…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...
Then He said to them all, "If anyone desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow Me. For whoever desires to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake will save it. (Lk 9:23-24) There is indeed a price to be paid for...
Now also when I am old and gray headed, O God, forsake me not; until I have showed your strength unto this generation, and your power to everyone that is to come. (Psalm 71:18) A Word from Jeffery Burnell, our FZS Stateside Director… The other day I was reading Psalm 71. My normal habit is to be...
For God will save Zion And build the cities of Judah, That they may dwell there and possess it. Also, the descendants of His servants shall inherit it, And those who love His name shall dwell in it. (Ps 69:35-36) I am a Zionist.- I believe that the Jewish people established itself in the Land of...
"Let the children of Israel keep the Passover at its appointed time. On the fourteenth day of this month, at twilight, you shall keep it at its appointed time. According to all its rites and ceremonies you shall keep it throughout all of your generations." (Nu 9) Greetings again from FZS in Jerusalem! Next Monday evening we...
For if you remain completely silent at this time, relief and deliverance will arise for the Jews from another place, but you and your father's house will perish. Yet who knows whether you have come to the kingdom for such a time as this?" (Est 4:1) Greetings from Jerusalem! As we prepare for our annual Purim celebration...
This will be our last update in 2012 and we wanted to finish by giving thanks to the Lord for all He has done both in us and through us while reaching out to the lost and needy in Israel. How truly blessed we are to be involved in comforting so many Jewish souls while...
"… I will gather the armies of the world into the valley of Jehoshaphat. There I will judge them for harming my people, my special possession, for scattering my people among the nations, and for dividing up my land. [Joel 3:2] The people who have scattered Jews "among the nations" starting with the Romans in 70...
Oh, give thanks to the Lord, for He is good! For His mercy endures forever" (Psalm 106:1) Shalom dear friends of FZS, The time to "give thanks" is upon us and we also would like to acknowledge with sincere thankfulness all of the Lord's blessing He has so graciously provided for us this year. We also wanted to...
Shalom Dear Friends of Zion, Once again Israel is facing the threat of war as hundreds of rockets are currently raining down on the Holy Land. However this time the rockets are not only hitting cities in southern Israel but also major cities like Tel Aviv and Jerusalem. Three Israelis have already died and rockets continue...
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