PRAYER POINTS
1. Revival in your nation
2. Revival in Israel
3. Security at the northern borders of Israel because of threats from Hezbollah and Lebanese.
4. Pray Iran political regime to loose its grasp over the people , as Iran goes through political unrest. Pray for justice, peace and righteousness to prevail above all situation.
5. Feast of Tabernacles that is approaching , pray for hearts of men to be positioned rightly before God and in repentance.
6. Visa approval for Christian / evangelical organizations in Israel has been under strict scrutiny. Rejections to visa for clergy working in Israel including the ICEJ has been rejected. Please pray that Christian workers will be able to continue their stay in the land and operate in the land.
7. Please pray in faith believing and for faith to increase in believers all over the nations in this challenging times.
8. Pray for Australia as government's reversal on Israel.
Foreign Minister declared that Australia – which just months ago rescinded its recognition of part of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital – would henceforth be referring to the other part of Jerusalem, together with the ancestral heartland of the Jewish nation, Samaria and Judea, as well as to the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip, as “Occupied Palestinian Territory” (OPT).
Foreign Minister also asserted that the 144 Jewish towns and neighbourhoods in Judea and Samaria, home to over half a million Jews, are illegal under international law. Australia on it's way to recognize the State of Palestine.
9. Recent updates on Iran-US deals will bolster Iran's progress with nuclear enrichment. US unfreeze billions of US dollars in sanctioned Iranian funds for the release of five (5) US prisoners held captive by Iran regime. We pray that billions of dollars will be kept out of the hands of those who finance terrorism the world over. Also beseech Him to thwart Iran’s self-proclaimed goal of Israel’s destruction.
10. Pray for Aliyah to continue to grow.
“I will plant them on their land, and they shall never again be uprooted out of the land that I have given them,” says the LORD your God.- Amos 9:15 ESV
On 16 August 2023, 215 new immigrants from the United States and Canada landed at Ben Gurion Airport. They will join over 1,300 immigrants from North America who have immigrated since the beginning of 2023.
The charter flight was comprised of 22 families with 75 children among them, 15 single men and women, and 17 retirees. The youngest oleh [new immigrant] on the flight was four months old, and the oldest oleh was 77 years old. Also onboard the flight were seven doctors and 15 health professionals who will be integrating into the Israeli medical system. There were also dozens of young adults who will enlist in the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) as lone soldiers.
11. Pray for Israel's security from known enemies around the region as threats continue to be spoken.
12. Paraguay will move its embassy back to Jerusalem by the end of the year, bringing to five the number of countries with embassies in the capital, Israel’s Foreign Ministry announced on Wednesday, 16 August 2023. Pray more nations will do likewise.
13. A study in Australia revealed that anti-Semitism has become widespread in local campuses. Two out of three Jewish students in the country experienced anti-Semitism during their studies, and over half of the students (57%) hid their Jewish identity in higher education institutions to avoid experiencing anti-Semitism. Pray for these that they will be protected and appropriate measures be taken by authority to curb such sentiments.