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War & Holidays by Avi & Hannah Tekle, Tents of Mercy leaders
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
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