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“The present Israeli government, which held on longer than most, came to an end a few months ago (a full term would have lasted until November). Early elections will be April 9th…
The past month has seen parties splitting or dissolving, new ones coming into being. At present, Prime Minister Netanyahu’s Likud [“Consolidation”] appears well in front in the polls, but a new party called
Hozenl’Yisrael [“Israel Resilience”] lead by former General and Chief of Staff of the Military Benny Ganz is rapidly gaining ground. The YeshAtid [“There is a Future”] party of YairLapid is third. Yet much can change within the next month-and-a-half.
We will say here that it is not at this time clear to us who should be our next leader. Of course, Mr Netanyahu is the only candidate with experience in the office (at this time he is Israel’s second-longest serving Prime Minister), he is a brilliant statesman, respected around the world. He has a fierce loyalty to Israel and to the Land. And up until now, he has been a prime minister in whom the people have trust regarding national security. That said, his position is presently weakened by serious allegations against him related to abuse of his office—corruption, including fraud and bribery.
The Attorney General appears set to recommend indictment, perhaps before the elections. It this occurs, it would seriously impair his ability to continue to devote his energies to administrating his office with the integrity and freedom necessary. Another issue which concerns us is Mr Netanyahu’s historical inclination to bring the ultra-Orthodox parties into his government, and, having done so, invariably to grant the portfolio of Ministry of the Interior to the ultra-Orthodox Shas party. Among other things, this ministry decides “who is a Jew” for purposes of Aliyah (emigration)…
The dramatic appearance of Mr Ganz is bringing an unexpected threat to Netanyahu and the Likud. He is a respected military leader, he presents a likable image, reasonable and a left-of-center choice against Netanyahu’s right-of-center position. But the problem is that so far he is keeping his cards covered regarding his position towards some of the hot issues. He recently seemed to voice approval for the “way things were done” in the Disengagement from Gaza.
It is unclear what his stance is regarding Israeli sovereignty of the land—Judea and Samaria, and the current Israeli presence there. Might he countenance further “disengagements” from the very land in which the divine covenants were made? Ehud Barak was the most-decorated soldier in modern Israeli history, yet proved a terrible Prime Minister, who was willing to barter away almost all of the territory gained by Israel in 1967.
We believe that it is essential at each election to come to Our Lord seeking His counsels for choosing the next leader, whatever our own personal leanings. It is He who knows what lies ahead, who is more equipped to lead the country in His ways. It is He who establishes rulers, who knows who will be more likely to receive His wisdom; He knows what lies hidden, and Light dwells with him (Daniel 2:21-22).
In Exodus 18:21, when Moses’ father-in-law is expounding to him the tenets of a system of government which will bring order and righteous judgment into the leadership of the society, he instructs him, “You shall select out of all the people able men who fear God, men of truth, those who hate dishonest gain.” The word “select” or “choose” is an interesting word in the Hebrew, techeze. It isn’t the regular Hebrew word for “choose” as appears later in verse 25, but rather a prophetic word, related to clarity of vision. As the Everett Fox translation puts it, “You are to have the vision (to select) from all the people men of caliber, holding God in awe, men of truth, hating gain...”
There is only one Source for such vision – for the insight necessary to make the proper choice for our leaders.”
PLEASE PRAY:
- For the Lord to raise up the party and leaders for the next government in Israel—and that He in mercy grant vision to a majority of the electorate to select the leaders of His own choosing—among them a Prime Minister who will lead in humility, integrity, righteousness.
- That a strong government come into place in Israel—one which will lead the people and govern all of the Land God has entrusted to them with equity, justice, integrity and truth.
- That Benjamin Netanyahu fulfill the days which the LORD (upon whose shoulders rest all government) has allotted to him to govern the land and people. That if there is “dishonest gain” which warrants exposure, it come to light; if not, that he be vindicated.
Martin & Norma Sarvis
Jerusalem
In this video from his Extreme World documentary, Kemp tracked down and interviewed Mr. Kahn, a child trafficker in India who is being investigated for over 25 different offences.
Kahn says he has been trafficking for 7 years, and that he has “trafficked” 3,000 or 4,000 young girls, “maybe more”. He goes to poor communities, often in Muslim or “tribal” areas, and looks for “real beauties”. The girls are auctioned and go to the highest bidder. The most Kahn got for a sale was a million taka, the currency of Bangladesh — the equivalent of £8,500 or US$10,935.
Kemp asks if it’s true that Kahn has sold girls as young as nine for sex, to which the man replies, “I’ve sold girls who are 12.”
Kemp then asks if Kahn had ever returned any of the children to their communities, to which Kahn replies, “No”.
Kemp asks a follow-up question if it’s true that Kahn kills the children that he can’t sell. Kahn replies:
“If they try to run away, or if there’s any trouble selling them, they are killed and buried. If our bribed police can’t handle it, it goes to the CID, then we kill the girls. We don’t count them. About four or five hundred. I’m telling you the truth.”
Speaking about the encounter afterward, Kemp said he had to fight back the tears and was “shocked” and “horrified” by what Kahn told him: “Interviewing a guy who admits to killing 400 to 500 kids but doesn’t know exactly how many – that did make me cry.”
Ross Kemp, 54, is an English actor, author and investigative journalist who has received international recognition as a journalist for the BAFTA Award-winning documentary series Ross Kemp on Gangs on modern gang culture in the UK and around the world.
Pray that these evil people doing the child (and adult) trafficking will be brought to justice
Pray for the families of those affected
Pray for an end to police corruption that allows such criminals to continue to operate
Pray for the trafficking that is taking place across the world to be stopped - it's not just Asia.
Esther 8:6 For how can I endure to see the calamity which will befall my people, and how can I endure to see the destruction of my kindred?
Proverbs 21:1 The king's heart is a stream of water in the hand of the Lord; he turns it wherever he will.
Please pray and fast for the people of Syria on March 1-3, 2019. People across the Middle East, in the US, and around the world will be praying with you.
WHY?
People in Syria’s Northeast (Kurds, Christians, Yazidis, and Arabs) have fought ISIS since 2014. They have a homegrown pluralistic democracy giving equal rights to all, including religious minorities and women—a stark contrast to ISIS. A battlefield victory is near, due to US-led Global Coalition Support.
But they still face serious threats of invasion from Turkey and the Assad regime, backed by Iran and Russia. ISIS will likely try to regroup. Managing captured ISIS fighters and their families, uncovering genocide and war crimes, and the destruction and causalities of five years of war are huge challenges.
Recent changes in US policy have confused and terrified these people. They thought the US would stay and help them clear up remaining ISIS fighters and deal with the aftermath of a horrific war. They thought the US presence would help them negotiate a good peace with their neighbors so they could keep their hard won freedoms.
President Donald Trump suddenly announced a complete US departure in December, drawing criticism from leaders in the region, Global Coalition allies, the US Congress, and US military leaders. On February 21, 2019, he reversed course saying some troops will stay. But details are still unclear.
A power vacuum created by a poorly planned US departure could result in new wars and in chaos affecting the entire region. This area is the only thing keeping Iran from having a highway right up to Israel’s Northern border.
Iran poses an existential threat to Israel and to Christians in Syria and Iraq. Turkey poses an existential threat to all residents of the Northeast—threatening a repeat of its war crimes and genocide in Afrin that started a year ago.
PLEASE!
Pray for wisdom for President Trump, his military and diplomatic advisers, the Congress, other world leaders, and leaders of the Self-Administration of Northern and Eastern Syria (SANES), including the SDF.
Pray that good decisions are made leading to peace and stability for people who have endured unimaginable horrors.
Pray against deception and intimidation by Turkey, Iran, Assad, Russia, and Islamist terrorists.
Pray that the sacrifices made by the SDF and others in the region will be rewarded.
Pray that their dreams of freedom, including religious freedom, will come to pass.
Pray that all nations fall in line with God’s plans for this area.
In Isaiah 19, the Lord speaks of a “highway” between Syria, Israel, and Egypt. Pray that roadblocks will be torn down and replaced with a spirit of reconciliation.
Pray that the Lord’s name can be known throughout this region and that He will be glorified
How to Pray?
Pray for at least one hour on each of the days. Fast as the Lord leads you. A true Esther fast requires abstaining from both food and water for three days. This is not healthy or wise for many people. The Lord looks at the heart, not what we eat or wear.
We are fasting from Midnight AM on 3/1 to Midnight PM on 3/3 EST.
INFORM YOURSELVES ON THE AREA AND ISSUES: Read or watch
VIDEO SUMMARY: https://www.facebook.com/JerusalemDateline/videos/2232676127050974/
Letter of the International Religious Freedom Roundtable to President Trump dated January 9, 2019 with appeals from Christians and Yazidis and maps:
http://jubileecampaign.org/letter-to-president-trump-support-do-not-abandon-christians-yazidis-and-kurds-in-syrias-northeast/
Jerusalem Dateline: 2/1/19 Exclusive: Christians in NE Syria Warn of Genocide and follow on videos: https://www1.cbn.com/video/jerusalem-dateline/2019/02/1/jerusalem-dateline-2-1-19-exclusive-christians-in-ne-syria-warn-of-genocide?fbclid=IwAR1LcZJUet-dKxlfKSMb7LKVGkcXVTZPYXsMnEv2x8iedxRwDtD1yTEIX34
A New Democratic Government Emerges Out of Syria – But Will it Last?: http://www1.cbn.com/cbnnews/israel/2019/february/a-new-democratic-government-emerges-out-of-syria-ndash-but-will-it-last
700 Club 2-20-2019 at minute 12:16: http://www1.cbn.com/video/700club/2019/02/20/the-700-club-february-20-2019?show=700club
Respected NGO Genocide Watch issues genocide warning if Turkey invades the NE:
We all know people around us who do not know Jesus personally. They might have heard about him, they might have a wrong image of who he is, or they might not recognize their need of him in their lives. Nevertheless, Jesus LOVES them! Jesus says in John 17 that he doesn’t pray for the World but for those the Father has entrusted him with (John 17:6-9). To us as well, the Father entrusts us with people, friends that do not know him yet. As Christians, we are called to pray for them so that they may one day encounter Jesus.
This is our mission! This is why we pray for the harvest.
Do you want to see the people around you encounter Jesus? Check out a great way below to start or to continue praying for them!
40 days to “Pray & Declare”
From March 1st to April 9th, we will have 40 days of prayer and declaration!
We will pray for the people God has entrusted us with, for those who do not know Jesus yet, for our nations, for our governments and for Jesus to be known all over Europe.
Prayer is key to see changes in people’s lives and in our own lives.
We will also fast for 10 days during this time. If you haven't joined yet, you can still join now and receive empowering messages in your inbox about prayer.
Together let’s pray for the harvest in Europe!
Blessings, Your ESBS team
If you want to join the 40 days of prayer and declaration! Click Here: https://esbs.org/hc-video/
The 24:14 Prayer task force has put together a prayer tool to engage global prayer for a thrusting out of more workers to engage with unreached groups in order to see a multiplying movement initiated.
The Prayer Guide is for 21 days of Prayer For the Church Planting Movement CPM)
Download it from here: https://inheritthenations.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/21-Days-of-Prayer-24-14.pdf
We would like to March Forth... on March 4th to 25th, 2019.
The 24:14 Coalition is challenging prayer partners to join 21 days of prayer and fasting as God leads for the acceleration of movement engagement among every people and place.
The simple 21-Day Prayer Guide will focus our prayer and also provide specific prayer points for the CPM. It is simple by design so that many many nations can translate it and copy it within their local teams, so we have avoided complicated graphics and long texts.
The Translations will be hosted at this site: https://inheritthenations.net/2414-coalition-prayer-involvement/
Please help us distribute this 21 days of prayer as widely and as globally as possible. Post this on your websites, ministry sites, at church, on facebook.... we would like to raise up a chorus of global intercession to see multiplication of disciples, churches and movements amongst the unreached groups.
You might be saying to yourself, "I have just done a 21 day prayer fast, there seem to be many at the moment", this is correct. Currently, there are many 21 day cycles of prayer taking place across the globe, we are in season of 21 day fasts and prayer like that which Daniel did. God is calling us to take 21 days to seek Him for the lost and see disciples making disciples, churches planting churches and movements multiplying movements.
www.2414now.net
We would encourage our prayer partners to watch, and share the links to these excellent newly re-mastered videos entitled ‘Reaching the Unreached – Prayer that Empowers Missions’ - that focus us on the need to pray for the 4,700 unreached peoples' groups. They were produced by the acclaimed Videographer / Director, Michael Lienau, a friend of IPC. There is a 3 minute and 9 minute version:
Play / Download 3 minute version: https://vimeo.com/311331983
Play / Download 9 minute version: https://vimeo.com/311342648
One fourth of the world's households live in Frontier People Groups - with virtually no contact with believers, and no sign yet of a gospel movement bringing God's promised blessing to their families.
Half of these households live in these 31 largest Frontier People Groups.
This is a Prayer Guide for the 31 – an invitation to the
Body of Christ to Pray for the Harvest.
Download the PDF guide from this link below. Print copies are available.
https://inheritthenations.net/resources/the-31-a-prayer-guide/
An invitation is going out across Europe for a unique gathering of 3,000 young people from all 51 nations of the continent, taking place in July 2019. United Prayer Rising (UPRising) Europe will draw together believers for 72 hours of united worship and prayer with a mandate to contend for a youth awakening across Europe.
JJ Waters, Director of UPRising Europe said, “Following God’s lead, we are incredibly excited to gather together people from every nation in Europe to contend for a youth awakening. This is such a critical time for Europe – much is being shaken whilst at the same time God is moving powerfully in many nations. We believe He is doing something beautiful in the hearts of young people, in what is now one of the most unreached continents on earth. Now is the time to come together from different nations, across denominations, honouring fathers and mothers, and to worship and pray for a mighty move of God in Europe.”
We want to invite young people and anyone with a heart for Europe, to save the dates – 8th to 11th July 2019 and to plan to be part of this event.
The backbone of UPRising Europe will be 72 hours of non-stop worship and prayer led by worship teams of young people from all over Europe. We want to see young people from each of their nations bringing their own unique flavour, style of music and worship songs in their own language alongside English songs. These are the grassroots, passionate worship and prayer leaders who are faithful to where God has placed them and willing to contend for Europe.
Out of this will flow prayer and intercession for Europe, with occasional inspiration from speakers in our main sessions and seminars. There will also be prayer for these young people to be sent with a lasting fire to see their cities and nations changed by Jesus.
UPRising Europe is part of the global UPRising movement that was birthed out of the World Prayer Assembly in 2012 in Indonesia. The first UPRising event was in Seoul, South Korea in July 2016. Since then, there have been UPRising events in the Philippines, South Africa, Mongolia, Bolivia, Malaysia, Canada, Chile, Mexico and California.
UPRising Europe will take place at Ashburnham Place, Battle, East Sussex – a Christian retreat and conference centre set in beautiful grounds with three lakes, gardens and an abundance of nature. Delegates will be able to stay in Ashburnham place itself or camp in the spacious grounds.
We want to bring together young people from every nation in Europe and to make this event accessible to all. In order to do this, we intend to make ticket prices reasonable for those from all parts of Europe. If anyone or any church wishes to help subsidise these costs, please contact us via the website.
Anyone interested in finding out more and pre-registering for UPRising Europe can do so at the website:
www.uprisingeurope.org Also, follow us on social media. Pricing and tickets will be released shortly.
We would like to extend a warm invitation to the South East Asia Prayer Council Conference 2019 which takes place from 8th to 11th October 2019 at the Changi Village Hotel in Singapore.
We are grateful to Senior Pastor DjohanHandoyo from Bethany Church Singapore who is our Host this year. Pastor Handoyo along with Reverend Edmund Smith, founder and Director of Real Love Ministry (RLM) Melaka, Malaysia, will be speaking on the theme: 'From Glory to Glory' - How we experience His Glory!
We look forward to welcoming delegates from the 11 nations of South East Asia as well as international visitors and IPC friends from around the world.
Full details of the event along with links to Register and Book accommodation are on the conference website at www.seaprayer2019singapore.org/
In His service,
Pastor Veronica Lorenzana | Pastor Ann Low
South East Asia Prayer Council
"One New Man" Alignment Roundtable with Messianic Jewish Leaders, March 11-14, Jerusalem
Please pray for this crucial international event that will involve both Jewish and Gentile leaders coming together to sit at the feet of Messiah together. Tikkun Global, a Messianic Jewish organization headquartered in Israel is organizing it and describes its objectives in this way:
"The sense is that these gatherings hold significant prophetic and relational importance in the timeline of the Kingdom of God and for the continuing restoration of Israel and the Church as One New Man. We believe that we are nearing a new outpouring of the Holy Spirit in Israel and the world.
It is now more important than ever for the body of believers to come into alignment and to bring purity and humility to apostolic renewal in our days.
The purpose of the convocation will be:
- To seek God in worship and prayer for wisdom and prophetic direction.
- To develop personal relationships and unity as the global family of believers from every nation.
- Continue discussions regarding the concept of alignment and possible implications for Israel and the Church, for the Messianic Jewish body and the wider family of believers around the world.
- Prayerfully explore what God might be calling us to do together - to move beyond relational unity and into some sort of strategic alliance for the future.
"Heaven must receive [Yeshua], until the time of the restoration of all the things that God spoke about long ago through the mouth of His holy prophets." - Acts 3:21
Please pray for an anointed, Spirit-led time that will bring forth good things for the entire Body of Christ, Jewish and Gentile, and for our world.