Harvest) in the Negev Desert. The focus
this camp was “to connect deeply with God and to
overcome areas of fear and limitation in their lives…. Please keep these young
disciples in ongoing prayer that they will hold on to what they gained in the
desert and continue to grow in faith.”
Tents of Mercy is considering the best use for a space
the congregation has acquired that is equipped with a full industrial
kitchen. Pray that God will direct their
path for the most fruitful use of this new tool for ministry.
In the daughter congregation in Haifa, Shavei Tzion (Those Returning to Zion), leader Leon Mazin is asking for prayer over the purchase of their congregational property. Even though nearly all the financing is in their possession, the exact right choice of property is the issue they need prayer for. One ideal location turned out to have issues – pray God would resolve those issues or lead them to the property that is truly ideal.
In the daughter congregation in Haifa, Shavei Tzion (Those Returning to Zion), leader Leon Mazin is asking for prayer over the purchase of their congregational property. Even though nearly all the financing is in their possession, the exact right choice of property is the issue they need prayer for. One ideal location turned out to have issues – pray God would resolve those issues or lead them to the property that is truly ideal.
Avi Mizrachi and his ministry team are in Switzerland
speaking and promoting the Dugit Ministry.
It takes outside help for all the ministries of Israel to do all that
God has put in their hearts and vision for reaching Israelis. This means the Church in the nations must
come alongside. It is an acknowledgment
of the spiritual debt we owe: “…they are their debtors. For if the Gentiles have
been partakers of their spiritual things, their duty is also to minister to
them in material things.” Romans 15:27
When “the Gentiles” get this revelation, they
rejoice to help reach the Israelis instead of grumble that they don’t owe the
Jewish believers anything. Just saying.
The Dugit team asks that we pray for a might harvest
everywhere Avi speaks – that people will sign up to hear from and support Dugit
Ministries. They also ask prayer for
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyah for “wisdom, guidance, and
discernment, strategy, a hedge of protection around him, his administration,
and his plans. Angels guard him, and the lines around Israel! May the Lord
bring confusion in the camp of the enemy! Psalm 34”
David Silver passes on a summary of “A major Israel TV station on Sunday night broadcast a detailed report on
how Israel will go about attacking Iran's nuclear facilities in the event that
diplomacy and sanctions fail and Israel decides to carry out a military
strike.” You can read his full summary
report inside the attached Weekly Summary.
Silver concludes with this: “The right action to take
with belligerent and soon to be nuclear Iran is an extremely tough call to make
- I would not want to be in Prime Minister Netanyahu's position right now.
Please keep him & Israel's military leads in your prayers every day until
there is a resolution…. Lets also pray for breakthrough to the Muslims, and
please remember to pray for all of the soldiers in the IDF - they are defending
and fighting for the soon coming Kingdom of God.”
Please remember that next month Jack Teitel is
scheduled to appear in court and according to a press leak, will plead guilty
to the murders of two Palestinian Arabs – but in the plea agreement, the
charges against him for terror bombing Ami Ortiz are to be dropped. This would be the greatest injustice and
might even allow for Teitel’s attorneys to argue anew that Teitel was mentally
imbalanced by the trauma inherent in the Palestinian-Israeli conflict. Only the terror bombing charges against the
Messianic Jewish family which Teitel did not act alone in and also admitted
working with Yad L’Achim are proof that Teitel was not insane. Conspiracy is hard for a mentally
incapacitated person to pull off. Pray
that God would move on the Israeli Judicial system to reject a plea bargain
that skirts justice and leaves the Messianic community wide open to future
assassination attempts.
Urgent Needs: Life and Death is in the power of the tongue
Please keep in prayer the Israeli
believers who are fighting for their lives or other urgent health needs:
Pray for God’s complete healing of 70 Yr old Israeli/Christian believer Lorraine is in intensive care Hadassah Hospital Jerusalem; Meir, Bob, Fruma and Katya and Rivka (an elderly member suffering severe back problems) at Maoz Ministries, Sofie Benson in Carmel/House of Victory, Ariela in Arad and Brookie in the Galilee. Tom, Nataly and Larissa who have all recently been diagnosed with cancer in Carmel. Pray also for Kay Wilson suffering from PTSD after surviving a stabbing terrorism attack that her friend did not survive.
Update on baby Netaley: Beautiful Netaley is now eating solids: pear, cookies, pureed veggies, and hopefully today some chicken. She's can sit well, with help from us as well as a body corset. She's holding her head well. But the best thing is (for mummy) that she slept really well last night!! Even with all the noise of sharing a room with 2 other small children who like to giggle really loudly while getting ready for bed. I am grateful for the simple yet beautiful things: children running and playing in the park. Families together. Sun and flowers. Friends. love you all, Caren & Klass Bakker
Inside the
Weekly Summary of Prayer Requests from Israeli Ministries
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Weekly Summary of Prayer Requests from Israeli Ministries
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In the Headlines
If you have
been to Israel, no doubt you have been to Christ's Church which is just inside
the Jaffa Gate on the way to the Wall in the Old City. This is an article in
two parts that you will want to read from the unpublished diary of the fall of
Jewish Quarter in 1948 as recorded by Rev. Hugh Jones of Christ's Church.
Praying the Headlines
Christians of the Holy Land report was ridiculously shallow in the facts
By Donna Diorio
By Donna Diorio
Yesterday, 60 Minutes aired a
segment on Christian Arabs fleeing the Holy Land where they featured Rev Mitri
Reheb and some other Christian Arabs who denied that the reason Christian Arabs
fled was because of persecution of Islamists.
Read this short review with links at Israel Watcher - A Second Opinion
Israeli Ministries on Tours
BOOKING meetings now (See open dates) Inside
the attached Weekly Summary are
itineraries and open dates for Eddie
& Jackie Santoro of Ahavat Yeshua Congregation; Lura
& Eddie Beckford of King’s Men; Karen Davis and Peter Tsukahira of
HaCarmel Congregation; Asher Intrater of Revive Israel; Sean
& Ayelet Steckbeck; Kobi &
Shani Ferguson of Yeshua’s Israel; and Carolyn
& Richard Hyde of Heart of God Ministries.
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My Israel Blogs:
If your weekly Arrows from Zion email does not come in, check online each Wednesday at Israel Prayer Dot Com | Israel Watcher – A Second Opinion Mostly political or current events commentary
| Fruit of the Fig Tree Spiritual insights | DAILY Arrow from Zion
If you appreciate the efforts of this ministry to share both the challenges and the great things God is doing among the Israeli indigenous ministries, please pray about making a financial gift donation. Make donations payable to the order of Donna Diorio and mail to:
Israel Prayer P O Box 111302 Carrollton, Texas 75006
Or click on the PayPal icon at the www.israelprayer.com
(Paypal account is donna@israelprayer.com)
I do not have tax exempt status.
Now on Facebook | Donna Diorio & Twitter
arrowsfromzion@gmail.com or donna@d10r10.com
My Israel Blogs:
If your weekly Arrows from Zion email does not come in, check online each Wednesday at Israel Prayer Dot Com | Israel Watcher – A Second Opinion Mostly political or current events commentary
| Fruit of the Fig Tree Spiritual insights | DAILY Arrow from Zion
If you appreciate the efforts of this ministry to share both the challenges and the great things God is doing among the Israeli indigenous ministries, please pray about making a financial gift donation. Make donations payable to the order of Donna Diorio and mail to:
Israel Prayer P O Box 111302 Carrollton, Texas 75006
Or click on the PayPal icon at the www.israelprayer.com
(Paypal account is donna@israelprayer.com)
I do not have tax exempt status.
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