JEWISH VOICE BLOG

June 05, 2019

Yeshua (Jesus) said that “Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that comes from the mouth of God” (Matthew 4:4). When He said this, He was quoting Deuteronomy 8:3 in which Moses shared with Israel God’s words about why He provided them with manna. The Jewish Feast of Shavuot (SHA-voo-ote) celebrates God’s gifts of both food and His Word. Shavuot is one of the biblical Feasts that God commanded Israel to keep annually. It is the last of the spring Feasts and usually falls in May...

June 05, 2019

Fear has no place in the life of a Believer in Yeshua (Jesus). We know that the power of His Spirit lives inside of us, and we are more than conquerors through Him who loves us. However, life’s challenges often seem overwhelming. Debt, sickness, and in some places of the world, persecution, can make us feel less than powerful, even vulnerable. In a tiny village in Northern Ethiopia (you won’t even find it on a map), Beta Israel Jewish people know this vulnerability well. Each day in this pl...

June 01, 2019

Palestinian Authority Poised to Reject President Trump's Peace Plan Before It's Unveiled Next Month With Memorial Day earlier this week in the United States, and the hearts and prayers of many Americans turned towards the soldiers and families who have given so much – even their lives – I can’t help but be reminded of the cost of peace. And it’s in this spirit that I’m writing to you today with our Middle East Update. Amidst the violence unleashed this month along Israel’s southern bor...

May 28, 2019

Empty Threats? Or is War With Iran Inevitable? As I write, the situation with Iran is still unclear. And the potential threat of war is significant. After the United States withdrew from the 2015 nuclear agreement, the rhetoric has only intensified. More sanctions – stronger sanctions – have been promised by the Trump Administration. And Iran officials have responded with resounding threats. Israel Caught In The Middle Tensions within the Middle East have already been high in recent ...

May 28, 2019

You helped deliver HOPE in Masvingo Zimbabwe has recently been wracked with increased hardship – through political and social upheaval, escalating economic downturn, and devastation in certain areas caused by tropical cyclone Idai. When we went to Masvingo, Zimbabwe, earlier this year, our desire was to bring hope. And the Lord was faithful to allow that hope to break through. The care He enabled us to offer was outstanding, breaking a record for the most patients we’d ever served in Zimb...

May 22, 2019

June 1‒7 Prayer for Israel Yom Yerushalayim - Jerusalem Day Jerusalem Day (beginning at sundown June 2) celebrates the reunification of Jerusalem under Israeli control. Prior to the Six-Day War in 1967, Jordan controlled East Jerusalem containing the Old City and the Temple Mount. When Jordan attacked, wanting to seize West Jerusalem as well, Israel defended and won the eastern portion of the city. It was a brief but fierce war in which 777 Israelis lost their lives and thousands more were...

May 22, 2019

Christians know it as the Feast of Weeks, or Pentecost. But for Jewish Believers in Yeshua (Jesus), Shavuot has an even more special significance. You see, just as God poured out the Ruach HaKodesh (Holy Spirit) at Pentecost, He is pouring out His Spirit today. With signs, wonders and miracles, He is calling His Chosen People to embrace their Messiah. You and I get to be part of that. We’ve been chosen to carry His message to His people scattered among the nations - to many, like Asteld...

May 17, 2019

May 17, 2019

It’s no secret that Iran has backed and supported terror organizations for decades. Especially those who seek the utter destruction of Israel. Most specifically, today, terror groups like Hamas and the Palestinian Islamic Jihad. And while all of us have been skeptical of reports that indicate Iran’s compliance with nuclear sanctions, the reality that Iran has removed any attempt of hiding its violent intentions has made the threat even more significant. Iran’s Nuclear Declaration Should Mo...

May 15, 2019

Earlier in the year, we told you about our first two Medical Outreaches of 2019. We are thrilled to report that the Lord enabled us to provide medical, dental and eye care for more than 20,000 people through those Outreaches.