WEEKLY Arrows from Zion 4/9/12

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This week Israeli ministries are coming to the end of Passover week, which has meant not only special services, meals and family time but also MANY visitors from abroad.  Most are engaged in non-stop activities during this time.  Pray for God’s grace and anointing to be on all the leaders of congregations and within congregations, of the heads of families and the ministries doing outreach into the communities.  Pray that Abba would reveal the identity of His Son to many in this season, and that seeds planted in love would begin to sprout and beat much fruit.

" I will pour out on the house of David and on the inhabitants of Jerusalem a spirit of grace and supplication; and they will look toward Me whom they have pierced."  Zechariah 12:10

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Strategically Aimed for the Lord’s Harvest in Israel
 

For those of you who are hungry to learn about Passover from the Messianic Jewish perspective, we have in the attached Weekly Summary several articles, prayer letters and even links to eight video teachings on the 8 Days of Passover by Ron Cantor of Messiah’s Mandate/Maoz Ministries.

There is an excellent teaching from one of the leaders at Tents of Mercy in the Haifa region that leads us through the progression of the history of the nation of Israel as it is reflected in 12 specific mentions of Passover in the OT/NT scripture.  This is great fodder for further study and you can access the full article by Moshe Morrison in the Weekly Summary. 

From the Love of Yeshua congregation, Eddie Santoro writes of the faithfulness of God in Passovers observed by the Jewish people for thousands of years.  He ends with a prayer that this year, May we be “set free from every bondage and may the power of the resurrection of Yeshua, the Lamb of God work his victory in your life.”  Amen.

In the Negev Desert, Howard Bass of Yeshua’s Inheritance congregation is playing host to a large group of intercessors from Australia who have come specifically to pray for all the believers of the Negev, as well as their cities and for the borders with Egypt, Gaza, the Palestinian Authority and Jordan.  Arni and Yonit Klein of Emmaus Way in the Judean Hills will be coming down in support of intercession for the Negev area which has been such a target of terror from missiles launched out of Gaza.  God bless those from the nations and from other parts of Israel who come into unity to speaking blessing and protection over all the believers of the Negev.  You can pray with this group as it begins to meet on the last evening and day of Passover and into the Shabbat weekend.

Ye’shi of the humanitarian organizations Hands of Mercy & Tents of Victory contrasts the beauty of Israel at this time of year and the joy of the Passover holiday, with the grim realities Israel faces from the surrounding Islamic regimes intent on destroying the Jewish presence in the Middle East.  He expresses thanksgiving for “massive Miracle Containers of food are being sent by generous believers in America and Australia for us to give the rapidly growing, poverty stricken people throughout Israel.”

In Netanya, Chosen People minister Brian Slater continues to serve the needy community with soup kitchens and distribution centers.  They are just opening a new outreach where they will be receiving 100 new people in need including 50 from Ethiopian Jewish immigrants.  Slater welcomes volunteers who are visiting Israel to come in help. 

Asher Intrater of Revive Israel and the Love of Yeshua congregation shares that Israel is currently responding to 4 primary threats: the nuclear threat; building protection against missiles, the cyber threat against Israeli infrastructure and all the borders.  These are 4 solid prayer targets for intercessors and you can learn more inside the Weekly Summary.

Israelprayer received a few notices of the death of a brother in Israel that we have never heard of before, but who obviously had a deep impact on many.  Ari Ben at Revive Israel writes in Memoriam of Michael Cohen who was an Anglican priest who discovered the Jewish roots of his spiritual and natural family.  Michael spent much of his time in Israel “teaching at Succat Hallel, greeting at the doors of Ahavat Yeshua, and serving on the boards of Makor Hatikvah and Revive Israel.  He was also a mentor and spiritual father for many of the young adults of the community.  He will be sorely missed.”  Michael Cohen, passed away this week, after collapsing at the Jaffa Gate of the Old City in Jerusalem.

Asher also writes about three great outpourings of the Holy Spirit in the end times.  Read it inside the  Weekly Summary.

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: 

70 Yr old Israeli/Christian believer Lorraine is in intensive care Hadassah Hospital Jerusalem on Passover with multiple Blood clots on lungs, legs, all over that need to dissolve and multiple complications. Lorraine has served Yeshua for 14 years in Jerusalem but needs to travel back to her family in the U.S. soon. She needs a miracle healing to recover and be restored to mobility.

Pray for God’s complete healing of 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 Ariela in Arad: Dear all who are concerned about Ariela, Ariela is not feeling well. Although she had lots of motivation to go back to work, she is still very weak, and needs more time to recover. Sadly, the National Insurance has already stopped their support, so she is stuck. We do not like to ask for donations, but this time it is very needed. Please, If it is on your heart to donate, please help. If you wish to do so - please contact us (Yoyakim and Debbie Figueras figtreemiracles@gmail.com) to give you the information of 'Wings of Hope', who are helping her.

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Weekly Summary of Prayer Requests from Israeli Ministries
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Praying the Headlines

A Caspari Media Review report on the local Hebrew-language coverage of the arrest of an infamous Yad L’Achim activist, Benjamin Kluger, in connection to the “Price Tag” vandalism attacks on the Jerusalem Baptist Congregation.   It is important to note that I did a search in all three online major Israeli newspapers in English for the report of Kluger – using the various ways I’ve seen his name spelled – with no resulting news articles. 

From the local papers, however Kluger is quoted as saying, "The background to the arrest derives from a basic lack of awareness on the part of the police about the nature of the organization I work for and a complete lack of knowledge about me personally, as well as a fundamental ignorance about the sects and the psychotic conditions which accompany them….The members of many sects in general and Messianic Jews in particular suffer from paranoia and have a tendency to think that they are being persecuted by Satanic forces. Systematically, and for financial reasons, the sect leaders brainwash their members to believe that Yad L'Achim is a terror organization. In the past, a pastor from Rishon L'Zion even composed a prayer in which Yad L'Achim was represented as the agent of Satan. ... In contrast to many missionaries, I'm not a criminal but a law-abiding citizen.”

Barry & Batya Segal’s Jerusalem News Network reports that Iran and the Hezbollah terrorist organization have significantly stepped up support for embattled Syrian President Bashar Assad.  Not only are the Arab Middle Eastern nations falling to fundamentalist forces, but the balance of power between Sunni and Shia Islam is at stake.  These are very difficult developments to follow without understanding all the forces in play. 

The Segals are also appealing for donations “to help us prepare for Israel’s inevitable war.”  This is one statement that there seems to be universal agreement with in the Israeli Messianic leadership and most, if not all, are preparing storehouses of supply to meet the needs of their congregations and communities in the face of extremely threatening times on all sides.  Each week we are trying to highlight various ministries deserving of your contributions to give these ministries the ability to reach out in the Name of Yeshua when the crisis is upon the people of Israel.

Teaching Articles

Inside the attached Weekly Summary, Tents of Mercy minister Moshe Morrison looks at twelve times in the Old and New Covenant scriptures where the Passover is specifically referenced.  Moshe writes: 

“For this Passover, I've not written an article but simply prepared a list of 12 references to specific Passovers in the Bible. I have also included a short description of each one as an aid to understanding the background. Looking at them in this manner, I hope that your understanding of this important festival will be enhanced and that it will cause you to see the holiday of Passover from an additional perspective. The progression of the history of the nation of Israel is reflected in its highlighted Passovers.”

Israeli Ministries on Tours

BOOKING meetings now (See open dates)  Inside the attached Weekly Summary are itineraries and open dates for  Lura & Eddie Beckford of King’s Men;  Karen Davis and Peter Tsukahira of HaCarmel Congregation;  Asher Intrater of Revive Israel;  David & Josie Silver and Stefen & Keren Silver of Out of Zion Ministries; Sean & Ayelet Steckbeck; Kobi & Shani Ferguson of Yeshua’s Israel; and Carolyn & Richard Hyde of Heart of God Ministries.

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