WEEKLY Arrows from Zion 6/29/2016

 Arrows from Zion
Serving the Body of Messiah in Israel since August 2001 
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Priority Prayer Focus Jun 29, 2016

"WE NEED YOU"

This was the subject line of one of the ministry/prayer email letters received this week but it could have been on the subject line of EVERY ministry prayer letter we receive from the Body of Messiah in Israel. The simple fact is that the destiny that God has placed on this group of believers in the Land of Israel is so significant that they cannot possibly do it by themselves. The spiritual warfare against "all Israel shall be saved" is intense because the fulfillment of that mandate is so significant - far beyond just the borders of Israel.  As salvation increases in Israel, so is "life from the dead" increasing in other nations in the world - like Muslim nations, bound by a demonic-inspired religion that has become the major threat to the whole world before our eyes in the past several decades. 

Do you get the opening paragraph of this Weekly Summary?  Then the proverbial 'Macedonian Call' of "We need you" is addressed to you. It is not a call to those who cannot see what difference it makes that the nation of Israel is receiving Yeshua today, but a call to those who know and want to be a part of what God is doing in Israel for the benefit of all the nations.

We are receiving an increase in reports of spiritual warfare against the disciples of Yeshua in Israel. This manifests in many ways from illnesses to accidents and increasing outright persecution. We are talking about a people who have set themselves to suffer for the sake of the LORD's work as required, but that does not mean the prayers of the saints are not needed or welcomed. Please pray along with us for the Body in Israel. Take your place in the Heavenly reward for their spiritual labors.

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Strategically Aimed for the Lord’s Harvest in Israel
Contact info for all the ministries included inside the subscription-only Weekly Summary.

Delighted to include an update from David and Leah Ortiz of the Ariel Fellowship, whose son was badly injured in a religious terrorist bombing in their home in 2008. David and Leah have sent an update after two years of 'radio silence' and we are so glad to hear from them and to catch up on Ami, the rest of the family and their continuing ministry in northeast Israel. If you don't know about what happened to this Messianic family in 2008, you really should go the website that was setup to tell the story. You need to know how serious the persecution has gotten in the past. Religious persecution in Israel increases and decreases; currently spiritual warfare is rising. ..persecution will not be far behind.

From the beginning, these parents who were brokenhearted as it looked like their 15 year old son would not survive the first 24 hours after the bomb blew up in his hands, have also been broken before the LORD with their lives. They have been a mighty witness to so many in Israel as they walked out the aftermath of the religious hatred of their faith in Messiah Yeshua. Leah writes about that aftermath saying, "The prayer that continually went up for our family over the  following three years is one of the most vital parts of the testimony and we are forever grateful for each one that prayed for Ami and our family.  The Lord has answered those prayers in many amazing ways, and our family has come through and continues to battle through to victory by the grace of God."

To catch up with what has been going on with David and Leah's family and ministry (they not only minister to Jews, but also to Palestinians from Palestinian controlled areas) read their ministry letter in full inside the attached DOCX Weekly Summary. Among the news they share is the wonderfully encouraging report of "an unprecedented number of women" coming to the Lord in Palestinian controlled areas. Leah writes, "They continue to face impossible challenges in their lives as believers in the areas under Palestinian control, but continue to grow in the faith and to share with others."

Back in 2000, the year before I started the Weekly Summary of Prayer Requests from Israeli Ministries, David and Leah Ortiz were the first Israeli ministry I came into contact with.  It was impressive to me that they not only ministered to Jews, but also to Palestinians...which they continue to this day.

The second prayer request we have to share comes from Eddie Santoro of the Love of Yeshua congregation. As you know, Eddie has been on our prayer list the past year as he was diagnosed with a deadly brain cancer. Today the report is that Eddie's brain is cancer free - BUT a new and different cancer has attacked his tonsil and he is headed back to 7 weeks of radiation treatment which doctors assure him has a high success rate in treatment.  Listen, we have won the tougher battle with the brain cancer - now let our prayer arise for all cancer in Eddie's body to be put to death, not to EVER rise again to trouble him.

Eddie writes, "We are so keenly aware of the depth of the spiritual warfare that is surrounding us and that it is increasing in intensity in these days. We also know that after all is said and done, the battle is the Lord's and that we are more than conquerors in Him. We send you our love from Zion."  Read the full report from Eddie inside the attached DOCX Weekly Summary

While on this subject, I want to pass along the Facebook report of Ruth Nessim's son that the results of her final PET scan showed that there is no trace of Lymphoma in his mom. Shmulik was posting from Italy where he apparently took his mom to celebrate the good news.

From the Revive Israel Team: an article by Ariel Blumenthal How to Connect with Israel? (Part 1) and a prayer request for Ariel and Jeremiah on July 1-2 as they will be in Seoul, Korea hosting a mini conference and ceremony for the official launch of Revive Israel Korea. Also there is a video introduction to another of the Revive Israel Team Meet the team: Tal | VIDEO.  Last but not least another of the exceptional messages by Asher Intrater at the recent KC-IHOP Israel Intensive: Understanding the True Character of the Father (Part 1) | VIDEO

The liaison and lead intercessor at Kfar Saba congregation Hamaayan, Sally Shiff extends an opportunity to become a practical help to a single mother in their congregation. Read the details inside the attached DOCX Weekly Summary

From the Harvest of Asher in Akko, Guy Cohen writes with an encouraging word of dwelling in the Presence of God. In their prayer requests a pending situation with the city of Acco regarding property taxes on their building; their ongoing help of 125 children in Acco through the welfare department and requests for people and programs in their congregation - read inside the attached DOCX Weekly Summary. Please keep Guy and Tali and the children in your prayers over the next couple of months. Many changes are happening in their lives.  And also pray for the Carmiel congregation that is meeting in the Harvest Of Asher building until their new facility is complete.

Israel Pochtar shares an update on his family members as Israel writes, "As a father and a husband, I know my God-given responsibility towards my family and their wellbeing first and foremost." It is good to have our priorities in order, so God may bless us in all we do. You can read Israel's report inside the attached DOCX Weekly Summary where there is also a good report on the launch of the new congregational plant in Rishon LeZion. 

Israel writes, "We're very excited about what God has prepared for this new congregation!  Please pray for the power of the Holy Spirit, for evangelism in the city of Rishon Le-Zion, for the new pastors Igor & Nathalie, as well as for finances and provision this congregation needs. Prayfully consider supporting this new congregation as it is taking its first steps and building the Kingdom of God in the Land of Israel."

Did you know that KehilaNewsIsrael is on Facebook? See one of the recent FB posts - an article by Mirian Abramov, The Voice of the (Chosen) People Has Spoken. Backlash against the hundreds of ultra-Orthodox protesting against believers in Rishon LeZion.  From the KehilaNews email Messianic IDF Soldier Recognized by Major Israeli News Portal for Israel Advocacy. That's the way it is - the religious persecute, and the secular respond with interest and even praise.

From Arad, we get a great overview report with how the Hebrew congregation there are sowing seeds of the good news in many places. Read about it inside the attached DOCX Weekly Summary

They also send prayer requests on behalf of Polly, who needs a new location for her Ark of the Negev ministry, and also prayers for a surgery she needs on her lung (a tumor from an old injury to her spine). Read the details in the full report, and also for another major surgery that is needed for a lady who was the first graduate of the Ark ministry.  For all the prayer requests from Arad's Mercy of Yeshua congregation, please see inside the attached DOCX Weekly Summary

Finally, from the Peniel Fellowship (Face of God) in Tiberias, praise the LORD for protecting pastor Daniel who was plowed into by a car at full speed as he was in the middle of an intersection. This is a thriving congregation in the Galilee, with strong family oriented ministry. Naturally their news and prayer requests are for the summer season when so many camps and activities for believing children and youth are in full swing.  Also, they are focusing on new home groups they have formed on the Golan Heights and in the city. Read more on these issues inside the attached DOCX Weekly Summary

Lastly, they ask prayers for the progress concerning a larger home for the growing fellowship. They write, "The Lord has opened some new doors for us. So far we have been able to collect in our building fund some 60% of what is needed to complete this project. We need your continued prayers for wisdom, protection and for the missing resources to come in. We invite you to partner with us in this exciting opportunity of investing in the building of God's kingdom in Israel."

Continuing, "We want to encourage you to continue and pray for the salvation of God's nation. We see a growing openness among people, but still they need the veil to be lifted away from their eyes. Not long ago there was a golden opportunity to share with a group of about twenty young people, who wanted to hear about Messianic Jews, who we are, what we believe etc. They contacted us and asked to have an appointment so they could come and hear about what we believe. They spent an hour listening, and at the end they were very thankful and said it was very interesting. . . . Please pray for these seeds that have been sown, that the Holy Spirit would water them and speak to their hearts and open their spiritual eyes to the truth, so they can overcome the obstacle of fear and ask their own Messiah to enter into their hearts & lives."

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For more details on the prayer reports and requests shared here, we encourage that you open and read the attached Weekly Summary.  Over the years I have heard from people who indicated that there was so much information, they had a hard time reading it all.  That is why I want to suggest that you print out a copy - of the Arrows from Zion and/or the Weekly Summary and put it in a place where you normally go to relax.  You could enjoying these reports while taking a nice soak in the bathtub, for instance.  Print out a copy and learn about your brothers and sisters in the LORD in Israel. Their experience is a lot like yours... only very likely much more intense.

Getting Perspective

Luther, the Pope and the Jewish Aspect | by Orna Grinman | A week ago I was in Wittenberg, Germany. I joined a conference which I found to be absolutely intriguing. Nearly 499 years ago, Martin Luther set out from this picturesque town on what in time will be known as the Reformation. Next October will mark 500 years to the event, and this conference was a part of the preparation towards this event. . . .The conference focused on repentance for the initial split from the Catholic church, a split which led to countless more afterwards. There were key figures from the Catholic, Lutheran and Protestant churches. Nuns, together with European royalty, all agreed to do something (as symbolic as it may be) regarding the initial split.

[Judensau at Wittenberg] . . . .On one of the walls of the church Luther preached from is found an obscene embossment showing a sow, with her piglets suckling. Among them there is a Jew nursing on her as well. Behind her stands a Rabbi, lifting the sow′s tail sand digging inside her. Underneath he is attempting to read a page from the Gmara. The message: This is your origin, Jews! Above it reads an inscription: “Rabini Shem hamphoras,” gibberish which presumably is a word play on the explicit name of God.

. . . .I was emotionally numb at that point. I did not expect the Jewish point to become so prominent in a conference that was meant to focus on Lutherans and Catholics. The truth is I wasn’t even sure I should be there, but something struck my curiosity when I first heard about it. It made me wonder if down the road, the repentance will not stop only at the division from Rome, but will go further to the original division from Jerusalem. With the widowhood of Israel capturing my heart in such intensity, I wanted to be there and taste what real reconciliation feels and tastes like. And it was real.  Read in full

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

Please keep in prayer the Israeli ministry leaders and believers with urgent health needs including the fight for their very lives: 

Eddie Santoro - a new form of cancer unrelated to the brain cancer (see details in Santoro prayer report this week);  Evan Thomas in still painful occupational therapy phase after serious arm fractures; Richard Hyde, Rick Ridings daughter, Esther Moore; David O., Eddie Beckford, David Davis; an unnamed forefather of Messianic Judaism; Ruth Nessim; Evan Levine; Rachel Slater; Judy, wife of pastor Yaakov K; Moshe Morrison;  Shelly wife of pastor Eitan; Claude Ezagouri; Patti, wife of Dan Juster; 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. Miriam Abramov, incisional hernia.

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Marc Chopinsky A Legacy of Worship Songbook |
The Songbook project is finished and will be available at the beginning of August.
30 transcribed songs covering 30 + years of inspiration, fully notated with lyrics, guitar chords, hyperlinks to audio samples and some mp3 files.

More info. to come...stay tuned!

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