Arrows 2026 Feb 20 Serving Israel — Commitment Not Comfort

SPOTLIGHT: Chaim Jaepeth Malespin
 Serving Israel — Commitment Not Comfort

If there is anyone who has demonstrated personal commitment to serve God’s purposes in Israel instead of serving personal comfort, I do believe Chaim has been a standout in my eyes over the past years of war, ministry and Israel advocacy. We look at little children and wonder where they get the energy, but as I have watched this young family man over the past few years, 41 years old, I have marveled at Chaim’s energy to run like the mighty men of valor the Bible speaks of.  
     As the namesake of Chaim’s middle name, Jaepeth, he is clearly a gibor-heyil —a mighty man of valor, a term that implies more than physical strength, but also spiritual bravery, a leader and judge of Israel. (Judges 11:1) Like the decendants of Issachar, there were thousands of men described the same, mighty men of valor, "men that had understanding of the times, to know what Israel ought to do." (1 Chr 12:32)
Chaim Malespin is one of the shining examples of so many younger ministers in Israel who have stepped into leadership among the people of God who know and minister in their faith in Yeshua/Jesus with great liives testifying to the truth of Israel’s Messiah. There are many young men and women stepping into the ministry leadership where some of our favorite people have stood for many years. It is often a hard adjustment to make, to receive the younger leaders as the older leaders pass the duties to them. I would just like to urge all of my subscribers and readers to realize this is an anointed generation in Israel. Discipled, Equipped, Nurtured, Tested, Committed, and Supported still by their elders still on hand when they are needed for counsel and strength of experience. Let us uphold their arms in prayer as we have done for their spiritual fathers before them. They were born and raised up for such a time as this that we have already entered into.
     Chaim on Feb 16 2026: I didn’t come to Israel to be comfortable. I came to be faithful. When I made Aliyah at fifteen, I knew it would cost something. Israel is not a place you choose for ease. It is a place you choose for calling. Through serving in the IDF, standing in times of war, and helping new immigrants rebuild their lives in the Galilee, I have learned that faithfulness is not proven in comfort. It is made in commitment.

     This land does not promise comfort. It promises purpose. Whether on the battlefield or welcoming families home, I am here because I believe the restoration of Israel is a biblical promise unfolding in our generation. Faithfulness means standing when it is hard, building when it costs, and saying yes to God’s purposes no matter the price.
   Chaim’s VIDEO update 2/20: Swords of Iron – ‘Iran War Inevitable’ – Israel placed on High Alert

Spotlighting another young Israeli ministry leader
Christian Arab Robert "Rubi" Bishai

Rubi Bishai, the Christian Arab Fields of Wheat Team Member writes, “"When I first joined Katzir, I’ll be honest, I felt kind of jealous. I saw Messianic Jewish teens encountering God, being discipled, being raised up with vision and purpose. And I thought: I want my people to have this too. I want Arab Christian young people to encounter God deeply. To know the Scriptures. To see themselves as active participants in God’s story, not passive observers. To believe there is a future for them here, in this land. That longing is what started this journey for me.”
     Arab Christians make up roughly 17% of all college students in Israel. They have the highest high-school graduation rates, the lowest unemployment, and are among the most educated ethnic groups not only in Israel, but globally. . . .Arab Christians have always been part of the fabric of this land. And yet, something troubling is happening:
A quiet exodus. Why?  There are two major reasons: "crime in many Arab towns has surged. Gang violence has taken hold in entire neighborhoods....Although Arabs make up about 20% of Israel’s population, nearly half of all homicides occur within the Arab community. Many innocent people, especially Christian families, feel unsafe." And the 2nd reason: "Many Arab Christians, especially from Catholic and Orthodox backgrounds, are becoming increasingly secular. Alongside this, the community is undergoing rapid “Westernization.” When a culture that once emphasized family, community, faith, and rootedness shifts toward individualism and global mobility, something is lost. People begin to feel less connected: to the church, to one another, and eventually, to the land itself. The impact is painful and visible."

     Now more than ever, it is crucial to raise up a rooted generation of Arab believers, young men and women who love Jesus, love the land, and see themselves as builders and part of the story. This past year, we experienced a real breakthrough. Arab churches and ministries have begun to open their doors. We are forming partnerships. There is a willingness to nurture this seed together, trusting God to bring fruit in the years ahead.

     In order to move this vision forward, I’ll be traveling to the United States to meet with churches and key leaders who share this burden and see the urgency of the moment. I want to ask you to pray for us: That God would open the right doors | That we would find partners who believe in this vision | And that my travels would go smoothly given the current weather [Travel dates: Feb 15–20: Nashville, TN | Feb 21–22: Knoxville, TN | Feb 23–26: Maryland | Mar 5–8: Richmond, VA | email to connect

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Summarized from the Prayer Requests Israeli Ministries

Contact Chaim Malespin through The Faithful Galileans and contact Rubi Bishai through Fields of Wheat

Sally Shiff, the English speaking liaison at the HaMaayan congregation kept us on daily up updates throughout the war in Gaza. She continues to update us with pertinent info like how there are a great many Arabs who serve in the IDF including Israel’s New Face to the Arab World: Captain Ella Appointed IDF Arabic Spokesperson. Sally sends Part 2 Gary Hamrick "The Everlasting Covenant: God’s Promise to Israel. As she says so well: “. I cannot stress enough the importance of you, my dear friends, praying for us. Not because we are special (everyone is), but we are the "canary in the coal mine". What happens here affects the world.” | A later email focused on the Islamic Call to Prayer that blares our in the Dearborn, MI community and now in New York City too. (DD: Serious issues of rising Islam in Texas I could spend pages updated you onto!) Sally notes: “Yes there is a fundamental right to pray and worship, that is not the ISSUE. The issue is the imposition on others. Now I am speaking as a Believer living in Israel, these prayers are MUCH MORE than "prayers". Allah, the god of the Islam faith is NOT THE SAME AS God of Abraham, Issac and Jacob. Rather, he is a false god, and ANY false god is demonic. The call to prayer is so much more than innocuous; it is a shielded call to arms.” TAKE HEED!

The congregation of Carmel led by Dani & LuAnne Sayag send these Online messages: Peter Tsukahira/Absalom’s Rebellion and LuAnne Sayag/The Veil was Torn for You Pastor Dani Sayag continues on Life of King David series| See all the HaCarmel online messages here.

Ronit Bender, who is also a congregant at HaCarmel, writes of 2 women she has recently led to faith. One she wrote of who was her former Arabic landlady in Isfiya. You may remember the tragic story and how the woman became confined to a wheelchair. When the husband invited Ronit to visit them, even through the pain they caused Ronit did visit, and the woman came to faith. Now less than 2 months later the woman suddenly died – but has gone to Heaven because Ronit went and didn’t hold back in her own pain. She asks for prayers for the husband too, who now finds himself alone and having watched the miracle of salvation play out before his eyes. He knows Ronit was sent by God just in time for his wife. Deep in his heart this is the witness. Another lady that Ronit has been talking with for years, in her fears over what is going to happen in this showdown with Iran, was ready to come to faith. Ronit told her how she cannot run from her apartment to a bomb shelter, so Yeshua has to be her safe place. This put the lady over the line “I want that, I am ready.”  Pray also for Ronit who has torn ligaments in her shoulder.

Cookie Schwaeber-Issan’s columns: Published at AllIsraelNews.com:: If you’re going to expose antisemitism, call out both sides |Pay-for-Slay Incentivizes Genocide | Attack, No Attack, Maybe Attack | First Responders or Genocide Perpetrators - Israel Can't Be Both! | The Elephant in the Room | Has an official 'time to leave' message been sent to UK Jews? Published at Jerusalem JPost.com: Palestine is the Moral Compass of the Region? | Samer Sinijlawi’s vision for Gaza deserves serious skepticism Promises of reform in Gaza may appeal to the West, but there is a risk of the past repeating itself. | A few days later, the subject of my article, Samer Sinjilawi, former Fatah member, responded to my article by writing me a personal letter, also published in the Jerusalem Post

Beit Hallel Pastor Israel Pochtar is 53 and being celebrated “for years of faithful shepherding, humility, and devotion to God’s Word.” | At the end of February, we will be hosting a Purim evangelism event for 150 people from Jerusalem Read more | Beit Hallel Women’s Meeting | Purim: Days of Feasting and Gladness follow (especially for children!) | When the Curtain Rises, Hope Speaks – Purim Musical Outreach | Shabbat reflection VIDEO Beersheba (בְּאֵר שֶׁבַע — Be’er Sheva) means the “Well of the Oath”|VIDEO with Pastor Sasson Pochtar: “a verse that has carried generations through seasons of uncertainty and sorrow. “Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for You are with me” (Psalms 23:4).”

Read the full congregational update 2026 for Tiferet Yeshua– A year of Thriving and Growth in Israel online – there is also an article on how the 20 remaining hostages in Gaza where released “two years to the day” (according to the Hebrew calendar) from the start of the massacre. The timing of God.

Tree of Life Israel Ministries sends these exciting links VIDEO & PODCAST Miracles in the Streets & Deep Transformations \ Listen to Tortured in a Cult, Transformed by Jesus | WATCH: Power Money Sex What’s The Most Important Thing in Life READ

Kehila News Israel is superb resource you are going to want to plug into. Where else can you find 48,986 Videos All About Israel?!  If you subscribe, they will send you an email with a listing of the new videos that they gather from 102 YouTube channels, transcribe, and summarized chapters!  How great is that? Worthy of donating to this valuable resource that is only going to grow to include other resources beyond videos!

Josie Silver, Out of Zion, wrote Seasons and Signs “To everything there is a season, A time for every purpose under heaven.” Ecclesiastes 3:1 | We all go through seasons in life. Some seasons are full of joy and blessing, while others are difficult, heavy, and draining. Just like nature, it also moves through cycles - spring, summer, autumn, and winter. One thing is certain about every season, whether in life or in nature: they do not last forever. Each season eventually gives way to the next." Subscribe mailto:josiesilver7@outofzion.org  

Evan Thomas sends a blessed praise report about how the Beit Asaph congregation is settling in and enjoying their new facility – and now transitioning into the next phase of establishing their “new programs are being established and events and conferences.” Teams are functioning well and “We have seen a steady stream of new faces and new families some of whom look likely to settle in. Most encouraging are signs of our congregants feeling confident to invite their neighbours to ‘come and see.’..Our location in the heart of our city is ideal for creating healthy connections, though we have no false illusions that in time will also have its challenges! PRAY” Subscribe

Arni and Yonit Klein headed today for their Emmaus Way Africa initiative with the first 6 months expenses covered for salary for their Uganda team and to partially subsidize those who cannot pay for the food for the upcoming seminars (No charge for the attendance and the lodging is also a free gift from Maria Prean, the founder of the retreat center.)
     Arni writes, “We have never established a ministry base with a full-time team outside of Israel. We have never had something approaching a second home or had so many of all ages calling us mama and papa. All the firsts noted above and their commensurate degree of responsibility literally came upon us in a virtual moment, taking us further out of our comfort zone than we have ever been. . . . we covet the prayers of our friends for the faith and strength to not be overwhelmed by the size and scope of what lies before us and to continue to put one foot in front of the other, trusting Father’s hand to steady our well-worn legs. In addition to saying all this to garner prayer and support for our work, we also seek to identify with, encourage, and strengthen those of you that have been faithfully following and serving the Lord for decades that find themselves in the midst of this same kind of stretching and shifting. …. As our 2 ½ week pilot trip produced 350 requests to attend a preparatory seminar, who can imagine what will be after four month-long trips this year?  Consequently we are already thinking how to go beyond what we can personally accommodate live…They return to Israel March 22^nd, but their bi-weekly worship meetings continue unabated.

I was very touched by the appeal being made by Marianna Gol of Streams in the Negev that ministers to literal and figurative “widows and orphans”. They have had an after-school children’s program that has lost its local foundation support – things are so tight in Israel. Marianna wrote, “When safe spaces are missing, young hearts struggle to encounter the love of God.  For many years, under Oxana’s faithful leadership, our after-school children’s program has been a place where kids can simply be in Yeshua’s presence. For some, it is the only place where birthdays and holidays are celebrated, where they are invited to share their hearts, and where they learn about the God of the Bible in a personal way. Many of the children come from non-believing or extraordinarily challenging family situations. Their mothers are often doing everything they can just to survive, with little emotional or financial margin. In this reality, creating a space where children feel safe, seen, and loved becomes profoundly significant. And we are witnessing transformation. Children who once struggled to communicate are beginning to open up. They are learning to resolve conflicts, express emotions, rejoice together, and build trust. Most importantly, they are given permission to be children — not little adults carrying family burdens, but young hearts discovering hope, joy, and faith. Thank you for standing with us in this vital work and helping create a place where children can draw closer to Yeshua. …. If you feel led to partner with us in this season, we would be so grateful. Your support helps create a safe space where young hearts can encounter Yeshua, experience community, and grow in hope.

Avi Mizrachi of Dugit ministries wrote eloquently on the upcoming month of Adar when Purim is celebrated.  It is a month of joy but “not shallow happiness. It is the deep relief that comes when God reverses what seemed certain destruction. The book of Esther never directly mentions the Name of God—and that is exactly the point. His hand is hidden, but never absent. Every coincidence is divine choreography. A sleepless king, a delayed banquet, a raised gallows, a forgotten act of kindness—all ordinary moments that became instruments of deliverance….This is why Purim speaks so powerfully to us as believers… .Adar teaches us a vital truth: God is saving even when we cannot see Him saving….
     The story of Purim prepares the heart to recognize the greater story fulfilled in Yeshua: The King extended His scepter, and we were invited to live. Because of that hope, we also remember that the message of salvation is still being carried today—in the very land where the story of redemption began….We invite you this Adar season to join in that work by supporting Dugit Outreach Ministries. Your partnership helps keep a living witness of Yeshua present in the Land—reaching hearts, strengthening local believers, and extending mercy in practical ways.

From Reuven Doron The Battle Over the Temple Mount (in the 2/12 email was an EXCELLENT explanation by Reuven on “The First Apostolic Council” – write for it! - and this video Your Biblical Identity  | 2/18 Ultimate Victory/The Victorious Lamb – Also For Your Prayers rundown of regional events. | Doron: onenewmantoday.com |  reuven.doron@gmail.com 

Tikkun Global  Teaching VIDEO with Asher Intrater Nine Lives of Yeshua, One: Eternity Past | An article by pastor Guy Cohen of the Harvest of Asher congregation in Acco BEAR (not the noun, the verb) | An  article by Asher Intrater Esther, Iran, and the End Times | A Daniel Series on Video by Ariel Blumenthal A Bad Day?! | Jerusalem congregational leader, Jonathan Moore writes Ahavat Yeshua Congregational Update | Jeremiah Smilovici gives Day 24 report on the Esther Call for Iran on 2/19  Catch the Replay and/or join us for the next prayer time -> Click & scroll down to sign up for the ZOOM link https://www.tikkunglobal.org/esthercall?blm_aid=71761329#catch-the-replay

REVIVE ISRAEL writes: “After seasons marked by instability and noise, the land offers something steady. Working the earth draws hearts back to the Creator. The God who formed humanity from dust is still forming lives patiently. Growth cannot be forced. It requires time, surrender, and trust. Many have discovered that while tending the soil, the Lord is tending them….This is a pivotal season for raising up disciples in Israel whose faith is resilient, personal, and rooted deeply in Him. If you believe in forming not just believers, but disciples, we invite you to partner with us by giving here. Your giving helps provide the community, mentorship, outreach, and daily life where transformation takes place.

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Arrows Feb 6 2026 Restoring What the Locust has Eaten

Donna Diorio Feb 1, 2026: My direction with Israelprayer all came into focus today. I cannot tell you how much pressure that takes off of me. Great relief from not knowing the way forward for a little over 3 months now. The wait is over and the weight is lifted! Now I have my plan to forward in the part of advancing the kingdom that I'm assigned to. The fog cleared and within minutes I knew exactly what I was going to do.

So pleased to know how I am to proceed with — old ways and new ways of communicating to the Church what it really needs to know about Israel. Just about the only message most Christians have gotten about Israel is awareness that God loves Israel and Christians should be good to Israel. But what God is doing is building a body of believers in Israel for the ingathering of ALL Israel by faith in Yeshua (Jesus).

The time has come for MORE Christians to realize that this is not just about supporting Israel in international politics. That is important, but it is the salvation of Israel that is now coming into full play. The Gospel message, the discipling of believers, the building up of a vibrant body of believers in Israel is going to come through the body of believers already ministering in Israel, not outside evangelists coming to town, or Christian ministries devoting all their time and energy in Israel on everything EXCEPT the body of the Lord in Israel!

Now is the time to Awake & Arise to what God is doing and why Christians will benefit too. This spiritual harvest is already coming in and it is not only important to the Jews, it is important to ALL of us in the body of Christ. The mystery Paul wrote about is being revealed. Feb 2, 2026: "I will restore to you the years the locust has eaten." - Joel 2:25 | Someone else posted this verse with a beautiful graphic background and I loved it because of the vivid favorite colors, but mostly I loved it because this verse came to mind this morning. Immediately I wondered how could God do this for me? And just as immediately the Holy Spirit reminded me of many years-old writings that I have run across in the past week.

Those writings were seen by very few people. From the first year of my return to faith in 1983 I have written about what God was showing me. I had no outlet for others to read, so I wrote for myself not worrying about publishing what I wrote. Later I discovered the beginning stages of the internet. Before social media there was written exchanges on what was known as Bulletin Boards. I did a lot of writing there. Between that and social media, I have probably lost more of my writings than I saved to my document files. Water under the bridge.

I still have so much writing squirreled away in document files it hardly matters. And as I read them today, some things that I saw through the glass darkly in 2004 have become glaringly obvious to me in 2026. I had considered all those writings and biblical studies dead and buried in my files. They might as well have been eaten by locust because I never thought I would be worthwhile to resurrect them! But as I have read some, I see they are still useful to speak to people today.

It is clear to me that I will be resurrecting old writings that still speak, or ever that help clarify what is going on today. I have already decided to develop a couple of new platforms specifically for my writings. The chief goal is to reach Christians who haven't been interested in the past. I have one message but it can target different audiences. The writings will target mostly those Christians who haven't been interested in the past. I believe the time is coming that they are going to finally be able to hear. And for some others, the message will expand their view of what it means to support Israel's spiritual restoration.

Why the Church and the Israeli Messianic Jews are coming together like never before. It's because it is in God's vision and timing ... and the clock is ticking. Are you still standing on the outside of that?

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Summarized from the Prayer Requests Israeli Ministries

I’m playing catch up with Reuven Doron’s great perspectives in A Storm is Coming and The Last Jihad and the Fourth Horseman. Also read his A Voice of Thin Silence | God’s voice is THIN as a plate of pure gold that has been hammered down under tremendous pressure into perfection. Watch this short video from Reuven on  One New Man. Here’s how to Sign-up for our weekly prayer report.

It started on Jan 22 & goes through Mar 2^nd with Tikkun Global’s Esther Call for the Persian people. They are praying on Sunday, Tuesday and Thursday at 3pm Israel time/8 am EST. Next pray call is Feb 8^th on Zoom click to join
     Asher Intrater writes that the Iranian regime has murdered 36,500 of their own citizens in less than a week most of whom are young an unarmed. Asher cries out that Western media is silent: 36,500! The Deafening Silence. | Watch this clip from the Send Brasil 2026 with with Paul Wilbur and Ana Paula Valadao Bessa WATCH CLIP | and When Hope Seems Lost by Jeremiah Smilovici | “the moment that looks like the end is often the moment just before God’s greatest breakthrough.”

BIG NEWS Joseph Magen: Kehila News is Back! Kehila is Hebrew for Congregation and that is what this great online resource is all about. Here is the Kehila Video Portal nearly 50,000 videos of worship songs, teachings, and testimonies from nearly 100 YouTube channels based in or focused on Israel.
The video library is just the beginning. In the coming months, watch for: Fresh Content - Stories and perspectives from Israel's faith community | Ministry Directory - Discover congregations and ministries throughout Israel | Community Bulletin Board - Community events & classified ads | Music Directory - Searchable list of worship songs from Israeli musicians | Job & Volunteer Board, Crowdfunding Projects, Christian tours to Israel, and more. Trusted: Kehila.org

Dugit Outreach Ministries Avi Mizrachi sent such a touching testimony from his daughter D’Vora about protecting her children during the Hamas attack – I had to post it on my Facebook page in order to share it with you. Really you must read this and understand that believer mothers all over Israel have similar testimonies. It is the reason why the upcoming Israeli Women’s conference called Bat Zion — the Daughter of Zion that the Mizrachi’s sponsor is so important. Chaya Mizrachi and Norma Sarvis have led these conferences for the past 9 years and the believer women in Israel get so much out of this rare time of refreshing and retreat. Avi writes, “This year’s conference is just weeks away—and we need your help. Because we want as many women as possible to come, we keep the cost as low as possible for them…. Please don’t wait. Your support today will bring comfort, strength, and healing to women in Israel who need it now. Be blessed in the name of Yeshua, Avi & Chaya Mizrachi

Israel, the USA and Iran By David Silver, Out of Zion | How to pray? I believe we should pray that the LORD’s will for Iran be fulfilled and pray for protection over the good people of Iran and that Yeshua will reveal Himself to millions more Iranian Muslims. We also need to pray protection over Israel’s civilians, infrastructure, and military, especially the Air Force pilots if they become involved, and for wisdom for President Trump and protection over US military assets and personnel if the decision is made to attack Iran.

Avner Boskey of David’s Tent gets to the biblical bottom line about world leaders who think they can make the call on what happens on the land God gave Israel (Joshua 15:20, 47). “The territory of Gaza is part of the Promised Land which God bequeathed to the Jewish people for eternity. It is part of the irrevocable gifts and calling of Israel, according to Romans 11:28-29. Whether the real estate is located in Jerusalem, Judea, Samaria or Gaza, none of it has been handed over by YHVH to any other nation to own or manage. No other country. . .” [not even] “ the United States of America – no one can step in to claim that the God of Jacob has given them the right to oversee Gaza or determine its fate. Unfortunately, what is currently happening as POTUS Trump’s 20-point plan (the ‘Board of Peace’) gets off the ground, flies in the face of God’s biblically-expressed intentions.”
 
Beit Hallel’s Pastor Israel Pochtar sends: VIDEO From the Hills of Judah/Abiding in the Vine | Faith Taking Root: Hearts Opening in Ancient Jaffa, VIDEO Raising the Joshua Generation, Bringing Warmth to Homes in Jerusalem this Winter.  VIDEO A Shield Around Me: Resting in God When Voices Rise Against Us | Faith That Makes Room: Receiving Those Whom God is Bringing Home | Beit Hallel Ashkelon: Where Ancient Foundations Meet a Living Work of God

Revive Israel’s Youval Yanay “had the privilege of teaching at a special gathering called Founders of the Body of Messiah in Israel, a conference made up of those who were among the very first pioneers of the Messianic movement in this land. These are men and women who helped lay the foundations of faith here in Israel, often at great personal cost, and it was deeply moving to honor their journey, listen to their testimonies, and share together across generations.  At the same time, we are witnessing a significant and sensitive moment of growth. As young men and women begin to register for our discipleship program, we are keenly aware that this is more than a program; it is a place of refuge, formation, and restoration…. We believe discipleship is foundational for the future of the Body in Israel, raising up a generation that knows how to hear God’s voice and walk faithfully in obedience.

Rania Sayegh of the House of Prayer & Exploits in Nazareth “is introducing a new email series called The Watchman’s Journal, created to help you watch and pray with discernment as events unfold in Israel and the surrounding region. Each edition will offer a focused look at what’s happening on the ground, strategic prayer points, biblical and prophetic insight, and practical guidance on how to be proactive in prayer.  The January focus is PERSIA. Read the full Vision: The Fist of God. This builds upon previous revelation in The Eagles & Iran and The Octopus Strategy

In Tiberias, the Morning Star Fellowship led by Claude & Michelle Ezagouri write about their great children’s camp, a midweek children’s group where the children led by some teenagers spend some time together to pray and worship corporately, their women’s retreat and men looking forward to their own time together in March. Also a member of their fellowship is having great success in spreading the good news via a Hebrew website for Orthodox Jews. Many are searching for answers and the truth.
     Prayer Requests for: couples with marriage problems, a talented media expert in their fellowship who needs work: Alexander Shishkin — filmmaker, director and photographer. View his projects here. Also: “Please pray for the Arabs in the land. They are falling victims of mafia racketeering. Murders happen on a weekly basis, and Arab pastors asked us for our prayers.

Fields of Wheat director Joel Jelski writes about the Passover youth camp March 25-29…He has been called up to return to duty Mar 22^nd and others on the leadership team also have schedule conflicts – one out of the country, one a family wedding. Joel asks prayers for: Favor with my commanders regarding my ability to be home during the camp | Solutions to cover leadership gaps (especially in case I am unable to attend)| A strong team of volunteers and counselors to step in and help | Funding: our current goal is to raise $118,000 to support our camps and team salaries. To date, we have raised $23,938 (20%) of our goal! Donation | The name the Lord placed on our hearts for this camp is “The Source of Life” (Makor Chaim). . . . developing the discipline of meditating on God’s Word is increasingly challenging.   

Yeshua’s Inheritance pastor Howard Bass writes about the last hostage in Gaza Ran Gvili whose body was held hostage from Oct 7 when he was the first Israeli to respond to the terror scene rushing heroically to help despite a shoulder injury he was waiting for surgery on. There are no more Israelis being held dead or alive in Gaza, a point Howard really brought home well.
     Howard and Randi were guests at the Founders Retreat written about earlier in the Revive Israel report, a gathering for 4 days & 3 nights. Howard’s 76th birthday was on day 1 and Randi brought a cake as they all sang over Howard. He writes, “It was a very worthwhile and fun event, and we were able to see some old friends that we don't get to very often.  We even met some new brothers and sisters, and also those whom we had heard about but never actually met before.”
     Lastly he writes that the Nachalat Yeshua congregation shas grown significantly over the last 2-3 years “we are needing to learn as elders and deacons how to better tend to the needs of the flock, both spiritually and materially.” In part the inspiration for “a teaching that I gave to encourage each of us to want to be part of the Father's answer to the prayer of His Son and our Lord, a prayer which will be answered for the supernatural unity that is in and of God in Christ/Messiah”

Sally Shiff of the HaMaayan congregation also noted “For the first time since 2014, Israel has no hostages in Gaza. The yellow ribbons were removed from all over the land and no longer are the cars showing pictures of those captured by Hamas. It's a new day here where all of us affected …. can now begin to "walk" out their healing instead of being "frozen" on October 7, 2023. Finding Ran is especially healing for our soldiers whose main purpose was to seek and save those who were stolen on that horrible day. In total, 923 soldiers and 70 police officers gave the highest price,  their lives defending our nation and people.
     Our prayer is that God will comfort those who mourn, as well as the soldiers who watched their comrades killed. PTSD is huge after a war.  Thirty-six soldiers committed suicide, with a total of 279 attempts.

Cookie Schwaeber-Issan | You can find a new Op-Ed by Cookie on AllIsraelNews.com almost very day, and frequently published in the Jerusalem Post as well. Here is just a sampling of her worthy perspectives:  Is Ignorance the Cause of Antisemitism? | Going From the Frying Pan into the Fire | No One Cares about Muslims | An Undeserved Upgrade for Gazans | Only one expression of Christianity allowed in Israel ("According to the Armenian Apostolic Patriarchate of Jerusalem, which recently condemned Christian Zionism") |

Jennifer Guetta of Plant Hope Israel sent out a focus on supernatural dreams about what is happening in Iran. She wrote, “. We love the Persian people, and God has often brought us together with them over the past ten years. … We are praying with them for God to intervene in this crisis.”
Then in supernatural dreams she wrote, “Last Sabbath, I also had a dream. In the middle of the night, I heard the Lord say: "I will break the bow of Elam! They will no longer kill my children. There will be 3 days of all-out war, but I will have the victory." She sees “Elam” as representing the regime, not the Persian people; and the 3 days of war acknowledging in God’s view it could be 3 24-hour days or even years, months or weeks, but that she is praying it will be a quick war, with victory for God, and that the people of Iran will be set free, and His promises will come true.” (Write for more information)

 Rachel Netanel, Beit HaNetanel, The House God Gave” writes of several visits they have had over the last months, one from the American Mohawk and Cree First Nations tribes was especially enjoyed by all. They were recommended to come visit Rachel and Gilad by a Tiberias pastor, did and were so pleased they had a gathering there of 80 Israelis. The indigenous tribes danced and gave their testimonies to the guests, telling them they know Israelis are indigenous to Israel as they are to America. Many hearts were touched by the meeting and the tribes even gave gold rings on which were written “Your God is my God.” Many more tears began to flow.
     Now Rachel and Gilad were also guests at the Founders retreat at Yad Hashmona and she gave her testimony on the last day. As she was handing off the mic to another to speak, she tripped over the cord, fell on her shoulder and head. Body and face bruised, and a broken shoulder was the result. A trip to the hospital, now recovering at home with husband Gilad attending to her needs. Pray for a quick recovery for Rachel and for overall health. This is a super effective ministry to native Israelis. If you write, please know that they do not speak English – It’s Hebrew only. Your donations might also be easier going through Tikkun Global here. 

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Party on, Garth

 Feb 3, 2026: Party on Garth. This is what I have thought about for YEARS as I considered the charismatic part of the church. Not that I don't believe in the charis (gifts) of the Spirit, but I just have seen the Christians in the charismatic end of the body of Christ as more interested in their party-happenings paying zero attention to the relatively fledgling Messianic Jews part of the body.

"Party on, Garth!" is always the image I got when I considered Christian leaders of the charismatic part of the body expressing genuine puzzlement over any of their fellow charismatic leaders "Israel thing."

I'm not exaggerating. I sat in Sojourn Church probably around 2010 and watched as Bill Johnson said that exact thing about how he didn't get Mike Bickle's "Israel thing." Johnson was even looking at me off to the side when he said this from the pulpit. I can only imagine there was conversation prior that prompted him to say such a thing in the beginning of his healing service. All I know is that the whole time I sat there in that chair there was intense spiritual warfare swirling around me. If I had not come with someone else I would have fled the scene. The panic mode was on me intensely.

So when the attack came on IHOP and Mike Bickle, you will just have to understand that I have experienced the spiritual warfare of standing with the Israeli ministries when 90% of the charismatic world does not have the least bit interest in what God is doing among the Messianic Jews of the international body of the LORD.

In part the charismatic/Pentecostal part of Christians dismiss the salvation of so many Jews since 1948 as insignificant, no impact on them. Party on, Garth. It is because they are too caught up in enjoying their spiritual gifts — not unlike the Corinthian church — to take notice of how much of the prophetic verses of Bible are God's promises to spiritual restore Israel. . .after the physical restoration of the State of Israel.

Another part of the charismatic/Pentecostal part of Christians is pure ego: because it is mostly the non-charis part of the Church that has understood God's promises to Israel. These are the ones who stepped in to provide the necessary Christian support of God restoring the physical State of Israel.

They are not the ones that are most needed in the spiritual restoration of Israel. #1 their understanding of God's vision and desire for Israel's restoration ends with the physical for the most part. They support all Israel with an enormous amount of money, and that is good except they give their donations to traditional rabbis who have convinced them if they want the "honor" they get from Israel, they MUST steer clear of relationships and especially donations to the body of the LORD in Israel: Messianic Jewish ministries.

So the Jews bearing the Gospel in Israel get hardly any of the Christian donations streaming into Israel and that is a HUGE problem, because we are talking about a place where it is impossible for most of the Israeli ministries to be self-sufficient especially in forwarding their Gospel among their people. Not only because of the small numbers in membership but also because of the massive poverty levels in Israel where war and terrorism takes a massive bite out of their economy.

It is unacceptable to me that this is the case, and that the party goes on in the USA charismatic/Pentecostal churches with the Israeli Messianic Jews are struggling to keep their head above the floodwaters against them.

While I am holding back nothing, let me not hold back on the exposure situations that have rocked American churches - especially the charismatic ones. When we go through storms it is an opportunity God uses to take us deeper. As far as I'm concerned the exposures are not just about what the accusations have been about.

#1 I have done a lot of watching and investigation into the accusations against Mike Bickle, for instance, and I am still not convinced that the accusations were valid or accurate. I am still of the mind that it was a Jezebel attack on Mike Bickle as one of the few major prophetic people in the US who understood that the Israeli Body of Messiah was important. And what has the attack on him managed to do? Drive a stake in the heart of relationship that he had with Israeli ministries, and likely the closest relationship he had with Tikkun.

That one of the younger members of Tikkun, the one who was heir apparent to taking Asher Intrater's position when the baton pass was made, joined the attack against Bickle from the get-go is mind blowing to me. Tell me the devil isn't a treacherous foe to orchestrate something like that. And one year into the attack against IHOP, having already dismantled it down to a skeleton crew, Ron Cantor managed to manipulate the Tikkun leaders into an already prejudiced "investigation" into Mike Bickle and IHOP.

The final report was laughable, if it didn't make you cry. The accusations were tissue paper thin, and it was accepted without any attempt at defense investigation. I have said these things repeatedly but everyone just seems to want to push past all the red flags of lies, manipulation, evil schemes involved.

God will work it out. He will vindicate and He will convict.

We are talking about believers who did so much damage and at the same time took the Israeli body off the table. I can't live with that so I have to speak to it all the more. There are none who cannot repent and be restored, but those who will not repent are in for some terrible days ahead as the storms grow stronger.

As for me, I am going to keep speaking, calling the charismatic Church to quit partying so hard and take a look at what God is doing among the body in Israel. They need us to Awake and Arise to the hour we are in.

In the days ahead, the body in Israel needs the support of charismatic Christians to come alongside them as they reach out to their people. Most all of them are reporting that hearts of Israelis are more open now, after the horrible events of the Hamas war, than ever before. The time of the spiritual restoration is upon us. If that shatters your eschatology what are you going to believe? Your favorite end times theory or was is unfolding in the midst of God's timepiece Israel? Wake up and mature into our calling of the unity of one new man. Ephesians 2:15. Like a marriage, we come together with our difference intact and our unity made complete by our commitment before God. 

Restoring What the Locust Has Eaten

 Feb 2, 2026: "I will restore to you the years the locust has eaten." - Joel 2:25 | Someone else posted this verse with a beautiful graphic background and I loved it because of the vivid favorite colors, but mostly I loved it because this verse came to mind this morning. Immediately I wondered how could God do this for me? And just as immediately the Holy Spirit reminded me of many years-old writings that I have run across in the past week.

Those writings were seen by very few people. From the first year of my return to faith in 1983 I have written about what God was showing me. I had no outlet for others to read, so I wrote for myself not worrying about publishing what I wrote. Later I discovered the beginning stages of the internet. Before social media there was written exchanges on what was known as Bulletin Boards. I did a lot of writing there. Between that and social media, I have probably lost more of my writings than I saved to my document files. Water under the bridge.

I still have so much writing squirreled away in document files it hardly matters. And as I read them today, some things that I saw through the glass darkly in 2004 have become glaringly obvious to me in 2026. I had considered all those writings and biblical studies dead and buried in my files. They might as well have been eaten by locust because I never thought I would be worthwhile to resurrect them! But as I have read some, I see they are still useful to speak to people today.

It is clear to me that I will be resurrecting old writings that still speak, or ever that help clarify what is going on today. I have already decided to develop a couple of new platforms specifically for my writings. The chief goal is to reach Christians who haven't been interested in the past. I have one message but it can target different audiences. The writings will target mostly those Christians who haven't been interested in the past. I believe the time is coming that they are going to finally be able to hear. And for some others, the message will expand their view of what it means to support Israel's spiritual restoration.

Why the Church and the Israeli Messianic Jews are coming together like never before. It's because it is in God's vision and timing ... and the clock is ticking. Are you still standing on the outside of that?

The Prophetic and the Pathetic

 For almost two decades I turned my back on the American prophetic because it of the excesses, lack of accountability to making wrong declarations. Prophets decked out like a Disney soothsayer and on top of all that they were full of themselves instead of God's Word that they couldn't see that a major end times sign was God's restoration to the land of Israel and to spiritual restoration with Him through faith in Israel's Messiah Yeshua/Jesus. How can anyone be a prophet if God without understanding His Word? I turned my back on it all this those "playing church.'

That changed when they one prophet who actually understand God's returning to Israel is a real thing, and a priority to the Christian world was attacked, the House of Prayer room overrun by protesters of MeToo and Cancel Culture - movements with NOTHING WHATSOEVER TO DO WITH GOD. It may of dressed up in religious language demanding righteousness, but none of that was sent by God. And the Christian world flocked to it like moths flying in to the fire. God knows how to correct His children. He sent a prophet to David about his sins, and David and Bathsheba's first born died, but their son Solomon continued the Davidic line that Yeshua/Jesus was born it.

What too many of the younger generation of God's people are following when we see a whole new group of people becoming the new Christian Inquisition - these sinner-seekers are NEVER sent by God and are always motivated by self-righteousness. Nathan was sent by God to confront David, not to do a media campaign to destroy confidence in the institution God set David to head. Those who are majoring in a seek and destroy mission of all sinners in the body of Christ are not doing what they are doing under the command of the Father by publishing a magazine filled with evil reports on Christian ministers? How did that get to look righteous in the eyes of Christians? Doing a 6 hour YouTube program accusing one prophet of data mining and many other more well known ministers guilty of not bringing correction within the confines of the body - where did that precedent appear in God's instruction book for us? Chapter and verse please!

Growing up my parents and grandparents always told me "Two wrongs don't make a right." That isn't explicitly written in the Bible, but it is surely a godly principle of how not to achieve God's justice. Don't be lured into something that almost looks like the righteous path but is it's own highway to hell.

It is a danger of youth to assume that they will not make the mistakes their 'parents' made - and there hasn't been a generation in my lifetime that the young people did not think they would make the better choices than their parents 'failed' them on. EVERY parent fails and every parent was failed by their parents. It is the human experience, as true in the spiritual family as it is in our bloodlines of natural family relationships.

It is humbling to realize when you are finally mature enough to realize that is a fact. Spiritual maturity does not join MeToo and Cancel Culture to see godly correction among God's people. Recalibrate what you are getting behind. Do not sanction evil or coverups, but justice cannot be brought by a lynch mob.

What I Believe About Becoming "One New Man"

 Here is something I believe in. God is looking for a perfected union between Jews and all the nations (gentiles) who are IN THE FAITH of Yeshua/Jesus. Now lots of Christians have recognized from the Scriptures that is what God wants from us, as Ephesians 2:15 communicates - God wants to make out of two "one new man." It is a oneness of unity that is the same way He says He wants to make out of two — husband and wife — to be one in marriage.

So that means in both cases God sees the differences in the two and He wants to preserve the difference even while He unifies them into one. The oneness God wants them be be so committed to each other in this new thing God has created — the oneness of marriage and the oneness of Jew and Gentile in ONE body of the LORD. This means they function together with shared love, respect, vision, and commitment even preserving the unique qualities of their differences.

Don't ever forget that God not only created the differences in male and female, He also created the differences in Jews and Christians! All the things that make a man and a woman unified in God's will for their marriage and family, these are the same things that God wants for Christians and Jews in the faith of Yeshua/Jesus to enter into together as "one new man." We are not MEANT to blend in with each other erasing all of our God-created differences!

There are things that God cannot do to bless us as the body of the Lord in the earth UNTIL we are willing to be that committed to the other. It is the same as marriage - blessing from God is tied to how unified in God's will for their marriage and family a husband and wife are.

One of the issues that troubles me even among Christians who profess love and commitment to Israel because God wills that for us, there is a breakdown in how much we share "love, respect, vision, and commit" to them. We would rather just make them all be like us. That doesn't work with male and female and it doesn't work with Christian and Messianic Jew.

I've always spoken about those Christians who say they love Israel but only unsaved Israel has a seat at their table. I believe the responsibility for that lies in Christian eschatology (vision) and what I believe is a misinterpretation of Christians making Jews jealous that is repeated in Scripture several times.

The rise of Jews coming to faith during the Jesus Movement late 1960's gave rise to Messianic Judaism. This coincided with Jerusalem being retaken by Israel in 1967. It is a fulfillment of Luke 21:24: Jerusalem is no long trodden down by the Gentiles. That day is over.

The view that many Christians has been to ignore the spiritual milestone for Israel retaking Jerusalem in 1967. You will find almost ZERO Israeli Messianic Jews in agreement with that. That fact SHOULD influence Christians to reconsider their eschatological interpretations because God ALWAYS tells His own prophets among the people who need to know for their own sake! He is not going to tell you about me without giving me an assurance about the truth of it.

Do you understand what I'm saying? If you give me a prophetic warning from God about my future, and it doesn't bear witness to me at all, that should make you circumspect. This even more so true when we are talking about a nation of believers raised up by faith in Yeshua, Israel's Messiah. If Christians are not going to listen to what God has spoken to them regarding Israel in the end times what makes us think He has told us instead? If we refuse to reevaluate our Christian-centric eschatology that is a big mistake that hurts both of us.

Husbands and wives with two different visions for marriage and family are not going to make much headway together. There has to be a unity of vision where both are able to speak into the matters and come into an agreement about what God is telling them as a couple joined together before Him. If not, there will be heated arguments, and two who cannot really walk in unity together. If the two cannot reason together with "love, respect, vision, and commitment" then the relationship is superficial. It is a facade not a union.

Very few Christians respect the Messianic Jews - and I am saying Israeli Messianic Jews - enough to believe that God has revealed certain things prophetically about the end times for the body of the Lord in the earth - including them in Israel - that must be received by the whole body. If there is not enough unity between us to sit down at that table, what do we really have? We cannot support each other as we ought to.

My view has long been that the Church has had a hard time accepting the rise of God building the body of believers in Israel with significant purposes in mind. It is almost like most Christians view the rise of Jews that come to faith in Jesus like it is not such a big deal, just like Jewish salvation is like any other people group. No it is not. That is not saying Jews are more "special" than any other people group, but Jews coming to faith is all about God's timing and dealing with the special circumstances He has put on them. To reject that is downplaying the true significance and reality that the increasing Remnant of faith in Israel is meant by God to hold massive significance - to other Jews and all peoples. It is a huge sign that is only going to become more significant with every passing day.

We Christians better let that reality impact us because their existence is towards our benefit too. I don't want a phony relationship in my marriage or in my unity with the body of Messiah in Israel. I am in both to serve God's purposes for both of us.