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Thank you so much for your concern and dedication to pray for Israel. Below is an alphabetical list of current news sources that you may use to keep up on current events regarding Israel. We hope this will help you to pray appropriately.
- Aish HaTorah: http://www.aish.com
One of the world’s largest Jewish educational organizations.
- American-Israeli Cooperative Enterprise: http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org
To provide a vehicle for the research, study, discussion and exchange of views concerning nonmilitary cooperation between the peoples and governments of the United States and Israel.
- Bridges for Peace: http://www.bridgesforpeace.com
Bridges for Peace is a Jerusalem based Bible believing Christian organization supporting Israel and building relationships between Christians and Jews worldwide through education and practical deeds expressing God’s love and mercy.
- Christian Friends of Israel: http://www.cfijerusalem.org
Christian Friends of Israel led by Ray and Sharon Sanders is a Jerusalem based ministry that exists to comfort and support the people of Israel through practical means.
- Christian Friends of Israeli Communities: http://www.cfoic.com
Christian Friends of Israeli Communities provides a much needed vehicle for Christians to become better informed about the Jewish communities in the heartland of Biblical Israel.
- Christian Friends of Yad Vashem: http://www.yadvashem.org
Christian Friends of Yad Vashem was established to raise awareness about the Holocaust and its universal lessons in Christian communities.
- Christians United for Israel: http://www.cufi.org
Christians United for Israel is the largest pro-Israel organization in the United States.
- The Embassy of Israel in Washington, D.C.: http://www.israelemb.org
The Embassy provides a variety of resources for up-to-date information directly from the Israeli government.
- Emergency Volunteers Project: http://www.evp.org.il
The Emergency Volunteers Project’s mission is to recruit and train dedicated individuals and communities who will serve as a backup force of Emergency First Responders in Israel.
- Endowment for Middle East Truth: http://www.emetonline.org
Endowment for Middle East Truth (EMET) is a Washington, DC based think tank and policy center with an unabashedly pro-America and pro-Israel stance.
- European Coalition for Israel: http://www.ec4i.org
A Christian Initiative promoting European-Israeli cooperation
- International Christian Embassy Jerusalem: http://www.icej.org
The ICEJ was formed in 1980 as an evangelical Christian response to the need to comfort Zion according to the command of scripture in Isaiah 40:1-2. The ICEJ News Service provides timely balanced updates on the latest developments in the region. You may subscribe to this free service on their home page.
- International Fellowship of Christians and Jews: http://www.ifcj.org
The Fellowship was founded in 1983 by Rabbi Yechiel Eckstein to promote understanding and cooperation between Jews and Christians and to build broad support for Israel and other shared concerns.
- Israel Allies Foundation: http://www.israelallies.org
The Israel Allies Foundation works with Congress and parliaments around the world to mobilize political support for Israel based on Judeo-Christian values.
- Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs: http://www.mfa.gov.il
An official government website
- Israel 21c Newsletter: http://www.israel21c.org
Israel 21c hopes their feature articles on Israeli advancements in health, technology and democracy will create a greater awareness about the vibrant Israel, which exists beyond headlines of conflict. Click on About Us on the website to sign up for e-mail updates.
- Israel Vision: http://www.israelvision.com
Israel Vision provides you with the kinds of media tools that give you, your family, your church and your community a balanced view of unfolding events in the Middle East. They provide historic facts as well as on-site investigative reports that often fill the information gap.
- Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs: http://www.jcpa.org
An independent institute for policy research headed by former U.N. Ambassador Dr. Dore Gold
- The Jerusalem Connection: http://www.thejerusalemconnection.us
To inform, educate and activate Christians and Jews to be pro-active instruments of God’s love and blessing for Israel and the Jewish people
- Jerusalem Watchman: http://www.jerusalemwatchman.org
Stan Goodenough is a Christian journalist who lives in Jerusalem and provided timely commentary on current events.
- Jewish National Fund: http://www.jnf.org
JNF is a global leader in environmental issues having planted over 250 million trees and provided the infrastructure for over 1000 communities in Israel.
- Kehilat HaCarmel: http://www.carmel-assembly.org.il
A Christian congregation located in Haifa on Mount Carmel.
- Knesset Christian Allies Caucus: http://www.cac.org.il
The mission of the Knesset Christian Allies Caucus is to build direct lines of communication, cooperation and coordination between the Knesset and Christian leaders around the world.
- King of Kings Community Jerusalem: http://www.kkcj.org
A non-denominational Christian congregation located in Jerusalem.
- Unity Coalition for Israel: http://www.IsraelUnityCoalition.org
Unity Coalition for Israel is the largest worldwide coalition of Jewish and Christian organizations, with more than 200 groups representing millions of people dedicated to Israel. Visit their website and click on Subscribe to “Today’s News Summaries” to receive all their latest information.
Abraham Lincoln once said, "I have been driven to my knees many times by the conviction that I had nowhere else to go. My own wisdom, and that of all about me, seemed insufficient for the day".
Such was the case when key Christian leaders got together at the beginning of July 2015 and in desperation called for '21 Days of Prayer and Fasting for a 'Miracle for Marriage' from 20 July to Sunday 9 August 2015.
The good news is that things happen when people pray!
Below are nine miracles that the Canberra Declaration Team believes came about because of answered prayers. We know that much blood, sweat, and tears were involved in everything surrounding these wonderful outcomes, but as St Augustine said, "Without God, I can't. Without me, He won't." Soli deo Gloria! (To God be the glory!)
1. On Monday 10 August over 3,000 bouquets of flowers landed on the lawns of
Parliament House, Canberra, addressed to the Prime Minister, with thousands of Thank You's. The miracle is that although correct protocols were not met, the message still got through to the PM and parliamentarians.
2. A full page advert ran in The Australian on Monday 10 August which helped to influence a miracle vote in the Coalition Party Room. The miracle is the supply of God's provision to the wonderful team at the Marriage Forum who sponsored the advert.
3. The decisive and overwhelming majority vote in support of traditional marriage by the Coalition members in the marathon party room meeting. It started at 9AM and finished at 10.30PM (with some lengthy breaks throughout the day). The miracle is the massive margin of 33 votes, with 66 votes cast for retaining marriage as party policy to 33 against.
4. Katy Faust from USA and Millie Fontana from Melbourne, who have both experienced as children the challenges associated with same-sex parenting, shared their personal stories with parliamentarians from 11-13 August. The miracle is the open door invitation by parliamentarians who wanted to hear the truth for themselves about the injustices that the redefinition of marriage inflicts on children. Millie's story was quoted in the party room.
5. On Wednesday 12 August, Katy Faust appeared on Lateline and her interview became one of the most popular videos in the history of Lateline. The miracle is the eloquence of Katy Faust and the fact that Tony Jones and that the ABC, unashamed proponents of homosexual marriage, aired the interview.
6. On Thursday 13 August, the Uluru Bark Petition, in support of marriage, was launched at Parliament House, Canberra by over 70 Indigenous elders and leaders, from all over Australia. The miracle is the unity and sacrifice that brought them together at short notice.
7. On Friday 14 August, a tabloid size advert appeared in The Australian (page 4) advertising the full Uluru Bark Petition in both Pitjantjatjara and English to 492,000 influential Australians. The miracle is the supply of finance to create and run the advertisement.
8. On Monday 17 August, ABC Media Watch exposed the incredible bias against supporters of marriage between a man and a woman by the Australian media elite. The miracle is that the truth was told on ABC TV. Thank God for the Marriage Alliance.
9. On Monday 17 August the highly anti-family, pro-homosexual Q & A program, featured not one but two supporters of marriage between a man and a woman. Usually the odds are 5 to 1 against, but in this case the odds were only 4 to 2 against; Tony Jones also being an avid supporter of homosexual marriage. The miracle is that Brendan O'Neill, a Marxist atheist and Katy Faust bravely hit the ball right out of the ball park. See the full show here.
The miracles continued this week with Brendan O'Neill's article in The Australian called the 'Perfectly Normal are branded as Bigots' and the brilliant article in the Courier Mail by Jane Fynes-Clinton, exposing the intolerance of those who want to redefine marriage.
The team at the Canberra Declaration are in awe of the combined effect of all these separate miracles to create one big 'Miracle for Marriage'.
God has truly answered our prayers. To Him be all the glory.
We ask you to do two things:
1. Give thanks to God and pray for the breakthrough to continue.
2. Sign the Uluru Bark Petition in support of marriage between a man and a woman and tell all your friends to do the same. Together we can make a difference. Soli deo Gloria.
Yours for more Marriage Miracles
Warwick Marsh and Ben Pratt
Stratfor.com August 22, 2015 | 18:23 GMT
Pakistan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced Aug. 22 that Pakistan will not attend the planned national security advisor talks citing "preconditions" set by India earlier in the day, the Express Tribune reported. The Pakistani government specifically mentioned that it could not accept India's conditions to limit the talks to ways of ending terrorism and maintaining tranquility on the Line of Control. Representatives of the Indian government denied that they had set preconditions. Indian Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj said earlier that talks could be delayed if Pakistani National Security Advisor Sartaj Aziz insisted on meeting with Kashmiri separatist leaders.
Let’s pray for the soon rescheduling of these security talks. The border between India and Pakistan is probably the most dangerous one on earth since both nations have nuclear weapons. May their be a thaw in the relationship of these South Asian enemies!
I want to encourage you to register to receive an early invitation to participate in a highly strategic gathering of leaders October 24-28, 2016, in New York City: Movement Day Global Cities. Since 2010, New York has hosted Movement Day, a cutting-edge consultation for leaders growing collaborative city movements. Under the leadership of Dr. Mac Pier and the New York City Leadership Center, I am serving as the Coordinator of the Global Cities Leadership Community, a rapidly growing network of kingdom leaders engaged with city movements that are already existing, or emerging.
Our aim is to extend an early invitation to leaders of global city movements with motivation and capacity to bring a team of at least 5 colleagues to New York in 2016. These could be pastors, leaders of non-profits, leaders engaged in the marketplace, prayer mobilizers, church planters, etc, with a common passion to reach their cities through increased collaboration.
While inspiring and valuable, we fully realize that large international gatherings can be inspiring, but have a "short shelf life." Yes, we will have superb, relevant Bible exposition from the likes of Tim Keller, Bill Hybels and other international speakers. Select global cities will present functional models of spiritual and societal transformation. Afternoon sessions will be dedicated to a range of specific affinity tracks. There will be multiple value-added exposures in the New York area. But what I feel is most valuable will be the sustainable learning opportunities that follow-on from New York, such as regional internet meetings, city movement consultations in geographic "hubs" around the world (e.g., the 2 day City Advance consultation/learning community I designed and offered before Movement Day since 2010).
If you register below, this simply gives you the opportunity to receive an early invitation. Simply go the site below:
https://events.r20.constantcontact.com/register/eventReg?oeidk=a07eb10gxh565121156&oseq=&c=&ch=
And check out the initial version of our site: movementday.com" href="http:// http://2016 . movementday.com">http:// http://2016 . movementday.com
Thanks for "listening" and considering participation.
Tom White
Frontline
GCLC Coordinator
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We wanted to bring to your attention the upcoming '21 Days For Global Harvest' prayer campaign and to especially request your kind support and assistance as a friend of SVM2 and a stakeholder in passing on the information and promoting this global prayer campaign among your IPC networks around the world..
Here are a few ways we suggest you could possibly do this:
1. Send out email notices or include information about the '21 Days for Global Harvest' in your regular/periodic email communications across your network.
2. If your organization runs any any publications online/digital or in printed form, you could place or embed our graphic promotionals in those publications or alternatively embed the promo in your website or blog.
3. Send us the contacts of specific people across your network that we could get in touch with directly to promote and create awareness for this prayer campaign.
Please see attachment for a graphic ad for the 21 Days For Global Harvest. More information is available on the 21 Days of Prayer website here: http://21daysofprayer.net. A promotional video is available too. I'm also ready to be of assistance in any other way you might consider more convenient for promoting this campaign and spreading the word.
As a very well connected and respected leader, we believe your help with getting the word out will not only add credibility but also to a very great extent, enhance the participation of more individuals and ministries as believers unite all over the world for 21 days of covenant praying for the nations.
For His Glory
Joel M Iyorwa
SVM2 / International Alliance Coordinator
Hajj Prayer is a 3-day effort to pray for people going on the Hajj (Islamic pilgrimage to Mecca) from 21–23 September, 2015. All the Hajj Prayer 2015 information can be found at the Praying Through the Arabian Peninsula website: http://www.pray-ap.info/hajj. There is a Hajj video and also a three-day prayer guide. The day when Muslims are on Mount Arafat, seeking forgiveness of sins is Yom Kippur, the day Jews are also seeking forgiveness of sins—their calendars are aligning to make this happen. We encourage everyone to pray for one-fifth of the world during these days.
The launch of the World Youth Prayer Assembly (UPrising- United Prayer Rising) for the nation of Malaysia went very well. About 70 Christian leaders met the first night followed by 700-800 youth the second night. They were strongly challenged by Pastor Jerome Ocampo, the WYPA convener, to embrace the vision of mobilizing the youth and children to gather in South Korea next July 2016 (26-30). I was also able to share with them.
Please continue to pray with us that the vision will increasingly catch fire around the world as all three generations, children, youth and adults, hear about it. We envision a movement of three waves, starting in South Korea and then building with mobilization and training by the youth for the youth back in their countries, followed possibly by two additional assemblies in other nations until millions of youth and children become involved around the world both in prayer and carrying out their unique life missions. You can see video and other information about the UPrising on http://www.unitedprayerrising.com Please share this vision and website with others you know, especially the kids in your lives and churches.
Report from Royal Kids and the International Children’s Intercessors Conference, Aug. 6-9
Some of us had a wonderful time in Chennai, India celebrating the 25th anniversary of the Royal Kids ministry of Father Anton Cruz and his family with hundreds of children and adults. Yesterday, we concluded on the mount of St. Thomas where he, one of the original disciples, was martyred after bringing the Gospel to India in the 1st century. Flags were given by the older generation to the younger generation as a symbol of them arising to take leadership for the future. We celebrated communion and reflected together on "Doubting Thomas" who became a great apostle of faith and challenged both the kids and the older folks to sow mustard seeds of faith with their lives that God would use to bring millions of times the impact just as real seeds do. We then handed out the seeds and they prayed first alone and then together to discern what unique life mission the Lord had for each of them.
According to a report by Yonhap News, envoys from North and South Korea have reached a deal to end some of the most recent tensions that have plagued relations between the two countries. The agreement ends "marathon talks aimed at defusing tensions on the Korean Peninsula," the South Korean news agency reported. Most recently a standoff involving an exchange of artillery fire had pushed tensions between the rivals to a recent high.
CNBC.com August 24
Let’s pray for His peace between the two nations and that God will use the current tensions for good towards their eventual reunification.
North Korea
As we contemplate the situation in North Korea, we grow increasingly concerned on a number of fronts. For many months now, we have been praying for Canadian humanitarian workers, Kevin and Julia Garratt and American Peter Han being held in custody in China. We have also been praying for South Korean Pastor Jong-wook Kim and the two more South Koreans sentenced to life in prison as we reported last month. Now, we also add Canadian Pastor Hyeon Soo Lim to our prayers. Pastor Lim of the Light Presbyterian Church in Mississauga, Canada had failed to return from a humanitarian trip to North Korea in January. In March, the North Koreans confirmed that they had taken him into custody. Now, just a few days ago, they released a recorded statement from him and then on Thursday, July 30th, he was allowed to make a public appearance. It is clear that his confession has been coerced from him as has happened to so many others taken by the North Koreans. Our hope and prayer is that, having made a confession, he will be released soon.
Of course, our concern is not only for foreigners who have been taken captive by the regime but also the increasing ruthlessness demonstrated by Kim Jong Un. His reign of terror continues, surpassing either his father, Kim Jong Il, or his grandfather, Kim Il Sung, in the number of high officials that he has had executed. Currently the list contains some 70 names. It is so bad that overseas North Koreans are fearing for their lives and many are seeking asylum. At home the list of people under heightened watch grows and more stringent censorship is being put in place including banning popular songs. In the midst of all this, Kim Jong Un seeks to bolster his own personality cult. He has put his sister, Kim Yo Jong in charge of the effort. Nevertheless, there is a spirit of resistance growing steadily at all levels of society from the elite to the street vendors who are speaking up as never before. It does not help him that he is also downplaying the previous leaders, cutting back on the honor given them.
On a more positive note, it appears that the worst of the drought is past and food production is picking up while fast food stalls are fast becoming ubiquitous…
As we pray for North Korea, I would like to draw your attention to "Adopt 815", a prayer movement focused on August 15th, Korean Independence Day. Each day, a short essay and prayer topic is sent out to subscribers. I should have alerted everyone to this last month and apologize for not doing so. But it is not too late. The daily prayer concerns include a lot of valuable information about North Korea…
In His Name,
Ben Torrey
Director
The Fourth River Project, Inc.
Pray for the liberation of the foreign captives inside North Korea as well as for the liberation of the North Korean people from the oppressive tyranny of Kim Jong Un and his regime.