Palestinian Conflict

“MY HEART IS STEADFAST, O GOD”

  Resumed Israeli-Palestinian Negotiations Today Prime Minister Netanyahu issued a lengthy statement to the Israeli public. In it, he said we will again resume negotiations with Palestinians for the creation of their sovereign state. This action is in response to US induced diplomacy. As a first step, Israel will release…...

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2012 Prayer Points for Israel

Some Israelis discerned a divine message this Hanukkah in the unearthing of an amazing antiquity found near the Temple Mount. During the holiday, archeologists discovered a clay seal, dated from the approximate time of Yeshua’s ministry, with the words “Pure for God” written in Aramaic. “This felt like a Hanukkah…...

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Purim, the Prince of Persia and Iran

“…Celebrate yearly the 14th and 15th days of the month of Adar, as the days on which the Jews had rest from their enemies, as the month which was turned from sorrow to joy.” (Esther 9:21) The holiday of Purim, based on the book of Esther, falls this year on March…...

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The Middle East: Winds of War and God’s Calendar

We hope this letter finds you in peace and joy, regardless of life’s ever-changing circumstances. Certainly the Middle East (“ME”) continues to undergo historic change. In this letter we offer an overview and analysis of how nations are prophetically shifting in the ME, and suggest key prayer points. Summer is…...

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“Zion for Whom Nobody Cares” – Jeremiah 30:17

Renewed Terror: Impending War? The past two months have seen a renewed wave of terror in the Jewish State. A few days ago, Gazans fired an anti-tank missile – a weapon of warfare designed to penetrate armored tanks – at a children’s school bus in Israel, causing serious injury. This…...

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Passover: A Key to Peace Amid Birth Pains

“Peace I leave with you; My peace I give to you, not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.”(John 14:27) At this same season, Yeshua (Jesus) strengthened His disciples facing a fast changing world: “Peace I leave…...

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Between the Straits: September, Statehood, and Survival

The three week period of the Hebrew calendar between the 17th of Tammuz (July 19) and the 9th of Av (August 9) is known as Bein HaMetzarim, or “Between the Straits”. For thousands of years it has been a time of warfare and danger for the Jewish people. Repeated tragedies…...

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Gaza-Israel Conflict Prayer Alert

Yesterday morning in Jerusalem started like most others here for us. At 4:15 am, I (Kerry) gulped down a cup of coffee and left home to start a day of work at my office nearby. But instead of enjoying the usual chirp of early birds heralding the break of dawn,…...

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This Rosh HaShanah: A State of Palestine, A State of Prayer

Shalom from Jerusalem as we approach the Jewish New Year/Feast of Trumpets (Rosh Hashana). As you know, this is an extremely critical month for Israel, the nations and the Church. Rather than address all the major current issues, our focus in this update is threefold: (1) to share a word…...

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UN Palestinian Bid For Statehood

“The Lord gave the word; great was the company of those who proclaimed it. Kings of armies flee, they flee, and she who remains at home divides the spoil. …  Sing to God, you kingdoms of the earth; O, sing praises to the Lord.” Psalm 68:11-12, 32 We are so…...

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