Arrows from Zion
Serving the Body of Messiah in Israel since August 2001
& Strategically Aimed for the Lord’s Harvest in Israel
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 July 31, 2013
Israel is a prophetic land and people. The Lord said that in the last days He would bring back His people, not to occupy the land, but to repossess it. - David Ortiz, Ariel Fellowship
Israel is a prophetic land and people. The Lord said that in the last days He would bring back His people, not to occupy the land, but to repossess it. - David Ortiz, Ariel Fellowship
Ezekiel 11:17
"Tell them, 'The Lord and
King says, "I will gather you from the nations. I will bring you back from
the countries where you have been scattered. I will give you back the land of
Israel."'
No matter what the nations have to say about it, the Word of the LORD is the last word on the matter. David Ortiz made the startlingly deep, yet simple statement above that just cuts out all the argumentative clutter. It is one of many contained in the 4-part testimony David and Leah have been filing over the past month. If you haven’t been reading those testimonies, you are missing a lot.
Let’s pray for understanding to be released among, first, the people who call upon the name of the LORD, that the simple truth as David and Ezekiel faithfully communicated it, will begin to release within the Church. We always start there – within our own ranks - with the release of truth and purity, and then it can work outward to the world.
No matter what the nations have to say about it, the Word of the LORD is the last word on the matter. David Ortiz made the startlingly deep, yet simple statement above that just cuts out all the argumentative clutter. It is one of many contained in the 4-part testimony David and Leah have been filing over the past month. If you haven’t been reading those testimonies, you are missing a lot.
Let’s pray for understanding to be released among, first, the people who call upon the name of the LORD, that the simple truth as David and Ezekiel faithfully communicated it, will begin to release within the Church. We always start there – within our own ranks - with the release of truth and purity, and then it can work outward to the world.
Contact information for all the ministries is included
inside the attached Weekly Summary.
Arrows from Zion
Strategically Aimed for the Lord’s Harvest in Israel
Arrows from Zion
Strategically Aimed for the Lord’s Harvest in Israel
Part 4, the final installment from
David Ortiz’ testimony of recently walking through the valley of the shadow
death, is something I hope everyone will read.
David and Leah have been through incredible fires, and have come out of
them purified. All four parts of this
testimony which the two share are filled with startling insights and inspiring
testimonies of what God can do will those who let Him use them no matter what
is happening .
Inside the Weekly Summary, we’ve taken just one powerful excerpt from this part 4, which communicates how God is using the Israeli believers to impact their communities in the name of Yeshua. For my really smart subscribers J you can read all four parts in Leah’s Updates at http://www.amiortiz.com
As David and Leah wrote me a few days ago, “ In general we don't report everything we are doing in Ariel with such detail like I did from the hospital least the anti missionaries sabotage us.”
Inside the Weekly Summary, we’ve taken just one powerful excerpt from this part 4, which communicates how God is using the Israeli believers to impact their communities in the name of Yeshua. For my really smart subscribers J you can read all four parts in Leah’s Updates at http://www.amiortiz.com
As David and Leah wrote me a few days ago, “ In general we don't report everything we are doing in Ariel with such detail like I did from the hospital least the anti missionaries sabotage us.”
There are many such things going on among the Israeli ministries that
have to be kept close to the vest in order to protect the working of the Holy
Spirit among Israelis and Arabs.
This week we are happy to introduce a ministry that is
new to us, but who have been doing the faithful work of the ministry for a long
time in the Negev and in south Tel Aviv. Dov Bikas, of the Aviv Ministry, ministers to the street people of
Israel’s ‘Sin City’ Tel Aviv. They
minister to all sorts of substance abuse, prostitutes, homeless and minister to
Jews, Arabs, Russians and Africans. See
Dov’s personal testimony here
and a 7-minute video about their ministry work here.
“Something significant and miraculous is taking place
at the Food Distribution Center in Netanya,” writes Brian Slater of Yeshua’s
Fresh Bread in Israel. “A moving of the
Ruach HaKodesh (Holy Spirit) is occurring as international volunteers and local
Messianic believers gather together and boldly pray with those voluntary come
and ask for prayer on top of receiving their physical needs package of dry
food.” Brian gives us praise reports
about people coming for prayer and also responding to the call of Yeshua to
salvation. Read it inside the attached Weekly Summary. As usual, we want to protect the work of the
LORD in the lives there from anti-missionary intrusion.
Last week we heard from Howard Bass in Beer Sheva that
the LORD is stirring the waters in that city, too. Let’s take that as a head’s up that the Holy
Spirit is increasingly the level of His stirrings with the people of Israel, to
open their hearts toward Yeshua – and let’s pray in agreement with it as
Ezekiel’s prophetic word says: “Then said He unto me, Prophesy unto the Ruach, prophesy, son of man,
and say to the Ruach, Thus says the Lord GOD; Come from the four winds, O
breath, and breathe upon these slain, that they may live.” Ezekiel 37:9
Brian noted that an American couple who came to volunteer at the
distribution center encouraged the “local Messianic believers to begin praying
over their people with the laying on of hands. These local volunteers were
filled with even more joy as they saw what the Holy Spirit was doing through
them and that their ‘people’ were receptive to prayer from them. Praying in this manner was a new thing for
these Russian believers and while they were nervous at first; they boldly
prayed out loud and with fervency for their people.”
Like a contemporary Aquila and Pricilla, don’t you think? Pray for more Christians to come to Israel willing to roll up their sleeves and hand out bread to the people, also to impart boldness to some to lay hands on those they pray for expecting the Holy Spirit of the LORD to move.
By the way, Brian Slater was featured in the premier episode of Living Stones Television. You can watch the 30 minute program here. Asher Intrater was also featured in that episode.
Like a contemporary Aquila and Pricilla, don’t you think? Pray for more Christians to come to Israel willing to roll up their sleeves and hand out bread to the people, also to impart boldness to some to lay hands on those they pray for expecting the Holy Spirit of the LORD to move.
By the way, Brian Slater was featured in the premier episode of Living Stones Television. You can watch the 30 minute program here. Asher Intrater was also featured in that episode.
Asher Intrater shares this week about a couple in their community who
were originally from Columbia who have suffered the violent deaths of several
family members in Columbia over the past couple of years – cold blooded murders
in the street. Last month, the husband
lost a second brother who was gunned down in the street as he was leaving his
business. The believers helped the
couple to fly to Columbia to visit the family, where they “proclaimed the
kingdom of God and exhorted them to repent. He explained that only Yeshua can
stop these tragedies." By the end
of the trip, all 60 extended family members had prayed to receive the
LORD. Praise God, who alone can redeem
even the great tragedies of our lives.
Also see Asher’s Teaching, Perfect
Balance.
Maoz Ministries, Ari & Shira Sorko-Ram who founded Tiferet Yeshua
congregation in Israel, are asking for prayer for the congregation which is now
headed by Asher Intrater and a team of elders. The anti-missionary group Yad L’Achim
has begun lying in wait at the congregational door before service times to
intimidate and harass the congregants.
Maoz asks prayer for the young in faith, that they will hold steady in
the face of intimidation tactics.
The football analogy we have long heard in spiritual circles is that “The opposition team only tries to tackle the ones carrying the ball.” When Yad L’Achim shows up on the doorstep, this is a true indication that Kingdom business is advancing! Please pray for all Messianic believers who are being persecuted by religious zealots – and also for the Christian Arabs who are being persecuted by Muslim zealots.
The football analogy we have long heard in spiritual circles is that “The opposition team only tries to tackle the ones carrying the ball.” When Yad L’Achim shows up on the doorstep, this is a true indication that Kingdom business is advancing! Please pray for all Messianic believers who are being persecuted by religious zealots – and also for the Christian Arabs who are being persecuted by Muslim zealots.
Evan Levine, who is currently touring in the U.S. on behalf of the HaTikva Project, writes of a recent Ethiopian Jewish believer who was helped by HaTikva. This is one of the few organizations that specifically seek to help with the needs of the believers in Israel and it is also headed by Coach Bill McCartney and Dr. Raleigh Washington. Evan, who is a worship leader in the Ahavat Yeshua congregation administers the funds. You can view their video here
Eddie Santoro, who is the pastor of the Ahavat Yeshua
congregation in Jerusalem is reporting yet another wave of births among their
young Jerusalem congregation. Be
fruitful and multiply! Eddie also gives
one of the excellent news overviews featured this week in the Praying the Headlines Section. The focus of these news stories is the
European Union policies against Israel.
Martin S in Jerusalem also offers insight on these issues, as well as
Barry Segal. Please open the Weekly Summary to understand the news
from the informed spiritual point of view!
Lura Beckford gives a great report of how the LORD
made a way where there didn’t seem to be a way once the ultra-Orthodox
pressured their landlord into turning them out prematurely. Now they are moving into a new place, a better
place – a place that is especially designed for children and lots of fellowship
…plus a fantastic landlord too. It is
exciting to see what God is doing for the Beckfords in this situation. Let it give you hope, all you who have been
walking in hard places for a long while. Let their story be an encouragement to
you. Inside the Weekly Summary.
We also received this special prayer request from Avi
and Chaya Mizrachi, of the Adonai Roi congregation in Tel Aviv. They are taking a team from the congregation
to Switzerland by invitation from a European Youth Conference. They ask for intercessions to be made because
“While some of the leaders have an
understanding of Israel, the majority does not and may even teach Replacement
Theology. We are treading into unknown waters and really need the Lord to bring
His breakthrough.”
With all the historic resistance in Europe to Israel, every time Israeli Messianics go into European nations it is a spiritual ambassadorial work of breakthrough in progress. Let’s uphold this team as they walk in unknown places.
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:
·
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 intercede for Katya Morrison at Tents of Mercy. She
has the good report of no leukemia in her latest extensive testing, and other good news – like
the ability to participate in the annual Tents of Mercy kid’s camp this
year. Prayers for her full recovery and
victory over this disease is still needed.
·
Tom Bender in the Galilee is believing for
victory over cancer in Carmel. Pray he
will continue to prevail in his battle and continue to soar in his spirit.
·
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 Elena’s full recovery and for
minimal side effects as she goes through the chemo and radiation treatments;
also grace with the bureaucratic and legal process for receipt of benefits from
her employer. They also ask prayer for M.
who had surgery not long ago and his system is going through many changes
causing the need for various health issues to be addressed on a continuing
basis. Please keep him in your prayers.
·
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.
Praying the Headlines
Reports on the European Union policies against Israel that are currently in the news. Eddie Santoro, Martin S, Calev Myers, Tomas Sandell and Barry Segal weighing in.
Inside the attachment of the
Weekly Summary of Prayer Requests from Israeli Ministries
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Teaching Articles
The Father of 20th Century Messianic Judaism
By Ron Cantor of Messiah’s Mandate writes a wonderful piece that covers the birth of Messianic movement in our day.
Israeli Ministries on Tours
BOOKING meetings now (See open dates) Inside
the attached Weekly Summary are
itineraries and open dates for Eitan Bar
and Stefan Silver of One For Israel/Israel College of the Bible (team@oneforisrael.org);
Evan &
Elisa Glasser Levine of HaTikva Project; and Carolyn & Richard Hyde of Heart of God Ministries.
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