As I was compiling the reports I received within the last few days, I could not help but think of the story of Jesus’ friend Lazarus. Because this update is a bit lengthy, I will only touch on one aspect of this story. As we all know, Lazarus had become deathly ill and Jesus had purposely stalled going to his […]
MIDEAST UPDATE….1/13/2026….”O Lord, How Long?”
A mystery we deal with as Christians is the apparent silence of heaven that we often experience. It is encouraging that the Scriptures do reference such silence. How often have we prayed, “How long O Lord?”, often about the same thing for months or even years, seemingly without answer. It can be an illness that we can’t seem to get […]
MIDEAST UPDATE….1/7/2026….”The Mysterious Ways of God”
In the previous update I shared the story of the supernatural escape from a mountain cave in northern Iran by Abdelrahem, Hayel, Arshid, and Ma’touq. As unusual as it was, unusual interventions have been reported by the House of Blessing missionaries for a long time. The number of these events has, however, escalated as we come closer to the end […]
MIDEAST UPDATE….12/31/2025….”The God of Jacob is our Refuge”
Today’s Mideast Update includes three separate messages which I received from our brother Abdelrahem. Please take the time to read the entire report. It is quite comprehensive and includes details we, as fellow servants of the Lord, need to be aware of as supporters of the House of Blessing. They very much need our prayer support and any financial support […]
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….12/20/2025….”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 […]