Praise God, hostages Judith Tai Raanan and her teen daughter, Natalie Raanan have been released! The two US citizens from Evanston, Illinois traveled to southern Israel to celebrate a Jewish holiday and Judith’s mother’s 85th birthday, when Hamas terrorists abducted them from Kibbutz Nahal Oz on October 7. Just a mile from the Gaza border,Continue reading “Two Hostages Released!”
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Son of Hamas Leader Chooses Christ
There will be no peace for either Jews or Muslims until they give their lives to the One this life is for, urged Mosab Hassan Yousef, who once served Hamas, but now serves Jesus Christ. As the eldest son of Sheikh Hassan Yousef, a Hamas founder and leader, Mosab was groomed from a young ageContinue reading “Son of Hamas Leader Chooses Christ”
Let the Change Come
Fall is the time when the trees show us how beautiful it can be to change and let go.🍂🍁 What has God been asking you to change? And what has He been asking you to let go of that you’ve been clinging to too tightly to embrace the new growth He has for you ahead?Continue reading “Let the Change Come”
Continued Prayers for Israel, Hostages
Ezekiel 36, Psalm 83 More than 1,200 people have died in Israel and at least 3,400 have been injured since the October 7 invasion by Hamas militants, who have taken at least 199 hostages held captive in a network of underground tunnels and other locations throughout Gaza. Among the Israeli hostages are those suffering fromContinue reading “Continued Prayers for Israel, Hostages”
Afghanistan’s Third Round of Earthquakes Since Christians Arrested: 6.3-6.3-6.3
Survivors of both October 7‘s 6.3 magnitude earthquake series and October 11‘s 6.3 had just begun returning to their homes in Herat when yet another 6.3 quake struck in the same region this Sunday. Nearly 2,500 people have died in the combined quakes, and hundreds of people are now buried under debris. As winter approaches,Continue reading “Afghanistan’s Third Round of Earthquakes Since Christians Arrested: 6.3-6.3-6.3”
Lifting You Up, Ukraine
As we continue praying for the Israel-Gaza conflict and for the hostages by name, let’s also lift up those suffering in Ukraine, where Russian forces have relentlessly assaulted the city of Avdiivka non-stop for almost a week. Ukrainian forces destroyed hundreds of Russian tanks and armored vehicles, and killed thousands of Russian troops. Lord, pleaseContinue reading “Lifting You Up, Ukraine”
Violence in Ecuador
As we continue praying for the Israel-Gaza conflict, and for hostages by name, let’s also lift up Ecuador. Since the dissolving of the mostly Christian nation’s National Assembly in May and the assassination of a presidential candidate days before August’s election, crime and cartel-related violence has risen exponentially. In the past few weeks leading upContinue reading “Violence in Ecuador”
When to Kill a Pet
Do you have a pet sin you don’t want to let go of? Do you feed and “pet” it with your thoughts? Psalm 66 tells us that if we know there is sin in our hearts but we do nothing about it, we are in grave spiritual danger. If I regard sin and baseness in my heartContinue reading “When to Kill a Pet”
What Made You Give In?
A few days ago, I fell asleep while writing at this Prayer Wall and dreamed that a woman who long had resisted temptation gave up and gave in … all the way. It didn’t happen overnight. The enemy had been chipping away at her faith for years. She fought valiantly at first, believing God’s WordContinue reading “What Made You Give In?”
Yet Another Earthquake Rocks Afghanistan
Yesterday, a 6.3 magnitude quake struck near western Afghanistan’s Herat City, flattening homes that withstood Saturday’s 6.3 and causing all the more damage in districts already devastated. A new landslide has now blocked the main highway, making rescue and relief efforts all the more difficult. More than 2,446 died in the combined quakes, at leastContinue reading “Yet Another Earthquake Rocks Afghanistan”
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