WEEKLY Arrows from Zion 2/10/2016

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Priority Prayer Focus Feb 10, 2016

"If you have raced with men on foot and they have worn you out, how can you compete with horses? If you stumble in safe country, how will you manage in the thickets by the Jordan?"  Jeremiah 12:5

When young David faced Goliath, he reminded himself of the victories God gave him over a lion and a bear as he simply tended sheep.  The battles we have waged in our personal lives are the training for the greater battles that lie before us.  Let your own battles help you in the spiritual battles that the Body of Messiah in Israel is asking for our help with.  You are well able having been equipped by God to run with the horses.

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Strategically Aimed for the Lord’s Harvest in Israel
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One thing you will notice in the Israel prayer requests is that the same problems we face wherever we are in the world, those are problems that Israelis wrestle with too.  This is one reason for this prayer list, because when we stand in specific battles in our own lives and countries, it moves us to those same kinds of prayer issues in others.  Many Christians throughout the world are moved to pray only for the politics or terrorism Israel faces, but the truth is salvation comes one person at a time. It is wrestling with the problems of life that are common to all mankind that will the salvation tipping point for many Israelis.  That is why YOU are uniquely qualified to pray for the salvation of "all Israel" - just let these ministry prayer requests ignite your prayers.

This week we begin with a touching prayer letter from Carolyn and Richard Hyde of Heart of God ministries.  They make a special point to pray for prodigals - theirs, ours and Israel's.  I would encourage you to read Carolyn's poignant account of discovering how as many as 15,000 young Israelis have immigrated to Berlin - and the vision the Lord gave her about it.  There is a warfare going on for people - many we know up close and personal. We must pray for them, as Carolyn noted, "Seeing the people He felt compassion for them because they were distressed and dispirited like sheep without a shepherd."  I cannot do justice to Carolyn's own words on this, please read inside the attached DOCX Weekly Summary

Similarly, we want to share the testimonies of the House of Victory rehab in Haifa, so please read those inside the attached DOCX Weekly Summary.  Director Eric Benson writes:  "The burden of the Lord is upon our hearts. Our eyes have been opened to the tremendous needs of the coming harvest. In the natural, the task is overwhelming. We cannot lean upon our own natural abilities and strengths. In order to accomplish the task before us" 

Pray for those who willing go to the ones that society turns a blind eye to. Some problems in people are so deep that there is little hope for them outside of Divine intervention - which so often comes through the willingness of God's people to walk in hard and often heartbreaking closeness to those who have been made captives. Not ever deliverance is instantly and thank God for His servants who will stick close as a brother to walk it out with others learning to choose life.

From the Tiferet Yeshua congregation in Tel Aviv, Ron Cantor shares their joy at the dream of a coffee house outreach becoming a reality at long last.  It was a huge success with a full audience (including unbelievers), great musical performances by Shai Sol and a Messianic rapper.  Cantor writes, "We are developing a growing team of young adults to oversee the concerts and serve our guests at these events. The goal is to create an warm atmosphere, where coffee is served, music is played and naturally the message of Yeshua is shared."

Cantor also has a message to share in this article Floors of Israelis Shaking as Hamas Digs Tunnels Under Them  Click to read

KehilaNews.com Israel is an outstanding resource which is providing a diversity of articles and videos from the congregations of Israel.  Hats off to Joseph Magen, son-in-law of Beer Sheva pastor Howard Bass, for this valuable resource.  This week, one of the many links provided is the video of Avi T. who pastors a congregation in northern Israel.  Click for YouTube video

Great news from the HaTikvah Project director, Evan Levine as their low cost Dental Clinic is really taking off - especially among Holocaust survivors.  Here is a brief video of the clinic - which is openly Messianic.

On the home front, Evan reports that they have finally been able to find and purchase a home - after nine other houses fell through!  This young family now will have a view of the Dead Sea Valley.  At the same time Evan reports on one of the recent recipients of HaTikvah aid. A couple from Russia who have been struggling since arriving in Israel.  Read more and learn how you can be a part of touching lives through this great ministry inside the attached DOCX Weekly Summary

Israel Pochtar of the Beit Hallel congregation in Ashdod also has his eyes fixed this prayer report on aid to the impoverished Ukrainian Refugees, Holocaust Survivors, and Single Mothers. Their feeding project is supplying groceries to these families and the offer is for only $20 you can provide a large grocery supply to one needy family.  Many of the immigrants who are fleeing threatening situations are not able to return to their work in their professions. Language and other barriers handicap them in their homeland. This is not their fault and they need help to survive. If this touches your heart, it doesn't take much money to make a difference in one family.  Learn more inside the attached DOCX Weekly Summary

From the Revive Israel ministry of Asher Intrater, an article Do I Have to Join a Congregation?  Also an article by Eddie Santoro inside the attached DOCX Weekly Summary on Ban Ki Moon and Terror, as well as a video teaching (part 1 of 3) by Daniel C. Juster, PhD - author and advocate of Messianic Judaism shares on the progressive understanding of the Jewish apostles concerning the place of gentiles and God's kingdom in the New Covenant.  No Longer Strangers.

Revive also shares this hats off to "Israel's "Watchdog"  |  Recently Caleb Myers appeared on the front page of the Maariv local Jerusalem supplement.  In a play on his name, they referred to him as Israel's new "watchdog" and praised him for his efforts defending Israel against propaganda around the world. Please pray for the ongoing work of the Jerusalem Institute of Justice.

From the Adonai Roi congregation in Tel Aviv led by Avi Mizrachi:  "Recently I shared on "The Kingdom of Heaven" at Adonai Roi congregation here in Tel Aviv. I felt that I wanted to share it with our friends and supporters around the world.  Although I am speaking in Hebrew, those of you that speak English can follow along as Associate Pastor Shmuel Salway translates!"

Guy Cohen who leads the Acco Harvest of Asher congregation writes, "A number of changes have taken place in the last weeks and we are in the middle of transitions in the ministry and in the personal lives of many who call  Harvest of Asher their congregation."  His specific prayer requests calls our prayer for individuals, as well as for the youth, their leaders, marriages and broken families, and new leaders in various areas of the ministry.  See details inside the attached DOCX Weekly Summary

Kobi and Shani Ferguson write about that "when pursuing the restoration of the Jewish people to God, the patient, long-term approach is by far the most effective. It is not one big prophetic event, but rather countless, constant small efforts that will serve as the hammer that shatters the stony casing around Jewish hearts."  This is also a poignant account punctuated by a dream given by the Lord which you can read about inside the attached DOCX Weekly Summary.  Find out how you can help.

From Yeshua's Inheritance congregation in Beer Sheva Howard Bass reports temps dropped to freezing for two nights - something he says he doesn't ever remember occurring in the desert town before. Brrrrr!  His grandson was in intensive care for several days with Swine Flu which caused at least one death in Israel this year. Prayer for God's protection over the health of the little children. The grandson's mother Rotem (wife of Joseph founder of KehilaNews.com) is expecting her third child in one month.

Pray for the families of Messianic believers in Israel. We are so grateful to God for all the children who are following in the faith of their fathers and mothers in Yeshua, who are now raising their own children to also follow Him. 

Howard is freshly back from ministering in England for the Prayer for Israel organization. Pray for great fruit to come of this meeting - as Howard shares that there was great unity between the organizers and speakers.  On the Israel front, Howard writes:  "While those who support the 'Palestinian cause' say that the despair of the "occupation" is the root cause of this latest terror, the truth is that Islamic jihad against those who are associated with the God of Abraham, of Isaac, and of Jacob, and with His sovereign claims upon lands and boundaries, is the spiritual power that would even sacrifice their children to the god of Islam in the vain hope of destroying what YHVH God says cannot be destroyed: both Israel and the Church. (Is 54:17; Mt 16:16-18) It is a dreadful and dire situation that the enemy of our souls has brought these people for whom Yeshua died too."

On that note we leave you with this
Important Information

Britain's Muslim Population To Be 26 Million By 2051 by Shira Sorko-Ram, Maoz Ministries

Gatestone Institute

Christians Who Demonize Israel: Kairos (Part 1) by Denis MacEoin
Christians Who Demonize Israel: Kairos (Part 2) by Denis MacEoin

Urgent HEALING Needs: Life and Death is in the power of the tongue

Please see inside the attached DOCX Weekly Summary to keep in prayer the Israeli ministry leaders and believers with urgent health needs including the fight for their very lives: 

Eddie Beckford, Polly Siglium; David Davis; an unnamed forefather of Messianic Judaism; Ruth Nessim; Eddie Santoro;  Evan Levine; Rachel Slater; Judy, wife of pastor Yaakov K; Moshe Morrison;  Shelly wife of pastor Eitan; Claude Ezagouri; Patti, wife of Dan Juster; also Ben Juster (bad flu); Baruch and Karen Maayan; Michael E (see update below) and unnamed Israel-related ministers.  Pray also for Ghazi, the son of an Arab pastor, who is suffering from Leukemia. Tal Bass.

Michael E Update: I started treatment a few weeks ago for Lyme disease.  By Gods grace there is a clinic here in town.  Only a few in the whole country.  In another few weeks, I will get test results back looking for the DNA of dead Lyme bacteria since the pre-treatment test was inconclusive.    Lyme can explain all the bizarre neurological symptoms as well as the thick blood and night time hypoxia issues. 

David Davis Updates from Karen: 
2/6 A few days after the surgery (which has healed completely, PTL!), he was extremely weak and also became very disoriented which has intensified in the last couple of days. The doctors are trying now to determine the cause, possibly a reaction to some meds.

2/7  Praise the Lord of the Breakthroughs! The disorientation has ceased! Thank you all for your effective prayers! Still trusting the Lord for David's strength to return so we can go home soon!

From Lura on 2/8 on Eddie Beckford's hospitalization:  Spent most of the day with Eddie at the hospital. They did a bunch of tests on him and then put him in a room in the Surgical Unit this evening. They are treating his diabetes first and giving him antibiotics for the bone infection in his jaw. When they get the results for the thyroid ultrasound, they will know better what to do. UPDATE 2/10: Eddie has been released from the hospital and will go to another dept to deal with the thyroid issues.

Praying the Headlines

Last week US President Barack Obama spoke in a Baltimore mosque with well known terrorism ties. There he made a remarkable statement:  "Muslim Americans keep us safe—They are our police;  They are our firefighters;  They’re in Homeland Security.”  Martin Sarvis in Jerusalem addresses this statement and the lies about Islam being a part of the United States from the founding fathers. Martin gives a thorough treatment to the issues and then offers prayer points that you may access inside the attached DOCX Weekly Summary

A Strong Recommendation

DDIORIO:  There is quite an uproar in the USA over the Beyonce performance at the Super Bowl, and that ties in of a prophetic interpretation that went out just days before the game.

Watching these things I was reminded yet again of a prophetic message delivered by Asher Intrater at the 2009 Israel Mandate Conference at KC-IHOP.  The message is about Jezebel and Jihad and how to be effective in spiritual warfare with one, we must also be waging war with the other.

The prophetic word that began to circulate days before the Super Bowl is from a man who is now deceased but was known in some circles as a "seer".  What he saw was a Black Panther coming to South Carolina. This was before the team located there.

At first he and his prophet associates interpreted it as a reason for interceding about racial strife; later they decided it was to be a sign: When the Panthers won the Super Bowl, that's when the start of the longed for big revivals where people would be filling football stadiums for church.  So this had many thinking that SC Panthers would win the Super Bowl, but they did not - the Denver Broncos did.

However, Beyonce & her black female dancers did a half-time performance dressed as the racially aggressive Black Panthers group of the 70's. The performance, based on an anti-cop video released only days ago, has law enforcement and conservatives in an uproar.

When Beyonce started out she cultivated the image of a quiet, shy good Christian girl who when she went on stage took on the persona of "Sasha Fierce".  For the discerning, it was easy to see the Jezebel spirit operating in her then, but now she is in a matured Jezebel spirit. Beyonce's performance and video  is a full blown Jezebel warrior queen.

The next day came a report of police chiefs meeting during the game who had already seen the music video of her anti-law enforcement new release, and that they had turned their back on it.  Beyonce's race-baiting song “Formation” video that shows police officers harassing young black people. It also included graffiti that read, “Stop shooting us” and opens with Beyonce on top of a sinking police car depicting the waters of Katrina-flooded New Orleans. Her visual message was strong sexual voodoo and the lyrics pot-stirring of racial strife. You may or may not want to view it: music video and half-time performance.

Having Asher's message of Jezebel and Jihad pop up in memory several times over the past 7 years, I sought it out again yesterday.  In the past I have referred to the written part of the message; this time I refreshed my memory with the audio message. What looms so large to me in the message at this time is how I have never felt this vision of Asher's was more NOW than now. 

The warfare Asher is speaking to  - about a deceiving veil over Christians - is at critical mass:

"Liberal Secular Humanism opens the door to moderate Islam. Moderate welcomes extreme. When linked, they cause a veil over the earth, a demonic “cloud cover” that Yeshua is fighting to get through in the end; a cover over our thoughts preventing revelation to get through to us.

"In Revelation, these two principalities are called the Harlot and the Beast (Jezebel and Jihad), representing immorality and violence. In Revelation 17, God will allow the Beast to destroy the Harlot. In turn, God will destroy the Beast. Jerusalem lies as the seam between these two demonic powers over the earth. It is our job to pray for defeat, for division between to rip that seam. A kingdom divided cannot stand." 

This is not just an American problem, but concerns the international Church. Please listen to this audio message - or buy the DVD. The time is now to engage.

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Donna & Tony Diorio 
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