Author: Meridel Rawlings

Jay’s health

Published by Meridel Rawlings

January 2017 “LORD, He whom you love is sick…” John 11:3 This is Meridel, bringing you an update on Jay’s health situation. For those of you who do not get email updates, or any social media I want you to pray for my husband. It is a challenging time for our family and prayer has become a waking-sleeping; a LIVING experience. This is simply another step on the pathway to a richer life in the mercy and love of Almighty God. He must increase and we must decrease… Jn 3:30. Today, Jay says: “I am resting in Him and trusting my life into the hands of the Royal Physician.” I, Meridel want to take this opportunity to share an over view of Jay’s life, followed by some quotes from friends. Thank you for praying and caring as you do. All of us are grateful. I will begin by saying: “Divine Mercy has overshadowed Jay’s life from it’s very inception.” I believe as a result Jay grew up in to the abundant grace he was given. …

Jay Rawlings Prayer Request

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Dear Family and Friends; LORD… he whom You love is sick… John 11:3 Thank you for your prayers for Jay and for the whole family. He spent a week in the cardiac unit at Shar ha Tzedk and returned home feeling very low. He is home a week now and has under gone more blood tests an ECG and visits a Professor this afternoon. He still has trouble breathing and has to sleep sitting up. This is due to heart failure and the remains of fluid on his lungs and bronchitis. He is just finishing a regiment of antibiotics for this. We as a family have gathered around him and know that he has to make changes. He works too hard. It is hard for him to learn to rest. Its time to “ease up”. You can pray in this direction for him and also for David, Chris, Josh and Daniel to know how much to be involved today and tomorrow. Enclosed is a video that Daniel put together for you. I met Mr. Netanayhu at the International Christian Embassy last week. He chose this spot to give …

Watching the Sea of Galilee

Published by Meridel Rawlings

The Sea is at its lowest since 1972. The entire nation of Israel prays for rain, no matter what their religious persuasion is. We depend upon the former and latter rains to keep us alive here. <a href=”http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/222640″>Read more here on Israel National News</a>

PM Netanyahu 2016 Holiday Greeting

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We at Israel Vision and Still Small Voice send to YOU our dear frends worldwide very best wishes for Christmas and Channuka. We sense that 2017 will be a momentous year, and all who pray will be encouraged by this greeting from Mr. Netanayhu. Join us as Meridel gives personal greetings to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at a reception at the International Christian Embassy. She was able to mention that the lovely life size oil painting porraits of the Presidents and Prime Ministers which hang in the entrance way to the cabinet room of Israel’s Parliament, Knesset; were painted by renowned Canadian artist, Joy Caros Rawlings of Vancouver, BC Canada. They are a gift to the country. PM Bibi’s response to Meridel was the warm Israeli expression, “Kol Ha Kavod” – meaning in English ” All the Honor or Congratulations”! These are days of unprecedented attacks on Israel by the United Nations. What is happening hearkens back to the days of the Greek occupation of the land 2,300 years ago.  Jews were not allowed to …

Urgent Prayer Request!

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Dear Friends and Partners I, Meridel Rawlings am writing on behalf of Jay. Five days ago he was admitted to the cardiac unit in Jerusalem’s Share Tzedek Hospital. (Gates of Righteousness) He is under supervision and intensive testing to discern the cause of his rapid heart beat, shortness of breath and fluid in his lungs. He is taking medication to slow his heart. Tomorrow he will under go a “shock” to the heart. The Doctors will stop it and start it again, hoping to regulate the heart beat. We need your prayers at this critical time~my sons and I thank You and we know You are there for us. Jay and I hate having to ask for financial help. We find it very humbling, and in a perfect world we could just keep working and say nothing about expenses. But that is not the case. Stress is part of the load here, and financials are very close to the top of the list. If there is any way you could send a donation to help us keep Jerusalem Vistas/Israel Vision going at …

Vi ti Jayltä

Published by Meridel Rawlings

Vuosi 2016 on kulumassa loppuun ja sen myötä monet haasteet. Meridelin veli sai sanan, jonka mukaan meitä vuodatettaisiin parfyymin lailla samaan tapaan kuin alabasteriastiasta vuodatettiin öljyä Jeesuksen ylle. No, tämähän on sana jokaiselle tämän perheen jäsenelle. Meitä on koeteltu ja testattu, eikä loppua näy. Sama pätee Israelin suhteen; tiemme ei milloinkaan ole ollut tasaista taivalta, mutta iloitsemme, sillä olemme turvassa ‘tällä tiellä’ pysyessämme. Jatkamme, tosin hitaasti, ehkä esteiden jarruttamina, mutta kieltäydymme luovuttamasta tai lopettamasta! Sallithan minun kannustaa ja rohkaista sinua, missä tilanteessa sitten oletkaan tällä hetkellä. Yhdistetään sydämet ja ylistetään haasteiden keskellä. Mikään ei jatku ikuisesti, vaan muutos tulee. Meridel ja minä iloitsemme kuullessamme teistä, aina. Kiitos, että muistatte meitä! Palasimme lokakuussa kiireellä ja seisahtumatta kotiin Kanadasta. Nyt olemme laatimassa käsikirjoitusta viime kesänä kuvaamaamme filmiin. Työskentelemme yhä lakisääteisten seikkojen parissa, jotka koskevat hallituksen koostamista Chance Action Nepal -säätiölle (Muutos, Toiminta, Nepal), jonka toiminnan aloitimme viime kesänä. Tarkoituksenamme on turvata tuki Nepalissa työskenteleville henkilöille. Sydämenasiamme on kouluttaa näitä nuoria ihmisiä. Tietämättömyys ja turmelus ovat niin valtaisia, että tilanne tuntuu välillä ylivoimaiselta. Englanninkielinen filmi on valmis. Kerrothan, mikäli haluat sen. Epäröimme sen lähettämistä maihin, joiden kielenä ei ole englanti. 220 …

En hilsen fra Jay

Published by Meridel Rawlings

2016 fortsetter, og mange utfordringer med den. Meridels bror gav oss et ord om at vi ville bli tømt ut lik parfymen i alabastkrukken som ble brukt da Jesus ble salvet. Vel, det var et ord til hver enkelt av oss i familien. Vi blir alle testet og prøvet, og det virker som det aldri slipper. Det samme er sant for Israel, vår vei har aldri vært en enkel vei, men vi gleder oss fordi vi er sikre i “den sanne vei”. Vi fortsetter, sakte, kanskje på grunn av hindringer, men vi nekter å gi opp eller å stoppe! La meg få oppmuntre deg i den situasjonen du kanskje befinner deg i akkurat nå. La oss forenes i hjertene og lovprise midt i utfordringene. Ingenting varer evig, og det vil forandre seg. Meridel og jeg blir alltid så glade for å høre fra deg. Takk for at du husker oss! Vi traff grunnen når vi kom hjem fra Canada i oktober. Vi er nå midt i scriptingen av en film vi filmet i sommer. Vi …

Shalom Dear Friends

Published by Meridel Rawlings

The year 2016, filled with many challenges, has almost run its course. Meridel’s brother, Don Fowler, a Jerusalem Vistas Canada Society board member, had a word from the Lord for our family. “…you are being poured out;  from the broken alabaster box, the perfume fills the house. John 12:3-8. I believe this timely word is for each one, near and far, you included. Amen!   The same is true of Israel and her peoples. Created first as a family, then tribes, then slaves in Egypt, then a nation with two  dispersions among the nations. Today we make up the ingathered exiles…never a smooth path. But we choose to rejoice and give thanks because we are secure in the Way… His way. Photos  Lt Jay Canada/Aug/16. Rt. Jay & Meridel. Thankfully we have completed the TV Special called You CAN Make a Difference that highlights the work of our friend, Indira Ghale rescuing trafficked girls and boys. The film is available only in English at this time. We are setting up the Board for the Change …

Shalom, meine geliebten, treuen Freunde

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November 2016 Shalom, meine geliebten, treuen Freunde: www.stillsmallvoice.tv www.israelvision.com Schreibt an: Meridel Rawlings,  PO Box 84156 Mevasseret Zion, 9079097 ISRAEL meridelrawlings@gmail.com „Denn wo zwei oder drei versammelt sind in meinem Namen, da bin ich mitten unter ihnen“. Matth. 18.20 „Wir verlieren unsere Töchter und Frauen, Nepals Stärke. Sexhandel mit Kindern in Nepal ist ein Verbrechen gegen die Menschlichkeit. Es herrscht eine Blockade in der Justiz!“ Rechtsanwalt D. Tripathi, Oberster Gerichtshof,  Kathmandu, Nepal „Ich war in Dörfern, wo Väter ihre Töchter für einen grossen Fernsehbildschirm verkauft haben. Mein Herz brennt mit dem Wunsch, ihnen Schutzhäuser anzubieten“. Nie in meinen wildesten Träumen hätte ich mir als Jugendliche vorstellen können,  jemals von all dem Leiden,  den Demütigungen und der Scham frei zu werden, die ich als Opfer von Kindsmissbrauch erlebt habe! Mir wurden die Schlüssel zu seinem Königreich in Matth. 16.16-18 gegeben. Seine Wege sind so viel höher als unsere. Weil Gott in mir ein neues Leben erschaffen hat, kann ich mich in viele zerstörte Leben investieren und Heilung bringen. Bitte betet mit uns um weitere Bewahrung für …