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Christian Oil Company Begins Drilling in Northern Israel

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After years of planning, preparation and fighting for the relevant permits, Texas-based, Christian-owned Zion Oil & Gas officially began drilling in northern Israel this week.

For years, Israel Today has been covering the progress of Zion Oil, a company that exists solely to bless Israel (and, by extension, those who bless her - Gen. 12:3) by discovering the natural resources the Bible suggests lie below the surface of the Promised Land.

Zion Oil "exists because of God's faithfulness to Israel," company founder John Brown told Israel Today in 2011.

At the time, Brown was convinced that the Land was just waiting to spill forth its bounty for the Children of Israel. And he remains convinced of that today.

The new drilling site is located in the Jezreel Valley region of northern Israel.

Zion Oil's Megiddo-Jezreel License is firmly situated in the Levant Basin, an area that experts estimate holds up to 6.6 billion barrels of oil.

The coming months are going to be very exciting for Zion Oil, and the entire nation of Israel.

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Jerusalem Log #8 - "Thankful" Monday 05.08.17 Jerusalem, Israel

"Thankful"

Jerusalem Log #8

Monday 05.08.17

Jerusalem, Israel

Be blessed this day, as I write once again from Jerusalem.

This is my last 24 hours in Israel for this “almost annual” trip. Though each day I didn’t have a schedule, the Lord truly did direct my steps. As I committed myself to Him, He led me to new places, meet new people, and see His hand upon this Promised Land of the Jews.

With the friends I stayed with, time spent with shop owners and others along the way, standing with the people of Israel continues to grow stronger in my heart. This is the Lord’s plan. This is the Lord’s purpose – for believers to stand with their Jewish brothers and sisters, looking forward together for the coming of the Messiah. For some, it is in Yeshua’s (Jesus’) return. For others, it will be meeting Him for the first time, as He comes as King this time.

As I have written often, we are blessed if we pay back in the natural as we have received in the spiritual. It is through the Jews that the Prophets, the Written Word, and the Messiah have all come. Our support for them, as they come back to the Land and themselves are a witness to the world of His faithfulness, will bring the blessing even more upon those who stand with them.

Thank you Israel for your commitment to be who you are called to be. Our commitment is to be with you.

Ahava (love) and Shalom (peace) from Israel!

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