My flight to Nepal on Tuesday was quite unusual, instead of normal passengers, the Turkish Airline flight to Kathmandu via Istanbul was filled with aid workers and search and rescue teams from many different countries including rescue dogs that were permitted on the plane. There were many conversations on that flight of past rescues and what...
Tomorrow we will be flying to Kathmandu, Nepal to join humanitarian relief efforts there after a devastating 7.8 Earthquake rocked the capital of Kathmandu killing and wounding thousands just as scale of devastation begins to emerge, while fears grow that the death toll will rise to as high as 10,000. We at For Zion’s Sake...
"…I am sending for hunters who will hunt them down in the mountains, hills, and caves says the LORD. (Jer 16:16) The train station has been bombed. There is little avenue for escape, but in the dark of the night, Jews leave their homes, their possessions — sometimes even their elderly — and make their way...
…but, 'As the LORD lives, who brought up the sons of Israel from the land of the north and from all the countries where He had banished them.' For I will restore them to their own land which I gave to their fathers. "Behold, I am going to send for many fishermen," declares the LORD,"...
Faithful is He who calls you, and He also will bring it to pass. Brethren, pray for us… (I Thes. 5:24) Dear Praying Friends of FZS, We wanted to share with you a quick overview of the many blessings of 2014 here at For Zion’s Sake Ministries that we have experienced in reaching out to the poor and...
Then everyone came whose heart was stirred, and everyone whose spirit was willing, and they brought the Lord’s offering for the work of the tabernacle of meeting, for all its service, and for the holy garments. They came, both men and women, as many as had a willing heart… (Ex 35:21) Dear Friends of FZS, Praise the...
Shalom from Jerusalem! Yom Kippur has just passed and now the week long Feast of Tabernacles Sukkot is upon us. Sukkot is a joyous holiday which commemorates the Exodus of the Jewish people from Egypt and God's complete provision for them in the wilderness. Our fathers wandered in the desert for 40 years before reaching the Promised...
See, I will bring them from the land of the north and gather them from the ends of the earth. Among them will be the blind and the lame, expectant mothers and women in labor; a great throng will return. (Jer 31:8) It has once again been a very busy time for us at For Zion’s...
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...