Middle East

Commentary on our involvements in the Middle East

Honoring Israel

Posted by on Mar 18, 2017 in Community, Hebrew Roots, Middle East, Peacemaking, Prayer | 0 comments

Honoring Israel

A Night to Honor Israel God’s plan for Israel has never wavered. It is still our privilege to bless Israel and to pray for them. Join with Pastor Ron Domina, Rabbi Shaya Kilimnick, and many other Christians in the Rochester area in asking God’s blessing on Israel. If you’d like to attend this event, please RSVP online by clicking the link at the bottom of this post. If you’re unable to attend or would like to do more to support Israel, then please click on the link just above it and sign the Israel pledge. Your name will be joined with thousands of others from across the country...

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Love Unveils – Equality

Posted by on Feb 11, 2017 in Middle East, Peacemaking, Prayer | 0 comments

Love Unveils – Equality

How to Know Jesus We all have sinned. كلنا أخطأنا God loves you. الله يحبك You must confess and repent of your sins. عليك ان تعترفي وتتوبي عن خطاياك Receive the Lord Jesus in your heart. اقبلي الرب يسوع في قلبك You will receive peace. سوف تنالين سلاما You will receive assurance of entering heaven. سوفي تنالين ضمانا لدخول… Agape Love Unveils Truth is a campaign created to demonstrate the differences between Christianity and Islam in their treatment of their adherents. Their first video is posted...

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Temple in Jerusalem

Posted by on Feb 1, 2017 in Hebrew Roots, Middle East, Peacemaking, Prayer | 0 comments

Temple in Jerusalem

UN Acknowledges Temple Mount History United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres gave an interview with Israel Radio on Friday, January 27, in which he said, among other things, that it is “completely clear that the Temple that the Romans destroyed in Jerusalem was a Jewish temple.” The Secretary-General’s comments stand in stark contrast to an action taken in the United Nations about 4 months ago in which the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) adopted a resolution pushed by Palestinians that Jewish people have zero ties to the...

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Jewish New Year

Posted by on Sep 25, 2016 in Community, Hebrew Roots, Middle East, Peacemaking, Prayer | 0 comments

Jewish New Year

Rosh Hashanah or in Hebrew ראש השנה,  which literally means “head of the year,” is celebrated in 2016 from sundown on October 2 to nightfall on October 4. The Hebrew date for Rosh Hashanah is 1 Tishrei 5777. The holiday actually takes place on the first two days of the Hebrew month of Tishrei, which is the seventh month on the Hebrew calendar. This is because Rosh Hashanah, one of four new years in the Jewish year, is considered the new year of people, animals and legal contracts. In the Jewish oral tradition, Rosh Hashanah marks the completion of the creation of the world. Rosh...

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Beverley visiting

Posted by on Jun 9, 2016 in Hebrew Roots, Middle East, Peacemaking, Prayer | 0 comments

Beverley visiting

For over 30 years His Branches has been encouraging and helping support a Canadian woman, Beverley Timgren, who has been a faithful and quiet witness to the love and resurrection power of Jesus in the Middle East for decades. Dr. Bill first met Beverley at a celebration of the Feast of Tabernacles in Jerusalem sponsored by the International Christian Embassy-Jerusalem (ICEJ) in 1982. She was in the process of being called as a dental hygienist to serve the people of war-torn South Lebanon at the very time we were discovering that the Lord wanted our ministry to be involved in the same area....

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Hanukkah 2015

Posted by on Dec 6, 2015 in Community, Hebrew Roots, Middle East, Peacemaking, Prayer | 0 comments

Hanukkah 2015

Jesus at the temple Now it was winter, and the Feast of Dedication was taking place at Jerusalem. And Jesus was walking in the temple in Solomon’s porch. Then the Jews encircled Him and said to Him, “How long are You going to hold us in suspense? If You are the Christ, tell us plainly.” (John 10.22-24) Calendar: Hanukkah 2015 will be celebrated from December 6 through December 14. Click here to find out more about Hanukkah and how it is celebrated. Then get out your menorah and dreidel, light the candles day by day, prepare some latkes, and join in the fun!...

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