Behold, he that keeps Israel, shall neither slumber nor sleep. (Ps. 121:4) Multiple media outlets report that Hamas’s offensive tunnel network – now known to have been composed of over forty attack tunnels dug underneath Israel’s border with the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip – was set to be activated during the Jewish High Holidays of Rosh Hashana...
Hudna(Arabic) Western Definition; Cease Fire, truce or armistice. Islamic definition; a tactical pause intended only for rearmament. The current war code named, “Operation Protective Edge” has continued now for 31 days and we are just over 48 hours into the latest Cease Fire with Hamas. There is much skepticism amongst Israelis, and rightfully so, about Netanyahu’s decision to...
“Today I walked in that shadow” Shalom from Israel, Rob White and I (Bradley) are currently here in Sderot, southern Israel, visiting a wonderful brother, Stewart and his wife Eti. They have been living under direct rocket fire for the past 6 years, about 1 mile from the Gaza border. They operates a local charity called, "Hope...
Dear Praying friends of Zion, Thank you for your prayers and concern for those risking (and paying with) their lives to protect and defend the people of Israel! As we mourn the loss of 27 of our brethren soldiers in Gaza, our hearts and condolences go out to the families and loved ones. Widows, orphans, parents, brothers,...
Dear friends of For Zion’s Sake, Shalom! Most of you know our family, watched us kids grow up and prayed for us and the ministry. We grew up on the mission field in Israel and were always part of the Lord’s wonderful works from my earliest memories. Having been brought up in such an environment, it has...
Greetings from the Philippines! A team from FZS is currently ministering in the cities of Tacloban and Northern Cebu doing follow-up disaster relief work since our first visit her in November when the worst recoded storm in history wreaked havoc here and cost the lives of almost 10,000 people. Even now, some 6 months after Typhon...
Dear Friends of FZS, The Lord has been so good to us and truly we have so much to rejoice over, and I am sure that you will also agree after reading this Ministry Update… Firstly, we are now in the midst of the Passover week and of course part of the fun is eating “lots...
Truly, these are the days of prophesied compromise in which the bible has clearly warned us of concerning the condition of the Church and many believers before Yeshua returns, that in the last days even the elect would be deceived and because of lawlessness, the love of many would wax cold (Mt. 24:12, 24). Certainly,...
The sun shall be turned to darkness, and the moon to blood, before the great and awesome day of the Lord comes. (Joel 2:31) Dear Friends of Zion, I, Bradley along with my oldest daughter Yael will be traveling to the US this week to my mother's house in Orange County, CA in order to help take care of...
…but our hearts stayed behind Well, it's been a busy season for us here at FZS, both for our staff in Jerusalem who faithfully serve the needs of the poor and downtrodden, and also for our outreach team that just returned home from the Philippines. Our team spent 16 intense days of relief efforts in ministering to...
The relief efforts of the devastating typhoon that struck the central Philippine Islands on Nov 8 has now turned from proving food and medicine to the rebuilding stage for many relief agencies. As thousands of people are still living in makeshift lean-tos and other temporary housing without electricity nearly 2 weeks after the storm. The greatest...
May He send you help from the sanctuary, And strengthen you out of Zion (Ps 20:2) Our FZS relief team had the privilege of meeting the Israeli delegation of Doctors, nurses and relief works who flew a special mission to the Philippines to help with disaster relief efforts. We even where able to help unload the...
"HELP US" was the cry of so many displaced Filipinos after Typhoon Yolanda wrecked devastating havoc upon the lives of thousands… and our heart’s responded, “ Here am I, send Me” It is Thursday, Nov. 14 and our FZS relief team has already arrived in Cebu flying in from Europe, America and the Philippines to offer...
"HELP US" is the cry from many thousands of displaced people right now even as food and water supplies are almost unavailable in many places after one of the largest typhoons ever recorded ripped through central Philippines. Some are saying that the death toll could reach beyond 50,000 and it could take months to clean up...
Pastor Chuck Smith 1927-2013 We at FZS join the many thousands from around the world who grieve the loss of our dear brother and pastor, Chuck Smith who died after a battle with lung cancer at the age of 86 . We would also send our sincere condolences to the entire Smith family. Pastor Chuck was...
“For your sake we are being killed all the day long; we are regarded as sheep to be slaughtered.” Ro. 8:36 Christians are being singled out and massacred from Pakistan to Syria to the Nairobi shopping mall. but it the US, the pulpits and pews are silent… In the name of Islam, Christians in the Middle East...
"You shall dwell in booths for seven days. All who are native Israelites shall dwell in booths, that your generations may know that I made the children of Israel dwell in booths when I brought them out of the land of Egypt: I am the LORD your God". (Lev 23:42-43) Shalom from Jerusalem! Yom Kippur has just...
Remember the word that I said to you,' A servant is not greater than his master.' If they persecuted Me, they will also persecute you. (Jn 15:20) According to the Middle East Media Research Institute (MEMRI), the Muslim Brotherhood has blamed the Coptic Christian community for Morsi’s ouster, which they believe “openly and secretly led...
As King David expressed his heart of thanks giving unto the Lord for all of His blessings and goodness bestowed upon him in Psalm 23, we also at FZS have been blessed with an overflowing cup of His provision of a 40 ft. container of Humanitarian aid we received from Gain International in Holland. Normally we...
All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing.”(Edmund Burke) When Good Men Do Nothing So much of the history of the struggle between good and evil can be explained by Edmund Burke’s observation. Time and again those who profess to be good seem to clearly outnumber those who are evil, yet...