A very Happy and Blessed New Year from FZS! "Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works and glorify your Father in heaven." (Matthew 5:16) Dear Friends of Israel and For Zion’s Sake, As we reflect and consider the Lord’s blessings in 2025, we stand in awe and gratefulness for all His mighty...
FZS Update - Fall 2025 "For Zion’s sake I will not keep silent and for Jerusalem’s sake I will not rest…" (Isaiah 62:1) Shalom Friends of Israel and For Zion’s Sake! Israel has finally begun to envision a new normal - what many considered “The Day After”. The October 7th massacre and the 2 years that followed have affected...
Live Update from Jerusalem Operation Rising Lion "Look, a people rises like a lioness, And lifts itself up like a lion; It shall not lie down until it devours the prey, And drinks the blood of the slain.” (Num.23:24) Dear Friends of Zion, Thank you to all those who have messaged me and my family! I appreciate your care, encouragement, and prayers. My father...
FZS Update - Spring 2025 We are blessed to bring to you our FZS Spring Update and share some of what The Lord has been doing through our outreach unto the needy and suffering in Israel, especially as we have just passed the 1½-year mark of war now on 7 fronts… To quote Benjamin Netanyahu in...
FZS Winter Update after 450+ Days of WAR IDF Reserve Soldier Spending Precious Time with his Children Overlooking the Old City of Jerusalem "Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up...
Shana Tova 5785 – The Jewish New Year It has certainly been a wild ride this last month in Israel in the geopolitical arena that has affected all of us in ways that are still unfolding before our eyes… On October 7th, we commemorated a year since the violent and gruesome atrocities perpetrated by Hamas in...
FZS Update - Summer 2024 Dear Friends of FZS, Summer is upon us here in Jerusalem and the temperatures stay well in the 90’s for several months. During the hottest part the day, people try and stay indoors as much as possible which means the nightlife here is usually quite active, well past midnight for some. We...
FZS Update – Spring 2024 Dear Friends of Zion, Last week we revived an older FZS project of hosting wounded Israeli soldiers we used to facilitate during the “Cast Lead” War of 2009. Now, since the Oct 7thmassacre we have once again begun a week-long time of rest and recovery in the Swiss Alps for our wounded...
FZS War Miracle Update The Incredible Miracle That Few Even Noticed “No weapon that is formed against you shall prosper…” Amen! (Isa. 54:17) We had heard the news reports on Israeli radio that evening that the Iranian attack was imminent and we would have 9 hours to prepare which would bring the rain of UAV drones and missiles to...
FZS Continues to Love and Comfort His People during the Crisis of War with Good Things to Give “…when you open your hand, they are satisfied with good things.” Ps. 104:28 Some of the many recent aid shipments received at FZS warehouse in Jerusalem Dear Friends of For Zion’s Sake Ministries, Greetings from war weary Israel! As the IDF continues intense fighting...
"He will swallow up death forever, and the Lord God will wipe away tears from all faces; The rebuke of His people He will take away fromall the earth; for the Lord has spoken." Isaiah 25:8 IDF Aid Distribution Dear Friends of Israel and FZS, As the war in Israel continues into our 77th day, last Friday evening just...
News Update from Israel "Indeed these are the mere edges of His ways, and how small a whisper we hear of Him! But the thunder of His power who can understand?" Job 26:14 At the time of this news update, several of the Israeli as well as foreign national hostages have been released from Hamas captivity since Friday...
«NEVER AGAIN» is NOW! FZS bringing our first aid shipment to an IDF base near Gaza URGENT: An appeal to all Friends of Israel to take action now! Dear Friends of FZS and Am Israel, We are currently organizing a container in Europe to send relief aid and wartime supplies to Israel during this ongoing emergency. We ask...
War! This is just a quick update to let you know that we are very grateful for your prayers and we are all safe and well here at For Zion’s Sake in Jerusalem, PTL! I am sure by now, you have seen the videos of that horrific day from Saturday morning when at 6:00am Hamas launched...
FZS Update – Fall 2023 Blessed Rosh HaShanah 5784 - Yom Kippur - Sukkot !!! For Zion’s Sake! Yeshua said these words to His disciples as they were admiring the strength and beauty of the temple that stood so glorious above them. The Beit HaMikdash was the pride of Israel, the Holy place of God’s dwelling that...
And give Him no rest till He establishes and till He makes Jerusalem a praise in the earth. - Isaiah 62:7 Just felt to share this song with you… For Zion’s Sake! We have some wonderful news to share with you in this update concerning our new FZS bread distribution project to the new immigrants and war...
Happy and Blessed Shavuot – Pentecost! Come, and let us go up to the mountain of the LORD, and to the house of the God of Jacob… - Isaiah 2:3 Thank you Lena and Sergey! We had to say goodbye to Lena and Sergey who have together officially retired in April after working for more than 23 years...
Announcement: FZS Israel Tour 2024 For more info :https://traveljoy.com/bookings/XQEEt2xVpfaieCdDxHWE4yuM “The King will reply, ‘Truly, I say to you, inasmuch as you did it to one of the least of these My brethren, you did it to Me.” The backdrop to the scripture above is found in Mathew 25:35, when the Son of Man comes and will Judge the nations according to...
FZS Relief Work in Turkey We truly had an amazing time ministering through outreach in Turkey after the devastating 7.4 Earthquake rocked the Eastern part of the country causing extensive damage. The quake effected hundreds of miles and dozens of cities resulting in more than 47,000 deaths to date. Our time began with helping the Israeli...
If I forget thee oh Jerusalem… Ps. 135:5 I recently took this photo as I was walking to the Old City of Jerusalem.It was at the evening hour and I just thought it was an amazing picture to snap of the Jerusalem skyline. Later on, after returning back to our distribution center in Talpiot where I stay,...