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ISRAEL | MIDDLE EAST ALERT
FRIDAY WATCH-FIRE |
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Let us affirm the Lordship, supremacy,
redemption and finished work of Christ from
Colossians 1:12-18, 2:15. Intercede as the Lord
leads. Recognizing that it is the nature of
God's adversary, Satan, and not the nature and
heart of Abba, our heavenly Father, to "kill,
steal, devour and destroy," let us cry out for
mercy and for the protection and redemption
of the whole of the human family.
OBAMA OPEN TO DIVIDE JERUSALEM
Assures Palestinians his declaration to Jewish
group was 'misunderstanding'
Intercede for spiritual statesmen and for
adherence to biblical revelation and principles
in the formulation and execution of foreign
policy, especially toward Israel and Jerusalem.
Intercede for the revelation of Jesus as Messiah
in the Middle East and for "the peace of
Jerusalem." (Ps 122)
Intercede for our national leaders - that every
decision, action or plan to pressure Israel to
give up land or evacuate its people from any
territory would be frustrated and abandoned. May
God raise up leaders in the U.S. and Israel who
would support His end-time purposes for the
Jewish people. Intercede for Messianic believers
in Israel and for the establishment of religious
freedom.
During a meeting [in the Palestinian Arab town
of Ramallah] today, Sen. Barack Obama assured
the Palestinians he supports a "negotiated
settlement" that may grant the Palestinian
Authority control over sections of Jerusalem.
"He assured us there was a misunderstanding when
he said in [June] he supports the Israelis'
rights to hold on to Jerusalem. He told us he
corrected this right away and that he supports a
negotiated settlement that will give the
Palestinians territory," said the PA official.
Obama delivered a speech in June to the American
Israel Public Affairs Committee in which he
stated if he is elected president, "Jerusalem
would remain the capital of Israel and it must
remain undivided."
The presidential candidate said that he would
work to ensure more "freedom of movement" for
Palestinians in the West Bank. Freedom of
movement usually refers to Israel removing
anti-terror roadblocks and checkpoints that have
been directly credited with stopping suicide
bombers from entering central Israel.
Palestinians complain the Obama also criticized
"Israeli measures that create facts on the
ground that may affect a future Palestinian
state." (WorldNetDaily 7/23/08) |
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FORMER U.S. AMBASSADOR TO JERUSALEM IS
OBAMA'S MIDDLE EAST ADVISER
Mideast
pointman blasted by Israeli leaders as 'hostile'
to Jewish state
Intercede for spiritual statesmen and for
adherence to biblical revelation and principles
in the formulation and execution of U.S. foreign
policy, especially toward Israel and Jerusalem.
Intercede for the revelation of Jesus as Messiah
to the Israelis, Iranians and all people groups
of the Middle East and for "the peace of
Jerusalem." (Ps 122)
Jerusalem must be included in any negotiations
between Israel and the Palestinian Authority,
stressed Sen. Barack Obama's Middle East adviser
Daniel Kurtzer. "It will be impossible to make
progress on serious peace talks without putting
the future of Jerusalem on the table," Kurtzer
said at a conference in May organized by the
Jewish People Policy Planning Institute or
JPPPI.
Kurtzer, a former U.S. ambassador to Israel, has
long been recognized by Israeli leaders,
including prime ministers, as biased against
Israel and is notorious for urging extreme
concessions from the Jewish state. He was
appointed as a primary Obama adviser on the
Middle East earlier this year. (WorldNetDaily
5/13/08) |
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ISRAEL NEEDS RAIN DESPERATELY
Lord God Almighty:
- Perform a miracle in this season and replenish
the water supply.
- Give the leadership wisdom to know how to meet
the water needs.
- May the people be responsible in the use of
their water.
- Fill the Sea of Galilee and the aquifers to
normal levels.
- May Israel trust in You and have vision for
their water demands now
and in the future. As You are bringing Your
people back to the land,
they need water. (Intercessors for Israel
www.ifij.org) |
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Whoever would draw near to God must believe that
He exists
and that he rewards those who seek him. -
Hebrews 11:6
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PRAYER CALENDAR
August 16
The Call - The National Mall in Washington, DC
www.thecall.com
September 11
CRY
OUT AMERICA
http://www.awakeningamerica.us/
September 24, 2008
See
You at the Pole
http://www.syatp.com
Ongoing
Praying Through The Window 9
Global terrorism, world religions, and lawless
regimes in the 10/40 Window.
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FOCUS FOR PRAYER: PERSECUTED BELIEVERS OF
THE
CHINESE UNDERGROUND CHURCH
As the Olympics draw near, two ministries are
leading a campaign to focus attention on the
underground church network in China and pray for
persecuted believers in China.
Voice of the Martyrs (VOM) Spokesman Todd
Nettleton says the communist Chinese government
has stepped up efforts to silence Christians and
other dissidents as the Olympics approach.
"The Chinese government wants this Olympic
season to be a great coming-out party for the
nation of China. So they are doing everything
they can to keep Christians out of Beijing,
especially those who would be inclined to
protest or make any kind of public spectacle,"
Nettleton contends.
Recently, VOM reported on a Chinese house church
leader
(House Church Leader and Family Evicted from
Home) who was evicted from his Beijing home,
along with his 90-year-old mother. China Aid
Association reported a similar move by the
Chinese government against a pastor and his
wife. (President
of Chinese House Church Alliance Forced to Live
on Streets) Voice of the Martyrs (VOM) and
the China Aid Association are asking Christians
to wear wristbands that say "Pray for China."
The wristbands can be ordered through websites
of the
Voice of the Martyrs and
China Aid Association. |
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HOMELAND SECURITY
Let us agree in prayer that the Lord will expose
and thwart the spread of nuclear materials,
devices, missiles, and bombs. Pray for all in
intelligence agencies who are "on watch" against
nuclear, biological, and chemical terrorist
devices and plans. Pray that any terrorists who
would be attempting to detonate nuclear or other
weapons of mass destruction be exposed, arrested
and brought to swift justice and to redemption.
Pray
for wisdom for security directors in U.S.
cities. Remember borders, ports, nuclear and
chemical facilities, roads and infrastructures,
energy grids, stadiums, fairs and large public
gatherings. Pray that our enemies would fail to
break through. |
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WAR IN IRAQ | WAR IN AFGHANISTAN
Pray that wisdom and strategy be granted to U.S.
commanders in Iraq and Afghanistan. Intercede
for Afghan President Hamid Karzai, the Afghan
government, Iraqi President Jalal Talabani
(Kurdish), Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki
(Shiite Muslim), the Parliament, and all
officials that a form of good government
representative of all Iraqi and Afghan
socio-religious ethnic groups is established and
maintained. Intercede for all troops deployed
and for their families-for protection, good
health and morale. Intercede for all Christians
and churches in both countries. (1 Tim 2:2) |
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JOINT PRAYER MEETING ACROSS AMERICA
Afghanistan & Iraq
Revival in America
Saturday Morning, July 19, 2008
8 a.m. Eastern, 7 a.m. Central, 6 a.m. Mountain,
5 a.m. Pacific
Use the Conference Call Number & Access Code:
1-712-432-9998 & 526338#
(Alternate Number: 1-712-432-1690 & 399430#) |
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PRESIDENT DECLARES "CAPTIVE NATIONS WEEK"
In the 20th century, the evils of Soviet
communism and Nazi fascism were defeated and
freedom spread around the world as new
democracies emerged. Today, our Nation faces new
struggles with adversaries who murder the
innocent and seek to subject millions to their
violent, totalitarian rule. Still, we remain
confident that the light of liberty will again
overcome this darkness.
Read the entire Proclamation |
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KIDNAPPING PROVES LUCRATIVE IN HAITI
Reported kidnappings occur in Haiti at a rate of
one or two every day.
Gang
members arrested with aid of UN peacekeeping
force.
Haiti is well known as a major trans-shipment
point for drugs heading to North America, with
the trade controlled by violent gangs. It is
also a country where the police and courts
function poorly; destitution is widespread (most
people live on less that $2 a day; there is 70%
unemployment. Add to that the sheer number of
guns on the streets and you have the perfect
conditions for what can be described as a kidnap
industry in Haiti.
Former President Jean Bertrand Aristide
disbanded the army (which had overthrown him
less than a year into his first term as
president in 1991) when he was restored to power
in the mid-1990s for a second term. By the time
he was forced from office again in February 2004
because of the armed violence enveloping the
country, many of the army's weapons were in the
hands of gang members.
Haiti came close to meltdown that year and
kidnappings were running at an estimated rate of
five a day. By November 2004 a multinational
stabilization mission had been sent in by the
UN. In 2005 there were 760 reported kidnappings.
The UN, which has 9,000 soldiers and police in
the Caribbean country, set up a special
anti-kidnapping unit in 2006. Together with the
Haitian police, it gradually brought the numbers
down to about 300 last year. But in the first
six months of this year, there was a significant
upsurge in the number of abductions.
The United Nations Special Representative in
Haiti, Tunisian diplomat Hedi Annabi, has taken
a personal interest in the kidnapping issue and
made a point of meeting victims. In recent
weeks, however, the police have arrested some
kidnappers and they say they have dealt a
serious blow to the kidnap gangs. The sentence
for convicted kidnappers is life in prison with
hard labor. But corruption in the judicial and
prison systems means that they are sometimes
back on the street and back in business in a few
weeks.
HAITIAN GANGS BEGIN TO CRUMBLE
- Police and security forces (The UN
peacekeeping mission) in Haiti say they have
dismantled an important criminal gang wanted for
several recent kidnappings and murders after
arresting four men. The men are accused of
forming the heart of a gang known as Chochonet,
which is being investigated for several recent
kidnappings and killings. The arrests were
carried out without incident, thanks to the
local population which provided the information
that led to the arrests. (United Nations 6/2/08)
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TEXAS LEVEES HOLD BUT WATERS RISE IN DOLLY'S
RAINS
Offer thanksgiving that the Lord has "remembered
mercy" and granted strength and protection to
all who fought wildfires in California. Continue
to pray for extreme weather conditions across
the country. Pronounce blessings on sandbagging
and rescue efforts in flooded areas.
Hurricane Dolly slammed ashore and then loitered
over deep south Texas as a tropical storm,
dumping as much as a foot of rain in places and
ripping roofs off buildings with 100 mph winds.
Emergency managers waited for Dolly to move on
late into the night Wednesday and hoped to begin
assessing the storm's damage Thursday even as
they began to rescue people from flooded or
damaged homes. While the rain set records in
Brownsville's Cameron County - ranging from six
to 12 inches with another three to seven
expected overnight - they did not appear to pose
the threat to the Rio Grande's levees as had
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21 DAYS TO GO
THE CALL DC AUGUST 16, 2008
A brief glance at the headlines of our daily
newspapers exposes the frailty of the moral
fabric of our nation as the corruption of sin
digs its claws deeper and deeper into the hearts
and minds of our young people.
Abortion continues to claim over 1.6 million
unborn lives every year in the U.S., wiping out
nearly one-third of an entire generation born
since 1973.
The growing slave trade of pornography,
homosexuality, human trafficking, and sexual
perversion - not only accepted by the culture,
but now shamelessly promoted by it - has claimed
countless young men and women, pilfering the
Kingdom of the Lord's inheritance.
In 2000, 400,000 people, both young and old,
gathered on the National Mall in Washington, DC
to fast and pray believing the dream that a
nation can change. That gathering and many
others have imprinted tens of thousands of young
people, initiating a 24-hour prayer revolution
and inspiring a dream in their hearts that they
could be a voice and real agents for change. Our
nation continues in crisis and we feel it is
time for TheCall to go to a national scale in
another historic gathering in our nation's
capital.
TheCall isn't a conference or a festival; it is
a solemn assembly - a gathering of all ages,
races and denominations. The 12 hours of TheCall
are spent primarily before the Lord in the place
of repentance, prayer, and worship. The hour is
late and the time is urgent. Our nation is in
desperate need of revival. We are seeing some
signs of God moving, but we do not have what we
need. Full-scale revival is only ushered in
through the collective body of Christ uniting in
repentance and prevailing prayer.
When there seems to be no remedy, when there
seems to be no hope for a nation, God still has
a holy prescription . . . God has a dream. "Blow
the trumpet in Zion, gather the people, call a
fast." (Joel 2:12-18)
See you from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. at the DC
National Mall on Saturday, August 16th! Pre-Call
conferences are also convening.
- Gary Bergel, IFA President, TheCall DC
Advisory Council
TheCall has invited churches and small groups to
join us for a
National Live Pre-Call Rally with Lou Engle
Regional Pre-Call Rallies
Friday, July 25, 7 p.m., Silver Spring, MD
Saturday, August 2, 5 p.m., Paducah, KY
Sunday, August 3, 6:30 .p.m, Melbourne, FL
Contact information:
TheCall
10524B Grandview Road
Kansas City, MO 64137
Phone: 816.285.9351
Email:
Response@TheCall.com
Web page:
http://www.thecall.com/Groups/1000000220/TheCall.aspx
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Israel | Middle East Editorial Team:
Gary Bergel | Brian Miller | Cecelia Gleason |
Bill Lee | Linda Watkins
THE MISSION OF INTERCESSORS FOR AMERICA:
Uniting Believers in Effective Prayer and
Fasting for America
INTERCESSORS FOR AMERICA
P O Box 915 Purcellville, VA 20134
Phone 540-751-0984
ifa@ifapray.org
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