Strategically Aimed for the Lord’s Harvest in Israel
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Forgiveness and restoration are words that pack a powerful spiritual connection. What can be restored without forgiveness in the kingdom of God? Nothing.
“This is the rest wherewith you may cause the weary to rest; and this is the refreshing.” Isaiah 28:10
Arrows from Zion
Strategically Aimed for the Lord’s Harvest in Israel
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Last week the news carried a report of two Israeli pilots who lost their lives in an crash during a simulated aerial battle. One of the airmen was Messianic believer Emmanuel Levi. Pray for Levi’s family who are mourning the loss of the 30 year old, that they may be comforted that the sting of death is removed as Emmanuel crossed into the kingdom of Light by faith in Messiah Yeshua.
Pray for the Korean filmmakers shedding light on the tsarah – the tribulation – of the Jewish and Arab indigenous believers of Israel. The stories of their different adversities and adversaries is opening the Korean church to a new level of understanding and appreciation for the Body in Israel that we pray will spread north, south, east and west.
David and Leah Ortiz, have provided a description (see below prayer summary)of what viewers are seeing in the trailer of the Forgiven, which is about the Palestianian believers in Israel.
Restoration is the film documenting the Jewish believers in Israel.
Restoration pt 1
Restoration pt 2
Maoz Israel has also produced a film about the terror bombing of Ami Ortiz by religious zealot Jack Teitel who is due in court next month for a hearing to determine if he is mentally fit for trial. He is, but will he stand trial? Watch this video an pray
Pray for a very dear lady who ministers her heart out in Nahariya and beyond, to any and all, Jew or Arab – one of the original pioneer believer ministries in Israel. It is an unspoken prayer request of one who cites Psalm 109:22, “I am poor and needy, and my heart is wounded within me.”
Pray for a very dear lady in Arad who has stood for the Name of the LORD against several years of continual pressures from anti-missionaries. Pray for healing that is needed for the body to refresh from extensive travel and for grace in court ‘trials’ as they continue under house arrest w/persecution.
Pray for the congregations who have no place to meet that God will provide places that will be a blessing to their people and their communities. Pray for those who are battling with the Interior Ministry which is still seeking to oust believers from the country.
Continue to pray for all the believers in the north of Israel as the border with Lebanon continues to be of concern with because of the Hizballah-Syria-Iran triad. Pray also for the protection of all the Christian Arab believers in Gaza and the West Bank, as Hamas continues the power struggle with the Palestinian Authority. “The climate of violence is growing all over the Middle East, and Israel is not excluded.”
This month an article from the Hebrew press quoted the Beer Sheva Rabbi Deri (whom the court decided was NOT responsible for the violent mob takeover of the Messianic congregation) admitting he orders anti-missionary teams to disrupt any activities of Messianic believers in Beer Sheva. The article is full of lies (like claims of non-violent pressure) but worth reading. It is smoking gun evidence the court ignored and resulting in exactly what we thought: emboldened, openly targeting by anti-missionaries. Watch this report
Messianic Jews are sharing their faith in Israel’s Messiah with Jews all over the world…and Jews are coming to faith. Many in the Church are not expecting this to happen until after Jesus returns for them but the fact of the matter is the salvation of “all Israel” has already begun and it amounts to way more than a drop in the bucket! Speak according to Ezekiel 37:9-14 “And I AM shall put My spirit in you, and you shall live”
A new blog from Ron Cantor relates an inspirational story from our faith history that challenges us today to be prepared to step out of our comfort zone and give our all to the kingdom of the Lord. Pray we all enter into greater depths of giving ourselves to His bidding.
Messianic Jews preaching the good news have been given unique opportunities to minister in areas of great historic significance with mistreatment of Jews. These nations have a destiny to lead the way of reconciliation and healing. Pray for these nations and the Jewish believers who are making important BODY connections in places like Germany and Spain.
Rain is still a critical issue on the prayer list as the rainy season of Israel has begun. Pray for natural and spiritual outpouring to replenish and revive.
Most leaders who work for a ministry in western nations are used to drawing a paycheck from the ministry. This is not the reality for most Israeli ministries who must raise their support by a variety of means including laboring in additional jobs. Pray for the Lord to meet all these needs – that these leaders may focus on the ministry and the word. Blessing of employment for congregants!
Pray for the leadership teams in all of the Israeli ministries at this time. For grace, refreshing and renewed visions. For healing, for restoration and reconciliation – for the unspoken cries within hearts to be answered and manifested: "Go in peace, and may the God of Israel grant you what you have asked of him" (1 Samuel 1:17).
Pray for Shani & Kobi of Yeshua Israel as they put the final touches on a new worship project and that God would anoint the CD to penetrate hearts.
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Destiny for the Church of Spain
by Asher Intrater
“To understand our destiny, we often have to look at our history. To be released for our future, we often have to be set free from our past.”
Israeli Ministries on Tours
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Carolyn & Richard Hyde, Heart of God Ministries
hydefamily_de@yahoo.com www.heartofg-d.com
German Itinerary Please view our website schedule page for details. Thank you again for keeping us in prayer!
Scene description of the Korean movie about the trials of Palestinian believers in Israel. Thanks to David & Leah Ortiz
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A second movie is now ready to be released in Korea on Nov. 17th, made by the same film company who produced "Restoration" . The new movie is called "Forgiveness" and centers on Muslims who have become believers in the Messiah, their resulting change of attitude toward the Jewish people and Israel, and the persecution they endure for becoming followers of Yeshua. Again, David was instrumental in helping the film crew to organize interviews and scenes in the movie, and appears in several scenes of the new movie as well. They have put a new trailer on You Tube, and it is powerful! Here is the link
SCENE DESCRIPTIONS and just to describe what you will be seeing, because even though some of the interviews are in English, subtitles are in Korean for the narration and those speaking Arabic and Hebrew.
The trailer opens with the scene of a Palestinian protest against a security fence being set up, and the ensuing confrontation against Israeli soldiers. This is the Korean's on location footage, not taken from the news. You will notice that there are many non-Palestinians involved who come to Israel to support Palestinian causes and to disregard and to try to overrule Israeli authority.
After an interview in English, the next scene is an interview with a Palestinian (wearing a Kafia). He is declaring that the Jews have no place in the land, and that they should leave.
The next scene shows foreign journalists right in the middle of the action. The shooting and explosions you hear are from rubber bullets and tear gas being fired.
Next you will see part of an interview taken of Taysir Abu Saada, wearing a red and white striped shirt, who in his past was a sniper for the PLO and Yasser Arafat. He had a miraculous conversion to Yeshua the Messiah and wrote a book called "Once an Arafat Man" which we highly recommend. (If any are interested, you can order it on Amazon.com) It is being distributed all around the world in many languages. You can see an extended interview with Tass on line using this link
The next scene of the trailer shows an interview with Justus Weiner, from the Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs, which is a prestigious think tank in Jerusalem, and the base for many studies that are published by scholars such as Justus, defending Israel, her policies and in Justus case among many other studies that he's published, the plight of ex-Muslim and Arab Christians living under Palestinian Authority rule. Justus documented very well the arrest and torture of many ex-Muslims by the PA, whose only crime was leaving Islam for faith in Yeshua. Achmed, whom he is talking about, was a part of our group of ex-Muslim believers in Samaria. He was murdered for his faith in his village by a terror organization.
In the next scene you will see David on Mt. Gerizim (Gen. 11:29 and 27:14; Joshua 8;33 John 4;20-24 ) in Samaria which overlooks the city of Shechem, one of the first cities Abraham came to when he came into the land. The scene shows a meeting of the underground church of ex-Muslims. When the leader of the group saw the cameras and the film crew, he was frightened, but David told him that these were friends and they could be trusted. You see David telling him to gather the other believers back because they had run away when they saw the cameras.
The next scene is a re-enactment of the murder of Rami Ayyad in Gaza. His wife is narrating and relating how her husband was killed for evangelizing Muslims. David met Rami several times before his death. The next scene shows his funeral. You can see and read excellent reports on Rami's murder on the links below: (Hebrews 11:36-38) here and here
In the next scene is another underground meeting of ex-Muslim believers somewhere in the West Bank. Their faces have to be blurred for their safety.
The scene of the olive grove with rocks in a circle is one of the underground churches where David meets with the ex-Muslim believers in our area.
The team that comes to Israel every year with the Waller family to serve Israel's farmers are shown next in the trailer.
In the next scene the man holding the camera is the film's director, Bradley Kim. When the protest became violent, and tear gas had to be used you see the film crew covering their faces with cloths.
The next interview features Naim Khoury who is the Pastor of a Church in Bethlehem. He was shot three times by Muslim extremists for being evangelistic. We know the man personally, and have witnessed a huge transformation in his spiritual life over the years.
The next interview is of a brother from the Bethlehem area. He is from an Arab Christian family. During the first intifada, (1987-1993) it was and still is today, the practice of radical Muslims to go in between the Christian houses in Christian neighborhoods, and to attack Israeli soldiers from among the Christian homes. Then the ones that had carried out the attacks (rocks, firebombs, etc) would run away from the house leaving the soldiers to think that the Christians were the ones who carried out the attacks. That was unfortunately the case with this brother, a truly born-again believer, and he was mistakenly identified as a terrorist by the army and was beaten. He gives his testimony, and talks about the fact that he forgave the soldiers.
The next interview is with Alex Awad, a Pastor in Bethlehem that had to overcome much bitterness.
An interview follows with a Palestinian sister, who is a good friend of ours. She has a tremendous, testimony of forgiveness for the Jewish people and is the mother of the one who was mistakenly identified as a terrorist. When the family tried to come to their son's rescue, they were beaten as well, but they had a supernatural revelation of forgiveness. The sister had an encounter with an angel who ministered the message of forgiveness to her.
The foot washing scene is between Jews and Arabs, believers in Yeshua, coming together to wash each others feet and to stand together as One New Man.
As you will be able to see, the last scene is very unique. Usually the walls in Arab villages are covered with graffiti expressing political messages of hate. The Koreans uniquely used the same wall for the title of the movie - Forgiveness.
Once again, we thank the Producer Joanne Lee, the director Bradley Kim and their crew, for putting themselves into the midst of the fire to tell the real story of faith in the Holy Land.
