As I opened my Bible to read this morning, this passage caught my eye. It reads like this: Thus says the LORD God of Israel: Concerning the words which you have heard—because your heart was tender, and you humbled yourself before God when you heard His words against this place and against its inhabitants, and you tore your clothes and […]
MIDEAST UPDATE…4/26/2022…”God’s Amazing Grace!”
Over the years that I’ve written updates for the House of Blessing, there have been many accounts of horrific things that HOB missionaries have gone through. Thousands of these men and women would not bend from their commitment to the Lord Jesus Christ, even when facing sure and imminent death. In the previous update, I told the story of four […]
MIDEAST UPDATE…4/19/2022…”All These Things Will They Do”
Today’s update is once again quite short as it is regarding a special call I received from Pastor R concerning an incident that happened three or four days ago. There is a Scripture in John 15 I would like to share that is applicable. 18 “If the world hates you, you know that it hated Me before it hated you. […]
MIDEAST UPDATE….4/12/2022….”Intense in Tents!”
In Luke 10, we find these words: 1 After these things the Lord appointed seventy others also, and sent them two by two before His face into every city and place where He Himself was about to go. 2 Then He said to them, “The harvest truly is great, but the laborers are few; therefore pray the Lord of the […]
MIDEAST UPDATE….4/5/2022….Multitudes of Gentiles Being Brought into God’s Kingdom!
This will once again be a rather short update but I received a call from Pastor R and he asked me to let you know the latest, now that the Muslim month of Ramadan has begun. Just before doing so, I would like to share a passage of Scripture found in the Book of Acts: 22 “…we want to hear […]
MIDEAST UPDATE….3/31/2022…”Redeeming The Time”
“…redeeming the time, because the days are evil” Ephesians 5:16 As this update is posted on line, it is only a matter of hours until the Muslim month of Ramadan begins. The House of Blessing has been planning, preparing, and praying now for weeks in preparation for 30 days of intensive evangelism. The question is asked every year, could this […]
MIDEAST UPDATE….3/16/2022….Race to the Finish Line
Today’s update will be shorter than most. Pastor R’s call was a very quick update but he asked me to get a little information out to keep people updated. It looks like one of the last of the winter storms has come into the northern parts of the Middle East. It has brought wind, rain, cold temperatures, and snow. It […]
MIDEAST UPDATE…3/8/2022…”Multitudes in the Valley of Decision”
In Romans 10, we find these words: How then shall they call on Him in whom they have not believed? And how shall they believe in Him of whom they have not heard? And how shall they hear without a preacher? And how shall they preach unless they are sent? As it is written: ‘How beautiful are the feet of […]
MIDEAST UPDATE…3/1/2022…”It Is Well, Even If…”
In 2 Corinthians 12:9 we find the words, “My grace is sufficient for you, for My strength is made perfect in weakness.” Just before sharing a few details I received from the House of Blessing this morning, I would like to share a few thoughts that I pray might bring some encouragement. Suffering in the Christian life is sometimes difficult […]
MIDEAST UPDATE…2/18/2022…The Only Hope of the World, JESUS
As we take a look at world news the last few days, it is quite obvious that humanity is in great peril. We are living in the perilous times that the Apostle Paul warned Timothy about in 2 Timothy 3:1-5. There are many warnings throughout Scripture about the generation that we happen to have been placed in, including from Jesus, […]