Arrows from Zion
Serving the Body of Messiah in Israel since August 2001
& Strategically Aimed for the Lord’s Harvest in Israel
Priority Prayer Focus Feb 5, 2014
How beautiful upon the mountains
Are the feet of him who brings good news,
Who proclaims peace,
Who brings glad tidings of good things,
Who proclaims salvation,
Who says to Zion, “Your God reigns!”
Isaiah 52:7
How beautiful upon the mountains
Are the feet of him who brings good news,
Who proclaims peace,
Who brings glad tidings of good things,
Who proclaims salvation,
Who says to Zion, “Your God reigns!”
Isaiah 52:7
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Arrows from Zion
Strategically Aimed for the Lord’s Harvest in Israel
Arrows from Zion
Strategically Aimed for the Lord’s Harvest in Israel
Starting
off with a correction:
Last week I identified Ayelet Ronen, who is the director of Yad Hashmona Country Hotel and Moshav, as being the daughter of John Myers (and therefore Calev Myers’ sister). But the real sister of Calev, daughter of John Myers wrote to let me know that, “while I have always thought of Ayelet as a sister, it isn’t actually true.” Ayelet Ronen is actually the daughter of Arie Bar David, who is a native Israeli. John Myers, who founded Shemen Sasson Congregation in Jerusalem actually immigrated from the U.S. in 1992. Thanks for letting me know, Lydia Myers-Morgan of the Jerusalem Institute of Justice! I have had my wires crossed on this for several years and truly appreciate you taking the time to let me know. – Donna
Last week I identified Ayelet Ronen, who is the director of Yad Hashmona Country Hotel and Moshav, as being the daughter of John Myers (and therefore Calev Myers’ sister). But the real sister of Calev, daughter of John Myers wrote to let me know that, “while I have always thought of Ayelet as a sister, it isn’t actually true.” Ayelet Ronen is actually the daughter of Arie Bar David, who is a native Israeli. John Myers, who founded Shemen Sasson Congregation in Jerusalem actually immigrated from the U.S. in 1992. Thanks for letting me know, Lydia Myers-Morgan of the Jerusalem Institute of Justice! I have had my wires crossed on this for several years and truly appreciate you taking the time to let me know. – Donna
This week we have many articles and
few prayer letters per se from the Israeli Ministries. There is still plenty of prayer fodder within
the following articles.
A Messianic perspective from inside Israel is
more significant to Christian supporters of the State of Israel than all the
perspectives of all the traditional Judaism spokesmen, and all the religious or
secular newsmen in the Promised Land.
Why? Because only through
Messianic Jewish Israelis can the news concerning Israel be filtered first
through the wisdom and prophetic clarity of the Holy Spirit. This is THE most significant factor of all!
Eddie Santoro, who leads the Ahavat Yeshua congregation in Jerusalem, is one of the best of Israel's Messianic Jewish spiritual leaders in seeing and communicating what is important for the worldwide Body to consider from Israel's news. The News from Israel Feb 2014 - First the Bad News, Then the Good:
170,000 Missiles are aimed at Israel and “every Israeli faces this common threat; at any moment a rain of death and destruction could suddenly fall upon them.” It has been this way from the start of the state of Israel. “God is on the move in Israel! His promise for the physical and spiritual restoration of this nation is being fulfilled in our day. We at Zion's Glory are on the front line of this battle and you, our brothers and sisters who love and support us are an important part of the force that is propelling us onward to victory.”
The good news is that the Good News is increasing the kingdom of the Lord in Israel: “The miraculous physical resurrection of the homeland of the Jewish people has also been marked by an equally amazing spiritual resurrection. . . . Today when I share the Good News of Yeshua with an unsaved Israeli, they usually not only understand the term "Messianic Jew" but even know someone who believes.”
Eddie Santoro, who leads the Ahavat Yeshua congregation in Jerusalem, is one of the best of Israel's Messianic Jewish spiritual leaders in seeing and communicating what is important for the worldwide Body to consider from Israel's news. The News from Israel Feb 2014 - First the Bad News, Then the Good:
170,000 Missiles are aimed at Israel and “every Israeli faces this common threat; at any moment a rain of death and destruction could suddenly fall upon them.” It has been this way from the start of the state of Israel. “God is on the move in Israel! His promise for the physical and spiritual restoration of this nation is being fulfilled in our day. We at Zion's Glory are on the front line of this battle and you, our brothers and sisters who love and support us are an important part of the force that is propelling us onward to victory.”
The good news is that the Good News is increasing the kingdom of the Lord in Israel: “The miraculous physical resurrection of the homeland of the Jewish people has also been marked by an equally amazing spiritual resurrection. . . . Today when I share the Good News of Yeshua with an unsaved Israeli, they usually not only understand the term "Messianic Jew" but even know someone who believes.”
A 1/30/14 Maariv
article summarized by the Caspari Media Review from covers one of the greatest
pitfalls, in my opinion, of Christians too zealously pursuing Jewish
Roots. In a 6-page article, the Hebrew newspaper
reporter interviewed a group of former Christian Zionists who converted to
Judaism and moved to Israel
It has long been my position that Messianic
congregations in the Diaspora need to make a much stronger, more vigilant case
to the Christians who join Messianic congregations that we are to remain in our
own callings (identities) as Jews or as Christians. We are made one in Messiah, not in exchanging
our cultural identities either toward Jews becoming as Gentile Christians or
Gentile Christians becoming Jews.
Over-emphasis of Jewish Roots has also resulted in some Messianic Jews
losing their way, renouncing Yeshua and reverting back to traditional
Judaism. We should be PRO-Jewish roots
and ANTI-losing faith in Yeshua!
Pray for greater clarity to come forth in Christian
and Messianic Jewish camps about the beauty of our acceptance in the LORD with
our diversity unscathed! As men do not
become women and women do not become men in order to be equal in the Lord,
neither do Jew and Gentile. We are meant
to complement each other, not to become identical.
Howard Bass is one of two Israeli prayer letters we have to share this
week that was not an article and I don’t think it is a coincidence that his
short prayer letter dealt entirely with what is going on in his family as Randi
helps out with the grandchildren as their daughter studies for a big exam and
son-in-law travels outside the country.
Their son recently received his officer bar in the IDF, while another
son studies in the U.K. Another daughter
is studying for her business taxation master’s program while also going through
a program to help committed believers in Yeshua get settled in their work and
calling. All of their children are
baptized and actively involved in Messianic congregations where they live.
Howard writes, “God knows that we need the generation of which they are part to remain 'at home' and help to build up the believing community at Yeshua's Inheritance. God also knows what His own thoughts are about that, and we need to give our children to Him, not yet knowing what that might mean in practical ways for these next years. Well, when I began this letter, I had something else in mind, but this is what came out! Thank-you for upholding us with your prayers, and we appreciate your personal interest in our country, our congregation, our family, ourselves. To God be the glory in Yeshua's/Jesus' name!”
No matter what else we are doing to reach our communities and world with the good news of Messiah Yeshua, our first ministry is to our own families. Pray for the families of all the ministries of Israel – that the relationships would be healthy, strong and godly – full of love and ‘thick and thin’ commitment. A blessing upon the families of Yeshua’s brothers and sisters in Israel.
The second non-article prayer letter we received this week, is fittingly from a Christian Arab couple who minister out of Haifa – Pastor Najeeb and Elizabeth Atteih. Their entire focus in this prayer letter was the unexpected doors that opened to them in December to minister to little children, first in a Catholic school in Jenin and also in a Haifa hospital. Being Baptists, they were a little surprised that a Catholic school run by nuns would be so open to allow them to come in with a spiritually-oriented program for children and equally surprised when the sisters asked them to return for “other festivals and Easter, and Mother’s Day!”
At the Haifa hospital they did a Christmas visitation with both Muslim Arabs and also Jewish children. They write, One “Moslem father would not allow them to pray in the name of Jesus, but the mother intervened and insisted and so they were allowed to pray in His name for the child. Each child of course received a present.” Two others in their ministry prayed for another child, this time Jewish. “The mother wanted them to pray for her 10 year old son, E. They had a good talk and exchanged telephone numbers. A few days ago the mother phoned and in tears told that her son E. was much better, and thanked them for praying for him. And they are still in touch. They can go once a month to visit the children, and we thank God for another open door.”
Whether Arab or Jew, Baptist or Messianic or Christian Jew – the truth is that God is touching lives throughout Israel with the Gospel. Is there a better thing to pray for the people of Israel whether Jewish or Arab, who are lost and without hope in the world – until a servant of the Messiah shares out of the abundance of their hearts about Him? Or prays for healing? This is what it is about.
How beautiful upon the mountains
Are the feet of him who brings good news,
Who proclaims peace,
Who brings glad tidings of good things,
Who proclaims salvation,
Who says to Zion, “Your God reigns!”
Isaiah 52:7
Howard writes, “God knows that we need the generation of which they are part to remain 'at home' and help to build up the believing community at Yeshua's Inheritance. God also knows what His own thoughts are about that, and we need to give our children to Him, not yet knowing what that might mean in practical ways for these next years. Well, when I began this letter, I had something else in mind, but this is what came out! Thank-you for upholding us with your prayers, and we appreciate your personal interest in our country, our congregation, our family, ourselves. To God be the glory in Yeshua's/Jesus' name!”
No matter what else we are doing to reach our communities and world with the good news of Messiah Yeshua, our first ministry is to our own families. Pray for the families of all the ministries of Israel – that the relationships would be healthy, strong and godly – full of love and ‘thick and thin’ commitment. A blessing upon the families of Yeshua’s brothers and sisters in Israel.
The second non-article prayer letter we received this week, is fittingly from a Christian Arab couple who minister out of Haifa – Pastor Najeeb and Elizabeth Atteih. Their entire focus in this prayer letter was the unexpected doors that opened to them in December to minister to little children, first in a Catholic school in Jenin and also in a Haifa hospital. Being Baptists, they were a little surprised that a Catholic school run by nuns would be so open to allow them to come in with a spiritually-oriented program for children and equally surprised when the sisters asked them to return for “other festivals and Easter, and Mother’s Day!”
At the Haifa hospital they did a Christmas visitation with both Muslim Arabs and also Jewish children. They write, One “Moslem father would not allow them to pray in the name of Jesus, but the mother intervened and insisted and so they were allowed to pray in His name for the child. Each child of course received a present.” Two others in their ministry prayed for another child, this time Jewish. “The mother wanted them to pray for her 10 year old son, E. They had a good talk and exchanged telephone numbers. A few days ago the mother phoned and in tears told that her son E. was much better, and thanked them for praying for him. And they are still in touch. They can go once a month to visit the children, and we thank God for another open door.”
Whether Arab or Jew, Baptist or Messianic or Christian Jew – the truth is that God is touching lives throughout Israel with the Gospel. Is there a better thing to pray for the people of Israel whether Jewish or Arab, who are lost and without hope in the world – until a servant of the Messiah shares out of the abundance of their hearts about Him? Or prays for healing? This is what it is about.
How beautiful upon the mountains
Are the feet of him who brings good news,
Who proclaims peace,
Who brings glad tidings of good things,
Who proclaims salvation,
Who says to Zion, “Your God reigns!”
Isaiah 52:7
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:
- Brian Slater’s wife Racheli has suffered a broken hip/Femural Neck Fracture from a fall in their home. She will be on crutches for two months. Appreciate prayers.
- Four elder ministry leaders in Israel, are dealing with Parkinson’s which is a neurological syndrome. Since they have not shared this information, I will just ask for you to please pray for them each to be able to continue to live normal lives, and for the hand of the LORD to bless them with healing.
- Harvest of Asher Continued prayer for Elena’s recovery from cancer, also for her mother’s recovery from surgery and for Elena’s daughter who is taking care of them all. Please pray for a 11-yr old autistic boy who functions at a high level, but has declined emotionally with a change in schools this year. Pray for Marina & her daughter suffering from a genetic hearing disease.
- Please pray for the wife of Ariel Ben David, who leads an Eilat Congregation, and also for his worship leader, both of whom were recently diagnosed with breast cancer.
- Pray for Ami Ortiz for ongoing issues from the 2008 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. See Leah’s report on their website of the latest round of laser surgeries on Ami’s scarring in this issue.
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Teaching Articles
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Teaching Articles
By Asher Intrater and Ariel Blumenthal, Revive-Israel
Ministries
EXCERPT: The 70
years of both Jeremiah and Daniel represent a spiritual pattern for us even
today. The 70th year marks the end of a
biblical period, particularly of national judgment. The Ten Commandments state
that the effects of the sin of one generation will be experienced until the 3rd
and 4th generations—also approximately 70 years (Exodus 20:5). This 70 year period is coming to an end as
regarding the Holocaust. The last of the
Holocaust survivors are gradually passing away and the direct psychological
influence on their grandchildren and great-grandchildren is passing away with
them. This spiritual change has both positive and negative effects.
Read
more
here
Praying the Headlines
Thursday, January 30, 2014 | David Lazarus
Messianic Jews have won another battle for recognition
in Israel. This time a special judicial tribunal has determined that a
Messianic congregation in Jerusalem should receive the same full tax exemption
as a synagogue.
The battle began back in 2010, when ultra-Orthodox
Members of Knesset Moshe Gafni of United Torah Judaism and Nisim Zeev of the
Shas party passed a law providing Jewish synagogues relief from all municipal
taxes. Lawyers from the Jerusalem Institute of Justice (JIJ) then petitioned
the court to also provide a Messianic fellowship in the capital with the same
status. And they won.
The ruling is significant in that it allows for full
tax relief for all space used by the Messianic congregation, including the
meeting hall, a drug rehabilitation center, children and youth activity rooms,
pastors' offices, and space for secondhand clothing distribution.
According to JIJ, since the case began in 2010,
congregations applying now for the discount will be paid back retroactively for
all municipal taxes incurred over the last three years. The Jerusalem Institute
for Justice is encouraging all Messianic Congregations paying municipal taxes
on their facilities to apply for the tax break. The new ruling promises a major
windfall of tens of thousands of shekels each year now available for Messianic
congregations in Israel. Read more here.
Wayne Hilsden of King of Kings in
Jerusalem posted on Facebook Feb 1st:
“Yesterday the Jerusalem Post published a
nice article
featuring our Jerusalem Prayer Tower and Cafe Forte -- and our vision to
beautify our surroundings. Follow the
link to read online.
Israeli Ministries on Tours
Donna Diorio
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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:
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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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