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Also I want to encourage you to get hold of Brondon’s just-released book, The Israel Mandate, detailing how in Jerusalem for the Feasts, God began to speak to him through Nehemiah 6 on the day before Hamas attacked Israel. In this video Brondon says, "We need to be sure and secure about what God has spoken to us." Listen and be encouraged!
Brondon says when he read his morning devotional from Nehemiah on October 6th 2023 in Jerusalem God began to speak to him about what was coming before he knew anything was coming. He wrote all during the next 17 days as Israel was plunged into war with Hamas and all flights in and out of Israel ceased. He wrote what God was showing him during that period which is the basis of his book, "The Israel Mandate: The Believers Role in Standing with Israel During the Time of Jacobs Trouble."
In this 2024 video recorded this week again from Jerusalem, Brondon says of Nehemiah 6, "This is where God began to introduce to me the scenarios that would take place with both Israel and the prayer movement of those who pray for Israel. In Nehemiah 6:3 he understood that God was encouraging him to be able to stand through all that would begin to come the following day. He understood verse 3 as prophetically for him. Others will relate to it too, just as I have.
God was saying to him and to those who pray for Israel: "You are doing a good work. Don't come down — don't become discouraged and don’t feel like what you're doing doesn't matter."
A Prayer strategy
Against
Deceiving influences from Acts 13
by Donna Diorio
October 22: This exploded in my spirit this morning as I read from a prophetic
Christian I follow on Facebook named Garris Elkins. He wrote, "Sometimes the main players in a scenario are not those in
positions of visible power. Those who stand at their side and influence their
decisions are the real power brokers. A situation in Paul’s life illustrates
how this happens."
Acts 13, picking up just after at
God’s order Paul and Barnabas were set aside in Antioch to carry the Gospel to
the Gentiles. The pair set off for what is now Syria to sail for Cyprus. There the
principal city of the island Cyprus, Salamis, they “proclaimed the word of God
in the Jewish synagogues.” They traveled the whole island as far as maritime
city of Paphos “where they found a Jewish sorcerer and false prophet named
Bar-Jesus, an attendant of the proconsul, Sergius Paulus.”
As proconsul, Serguis Paulus, was
the highest authority of the island country — the Proconsul. With him was a
false magi (sorcerer) and pseudoprophetes (false prophet) – a Jew who name was
Barjesus (son of Jesus). An intelligent man, Paulus sent for Paul and Barnabas
wanting to the word of God, but the Jewish sorcerer/false prophet “withstood
them, seeking to turn away the proconsul from the faith.”
Verse 9-12: “Then Saul, (who also is
called Paul,) filled with the Holy Ghost, set his eyes on him, And said, “O
child of the devil and enemy of all righteousness, you are full of all kinds of
deceit and trickery! Will you never stop perverting the straight ways of the
Lord? Now look, the hand of the Lord is against you, and for a time you will be
blind and unable to see the light of the sun.’ Immediately mist and darkness
came over him, and he groped about, seeking someone to lead him by the hand. When
the proconsul saw what had happened, he believed, for he was astonished at the
teaching about the Lord.”
Even
intelligent men can be led astray by those who influence them. I
believe this is as true of intelligent believers as it is of intelligent
secular leaders.
Garris Elkins wrapped up his
comments on this by writing: “We may be
spending too much time trying to convince people in power to do the right thing
while aiming our efforts for change at the wrong target. Those who have
attached themselves to the victims of their deceit need to be our primary
focus. Only when these demonic attachments are broken will we see real change
take place.”
When I read that, I knew it was
the right application for praying over all those Christians who have been
deceived in thinking that they were doing the right thing to donate to the
unsaved Israeli rabbis and organizations INSTEAD of those Israeli Ministries
carrying the Gospel to their fellow countrymen.
If you see the wisdom in this let it guide you in praying for a breaking
of the influences that are influencing all those who should be supporting the
work of Yeshua’s ministry in Israel.
I did note that Paul himself had
been struck blind in order to turn him from his murderous, anti-Messiah mission
chasing after believers who had fled to Damascus from religious persecution in
Israel. Paul knew personally that God would strike someone temporarily blind to
get their attention. There is probably something in your own past that God has
used to get your attention and turn you around.
If you don’t quite have faith to speak temporary blindness, use what you
have personally experience and have God will do to free the victims of the
deceivers influencing them in the opposite way God desires to see them go.
“You are doing a good work. Don't
come down....don't become discouraged and don’t feel like what you're doing
doesn't matter."
I would like to make an appeal on behalf of
donations to support my work. I have been filing each week for the
past 23 years and believe it has always been a worthwhile and beneficial tool
to bridge the gap between the Israeli Ministries and international Christians. If
you can afford to do so, please pray
about sending a special gift this month to me. Email me if you need donation information to ArrowsDDiorio at Protonmail.com
Arrows
from Zion
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Requests Israeli Ministries
Guy Cohen, who leads the Harvest of Asher congregation in Acco, shares a good
word about John 7 when Yeshua’s brothers provoked him to go up to Jerusalem to
celebrate Sukkot with them. What Guy saw was the similarity to Joseph’s
brothers and the trap they were preparing for Him. Guy questions how it was
that his people saw the miracles, heard Yeshua’s teaching of God’s Word, but
they could not recognize who He was. Guy writes that the religious leaders of
that time had a “desire to control the people (that) was greater than their ability to see the
truth. This spirit of stubbornness was blocking their eyes from seeing
Messiah, our redeemer.” It is a warning once again to Christian and Messianic
religious leaders today.
Cohen, who comes from a
family of traditional rabbinic Jews, writes, “In my spirit, I long to see my
people - In the last day, that great day of the feast, rejoicing in streams of
living water, giving glory to Yeshua.” Yeshua
DID go up to Jerusalem to celebrate the Feast of Tabernacles, and as “the pouring
of water drawn from the Spring of Siloah over the altar in the temple was
celebrated” Yeshua declared Himself the fulfillment of that prophetic symbol: ““If anyone thirsts, let him come to Me and
drink. He who believes in Me, as the
Scripture has said, out of his heart will flow rivers of living water.”
(John 7:38)
Many Christians deny the
significance of the God-given Feasts of the LORD that speak of Jesus. This is a
wake up call for all of them.
There is also a powerful report from Reuven Doron on Sukkot, the Feast of Tabernacles.
You can read in full
here. But I want to highlight a few things included in this prayer letter that
holds true for so many of the Messianic
Jewish ministers in Israel. One is how there are “Five
fighting members of one family, and many more serving in the extended family.” Three of them were blessed by the IDF to attend
Sukkot at home with the family. One who was recently deployed however was in
close proximity to “the tragic hit of an explosive Hezbollah drone that blew
up the roof of a Golani Brigade dining-hall during supper time. Four young
soldiers were killed, and 64 were injured. Our relative had arrived at the
Golani Brigade Camp right before the drone attack, and his command group was in
the process of setting up camp by the outer parameters not far from the dining
hall. He helped carry out the dead and the wounded. We all, along with
his wife and children, gave thanks to the Lord for preserving his life. “He
who dwells in the secret place of the Most High shall abide under the shadow of
the Almighty…. Psalm 91:1-4. Thank you for praying with us for miracles.” If
you are following Reuven’s reports here or through his mailing list, you will
recognize that it was a son was referring to here.
He also writes about how “dramatically
quiet” Israel has been since Iran directly attacked Israel for a second
time and how Israel was going to respond to that strike of 400 ballistic
missiles on October 1. Reven wrote that the silence was “keeping the Iranian
Mullahs locked in nervous suspense. The Day of Atonement, however, was
burned into the minds of billions all around the world. God’s ways are
not our ways, and He will fulfill His purpose in the most unusual ways. The
Bible tells us that Israel’s miraculous restoration to the Land of Promise is
intended to draw attention to God HIMSELF. It’s His way of awakening
slumbering masses, and calling many to repent and return to HIM.
“The Ekklesia Church was
commissioned and empowered to bring the Good News of Messiah to all nations, but Israel is God’s
demonstration of His power and sovereignty. What He accomplishes in and through Israel is
intentional in order to get the world’s attention. In your prayers remember
not only the harvest in Israel, but likewise throughout the world. 1 Cor
10:11
There is great
insight shared in the sections concerning the war fronts, including God
exposing the UN for “the hideous role the UN has been playing in the Middle East.
With its growing institutional unbridled hatred and rejection of Israel, we
will not be surprised to see Israel walking away from this deceived and
deceiving organization at some point.” And since America and many Western
Nations have played a part in funding the evil doings against Israel, Reuven
writes, “God only knows how
many billions of dollars of international aid were used to build up Gaza’s
Hamas terror army.
Ignoring God’s laws, the
West has been fooled and tricked by Islam, and
the window of time to make corrections is closing daily. We pray for the coming
US elections. A strong and principled America is essential to keeping the
world sane. Read more online at Facebook
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From David’s Tent in Beer Sheva, I have to say
Avner Boskey is one of the most high
quality writers I know. If he wasn’t Messianic he would be snapped up by any
number of American or Israeli think tanks. His research and writing
presentation are just that good. In Avner’s latest, “Hitler and
Hamas – a tale of two sofas,” he compares the
life and deaths of Hitlar and Sinwar. It is an expertly woven tale with many
details of the minds and modes the two operated in.
Avner's
"research shows that both Hitler’s Nazism and Sinwar’s Hamas Islamism are
based on highly motivated ideologies and strategies. Just as it would have
seemed total madness for the Allies to have appealed to the Führer in 1944 for
a ceasefire, so it is equally the height of folly for the US Administration, Western diplomats, Russia,
China and the United Nations to champion the forcing of Israel into a ceasefire with the
spiritual descendants of Hitler –
Hamas, Hezbollah and the Islamic Republic of Iran. Yet POTUS Biden and VP
Harris, White House spokesman John Kirby, French President
Macron, German Chancellor Schotz, UN Chief Guterres, EU
Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and VP Borrell, Canada’s
Trudeau and the UK’s Starmer are all turning the thumbscrews on the
Jewish state, bullying them to throw in the towel and declare both a ceasefire
with Hamas and a speedy withdrawal from Lebanon." Read it in full online at Davidstent.
Chaim Malespin of Aliyah Return
Center has both zeal and the strength of a true warrior of God in Israel.
He fights at the frontlines, produces a daily video from wherever he is and
still has time to write about his spiritual insights as a minister of the
Gospel in Israel. This letter from Oct 10th picked up the
similarities in a Jewish wedding and the Feast of Tabernacles: “At a Jewish wedding, the couple are married under
a ”huppa” which is very similar to a “sukkah”. Both are temporary coverings
which represent divine protection and God’s holy presence. Also both a wedding
and the Feast of Tabernacles is a time of joy and celebration. Both have very
similar connotations.” He cites Isaiah 4:5-6 and writes, “This canopy
connects again to both the Jewish wedding “huppa” and the Feast of Tabernacles
“Sukkah”. This promised canopy and shelter possibly represents a renewed
intimate covenant between God and His people. A promise of His protection and
blessing. It makes me excited and hopeful!
Subscribe and follow Chaim’s daily
videos (from the Front) on Youtube
You know there is often more than one
application of truths in God’s Word that can be equally true? There is a
primary meaning but there can be secondary meanings too. This is what I
realized was going on when I listened to Tikkun
Global’s Ariel Blumenthal’s video teaching Our
Scapegoat, Sacrificed Outside the Camp. This is an exceptional understanding of the (scape)goat sent out into the
wilderness, as Ariel notes, “This wilderness is
where the demons of the Canaanites were worshipped; the same wilderness that Yeshua was sent into
after He was immersed by John.”
My understanding of the scapegoat
– which I believe is a solid application of God’s Word too – is that the
scapegoat represents unbelieving Israel, banished into exile to live in the
wilderness of the nations according to what “all the people” cried out to
Pilate in Matthew 27:25 “Then answered
all the people, and said, His blood be on us, and on our children.” In
the almost 2,000 years in exile, this is what befell the Jewish people who
became scapegoats in the wilderness . But God said that the nations/gentiles
went beyond what He sanctioned. “Proclaim this word: This is what the LORD
of Hosts says: ‘I am very jealous for Jerusalem and Zion, 15 but I am
fiercely angry with the nations that are at ease. For I was a little angry, but
they have added to the calamity.’ 16 Therefore this is what the LORD says:
‘I will return to Jerusalem with mercy, and there My house will be rebuilt,
declares the LORD of Hosts...." Zechariah 1:14-15
Also from Tikkun, Asher Intrater
shows how bad the UNIFL failure really is in UNIFL — Two
Questions: Why? What? | Plus Guy Cohen
brings the good news about The Father's
Love: “There are over eight billion
people in the world. Each one of us is unique and special. Each of us is known
personally by God, and we are all connected by the need for love.”
PLUS GREAT NEWS “We are thrilled to
announce that we have the keys to Tikkun Global's new home!” We Got the
Keys! Click to watch VIDEO by Asher Intrater and from Ariel a sneak peek of the crew
getting started on the demolition: Now It’s
DEMO Time!
Avi Mizrachi of the Dugit Messianic
Outreach in Tel Aviv, Avi writes about the Feast of Tabernacles when
hundreds of rocket and drone attacks and lone terrorist gunmen shattered the
peace and joy of the holiday. “The days when we
could safely gather without fear seem like a distant memory. Here in Israel,
the threat of violence is constant, and it weighs heavily on the hearts of
everyone—especially during what should be a time of peace and reflection. But we are not giving up hope. We are
standing firm, trusting in the Lord's protection and provision. IN YESHUA WE
TRUST—HE IS OUR HOPE OF GLORY! In the midst of these terrifying attacks,
Dugit Outreach Ministries has not stopped serving the people of Israel—both
physically and spiritually. Every day, we are handing out food and
much-needed supplies from our Distribution Center to those affected and
displaced by the violence. We are
sharing the love of Yeshua with those seeking hope.
“We need your help today to continue
this vital work. Your prayers and support are essential as we reach out to the
broken, the hurting, the displaced across Israel, and our war-torn soldiers. Your BEST
gift today will make a difference for
families who have lost everything. Please help us provide food, shelter, and
the hope of Yeshua to those in need.”
Leon Mazin who leads the Return to Zion
Congregation in Haifa and is part of the Tikkun Israel ministries, writes, “On
the first week of October our two
Congregations – Return to Zion and Or Chai – together celebrated Rosh
ha-Shana Feast (Jewish New Year Holiday). Our believers from the City of
Nazareth unfortunately could not join us due to the tense situation in the
country. In our Congregations we prefer to call this Feasts - “Hag ha-Trua”,
which means the Feast of Trumpets. It was really a very joyful time. We
praised the Lord together: we glorified Him with our songs; our children and
adults danced together. The sharp sound of the shofar reminded us about God’s
Shofar in the Heaven and about the time of His divine interference in the
history of humanity to restore the Earth and to put everything in His perfect
order. And, of course, we prayed for all of the Israeli soldiers.”
“….During these days (Feast of
Tabernacles) we are interceding for salvation of all the nations in the world
and we invite you to join us in these prayers. The day afterwards is Shimhat
Tora - the Joy of the Tora. We will read the last portion of the Tora and roll
it to the beginning while praising God. Then we’ll start to read it all over
again. May God bless you and your loved ones!
"Restoring & proclaiming the faith in Yeshua in Israel!" VISIT US ONLINE
Israel Pochtar pasturing the Beit Hallel
congregation in Ashdod writes and sends this video on Sukkot: For
All Who Thirst —The Feast of Tabernacles in Light of the New Testament.
“In the Gospel of John, we read that while Jesus’
disciples went ahead to the festival, Jesus chose a different path. He
arrived in Jerusalem quietly, not seeking the spotlight. Yet, the
anticipation for His presence was unmistakable. The religious leaders and
the people alike were searching for Him, wondering where He was, expecting
Him to take part in this sacred celebration as He always had...continue to
read and Watch the video
Also read and watch this good report Bringing the
Gospel to Jerusalem: Lives Transformed by the Power of Yeshua “The
Gospel was preached boldly, and the response was overwhelming. During the altar call, more than 75% of those
present stood to receive Yeshua as their Lord and Savior! It was a sacred
moment—a glimpse of God’s transforming power at work, filling people with the
hope, peace, and grace they desperately longed for.”
From the Revive Israel community
led by Youval & Valerie Yanay, read this good word: Let Us Make
Here Three Tabernacles | by Tal Haroni |The
beautiful festival of Sukkot (Feast of Tabernacles) reminds us of a profound
truth: We have no permanent home here on this earth.
Also Watch The
Temporary here.
The Yanay’s speak of their time together
with the Revive families and some who are not yet believers during Succot, the
Feast of Tabernacles. “We ask for your prayers that these moments will
strengthen our relationships and enable us to shine the light of the Messiah to
those closest to us. This is a crucial time for our nation. Our people
are filled with so many mixed emotions as Israel is still at war. We need the
hand of God to guide our leaders, to make God-honoring decisions, and not for
personal gain. Continue to pray for the protection of our soldiers, residents
all throughout the north who receive barrages of rockets on a daily basis. Just
this last week four soldiers were killed when a drone hit their base. And,
please don’t cease praying for the safe return of all of the hostages. Our
prayer this Sukkot is for the hearts of our people to turn back to God and find
salvation in Yeshua. . . .
“We would also like to thank you for
fervently praying for our winter program! The Lord has truly answered
and has brought us a solid group of people. We thank the Lord for this grace and the
special calling to equip the younger generation to follow God and draw closer
to Him. We are in a challenging time, and these young people are blessed to
root themselves in their faith and find strength in the Lord. Please continue
to pray for us….” |
Aleksey Raikhstadt who leads the Beit Immanuel Congregation in Jaffa sends greetings and thanks for your “your faithful prayers, and may God’s hand move
mightily in our nation and among His people.” He writes, “Today, more than
ever, Jerusalem and all of Israel need your prayers for healing, wisdom, and
strength. Lift up the nation of Israel in your prayers. Pray for our leaders,
our soldiers, grieving families, and Israeli civilians, especially those under
continual rocket fire. Our hearts especially cry out for the safe return of all
hostages still being held captive. Every life is precious to God, and we
believe in His power to restore and redeem even in the most hopeless
situations. “
Sally Shiff, intercessor at HaMaayan in Kfar Saba writes of
the wonderful times together with the congregation during Sukkot, and “Friday
night I enjoyed shabbat dinner with my family down south in Zikim, 1 mile from
Gaza. From that distance you can see [the destruction in] Gaza. I don't
think Sinwar fully thought through his plan when he attacked us on October 7.
Now he is dead, most of his terrorists are dead, his weapons cache is
obliterated, and Gaza is in rubble. All
thanks to the Lord! Hezbollah is still sending us rockets and UAV's with at
least 50 a day. Yesterday, they tried to assassinate Netanyahu by targeting
his house. Thankfully he was not there, and the house is still intact....Hamas
(whoever is in charge, it's rumored its Sinwar's brother) is still holding on,
not returning the hostages. We need to pray for total and complete capitulation
and hostages found by us, safe and alive: all of them. (except the ones we know
are dead, and we want them returned too)
From Gil & Tamar Afriat who lead the Tiferet Yeshua congregation write: “We feel it is important to share with you this
special update: with all the information
flooding the media about what is happening in Israel, and with events
unfolding so quickly and dramatically, it is easy to miss the larger
picture of what is happening here right now: it is no exaggeration to
say these events are prophetic and historic.”
". . . .in August (2023), Oren, a
teacher from Tiferet Yeshua, shared a prophetic word with the congregation
leadership. Last year, Oren gave an amazingly accurate word before the October
7th massacre: it was a great help and comfort to us when we were reeling in
fear and confusion after the attack." Read
in full online
As we write this, we
know that Israel is planning a major strike against Iran. According to the encouraging word we have
received, please
pray with us that: God would grant
us a decisive and miraculous victory over Iran just as He has done with
Hezbollah | He would bring a swift and decisive resolution to the wars in Gaza
and Lebanon | All the hostages held in Gaza would be released…. At the same
time, our soldiers are still engaged in fierce battles in the Gaza Strip and
southern Lebanon, and every week there are losses. We all have friends and
loved ones who are on the front lines risking their lives daily to win this
war: please
pray with us.
Israeli Messianic commentator Cookie
Schwaeber-Issan is published every day of the week in Israel and well worth
paying attention to her columns. Some recent ones: Kamala
Harris said what? | There is a
price to pay for a terror-free world | A Middle East Makeover: Let’s start with
Ayatollah Khamenei | Warning to
America: Your days of freedom are numbered | Most
Americans are completely unaware of what is happening right under their nose,
especially if they live in a quiet, country setting where not much has changed
over the last 30 years. The thought that thousands of well-placed Palestinians
who, seemingly came to live on their shores for a better life, but who, in
reality, are plotting a takeover, seems like the stuff of conspiracy theories.
Continue reading online AND PLEASE take the time to read the comments as well!
Donna: Let me encourage you to also read
A New York Post article that
nicely dovetails what Cookie’s Warning above tells Americans: Published
10/22/2024 How
Iran-Hamas’ deadly alliance was born — in America by Lorenzo Vidino and Lara Burns. Let me tell you,
Lara Burns knows of what she writes in this piece. I had many hours of
watching Special Agent Lara Burns as the chief government witness to enter FBI
documentation of the networked development of Hamas representatives across the
United States. Burns was the chief govt witness in the 2007 Holy Land
Foundation trial that ended in mistrial when it was shown there was a false
tally reported to the judge of how the jury voting. When the government
re-tried the case in 2008 – despite all of the “experts” saying they wouldn’t be
able to get convictions so why bother? — all five of the HLF defendants were
convicted on all remaining counts and imprisoned in Super Max prisons.
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God listens to what
we tell Him we want out of our walk  October 21, 2024: Somewhere around 1990 I spent a year doing a personal study
of why Christians failed the Jews
during and as the Nazi's were rising in Germany. I just started reading books
at my library, and let them springboard me into other books I could order.
That went on for a literal 12-month period. I was also in a Jewish discussion
group out of Georgetown University where I also was able to talk with some on
the subject and get other recommended reading. That is how I found Eberhard
Bethge's biography of Dietrich Bonhoeffer. A "beast" of a book at 993
pages, at many points I remember lying in my bed reading it with adrenaline
pumping. It had me on the edge of my seat reading about how desperately he
tried to awaken the Christian world what has happening with Hitler and the
Nazi party. No one wanted to listen. They preferred their peaceable
endeavors. Bonhoeffer, respected as he was, but considered overwrought in his
warnings.
God listens to what we tell Him we want out of our walk apparently, because at that time I told God if the time ever came in my life time as it had in Bonhoeffer's that I wanted to be a Bonhoeffer. I didn’t want to be a Christian asleep to the dangers that were afoot and #1 especially not a Christian who was deceived about the Jewish people - failing them and even worse I believe, failing the Jews in the faith of Jesus. I had just in the remaining years of the 1980's learned that there were many Messianic Jews in existence. I knew them mostly online, from the internet of the day, Bulletin Boards and groups like I was involved in with the Georgetown university discussion groups. Those were critical learning years for me, and then with the discovery of 'real live' Messianic Jews in my town, I began on the learning curve of what is Messianic Judaism. It is a steep learning curve and many Christians get lost down 'rabbi trails' but for me, I discovered Israeli Messianic Jews and suddenly my focus narrowed to them and what it means to be "one new man" in Messiah. The first real revelation God showed me about them was from the apostle Paul’s teaching that it was the Christians’ DUTY to minister to the financial/material support of Messianic Jews in Israel. Romans 15:27 Paul tells the Christians in Rome that “Macedonia and Achaia” were making a SPECIFIC contribution for the poor (financially distress) saints (holy believers) which are at Jerusalem. Ro 15:27 It pleased them truly; and their DEBTORS they are. For if the Gentiles/Christians have been made partakers of their Messianic Jewish spiritual things, their duty is also to minister unto them in carnal/material, financial needs. Paul did NOT teach Christians that they needed to fund the Sanhedrin, the rabbis of traditional Judaism, the rabbinic schools or any other group who were NOT IN THE FAITH OF JESUS among those living in Israel. God has mightily used Christian goodwill toward the entire Jewish people and the nation of Israel - but now Christians have no discernment whatsoever about who to financially support in Israel. It has NEVER changed from the days Paul was teaching the Gentile churches to send donations to the BELIEVERS in Israel. That is exactly why Paul had to go to Jerusalem that last time, even knowing he was going to be arrested if he did. He had a mission from God to set the example of Christian donations to the BELIEVERS in Israel. I have devoted the last 25 years of my life to the same cause, no matter what it has cost me along the way or will cost me in the future. God listens to what we want our lives to be about, and I'm positive He heard my heart cry at the end of reading Dietrich Bonhoeffer's story. |
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