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
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
Arrows from Zion
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 22nd,
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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