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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I do not have tax exempt status.
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Priority Prayer Focus
There is no mistaking what the central thread is taking in all that has been written this week by the ministry leaders of Israel! There has been a shift in the season, and the shift is indicated by more and more Israelis coming forward who are spiritually hungry and willing more than ever before to hear about and consider Yeshua.
That’s why our priority prayer focus is to begin to speak in new expectation according to the vision of Ezekiel: “Prophesy to the breath…and say ‘Thus says the Lord God: “Come from the four winds, O breath, and breathe on these slain that they may live.” (Ezekiel 37:9)
There is no mistaking what the central thread is taking in all that has been written this week by the ministry leaders of Israel! There has been a shift in the season, and the shift is indicated by more and more Israelis coming forward who are spiritually hungry and willing more than ever before to hear about and consider Yeshua.
That’s why our priority prayer focus is to begin to speak in new expectation according to the vision of Ezekiel: “Prophesy to the breath…and say ‘Thus says the Lord God: “Come from the four winds, O breath, and breathe on these slain that they may live.” (Ezekiel 37:9)
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
In all my dozen years of compiling weekly prayer
requests from Israeli Ministries, I have never had such a powerful sense from
reading the prayer letters that the harvest of souls in Israel has
accelerated. There is clear evidence in
the overview of the reports from various ministries that there are more
Israelis than ever before who are interested in hearing about Messiah Yeshua,
and those who are so hungry they are coming for help aggressively. This is the time to pray earnestly for the
Body of Messiah in Israel who are God’s chosen vessels to answer the yearning
of Israeli hearts for salvation, Yeshua.
Israel Pochtar, whose congregations have been targeted
for religious persecution, is one who is reporting amazing hunger among
Israelis. They recently did a special
Gospel outreach event where they brought 1,250 non-believers from Ashdod to the
event held in Tel Aviv. At the event
they heard about the importance of Jews living in Israel and God’s plan of
salvation through Yeshua. Hundreds of
people stood and prayed the sinner’s prayer to receive the Lord! Pochtar
asks for prayer for the follow up work, for the expansion of their evangelism
team and for more workers in the harvest.
Poctar’s team also conducts “Gospel Tours” twice a month, taking 50
non-believers to visit special biblical sites in Jerusalem of the Galilee and
sharing the biblical history, as well as God’s plan of salvation. Pochtar writes, “Sometimes people are willing to pray and receive the Lord right there on
the tour bus.”
Pochtar: “A few weeks ago something remarkable took place during a tour to Galilee. While the group was touring Nazareth and our leader, Eitan was sharing with people about Yeshua, he was suddenly approached by a young man of about 30 years old. He was wearing a yarmulke and asked if Eitan was a local because he heard him speak Hebrew. What happened next was incredible: this young man simply told Eitan, "HELP ME! I feel like an empty tomb, like sin is eating me alive. I tried finding an answer in Judaism, but I received an understanding that Jesus is the Messiah of Israel.. . .(Eitan) said he felt the presence of the Holy Spirit so strong that he could barely speak, he felt overwhelmed and they prayed right there. Israel received Yeshua, said "I now know I received forgiveness of sins." Read the full report inside the Weekly Summary (by subscription only).
Please pray for these Gospel Tours – for open
hearts and ears, for God to bring new people prepared to receive, and for
financial sponsors for the bus tours.
This week we hope you opened the Special
Arrows from Zion sent out regarding the court victory in the case of the
religious Jewish Terrorist who bombed Ami Ortiz in 2008. This week we have two powerful video
interviews one from Maoz
and another from CBN,
as well as a podcast
interview conducted by Chaim Goldberg at Maoz. All feature David and Leah Ortiz. Also my follow up article explaining some ‘behind
the scenes’ issues: “By
God’s Grace, we received a little justice”.
Now we are adding to that A
REQUEST for INTERVENTION & PRAYER from DAVID & LEAH ORTIZ. This
is a request for believers worldwide to write the Israeli Minister of Defense
to speak up for Ami Ortiz to be recognized by Israel as a victim of a terrorist
attack. This is important because it means much needed government assistance
funds designated for the legal and medical expenses of terror victims that Ami
has been denied. Why has he been
denied? Because Israel cannot fathom a
Jew perpetrating a terror attack against another Jew. Since when is an IED bomb placed on a family’s
door step not a terror attack? Please
get involved: write a letter and pray.
Arni and Yonit Klien are preparing for their move into the Galilee to join with the Ezagouri’s Morningstar congregation. Arni writes “From the time we immigrated in 1992, we have known Tiberias to be a spiritually dark city. Believers were fired from jobs because of their faith and the then-main congregational meeting place was fire bombed.” Read inside the Weekly Summary how they are seeing a remarkable shift in the spirit of the city and about the many signs that visions are converging now for an appointed time to throw the net over the side of the boat for a great catch! The Kleins ask prayer for all the details of their move to be smoothed quickly – also for final permits for the Morningstar facility to be granted without further delays.
Pray for the congregations of the north who are meeting for unified prayer and worship, preparing the way of the Holy Spirit to be poured out over the people in their region.
Arni and Yonit Klien are preparing for their move into the Galilee to join with the Ezagouri’s Morningstar congregation. Arni writes “From the time we immigrated in 1992, we have known Tiberias to be a spiritually dark city. Believers were fired from jobs because of their faith and the then-main congregational meeting place was fire bombed.” Read inside the Weekly Summary how they are seeing a remarkable shift in the spirit of the city and about the many signs that visions are converging now for an appointed time to throw the net over the side of the boat for a great catch! The Kleins ask prayer for all the details of their move to be smoothed quickly – also for final permits for the Morningstar facility to be granted without further delays.
Pray for the congregations of the north who are meeting for unified prayer and worship, preparing the way of the Holy Spirit to be poured out over the people in their region.
Eitan Shishkoff, who heads
the Tents of Mercy congregation north of Haifa and a network of 4 other
congregations in northern Israel, writes of taking in the view from the mountainside
overlooking Haifa Bay and experiencing a sense of the spiritual big picture for
their region. He writes: I believe it’s time to renew our prayers for
Israel’s encounter with the Living God. “Prophesy
to the breath…and say ‘Thus says the Lord God: “Come from the four winds, O
breath, and breathe on these slain that they may live” (Ezekiel 37:9).
Pray for the Tents of Mercy network, and for all the other congregations of the Galilee who are linking together for an outpouring of the Spirit on their region. On April 18 – Thursday – Tents of Mercy will host a regional prayer night for all the Messianic congregations to seek breakthroughs in their nation.
Then on April 22-25 there will be an annual gathering of the Tents of Mercy network and the Revive Israel ministry teams. Eitan asks prayer that fresh strategies and enlightened understanding for these two team which are connected by covenant relationships between Shishkoff and Asher Intrater for many decades.
Pray for the Tents of Mercy network, and for all the other congregations of the Galilee who are linking together for an outpouring of the Spirit on their region. On April 18 – Thursday – Tents of Mercy will host a regional prayer night for all the Messianic congregations to seek breakthroughs in their nation.
Then on April 22-25 there will be an annual gathering of the Tents of Mercy network and the Revive Israel ministry teams. Eitan asks prayer that fresh strategies and enlightened understanding for these two team which are connected by covenant relationships between Shishkoff and Asher Intrater for many decades.
Howard Bass will be one of
the featured speakers along with Jan Willem van der Hoeven and Avner Boskey at
the 'Spring up, O Well!' Conference begins April 17 and continues thru Sunday
evening in the Negev. Howard writes: It
is a conference planned by our sister Elinor for a couple of years, in the
belief that Beer Sheva and the Negev have a unique part in what God is doing
today in Israel, and its impact on future developments towards the salvation of
Jewish and the Arab people.
Howard also wrote what many
Israeli ministries are expressing empathy for Americans at the “evil of a
terrorist attack at the Boston Marathon.” As Israel celebrates its 65th year
of statehood, Israelis more than any other can appreciate the devastation of
terror attacks against innocent civilians, for they have suffered the same many
times over. He notes that as he was writing
he heard reports of 3 rockets that have just been launched against the southern
Israeli city of Eilat. Pray for all
those who suffer the trauma of terror attacks, that the God of all peace would
comfort them and heal them of terror.
Yeshua’s Israel – Kobi and
Shani Ferguson – write about their ministry vision which is twofold: “We are reaching out to encourage the Church
worldwide to unite in supporting the Jewish people, and specifically those
working towards her salvation. We are also working to develop networks of
healthy families and communities, among Jews and Arabs - who are in turn
equipping and making disciples of new believers.” Read more inside the Weekly Summary about how
you can partner with their vision.
Revive Israel is issuing an invitation to join
in with them and the prayer houses of Israel for an all-night prayer and
fasting vigil set for the eve of Pentecost, or Shavuot as it is known in Hebrew
scriptures. “We will be interceding for
the fulfillment of the promise for a worldwide revival in the end times (Acts 2:17). Prayer
groups from around the world will be joining us on internet and live stream.
Praise sets and prayer topics, as well as internet connections, will be sent in
the coming weeks. Please join us for this future-history making event.”
Bella Davidov also shares
her story for Revive Israel of her first trip to Auschwitz-Birkenau. Bella was was born in a refugee camp in
Germany in 1947 whose parents both survive the Holocaust though losing most of
their family and possession. Read it
here Auschwitz
2013
Pastor Najeeb Atteih is an Arab pastor in
Haifa whose Christian Book Shop is instrumental in reaching all sorts of people
– Arab, Jew and all others are welcome.
Pray for this worthy, yet financially needy ministry that they will be
blessed with resources to restock their shelves with new stock of different
types of New Bibles, (including large print), commentaries, dictionaries, Bible
Concordances, theological books and biographies, among other things. You will be touched to read Pastor Najeeb’s
report of how people are being touched at the Book Shop inside the attached Weekly Summary. Najeeb
also pastors Immanuel Church in Haifa.
David Silver, Out of Zion Ministries, writes about the holiday season that Israelis just passed through from Passover to Independence Day which Israel celebrated yesterday. He notes that may Israelis do not have a revelation of the miracle of Israel’s rebirth as a nation in 1948. Also that many Christians also cannot see how great a miracle the modern State of Israel is. Read his comments inside the attached Weekly Summary.
David Silver, Out of Zion Ministries, writes about the holiday season that Israelis just passed through from Passover to Independence Day which Israel celebrated yesterday. He notes that may Israelis do not have a revelation of the miracle of Israel’s rebirth as a nation in 1948. Also that many Christians also cannot see how great a miracle the modern State of Israel is. Read his comments inside the attached Weekly Summary.
Brian Slater of Yeshua’s
Fresh Bread in Israel puts out an urgent prayer report for Nerris, a 73-year
old Jewish believer who faithfully volunteers in the soup kitchen and food
distribution. Complications after a fall
that produced 3 broken ribs discovered days after the fall have placed this
lady in an critical fight for life in ICU.
Pray for Nerris and read more indepth explanations of the medical issues
inside the attached Weekly Summary.
As you can see from the
Urgent HEALING Needs section – there are quite a few Israeli believers who need
our prayers to fight medical issues that are trying to take their lives. Pray that not one would go before their days
are fully fulfilled before the LORD God whom they serve in the Name of Yeshua.
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:
Urgent request from
Brian Slater in Netanya for a faithful volunteer in his ministry 73-yr old Nerris (her story in detail in Brian’s
report. Please pray for Neriyah, a Chosen People minister in
Bat Yam who desperately needs a kidney transplant. He has a donor, but due to
some compatibility issues, Neriyah is undergoing treatments now that they hope
will remove the compatibility issues.
Pray for the treatments to be successful. Guy
Cohen in Acco reports that the congregant he requested urgent prayer for
last weeks for multiple brain tumors has come through surgery nicely and is in
line for a second surgery next week.
Please keep praying for this lady and her family. Please continue to
intercede for Katya Morrison at
Tents of Mercy recovering from bone marrow transplant for Acute Myeloid
Leukemia and a second round of chemo following the transplant; Brookie and Tom both in the Galilee are believing for victory over cancer in
Carmel. Brookie’s pastor Eric Morey in
Poriya Ilit reports that Brookie was able to come home for the weekend with
much pain eased. She returns for more radiation. Tom & his wife were
invited to minister in music for the patients at Brookie’s hospital in Haifa on
Independence Day. 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; Ariel of Succat Hallel; Elise
Levine 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.
Pray for Pastor Najeeb’s hand
– that he will not have to have finger tips amputated after having a car door
shut on them.
Praying the Headlines
Israel to Launch a 24/7 News channel this summer
I24 NEWS will operate on a 24/7 basis and will present
items on politics, international affairs, culture, sport and other subjects.
Inside the
Weekly Summary of Prayer Requests from Israeli Ministries
Arrows from Zion can be shared freely. Just copy and paste this email into a Word document to make it easy to print. However, we ask the Weekly Summaries not be forwarded or information republished without consent of the specific ministries. The Weekly Summary is by subscription only, write arrowsfromzion@gmail.com or donna@d10r10.com
Inside the
Weekly Summary of Prayer Requests from Israeli Ministries
Arrows from Zion can be shared freely. Just copy and paste this email into a Word document to make it easy to print. However, we ask the Weekly Summaries not be forwarded or information republished without consent of the specific ministries. The Weekly Summary is by subscription only, write arrowsfromzion@gmail.com or donna@d10r10.com
Israeli Ministries on Tours
BOOKING meetings now (See open dates) Inside
the attached Weekly Summary are
itineraries and open dates for David Silver of Out of Zion Ministries;
Guy Cohen of Harvest of Asher
Congregation; Evan Levine of
HaTikva Project; and Carolyn & Richard
Hyde of Heart of God Ministries.
Donna Diorio
arrowsfromzion@gmail.com or donna@d10r10.com
If your weekly Arrows from Zion email does not come in,
check online each Wednesday at Israel Prayer Dot Com |
Israel Watcher – A Second Opinion Mostly political or current events commentary
| Fruit of the Fig Tree Spiritual insights
If you appreciate the efforts of this ministry to share both the challenges and the great things God is doing among the Israeli indigenous ministries, please pray about making a financial gift donation. Make donations payable to the order of Donna Diorio and mail to:
Israel Prayer P O Box 111302 Carrollton, Texas 75006
Or click on the PayPal account: donna@israelprayer.com
I do not have tax exempt status.
arrowsfromzion@gmail.com or donna@d10r10.com
If your weekly Arrows from Zion email does not come in,
check online each Wednesday at Israel Prayer Dot Com |
Israel Watcher – A Second Opinion Mostly political or current events commentary
| Fruit of the Fig Tree Spiritual insights
If you appreciate the efforts of this ministry to share both the challenges and the great things God is doing among the Israeli indigenous ministries, please pray about making a financial gift donation. Make donations payable to the order of Donna Diorio and mail to:
Israel Prayer P O Box 111302 Carrollton, Texas 75006
Or click on the PayPal account: donna@israelprayer.com
I do not have tax exempt status.
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