Another in our series as we have been looking back at God’s interventions on behalf of the House of Blessing was recorded on July 31, 2017. This is the account as it was written on July 31, 2017. Be sure not to miss Sister Sarah’s story later on in this archived update! It is also interesting to now look back […]
MIDEAST UPDATE…9/17/2020…Our GOD is Alive!
I received two calls this week from Pastor R. The second one had an interesting surprise in it that I will share at the end of this update. Be sure not to miss it. As you’ll remember from the previous update, Pastor R said that about 800 or so of the missionaries had to take a bit of a break […]
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 […]
MIDEAST UPDATE…9/2/2020….”Forgiveness”
Over the years I’ve been writing the Mideast Updates for the House of Blessing, there have been many times when forgiveness was a major part of the storyline. Today, I have another brief story to share that again shows the amazing power of God’s love to bring people from the depths of sin and degradation to God’s forgiveness through the […]
MIDEAST UPDATE…8/25/2020…”To Live is Christ, to Die is Gain”
I received a call from Pastor R and, as soon as I heard his voice, I knew something had happened. He was barely able to hold back the tears as he told me that Pastor Farid had been killed just the day before. The details of what all happened are still being gathered but before I pass on what Pastor […]
MIDEAST UPDATE…8/10/2020…”The Awesome Power of GOD!”
For those who have read the previous update, you will remember that an urgent request was made for prayer for Pastor R and several of the House of Blessing leaders. Pastor R had come down with a serious virus of some kind. It was not possible to determine if he was having a recurrence of the COVID-19 or if this […]
SPECIAL PRAYER NEEDED FOR THE HOUSE OF BLESSING…8/3/2020
Greetings All: I received a special email this morning from Jerusalem, passed on by brother Youssef out of northern Syria, letting me know of a special need for prayer to share with all of you. Many of you readers have prayed for and supported the House of Blessing for a number of years. I am told that Pastor R has […]
WEARY REMNANT WATCHMEN
I ran into a short article written recently by Jan Markell, founder of Olive Tree Ministries, and decided to reprint it here. It’s well worth reading! Jake ************************** The Sons of Issachar were men who understood the times (I Chronicles 12:32). Today, very few people have an interest. The following e-mail represents hundreds that I get: “Jan, I am viewed […]
SPECIAL MIDEAST UPDATE…7/25/2020
I received a call from Pastor R asking if I could write a quick special update this weekend. The reason is because of a special Muslim holiday this coming week in which the House of Blessing has yearly made special arrangements for sharing the Good News of the Gospel. July 31, 2020, on the Muslim calendar is the observance of […]
MIDEAST UPDATE….7/22/2020
While getting a few thoughts together for today’s update, I was reading in the book of Hebrews. The chapter begins with these words: Since we have such a huge crowd of men of faith watching us from the grandstands, let us strip off anything that slows us down or holds us back, and especially those sins that wrap themselves so […]