As I begin this update close to the end of 2018, I felt the Holy Spirit urge me to share a few thoughts about how we ought to view the days we are living in and how we should approach them. We live in unique times and it is important that we see what God has to say to us […]
MIDEAST UPDATE 11/5/2018 “Harvest Time!”
One of the wondrous things that happens when a person becomes a true follower of Yeshua / Jesus, is a heart change within. The Apostle Paul described it this way in 2 Corinthians: Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new. Now all things are of […]
QUICK UPDATE ON PASTOR R September 3, 2018
Although I have little to share as far as an official Mideast Update, I do want to quickly pass on some new information on Pastor R’s physical condition. Most of you who regularly read these updates will likely have seen the photo of Pastor R’s foot and the infection he has been fighting. As his temperature would not stay down […]
MIDEAST UPDATE 12/24/2017
As I write what is likely to be the last Mideast Update of 2017, I can’t help but think of how God is fulfilling the promises of His Word. In Acts 2:17 we see a repeat of what the prophet Joel was told in the Old Testament concerning the last days: “And it shall come to pass in the last […]
MIDEAST UPDATE 10/2/2017
As I write today’s update, I am once again reminded of the sovereignty of God. We as humans struggle, stress, and agonize, often about things over which we have no control, yet as true followers of Yeshua / Jesus we have direct access to the One who does. It is our sovereign Lord we must trust in all things and […]
-Quick- MIDEAST UPDATE, 8/14/2017
It has been longer than normal since I wrote my last Mideast Update. I base my updates on the current news I receive through Pastor R in Syria. He has been taken around to the innumerable communities of Christian believers all around the Damascus region and even further in the last three weeks or so. As regular readers will know, […]
THEY ONLY ASK US TO PRAY
A Story from Mosul July 2017 For God so loved the world, that He gave his only begotten Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him. (John 3:16-17) I have told you these things, […]
MIDEAST UPDATE 6/28/2017
As we find ourselves at the end of June 2017, the Muslims of the world have come to the end of the month of Ramadan. For the House of Blessing missionaries, it is time to regroup, recoup, and ask the Lord for His guidance for the days ahead. Much prayer has gone up from around the world for this year’s […]
MIDEAST UPDATE 4/30/2017
Many people in today’s world, even those that may not claim to be religious, are beginning to recognize that we are living in a time like none before. I have often referred to the warnings Jesus gave to the disciples in Matthew 24 and Luke 21. These passages go into considerable detail about what to expect in the days in […]
MIDEAST UPDATE 2/8/2017
As I read news reports from all around the world, I am continually reminded of the warnings Jesus gave about the signs of the end of the age. These signs are here today. One one of the signs is wars and rumors of wars, nation coming against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. I have read numerous accounts written by servants […]