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Netherlands King Willem-Alexander
Says Dutch
Failed Jews in Soccer Attack Just like in WWII
Failing the Jewish People is Not an Option
by Donna Diorio
Nov 11, 2024: Woke from a
multi-period Holocaust dream again this morning. The first part of the dream
took place at the end of the 1948 Holocaust. There was a young Jewish girl
being asked questions by some media and I was standing there watching. The girl
would not answer them. The reporters asked, ‘Why won't she tell us what
happened?’ I told them it is because she is not certain it is over yet. She
fears it may be a trick.
Then I was in my own time and I was again
standing with some reporters. One was a local audio broadcast reporter who had
been doing a fairly good job talking about the signs of antisemitism that
mirrors the beginnings of the Nazi party Holocaust. They were discussing the
difference in how the national networks were doing reporting on it compared to
this local reporter.
I told them that I write to the
national reporters to fill them in on what they don't know — the dynamics they have misinterpreted in their
reporting. The reporters all exchanged "knowing" looks because that
is how reporters think: that no one can
possibly add to the conclusions they've come to already because they are the
"professionals." I saw what they were thinking and I said that I even
wrote to the local broadcast reporter who was sitting there with us, to tell
her what she was missing. Again they looked at each other with the
"knowing" look. They didn’t even consider that might be the very
difference in how the local reporter excelled over how the national news people
were reporting. Many Christians are like that too
when someone tries to tell them how significant Israel is to God or how much of
His plan hinges on the Israeli Messianic body of Messiah/Christ.
Then I told the reporters in my dream that
I decided 3 decades ago that I was not going to be one of those Christians like
in Nazi Germany that sat quietly without objection when the SS rounded up Jews
who had become Christians disappearing them from the Church even. I told them I
made it my business ever since to know what the issues were in Nazi Germany and
to know what pasts the Christian nations played, to know what the issues were
now regarding the uproar of God restoring Israel, the Promise Land to the
exiled Jews. I made it my business to study the histories, the Histrionics, the
lying narratives, the knowable facts of the opposition to God restoring Israel
to His chosen people, the Jews.
The reporters stood looking at me slack
jawed. They only understand "university-taught" points of view which
are just "He said-She said" type views of the conflict. They are
taught 1-side of the narrative to run with. They do not realize it is possible
to pull back from that and just follow the facts instead of the narratives. Universities
are teaching aspiring news journalists narratives now, not how to excavate the
evidence and follow the facts wherever the lead. They are teaching reporters to
hold a prepackaged "greater good" point of view as they advocate a
position. The position will always be for them that it is better for Israel to
disappear than it is for the nations to lose loyalties of those that cannot
abide with Israel's existence in their own land.
I am not going to be the person that
leaves that lie alone unchallenged. The dream was an early morning reminder of
my fuller role as "salt" in our day. It is all part of my calling to
stand by the Israeli Messianic Jews in their calling to the spiritual
restoration of "all Israel." If you are a subscriber to my prayer
summary, then you obviously have the same calling.
As 2024 draws to an end, I have need of your prayerful consideration of a donation.
If you are on
limited income, as many of my fellow elderly subscribers are, please do not
feel any pressure. My guide on this is 2 Cor 8:10-15
— when Paul was instructing the churches
on the financial support he had told all of them to begin making a collection
he would then take to Jerusalem, to the apostles for the needs of the body of Messiah in Israel.
Paul wrote: 10 I give my opinion in
this matter, for this is to your advantage, who were the first to
begin a year ago not only to do this, but also to
desire to do it. 11 Now
finish the work, so that you may complete it just as eagerly as you began, according
to your means. 12 For if the eagerness is there, the gift is acceptable
according to what one has, not according to what he does not have. 13 It is not our intention that others may be
relieved while you are burdened, but that there may be equality. 14 At the
present time, your surplus will meet their need, so that in turn their surplus
will meet your need. Then there will be equality. 15 As it is written:
“He who gathered much had no excess, and he who gathered little had no
shortfall.”
As an advocate for this type of
modern observance of supplying the financial needs of the Israeli body of
Messiah, I also include myself as qualifying for financial support. If you see
that please make a contribution now. Thank you for your consideration. Donna
Diorio
Arrows
from Zion
Summarized from the Weekly Summary of Prayer
Requests Israeli Ministries
Jennifer Guetta, Plant Hope Israel, just
returned from ministering in the Netherlands (also where she is from before
immigrating to Israel) “We just returned from an
amazing tour in The Netherlands last week and now suddenly antisemitism is
rising. But we believe there is hope for Israel and the Netherlands! On our
tour we were supported by many Dutch people who still loved Israel! Yes, we
also felt the undercurrent of antisemitism against Israel on the streets of
many cities. However! We also experienced that there is a great remnant of
Dutch people who still stand by Israel. … As one new man, we blessed one
another and prophesied God's love over Israel and the Netherlands…. Sadly, a
few days later, the streets of Amsterdam turned into a warzone... a purposely
planned pogrom against Israeli football supporters happened. Jews were
literally hunted down in the streets of Amsterdam. It was a shocking wake up
call. And now the media is turning it around, as if Israelis are the one
who started it. It's a sad twisting of truth. Before our eyes, we are
seeing the riots continuing and spreading across Europe, endangering Jewish
lives and those that stand up for them.
Jennifer also
writes, “When we came home to Israel we celebrated a great landslide victory
for Trump in America. As I prophesied three months ago, the spirit of
Jezebel fell in the fall (see video)! Praise God for His Victory!”
Learn more about this ministry in the
Galilee and read her own testimony of being delivered from the demons attached
to Kabbalah, Awestruck by Glory. “You
Can Help | At Plant Hope Israel we
encourage Israel by planting hope in their hearts by showing them that the
Bible is real, God is real and Yeshua is the Messiah.”
Avner Boskey’s Snowflakes and Santa Claus takes on the founding of Harvard University as a
school to train Christian ministers in 1636 and how it is fallen completely
having become “a bastion of anti-Christian teaching.” Now Harvard
neither teaches Christ nor the Truth. He writes about how the university mishandled
the October 2024 lecture by Mosab Hassan Yousef, the son of one of Hamas’
founders by allowing pro-Hamas protestors to disrupt the event. “At Harvard, so
it seems, free speech for jihadis trumps the unimpeded right of God’s
watchmen to call out a warning."
Read
more of this post-Trump American election and post-Amsterdam European
Antisemitism here.
[FYI from DD: There are many commenting about the “sudden” rise of anti-Semitism
across Europe and America, but there is nothing sudden about this at all. Even
to me, it seemed strange that God would give me a dual passion for what He had
planned for Israel in the last days, and a second passion to understand Islamic
jihad as it spread out over Western nations. Islamists did not “suddenly” rouse
up anti-Semitism, they have been working their long game among Western
populations for decades – either making disciples, unlikely allies or
intimidated politicians and populations. It is the way Islam imbeds itself
until it is powerful enough to light the match on the anti-Semitic bomb they
carry instead of hearts. There is no suddenly at all here.]
Carolyn & Richard Hyde of Heart of
G-d ministries just returned from Cyprus where they attended the Isaiah 19
Highway Conference with “for
multi-generational ‘neighbors’- Arab believers from Iran, Iraq, Syria, Lebanon,
Egypt and Israel who love the Jewish people.”
Back home Carolyn writes, “During
worship in our home group, I shared a vision of the IDF carrying out special
ops, scrambling intel and arming munitions while advancing deeper into
Lebanon and Iran. Suddenly the musicians entered into a battlefield song in the
Spirit! The host's son who has access to news before it's news was stunned and
inquired, "How did you know this and where did you get this info?!"
Of course I told him that the Spirit of G-d still speaks today.... In Jerusalem
during the unveiling ceremony of the 18th mural of Iranian-US artist, Hooman
Khalili, I was invited to speak to
the crowd that included several Israeli government officials. I shared how
during a recent missile barrage from Iran, I got to pray with pro-Israel
Iranian believers online! Upon sharing this story, along with the previous
story from above, a government official enthusiastically responded, "Let's
talk. We need this kind of intel."
She writes that “our
daughter Shayna has already raised funds to build 44 in Northern Israel, where all schools must close until children have
access to a shelter within 30 seconds.” PTL!
Carolyn also includes this A Dream for protection over the next
generation | This dream includes an
interpretation from a friend that resonates with us. We need to pray for,
encourage and raise up the next generation in their gifts in Messiah….also
encourages support for their sons’ ministry Tree of Life Israel.
WISDOM: “Many feel that since President Trump won the
US election, America will return to the comfort of the "good old
days." However, we see this as a reprieve from the coming storms, so now we need to walk humbly in repentance and
trust in our Anchor of Hope as we continue to move through the pages of
Zechariah and the Book of Revelations.”
Aliyah Return Center’s
Chaim Malespin reflects on how the Trump win in the US election will impact
Israel. “….former President Donald Trump was once again elected as
the 47th President. This is exciting news for Israel, as during his last term,
he was very supportive of Israel. Under
his leadership, the U.S. moved the embassy to Jerusalem, officially recognizing
it as the capital of Israel. This was a huge move, and since then, other
countries have followed suit. So, until he takes office on January 20, 2025,
and beyond, we encourage everyone to bless and pray for the leadership of your
country. The prayers of the righteous avail much. Leaders carry great
responsibility, and their decisions have a resounding impact. "When the righteous are in authority, the
people rejoice; but when the wicked beareth rule, the people mourn." -
Proverbs 29:2 This scripture rings true!
“Here
in Israel, I continue to pray for our government here. Even before this
war, we have faced internal conflicts within our government and society. Now
add on top of that a war on several fronts! I don’t envy the weight they carry
on their shoulders. By God’s grace and guidance, despite all human flaws,
I pray that Israel will lead well and be aligned with God’s will. And that the
rifts within our government and society would heal. I am so grateful, that we
know who truly shepherd’s Israel. The Holy One of Israel! Pray that God’s hand
would be upon all of our leaders and help them to make decisions that are
righteous and wise. 🙏🏼 EMERGENCY
AID & GIVE HERE | See also the many
projects undertaken by the ARC here.
Revive
Israel’s leaders Youval and Valerie Yanay admit, “This has not been an
easy year. Since the tragic day on Oct. 7, 2023, our nation has not been
the same, our people have not been the same, living with stress under the
constant threat of rocket attacks. For others it has seen loved ones on
reserve duty, serving in conflict zones for long periods at a time,
including our own Raphael Almeida, and it has left so many traumatized,
desperately in need of healing, restoration, and hope. People are searching for
a refuge in the storm. As we prepare for the coming year, we at Revive
Israel want to continue to live out our calling! For Zion’s sake, we will not
be silent and we will not be still! We are entering a new season, and are dedicating
this year to providing a safe, sacred space where Israelis can find renewal,
strength, and hope. Through our community, anchored in a Yeshua-centered
way of life, we are committed to offering this refuge. We provide a
platform for individuals to have spiritual, physical, and emotional renewal,
with our organic farm as a place of restoration.
“Your
partnership in this mission allows us to continue….Together, we can extend the
refuge of God’s love, even in the hardest of times. As we approach the close of
this year, we invite you to continue walking with us, bringing healing, hope,
and renewal to the people of Israel and being a refuge in the storm.” Donation
information
Tony and Orna Sperandeo lead the HaMaayan congregation in Kfar Saba.
They write that “Since our independence in 1948
we have encountered wars with the Arab nations around us. But on October 7,
2023, our nation was invaded in 63 kibbutz & towns in the south and joined by
5 other proxy countries from Iran. In total we are fighting on 7 fronts.” All the Israeli ministries express the same
thing – the Oct 7th attack was a whole other level of warfare that
has knocked all Israel for a loop.
As they continue, “more than 800
soldiers have fallen in battle with over 12000 soldiers wounded. If you
calculate the number of families impacted on these facts alone, you have almost
13000 families; thousands of widows and orphans who will never be the same
again. Sadly, this does not include the civilians that were killed, wounded or
kidnapped since Oct. 7, 2023. We are a
nation grieving. . . . We are comforted that God
promises to be a father to those who no longer have a father or mother because
of this war. We are encouraged that God
prompted us to expand our Betzel El creative healing center for those who need
a deep healing touch from the Lord. Only through Yeshua can our nation be
restored to God our Father. Yeshua is using each one of us to be a light to our
friends and family who have been deeply affected by this horrific war.”
“They will come with weeping and by pleading I will
bring them; I will lead them by the streams of waters, on a straight path on
which they will not stumble, for I am a father to Israel and Ephraim is My
firstborn.”(Jeremiah 31:9)
“With your help and prayers, we can
fulfill His call on our congregation to touch those He has put in our path,
thank you!” Read in full and enjoy their
pictures online. Here is their donation info online
Ron Cantor
says he prays every day, "Lord, please allow Israelis to find Shelanu
TV." It is a simple and powerful prayer we could all pray. Imagine how
many angels would be sent to answer such prayers? Can’t get more in the perfect
will of God than that!
Ron
writes, “I am always thinking about all the Israelis who are terrified, who
don’t have a sense of heavenly security. We have to reach them with the good
news, and the best way is through personal relationships… and that is what we
emphasize in all of our congregations. But what if we don’t know them? What if
we can’t reach them? We use the Internet. Israelis are one of the most online
ethnic groups in the world. We invented much of what you see on the Internet.
So I want
to ask you to join with me in praying daily that Israelis find Yeshua on
Shelanu. We broadcast Hebrew testimonies, Hebrew worship songs, powerful
messages in Hebrew and and interview shows (Yes—in Hebrew!).
We could
not do this ministry without you. Please consider partnering with us on a
monthly basis or simply send in a generous gift as we continue to broadcast the
message of Yeshua to all Israel. We remember the words of Paul to the Romans,
who were entertaining extremely negative thoughts against the Jewish people. Support
Shelanu TV
Leon Mazin of the Haifa Return to Zion
Center writes, “For all of us this is not an
easy time. Several times a day we must run to bomb shelters and afterwards call
to our families and friends. The most common question is: “How are you? Is
everything ok?” Many people work at home or make the working hours shorter. All
of us trust in God and hope for His mercy. Some brave people come out after the
attacks to take photos of the hit missiles. Unfortunately, all this is very
nerve-wracking and affects us. For the Congregation leaders it is a serious
challenge to encourage people. How do we manage all this? It’s difficult to
answer. I do not want to sound too negative, but my mood sometimes goes up
and down. Nevertheless, I’ll tell you that our strength is IN THE LORD!
Our
humanitarian projects such as for new immigrants and needy families outreach go
on. We have the same number of applicants and receive a lot of gratitude from
people. Many of them are surprised that during such uneasy times we are able
to open our doors and help them in their need, and for us, we are very
grateful to all of you, our brothers and sisters, for your standing with us in
this need of prayer and for your financial
support! …. May God give all of you His shalom! With respect and love
in Yeshua, Leon and Nina Mazin, Founders of Return to Zion Congregation and
Ministry
Cookie Schwaeber-Issan | Opinion Columnist in Jerusalem &
available
for Zoom Calls for your Israel-interested groups. READ
AllIsraelNews columns: 10/20 Warning to America: You days of
freedom are numbered | 10/30 Staten Island: Beaten Up For Being Jewish | 11/5 Warning to the Free World: Watch Out
for BRICS | 11/6 Why America’s Rejection of Woke
Ideology is Good for Israel |
11/12 America Holds Israel Hostage
Jerusalem Post columns: 10/26 Are Gazans starting to wake up to Hamas's apathy for them? |
Sally Shiff, intercessor with
Kehilat HaMaayan, has written almost every day since Oct 7 2023 to give a short
report of the day’s news and even more importantly to me, on the thoughts and
hearts of the believers in Israel. Sally wrote on 11/14 of rockets that fell
this day in her town. Also of the announcements coming out of Trump’s picks for
his cabinet: “As I watch the nominees picked
for the new administration that directly impacts Israel, I get more hopeful
every moment. I am continuing to pray for each one of them as well as getting
through these next 60+ days.” She alsowrites
of anti-Semitism rising in Europe, “Antwerp, Belgium had an instance a few days
ago of terrorists going on a "Jew Hunt". Paris on the edge after the
2 instances in Amsterdam. The UK reports a surge of incidents with
1,978 in the first half of 2024 If
they only knew the truth...
11/12 I hope you see this, I hope you take the time and really see the
truth of what I am sending you on these two videos: Hamas Hurt us, Killed
us: unfiltered and Hamas tortures
Gazans . I don’t think
this will make international news, certainly not to the UN. But we know this, and this is why we are
fighting. Please pray for us to have the strength to carry on!
….We really could use your prayers
for the demonic activity to be exposed, hostages found, and Hamas to capitulate. A lot can take place in these next 70 days
before Trump is inaugurated. Pray the Biden admin does not tie our hands and
cause more soldiers to die.
I can’t include all the great
stuff Sally sends, but this too: “11/7 Still
focusing on what the new administration will mean to Israel, I want to pass
along a great video from Joel Rosenberg, who will be able to explain how our
enemies view Trump's administration: Why Iran,
Russia and China are shaking in fear after President Trump returns to office
Guy Cohen leads the Harvest of Asher
in Acco – a town close to the Lebanon border on the coastline of the
Mediterranean. He writes, “My heart will not fear | Peter
wrote his Epistle to the Jewish communities of Believers in Yeshua that lived
among the Gentiles in foreign lands. In his Epistle (letter) in 1 Peter, he
encouraged them to live lives of hope even though they were
suffering because of their faith. He always pointed to Yeshua and the
promise of our inheritance, reserved in heaven - incorruptible by the hands of
man. (1 Peter 1:4)
He
emphasized the salvation given according to the promises made through the
prophets. Even though the prophets themselves did not know Messiah, Messiah
fulfilled that which they prophesized about Him. It's all for you, the
community of God who are suffering as you walk here on this earth, so that His
Glory will be shown through us. All we need to do is to renew our minds
and to hope with all our heart (1 Peter 1:13) for the Grace of Yeshua's
revelation on us.
We are
called to be holy as He is holy. This demands of us, the Believer's in Yeshua,
to live a life opposite that of the old man…. As Believers in Yeshua who
are living through this pressure, our eyes are called to be on Him. … Psalm
27:3-5 - Though an army besiege me, my
heart will not fear…. Please pray for the Believers in Yeshua in Israel
just as Peter encouraged the Believers in his epistle - that we will
walk through this time in history encouraged by the Lord. That we will by
His Grace, rise above hopelessness and fear, overcoming weariness and walking
in His strength, covered by His Mercy.
Israel Pochtar leading the Voice of Judah ministries and Beit Hallel Congregation Short VIDEO & Article Embracing God's Call with Faith and Boldness!
Tikkun Global’s Ariel
Blumenthal continues his video teaching with this The Fullness Formula: God’s Call to
Israel and the Nations Together, Part 4 | Tents of Mercy Hannah Tekle writes Rockets with Your Coffee?
READ also Ukranian emissary Vladislav Nagirner sends The War in Ukraine. Many
have forgotten about the horrific war in Ukraine and the many Messianic Jewish
congregations still functioning there in the midst of such devastation. In the
US, most American Christians have been influenced by political pundits who
never had compassion on Ukraine because of the political corruption between
Ukrainian and American Democrat politicians. But Vlad is a great example of a
Messianic teacher who has endured the war in all its sorrow, terror and loss,
but has still been about the Father’s business throughout. Worth reading …the
forerunners of ministry in war zones.
Tikkun is also featuring Asher
Intrater’s revised and updated edition of Alignment “Even as the world grows darker and
moves into the difficult events of the end times, Messianic Jewish author and
Bible teacher Asher Intrater gives a reason for hope, pointing to a
corresponding revival with signs and wonders that emulate the Book of Acts.”
Maoz Israel, Shani & Kobi Ferguson write of their recent S Korea and Brazil
visits. “We then landed in London for the “We
Will Not Keep Silent” conference to the news that the UK is at the top of
the list of extremely high risk attacks against Jews. France is also on high
alert due to the Israeli soccer team that is playing there. The game draws
Israeli fans - and Israelis apparently draw Islamic extremists who have taken
refuge in Europe.
Israel’s government has
issued warnings for traveling Israelis to avoid wearing items identifying one
as Jewish - and I couldn’t
help and appreciate how much safer we feel when we are in Israel. However, just
living safely in Israel is not enough for us. We want to see Israel restored to
her God.
It takes more than a powerful meeting to build
a community from scratch. You need a plan. This
plan has FOUR keystones and is something Maoz has been working on for almost 50
years. We will share one keystone each week this month - as each one is
significant. The first KEYSTONE is - Character
and Spirituality …. Maoz has also modeled unity and solidarity by
collaborating with local ministries and sponsoring many activities from
conferences to street outreaches to camps for children, youth and leaders. Support Congregations in
Israel
Did
you hear Shae Fae’s (aka Shani Ferguson) new song “I Have a Friend”? The lyric
video is out now!
Thursday, November 14, 2024
Like Israel, the gifts & callings are not revoked because restoration is coming
Monday, November 11, 2024
Failing the Jewish People is Not an Option
HEADLINE: King Willem-Alexander
Says Dutch Failed Jews in
Soccer Attack Just like in WWII
(Screen capture of Dutch Police Quelling an Anti-Israel riot)
Friday, November 8, 2024
Arrows from Zion 11/8/2024 Occupy until I come
Occupy
until I come
Israel is still an Example to Us of How to Do That
by Donna Diorio
Nov 5: It is Election Day in the US.
We are all waiting and watching. Even knowing how to build this week’s
prayer summary was unclear because of it. We should have the victory today, but
the enemy doesn't give up easily. There will be challenges but we must hold
onto our peace, trusting in God for His mercy to prevail on our behalf. We don’t know if this is a battle we
will win or will lose.
It
is Israel's experience also right now: they are still fighting the battles with
their enemies, but God is rising to give them victory after victory. I
believe God is speaking to us all through
their experience. They are our example not to lose hope because there are battles, but to keep
fighting the spiritual battle to prevail in the natural too.
* Nov 7: * Trump won in a landslide. The
day before I kept hearing “landslide” in my spirit, and several times the
Stevie Nicks song lyric, “the landslide will bring it down.”
Before
Yeshua/Jesus left the earth He told a parable concluding it this way: "And
he called his ten servants, and delivered them ten pounds, and said unto them,
‘Occupy till I come’.”
Many have said "occupy" is a
military term, it is, but from the original language it simply means to be occupied with business. The business we are to be in is same
business Yeshua was in – our Father’s business. That means no matter what
battles are taking place in the natural, we
“occupy” by continuing in His shalom to
work in the harvest fields before us.
It doesn’t mean we ignore the
physical battles, or that we think they have nothing of relevance to us.
Clearly they do – it is just that the Father’s business is our first order of
business EVEN as we are involved in fighting the physical battles. We are in
the world, not other-worldly! We do life in both the physical and spiritual,
but the spiritual reality dictates our actions, minds and hearts even in the
physical warfare. Whether we are voting or as the Messianic IDF soldiers do, we
bring our faith even in combat.
That’s what the Israeli Ministries
are doing even in the midst of a 7-front literal war. In 1 Corinthians 10:11 we
were told that what happened in Israel's
past was written in God’s Word "as examples" —"as warnings for
us, on whom the fulfillment of the ages has come."
Just recently I have come to believe God is again speaking in “real
time” to Christians through the unprecedented events unfolding in Israel today.
They are an example to us in this present
darkness too, not just as God said
they were in their past.
Since the horrific satanic attack on
Israel one year ago by Hamas, God has arisen to Israel’s defense. They fight
but He gives them the victories in battles and protection in counter
attacks. Just as the days of old, the God of Abraham, Isaac & Jacob is
FOR the nation He restored after two thousand years of exile. He has purpose in
this and part of that purpose is to speak
to the nations that the God of Abraham, Isaac & Jacob lives and is
faithful to His promises – for them and for us who are in Yeshua/Jesus. His
restoration of Israel is not just for our benefit, but in this restored State
of Israel, our God is revealing Israel’s Messiah, Yeshua to the Jews. Do we have eyes to see that? If we can see it, we must pray into it and
support the body of Messiah in Israel in every way possible. This goes for
Messianic Jews in the nations too – not just international Christians.
From Yeshua’s parable, also the use of "ten" servants
receiving "ten" pounds each: Ten is biblically significant as 10
"represents divine completion, fulfillment of God's law, periods of testing,
and wholeness or unity.” It also represents “authority, completeness of order,
and responsibility.” Some believe 10 represents a "union" or
"collection."
I believe we can draw from this that the
10 servants represent those disciples of Yeshua/Jesus who have drawn together
in unity as one new man. The 10 pounds
He gave them represent their authority and responsibility to continue what He started in gathering souls to the kingdom of
God in this hour. That is the Father's business Yeshua was doing on earth and
what He left us to complete.
“From the 10 Commandments to the 10 plagues to the 40 year test in the
wilderness, God uses the number 10 repeatedly throughout Scripture.” No
matter what disconcerting sights and events may unfold: we keep our eyes on
what GOD is doing, not what the enemy is doing. We see what the enemy is doing,
but we do not fear it. We expect God's help every step of the way forward
from here. That is where Israel is at right now too. God is speaking to the whole earth but He is speaking to His own in
Yeshua that He is with us and nothing by any means will keep us from all He has
stored up for us.
BREAKING
NEWS: Muslim & Arab Attack in Amsterdam against Tel Aviv Maccabi
fans as police stand idly by. Plant Hope
Israel’s Jennifer Guetta originally from Holland gives the update here on YouTube. King of the
Netherlands says country failed Jews in the Holocaust ‘and last night we failed
again.’
Arrows
from Zion
Summarized from the Weekly Summary of Prayer
Requests Israeli Ministries
Eitan Shishkoff who is the founder of the Fields of Wheat ministry devoted to
Israeli youth in “Equipping for the Harvest” sends a ministry, that for the
first time I can pass along the link so you can go read it in full online. This
is such a big plus because there is always more I would like you all to be able
to see from the ministry letters that I just don’t have room to share in this
limited space. But now you don’t have to miss out a single word in the Fields
of Wheat letter, Look at the
Fields. Read in full online
Eitan shares
the backstory of this ministry to the youth in Israel –directly from his own
youthful call from God in 1974. It’s a story of a hippie who came to Yeshua
that Israeli young people are always greatly interested to hear. (They never can
imagine how we really were in our own youth! LOL)
He also speaks to their need in
Israel for our support in prayer and finances because the scale of the work is
so great they must have our help. Take his words to heart, please: “This is a
cooperative effort. It is a sacred, shared calling. Thank you for hearing his
voice and heeding His call. That we are living in momentous times is no
hyperbole. Yeshua said “…the harvest is the end of the age.” His prime concern
is to reach lost sheep. I’m reminded that He once spoke of “the lost sheep of the house of
Israel.” While the Lord surely wants
all to be saved, He will not return until He hears this cry from
Jerusalem, “Baruch haBa baShem Adonai—Blessed is He who comes in the name of
the Lord” (Matthew 23:39).
Evan Levine of HaTikva is “Proclaiming
the Year of the Lord’s Favor in Yeshua’s Name” –
getting this theme from Isaiah 40:2, “‘Comfort,
O comfort My people,’ says your God. ‘Speak tenderly to Jerusalem, and proclaim
to her that her hard service has been completed.’” The HaTikva Project has
been “comforting Zion” since 2009. Evan writes that “This year, we have set
a bold goal: To extend our reach even further and deepen our support for those
who are hurting. Whether it’s a child who has been neglected and needs a
loving home, a Holocaust survivor seeking essential dental care, or a
struggling believer in need of practical help, we are determined to be
Comforters of Zion, providing for and comforting every one of these precious
lives.”
Learn more about the humanitarian
aid of HaTikva on the
website, and follow HaTikva Project and HaTikva Families on Facebook. Evan writes, “We cannot do it
without you. Join
Comforters of Zion”
THERE ARE MANY CHRISTIAN AND TRADITIONAL
JEWISH MINISTRIES THAT INTERNATIONAL CHRISTIANS DONATE FUNDS TO WITHOUT
REALIZING THAT ONLY THE CITIZEN ISRAELI MESSIANIC JEWISH MINISTRIES WHO
ARE ACTUALLY SHARING THE GOSPEL OF YESHUA. Arrows prayer summary has
always been about sharing the work and contact information to Christians so
they could not only give humanitarian aid, but also have a part in
the spiritual harvest in Israel.
Sally Shiff of the Kfar Saba congregation HaMayaan continues her daily short
email reports of the news and emotional atmosphere in Israel since she began
updating after the Hamas attack now over a year ago. A dual citizen, Sally also
– like most Israelis – rejoiced over the election of Donald Trump in the United
States. Sally, like many of us, see it as God’s mercies and so important to the
US relationship with Israel. Sally writes, “Just to
give you some insight on how Israel feels about the election and her selection
of candidates, only 11% of the population is for Harris, the rest is for Trump.”
Two major points across many
days of major points from Sally: 1. “the most drastic effect of the
war is the generation of warriors, our soldiers. The orphans and widows left
behind, and the wounded soldiers and their families: 12,000
Wounded in Israel: Young Generation Under Fire …she writes that the nations of the world put
misplaced pressure on Israel rather than Iran. 2. A new front is emerging,
and that is the Religious opting out of IDF service making the rest of the
population of conscripted men and women have to return every 4 months who are
in reserves and extending service to 3 years instead of the 2. This video is the Israeli news headlines
expanding on this sensitive issue: Crisis Point: Reserve Duty & Budget
Cuts Reshape Israeli Society
Still receiving 75 rockets a day on
average she wties, “Our IDF is the physical army, but YOU are the army of God
upholding them (and us) in prayer.”
WAR
& HOLIDAYS | The beautiful sukkah
pictured above was in the Tents of
Mercy congregation in Kiryat Yam in northern Israel and led by Avi and Hannah
Tekel. They write, “War does a strange thing to one’s perception of time. It
feels as though time is going by quickly and yet also standing still. The days
flow in an endless loop as we do our best to function normally despite the
countless interruptions of the Homefront Command "app" warning us of
incoming danger. Notifications are quickly followed by sirens calling us to
take cover in our safe rooms. If it is a barrage of rockets we only need to
shelter for 10 minutes. Most unnerving are the loud blasts of rockets being
intercepted or falling uninterrupted to hit the ground (this happens a small
percentage of the time). In the event that the sirens are warning of a UAV
(unmanned aerial vehicle) the waiting time is longer and we don't always hear a
blast confirming that the event is over, which is frustrating and scary.
In the
midst of it all, we did our best to serve our community and commemorate the
holidays. The celebrations were absolutely overshadowed by the escalation of
the war in our area and the fact that Sukkot/Simchat Torah marked a full
biblical year since the beginning of the war. This made us understand in a
new way, that celebrating can be something we do purely because it is commanded
- even if our feelings don’t line up (Deuteronomy 16:14). And yet, as we celebrate
the joy comes! We hope you will enjoy this short video summarizing our Rosh
HaShana service.
@tentsofmercy
Follow us on Instagram as we post short clips from our meetings, weekly
ministry activities and updates about what's happening in Israel.
Gil and Tamar Afrait of the Tel Aviv Tiferet
Yeshua congregation write about “Doing His Works While it is Still
Day: You Can Be a Part of
Israel's Redemption Story.” As the Lord
continues to write His story that began for us in the book of Genesis, this
current chapter feels critical and momentous. We are experiencing the dramatic
unfolding of history here in Israel—the place where God’s plan for global
redemption began and where it will culminate. At Congregation Tiferet
Yeshua in Tel Aviv, we recognize the lateness of the hour and feel urgency to
keep working as long as it is day. Watch this
4:22 minute video from the ministry
team at Tiferet Yeshua speaking to the history of the modern State of Israel
and how God Himself restored the State, and how He has been leading Israeli
Messianic Jews in the spiritual restoration of their nation too. Every
supporter of Tiferet Yeshua Congregation has a share in this work and the fruit
it brings, helping write life stories of Israelis who find Messiah, grow in
faith, get a hot meal and prayer, and so much more! Please consider joining us with a year-end gift
Out of many prayer points for the week sent by the Aliyah Prayer Center on 11/3,
these are the condensed version: Pray for the Lebanon front | Pray that this would be the last war with
Hezbollah and that Lebanon (not Hezbollah) would be able to have the strength
to continue the defeat Islamic jihadism in their state. | Pray for the Gaza
front | Sadly several Israeli soldiers have been killed from booby traps
this past week in Gaza. Please pray for the soldiers to stay alert and safe.
Pray that Hamas would be defeated once and for all!...(pray for) a better
future for Gaza, provide righteous leadership to oversee this, and that Gaza
would be free from Islamic jihadism and terrorism. | Pray! Iran is once
again threatening to attack us | So pray that all of the plans of the enemy
will be thwarted and that God would once again cover Israel like a canopy from
any attack from Iran. And if attacked, that the government and IDF would have
the wisdom to know how to respond. | Pray for the economy | God promises
blessing on the wine, olive oil, and livestock. Pray that it would be so. And
we also think of those that have just made Aliyah (immigrated) to Israel, that
they would find jobs that would cause them to flourish in the land.| Pray
for the return of the hostages | Pray for the elections in the USA |
The Presidential election in the USA has an effect on Israel and many countries
around the world.| Pray for our Leadership and Government, and decision
makers | The weight and responsibility on the shoulders of our leaders is
not enviable.| Pray for the peace of Jerusalem! This is the highest blessing! May the
Prince of Peace rule and reign in our hearts and in this land! THANK YOU SO
MUCH FOR YOUR PRAYERS IN THIS WAR SEASON!
Dov Bikas of the Aviv ministry to
addicts in Tel Aviv and Evangelism, Rehab and Women’s Refuge in Beer Sheva
(continues from last week) | “Thank you for your prayers for the situation
in Israel! Beyond the military conflict, there has also been a sharp rise in
terrorist attacks….a terrorist incident in our city, Beersheba, right at
the central bus station. A 19-year old girl, a soldier, was killed, and many
other people were injured.
Ministry for Women | A few
months ago, we launched a free dance class featuring Israeli and Messianic
songs for women from our Shelter, as well as any other women interested in joining.
This initiative is another way to share the Good News with local women, and the
group is steadily growing, bringing joy through fellowship and dancing.
Unbelievers have also begun to attend…. Please pray for the continued growth of
this ministry and that all participants come to know the Lord!
Shlomy and Miriam Abramov I see daily on Facebook sharing their ministry activities, but rarely do they send an email report which is what I work from – (like many of the younger ministries who send much on Instagram or Signal but not much via email!). They write, “. The war rages on in the North, South and within the West Bank. God’s abundant mercy has been with Israel but we are losing many people in this war. Hearts are being prepared for Christ to return. |We finished our goal of handing out 1,000 books explaining Ezekiel 38-39. We had many encounters with Israelis telling them about the Scripture promises and they agreed to take the materials. Many are given a chance to receive Messiah in their hearts too on our outreaches. Awake Israel has shared many goods again with the army, local schools and families. November a group came to join us as we gave the gospel message and blankets to a holocaust home and senior home. Awake Israel went to the local beaches and sang gospel songs with a team of 12. Many heard the message of hope and the name of which no other name may a man must be saved, Yeshua, Jesus. In the midst of the darkness His light is going forth. How grateful we are for you helping us make this happen! Our car was fixed and we thank God for this as we are able to push forward in full force ahead for the kingdom of God in Israel.
Yeshua’s Inheritance Howard
Bass sent his monthly prayer letter, packed with great wisdom as I am used to
seeing from him. “The
country remains in multiple layers of trauma, yet as much as possible, life
goes on. This has been a Jewish
trait throughout the millennia, since the true and only worthy God has chosen
them, and the nation of Israel, for His glory. He is drawing attention
to Himself through the return of the Jewish people to their ancestral homeland,
which He promised, with an oath, to give them. This
war is spiritual in nature, having to do with these very things of the
sovereign Creator of the Universe, and the glory of His holy name. There is a supernatural element that can
otherwise not be explained, as to how despite suffering in a unique way as
a particular people and nation, yet they continue to persevere with a hope
that, somehow, all will work out for the good. We know, that except for the
goodness and grace of YHVH God, nothing will work out well for anyone in the
day of judgment, which is often put aside in our thinking. Salvation is
in no other name under Heaven than Yeshua the Messiah/Jesus Christ…. Only
being born-again by the Holy Spirit, and becoming a new creation, can we
overcome by our faith in who Jesus Christ really is, and what His shed blood of
the cross accomplished to satisfy the Father's righteous love. A big price to pay, and He will not allow it to be
trivialized.”
Watch this video Howard put
out mid-Oct about the potential widening of the war, Biblical
thoughts about this war.
He also shares about his and Randi’s
recent trip to Bulgaria for a “festive Friday
evening program, with a Sabbath evening meal for those who attended. The
next day was a parade through the city, with heavy police presence. (Randi and
I were accompanied by security guards wherever we went from the time that we
arrived at our hotel on Thursday.) We paraded through the streets with
flags from many nations, Hebrew songs and dance, getting to a large public
park, where the organizers had constructed a large sukkah/booth. There was
praise and worship, testimonies. People walking in the park were drawn by
the Holy Spirit to see what was going on. I was given the opportunity to preach
evangelistically in the park, as well as to exhort the believers who were part
of the event. On Sonday, we went to
a church in Plovdiv (possibly Phillipi in the NT), and I taught and shared some
of my testimony there.” He writes, “Bulgaria was the only nation that saved
its Jews from being deported by the Nazis during that horrible period of
the Holocaust.” This is especially noteworthy considering the attack against
Jews today in Amsterdam!
Israel Pochtar of Beit Hallel and Voice
of Judah Ministries give a report on how they are tackling the hidden war
of poverty that has left many Israeli citizens struggling to endure. As pastor Israel
notes, While the media remains hyper focused on the needs of the
Palestinians, struggles of Israeli’s are overlooked and marginalized. Your
gift to our Winter
Relief Project can change the struggle for
many needy Israeli families this winter.| VIDEO: From Prayer
to Purpose: A Pastor’s Journey of Faith and Love for Israel | A Timely
Update from Israel as the Jewish Month of Cheshvan Commences - the first month after Israel’s series of feasts, the
nation returns to daily life. Yet, Israel faces the ongoing challenges of a
serious military threat—a reminder of the need for constant prayer and
dependence on God. WATCH |
Refuge in
the Storm Women's Meeting | Many are
struggling but “The women in our community especially bear a unique burden, as
they strive to provide comfort to their families and strength to their loved
ones.” Read more online
Also Avner’s previous article The Weight of Babylon connects
the ancient Biblical histories of the strange bedfellows of Israel once and
current enemies.
Although Evan shares many
testimonies of those significant contacts with Israelis last month for Shelanu,
my space is limited here. I will just stress to you that although the link
above to the station is for English speakers – the real thrust of ShelanuTV is
its Hebrew speaking station where they are reaching Israelis daily. This is a
great ministry to support because many Israeli ministries are putting their
messages online at Shelanu and many who have never heard the message of Yeshua
are getting it in their own language. Evan writes, “Your
prayers and support are helping to bring the nation of Israel closer
and closer to that day when they will lift their eyes and look upon Yeshua,
their Messiah, and cry out in repentance for salvation. He will answer with a mighty roar as He
reaches out His hand and saves the nation of Israel from her enemies once more
and for all eternity!
Avi Mirachi writes about the tragic Hezballah attack that took the life of a young female solider as 150 rockets came down on Northern Israel and Ben Gurion Airport. He writes, “We are living through a relentless wave of terror. This suffering has brought many to our doors.” Dugit’s humanitarian aid is reaching many people in great need – and they could reach so many more in the name of Yeshua with our Christian help in the nations. Avi writes, “In these critical moments, the people of Israel need the support of friends like you. You can donate here to help us continue to relieve and bless.”
Ariel Blumenthal continues his series with a video teaching on A Cup of Reeling for the Nations. .. a major shift that has happened in just the past 10 days in Israel. This
shift is significant in relationship to Zechariah 8-14 and the fulfillment of
prophecies leading up to the Second Coming. (Also continue
reading) | Plus Director of Communications here at
Tikkun Global Felipe Hasegawa writes From Remnant to Remnant. He
is with Asher & Betty in Brazil for several ministry appointments hosted by JesusCopy and Tikkun
Brazil. One is “Covenant Relationships” at work....continues here including
info of two live sessions of Asher speaking on Saturday Nov 9th 7:35am EST and
5:45pm EST LINK HERE