This past week as I heard from Pastor R in Syria, he told me once again of some of the enormous challenges the House of Blessing missionaries are experiencing–not last year; not last month, or even last week. It’s a reality for them right now…TODAY! As I was readying myself to write this week’s update, I could not help but […]
MIDEAST UPDATE–Story from House of Blessing’s Archives: September 12, 2015
Because stories have been written for the House of Blessing for almost 7 1/2 years now, it is easy to forget stories from the past. Also, this website has gained new readers over the years and I have received requests to reprint some of the accounts from past years. As you read through this testimony of God’s grace and goodness, […]
MIDEAST UPDATE 7/11/2019
As promised in the latest Mideast Update, and at the request of readers, I will gradually reprint some of the older stories from earlier updates. As many believers have found, keeping a record of the things that God has done in the past helps to encourage us in the present. Jesus is the same, yesterday, today, and forever! We serve […]
MIDEAST UPDATE 7/5/2019
In the New Testament book of James, we find these words: 13 Come now, you who say, “Today or tomorrow we will go to such and such a city, spend a year there, buy and sell, and make a profit,” 14 whereas you do not know what will happen tomorrow. For what is your life? It is even a vapor […]
MIDEAST UPDATE…6/24/2019….And the Harvest Continues…
As we continue watching the unfolding of news in the Middle East, we see tensions continue to rise. The reality of the life and death struggle faced by this generation is real across the entire world, few places more desperate than for the millions of displaced peoples of the Mideast. Some regions are of course experiencing harsher circumstances than others. […]
MIDEAST UPDATE…6/15/2019…God Never Fails
Over the past 7+ years I have had the privilege of writing these updates for the House of Blessing, God’s answers to prayer and His miracles have come in many forms, but year after year God has proven His presence with His faithful missionaries. Many stunning miracles have been witnessed; even the dead being raised before the eyes of onlookers. […]
AUTHOR and FINISHER…MESSIAH….Part Thirteen
A thread which begins in Genesis and carries through the entire Bible has to do with God’s intervention on behalf of the fallen human race through the blood sacrifice of the Messiah. The story line which begins in the very first chapter of the Holy Scriptures is continued to its completion in the very last chapter of the last book […]
MIDEAST UPDATE 6/1/2019….God is in Always in Control
As the conclusion of the Muslim month of Ramadan is just days away, we praise the Lord of the Harvest. Many souls have been reached once again that have become part of the Kingdom of God. At the same time, we see the temperature rising in the relationships between the nations of the Mideast. The escalation of tensions are clear […]
AUTHOR and FINISHER…MESSIAH…Part Twelve
Polytheism will continue to be brought up by those who are uncomfortable with this subject, and the question is asked: Is the God we worship one God of many gods? Absolutely not—not in a polytheistic sense. One of the basic non-negotiable doctrines of true Christianity is that there is only one all-powerful, all-knowing, ever-present GOD. He is the Almighty, and […]
AUTHOR and FINISHER…MESSIAH…Part Eleven
The Worthy One…The Lamb of GOD As we continue our study, we look at a heavenly scene that is difficult for us as earthbound mortals to imagine—yet, God chose to give us a glimpse. Chapter 4 of the Book of Revelation describes a scene that John the Revelator was given with Almighty GOD sitting on His throne. Then, in Chapter […]