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Christmas Cheer from Jerusalem – A photo op by Meridel

Published by Meridel Rawlings

Dear Family and Precious Friends, Merry Christmas and a blessed anointed, healthy and prosperous New Year. I had so much fun & frustration- ;-) making this collage. Josh came to my rescue. Coming up 48 years of marriage, Jay and l have grown to include: David, Adi, Amitai 15, studying film making in the Jerusalem Art school and Liyah 11, visiting family in Helsinki for Christmas. Chris, Terhi, Noam 16, singing in Cantores Minores, the national Finnish boys choir, Youni & Liam 9 year old twins – packets of endless energy. Joshua, and daughters Maya 15, Sophia 12 and Cecilie 10. They have moved to London. :-( Maya will complete her school year here in Israel. Then she is one of only 20 applicants accepted, out of 100’s, into a “prestigious art school in London for September 2016. To quote Maya, “My Dad is my hero.” Daniel, continues to make TV shows and helps us to “get up to speed” here in Jerusalem. Nepal. Jan 10th 2016, Jay, Daniel and I (DV) fly to Kathmandu …

Meridel – Calling all Partners

Published by Meridel Rawlings

Let us lift our hearts and hands to God in heaven; Lammentaions 41:3a Exploits for the Kingdom of God is what our lives are all about. I am thanking you ahead of time for standing with me in in Nepal this coming January 2016. Please take some Christmas money for a gift for our children in Nepal. Nepal is waiting for us. I am in need of two airfares and our hotel and food costs. I will be working with children rescued from brothels. Our prayer is to complete the filming for the documentary project we are making to help children everywhere! Pray for Daniel, Maya and myself. Also in Kathmandu pray for Indira and her coworkers who care for the children. New Delhi India will be on my route, and I will do TV work there in the field of sexual abuse. This is a new open door and may the LORD add His blessing. Cost of airfare and accommodation, salary for Daniel and gift to Indira’s work: $10,000.00 Your gifts to this work are not …

An Appeal from Jay and Meridel to our Friends and Partners for 2016

Published by Meridel Rawlings

December 2015 / January 2016 Shalom Dear Friends and Partners. Here are three recent quotes from some of our friends and partners.  Just for you, “I can’t tell you how moved I was upon reading Meridel’s “Still Small Voice” letter. I have passed it along to my minister and to many others.” M.P.- Canada “I was seeking the Lord as to what to do with my tithe, and when I came across your last “Jerusalem Vistas/ Israel Vision” newsletter I was prompted to send it to you. (I can’t get out to church anymore.)  I have followed your ministry since the release of your film “Apples of Gold” in 1980.” C.K. – Canada “Congratulations for your 2015 “Nehemiah Award” for a lifetime of excellence in the media from the International Christian Embassy – Jerusalem, appreciating your and Meridel´s untiring work of enlightenment, information, testifying and “mitzvot”!   (Hebrew for“good deeds”)  May the Holy One of Israel bless you further on with wisdom, strength and provision. W. & I.  B. –  Israel. For these lovely Words of Encouragement we …

Wave of Terror in Israel

Published by Meridel Rawlings

In these critical days, I believe there needs to be a clear voice concerning the issues of life and death unfolding in Israel and among the nations. Terrorism is spreading around the world like a cancer.  For the last forty six years now, Meridel and I have done our best to inform you (and a world wide audience) concerning the major events happening in Jerusalem from a Biblical perspective, using various media outlets. Your Part Is Essential: We give thanks to the LORD for the ways He has helped us over the years as a faith ministry. Please know that we look to the LORD for all of our needs but if you would like to be a part of our publishing of God’s Word in these trying times, we would be grateful.  Please know that your love gifts are greatly appreciated. In fact we can’t do our work without your help. The best way to help our work is through donating via our PayPal account that takes all major credit cards. (see the “Donate” button) We deeply …

Newsletter October – extra

Published by Meridel Rawlings

Shalom is a way of life here. We speak that word many times a day, but it is a daily choice on the mind and heart to live in peace. It requires determination, and courage to continually allow the Spirit of God to wash away the ‘hits’ and ‘tensions’ that wash over all in our nation. We have the LORD and His Word, we have HOPE and JOY. Not so in the war torn Middle East that seeks to choke out our LIFE! This is a ‘severe’ letter, but as people of prayer, I pray that you will discern the battle that is within our cities, neighborhoods and streets. No one is safe. Thank you for standing with us in this shocking development. Terror in Jerusalem does not just happen. It is calculated, and carefully coordinated by senior PA politicians to inflict the greatest pain into Israel through lies, damning propaganda, and via their flowering youth now monsters of murder via, rocks, knives and screwdrivers. Gaza is the 2nd front with rocket attacks. ISIS represents …

Holy Bloodshed

Published by Meridel Rawlings

Terror in Jerusalem does not just happen. It is calculated, and carefully coordinated by senior PA politicians to inflict the greatest pain into Israel through lies, their youth, rocks, knives and screwdrivers. Gaza is the 2nd front with rocket attacks. ISIS represents the 3rd front secreted in Jerusalem’s Old City and Gaza. This beautiful generation of young Palestinians are only being obedient in acting out the lies they have swallow; as did their fathers and their grandfathers before them. Download the October newsletter here.

The Nehemiah Award

Published by Meridel Rawlings

The Feast of Tabernacles begins this Sept 28th in Jerusalem. That night the 4th and last of the blood moons will be visible IN ISRAEL on this, the first night of the feast. What is the Almighty saying to the earth? Christian Celebration of the Feast of Tabernacles 2015 “And I told them of the hand of my God which had been good upon me, and also of the king’s words that he had spoken to me. So they said, ‘Let us rise up and build.’ Then they set their hands to this good work.” (Nehemiah 2:18) Nehemiah spearheaded the return of the Jewish people from the Babylonian exile to Israel, arriving in Jerusalem around 445 BCE. He not only displayed great courage and zeal but he was a determined leader and above all a man of God. The book named after him in the Bible records his accomplishments in rebuilding the fallen walls of Jerusalem and leading his people in spiritual renewal. ICEJ has established the Nehemiah Award to annually honour outstanding biblical Christian Zionist …

Adopt a refugee

Published by Meridel Rawlings

Shalom and warm greetings from Jerusalem. Here is a press article for you. 1Tishrei 5776 – Sept 14th 2015 Re: Rescuing Refugees – One Family at a Time by Dr Jay Rawlings Day by day watching current international TV news reports, one witnesses a flood of humanity flowing out of Africa and the Middle East towards Europe. Their  search for refuge is too often accompanied by tragedy at the hands of ‘wicked’ handlers who charge enormous sums to lead them to a ‘promised’ land. Terrorism and war are driving these ‘desperate unfortunates’  who have lost everything and therefore take impossible risks in order to reach somewhere, anywhere… that has to be better than the hell they have left. Seeing the police enforcements, the walls of barbed wire, dogs, and tear gas used against sick and poor harkens back to post WW2 days when Jewish refugees fled their prison camps and looked homeward to Palestine with no one to help them. But, God had made provision for his people thousands of years before. There was no other …