The New Testament Church was set up in a way so that everyone has a unique function, gift, or special anointing which is expressed through the guidance of the Holy Spirit. In Ephesians 4:11-13 we find a listing of five types of leadership functions, commonly called the Fivefold Ministry. This includes the Apostle, Prophet, Evangelist, Pastor, and Teacher. These functions […]
MIDEAST UPDATE…9/10/2020
I received a quick call from Pastor R letting me know that, out of the approximately 2,000 House of Blessing missionaries in the field today, about 800 of them are needing to go find some temporary work in order for the basic needs of their families to be met. Many of the missionaries are separated from their families much of […]
Special House of Blessing Update
It has been a yearly effort by the House of Blessing to reach as many people with the Good News of the Gospel during the Islamic month of Ramadan. The month of Ramadan this year begins after sundown Thursday, April 23 and ends Saturday, May 23. Although the coronavirus pandemic has circled the globe and it is even today running […]
MIDEAST UPDATE…..3/19/2020….”Silence!”
No matter what news source one looks at, everyone today is talking about the coronavirus (officially named COVID-19) which has now been designated a worldwide pandemic by the World Health Organization. The numbers of those infected and the deceased are increasing in greater numbers every day. One of the fears has been that the virus would inevitably reach the millions […]
MIDEAST UPDATE…12/19/2019…Christmas, 2019
I’m not sure how many times I’ve looked at my calendar today and it’s still hard to accept that we are within days of the year 2020. Every year seems to go by faster than the previous one! As I look back over the year’s activities of the House of Blessing, I find myself giving much thanks to our Abba […]
MIDDLE EAST UPDATE: Miracles Still Happen!
Over the last six years since I have been writing stories for the House of Blessing that come directly from the front lines of the mission field, there have been story after story of the amazing things God has done on behalf of His people. These stories are easily forgotten over time and many readers who have joined the blog […]
SPECIAL MIDEAST UPDATE, 2/15/2018 “Story of Nabil”
A few days ago I promised to begin reprinting some of the past stories of the great things that God has done through the House of Blessing. The story below happened four years ago this month… *********************************** Special Middle East Update, Feb. 25, 2014 On Friday, 2/14/2014, I was anticipating receiving what has become a weekly phone call from House […]
MIDEAST UPDATE 10/10/2017
As I write this update, I am told that many thousands are gathering all across the Middle East for the sole purpose of studying the Word of God and to ask the Holy Spirit to make it especially real for this time and hour. There are many Scriptures that are applicable to what they are doing and one of these […]
MIDEAST UPDATE, 1/27/2017
The situation in the Middle East continues to change from day to day. The House of Blessing missionaries adjust as best they can so that they can survive the circumstances as well as continue the work of the ministry they have been called to. Although there is a partial ceasefire of sorts in place, fighting continues involving assorted jihadist groups, […]
PROPHECY WATCHERS
Just a couple days ago, I was sent the link to this article. Since I thought it was well put and I didn’t see any reprinting restrictions on it, I decided to go ahead and add it to the articles on this blog. I don’t know who the actual author is, but it refers to one of my favorite YouTube […]