This Friday evening, Israel remembers Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement “covering”, which is the sixth of the seven Biblical feasts given by God to the nation Israel (Lev. 23:26-32). Observed on the tenth day of the seventh month (Tishrei), it is perhaps the most solemn day on the Jewish calendar. God commanded Israel to observe...
It’s that time of year again! Happy Rosh Hashanah (New Year) 5778 The ancient biblical Fall feast times are upon us again beginning with the Feast of Trumpet (Yom T'ruah). In more modern times the feast has also been recognized as Rosh Hashanna, the Jewish New Year. This year, the Feast begins on Wednesday evening at sunset...
Dear Friends and Supporters, In a time when Texas is now experiencing horrendous flooding and countless people are suffering the loss of homes, property and even loved ones. So we just wanted to send a few words to thank you for the kind and generous response to our appeal for the Sierra Leone disaster. We received...
But if anyone has the world's goods and sees his brother in need, yet closes his heart against him, how does God's love abide in him? (1 John 3:1) Volunteers searching for victims in the flood’s aftermath Dear Friends of FZS, A national emergency has been declared in Sierra Leone as President Koroma has appealed for urgent help...
Let no one deceive you by any means: for that day shall not come except there come a falling away FIRST… (2 Thes. 2:3) It seems the falling away has begun. When once solid Bible believing ministries are increasingly departing into the Ecumenical waters of compromise, denying the very Word itself of its own relevance, we must...
LUDMILA FISENKO 1948-2017 Our dear Luda went to be with the Lord on Monday evening after a brief battle with pancreatic cancer. Luda served faithfully at FZS for 10 years and was a close friend of our family for almost 20 years, and was “Grandma” to all of our kids. If you have ever visited our...
Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me… (Mt 25:40) The Loneliness of Holocaust survivors: Sunday evening marks the beginning of Holocaust Memorial Day of Martyrs and Heroes which began at 8pm Israel time. In addition to remarks from the president and...
We wish all of you who love Zion and pray for the Peace of Jerusalem, a very Happy and Blessed Passover! The writer of the book of Hebrews tells us that the Word of God is alive and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword. If indeed this is true, the Bible is more than just an...
The Joy of the Lord is your Strength! (Nehemiah 8:10) Shalom friends of FZS, The scripture above is meant to encourage all of us in these spiritually trying times of global uncertainty and religious confusion. Compromise and the justification of social sins are the new norm for millennial Christians and it appears that many, once strong...
Dear friends, We would like to ask you to please pray with us for our dear sister Luda, who has faithfully served many years at FZS in Jerusalem as our warehouse manager. Luda has just been diagnosed with acute pancreatic cancer with metastases in her liver. According to the doctors, there is little hope left, but we...
Dear Friends of FZS, We are so grateful for your partnership with us in reaching out to the lost and needy in Israel and we would like to personally thank you for all of the love, prayer, and financial contributions that you have made in 2016 towards our mission is to first reach the Lost Sheep...
Oh, that Salvation of Israel would come out of Zion! When the Lord restores his people, let Jacob rejoice and Israel be glad. ( PS 14:7 ) Earlier this week, Israel’s fire brigade announced that the crisis of natural and arson fires across the country had finally come under control. It all began exactly a week...
The law will go out from Zion, the word of the LORD from Jerusalem. ( Is 2:3 ) Dear Friends of FZS Ministries, it is with great joy that we are able to announce that our new forzion.com website is now up and running. The site is not yet complete and we're still in the process of...
When I was a child, I spoke as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child: but when I became a man, I put away childish things. (1 Cor. 13:11 ) Isaac becomes a man This month we had the extreme privilege and honor to celebrate our son Isaac’s Bar Mitzvah...
Blow the Shofar in Zion, and sound an alarm on My holy mountain! Let all the inhabitants of the land tremble, For the day of the LORD is coming; Surely it is near… (Joel 2:1) The ancient biblical Fall feast times are upon us beginning with the Feast of Trumpets (Yom T'ruah). In more modern times the...
For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, says the Lord, thoughts of peace and not of evil, to give you a future and a hope. (Jer. 29:11) As soon as my daughter, Yael and I landed in Vladikavkaz, we were immediately taken to the “City of Angels” Beslan cemetery with Jason Catizone, where 12...
“I will bring them out from the nations and gather them from the countries, and I will bring them into their own land. I will pasture them on the mountains of Israel, in the ravines and in all the settlements in the land.” (Ezekiel 34:13) Olim coming home to Israel by the thousands each month Over 200...
So he asked Jesus, and who is my neighbor…? (Luke 10:29) Our team of eight has just returned from a week long outreach in Thessaloniki along the Greek-Macedonian border where some 60,000 refugees are cramped in “tent camps” mostly from war-torn Syria, who have left all behind to flee to the safer shores of Europe. Our team from...
Remember, O LORD, what is come upon us: consider, and behold our reproach. (Lam 5:1) 45,000 Holocaust survivors live in poverty in Israel About 45,000 Holocaust survivors in Israel live in poverty, a new study reveals Tuesday - just days before Holocaust Remembrance Day. The Center of Organizations of Holocaust Survivors in Israel study further revealed...
FZS helping Ebola victims in Sierra Leone, West Africa Praise the LORD, all nations! Extol him, all peoples! (Ps. 117:1) Dear friends, We have just returned from an amazing 17 day outreach in Sierra Leone, W. Africa where we have been ministering the gospel to Ebola survivors along with humanitarian aid after the deadly virus killed more than...