I was out of my hometown at the time of my last update from the Middle East. As I took the call while visiting the Oregon Coast, I was walking through a neighborhood that is located right up next to the mighty Pacific Ocean, the largest ocean on our planet. After prayer and our goodbye, I could not help but […]
MIDEAST UPDATE, 2/8/2015
The last two weeks has proven to be harrowing in many ways for House of Blessing, and for its leadership. I would like to share a Scripture that fits the situation well before sharing a few details. In 2 Corinthians 4:7-15 we find these words penned by the Apostle Paul: But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the […]
MIDEAST UPDATE: 1/27/2015
After my latest phone call from House Of Blessing out of one of the huge refugee camps in Syria I could not help but think of some Scriptures that speak to the relationship we as representatives of the Kingdom of God have with both the redeemed as well as the lost all around us. I thought I might start this […]
MIDEAST UPDATE, 1/9/2015
Can you identify with my memory of a particular camping trip our church took on a holiday weekend a number of years ago? We had everything well planned. We had tents, food, camping gear, and sports equipment for everyone to enjoy. We even had a functioning outhouse. We brought chainsaws so we could cut available firewood for our campfires and […]
MIDEAST UPDATE, 1/2/2015
I would like to begin this update by saying thank you to the many readers who have followed this story, some from the very beginning of this project at the end of March 2012. It has been an incredible saga, a story that can only be told in its fullness when we find ourselves in the presence of our Messiah, […]
MIDEAST CHRISTMAS UPDATE, 2014
H.O.B. PRAYER UPDATE 25 DECEMBER 2014 A CHRISTMAS MESSAGE FROM PASTOR R***** The people who walked in darkness have seen a great Light; those who dwelt in the land of intense darkness and the shadow of death, upon them has the Light shined. (Isaiah 9:3) Joy to the world! Unto us this day a Son is born; unto […]
MIDEAST UPDATE, 12/21/2014
Hardly a week goes by in which there is not a new story to tell in the lives of House of Blessing missionaries. For over 32 months, there have been stories of the many who have found their Messiah Jesus as Savior. At the same time, there are the difficult stories of the losses and the heartache that comes with […]
MIDEAST UPDATE: 12/9/2014
After having received three separate calls from Syria this last week, I spent some time reminiscing over the story that has unfolded over the last 32 months. It has truly been a saga of tremendous effort, sacrifice, triumph, tragedy, and new life for hundreds of thousands who had no hope. As I was thinking back over the events and phone […]
MIDEAST UPDATE, 11/29/2014
Greetings Everyone: Just before sharing with you the latest update I received from House Of Blessing, Jerusalem, I would like to clear up an unintentional mistake made in my previous Mideast Update. After my introductory comments I inserted an e-mail I received directly from the Epicenter. Due to some unfortunate misunderstanding on my part, I thought the e-mail urgent prayer […]
MIDEAST UPDATE & PRAYER ALERT, 11/25/2014
On Friday morning I received a call from Pastor R****. He let me know that he had had heart issues; in fact, at least one heart attack. He was taken to a hospital and stabilized. He was in good spirits but wanted to keep us all informed so that we could pray. He was very anxious to get back to […]