Latest Prayer Letters

January 11, 2022

Prayer concerning Arab families and work

Just before the end of 2021 we went to purchase some basic appliances for the new office space in our ministry center in Jerusalem (we’re expanding!) The store we visited…

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January 4, 2022

Prayer Concerning a Grand Finale

If I had to describe the feeling Israeli officials are communicating publicly (and not so publicly) I would call it “hope for a grand finale”. The Omicron variant was first discovered in South…

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December 21, 2021

Prayer Concerning Brazil and the Lord’s Prayer

Shalom From Jerusalem, Have you ever dreamed of visiting Brazil?  For about a decade Kobi and I would playfully talk of “one day” going to Brazil—to experience the greenery, the colorful…

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December 14, 2021

Prayers for How Israelis handle Christmas

Shalom, What do you think of when you hear the term, “Christian”? In Israel, the term “Christian” is used in the positive sense—mostly in the context of giddy tourists who…

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December 7, 2021

Prayers Concerning Light, Darkness and Brokenness

Shalom, “Permission to be broken” was the phrase that came to me when I considered the prayer points for this week. At first, it didn’t seem to fit the motif…

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November 23, 2021

A Prayer Of Thanks

My mother (Shira) was born and raised in the U.S. She visited Israel for the first time when she was 19 and made a permanent move to Israel by the…

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November 16, 2021

Prayer Concerning Church Awakening to Israel

Shalom, When visitors to Israel first drive up on the Sea of Galilee the first thing most of them think is—“Wow, it’s so small!” Suddenly, all those stories about panicked…

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November 9, 2021

Welcome back prayers!

This week sirens went off all over the country as part of a month-long series of exercises simulating war on the northern border with Lebanon. The drills are trying to implement…

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November 2, 2021

Prayer Concerning Jews, Arabs and the Maoz Team

Ari turned 80 this past weekend! Yes, we know. He doesn’t look it. Apparently in Israel what doesn’t kill you makes you look younger. My dad’s love language is quality…

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October 26, 2021

Prayer Concerning Education and Social Media

Shalom, Did you hear (or notice on your own) a week or so ago when several major social media platforms (Facebook, Instagram, Whatsapp) crashed? For several hours the world was…

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October 19, 2021

Prayer Concerning Hackers and Immigration

Shalom, This week Israel is commemorating one of the hardest days in Israel’s modern history—the assassination of former PM Yitzhak Rabin. I was a teenager when it happened and I remember…

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October 12, 2021

Prayer for Israel/Church Relations

Shalom, It’s good to be back home in the Jerusalem hills after spending two weeks in the US. It’s not that I particularly like the hot dusty air, the ever-present…

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