For regular readers, you will have noticed an increase in the frequency of newsletters being sent out. This is because I am receiving new information daily, sometimes several times a day. Please take the time to read clear to the end if you have a heart for the ministry of the House of Blessing. I know they can tend to […]
MIDEAST UPDATE….1/10/2026….”Against All Odds”
In my previous update, I mentioned a Syrian medical doctor, Dr. Nibras. I received a couple more messages from Dr. Nibras as well as from brother Abdelrahem. For regular readers of these newsletters, you will have noticed an increase in the frequency being sent out. This is because I am receiving new information daily, sometimes several times a day. Please […]
MIDEAST UPDATE….1/5/2026….”Angels On Assignment”
Today’s update includes another very unusual story. But before sharing it, I would like to highlight scriptures that are applicable to today’s news: 7 The angel of the Lord encamps all around those who fear Him, and delivers them. 8 Oh, taste and see that the LORD is good; blessed is the man who trusts in Him! Psalm 34:7-8 3 Surely […]
MIDEAST UPDATE….12/30/2025….”The Fellowship of Suffering”
Philippians 3:10: “….that I may know Him and the power of His resurrection, and the fellowship of His sufferings, being conformed to his death…” The first thing I thought of as I read this Scripture today was the familiar hymn, “It is well with my soul.” The first few words of the hymn are: “When peace like a river attendeth […]
MIDEAST UPDATE….12/24/2025….”One Day at a Time”
As we celebrate Christmas and what it represents, I think of Luke 1:38: Mary responded, “I am the Lord’s servant. May everything you have said about me come true.” We all know the storyline. The angel Gabrielle came to let her know she had been chosen by God to bear the Messiah in her womb. She of course had questions, […]
MIDEAST UPDATE….12/20/2025….”Racing To The Finish Line”
Most of us have wondered what it is going to be like during the millennial kingdom of Christ. Almost since the very beginning, our earth has been contested territory. God’s promises are nearly always contested by deception, delays, or distractions. God’s people are relentlessly tempted and tested. At the very time that two prophesied deliverers (Moses and Jesus) came to […]
MIDEAST UPDATE….”Divine Intervention”….12/16/2025
Today’s update is focused primarily on a very unusual event that happened in northern Syria. I will not mention the exact location. This was an event that transpired when House of Blessing elders Abdelrahem, Hayel, and Arshid had gone to make their own assessment of the situation involving the tragic events of the last few days. There were a number […]
MIDEAST UPDATE…12/14/2025….”God is our Refuge and Strength, a Present Help in Times of Trouble”
Have you ever found yourself amazed at the grace of God? We ask ourselves why He loves us as much as He does. What do we have to offer? Yet, the great God, the Creator of everything that there is, took on the form of a man of flesh and blood and lived — in order to let fallen men […]
MIDEAST UPDATE….12/7/2025….”Teach Us To Number Our Days”
Just a thought at the beginning of today’s update. I wonder how often we mortals underestimate the value of the life God has given us. For some, the length of time allotted is short, and for others possibly decades longer. But, we only pass this way one time. I will borrow a question from one of Jonathan Cahn’s Book of […]
MIDEAST UPDATE….12/1/2025….”Straddling Two Kingdoms”
In Daniel 2:44 we find this statement: “During the reigns of those kings, the God of heaven will set up a kingdom that will never be destroyed or conquered.” Long before Jesus came, Daniel foretold that God would set up a Kingdom. After the Babylonian Empire, there would be the Medes and Persians. The next kingdom would be the Greek […]