Pray for the Peace of Jerusalem!
Shalom Brothers and Sisters in
Yeshua,
The Spiritual tension here is almost
unbearable at times and we must be
wearing the Armor of God and stay in
prayer. Mandy and I have been
attacked in our sleep by the enemy.
We believe it’s due to the unfolding
events here in Israel because the
Enemy is on the prowl. The
spiritual armies of the Lord and the
minions of Satan are preparing to
fight a battle very soon here.
Almost everyone that’s a Believer
can sense this spirit of urgency.
At times I just get chills down my
spine.
Today our soldier Tal came to see us
and she was telling us more about
the disengagement. There are 50,000
IDF soldiers working in phases for
the day of the Gaza disengagement
and all of the events they are
anticipating will result from it.
This is no small matter. A friend
of mine that is a Special Ops Police
Officer told me that last night he
was on duty at the Temple Mount and
already starting to break up fights
and other random things that were
escalating.
Combining all of that with my “close
call” two nights ago in downtown
Jerusalem, I can seriously say that
Israel needs your prayers NOW. I am
asking for people to commit to
praying and/or fasting on August 13th,
the day before the disengagement and
of course continuing to pray the day
of as the events unfold before us.
My work at the hospital has been
going great! I have a new added
responsibility. Every morning I am
in charge of styling and drying the
hair of all of our older ladies
(15). Both they and I adore it and
I have a lot of fun doing their
hair, being a fan of hair myself –
LOL. One woman requested for me to
do her hair like mine (how sweet)
while another woman said, “Don’t you
ever comb your hair? Your mother
must not be very happy with your
wild hair.” She reluctantly let me
dry her hair still while I explained
that I can’t help the fact that God
created me this way and chose for me
to have curly hair. She said, ‘You
really believe He chose your hair to
be that way?” I recovered from my
minor complex that resulted
afterward. Nothing like being made
to be humble!
Do any of you remember that special
older man named Sully that used to
only eat when I fed him? He also
had a dream that ‘Jesus appeared to
him”. Well, Abdul informed me that
he passed away a few days ago. He
had been moved to a hospital before
I returned and was fading fast. I
have to wonder if Yeshua was getting
his attention in that dream.
We have another patient named
Yitzchak. Yitzchak is what we call
a challenge (or crazy is the term
they use sometimes!) He goes from
sweet as an angel to mean in mere
seconds. Well, when I first met him
he said ‘Oh nice to meet you Erin, I
speak a little English myself!”
Before I walked away he was already
yelling at me and throwing his
coffee at me with a string of
expletives! We never know what to
expect with him!
I have been working hard, going
downtown every evening to get into
the lives of the people here in
Israel and sharing my stories and
building friendships. There’s
barely enough time to fit it all in
and many nights I am not in bed
before 1 or 2 AM! But I adore every
second here and adore each person I
meet. I can’t tell you how awesome
it is that every discussion that
comes up revolves around Messiah and
the events that are unfolding. I
truly believe God is calling out
this generation and revealing
Himself to them in undeniable ways!
And as I sit outside in the
Jerusalem breeze with my friends and
a cup of hot tea and watch the
people walk by and observe my
surroundings, I realize, this is
what matters most. Often times we
clutter our lives with our jobs, our
homes, our possessions and don’t
realize how isolated we’ve become.
Who cares what car you drive or
where you live when you are
surrounded by friends that love you
and desire to learn more about
Yeshua.
But then again, maybe this is what
happens when you leave the ways of
this world behind and take the
dive. Come on in, the water’s
fine. It looks unpredictable but
it’s a step worth taking, a life
that will never leave you lacking
and an adventure beyond your wildest
dreams!
In the lyrics of a Nichole Nordeman
song: “So long status quo, I think
I’ll just let go, you make me want
to be brave. The way it was is no
longer good enough, you make me want
to be brave.”
John 10:27
My sheep hear my voice, and I know
them, and they follow me.
This is Erin reporting LIVE from
Jerusalem…