Isaiah 19 – At The Crossroads

Expert on Eastern Christianity, Petra Heldt, and two consequential conversations

August 20, 2026August 20, 2026 No Comment

Dr. Petra Heldt, director of the Ecumenical Theological Research Fraternity in Israel (ETRFI), teaches the history and theology of Eastern Christianity at the Jerusalem University College. Two seminal encounters influenced her trajectory and her studies of the development of Christianity shedding more light on the dynamics in Assyria and the Middle East. Petra first came to Israel from Germany in 1979 when she was asked …

The Prophetic Journey of the Isaiah Scroll to the Assyrian Church

September 16, 2026July 30, 2026 No Comment

Original article from ALL ISRAEL NEWS, reposted with permission The Isaiah Scroll, the most complete and important of the Dead Sea Scrolls discovered in Qumran, is currently on display at the Israel Museum for the first time since 1968. Although the distance from Qumran to Jerusalem is a mere 23 kilometers (14 miles), the manuscript …

Israel, Lebanon, Armenia and Turkey… and the power of prayer

July 3, 2026July 3, 2026 No Comment

With Israel finally recognizing the Armenian Genocide and groundbreaking peace deals against all odds with Lebanon, we are living in extraordinary days. It reminds us that our confidence should be in prayer, not politics. The President of Lebanon, Joseph Aoun, is a Christian and his wife is a woman of faith and prayer. After over …

‘Blessed are the Peacemakers’: Remembering Yaron Lischinsky and his legacy towards Middle East Peace

May 17, 2026May 17, 2026 No Comment

Yaron Lischinsky and Sarah Milgrim had been working to advance peace in the Middle East at the Israeli embassy in Washington. Just days before Yaron was about to take Sarah to Jerusalem to propose, they were gunned down by a terrorist screaming “Free Palestine” as they were leaving an event for young diplomats on May …

Stirrings in Sinai: Prepare the Way of the Lord

September 16, 2026May 15, 2026 No Comment

Sinai, typically understood as the triangular peninsular of Egypt, can refer to an area that extends over the Red Sea into Saudi Arabia. It is this whole area — stretching from the easterly coast of the Egyptian Sinai region all the way up to Eilat in Israel and Aqaba in Jordan, down to the west …

The Significance of Cyprus as Part of the Isaiah 19 Highway

September 16, 2026April 9, 2026 No Comment

“In the scriptures there’s a clear connection between Cyprus, Jerusalem, and Antioch and it has to do with the birth of the missions movement from Acts 13,” Michael Kerem explains. “It’s also the place where we first have a one new man fellowship, Jew and Gentile together.” Today Cyprus is a key gathering place where …

The Latest from Lebanon

March 6, 2026March 6, 2026 No Comment

A Lebanese pastor told us about the dramatic developments happening in his country. “The most important thing is that for the first time since Hezbollah’s existence, the government made a decision and said that the military wing of Hezbollah is illegal,” he said. The Lebanese army has been ordered to take action if they find …

Prayer points for the current situation in the Middle East

March 6, 2026March 6, 2026 No Comment

Here are some suggestions on how to pray for our region at this pivotal time in history. ▫️Please pray for the unity of the people of Iran. It’s more important now than ever before that people would stay united and don’t break off into factions. ▫️That the Lord would spare the lives of people in …