The House of Blessing has experienced some especially difficult times as of late. If you are a regular reader, you will have read many stories testifying of great blessings by the Lord through the ministry of the HOB missionaries, but also a great many heartwrenching accounts of tragedy — results of violent attacks by the enemies of the Gospel. Since […]
MIDEAST UPDATE …. 7/9/2026 …. “Impossible” Is Not In God’s Vocabulary
How often do we face impossible situations in our Christian walk? We can coast along with ease for a time and then all of a sudden run into a wall. Something unexpected comes along and we have no ability to solve it. We find many examples of impossible situations in the Gospels. On one occasion, Jesus asked Philip where they […]
MIDEAST UPDATE …. 6/28/2026 …. “The Cross — Our Bridge”
Many people today think that if they live a life of honesty and integrity by the golden rule, God will require nothing more of them. That is, however, untrue. The chasm between a Holy God and fallen man is infinite and cannot be bridged by good works. The separation between God and man does not stem from our individual acts […]
MIDEAST UPDATE …. 6/22/2026 …. “The People Have Seen A Great Light”
In Isaiah 9:1 we find the words: Nevertheless the gloom will not be upon her who is distressed, as when at first he lightly esteemed the land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali, and afterward more heavily oppressed her, by the way of the sea, beyond the Jordan, in Galilee of the Gentiles. Years before this was written, the […]
MIDEAST UPDATE …. 5/7/2026 …. “Perilous Times” Part Two
I have received several emails from the House of Blessing in the last two or three days. As I did in Part One, I am going to forego my own introductory comments. I have received a tremendous volume of information in the past three days. As I stated in Part One, I hope you can take the time to read […]
MIDEAST UPDATE …. 5/2/2026 …. “Loving God….How Much?”
The greatest commandment says: “Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and all your strength.” In spite of the extraordinary calling — which is to experience God’s love and to love Him in return — we tend to fill our lives with idols. Given the fact that the […]
MIDEAST UPDATE …. 3/11/2026 …. “Looking For The Blessed Hope And Glorious Appearing”
In John 14:27 we read: “Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid.” Jesus said this to His disciples near the end of His earthly ministry. The disciples were already living in troubled times but Jesus knew it would get worse — much worse. We also live in troubled times and in a troubled world. There […]
MIDEAST UPDATE …. 2/27/2026 …. “Do You Not Yet Believe in Modern-Day Miracles”
After I initially read the story Dr. Nibras related in his report below, I thought of Jesus’ prayer on the cross. Isaiah 52:14 tells us that Jesus was so severely beaten that He hardly resembled a man hanging on the cross. Yet, He prayed for His killers, saying: “Father, forgive them for they don’t know what they are doing.” When […]
MIDEAST UPDATE …. 2/24/2026 …. “If God Is For Us …. Who Can Be Against Us?”
I find it interesting that, in almost every report I receive from the House of Blessing, there is at least one reminder that we are at the end of the age of grace. It is a reminder that many in the West are weary of hearing. Jesus, however, had much to say about the end times, specifically in Matthew 24 […]
MIDEAST UPDATE….2/18/2026….”What About You?….Who Do You Say That I Am?”
There have been many answers to this question — good teacher, moral leader, tragic hero, well-intentioned martyr, prophet, antagonist, etc. — and they are all insufficient. Why? Because He is the Messiah, the Christ, the Son of the living God, and by what we have confirmed from Scripture and the faith we hold, we know it is true. Let’s look […]