My friends who pray:

“Why are the nations in an uproar [turmoil] against God,
And why do the people devise a vain and hopeless plot?
Why do the rulers take council together against the LORD
and His Anointed, saying, 
‘let us break apart their [divine bands] of [restraint] 
and cast away their cords [of control] from us.’” Psalm 2;1,2.

I am compelled to send you the following heart felt cries, asking for your prayers on behalf of Israel, the Palestinians and all nations. We see cause for grave concern. Since Oct 7th 2023 we asked: “was the Knesset tainted with ineptitude and corruption leading us to this ghastly day?” At the same time, Biden in the US and all Western Nations continued to refuse to recognise who the enemy of all humanity is! Our world stands at a time of foreboding, a time of coming judgement!

• Israel is a nation of broken people … 
• Israel has suffered 505 days of shock, disbelief, sadness, humiliation. 
• Israel has lost over 844 IDF soldiers and 69 police officers.
• Gaza is torn up, with how many dead?
• A trickle of hostages have returned since November 2024.
• Hamas has regained full control of a now broken Gaza? 
• Israel is still the underdog in this colossal mess.   
• Today, Israelis are humiliated, weak with sorrow.                      
• Grief takes precedence over seething anger.

Depravity Walks the Nations:
The death of Biblical humanity, of brotherhood, has reached a depth of depravity that no rational person thought possible in the massacres and hostage taking of Oct. 7/23. “STAND UP to Hamas”, was the recent call from the White House. Why did our Israeli leadership back down? Yet, Global antiSemitism maintains Israel ‘a leper’ to be avoided, an ‘untouchable’.  AntiSemitism’s other face, had made their Arab brothers deal with them as one would a time bomb.  No one wants them. AntiSemitism is a two edged sword. Nothing will bring it down but the spoken Living Word, the Bible, brought to life in the lives of believing people world wide!

A Time to Weep:
At this very moment, all of Israel, stands at attention to respect the return of Oded Lifshitz, 84, Shiri Bibas 32 and her two sons Kfir 9 months, and Ariel 4. (Ages at time of abduction) Hamas was too afraid of bad publicity to give the little boys small coffins. Silence reigned, as the coffins are driven through the streets of Israel to the Forensic Identity Centre. People from every walk of life, lined the roadside, and stood on bridges over the highways, in pouring rain and hail. They stood to remember and and pay these martyrs their last respects. Now we find out that Shiri Bibas’ body was not a match in the forensics tests and the Israeli Government are tying to get it back. Also it is known now that the Bibas family were abducted by ordinary Gazan residents not Hamas. What an disaster.

Idealism and Hard Work is not Enough:
Jews from Argentina and other Latin American nations, immigrated generations ago to ‘build up the land.’  They chose the fertile strip bordering Gaza on the Western Negev desert. Founding kibbutzim and moshavim, they worked the fertile land and reached out to befriend their neighbors. Gazan workers were hired, and fought to bring Palestinian cancer patients to Israel for treatment. They believed in brotherly kindness. It has been proven that many of these Palestinian workers had deceitfully mapped out their homes, and villages to aid Hamas in murdering, maiming, raping and pillaging on Oct 7th/23. There is no end of the film evidence of these acts by Hamas AND ‘neighbors’ including young teens …?

“Forgive our trespasses, as we forgive others…”
The grieving families of Oded Lifshitz and the Bibas family have begged for restraint and refuse to call for vengeance. That is the ultimate Spirit of Israel.

Natan Alterman wrote a severe poem that still rings true today. 

The Silver Salver

And the land grows still, the red eye of the sky 
slowly dimming over smoking frontiers.

As the nation arises, torn at heart but breathing,
To receive its miracle, the only miracle.

As the ceremony draws near, it will rise,
standing erect in the moonlight in terror and joy.

When across from it will step out a youth and a lass
and slowly march toward the nation.

Dressed in battle gear, dirty,
Shoes heavy with grime, they ascend the path quietly.

To change garb, to wipe their brow
They have not yet found time.
Still bone weary from days and from nights in the field.

Full of endless fatigue and unrested,
Yet the dew of their youth is still seen on their head.
Thus they stand at attention, giving no sign of life or death. 

Then a nation in tears and amazement
will ask: “Who are you?”
And they will answer quietly,
“We Are the silver salver on which the Jewish state was given.”

Thus they will say and fall back in shadows
And the rest will be told
In the chronicles of Israel. 

 by Natan Alterman 1910-1970, the official poet of David Ben Gurion

What is a ‘salver’? 
A salver is a flat heavy tray of silver, or other metal, used for serving.

“Their Redeemer is strong, the LORD of Hosts is His Name.” Jeremiah:50:34
Please, PRAY, dear friends;

The Rawlings Family