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 […]
MIDEAST UPDATE….11/16/2025….”The Last Lap of the Race”
A few days ago, many of you received a special request for prayer, so many folks are wondering about the status of the HOB leaders and teachers who were attacked. I received details from Sister Rolla saying the morning teaching staff was attacked by Iranian extremist militias during shift change. This was the incident where the women were doused […]
MIDEAST UPDATE….11/11/2025….”One of These Days God Will Say: ENOUGH!”
I am beginning this update with an encouraging story that was shared with me by two of the brothers, Al-Hidmi and Al-Fishawi. The event happened just a few days ago. This is how they told it: Peace be upon you my brother Jack. This is Al-Fishawi and Al-Hidmi. We waited at a hill east of Al-Hasakah along with Al-Bakawti, […]
MIDEAST UPDATE….11/9/2025….”Do Not Fear Those That Could Kill The Body”
A Scripture used in one of the messages in the last few days comes from Matthew 10:27-33 along with some comments: 27 “Whatever I tell you in the dark, speak in the light; and what you hear in the ear, preach on the housetops, 28 and do not fear those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. But […]
MIDEAST UPDATE….11/3/2025….”The Gates of Hell Cannot Prevail Against God’s People!”
For many in the body of Christ today, it has become almost the norm to take on a defeatist attitude. We do live in a fallen world and many are convinced that we are fighting a losing battle against evil and the source of evil — the evil one himself. We do know that we are at the end of […]
MIDEAST UPDATE…12/12/2022…”In The Fullness of Time”
It seems every year goes by a bit faster than the one before. I am having a hard time getting my head around the fact that we are only days from the end of 2022. Amazing! But, here we are. One thing that gives us great hope is the fact that the Lord has brought us that much closer to […]
MIDEAST UPDATE…12/1/2022…The Harvest Fields are Ripe!”
Today’s Mideast Update will be a short one but Pastor R has asked special prayer for the HOB missionaries, particularly in the northern areas up against the Turkish border. Many of you may not be aware but Turkey’s President Erdogan has indicated his intent to begin the ground phase of Operation Claw-Sword. He wants to clear the southern borders of […]
MIDEAST UPDATE 7/31/2017
Week after week in these updates, I share a little bit of the news coming out of the Mideast. One of the reasons I do so is because many people do not pay much attention to the news. I was talking to a banker friend a couple of days ago and asked her if she was aware of the latest […]
MIDEAST UPDATE 7/20/ 2017
This week’s update is in two parts, the second part being a story that comes directly from people in Mosul who are experiencing the reality of the civil war battleground that is both Iraq and Syria today. This story will be on line in a couple days. Many people hear little or no news about what is actually happening in […]