No matter what news source you pick up, the main subject matter is the COVID-19. The novel coronavirus took very little time to circle the globe. Life as most knew it has changed drastically. This is also the case in the Middle East. As the Islamic month of Ramadan has now officially begun, Muslims are finding themselves in a situation […]
MIDEAST UPDATE…3/4/2020…”Multitudes…Multitudes”
It is amazing to look back over the last two months and see what has already come about in 2020. I believe this year will probably be a year like none other we in our generation have witnessed. We are able to access information from all around the world and for those who are paying attention, it is obvious that […]
MIDEAST UPDATE…2/19/2020…How Long O Lord?
As I spoke with Pastor R this last time, he told me that the situation with the refugees being forced out of the Idlib area is only getting worse. And, as I monitored the news coming out of Syria the last few days, his words were repeatedly confirmed. I know that most people feel they have enough to contend with […]
MIDEAST UPDATE…12/31/2019…..2020!
Hard as it is to believe, we have arrived at the last day of 2019. We can now look back and are amazed at what God has done this past year, not only through the House of Blessing, but also in each of our own personal lives. It is easy to forget what things God has done in past days […]
MIDEAST UPDATE…11/6/2019…”A Dying Woman’s Vision”
Over the years that I have been writing these Mideast Updates, passing on stories of real life events experienced by the House of Blessing missionaries, a phenomenon witnessed again and again is the amazing love and forgiveness of God and how it flows through His people, especially at some of the most difficult times. The life of the Apostle Paul […]
MIDEAST UPDATE…10/29/2019
For those who watch news coming out of the Middle East, it seems that the stories of human misery and death never end. I can’t even imagine how it must be for the people who cannot find any way out of the constant turmoil and chaos. It must seem like a roller-coaster from hell that never comes to the end […]
MIDEAST UPDATE (reprinted from archives) April 30, 2014
The Mideast Update below is from April 30, 2014 and tells part of the story of extremely serious injuries (actually two attacks within 2-3 weeks) received by attackers who had intended to assassinate Pastor R. They failed, but only because it was not yet his time to go home. It is God who determines this. It is important to remember […]
MIDEAST UPDATE…10/11/2019
As I write this update I am frequently checking news sources, watching as new developments in the Mideast unfold. There are some late breaking developments that people may or may not be aware of and I will briefly touch on them in this update, and how current events are affecting the work of the House of Blessing missionaries. One of […]
MIDEAST UPDATE….10/2/2019….We’re Getting So Close!
A passage of Scripture came to me this morning as I was checking the news stories from around the world. It is found in John 16:33 and reads like this: “These things I have spoken to you, that in Me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation but be of good cheer, I have overcome the […]
MIDEAST UPDATE…9/16/2019
It seems that the epicenter of the world is moving from one crisis to another. The populations are often used as pawns and also become expendable as major powers struggle for control and warring factions fight to hang onto territories they have gained some control over. This is particularly the case in Idlib province in northwestern Syria. There are varying […]