Blessing Israeli Believers July 2023

Dear BIB Friends and Partners,

Truly we are in historic/prophetic times! Internally Israel is at war with Muslim terrorists, which is nothing new in our generation. However, this is only one of the raging conflicts in the Promised Land. Another internal strife is between Israelis themselves regarding smoldering political issues. Israel’s enemies smell blood in the water when Israelis fight against one another.

We also know Biblical wars are on the horizon that will shake Israel and all the nations of the world. Yet, here is something (Someone) we can count on in the midst of such chaos and trouble:

Behold, He who keeps Israel, Shall neither slumber nor sleep. Psalm 121:4

Oh the great once in the history of humanity opportunity is ours to participate in right now! While our and Israel’s Messiah is still bringing precious Jewish people from the nations of the world back to their homeland—mostly unbelieving in Messiah Yeshua—the LORD who keeps Israel has a plan!

He has left about thirty thousand Israeli believers in Messiah Jesus peppered (or salted) across Israel out of about seven million Jewish people! One of the ways our Heavenly Father is keeping Israel today is by preserving the Land and People with the righteousness of Messiah Jesus:

Isaiah also cries out concerning Israel: “Though the number of the children of Israel be as the sand of the sea, the remnant will be saved. For He will finish the work and cut it short in righteousness, Because the Lord will make a short work upon the earth.” And as Isaiah said before: “Unless the Lord of Sabaoth had left us a seed, We would have become like Sodom, And we would have been made like Gomorrah.” Romans 9:27-29

In His Service, Dov Schwarz

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Update from Pastor Oded, King of Kings, Melech Hamlachim, Jerusalem

Dear Blessing Israeli Believers Friends!

You are such a blessing to our congregation! Thanks to your support we were able to help a few families who are currently struggling financially. Just before Passover, we gave food cards to 13 families in our community, so they could get what they needed to celebrate the holiday.

One of these families has been walking through a challenging time due to a medical condition of the husband, which affects his ability to work regularly. He and his wife have three sweet young children, full of life and energy. This precious family was so grateful for this gift.

The Lord bless you! Oded & Sandy Shoshani

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Update from Ezra & Shulamite, Golan Heights

Shalom from Israel,

It is hard to believe that we are half way through 2023. Many things are and have transpired here in Israel. We pray that our Newsletter will encourage you and we thank you for your faithfulness to stand with us.

Praise & Prayer

Through Blessing Israeli Believers designated donations we were able to be used by God to answer a young boys prayer for a new bicycle.

S was born in the USA but is now also an Israeli. He needed a bike to ride to school and to ride with his new friends in the teva (nature) that surrounds our community. This gift is assisting him to make new friends and get to school on time. S has asked us to thank you for being used as the hands of God to provide for him.

Our Fellowship was blessed to gather together on the Faith Worship Boat on the Sea of Galilee. We brought our instruments and voices to sing unto our LORD. It was a blessed time and a powerful move of the Spirit. For many of those in attendance it was their first time to worship on the Sea of Galilee.

On another note we were personally able to give our 2008 VW Touran to my new Associate Pastor Misha who immigrated to Israel with his family at the beginning of the year. Please keep him in your prayers as he has just applied to attend a 1-year Program to become an Israeli Certified Tour Guide.

All for His Name's Sake, Ezra & Shulamite