WEEKLY Arrows from Zion 8/26/2015

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I have forgotten to make note over the past two weeks that Israelprayer has officially crossed over into its 15th year of providing this email list to people who love and pray for Israel.  

From the beginning our vision was specifically to pray in agreement with the Body of Messiah in Israel because of the guiding spiritual principle that God speaks His will to us directly - not first through outsiders looking in. Who better to grasp the heart of God for Israel than the Israeli apostles, prophets, pastors, evangelists & teachers in Messiah YESHUA?

 Begun just weeks before the Islamic attack on the United States on September 11, 2001, these are two anniversaries are in my mind inextricably tied together: 

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FOR SUCH A TIME AS THIS.  

I never imagined that I would look up one day to realize that I would still be doing this 14 years later, but it is such a joy to me to be so connected with the wonderful believers of Israel. 

Today it is easy to imagine doing this until my last breath! 

For those of you who appreciate receiving this prayer letter - and can afford it - 

would you please consider making a 14th Anniversary support contribution at this time?

This prayer list rarely solicits donations but our Anniversary month seems an appropriate time. 

 - Donna Diorio  

Priority Prayer Focus Aug 26, 2015
Urgent HEALING Needs Keep pressing in prayer!
Praise reports are coming in! Life and Death is in the power of the tongue

Yes! Life and death is in the power of the tongue and your prayers are impacting these leaders we've been praying for with improvements in health situations.  You will read more details in this prayer summary but our priority is to keep praying until all these afflicted leaders are living in great health conditions again!  (Updates in blue)

Please keep in prayer the Israeli believers who are fighting for their lives or other urgent health needs: 

         Eddie Santoro, beloved pastor of the Ahavat Yeshua congregation in Jerusalem, underwent brain surgery to remove a large tumor from his brain. Santoro:  "Tell everybody that I'm doing amazingly well and that God has been faithful to answer the many passionate and dedicated prayers of the saints." His congregation reports:  We prayed over Eddie and Jackie Santoro (pastor of Ahavat Yeshua) this (Shabbat) morning. Eddie is recovering well after his surgery. Please continue praying this week as he meets with specialist regarding his next steps in recovery, and the possibility of having to go through chemotherapy and or radiation. Declare healing over him in Yeshua's name.
         Elana Cantor wife of Ron Cantor of Tiferet Yeshua in Tel Aviv was injured in an auto accident 2 weeks ago in the US. Now in Israel she is still suffering much pain from ruptured discs sending her back to hospital with pain & numbness.  Please continue to pray for her Elana and Elana's mother who recently had a pacemaker put in has just returned to the hospital with some complication!  The Cantor's ask for your prayers for her.

         Michael E is not an Israeli ministry, but is a critical support player in communications of the ministries. Last fall Michael suffered a stroke, now doctors are trying to get to the cause of continuing health issues - attempting to rule out Lou Gehrig's Disease but leaning toward an MS diagnosis. Michael likes to fly under the radar, but is desperate for prayer agreement. Please pray for him, and for other unnamed key support people in Israeli ministry-related service suffering acute, serious health issues.
         Jacob Damkani Firstly, Jacob has been moved to rehab and is recovering. We ask that you continue to lift up him in your prayers; that he will have a full recovery, that he can rest and that he will meet with the Lord, have an encounter with the One, who saved his life (a few times in these last days!).  Also: The pastor of our congregation (Sacred Assembly), Baruch Maayan and his wife Karen have also been enduring a difficult time with their health. Please be praying for healing and protection for their whole family.
         Rachel, wife of Brian Slater, has a hip replacement scheduled (after complications from shattering her hip 1 1/2 years ago). With three children and mercy ministries to run, the pressures on this family are severe.  The surgery was supposed to take place 2 days ago but has again been postponed for a month.  Please keep this family that does mercy ministry in prayers for God's mercies.
         Judi, the wife of Yaakov K, a pastor in southern Israel, is battling cancer and already had radiation, surgery and chemo.  She has a spot on her liver that's inoperable, but it's not conclusive yet whether it's cancer or not. Next round of tests will be conducted in October.

          Moshe Morrison, treasured elder statesman of Messianic Judaism and founding elder of Tents of Mercy: Thank you for recruiting all that healing prayer. Many very good testimonies as a result. Regarding my condition, it turned out not to be Sciatic but an inflammation in the hip joint. However, having Sciatica in the past, the pain felt the same down my leg and my back and was equally debilitating. It took about two weeks before I was correctly diagnosed by an orthopedic doctor. Through medication and two more weeks it has almost completely cleared up. Praise God. Please continue praying for my back. There are many problems that greatly limit my mobility and flexibility. Thank you, Moshe          

          Marc Chopinsky is one of the true fathers of Messianic praise and worship and our worship overseer at Tents of Mercy.  For the last number of months Marc has suffered from a prostate ailment that recently received surgical treatment.  His recovery and the full recovery of his vital functions has been incomplete and he is still in discomfort.  Please pray for full health recovery.
            Ruth Nessim of the Nahariya Fellowship: Ruth is being treated for Lymphoma biologically. Still it will need months of hospital visits and treatments, and patience, so I would value your prayers.  A new development for Ruth is that her whole body has broken out in a rash that looks like burns. Drs have not yet identified the cause.
            Please pray for one of the forefathers of the Messianic movement who shall remain nameless, as his health continues to deteriorate.  And for his wife and family, that his wife receives the help she needs to care for him as he is less able.

            Please continue to pray for Shelly, wife of Eitan, a pastor in Israel Pochtar's ministry.  Shelly was on death's door step in May, but has begun a miraculous steady healing process since then.  She has re-learned to walk and is regaining strength and feeling well.  Please pray that God continues this complete turnaround from the valley of the shadow of death to full, complete healing.
            Please pray for Claude Ezagouri of the Morning Star Fellowship in Tiberias, for unnamed health issues

            Patty, the wife of Dr. Daniel Juster, just underwent a serious back surgery on Monday (same type my husband had at the beginning of this year!)  She was released to home recovery on Sunday and doing well, but is in for several months of difficult recovery. Please pray for Patty & the family as they deal with all the issues of healing from such serious surgery.
           Baruch Maayan and his wife Karen of the Sacred Assembly congregation who are also struggling with health issues - Elisheva Damkani asks prayers for them.

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Eitan Shishkoff is also celebrating an anniversary of leading the Israeli Messianic youth gatherings called Katzir, or Harvest. Eitan writes, "For nearly 17 years I've been privileged to work with many others, seeking to bring Israeli Messianic youth into a vibrant relationship with God. Sometimes the fruit is visible, but often it is not. This summer, the Lord showed us that he is working big time."

Shish continues, "On the last night of the camp the youth heard an impassioned message on the power of the Spirit by Ron Cantor (pastor of another sister congregation - Tiferet Yisrael in Tel Aviv). The response of the young people was profound. Nearly all of them came forward for prayer to receive the fullness of God's Spirit. A significant number gave their hearts to Yeshua for the first time. The room was tangibly filled with the sweet strong presence of God. When teenagers pursue you to pray for them, that is meaningful fruit! I can only conclude that many of you prayed for the spiritual impact of this camp. I'm extremely grateful." Read more inside the attached DOCX Weekly Summary

Shishkoff is traveling with his son and grandson to Taiwan to minister at the Bread of Life Church network .  He writes, "So I'm asking for your prayers because this is a potentially strategic visit. In addition to teaching on subjects ranging from "Who is Hiram?" to"Turning the hearts of the fathers to the children," I will be focusing on the Fields of Wheat project. Not incidentally it was before the senior leaders of this church that I first presented the vision of this national hospitality village to serve the believers of Israel."

At the Kfar Saba Congregation of the Wellspring, pastor Tony Sperando is rejoicing with the 8 new believers they just baptized in the Sea of Galilee on the hottest day in Israel's recorded history!  They also write about revival in their Hispanic community, "Our Congregation is comprised of over 20 different nations.  Some of these nations include new immigrants from South America such as Brazil, Argentina, and Cuba.  In the past few months, God has begun a revival within this community that is spreading like wildfire!  Neighbors and friends of our members, some of whom are believers married to unbelievers are attending a meeting designed specifically for worship, prayer and evangelism in Spanish. We are watching the harvest unfold before our very eyes!"  Pray for this growing Hispanic group.

Updating their Bomb Shelter project, the congregation writes, "In any endeavor, it seems that the last phase always seems the most difficult, resulting in the most need for prayer!  Our Bomb Shelter project is proving to be the same.  With only 10,000 Euro more needed to purchase and renovate, we need much prayer to break through the bureaucracy of securing the permits, and to secure final approval from both parties and lawyers to complete this project.  Some call it 'birthing', we call it 'actualizing God's plan.'  Please pray for this impasse to be broken and for God to provide teams for construction and remodeling."  For more news from the HaMaayan congregation read inside the attached DOCX Weekly Summary

Maoz Ministries writes about the increase in random, opportunistic terror attacks as civilians and soldiers are being injured in the rising wave of terror.  One headline that crossed Twitter last week asked, Is this 'lone wolf' attacks or a third intifada?  Maoz sends these strategic prayer 'arrows' - "Please PRAY for protection for all Israeli citizens. PRAY for wisdom and guidance for Israel's leaders and commanders. PRAY for God's supernatural intervention to thwart these terror attacks. "

Maoz also asks prayer for their Israel-China Kingdom Destiny Conference during the Feast of Tabernacles. "Leaders and believers from all over Israel, as well as believers from several countries in the Far East will be attending.  Please PRAY for all the details of the conference to come together perfectly as we prepare for this multi-day event. PRAY for a strengthening of the special bond that has been established between believers in Israel and China (and the Far East)."

Read about a Messianic couple denied a wedding facility due to their faith taking up a discrimination lawsuit to advance the civil rights of Messianic Jews in Israel. Maoz has set up a legal fund to help the couple fight this good fight in the Israeli Justice system.  Maoz writes, "The legal costs of taking this case to court are estimated at $18,000, and we believe it's worth every penny.  YOU can help us take a stand for justice, and stop another rabbinical encroachment on the Messianic community in Israel."  Read more here.

Inside the attached DOCX Weekly Summary read the exciting short item, Kingdom Alignment Speeding Up By Asher Intrater  |  Israel, the Church, and the Nations are going through a significant and intense period of re-alignment. It is happening quickly.  Or read it online.

Also from Revive Israel - a new congregational plant as one of the Revive staff, " Roni Rejuwan, who has been serving regularly at the drug rehab center Beit Ha'Yeshuah (House of Salvation), was asked to take on the pastoral role of their congregation Yeshuat Israel (Israel's Salvation). The congregation is growing with about 70 people currently attending, and about half of them are participating in or have graduated from the rehab program.  Please join us in prayer for Roni and the congregation, for the development of a strong leadership team, and for the finances for a new vehicle to transport participants."

Howard Bass who leads the Yeshua's Inheritance congregation in Beer Sheva writes that the LCJE 10th international conference just wrapped up in Jerusalem.  Bass participated as a speaker in the forum discussion "on opposition and persecution to the gospel and believers, and also presented a reflection/devotional on evangelism to the Jewish people in the 21st century. You can read here what I had written that informed what I actually spoke."  Bass relates other news from the conference which you can read inside the attached DOCX Weekly Summary

Howard also asks prayer cover for "the upcoming SAYF (Sitting At Yeshua's Feet) leadership prayer retreat gathering at Sde Boker from Sep 1-3. Despite the timing coinciding with the opening of the school year, we are anticipating a good turnout, and with more Arab participation. We all sense the critical time period in which we are living, and the obstacles to us expressing the truth of the unity and love and peace among ourselves together which we have each received and experienced personally."

Guy Cohen who leads the Harvest of Asher congregation in Akko asks, "As the school season and holiday season approaches we ask that you keep all of us here at Harvest of Asher, staff and congregation in your prayers.  We are aiding the Acco Municipality in the purchase of school supplies for children in the city. Please keep this project in your prayers. Pray for our children as they enter into public school. We pray that their hearts will be guarded and that the love of Yeshua will be shown to the teachers and other children. They will be a witness in their schools."

From Lura & Eddie Beckford in Arad:  So someone else used our credit card (in the USA.... I am still not getting any mail from outside Israel. [religious shenanigans at the post office most likely] Our van is not running. The tow truck went to the wrong address & than went home. ... We bought strips for checking blood sugar in another city & when we arrived home, we discovered the strips were expired. ... Now with no van, we can't return them. And I just got a phone call warning me of another believer out of fellowship, trying to persuade people to put false charges against me so she can go to the police. BUT God is in charge and all this is temporary!  Pray for the Beckford's whose home is used by many for services off and on thru many years.

While Jacob Damkani continues to recover in the hospital, Elisheva, his wife and the Trumpet of Salvation associates continue to carry on the work.  Please pray for Elisheva, those leading the volunteers at the Trumpet House - and for smooth operation at the Hotel Gilgal.  Read more from the Damkani prayer letter  inside the attached DOCX Weekly Summary

Evan Levine of the HaTikva Project writes that the Health Ministry came for their initial inspection of the dental clinic and, "I’m happy to say that the visit went extremely well! They were impressed with our level of preparedness and the standard of our clinic. From this point there is approximately a 3 month processing period (Why? I have no idea! Such is the nature of bureaucracy.) before we will be given our license and open the clinic."

Levine writes, "As the clinic opens, we will have such amazing evangelistic opportunities as we treat patients in the name of Yeshua! In order to facilitate these operations, we are going to be doubling the amount of paid staff that we have in Israel. This brings along with it many more monthly expenses. We are also doing our best to provide more livable wages for our employees as opposed to the general Israeli low salaries. Please consider the increase in our overhead as you pray about giving."

Two of the people that the HaTikva Project have been able to help recently are (1) an 86-year old Holocaust survivor was blessed with an air conditioner for her Ashdod apartment. Israel has had an intensely hot summer!  (2) a single mother who immigrated from the former USSR who has not been able to make ends meet no matter how many hours she puts in as a seamstress. HaTikva has happy to lend a hand with her bills. 

Teaching Articles

BRINGING GREATER BALANCE IN UNDERSTANDING THE SABBATICAL YEAR

Here is a well-written article on the Sabbath (Shmitah) year and the Biblical calendar,
by Avner Boskey of David’s Tent psalm67@netvision.net.il  http://www.davidstent.org/

IDENTITY
Dr. Daniel Juster speaks at the 2015 Tikkun America RESTORE Conference about the identity and ultimate destiny of unity among Jews and Gentiles, Israel and the Nations.  About halfway in, Dr Dan starts knocking down many of the popular misconceptions.  Must watch!

My Comment

The Church Realignmentwith the Body of Messiah in Israel

Here is where I'm at. I am all in for the Body of Messiah in Israel as the most significant sign of the prophetic times we are in and it is a HUGE drag to me that so few in the Church get it. Both the Church and the Messianic Jewish Body have equal roles to play in the glory of the Lord that is coming to us in the midst of the darkness that is covering the people of the earth. BOTH.  Read more on my Fruit of the Fig Tree blog

Praying the Headlines

Inside the attached DOCX Weekly Summary Israel Counter Terrorism Bureau issues travel warning for Israelis traveling during the Fall Holiday season citing credible threat intel. 

ALSO our friend Martin in Jerusalem discusses and gives prayer points for (1) Barak spilling state secrets about a 2010 consideration of striking Iran, (2) Iran - Russian deal going forward on advanced missile systems.

PLUS Caspari Media Review on "Rabbi Bentzi Gopstein, head of the radical anti-assimilation and anti-missionary organization Lehava, which 'propagates the ideology of Meir Kahane’s Jewish Defense League,' has stated openly that he supports burning churches in Israel"

Israeli Ministries on Tours  |  BOOKING meetings now (See open dates)  Inside the attached Weekly Summary are itineraries and open dates for  Asher Intrater, Barry & Batya Segal, Richard & Carolyn Hyde, and Orna Grinman.

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Donna Diorio 
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