ELOHIM LANU MACHASE VA’OZ (God is our refuge and strength-Psalm 46)

Since the beginning of the war in October 2023, we have been hidden by God here in Migdal (“Tower” in Hebrew). Our region (as well as Tiberias and other communities near the Kinneret – Sea of Galilee) has been a place of refuge for thousands of evacuees from the far north of Israel.

 In Migdal specifically, the siren sounded only 2 times. The first on the holiday of Shavuot (Pentecost) and the second, last night. On Shavuot we were all at home and entered the security room. After the sirens stopped, we waited 10 minutes, as instructed by the government, as security, before returning to normal activities. In the middle last night, at 4:30, when the siren sounded, we carried our 3 boys to the security room which is the girls’ room, and there we stayed. By 7 a.m. everyone was already leaving for school.

This is life here in Israel, we do not get dismayed and we go about our routines, because the basis of terror is to destabilize the system and cause panic in the population. We have learned over these 9 years in Israel that we cannot bow our heads to terrorism, but face it head-on. As believers in Yeshua, we persevere in prayer and supplication against the powers and principalities, for we know that the fight is not against the flesh.

We believe in God’s care during this year and always, but we ask for your prayers for spiritual, physical, and emotional protection for us and our 5 children.

The worship song that our children like to play and sing the most is “Elohim lanu machase va’oz… ezra b’tzarot nimtza meod” – God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in tribulation (Psalm 46)!

TIME TO ADAPT, WAIT AND PREPARE

When the Lord brought us to Galilee in September of last year, we had plans to make trips to specific places in the north of the country to perform Prophetic Acts, as the Lord had placed in our hearts. In addition, we intended to rent a second house to receive volunteers from the nations who want to learn about Israel through the Jewish and Zionist vision by Jewish believers in Yeshua, participating in our Bible Courses and Tours, as well as our Prayer and Worship Meetings.

A month after our move to Migdal, war broke out. Many of the sites we intended to go for Prophetic Acts are today being daily targets of Hezbollah missiles.

Tourism has become almost non-existent. When we were about to receive a group of Brazilian intercessors from Europe, Iran threatened to attack us and all flights were canceled.

We have then understood that it is a time of preparation. We believe that the purposes of the Prophetic Acts and the House for the operation of the House of Prayer and Bible School outside our home will be fulfilled in His time.

The Lord in this time of war has raised up new intercessors in the nations, for our family and ministry. They have also been present in our zoom meetings every Saturday, learning from our teachings and being instruments in God’s hands to bless Israel.

At this season we have seen the Lord establish connections with special people here in the region. Through these connections we are seeing God’s favor in the Prayer and Worship Meetings in our home.

In addition, these connections have expanded our children’s ministry, which is something God spoke to us a few years ago through Rick Ridings (Succat Hallel), when we dedicated our home as a House of Prayer.

The prophetic word was, “You are called to reestablish the family altar. From the family altar will come the service to the Lord, the ministry of the House of Prayer. You are a Levitical family, your children will be strong worshippers and intercessors. Other Levitical families will join you for a corporate altar. Many of the nations will come and worship on this altar of worship, but the foundation, the root—the family altar, must be kept.” (watch the full ministry)