Shabat Shalom,
especially to our
Israeli Jewish friends!
May the good Lord,
God of Israel,
continue to be
your Peace,
your Provision
and
your Protection!
Steve & Laurie Martin
Love For His People, Inc.
Standing in support of Israel, Jews, and believers in all the nations, in the name of Jesus (Yeshua). Sharing biblical truth, encouragement, news and prophecy.
Friday, April 26, 2013
Thursday, April 25, 2013
Ahava Love Letter (#50) - “Come & Behold Him”
“Come & Behold Him”
"I see
him, but not now; I behold him, but not near;
a star shall come forth from
Jacob, a scepter shall
rise from
Israel, and shall crush through the
forehead of Moab, and tear down all the sons of Sheth.”
(Num. 24:17 NASB)
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Dear
family of friends,
It
must have been around 2 a.m. that Friday night, way back in 1998, at least fifteen
years ago.
Our worship team, gathered again for The Watch of The Lord in
Charlotte, NC, at All Nations Church (then meeting at Westinghouse Blvd. and
Granite Street), had just finished playing a full four hours of non-stop
worship songs.
Mahesh
and Bonnie Chavda, along with several dedicated, rotating worship and prayer
teams, loved meeting with the Lord Yeshua (Jesus) and Ruach HaKodesh, His Holy
Spirit. He came each time.
We
had been “doing” The Watch since 1994, meeting every Friday from 10 p.m. to 6
a.m., with full praise and worship times (I mean hours!), praying for all needs, our
nation and Israel, laying hands on the gathered sick, sharing communion, and
maybe getting a wink or two on the two inch pads of green, yet cold steel,
church chairs.
We
loved it. We had become addicted to His Presence.
But
there was something special about this moment, 2 a.m. that morning. I could “hear”
the silence in the room after we had stopped singing. And then waited.
John
O’Leary, back at the 24 channel sound board, put in a CD, as routine. (Sometimes
people get nervous when they aren’t being stimulated by surrounding noise, or
movement. So we start “doing” something. Afraid He will speak to us?)
The
song that played was very familiar to me. Being a foundational subscriber to
Integrity’s “Hosanna! Music”, since its monthly cassette inception in 1984 (and
always wearing out every tape), was John Chisum’s “Come and Behold Him.”
Vicky Rose, a beautiful, full of grace and humility worship dancer, got up in the far
southwest corner, in front of our “Western
Wall”. It had been mounted on the room's wall, constructed of strong cardboard and painted with brown and gray rocks and crevices, modeled after The Kotel in
Jerusalem.
She started swirling around in her white, full length dress, arms uplifted in praise and admiration to our Lord, her face beaming with emotional gratitude.
I
looked over. My heart leaped. Tears started coming to my eyes. His Presence was
filling my entire being with tenderness, mercy, grace, goodness, love and
compassion. I was overwhelmed with Him too.
After
three minutes, the song finished. Vicky quietly sat down.
I also took a seat, after walking off the platform, and continuing to experience a moment in the Lord’s
arms that I will never forget. I was beholding Him. In some of His glory.
My
friends, those days are coming back. We are going to come into His Manifested
Presence and behold Him. All else around us will be as nothing, as we see Him
for Who He is – Our Father, our Lover, our Redeemer and Comforter.
And
we will also know Him as the Roaring Lion of Judah, the King of kings and the Lord
of lords, the Mighty One of Israel, Who will conquer all fear, discouragement, despair,
injustice, even while just holding us in His arms.
“Come
and behold Him, come see His glory, come with an honest heart to see all He is.
We
will discover all of His beauty. His light will burn away all the darkness we’ve
known.
Come
and behold Him. Come see His mercy. Come find His tenderness reaching to you.
Just
as a mirror shows our reflection His Word and Spirit come now reflecting His
love.”
Come
Lord Yeshua. Maranatha! Come!
Ahava
to my family of friends,
Steve
Martin
Founder/President
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For the full song on YouTube:
John Chisum singing Come And Behold Him
John Chisum
Full lyrics:
Come and behold Him
Come see His glory
Come with an honest heart
To see all He is.
We will discover
All of His beauty
His light will burn away
All the darkness we’ve known.
Chorus:
Come and behold Him,
Come and behold Him.
Come with an honest heart
See all He is.
Come and behold Him
Lay down before Him.
Come with an honest heart
See all He is.
(V2)
Come and behold Him.
Come see His mercy
Come find His tenderness
Reaching to you.
Just as a mirror
Shows our reflection
His Word and Spirit come
Now reflecting His love.
Chorus
(Hosanna! Music)
Love For His People,
Inc. truly appreciates your generous
support. Please consider sending a monthly charitable gift of $5-$25 each month
to help us bless Messianic Jews in Israel. You can send checks to the address
below. Todah rabah! (Hebrew - Thank you very much.)
©2013 Steve Martin
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Ahava Love Letter #50
Date: In the year of our Lord 2031 (04/251/13 Thursday 5:00 a.m.
Charlotte, NC)
Wednesday, April 24, 2013
The Fountainheads - in Charlotte, from Israel - Hebrew Song
YouTube:
The Fountainheads - Israeli band in Charlotte - Hebrew Song
The Israeli YouTube sensation The Fountainheads, from Israel, headed up the festive event at Israel 65th Charlotte.
The Jewish Federation of Greater Charlotte hosted the celebration of Israel's Independence Day.
It was held at Symphony Park at Southpark in Charlotte on Monday, April 22, 2013.
Video and photo by Steve Martin
Love For His People
The Fountainheads - in Charlotte, from Israel - Medley - Forget You & Coming Home
YouTube: Fountainheads from Israel
The Israeli YouTube sensation The Fountainheads, from Israel, headed up the festive event at Israel 65th Charlotte.
The Jewish Federation of Greater Charlotte hosted the celebration of Israel's Independence Day.
It was held at Symphony Park at Southpark in Charlotte on Monday, April 22, 2013.
Video and photos by Steve Martin
Love For His People
Hannah Elizabeth Martin is getting married!
Yes, our daughter
Hannah Elizabeth Martin
is getting married
Oct. 12, 2013.
Jonathan Avallos
and his 5-yr old son Payton
will be blessing our family!
Hannah, age 3 (1987)
at her
Grandpa & Grandma Unzicker's house
in Peru, IL.
(Grandpa Otto painted the flower box
on their front porch.)
Hannah
is pictured above
(blondie with sweater)
April 20, 2013
in Charlotte, NC
at the birth
of her sister Christen's
1st born son Jack Blade.
She has her hand
covering Payton's
heart.
One photo was taken by Steve Martin. The other by Michael Blade. Can you guess who took which one? (This is your simple quiz for today.)
Be blessed, with His ahava love,
Steve
Love For His People
JUST IN!
Hannah just sent me this photo
of Jonathan and little Payton!
(Probably 3-4 years ago.)
"Call Me A Jew" - Girls Rockin' Dance Team!
YouTube:
"Call Me A Jew" - girls dance team at Israel's 65th Charlotte
The Jewish Federation of Greater Charlotte
hosted the celebration
of Israel's Independence Day,
"Israel @ 65 Charlotte".
The Israeli YouTube sensation
The Fountainheads,
from Israel,
headed up the festive event.
This rockin' young girls dance team
performed under the beautiful park covering.
It was held at Symphony Park at Southpark
in Charlotte on Monday, April 22, 2013.
Video recorded by Steve Martin
Love For His People
(I also took the photos.)
Tuesday, April 23, 2013
Israel @ 65 Charlotte
The Jewish Federation of Greater Charlotte hosted the celebration of Israel's Independence Day, "Israel @ 65 Charlotte".
The Israeli YouTube sensation The Fountainheads, from Israel, headed up the festive event.
A rockin' young girls dance team performed under the beautiful park covering.
It was held at Symphony Park at Southpark in Charlotte on Monday, April 22, 2013.
The Israeli YouTube sensation The Fountainheads, from Israel, headed up the festive event.
A rockin' young girls dance team performed under the beautiful park covering.
It was held at Symphony Park at Southpark in Charlotte on Monday, April 22, 2013.
Photos by Steve Martin
Love For His People, Inc.
More Treasures from the "Cigarbox Collection" -- Part 2
More Treasures from the "Cigarbox Collection" -- Part 2
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| The cigarbox collection |
photographs donated to Israel Daily Picture, pictures
taken by the donor's father in the Land of Israel in the
first decades of the 20th century. We hope to unveil the
collection and the donor's account in his own words
in the near future.
Meanwhile, we present two more special pictures and
a response to yesterday's picture from Yizraela, an
octogenarian from Nahalal, who is an expert on the
early days of the community and its photographs.
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| Kibbutz Mishmar Haemek in the Jezreel Valley (circa 1926) with Mt Tabor in the background. The community was evacuated briefly during the 1929 Arab riots. In the 1948 war it was attacked by Arab artillery and aircraft. |
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| Young women doing laundry. A notation on the back of the photo says that they are Yemenites. Are they Jewish? The talit prayer shawl in the tub suggests that they are. (circa 1920)  |
Yizraela Bloch (named for the "Jezreel" Valley where she was born) is the
photo archivist of Nahalal. The spry octogenarian was shown yesterday's
photo of the children of Nahalal and asked if one of the boys could be Moshe Dayan.
She responded: "Moshe Dayan couldn't be one of the children in the picture
because you can see the water tower that was built in 1924 in the background.
The building in the foreground was the kindergarten and behind it the first
grade class room. In 1924 Moshe Dayan would have been older then the
kids in the picture." [Dayan was born in 1915.]
Confirming the unique nature of the "Cigarbox collection," Yizraela was very interested
in the photograph which she doesn't have in the archive collection. She was also
surprised that she didn't know the kindergarten teacher in the photo.
The children of Nahalal and their teacher.
Our special thanks to NSP for interviewing Yizraela.
photo archivist of Nahalal. The spry octogenarian was shown yesterday's
photo of the children of Nahalal and asked if one of the boys could be Moshe Dayan.
She responded: "Moshe Dayan couldn't be one of the children in the picture
because you can see the water tower that was built in 1924 in the background.
The building in the foreground was the kindergarten and behind it the first
grade class room. In 1924 Moshe Dayan would have been older then the
kids in the picture." [Dayan was born in 1915.]
Confirming the unique nature of the "Cigarbox collection," Yizraela was very interested
in the photograph which she doesn't have in the archive collection. She was also
surprised that she didn't know the kindergarten teacher in the photo.
Our special thanks to NSP for interviewing Yizraela.
104-YEAR-OLD PENNSYLVANIAN MAKES HER FIRST-EVER PILGRIMAGE TO ISRAEL
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Monday, April 22, 2013
Jim & Linda McKenzie from Christian Friends of Israel (CFI) - Jerusalem Skyping
Skyping from Jerusalem - Jim & Linda McKenzie
Linda & Jim McKenzie - Jerusalem
- As seen on the gym wall at An Evening Honoring Israel
Jim & Linda McKenzie, volunteer staff members at Christian Friends of Israel - Jerusalem, Israel, shared with us on Skype during the annual An Evening Honoring Israel, hosted by Beit Yeshua (Curtis Loftin and Doug Williams) in Lincolnton, NC.
Jim and Linda have been volunteers at CFI since the beginning of 2011. They are from Boone, NC.
Jim is the Director of Operations and Linda assists in the Finance Department.
Love For His People, Highway To Zion and Beit Yeshua have been faithfully supporting them in their good service there since they arrived in Israel's capital city of Jerusalem.
They bless the Jewish nation daily, through humanitarian aid to all who will receive.
The ministries of Highway to Zion (Cathy Hargett), Israel Media Ministries (Ze'ev Nevo) and Love For His People (Steve Martin) joined in blessing Israel and the Jews, April 12, 2013, at the annual An Evening Honoring Israel.
YouTube: Jerusalem Skype - from Christian Friends of Israel staff
Curtis Loftin, Beit Yeshua, looks on as
Jim & Linda share from Jerusalem
Report: Israel covering up major biblical archeology find
Report: Israel covering up major biblical archeology find
Monday, April 22, 2013 | Israel Today Staff
Israel's Makor Rishon Hebrew daily reported at the weekend that a major biblical archeology find in the Judean hills south of Jerusalem is apparently being covered up by the government.
Last week, a member of the Kfar Etzion Field School in the Eztion Bloc of Jewish communities stumbled across an ancient ornate pillar as he descended into a cave in the Judean hills.
The pillar and its attached capital clearly belonged to a royal structure, and local archaeologists said it certainly dated back to the times of the Judean kings, if not David himself.
The undisturbed nature of the find suggested that a large part of the ancient palace was probably buried intact beneath where the pillar was found.
"We appear to have a complete castle here," Kfar Etzion Field School Director Yaron Rosental told the newspaper. "Those who lived here after it did not know of its existence and thus, instead of using its stones to build a new building as was the usual practice, left it intact."
But, when Rosental contacted Israel's Antiquities Authority, he was harshly rebuffed and told to "keep [his] mouth shut" about the find.
The Antiquities Authority later confirmed to Makor Rishon that the find exists, and had actually been first discovered last year, but that present political sensitivities prevent archaeologist from exploring the site at this time.
It was pointed out that the find is located in territory claimed by the Palestinian Authority. Uncovering a major and even unprecedented archaeological site that solidifies the ancient Jewish presence in and control of these lands could upset the peace process.
http://www.israeltoday.co.il/NewsItem/tabid/178/nid/23803/Default.aspx?hp=readmore
http://www.israeltoday.co.il/NewsItem/tabid/178/nid/23803/Default.aspx?hp=readmore
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