WEEKLY Arrows from Zion 6/12/2013

Arrows from Zion
Serving the Body of Messiah in Israel since August 2001 
& Strategically Aimed for the Lord’s Harvest in Israel

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Priority Prayer Focus June 12, 2013

God reigns over the nations; God sits on His holy throne. The princes of the people have gathered together, The people of the God of Abraham. For the shields of the earth belong to God; He is greatly exalted.  Psalms 47:8-9

Praise Report

I got a great praise report from Leah Ortiz this morning on David's progress:   I am sorry I haven't been in direct touch with you, my dumb server that I send my updates over isn't working!!! I haven't been able to send out an update all this time to the list, but knowing that so many are praying is so amazingly strengthening and encouraging, and we are seeing great answers to prayer.

He is out of intensive care. It happened yesterday that he improved suddenly enough to go back to the ward. Every day there is improvement, and we pray it will stay that way.

The crazy thing was that the night before David's second emergency operation, Ami got a virus that is going around here (stomach flu) that is so severe, he dehydrated and we were in the emergency room all night. I got home, and two hours later David had the 2nd operation.

I figure this is either the enemy just trying to torment and persecute us for the victory with Jack Teitel, because he can't win, he can just throw everything available at us, or another victory is ahead. Whatever, we are as always standing by the grace and mercy of our almighty Father in Heaven.

Leah was finally able to get a prayer letter out to her list, and from that source we add this:  Please, please pray for a full recovery for David, that there would be no complications and especially no further infection.  Please pray for wisdom for all of us in the family.  As always, our kids are all pulling together, coordinating and working as a team.  Psalm 61:1-2 has been comforting -  "Hear my cry, O God; Attend to my prayer. From the end of the earth I will cry to You, When my heart is overwhelmed; Lead me to the rock that is higher than I."  Gratefully,  Leah 

Contact information for all the ministries is included inside the Weekly Summary.
Arrows from Zion
Strategically Aimed for the Lord’s Harvest in Israel

Summer is the time when many Israeli ministries travel to do outreach in the nations, blessing believers with the word of the Lord from Zion, meeting new friends, making Divine appointments all along the way.  We want to encourage our readers to take advantage of the opportunities to see Israeli ministries when they are in your area.  You will be blessed by what they bring to the banqueting table of the LORD.

Tikkun affliliated ministries - a network of some 20 Messianic congregations led by Dan Juster - held their annual USA conference at the end of May.  A report from Asher Intrater’s ministry notes that Asher Intrater and Paul Wilbur had the opportunity to minister together four times – blending together worship, prophecy, and teaching together in Spirit-led teamwork.  If you are interested in ordering a copy on CD of the messages, please click here.  We also encourage you to read this short teaching Repackaging Lies and Truths By Asher Intrater 

Asher’s news also included an update from the Yad Hashmona Messianic kibbutz in the Judean foothills.  They have just accepted 50 new members into the kibbutz (by a vote of the 20 families already members).  All the new members are Messianic believers with Israeli citizenship.  This increase will demand a sizeable building program for roads, homes, children's facilities, infrastructure, etc.   Pray for God’s grace on this real-life Messianic community in the center of Israel as deep roots are planted by the Body of Messiah into the Land of great Promises.

 David and Karen Davis report from the far northern heights of Carmel near the Lebanon border on how they are reaching the unreached under the shadow of war.  The troubling news of Syria are more than just headlines to those who share the current northern borders with Hezballah-ridden Lebanon and al-Qaeda infested Syrian.  Israelis living that close to the action know well that suddenly the fighting could spill into their own yards and homes.  But the believers in northern Israel are stirring themselves up with worship warfare and declaring the will of God over their neighbors to the north.  Peace in the midst of the storm is also a testimony to their fellow neighbor Israelis.

Pray for the ministries all along the northern area of Israel, and for the congregants to rest in Him, to move with wisdom, to take every opportunity to touch the needs of the people who are living in the shadow of war.  Pray also for all the young believers who are serving in the Israeli Defense Forces and other security positions.  Pray for the Israeli government and military to receive accurate intelligence and to respond with wisdom.

Pray for the summer kids and youth camps as they gear up to minister during these times.  The living always goes on in Israel, even when it means packing your gas mask for summer camp right along with the swim trucks and sunscreen.

Ron Cantor related a great conversation with his wife when they were out for breakfast last Friday and she looked around at all the Israelis surrounding them in the café and wondered, “How is God going to do this—Save them all?”  Ron says Elana was referring to the promise in Romans 11:26.  He answered, “If you were wearing dark sunglasses indoors, you would not be able to see. However, if someone removed the sunglasses, you would be able to see clearly. God is going to one day remove the blinders and all Israel will see.”

How wonderfully true!  It is an act of God when the blinders are removed and He has already communicated to us that He had purpose in not giving Israel eyes to see the Messiah until the time of the Gentiles were fulfilled.  The times and seasons belong to God, Yeshua told us, and we can rejoice that the incredible number of Jews worldwide who have seen the Light is continually increasing in this season.  We are in the season. What is impossible to man, is possible with God. Hallelujah!

Ron is a busy man of God these days with pastoral responsibilities at Tiferet Yeshua, a weekly podcast, ministry in the US in July, and in the midst of writing Identity Theft 2.  Pray for him and for all the ministry leaders who a juggling multiple ministry responsibilities, for their lives to remain in right priority and for the anointing of the Lord to multiply within them to meet the demands.

Israel Pochtar gives us a look at the Middle East conference in Jordan that their leadership attended in May.  It was a blessed time to meet with Christian Arab pastors and ministry leaders in the Arab Middle East.  These are bold, yet tender works that the Spirit of the Lord shows up in a mighty way even as bloodshed in neighboring states is reaching levels like the 90,000 dead and close to a million refugees that is happening in Syria at the same time.  Pray that the things God began at this meeting will take root, blossom and produce the fruit of righteousness and peace in all who participated.

Pray also for the 2-bus historical and biblical site outreach tours that Pochtar and their ministry team are conducting each month.  How many tourist sites in your own area have you visited?  Probably there are some you’ve always thought about but never visited.  Well that is true in Israel too!  Can you imagine? Many citizens are eager to take these tours spending 6 to 8 hours going to various biblical sites and hearing the gospel directly from the Word about the places visited.  God is using this to touch people – over 3,000 people in two years have taken these tours.  Pray for all those seeds to take root and bloom!

Pray for believers who are being denied rightful citizenship by the Interior Ministry because of their faith in Yeshua.  We know that it doesn’t get any more Jewish than Yeshua, but the Interior Ministry still has the wrap-around RayBans on!  Pray for the lawyers who fight these fights for the believers – that God will make a way for them to remain in the Land and with all the benefits of citizenship.

Mazal Tov to the Hyde family, grandparents Richard and Carolyn, parents Areil and Shayla on the birth of the couple’s first, a daughter named Anayah Nechama.  Mazal tov also to Avihai Orel on the birth of a son “another one” as Avihai writes on Facebook.   Babies, babies, babies.  The Messianic community is growing every which way in Israel!

Carolyn and Richard Hyde report about a recent 10-day ministry trip to Holland where intercessors are being raised up and informed of what God is doing in the Land of Israel.  Praise the Lord!  They were invited there by Pillar of Fire Ministries who also operate an internet radio station.

The Hydes write:  “Planning a trip to Israel?   Here's our two Shekels worth of advice:  Here´s our opinion about war in Israel.  It´s the best time to be here because hearts are the most open!  In fact, when we plan our travels abroad, if war breaks out while we're overseas, we´ll cancel everything and go home.  So, we encourage you to come if the L-rd is calling you.  He will take care of you and you will be a light of hope.” 

Brian Slater, a Chosen People minister in Netanya who has a feeding ministry called Yeshua’s Fresh Bread in Israel, is happy to announce the opening of a volunteer home so they can house the volunteers from the nation who come to help feed Israel’s needy.  Netanya is one of my very favorite places in Israel (on the Mediterranean coast).  It is a wonderful place to be if you are looking for an opportunity to do a hands-on ministry trip to Israel .  Find out how to contact Brian inside the attached Weekly Summary.  You will be blessed.

The Sorko-Rams of Maoz ministry are thrilled to announce that they now have their Hebrew New Testament online and it is truly a super tool for reaching Israelis who want to know more from the privacy of their own computers.  No country is more internet-soaked than Israel and we already know that many Israelis are going online to learn more.  Thank God for this great accomplishment and pray for much fruit to come from it.  Maoz is making an all-out push to get their existing Hebrew books into eBook format for online availability.  This is a holy work, saints!

The humanitarian aid of Ye’shi Reinhardt’s Hands of Mercy and Tents of Victory continue to call for helpers as threats of war escalate in Syria, Lebanon, Iran and Egypt.  Goods and volunteers come from many nations to help in those works, and in one picture Ye’shi sent, we even saw Eddie Beckford from the King’s Men in Arad, working along with other volunteers.  You can find out more inside the Weekly Summary.

Kobi and Shani Ferguson of Yeshua Israel recently had 10 days in Switzerland with their little family, and it is family that is on their minds in the most recent monthly newsletter.  They write, “Traveling to churches around the world has only strengthened our belief that the Body of Messiah is best built one healthy family at a time. And a healthy family environment is also the best place to disciple single believers.”  Read more about how their ministry is setting itself to impact families to grow in spiritual maturity. 

Urgent HEALING 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 David Ortiz who underwent two emergency surgeries due to complications after his June 6 laparoscopic surgery to remove a tumor that is one stage before cancer according to doctors. Pray against infection and for God to restore David’s strength. Also pray for Leah and Ami. This family has been through so much!  Please pray for the wife of Ariel Ben David, who leads an Eilat Congregation, and also for his worship leader, both of whom were recently diagnosed with breast cancer. Please continue to pray for Neriyah Arabov, a Chosen People minister in Bat Yam who needs a kidney transplant. He has a donor, but due to some compatibility issues, Neriyah is undergoing treatments now that they hope will remove the compatibility issues.  Pray for the treatments to be successful.   Please continue to intercede for Katya Morrison at Tents of Mercy this week to get another bone marrow biopsy then in another 3 weeks, an appointment to discuss the findings:  Pray for no leukemia to be the report.  Tom in the Galilee is believing for victory over cancer in Carmel.  Pray for Ami Ortiz for ongoing issues from the bomb blast – and that he would win the appeal for government recognition that he is a terror victim.  It would mean benefits for the continuing surgeries and legal expenses. Pray for Ariel of Succat Hallel.  Elise Glasser-Levine of Ahavat Yeshua suffering from mysterious and debilitating leg pain for over a year.  Pray for Kay Wilson still suffering from PTSD after surviving a stabbing terrorism attack that her friend did not survive.   Keep Baby Netaley’s full recovery in your prayers. Harvest of Asher asks for continued prayer for M. who had surgery not long ago and is now having difficulty with the correct amount and type of medication to regulate insulin. Please hold him up in prayer for multiple health issues!  Also continue to pray for Elena, also in the Acco congregation.

Praying the Headlines

“There are so many voices in the world, and none of them is without significance.”  1 Cor 14:10

Since we live in dangerous times, let us watch what voices we are listening to in the world. As Proverbs also notes the wisdom of hearing from two or three counselors, let us seek to hear from more than one viewpoint about the issues in our world – then present it all to the Father for our direction.  We live in days where there are very persuasive voices, speaking things that may even appeal to our sense of the right way, but we need to be like the sons of Issachar, who understood the times and so then the way their nation should go. 

As we have seen in the United States, it is easy to go the wrong way even when something sounds good.  For example, the backing of the “Arab Spring” in Egypt and Libya.  The choice was made to back those seeking “democracy” and to get rid of dictators for “humanitarian” reasons. Those choices have proven to plunge Libya and Egypt into more chaos, violence and peril from the Islamists who took control 

Meanwhile the U.S. stayed out of the popular demonstrations in Iran, which could have benefited greatly if Western nations had strengthened their hand.

There is a strong political push in the U.S. now to intervene in Syria by the same people who pushed our intervention in Egypt and Libya.  Also Turkey is erupting in popular secular uprising against the Islamist Erdogan government. 

If the current U.S. administration keeps to its terrible track record of making the wrong decisions, we will probably enter or arm the rebels in Syria and throw our support behind Erdogan in Turkey.  These are the wrong moves, in my opinion. 

We should throw our support behind Israel and arm them – not the rebels of al-Qaeda and Hezballah fighting against Syrian Assad.  We do not have to enter turmoil in Turkey, but should find a way to undergird the secular Turks who are fighting against Turkey sliding back into the abyss of fundamentalist Islam. 

Others may see it differently – but take counsel before just accepting a position, and ask God to give us direction for the paths that will lead to greater peace for Israel and for us.

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Weekly Summary of Prayer Requests from Israeli Ministries
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Teaching Articles

8 Reasons Gentiles Should Care about the Jewish Roots of the Faith

By Ron Cantor

Israeli Ministries on Tours

BOOKING meetings now (See open dates)  Inside the attached Weekly Summary are itineraries and open dates for Evan Levine of HaTikva Project; and Carolyn & Richard Hyde of Heart of God Ministries; Asher Intrater of Revive Israel; Eitan Shishkoff  of Ohalai Rachamim.

Donna Diorio 
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