Shalom and Blessings;
Things continue to escalate here, as our enemies ineffectively attempt to disrupt our elections and humiliate PM Netanyahu, who most believe will come closest to forming the next government. After months of quiet in our city, the silence was broken. This week we had to hurry into our safe room as the sirens sounded, warning us of incoming missiles (we have only 15 seconds). Just about every home and apartment in Israel has a fortified bomb shelter; the more recent ones now have an apparatus to filter the air in the event of a chemical attack. I know it sound worrying but actually it's not. We take the necessary precautions, so as not to tempt God, but in the final analyses God is our protection and our defense. B'H
God willing, we leave for Kenya this coming Wednesday and are busy preparing ourselves for the trip. Ellen is so good at planning what we'll wear and bring, considering that we're going for 2 months that's no easy task; it's the end of summer here and still quite hot, while it's the end of winter there but still a bit cold.
I've finished the PowerPoint presentations for the High Holy Days, including Sukkot and have been working on sermons and commentaries. I've also prepared a Bible study on the Book of Ecclesiastes which, God willing, I plan on sharing over the 8 weeks we're there. Ellen has planned a special teaching as well. There's one concern that we need you to pray for. We have been trying since May to secure two rooms at Parklands Baptist Church in Nairobi to hold both our services (our present location is too small), and our Bible studies (our present location is not available during the week), for some reason we've been encountering delay after delay in the decision to welcome us. Please join with us is uprooting, destroying, tearing down and demolishing whatever stronghold is blocking the way.
Over and over again we pray for you and thank God for your financial and prayer support; this missionary work would be impossible without it. You're vital in our effort for the Word to go forth from Israel.
As shared with you in previous letters; for years the orphanage in Migori, western Kenya, had no electricity. The compound was dark and vulnerable to all type of dangers in the night. Previously we sent funds to build a security gat, which they did, and most recently, with your support we sent over $2,500.00 U.S. for a solar powered lighting system to illuminate the large common, central compound area. This will transform the home at night! The electricity generated will also be used to charge the computer we provided, the cell phone they use to communicate with us and much, much; may God richly bless you for this. We also go with funds to help the orphanage and members of the congregations we've established, with food and other necessities.
Attached is this week's Torah commentary, as well as the link to the sermon I shared with Kenya last Shabbat over Skype.
Yours in Messiah Yeshua, our Lord, our God, our soon coming King.
Rabbi Jack & Ellen
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