{"id":1062,"date":"2016-11-06T21:37:00","date_gmt":"2016-11-06T20:37:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/verein-abraham.ch\/blog\/en\/?p=1062"},"modified":"2017-01-04T19:33:03","modified_gmt":"2017-01-04T18:33:03","slug":"prayer-and-deacons-trip-to-israel-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/verein-abraham.ch\/blog\/en\/2016\/11\/06\/prayer-and-deacons-trip-to-israel-2016\/","title":{"rendered":"Prayer and Deacons trip to Israel 2016"},"content":{"rendered":"

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28 october – 6 november 2016<\/strong><\/p>\n

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The goal was clear: \u201eLook after the weakest and pray for the future.\u201c Fifteen highly motivated \u00a0persons accepted this challenge.<\/p>\n

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\u201eComfort,\u00a0comfort my people\u2026\u201c \u00a0(Is. 40:1)<\/em><\/p>\n

That is, the poorest: the Holocaust survivors.<\/p>\n

Yes, that\u2019s what we did – and we were the recipients! We met with the more vigorous for conversation, coffee and sweets. The ill we visited in their homes. These encounters touched our hearts: bent over beds, sitting next to wheel chairs and walkers, holding hands – many tears flowed on both sides (sometimes including the nurses or translators). We prayed, sang, stroked and were kissed. Heart to heart – encounters even with persons who were totally confused, where we saw happiness over our visit. What a privilege to meet such persons and to be surprised at how little bitterness was expressed toward us. Many spoke openly and unasked about this heaviest time in their lives. From others we heard, \u201eI can\u2019t talk with anyone about this.\u201c In a way, that\u2019s just how I now feel, also, but for totally different reasons! Thank you, Father, for the honor of these encounters!<\/p>\n

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\u201eThe desert will blossom\u2026and the ransomed of the Lord will return\u201c (from Is. 35).<\/em><\/p>\n

God\u2019s prophetic word will be fulfilled! It is happening NOW, before our eyes! Many new cities are still needed (and already planned) in order to create a new home for the Jews who are coming! The second part of our trip was reserved for this: reminding God of his promises and expressing our confidence that HE will do it. We proclaimed his strong, creative word in the locations where new homes are planned. see Is. 35 and 49 \u00a0or Ezek. 36. Wow! What words!<\/p>\n

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Like an arch over the whole time was the Holocaust. From meetings with survivors in Ashdod to visiting the \u201eFountain of Tears\u201c sculptures in Arad, to the conversation at the coffee machine in Yeroham – the Shoa (Holocaust) is and remains a wound in the body of the nation! It was good that we were there! Conversing with hippies, invitation for coffee and synagogue visit with Orthodox Jews, the rabbi\u2019s personal blessing for each one, prayer for the people in Gaza – we organized none of this! The Father put it in our laps. Praying with persecuted messianic brethren and their dedication challenged us. We loved their new meeting center. Our God is a mighty God! How good it is to be on the path with HIM! In Israel or here!<\/p>\n

Regula Woiwode<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

28 october – 6 november 2016 \u00a0 The goal was clear: \u201eLook after the weakest and pray for the future.\u201c Fifteen highly motivated \u00a0persons accepted this challenge. \u201eComfort,\u00a0comfort my people\u2026\u201c \u00a0(Is. 40:1) That is, the poorest: the Holocaust survivors. Yes, that\u2019s what we did – and we were the recipients!\u2026<\/p>\n

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